Chapter 2058 Reputation
Doctor Xiao and Manbao were waiting for him in the side room. In fact, before he came, Doctor Xiao had already told Manbao, "One of the fetuses is not in good condition. The fetal heart rate is very weak."
Manbao nodded, "Yes, I have to be very careful to hear it, but it's only five months old now, there's still a chance to recover."
Doctor Xiao was worried, "I'm afraid there will be difficulties during childbirth."
Manbao was also afraid. She lowered her eyes and thought for a moment before saying, "Let's take it one step at a time. First, try to keep the pregnancy. If that doesn't work, we can only reduce the number of babies."
"It's already May. Reducing the fetus at this time would have a significant impact on both the mother and the other fetus," Doctor Xiao objected. "At this point, we can only move forward."
But when Lord Tang came, Doctor Xiao still smiled, comforted him first, and then told him the truth.
In short, this pregnancy is very dangerous, so let him be mentally prepared.
Lord Tang hadn't expected this outcome. He clenched his fists and thought for a while before asking with difficulty, "What if both children are aborted?"
This means we must make up our minds to protect the country.
Doctor Xiao paused and said, "Although it is very harmful to the mother and dangerous, it is better than childbirth."
Manbao said, "We need to ask Madam Tang about this. Will she agree?"
Lord Tang was discouraged, and after a while he said, "I'll try to ask."
After trying to ask, I found out that Lord Tang went to the court meeting the next day with a blue face.
Manbao was sitting next to him. When he saw the blue spot on his cheek, he remained silent.
But after the court meeting, Lord Tang still looked for her and said, "Your sister-in-law doesn't agree, so you will have to take care of my family in the future."
Manbao said it was no problem, and then instructed him, "You can prepare a midwife at home right now, or you can have a nanny who knows something about childbirth to serve you. I'll write down some precautions for you later, and you can take it back to teach the midwife and nanny."
She said, "I can only leave the palace once every eight days. In her current condition, a checkup once every two weeks is actually sufficient. But if you're worried, it's okay to check every two days."
Manbao taught him how to measure the belly circumference. "An experienced midwife can feel whether the fetal position is correct. This is something you must always check. If the fetal position is not correct, you must slowly adjust it from now on..."
Lord Tang listened very carefully and talked with Manbao for a long time while they stood beside the stone lions in front of the Taiji Hall.
An official passing by thought their whispering was amiss, so he pretended to pass by and walked over. He heard Manbao say, "Don't be too nervous. Xuesao is in good health. This isn't her first child. She just has some problems. We can solve them if we encounter any..."
Passing official: ...
By noon, officials throughout the imperial city knew Tang He was going to be a father again. Worried about his wife, he even went to see Zhou Man from the Imperial Hospital and talked with him for nearly half an hour in front of the Taiji Hall...
Even the emperor, who was concentrating on state affairs, knew about it. So in the afternoon, when he held a small meeting with his ministers, he smiled and congratulated Old Master Tang, "Mr. Tang is going to be a grandfather again."
Mr. Old Tang: ...
He had been congratulated all morning.
He could only force a smile to express his gratitude. The royal family was still in mourning, so he couldn't go back to celebrate with them.
The other adults couldn't help but laugh. When they got home, within half a day, all the women in the family knew about it.
Unfortunately, Mrs. Tang was staying at home to take care of her pregnancy and rejected many messages from other families, so they couldn't even make fun of her.
However, everyone couldn't help but express their admiration for her in private.
After all, there are so many officials' families in the capital, but few are as loving as she and Lord Tang. Tang He doesn't even have a concubine.
"So family tradition is very important. Look at how Old Master Tang treats his first wife, and then look at how Master Tang treats Madam Tang. Young Master Tang will definitely be in high demand in the future."
"Our two little girls are six years old this year, so they are the same age."
As a result, many people in the capital wanted to become Lord Tang's relatives, and even Manbao in the palace knew about it.
She is no longer alone in the palace. Bai Shan and others have returned to the palace to accompany her in study. Even if he passes the imperial examination, he cannot be selected as an official immediately.
He said, "The Ministry of Rites' exam is scheduled for the twelfth month, and the Ministry of Personnel's exam is scheduled for next year. The two exams will be held together after the Mingjing exam."
The imperial examinations for Mingjing and other subjects were usually held in the first month of the year, with the list released in February. This was followed by the examinations of the Ministry of Rites, and then the assessments of the Ministry of Personnel. After that, one could wait for the selection of officials.
Because the Jinshi exam is the most difficult, it is held separately in October every year. After all the procedures, the final stage of the Ministry of Personnel examination is held together with other exams.
This is common practice.
Bai Shan took out a letter and gave it to her, "This is from Ping Bangyan."
When Manbao heard this, he was extremely surprised. "Why did Ping Bangyan send me this letter?"
She opened the envelope and took out a thin piece of gold foil. Although it was just a piece of gold foil, it immediately attracted the attention of everyone in the cafeteria.
Feng Zongping came over from the next table, holding a bowl. He carefully looked at the gold flakes in her hand and said, "It should be half an ounce. What did you do?"
Manbao was also thinking about what she had done.
Bai Shan himself didn't expect that there was a gold flake inside. He took the envelope and turned it over, and found that there was only a gold flake inside, nothing else.
He stared at Manbao silently for a while, and finally pulled her out to avoid everyone and whisper, "Ping Bangyan wants you to help him treat his acne. I thought he would write a letter to explain the situation, but he didn't write, but gave me the money directly."
Upon hearing this, Manbao calmly put the gold piece into his arms and said, "I noticed it when the list was read out, but I still need to see him in person and feel his pulse carefully to see what the condition is before I can prescribe medicine."
Bai Shan said, "He's very anxious right now. Can he take his pulse outside and give you the pulse report so you can prescribe medicine for him?"
Manbao was surprised. "Why is he in such a hurry? I see he has a beard, so he should be married already, right? Is he in such a hurry to propose marriage now?"
"No," Bai Shan said in a daze, "In just over a month the Ministry of Rites exam will be held. The exam consists of two items: speech and appearance. He's afraid that he'll be rejected because of his face."
Manbao was surprised, "Not really?"
"It's not uncommon," Bai Shan said, "This kind of situation has happened before. Although he can apply for the exam again in the future, it won't look good if the news gets out. So he hopes that the acne on his face will be healed before the Ministry of Rites exam."
Manbao stroked his chin in thought, "I'm not sure, but I can ask his wife about this matter, and then I'll apply powder."
That being said, the patient must be treated when it is time. Manbao agreed and got the pulse report of the second-place candidate the next day.
Manbao looked at Baishan suspiciously, "You asked the master to pass on the message to you?"
"No," Bai Shan said, "Why would I let you do such a thing? I asked Sanniang to help pass it on."
Manbao: ...
Liu Sanniang is her apprentice, right? Why didn’t she give it to her directly, but instead passed it on to Bai Shan first?
Of course it was because Bai Shan was the one he found to be the second best.
See you at 9pm
(End of this chapter)
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