Chapter 3281 Provocation
Zhou Man thought about it and didn't hide it from him, "I used the master's blood to check your age and deduced that you should be between 82 and 87 years old this year."
Na Luo Er thought of many possibilities, but he didn't think of this one. How can age be calculated by blood?
He had only heard that the medical skills of the Central Plains could estimate age by touching bones.
He thought they were really refining elixirs, or using blood curses...
Zhou Man stared at him and asked, "Master Luo Er, I wonder if my speculation is correct?"
Na Luo Er did not answer this question, but asked: "How can we judge age from blood?"
Zhou Man smiled and did not answer the question.
Even when Xiao Yuanzheng asked her, she didn't say anything, let alone Luo Er.
Na Luo Er sighed, stood up, walked to the window, opened it, and looked out at the vast expanse of white. "In two days, I will leave Chang'an and return home. Although leaving is not my original intention and I am not very happy, I am still very happy to meet someone like Lord Zhou."
He turned around and looked at Zhou Man, his eyes fixed on her abdomen. He clasped his hands together, bowed, and chanted a Buddhist name before saying, "May the Buddha bless Lord Zhou and his mother to be safe and have a smooth life."
Zhou Man quickly stood up and returned the greeting, "Thank you, Master."
"Although this is my first time in Dajin, I know quite a bit about it. The ministers in the court are all men, and you are the only one like Lord Zhou," Na Luoer said. "You are very admirable, and it is also admirable that His Majesty has made you a female official. But after a hundred years, will the next emperor still employ you? Will you be treated so kindly?"
The warm smile on Zhou Man's face faded slightly, and he sighed and said, "Master, what do you mean?"
"I don't mean anything else. I just feel sorry for Mr. Zhou's future. After all, there are very few people as capable as you," Na Luo Er said. "Even in Dajin, there are not many talents like Mr. Zhou, right?"
Zhou Man nodded, "Indeed."
Luo Er paused and said, "Master Zhou, aren't you worried about the future?"
Zhou Man shook his head. "Don't worry. I have an official title now. If the next emperor doesn't allow me to be an official, then I will just be content to be a princess. I don't want to be a prime minister. I am freer in the mountains and rivers."
Zhou Man is no longer poor now. He is very rich and has medical skills. Even if he no longer serves as an official, his income will not be less.
As for nobility, she has now been granted the title of princess, so does she still lack status?
Naro: ...
Zhou Man already understood what Na Luoer meant and said goodbye, "Master Na Luoer, it's getting late. Today is our farewell. I'm afraid I won't be able to see you off when you leave the city."
Nara Sapo escorted Zhou Man out the door. The monk following behind couldn't help but say, "She really doesn't seem to care."
Na Luoer twirled his Buddhist beads and said, "We're just trying it out. If it works, that's great. If it doesn't, it won't be a loss to us."
Daji helped Zhou Man onto the carriage and waited until the carriage had moved a distance before he said, "Madam, is this monk trying to sow discord?"
Zhou Man hummed, and said indifferently: "Don't worry about it, he is just a foreign monk. If Your Majesty sends him back to his country, he will have no influence in Dajin."
She turned her head to look out the window at the snow-covered Chang'an, and said in a daze, "Besides, with such heavy snow and such cold weather, it's doubtful whether he can return to Tianzhu alive."
Narasolva left Chang'an quietly. No one came to see him off that day. The carriages and horses of the Honglu Temple left the city quietly and headed north.
The Zhou family was busy with the housewarming, and Zhou Man was also busy, so when he heard about this, he just nodded and glanced to the north.
The Princess' Mansion has been renovated. The peeling pillars and doors have been repainted and carved, and the roof has been inspected. What needs to be replaced has been replaced, and what needs to be added has been added.
The furniture was added to her by the Palace Department and the Ministry of Works according to the princess's regulations. Because of Gu Zhong's relationship, the things given to Zhou Man by the Palace Department were the best within the regulations.
For example, the carriage of a princess has four horses, and the carriage of a princess also has four horses, but the difference between the horses is huge.
The four horses given to Zhou Man by the Palace Department were not only of similar color, but also particularly tall and vigorous. The carriage frames looked the same size, but the materials used were different. Although the hanging cloth was also green, it was decorated with many necklaces and beads around it. The name of Liyang was engraved on both sides and the front and back of the carriage.
Not to mention the interior, which was padded with fine fur. Not only could a lot of things be stored under the belly of the carriage, but there were also hidden small drawers on both sides. The wooden boards were very thick. The eunuch from the Palace Department who came to deliver the carriage bowed and said with a flattering smile, "My Lady Princess, a carriage with walls this thick wouldn't be penetrated by ordinary bows and arrows. It's a great vehicle to protect against assassinations."
Zhou Man: "...I've learned a lot."
In addition to the car, there are also some furniture in the house. According to the rules, there are not many of these things, but as long as they exist, they are the best regulations that the Palace Province can provide.
Not to mention Zhou Man, even Old Madam Liu couldn't help but praise: "These woods are all very good."
The rest has to be purchased by themselves, such as bookshelves, antique cabinets, etc.
Old Lady Liu took Zheng all over the capital to look for suitable furniture for Zhou Man. If she couldn't find any, she would have them custom-made. They used the finest wood and carpentry, and the cost was quite high.
Zhou Man gave Mrs. Liu a box of money.
Mrs. Liu looked at it and laughed, "You can keep this money for yourselves. We have money at home."
She pulled Zhou Man in her arms and said with a smile, "There are no children less troublesome than you two. Except for the first two years after arriving in Qingzhou when you would ask for money from your family, you haven't asked for money since then. The income from our family's assets is all yours. Why wait any longer now?"
Zhou Man smiled embarrassedly and said, "Grandma, we have been officials for so many years, but we have never paid money home. We still ask you for money from time to time."
"Silly children, all the money in the family is earned for you, and I even complain that you don't use it enough."
In addition to furniture, there are also ornaments. After these are ready, Zhou Man begins to move some things over in an orderly manner.
For example, the things in the study.
These things were extremely important. There were not only books, but also many notes of Zhou Man and Bai Shan. So Zhou Man didn't let anyone interfere. She packed them up herself, and asked someone to move them over one box at a time, and then put them one book at a time on the bookshelf.
The people of the Zhou family helped to sort out other things. They accepted Zhou Man moving into the Princess Mansion well, mainly because they heard that living in the Princess Mansion was a great honor and that one's status would be greatly improved. So although they were reluctant to let him go, they still felt that it was a good thing for Zhou Man to move into the Princess Mansion.
Not all the things were moved there. Zhou Man left a lot of things in the main courtyard of the Zhou house, so he could come back and stay there for a while from time to time.
Old Lady Liu went to Xuandu Temple to calculate a good day for moving, which was the ninth day of the twelfth lunar month, which happened to be a day off, and Zhou Manguang sent out invitations.
(End of this chapter)
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