Chapter 2480 Accepting Bribes
Are royal children so easy to take care of?
In particular, there is an eight-year-old prince and princess, who are the emperor's two youngest children. Although their mother is not very favored, the emperor has always loved his children. Even if they are illegitimate sons and daughters, he will come to ask about them whenever he has time, so it is not easy to offend any of them.
Not to mention the imperial grandchildren sent by the princes, there are really a lot of grandchildren.
Except for the crown prince's son who was still young, the other two were princes' children. In order to express their loyalty, the emperor's former half-brothers sent their sons, daughters, grandchildren and great-granddaughters of marriageable age.
Manbao had seen the list in the newspaper. To be honest, even with her outstanding memory, she couldn't remember everyone.
You can see how many people there are.
She didn't want to be involved, but the emperor was her superior's superior, and it was even more difficult to refuse his request. So she sighed in her heart and agreed with a calm face.
The emperor was satisfied and pointed at Princess Gong and said, "You children, you are sometimes bad and sometimes good. This time when Prince Gong came from Luozhou, he asked Princess Gong to prepare a gift for you."
Manbao was not flattered, she was just horrified.
Prince Gong was also stunned for a moment, and turned his head to glare at Princess Gong.
Princess Gong was a little embarrassed, but under the gazes of the Emperor and Prince Gong, she stood up and walked over to Zhou Man, took her hand and said with a smile, "I heard from my two sisters that Lord Zhou has already set a date for his wedding, so when I came from Luozhou, I prepared some gifts for Lord Zhou. Just think of them as a gift for his betrothal."
In fact, what she was thinking about was that her son was about to be vaccinated by someone else. Although the emperor said that vaccination was safe, she was still a little scared.
There is a big difference between a royal physician being attentive and merely doing his job or being negligent.
Zhou Man held a high position in the Imperial Hospital, and she was a little worried.
So she specially prepared a gift when she came, and originally wanted to ask Mingda to pass it on, but when she was whispering to Mingda, her aunt next to her heard it, and the queen also knew about it.
The queen told the emperor, but who knew that the emperor would point it out directly?
The Queen did not expect this either, so she glanced at the Emperor. Seeing that he was still looking at Princess Gong and Zhou Man who were "having a good chat" with satisfaction, the Queen withdrew her gaze.
Forget it. Apart from his abilities in the court, what else can we expect from this man?
Princess Gong took Zhou Man to see the gift. It was a jewelry box with three layers. As each layer was opened, the jewelry inside...
Well, Manbao, who had seen many gems and pearls, was not stunned, but his heart was pounding, which shows how good this jewelry is.
Among them, pearl jewelry and exquisite gold jewelry are the most common.
Princess Gong opened the top layer and took out a golden hairpin to show Zhou Man. She smiled and said, "This is the Golden Phoenix. I had a pair made specially for you. Do you like it, Lord Zhou?"
Man Bao came back to his senses and quickly declined, "I can't accept a gift without merit. How can I accept such a valuable gift from Princess Gong?"
Princess Gong smiled and said, "How can it be in vain? You helped Prince Gong lose weight and took care of his injured leg. These are all merits."
Manbao was ashamed. These two things didn't seem to be good things for Prince Gong. Was he really not holding a grudge?
"Besides, your wedding is approaching. Even without these previous events, you would still be able to accept this gift. My Xiang'er will also be moving into Daming Palace, and will need Master Zhou's care in the future."
Manbao understood instantly that this was a bribe to him, and it was done in front of the emperor and empress.
She was in a dilemma. Should she accept it or not?
If she doesn't accept it, will the emperor and empress think that she doesn't want to be on good terms with Prince Gong?
Manbao couldn't help but look at the jewelry in the dressing box. Although he felt that accepting bribes was not a good thing, it should still be okay since he had passed the emperor's inspection, right?
While she was thinking, Mingda gently pushed her and said with a smile, "Third sister-in-law brought it all the way from Luozhou for you. You can't let someone take it back, right?"
Chang Yu also said: "Since it is given to you, just accept it."
Didn’t you see that her father kept looking at her?
Manbao tried hard to suppress the smile on his face, but he couldn't help but nod with a smile between his eyebrows, "Thank you very much, Princess Gong."
Manbao paused and said, "Thank you, Prince Gong, too."
Princess Gong could see that Zhou Man really liked it, and she couldn't hide her smile. She breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile, "As long as Lord Zhou likes it."
Of course she likes it. She likes everything that is valuable and beautiful.
So Manbao happily returned to the Imperial Hospital with a makeup box.
The Imperial Hospital was relatively quiet because the official decree had not yet been issued, so he tried hard to restrain his feelings from sharing them with his subordinates. As soon as he returned to the Imperial Hospital, he locked himself in his office and refused to come out.
As Manbao returned with her makeup box, she was stopped by Doctor Zheng and the others. They frowned and asked, "Doctor Zhou, have you ever had an argument at the Taichang Temple?"
When Xiao Yuanzheng came back just now, his eyes were red.
Manbao still had a happy smile on his face and shook his head, "We didn't go to the Taichang Temple."
Even Imperial Physician Liu couldn't help but frown, "Didn't you go to the Taichang Temple to seek justice?"
"Oh, we'll change our minds and go to the Taiji Palace to see His Majesty." Seeing that they seemed to know nothing, Manbao was about to share the good news with them. Suddenly, Dean Xiao's office opened. He walked out and looked at Zhou Man and said, "Doctor Zhou, the imperial decree hasn't been officially issued yet. It's better not to publicize this matter for the time being."
Manbao swallowed the words that were on the tip of his tongue and nodded slightly to Doctor Zheng and the others, saying, "Alright, then you just wait a few more days. You'll know once the decree comes down."
Doctor Zheng: "...whether you agree or disagree with us adding a new subject is just a matter of words. Why can't you say it?"
Doctor Lu kept a close eye on Zhou Man. He was most concerned about whether a vaccination department could be added, because it was related to his own interests.
Manbao said: "I can tell you this, it can be added."
Xiao Yuanzheng was unable to stop them and closed his open mouth. Forget it, just tell them.
Doctor Liu stared at Zhou Manxi's happy face, then turned back to look at Xiao Yuanzheng, and couldn't help but slap his head. He thought his eyes were really blurry and he had misjudged her expression. That wasn't sadness at all, it was clearly excitement.
Since it was good news, he didn't ask any more questions and turned back to his office, saying, "Doctor Zhou, it's your turn to inspect the Daming Palace today."
Thinking of what he had just promised the emperor, Manbao responded, "I'll be there in a moment."
Doctor Zheng then looked at the thing in her hand and asked, "What is this?"
Manbao said happily: "This is a gift from Princess Gong, hehehe..."
Everyone looked at the tall makeup box she was holding with either envy or jealousy. This was the advantage of being a female doctor. It was much easier for her to accept bribes from the women in the harem than for them.
Manbao took the makeup box back to his office and locked it, then he took a boat to Daming Palace with his hands behind his back to check the progress of the project.
The next chapter will be around 10 o'clock. I wanted to put both chapters together, but there is still some time left.
(End of this chapter)
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