Chapter 1978 Meeting
She hadn't been back to live for several days. As soon as she arrived at the yard, the palace maids who served her came up to listen to her instructions.
Manbao said, "Get some water. I want to take a bath."
The maid agreed and went to fetch water for her.
Manbao opened the medicine box, sorted out the things inside, and took out the pulse case manuscripts she had recorded in the past few days. She first ground the ink and wrote down the medicines and acupuncture methods they had used on the queen in the past few days. After she had summarized everything in the notebook, she stuffed the notebook into the space, and the palace maid also boiled water and brought it over.
There was no way, it was not the time to take a bath, so there was not much hot water in their small kitchen, so they had to boil it when they needed it.
After she brought the water in and poured it into the tub, and then added cold water, Manbao found his own clothes and said, "Thank you very much. I can do the rest myself."
The palace maid responded, bowed and retreated.
It was not tiring to serve Zhou Man, because she did not like people to serve her, and she did most of the things by herself, including cleaning pens and ink.
Unlike the eunuchs who took care of the students in Chongwenguan next door, he even had to ask the eunuchs for instructions when changing clothes in the morning.
The newly sent palace maid was selected for her by the Crown Princess. Regardless of who she belongs to, she is at least much simpler than Xu Yu. Since she came to his side, Manbao no longer has the feeling of being spied on.
Manbao took a hot bath and completely relaxed. When she was dressed, yawning and drowsy, she finally heard the Chongwenguan bell ringing. She felt a little more alert, got up, closed the door and went over.
Bai Shan and Bai Erlang Yin Huo were walking together, about to hurry to the cafeteria when they looked up and saw Man Bao approaching from a distance. Bai Shan couldn't help but trot over to her and asked, "Are you back?"
Manbao was also very happy to see his friends. He nodded repeatedly and said, "You're back. Stay here tonight. You can come back from now on except when you're on duty."
Bai Shan understood what Ya meant when she heard the news, which meant that the Queen's and even Prince Gong's conditions had stabilized.
He couldn't help but grin happily. Seeing Bai Erlang and Yin Huo approaching, he took her hand and said, "Let's go have dinner together."
Manbao said, "I wanted to go and tell my husband I'm safe, so that he and my family won't worry."
She had not been in Chongwenguan these days, and her teacher couldn't find her when he wanted to assign homework. Perhaps her family didn't know what was happening in the palace, but Mr. Zhuang definitely knew, so she had to go and report her safety.
Bai Shan said, "Don't worry, the master is still with the prince. We can still find him after dinner."
Bai Erlang nodded repeatedly, "Every time after school, the teacher would stay in Chongwenguan for a while to copy or read books, and would not leave the palace so early."
Upon hearing this, Manbao turned around and followed them to the cafeteria to eat.
Neither Bai Shan nor Bai Erlang asked her about the situation in her harem, and Yin Huo also tacitly did not ask. Feng Zongping, who was sitting at the table next to her, scratched his head, but was too embarrassed to ask.
Bai Shan helped her open her food box and said, "My uncle and aunt have come to the capital. Can you leave the palace after two days of rest?"
Manbao calculated that the Empress's condition didn't require day and night monitoring, but Prince Gong's condition would require at least four or five days of care to prevent any accidents. So she shook her head and said, "Maybe I can't go out."
Bai Shan said with a little regret, "Then what do you want? I will bring it to you from outside the palace."
"I want to eat the臊子面 made by my sister-in-law, but it's a pity you can't bring it in."
Bai Erlang looked up and said, "Master said my father brought a lot of pickled bamboo shoots from the village. When you are free to go out next time, we will find a way to buy some beef and ask Mrs. Zhou to make us some bamboo shoot beef sauce."
Manbao swallowed and nodded repeatedly.
Bai Shan said, "The autumn harvest is about to begin, and beef is hard to buy."
In winter, more old cows and cows in "poor health" are slaughtered.
Yin Huo thought for a moment and said, "I'll have someone look for it. They should be able to find it."
Bai Shan and the other two looked at him with admiration. This is the privileged class.
Yin Huo just smiled.
Liu Huan, who was standing by, immediately said, "Remember to invite me that day. I want to come to your house and play, too."
Bai Erlang asked, "You want to eat noodles, right?"
Liu Huan chuckled and said, "We're all classmates, why be so stingy?"
Everyone chatted a little and then left the dining hall after dinner. When they were alone in private, Manbao said to Bai Erlang, "I heard from Princess Changyu that the Emperor had already met with the Ren and Huo families, and that he knew about it as soon as Master Bai and his men arrived in the capital. So I think His Majesty will summon them in a few days. This is a good opportunity for you to talk to Master Bai about the precautions in the palace when you return from your leave."
Bai Erlang nodded repeatedly. He didn't know whether his father was nervous or not, but he was quite nervous.
But unfortunately, the emperor did not give them this opportunity. On the morning of the third day, Bai Shan and his companions had just left the palace after a day off when they met Mr. and Mrs. Bai who were entering the palace in their best attire outside the palace gate.
When the two sides met, they both opened their mouths wide.
Master Bai raised his hand to greet his son, but the eunuch who came to summon them into the palace reminded him directly: "Master Bai, His Majesty is still waiting. Please come in."
Mr. Bai kept many of his words in his heart, nodded to Bai Erlang, and was about to follow the eunuch into the palace.
Bai Shan was the first to come to his senses. He quickly pulled Bai Erlang forward, bowed to Mr. Bai and called him "Uncle." Then he smiled at the eunuch and said, "Please excuse me, eunuch, to leave the palace early this morning."
He calmly stuffed a purse into the eunuch's hand and said with a smile, "We haven't seen our cousin for a year. I didn't expect to meet him here. Let's let them talk."
The eunuch hesitated for a moment. It was not just about the money, but also about Bai Shan's face, not to mention Master Zhou.
The eunuch then took the purse and whispered, "Then please hurry up, His Majesty is still waiting for an audience in the palace."
Bai Shan quickly agreed.
Bai Erlang took every opportunity to talk to his parents and ask them to behave well, as he really wanted to be Mingda's son-in-law.
Seeing that he had been talking for a long time without getting to the point, Bai Shan pulled him aside and said to Master Bai, "Uncle, don't be nervous when you meet His Majesty. Just make sure you don't make any mistakes with your manners. We are all kind and friendly people in the Bai family. Your eldest cousin is very promising. He will be the one to carry on the family line and support the family in the future. Erlang just needs to be free and at ease, so there's no need to force anything."
Mr. Bai's heart moved and he understood Bai Shan's hint.
He then looked at his son with dissatisfaction, thinking he was such a fool. None of Bai Shan's words had any effect on him after he had talked for a long time.
He agreed, and seeing that the eunuch was already urging him secretly, he nodded slightly to Bai Shan and Bai Erlang, asking them to be careful when they went back, and then he and Mrs. Bai followed the eunuch into the palace.
By the time Mr. and Mrs. Bai arrived at the Taiji Hall, it was already quarter of an hour later. It was early morning, but the sun came out early and the temperature rose quickly. Both of them were sweating in their formal attire.
Mr. Bai felt a little regretful. He should have listened to Mr. Zhuang and worn nicer casual clothes. He didn't know if it would be disrespectful when he met His Majesty later.
(End of this chapter)
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