Chapter 2055: Indirect Attack
The Crown Princess wiped the saliva from the corner of his mouth. Seeing him staring at Manbao while eating with gusto, she couldn't help laughing, "I don't know what's wrong with this child. He is always unhappy when I feed him egg custard and meat soup by myself, but he eats with gusto when he sees others eating."
Manbao said, "If you eat too much, it won't taste good."
She said, "Children are like this. They always think other people's food tastes better. Madam, your taro is really delicious. Where do you grow it?"
"They're grown in the West Mountain. The soil there isn't good, but they're great for growing taro. Your Highness loves to eat them, so the farm sent a lot of them over. They're delicious roasted or boiled, too. If you like them, I'll have someone collect a bag for you later. You can take them back with you when you leave the palace, or even roast them by the stove in the palace."
Manbao said, "It's not that cold yet. The palace didn't give me any charcoal. I'll take it home and eat it."
Seeing that the atmosphere was right, Manbao carefully asked the Crown Princess, "Your Majesty, if you say that the Crown Prince and I should resign, would he agree?"
The Crown Princess was surprised, "Why would you want to resign?"
She sat up straight, frowned, and asked, "Did someone in the palace bully you?"
"No, no," Manbao explained quickly, "I want to go out and study."
The Crown Princess: "...You still need to travel to study?"
It's no wonder she was surprised. In her opinion, Zhou Man's medical skills were already very good. He was now compiling medical books in Chongwenguan. He was already a "teacher" level person. Why did he still need to travel to study?
Manbao said, "There are still too few patients in the palace. Even in the capital, there are not many patients I can see. I want to go to a place farther away to see them."
Man Bao didn't hide his thoughts and said, "I know most of the doctors in the capital, and I've learned all the medical skills I can. I probably won't be able to learn anything I can't in the next few years, so I want to go out and see more patients and doctors, and also see some plants I haven't seen outside. Maybe there are some medicinal stones among them that can be used as medicine."
The Crown Princess: "...The capital has the most people, right? Are the patients here not enough for you to see?"
Man Bao said, "I'm talking about symptoms. There are endemic diseases in this world. That is, each place has some unique symptoms. Moreover, the same disease is different in one place and another, and the medicine used will also be different."
"For example, the medicine used to treat a cold in the capital is different from that used in Luojiang County. The medicine used in spring and summer is also different from that used in autumn and winter..."
The Crown Princess listened to her babble on for a long time and summed it up in one sentence: there are so many diseases in the world and she wants to go out and see them.
The Crown Princess was naturally unwilling in her heart, but she felt that she could not refuse. After all, they had known each other for three or four years, and the Crown Princess felt that she understood her.
This little girl is soft-hearted and would not stand being tough. If she were tough, she might even be determined to leave.
So she just pretended to be worried and said, "But if you leave, what will happen to His Highness?"
Man Bao said, "There are still Doctor Xiao and his men in the palace. Their medical skills are better than mine. Besides, the Crown Prince can't have children for the next one or two years, right?"
He is still in mourning. Even if he wants to have children, he dare not let his concubines have children. Let's take a step back and say that even if he wants to have children, he is in good health now. It doesn't make much difference whether Manbao is here or not. His body is basically well now. As long as he doesn't drink too much and doesn't stay up late to waste his energy, there will be basically no big problem.
The Crown Princess: "...But my child and I are used to you. We are not used to other doctors."
Manbao took the opportunity to recommend her student Liu Sanniang. "She's now a medical assistant. She's learned acupuncture quite well, and her ability to diagnose and prescribe medicine is also quite good. I estimate she'll be able to become an imperial physician in three or two years. If the Empress feels unwell, you can call her. If it's a serious illness, you can ask Imperial Physician Xiao or Imperial Physician Liu for help."
She said, "Even if I have a serious or urgent case in the palace, I will consult with Imperial Physician Xiao and Imperial Physician Liu."
In the end, the Crown Princess failed to convince Manbao, but was almost convinced by Manbao.
Because Manbao said, "I will go out to see more patients and learn more medical skills. After returning to the capital, I will treat everyone and benefit people inside and outside the palace."
Life is so long, especially for her son, who is only a little over one year old now. Who knows what kind of illnesses he will encounter in the future?
You can't just ask the doctor to study and learn when you encounter it, right?
Therefore, having a very capable doctor who learns many skills first will be the greatest guarantee for life.
So, the Crown Princess was actually a little persuaded by her.
So when the prince came to her room that night and played with her son, she mentioned this matter.
The prince asked, "Where does she want to go to study?"
The Crown Princess was stunned for a moment and then said, "I forgot to ask her."
The prince stopped asking and decided to send someone to ask him the next day. As it turned out, the next day was a day off, and Zhou Man left the palace early in the morning.
When the young eunuch sent by Eunuch Wu arrived at Chongwenguan, the person had already left the palace.
Prince: ...
He was silent for a moment and then waved his hand. "Ask her when she comes back."
It's not a big deal anyway.
Eunuch Wu agreed.
Manbao returned home and happily reunited with Bai Shan, Bai Erlang, and the others. His first question was, "Are you having a party at home?"
Bai Shan said, "Grandmother wanted to set it up, but when she heard we were going to travel and study, she decided not to do it. Instead, she asked us to book a few tables at the restaurant and let us invite some of our classmates and friends, and then invite some relatives from home to have a meal."
Manbao said, "Then how about I invite those students from the Western Regions from the Imperial Medical Bureau to come over so we can meet again?"
"OK."
So the three of them went back to draw up a list.
The Imperial Medical Bureau has admitted three students from the Western Regions. Manbao has been learning some simple Western Mandarin from them in the past two years and has also learned some information about the situation in the Western Regions, so he wants to invite them this time.
Since I have invited three students who are not particularly close to me, I should also bring Zheng Gu and Zheng Shao along. After all, they are my own direct disciples, right?
Yin Huo and Liu Huan must be invited, as they all have a good relationship. Then Feng Zongping and Yi Ziyang must also be invited from Chongwenguan. Yi Ziyang also passed the exam this time, ranking 29th. He and Bai Shan were the only two people who passed from Chongwenguan.
Zhao Liulang not only gets along well with them, but now he also has some kind of kinship with them, so he should be invited too.
Bai Shan frowned as he wrote down the list and said, "This way, it will be difficult for me to not invite others."
After all, they get along well with Zhao Liulang, so it wouldn't be a good idea to invite Zhao Liulang alone.
Bai Erlang said, "Wei Chen from the Imperial College must be invited. I was thinking that since we have already invited the classmates from the Provincial Academy, should we also invite Ji Hao?"
If even Ji Hao is to be invited, then Peng Zhiru and Lu Xiaofo should also be invited.
Because they had a better relationship with them when they were in the Imperial College, and they and Bai Shan and Bai Erlang were in the same group of people who entered the Imperial College through imperial favor.
These are true classmates, a relationship that will be useful in your future career.
See you at 9pm
(End of this chapter)
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