Chapter 2376 Inquiry
After Xiao Yuanzheng finished talking to them about his work, he looked at Manbao and said with a smile, "I've seen the eggs and vegetables on your farm. The prices and the products are good."
Manbao perked up and asked, "Should we buy some here?"
Xiao Yuanzheng smiled and nodded, "It's a pity that your family's output is not very large. I have asked your fifth brother to contact the manager here. They will discuss the specific matters. But if the price is right, I think the Royal Farm will buy as much as possible."
Manbao was delighted and said to Doctor Lu, "Doctor Lu, it won't be long before we can eat the food produced in my farm."
Doctor Lu glanced at her and said, "Are the eggs and vegetables produced in your farm any different from those produced by other families?"
Manbao: "It tastes better psychologically?"
Doctor Lu ignored her.
Manbao was feeling very proud, so Doctor Lu couldn't help but remind her, "Doctor Zhou, be careful that someone might accuse you of favoritism."
Man Bao said, "No, I haven't even had any contact with the manager of the Royal Manor. He probably won't give a high price. For bulk orders like this, the price will be slightly lowered. As long as our stuff isn't broken, even if someone says something, it won't be true. What's there to be afraid of?"
Xiao Yuanzheng also laughed and said, "Yes, given Dr. Zhou's character and talent, it's hard not to be jealous. Don't worry too much about the rumors outside, as long as they are not true."
At this time, the two of them were talking very easily. Xiao Yuanzheng felt that as long as the other party was smart, they would know to step aside and change the next account. He could turn a blind eye and pretend not to know.
As a result, when Xiao Yuan was leaving Zhou Man and Doctor Lu and about to go home, he was about to ask about the purchase. However, when he went to the other side of the imperial farm to see the steward, he found out that the business with the Zhou family had not been done.
Xiao Yuanzheng, who had already boasted to Zhou Man: ...
He couldn't help but ask the steward, "Why didn't it work?"
The steward lowered his head and said, "The Zhou family farm produces too little. When we met, we realized that Master Zhou couldn't produce much. Moreover, he also said that the weather in Yongzhou has been cold recently, with frost and dew, which has damaged many vegetables. Even the chickens have caught a cold and have reduced their egg laying. Master Zhou can't produce the few we want, so..."
Xiao Yuanzheng lowered his eyes and thought for a moment, "If that's the case, then we'll just buy less. We'll take whatever they can give us."
The manager looked embarrassed and said, "But it's a bit troublesome to count and settle the accounts this way."
"If the manager doesn't have enough people under him, I can send a few people over to help," Xiao Yuanzheng's face was a little gloomy, and anyone could see that he was angry.
The steward was slightly startled, but thinking of the consequences of retreating, he gritted his teeth and insisted, "Sir, I originally planned to do so, but Lord Zhou Wu said that their restaurant needs a lot of things every day. After the disaster, it's difficult for them to supply themselves, let alone us."
Xiao Yuanzheng sneered and said, "Are you saying that Imperial Doctor Zhou and the Zhou family went through all this trouble to trick me? You come to me even though you don't have anything?"
The manager lowered his head and said nothing, but he didn't back down either.
Dean Xiao stood up and looked down at him, saying, "I don't care about your usual fooling around, but this is not allowed in the Imperial Hospital."
He said, "The Imperial Medical Bureau doesn't have income like other departments. All our expenses are dependent on the Ministry of Revenue and Your Majesty's private treasury. We have always lived a tight life. What you are doing is cutting off our escape route. If you cut off our escape route, you are also cutting off the future of the Imperial Hospital!"
The steward was startled and quickly knelt down and said, "Sir, I dare not fool the Imperial Hospital. Everything I said today is true."
Xiao Yuanzheng snorted coldly and walked away with a flick of his sleeves.
He calmed down after getting in the car and said, "Change route and go to the palace."
Doctor Zheng was on duty at the Imperial Hospital tonight. Doctor Liu was still compiling a medical book, so he hadn't left the palace. Seeing Xiao Yuanzheng coming back, he asked curiously, "Why are you back?"
Xiao Yuanzheng angrily recounted the Royal Manor's manager's response and said, "I'm going to the palace to ask who's behind this manager."
This is not difficult to ask. At that time, the emperor directly handed these matters over to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to handle, because they were in charge of the imperial farm. Building houses in the imperial farm and finding criminal slaves and servants in the Yunting Palace and various places for experiments all needed to go through the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Xiao Yuanzheng thought about it and called a medical assistant who was in frequent contact with the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and asked him to go to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to inquire immediately.
Imperial Physician Liu asked with a smile, "Even if you found out, what would happen? Would you really file a complaint with His Majesty for such a trivial matter?"
Xiao Yuanzheng sneered. Of course he would not complain directly to the emperor. Wouldn't that mean putting the entire Imperial Medical Service opposite the Ministry of Internal Affairs?
He didn't want to make a big deal out of it because he didn't want to use the Imperial Medical Office to confront these people in the palace.
After all, unlike the other three ministries and six departments, they work in the imperial city, but their Imperial Medical Bureau works in the palace city, and everything they do is under the management of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Apart from anything else, when the imperial physicians went to the harem to see patients, every door they passed through, the locks on the door, and the palace guards were all under the supervision of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Therefore, if the Imperial Medical Bureau and the Ministry of Internal Affairs go against each other, everyone except those who are highly valued and liked by His Majesty may be in trouble.
There are only Dean Xiao and Zhou Man in the entire Imperial Medical Service.
Zhou Man might not care, but Xiao Yuanzheng couldn't. He was the head of the Imperial Medical Bureau. Even if only an assistant doctor suffered, it was his problem.
Therefore, Xiao Yuanzheng could not remain immune.
The assistant doctor finally returned just as it was getting dark and told Xiao Yuanzheng, "The people from the Imperial Manor were all sent there by Lord Xin Chun."
Xiao Yuanzheng frowned slightly. "Isn't Tong the eunuch in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs? Why is Xin Chun arranging the people?"
"Eunuch Tong is ill. These matters have been arranged by Master Xin Chun since the beginning of the year. He was originally in charge of matters such as purchasing and had close ties with the Ministry of Internal Affairs. I heard that he was going to take over Eunuch Tong's duties."
Xiao Yuanzheng: "...He wants to purify himself?"
The assistant doctor was stunned for a moment before saying, "No, he only took over part of the work. The arrangement of servants in the harem is naturally still in the charge of Tong Nei Shi's son, Xiao Tong Nei Shi."
He paused and said, "I heard that Lord Luo also managed the affairs of the harem for a while before officially taking over His Majesty's inner treasury."
Xiao Yuanzheng: "...Lord Luo is the head of the imperial guards. What does that have to do with the Ministry of Internal Affairs? Forget it. Just know who it is."
Xiao Yuanzheng checked the time, stood up and said, "I'm leaving the palace and going home first. I'll come back tomorrow. You are not allowed to tell anyone about this."
Doctor Liu and the assistant physician both responded seriously.
Xiao Yuanzheng walked out of the palace and went home with his hands behind his back.
Meanwhile, Bai Shan had also finished writing a letter to Man Bao. After putting it on the desk, he asked Bai Er Lang, "I'm going to send some food to Man Bao tomorrow. Do you have anything for her?"
Bai Erlang simply shook his head, "No."
After thinking about it, I felt that this was too heartless, so I added, "Say hello to her for me."
See you at 9pm
(End of this chapter)
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