Chapter 2117 Difference
As soon as the queen left, Changyu pulled Manbao to sit on the couch, but winked at Mingda, "Someone wants to ask a question, but is embarrassed."
Mingda smiled and said, "Why should I be embarrassed?"
She turned to Manbao and said, "It's cold this year. It's already March and we're still experiencing a cold snap. I heard from the Imperial Astronomical Observatory that it's probably still snowing in the north. When do you plan to set off?"
Manbao calculated the time and said, "I plan to leave around Qingming Festival. I don't know when I'll get to Gaochang, and I may not be able to find it immediately after arriving in Gaochang. So the earlier I leave, the sooner I can come back."
Mingda was a little envious, but she knew it was impossible for her to go with them. Not to mention that she was not married yet, even if she was married, her parents would not allow her to go to a remote place like Gaochang.
She took Manbao's hand and said, "Write to us often along the way to let us know if you are safe and to let us know what interesting places you have visited."
Manbao nodded in agreement, then asked with a smile, "Do you have anything for me to bring to someone else?"
Mingda blushed slightly and couldn't help tickling her, "You laugh at me just like Sister Changyu does."
The three of them laughed and joked for a while, then Mingda said, "I do have something I'd like you to give him, but I haven't received it yet, so please wait a few days."
Manbao said, "He is still studying at Chongwenguan. If you have anything, just give it to him."
Chang Yu leaned on the couch and smiled, "That's what I said. If you have anything to say, it would be better if you two could talk face to face. If you insist on us delivering the message, we don't mind listening to your whispers, but we're afraid you'll be embarrassed."
Mingda smiled and no longer refused.
Manbao simply said, "Let's go to Chongwenguan together after lunch."
Mingda: "Are you not busy with official duties anymore?"
Manbao counted on his fingers and showed her, "Everyone at the Imperial Farm has recovered, and even the pulse records have been completed. It's Director Xiao's job to put them on file. I'm not on duty at the Imperial Hospital today, and there are no classes at the Imperial Medical Bureau. As for outside, Director Xiao asked me to go see Madam Yang again, but it's not urgent. I can go before dark, so I have nothing to do this afternoon."
Mingda was shocked when he heard this. "You are really busy."
"That's right, that's why I stole half a day to play with you guys."
Chang Yu, however, was very interested in Madam Yang's illness, so he brought the subject back to the topic and asked, "Why is Madam Yang so seriously ill? It's been seven or eight days, right?"
"Yes, it's been about ten days," Manbao said, "the wind evil entered her body and she caught a cold. She still has chills, but when I went to see her the other day she was already much better."
Chang Yu snorted, "I heard that upon Lord Yang's return, she forced him to retreat to a farm outside the city. It shows that one shouldn't be too complacent, or even Heaven will be displeased."
Manbao was stunned when he heard this and asked, "When did this happen? How come I don't know about it?"
Chang Yu glanced at her and said, "Haven't you heard about it outside? Lord Yang moved to the suburbs just a few days after returning to the capital, and he lived there until he left the capital."
Manbao: "...Isn't that just to get some peace and quiet?"
"Look, even his own home is not peaceful. This shows how badly Lord Yang has been bullied."
Manbao: ...
Mingda pulled Manbao and said with a smile, "Ignore her. The palace has been very boring lately. She has been complaining about Lord Yang all the time."
The three of them chatted until noon when the palace maid brought the meal, but the queen still didn't come back.
It is said that the empress went to have lunch with the emperor, so the three of them occupied the empress's Taiji Palace, had lunch there, and then leisurely went to Chongwenguan.
Manbao said, "The food in the Queen's palace is really delicious."
Chang Yu also thought it was delicious. "Next time we are about to have lunch, let's come and talk to Mother again."
Mingda couldn't help laughing out loud, Manbao was also happy, and the three of them went to Chongwenguan laughing and joking.
The students at Chongwenguan had just finished lunch and were at break time. When they saw the two princesses arriving, they quickly stood up and saluted.
Finally, everyone looked on enviously as Bai Shan and Bai Erlang pulled Yin Huo and the two princesses up to the observation tower.
"Actually, being a prince consort is pretty good."
"That's not what you said when you were choosing your son-in-law. You even said you'd rather be a playboy than a son-in-law of an emperor."
"That depends on him being able to do it. He said this because he knew that His Majesty looked down on him. He was just trying to save face for himself."
"Bai Er has been so active these past two days, and now the princess has come in person. Are they really going to the Western Regions?"
"It's probably true. I heard from my father that the Imperial Hospital has tried it on two batches of patients at the Huangzhuang area, and that smallpox method seems to be really effective."
"This is the Imperial Hospital's business, right? At most, the Honglu Temple will be involved. Why would Bai Shan and Bai Cheng want to get involved?"
"Hey, what are you talking about? Zhou Man is Bai Shan's fiancée. Can he let her go so far away alone? From here to the Western Regions, the road is either grasslands or deserts. The people over there are very barbaric..."
Feng Zongping listened to their increasingly outrageous words and said, "You better be more reserved. She's a fifth-rank official now!"
The voices of several people became quieter, but they still smiled knowingly.
Feng Zongping shook his head and said, "Bai Shan has already passed the imperial examination and achieved a high ranking. He will be appointed an official after passing the examinations of the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Personnel. Although it's a bit urgent for him to leave after the exams, it's not impossible."
He said, "If he had been interested, he could have taken the Ministry of Personnel examination. He would have been waiting for his appointment like Ziyang. Given his impression of His Majesty and the Crown Prince, it wouldn't have been difficult for him to seek an exile to the Western Regions. But he didn't do so. It's clear he went there to study, not for any of the nonsense you've imagined."
Everyone fell silent; it wasn't funny anymore.
Feng Zongping shook his head and said, "You really plan to live a life of idleness forever. Ziyang is already waiting for his appointment. Bai Shan and Bai Cheng are also leaving the palace. Ma Run and the others are now working for His Highness. We are the only ones left in the Chongwenguan from now on. As for me, I've already planned to take the Jinshi exam again next year. If I don't pass, I'll consider taking the Mingjing exam."
He glanced over and asked, "What about you guys?"
Lu Yue and others were stunned and speechless for a moment.
Zhao Liulang smirked at the side and said, "I'm not in a hurry. My father said that I just need to study hard and not get into trouble. When His Highness no longer needs a study companion, I'll ask His Majesty for a favor to serve as a guard. When I'm not on duty, we can go drinking together."
Lu Yue and others: ...felt even more upset.
Feng Zongping shook his head. "Zhou Man is a few years younger than us, yet she's already a fifth-rank editor and imperial physician. If the smallpox vaccination campaign is successful, her contribution will undoubtedly be significant. Even if she can't be made a marquis or prime minister like a man, she'll still be a pillar of the Jin Dynasty. What are you laughing at?"
See you tomorrow
(End of this chapter)
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