Chapter 2823 The apparent reason
Lord Yu and his men dealt with the disaster in Luoyang, and a few days after the Lantern Festival, they escorted County Magistrate Luo and Zheng Gu back to Beijing.
Zhou Man needed to return to Beijing with Prince Gong's family, so it was already the 20th day of the first lunar month by the time they were ready.
Manbao went to bid farewell to Governor He.
Governor He was still struggling to endure, his body becoming even weaker. He was so thin that only bones remained. He opened his eyes, looked at Zhou Man, smiled slightly and said, "This is a farewell forever. I wish you, Lord Zhou, a bright future and a smooth life."
Manbao responded softly, saying, "I also congratulate you on getting what you wish for and returning home as soon as possible."
Governor He nodded slightly, not even daring to breathe heavily.
Mrs. He wiped her tears and walked Zhou Man out, all the way to the front door. "Thank you so much, Mr. Zhou, for these days. This past month or so has been the most relaxing time he's had since he became seriously ill. As soon as you're gone..."
Manbao said, "When I return to the capital, I will speak to His Majesty."
Mrs. He nodded repeatedly.
Manbao advised her, "From now on, your family should eat a light diet with less salt and fried food. The reason your family has this disease is not genetic, but a problem with the diet environment."
Mrs. He had already written a letter to her son and daughter-in-law who were away, giving them instructions, and they should remember it even more carefully now.
She turned around and looked at the old woman behind her. Soon, a servant came down with something, a box, followed by a maid holding silk.
Madam He took the box and said, "I know that Lord Zhou is a popular figure in the palace, so he will have no shortage of silks and satins. That's why I prepared two medical books for you."
Mrs. He opened it and took out two books to show her. She was puzzled, "Wei's Pharmacopoeia?"
Madam He explained, "This was left behind by a Taoist doctor from the previous dynasty. Although he was a Taoist, his medical skills were quite good. Lord Zhou also said that this disease has been suffered by my family for generations. When my father-in-law was still alive, he collected his notes and wanted the doctors in the mansion to research something, but unfortunately, nothing has been done."
Zhou Man's eyes lit up. "Has this Taoist priest Wei ever cured this disease?"
"It's not cured, but it can be alleviated. He treated my father-in-law's illness. He lived until the eighth year of Dazhen before passing away. However, he didn't suffer much when he died. It was all thanks to this doctor Wei's care."
Zhou Man calculated the age of Mr. He in the eighth year of Dazhen, and found that he was indeed very old, at least better than his son.
Mrs. He sighed, "It's a pity that Doctor Wei has a carefree nature and doesn't like to stay in one place for long. Although he comes back from time to time to reunite with my father-in-law, he always leaves after a while. He hasn't appeared since my father-in-law passed away. We calculated his age and he's already in his seventies. I wonder if he's still around."
She said, "Ever since the master fell ill, we've sent people everywhere to look for him, but unfortunately, we can't find him. We also took the prescription he used to give to my father-in-law, but it didn't work either. The doctors all said that different people need different medicines."
Manbao nodded, that was a good point.
"When I first saw Lord Zhou, I thought this was the only gift worthy of you," Madam He closed the box and handed it to Zhou Man. "The handwriting inside is so illegible that it makes me dizzy when I look at it, and I don't understand anything about it. Even the doctors in the mansion couldn't understand it, and they couldn't understand it at all. If Lord Zhou can study it, then if he encounters a patient like my master in the future, even if he can't cure him, he can at least make him feel better."
Mrs. He has taken care of her husband for nearly a year. Her biggest feeling is that being sick is not scary, but having such a painful disease is scary. It seems that living is a torture.
If only her husband could be as cheerful and cheerful as her father-in-law when he was seriously ill, then death would not be a luxury.
Zhou Man took it solemnly and said seriously, "Thank you, Madam He. I will definitely live up to your trust."
This is truly a precious gift.
Manbao took the box and left. He did not open the box until he returned to Prince Gong's Mansion and carefully took out the two booklets.
This is a note. Manbao flipped through it and found that the handwriting was indeed very sloppy. She couldn't even tell what some of the words were, but she could recognize most of them. After considering the context and looking at the font shape, she could barely recognize them.
Xibing came in carrying two pieces of silk and asked, "Sir, what should we do with these silks?"
Manbao said without even looking up: "Just put it in the box and take it back."
Xibing agreed and sorted out his luggage before stuffing it in. Alas, this time there was not only no less stuff, but even more!
Princess Gong also secretly gave Zhou Man a small amount of travel expenses yesterday.
Although Zhou Man was ordered to see a doctor, she should be polite. When she arrives in the capital, she can show mercy to Prince Gong and his son, right?
Princess Gong had a good idea and even gave Zhou Man a few extra ingots of silver for this purpose. However, when Zhou Man returned to the capital, he was directly ordered to suspend his post, and the weight loss project of Prince Gong and his son was handed over to the imperial physician Xiao Tan.
Of course, the emperor specifically instructed, "Use Zhou Man's prescription and plan. When you have time, go to Zhou's house and discuss this matter with Zhou Man."
Everyone in the Imperial Hospital who was worried about Zhou Man:...It doesn't look like they are disgusted with Zhou Man and want to hold her accountable.
After returning home, Manbao had already learned some of the truth from Bai Shan, but Lao Zhoutou and the others didn't know.
The whole family was terrified and couldn't sleep well.
Manbao couldn't help but murmur to Baishan, "Really? If you want to demote him, just demote him. Why put on a show first?"
Bai Shan said, "This is the rule. There are rewards for merit and punishments for guilt. If you are innocent and are directly demoted to a lower level, the court officials will only think that Your Majesty is acting arbitrarily and that the court system is in chaos."
"What about you? You are currently a secretary of the Central Secretariat. If you are sent out to be a county magistrate, won't you also be held accountable?"
Bai Shan said, "As for me, I have it simpler than you. To get an important position in the three provinces and six ministries, I must be sent out. I'm young, and I announced the news of my transfer six months in advance, so I don't have to be guilty."
The reason why Bai Shan was able to follow the emperor to Liaodong to fight was that he used the news of being sent out for military service the following year to make the other two colleagues give up the competition. Otherwise, with a 50% chance, he might not have been chosen to follow His Majesty in the war.
Manbao tutted his words and said, "I have to go to the palace tomorrow. I hope His Majesty won't be angry with me?"
"No," Bai Shan said, "Your Majesty revealed two days ago that the local medical department was in chaos and wanted to send you out to straighten things out. The court officials all knew that your involvement with Zheng Gu was just a superficial excuse. Everyone knows the reason for your exile. Just go in. No one will make this a real show."
Sure enough, when Zhou Man entered the palace the next day, the guards at the palace gate treated her as usual, and the eunuchs and maids in the palace also treated her as usual. On the way to Taiji Hall, she met familiar adults, and everyone greeted her as usual.
Minister Liu sighed to her, "Master Zhou is going to be sent out. Liu Huan's wedding is scheduled for March 8th. I don't know if Master Zhou can wait until the wedding to leave."
See you at 10pm
(End of this chapter)
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