Chapter 2533 Busy
In the evening, Manbao said goodbye to her family and went to the palace to be on duty. The person on duty with her tonight was Xiao Yuanzheng. As a third-rank imperial physician, he was already qualified to attend the palace banquet. Fortunately, the palace banquet was not late, so he came over after dinner to be on duty with Zhou Man. Fortunately, the whole night was peaceful and no one called the imperial physician.
This year, the three families stayed up together to celebrate the New Year. The Zhou family had a large family, so in order not to disturb them, after dinner they went into the side room of the main hall in the front yard to talk around the stove.
Bai Shan curiously asked about beggars and the Beggars' Gang.
Zhou Silang said, "Beggars and the Beggars' Gang are different. How can I explain this? Anyway, remember this: no matter where you go in the future, don't mess with the local Beggars' Gang. If you can help a beggar, do so. As for the Beggars' Gang, it's always better to stay away from them."
Bai Shan was curious and wanted to ask more questions. Zhou Lixue and the other two came over with their homework to ask for advice.
They will take the Mingjing exam in February, which is more than a month away, so they are reviewing intensively during this period.
Bai Shan put the matter aside and explained the problem to them first, "Why don't you go find Mr. Zhuang?"
Zhou Lixue said, "Let's go find you, uncle-in-law, first. If you can't answer the questions, we'll go find Mr. Zhuang."
Bai Shan then cheered up and thought, "Hmph, can a mere Mingjing question stump him?"
Bai Erlang and Xiang Mingxue also came over to join in the fun. They were also scholars.
This Chinese New Year should be the busiest one for them.
After the seventh day of the first lunar month, the imperial court issued seals and Zhou Man and his colleagues entered the palace to serve. Doctors like Zheng Gu, who were recalled from local medical offices, had to go to the imperial farm to learn how to vaccinate.
This time, Zhou Man and Doctor Lu led the team.
Before entering the imperial manor, Manbao went to see Mr. Mei and his daughter who had moved to Changqing Lane, and left some medicine for them before entering the imperial manor.
Because the total number of people vaccinated has exceeded 10,000, reaching their expected number, people who are vaccinated later will no longer need to waste time testing whether they are immune to smallpox.
Therefore, now vaccination only requires waiting for the scab to mature and fall off, and a visit to the imperial farm only takes about five to seven days.
It’s just right to take a break once every ten days.
Because Liu Sanniang was pregnant and was very familiar with vaccination, the Imperial Medical Bureau did not ask her to come in this time. Instead, they asked Zheng Gu and others to assist Zhou Man and Doctor Lu and learn at the same time. At the same time, they also had to vaccinate.
That’s right, all the doctors transferred back from the local medical bureau this time have to be vaccinated against smallpox.
After all, if they were to vaccinate locally, they would inevitably have to come into contact with smallpox patients frequently in the future. The best way was to vaccinate themselves and immunize themselves.
Fortunately, they are all young and strong, so the risk of vaccination is not high.
Well, teaching vaccination starts with yourself.
Manbao is busy, and Bai Shan is also busy. This year's Mingjing examination is scheduled for the third day of February, the day after the Dragon Raises its Head. Zhou Lixue, Zhou Ligu and Guan Yong from the Zhou family will all take the exam this year, and Bai Shuping has also signed up.
Not only did Mr. Zhuang have to guide them, but Bai Shan would also explain the questions to them after leaving the yamen every day, so both husband and wife were busy.
Before dawn on the third day of February, Manbao and Bai Shan got up and followed their family to send the nervous Zhou Lixue and the other three to the gate of the Imperial Examination Hall.
The four of them were a little nervous, and since it was cold, they couldn't help but stamp their feet. They asked Zhou Man nervously, "Aunt, do you think we can pass the exam?"
Regardless of whether it was possible or not, he had to say yes at this time, so Manbao nodded confidently and said, "Yes!"
However, it was useless to rely on Manbao's words. A few days later, the results were announced, and none of the four passed the exam. Instead, Pei Shouyue passed the Mingjing exam, and his ranking was not low, which was highly praised by the examiners.
There are many things happening in February. The first major event is the Dragon Raising its Head on the Second Day of the Second Month, the second is the Mingjing Examination, and the third is Princess Changyu's wedding.
Since the beginning of the year, Manbao and Doctor Lu have only undergone two vaccinations. The third vaccination was originally scheduled for February, but Manbao took leave to attend a wedding banquet.
Xiao Yuanzheng directly fought back, saying that Zhou Man was not a relative of the royal family and was not eligible for leave. Spring is the busiest time for the Imperial Hospital, and everyone is busy as hell. How could you have the nerve to ask for leave to attend a wedding banquet?
Xiao Yuanzheng was just about to send her to the imperial farm to continue the vaccination, but the emperor directly said to him at a small court meeting, "Princess Changyu has been in the palace all year round and has few friends. It's a good opportunity to let Zhou Man come to the palace to escort Changyu to marry."
After that, he invited all the ministers, "When the time comes, all of you must come and drink this glass of wedding wine between me and Lord Wei."
Wei Zhi's face twitched, he spoke as if it was the two of them who were getting married.
However, on such a happy day, Wei Zhi did not bother the emperor about such a small detail.
The emperor had spoken, and what else could Xiao Yuanzheng do? He could only approve leave for Zhou Man.
So Zhou Man stayed in the palace on the night of the seventh day. It was the first time for Mingda to experience a friend staying in the palace for their wedding, so he left his own palace and came to keep the two of them company.
At night, the three of them lay on the bed and whispered to each other.
Mingda asked Zhou Man, "When I get married, will you come to the palace to accompany me?"
Man Bao said, "No need. You probably don't know that Bai Er will leave my house and come to the palace to pick you up."
Chang Yu was curious, "Does Mingda still want to go to your house to get married?"
"Of course not, just like you," Manbao said, "I'll have a meal at my house first, and then when the auspicious time comes, I'll go to the palace to pick up the princess and send her back to the princess's mansion. The second meal will be used to entertain the guests at the princess's mansion."
After all, there were no wedding banquets in the palace, and there was no prohibition on marriages. The rules were very different from those for ordinary families marrying off their daughters.
Mingda and Changyu had no experience, so they looked confused.
Man Bao said to them, "It's okay. Just follow the orders of the best man. I heard that this best man is a young official selected from the Ministry of Rites. He's very handsome."
Chang Yu snorted, "No matter how handsome he is, he is not as handsome as Lord Yang. It's a pity that he is not in the capital. Otherwise, I would beg my father to order Lord Yang to be my best man even if I had to roll over."
Mingda said, "Originally, the best man was supposed to be my sixth uncle from the imperial clan, but she disliked beards and refused to accept the appointment. That's why my father changed the responsibility to the Ministry of Rites."
Obviously, the Ministry of Rites also knew about the princess's problem, and specially picked a good-looking official to come up. Although the other party's official position was very low, the etiquette system was already in the Ministry of Rites, so emergency training for a period of time would be enough.
Manbao curiously asked Mingda, "Where are your best man?"
Mingda said, "I think it would be the same as my sister's."
Chang Yu: "Look, look, everyone in the world loves handsome men. Otherwise, why didn't you say that I think Sixth Uncle is good?"
Mingda tickled her in embarrassment, "You're just so mean."
Chang Yu burst into laughter, and when it died down, he lay down on the bed and said, "Mingda, just wait. When you get married, I will return to the palace to live, and I will also send you off in this way."
Mingda said "Okay" softly.
The three of them fell asleep just like that... Impossible. Aunt Shang from the Queen's palace sent a box. Seeing Zhou Man there, she looked relieved and said with a smile, "It's great that Doctor Zhou is here. This is the book that the Queen asked me to bring. Please ask Doctor Zhou to teach the princess."
Manbao was about to open the box and read, "What book?"
Aunt Shang held the box and said with a smile, "It's a good book. The princesses can read it after I leave."
After saying this, he bowed neatly and retreated.
See you tomorrow
(End of this chapter)
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