Chapter 2471 Set a Date
There were so many people coming to pick up people that they blocked the road in front of the imperial manor. Bai Shan and his friends came out a little late, and when they arrived, they were stuck on the road. After finally arriving at the imperial manor gate, they were blocked two hundred meters away and could not move forward.
Manbao squeezed out carrying his medicine box, handed it to Daji, took Bai Shan's outstretched hand, jumped up lightly and got on the carriage.
Bai Shan pulled her into the car, took the medicine box that Daji handed in and put it in the car, then said to her: "I know there are many people coming today, but I didn't expect there to be so many."
Manbao glanced out the car window and said, "It's understandable that they're worried."
Bai Shan also nodded, "Not to mention them, even His Majesty is worried."
He said, "Some time ago, His Majesty summoned Dean Xiao for questioning every day. Lord Wei and Old Lord Tang were also present. Every day, Dean Xiao would report back that everything was normal before they could leave the palace."
Manbao was curious, "Are you in the imperial presence every day now?"
Bai Shan shook his head. "I have to take turns to be on duty at the Hanlin Academy every three to five days. I will only go when His Majesty summons me."
As for Hanlin, their daily job is to read and edit books. It is impossible for these new Hanlin to edit books. They can only help their predecessors, look up information and write some small annotations.
Most of the time, they copied some official documents, sorted out old memorials and filed them, and handed them over to historians in need to compile history.
This is a daily task. Non-daily tasks include being called into the palace by the emperor to sort out memorials, draft imperial edicts, or accompany the emperor to read, ask questions about politics, play chess, etc.
That’s right, Hanlin also has another responsibility, which is to accompany the emperor in reading and playing chess, just like the Chongwenguan to the prince.
Bai Shan is currently the most frequently called person in the Hanlin Academy, and he has become familiar with officials of the fourth rank and above in the capital.
There was no way around it. These people often came to the emperor to report matters and were also the ones who most often attended small court meetings. Bai Shan basically saw them every day, so it was hard not to get to know them.
It is also because of this that the entire court now knows that Bai Shan has a bright future. Didn’t you see that everyone was more enthusiastic towards Zhou Man when they came to pick him up today?
Manbao was very pleased and patted his shoulder. "Do a good job. By the way, can you take a few days off?"
Bai Shan: "What to do?"
"You and Bai Er come get the smallpox vaccination, so we can be safer when we travel far away in the future."
Bai Shan: "That's not just a few days."
It will take at least twelve or thirteen days, right?
Bai Shan thought for a moment and said, "I have to ask my superior."
Bai Shan hesitated for a moment when speaking of this, and blushed slightly as she said, "But I've asked for a long vacation now, so it will be difficult to ask for one later."
Manbao was curious, "What are you going to do with your long vacation later?"
Bai Shan looked up at her and said, "My grandmother asked someone to calculate three dates, and your parents have already chosen the eighth day of the tenth month for the wedding. They will definitely need to take a long vacation by then."
Manbao was stunned for a moment, his heart pounding, "This, so fast?"
Bai Shan said: "It's not so soon. The date should have been set long ago."
Manbao's cheeks flushed slightly, and he forced himself to remain calm and asked, "Is this really the day?"
Bai Shan nodded affirmatively and whispered to her, "You should also tell Xiao Yuanzheng in advance that he will make time for you in October."
Manbao nodded with a red face, and suddenly felt a little dizzy... and strange. Are they going to get married?
Manbao murmured, "Less than three months."
Bai Shan nodded.
Old Madam Liu set three dates. One was on August 23rd, which was closer to now, but Old Zhou chose October 8th, which seemed more reserved. Although they had made preparations long ago, they couldn't marry Manbao off in such a hurry, right?
The reason why Old Lady Liu asked someone to calculate the date only now was that she was waiting for a reply from Longzhou.
Bai Shan quietly said to Man Bao: "Some time ago, someone came from Longzhou."
He suppressed his joy and said, "They returned all the ancestral property that they had taken from my family. They said that I was too young to start a family, so the family took it over to help run it."
Bai Shan snorted coldly at this point, "And they're saying that it was because my mother was young at the time and didn't want to keep the girl for long, so she was afraid that she would remarry with the ancestral property. Humph, not to mention that my mother wouldn't remarry, even if she did, there's still my grandmother. Do they have the right to make the decision for me?"
Manbao asked, "Are they all back?"
Bai Shan nodded. "Some of them haven't been returned yet, so they're using other things to replace them. Anyway, they're not bad at all. In addition to those things, they also sent some assets, saying it's a wedding gift from the family. I'm going to be an adult next year, and it's time for me to start a family and build a career. Anyway, it's meant to reconcile."
He said, "Grandmother used the money they gave her and added some more to buy a house with two courtyards in Changqing Lane. It's only slightly smaller than the one my eldest cousin lives in now."
The courtyard where Bai Dalang lives now is the place where Manbao and his friends rented before. The courtyard is okay, but there is a small garden on the back side. The courtyard that Old Lady Liu bought this time has a small garden, but the courtyard faces south and has very good sunlight. The house inside is also spacious. Old Lady Liu fell in love with it at first sight.
Moreover, houses in Beijing are not difficult to sell, but difficult to buy. She had been looking for this house last year and had been waiting in line. Only when the people in front of her gave up theirs could she be asked, and then she decided on it.
But the payment has not been settled yet because we are waiting for the money from Longzhou.
Bai Shan said, "Do you want to go and take a look? Grandmother said that our wedding will be held there, and we will move back to the Zhou residence when we return home."
Manbao's eyes lit up and he nodded repeatedly, "Okay, okay, shall we go just the two of us?"
"No," Bai Shan was also a little depressed, "Bai Er and Yin Huo went there early in the morning. That house is not far from my eldest cousin's, so they are all there."
Manbao was also a little depressed.
Instead of going home, they went directly to Evergreen Lane.
There are three alleys in front and behind Changqing Lane, and there are small alleys connecting the alleys. The courtyard chosen by Grandmother Liu is at the entrance of the alley, in the back row of Bai Dalang's courtyard. There is a street behind it, so it has two doors in front and back. The back door is not small, and there is a garden inside. Perhaps for convenience, there is a gatehouse inside the back door, right next to the garden, which can be used for living and parking carriages.
Not to mention, although this yard is small, it has everything. She thinks it would be nice if it were just the two of them living there.
Manbao likes it very much.
Bai Shan had been here once before, and he couldn't help but feel delighted when he saw it again. He also felt that this place was very quiet in the midst of a bustling city.
He took Manbao's hand and walked in through the back door. He pointed to the flowerbed in the garden and said, "Don't you always get some exotic flowers and plants? The big garden over at Zhou's house is busy with people coming and going, so it's hard to grow them. You can grow them here."
See you tomorrow
(End of this chapter)
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