Chapter 1979 Audience
The emperor met Mr. Bai and his wife in the Taiji Hall. Of course, he did not use the reason of proposing marriage to them, but found an excuse.
The emperor said that he had not been back to Longzhou for a long time. Coincidentally, Mr. Bai's ancestral home was also Longzhou. Although his family had branched out for many years, the emperor had ignored it, so he summoned him to ask about the customs and habits of Longzhou.
Fortunately, thanks to Old Lady Liu, Mr. Bai was familiar with Longzhou, so he told the emperor about the changes in Longzhou and the areas that had not changed.
Local customs and practices were just excuses. The emperor quickly turned the topic to his children. From the hardships of raising children, to the sadness and sorrow of children's disobedience, to the difficulties of children's marriage, and worries about the future, the two had a deep exchange.
Of course, the emperor also asked about some of the Bai family's local activities in order to examine the Bai family's style, etc.
The two of them talked for an hour. The queen took medicine, had an acupuncture injection, and changed her patch. Seeing that there was no movement in the front hall, she couldn't help but worry. She simply asked Aunt Shang to go to the front hall to find someone, "Just say I want to see Mrs. Bai."
Manbao, who was packing the medicine box nearby, couldn't help but look up and wink at Mingda who was sitting there.
Mingda glanced at her without saying anything, but Changyu received Manbao's message, and directly bumped Mingda with his shoulder, then smiled at her.
Mingda didn't feel anything at first, but when the two of them smiled, he felt a little nervous and embarrassed.
Aunt Shang went to the front hall to invite someone. The emperor and Mrs. Bai didn't say a word. He also wanted the queen to see Mrs. Bai's character and personality and whether she was easy to get along with. So he waved his hand and asked Aunt Shang to take the person away. He then asked Mr. Bai to go to the study to play chess.
Playing chess can also reveal a person's character and personality.
Mr. Bai had played chess with Mr. Zhuang many times, but this was his first time playing with the Emperor. He didn't know how good the Emperor was at chess. If he was too good, would it make Mr. Bai look too bad?
If it’s not good, is it better for him to defeat the emperor or give in?
Mr. Bai left with the emperor in a tangled manner, while Mrs. Bai nervously followed Aunt Shang to the back.
As soon as she entered the back hall, she was asked to wait outside. Aunt Shang went in to report first. She was not called in until the queen had put on her clothes and sat at the seat of honor.
Mrs. Bai walked in nervously with her head down. She raised her head slightly, not daring to look directly at the Queen. She looked at her skirt and knelt down to pay her respects. "Your Highness, I pay my respects to you."
The queen smiled and asked her to stand up. After Mrs. Bai stood up, she wiped the sweat from her forehead. She raised her head slightly and saw that there was someone sitting on the chair next to her. Manbao, who was sitting at the bottom chair, was smiling at her and winking at her when he met her gaze.
Mrs. Bai's heart, which had been tense for a long time, relaxed a little. She didn't dare to make any unnecessary movements and just stood there with her head down.
The queen was very kind and said with a smile, "Sit down and talk. Come, please give me a seat."
Someone brought a small stool and placed it in the middle of the hall for Mrs. Bai to sit on. The Queen comforted her, saying, "Don't be nervous. Let's just talk. When did Mrs. Bai arrive in the capital?"
Mrs. Bai bowed and said, "It's been four days since we arrived."
The Queen asked with a smile, "Did you have a safe journey?"
The questions were all very common, and Mrs. Bai gradually relaxed. She bowed and said, "Thanks to His Majesty and His Majesty, the journey was safe and sound, and we arrived in the capital in just eight days."
The Queen also spoke a lot to Mrs. Bai, and finally pointed at Mingda and Changyu and said, "These are my two daughters, Mingda and Changyu. Madam, you haven't seen them, have you?"
Mrs. Bai immediately stood up and saluted the two princesses. Changyu sat down and accepted the salute, nodding slightly to exempt her from the salute. Mingda bowed slightly and returned the half-salute, also exempting her from the salute.
After the conversation, the Queen invited Mrs. Bai to have dinner with her, and Manbao was also invited to stay.
The emperor, who had just played two games of chess with Mr. Bai, knew that the queen was very satisfied with Mrs. Bai when he heard that the queen invited her to dinner, so he couldn't help but look at Mr. Bai.
Although they don't seem to be very smart, they are honest and kind-hearted. They are just average at playing chess, but they are very respectful to the emperor and not as fawning as the Ren family.
Although they are from a side branch, they are from a noble family after all, and their etiquette is not bad.
So the emperor thought about it and decided to invite Master Bai to have dinner as well.
By the time the couple were able to come out of the Taiji Hall, it was already noon. Manbao also had to go back to the Imperial Hospital to hand over his shift, so he simply sent the person to the palace gate with the eunuchs.
Mr. Bai walked forward while wiping his sweat, and said, "The palace gate is far away, I don't need you to see me off. Go back quickly."
Manbao smiled and said, "It's okay. The Imperial Hospital is not far from the palace gate. Mr. Bai, His Majesty has summoned three people recently, and you are the only one who was left to have dinner."
When Mr. Bai heard the news, he felt relieved instantly, knowing that his family was now in the upper hand.
He quietly glanced at the eunuch leading the way, and whispered to Manbao, "Manbao, you are good friends with Princess Mingda. When you see her, please speak well of her to your junior brother."
Manbao nodded to show that he understood.
Mr. Bai was completely relieved. It was good to have acquaintances. It was a good move to let Erlang follow Shanbao to worship the master.
Mr. Bai stroked his beard with satisfaction, feeling refreshed and not feeling the heat at all.
Manbao sent them to the palace gate before returning to the Imperial Hospital.
Today is a day off, and there are fewer people in the Imperial Medical Bureau. Imperial Physicians Lu and Liu are both on leave, and Imperial Physician Zheng is instructing Zheng, Gu and the other two on how to search the files and file the pulse cases.
Sometimes the imperial physicians are too busy to handle these tasks, and medical assistants are needed to do them.
However, few medical assistants can learn these things right after entering the palace. Most medical assistants have to start by managing the pharmacy and repeating the things they were very skilled at before.
But Zheng Gu and the other two had back doors, three back doors at that. Their grandfather, uncle and master were all imperial physicians, and they had people to guide them. Other medical assistants could only envy them.
As soon as Manbao came in with the medicine box, Zheng Shao immediately stepped forward to take the box, Doctor Liu went to pour tea for the master, and Zheng Gu pulled out a chair for her to sit down.
Doctor Zheng, who was standing nearby, said: ...
Manbao took a sip of the warm tea and asked Doctor Zheng, "Where is Dean Xiao?"
"I went to see Prince Gong. Why did you take so long to give the Queen acupuncture and apply medicated plasters?"
Manbao evaded the main point and said, "Your Majesty invited me to dinner, and I couldn't refuse."
The Empress was indeed more affectionate towards Zhou Man, so Imperial Physician Zheng didn't ask any further questions. He simply said, "Then you will stay on duty in the courtyard. I will take Doctor Liu to the Empress Dowager's palace this afternoon."
Manbao nodded and asked, "How is the Queen Mother?"
"It's the same as always. We didn't dare let her know that the Empress, Princess Mingda, and Prince Gong were ill." He flipped through the notebook and quickly pulled out two pulse records, handing them to her. "Yesterday's pulse records."
Manbao took one look and understood what was going on. She nodded and said to Zheng Gu, "I have to guard Prince Gong's palace tonight. You come with me and go to rest now."
Zheng Gu agreed with some excitement.
See you at 9pm
(End of this chapter)
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