Chapter 682 A Dream of Youth 214
"Alright, no matter what, we can't let Bao'er continue kneeling outside like this. The snow is so heavy, her body can't take it. Granny, quickly take Bao'er to the warm room, lest she catch a cold."
Zhang Mama glanced at Xie Wangzhi and, seeing that he remained silent, knew in her heart that he also agreed. After all, the Xie family was different from other families; they didn't have concubines or illegitimate children, and they didn't have many children.
So the whole family dotes on their only two children.
Even if there is punishment, at most it is just kneeling in the dining hall and copying Taoist scriptures to calm the mind; hitting the palms is rare.
After Zhang Mama and the others left, Chen Wanniang reached out and pinched Xie Wangzhi's arm. "You and Bao'er should talk to her properly later. If you can persuade her to give up the idea, then do so. If not, then let her be."
Xie Wangzhi was stunned. After a long pause, she reluctantly said, "Shouldn't you, as the mother, be the one to persuade them? I've already played the bad cop, so it's your turn to be the good guy."
He expressed his stern attitude that he would absolutely not allow it. Then Chen Wanniang would gently persuade Xie Ning, and that would be perfect.
Chen Wanniang glanced at Xie Wangzhi and asked, "Do you think this trick will work on Bao'er?"
From childhood to adulthood, Xie Qicai has always fallen for this trick; it has never failed him.
Xie Wangzhi thought about it and agreed, but accompanying the army was no trivial matter. He was genuinely worried about sending them to such a far place as Shaanxi.
Chen Wanniang sat down to one side, holding the hand warmer that the maid had given her, and was also thinking about how to better persuade him. "Didn't you say that you rejected the memorial? Actually, I think even if Bao'er had submitted the memorial, His Majesty wouldn't have agreed, would he?"
"His Majesty will agree."
Xie Wangzhi sighed softly. The emperor had long been secretly planning to take back the Xili land. With what Xie Ning had boasted about in his memorial, it would be strange if the emperor wasn't tempted!
That flattering and enticing tone sounded familiar.
The clock in the room ticked away, and Chen Wanniang made up her mind. "Go and try to persuade them first. If you can't, then we'll talk about it."
After saying that, she went out again; she needed to get a few more people.
Xie Ning sat on the couch wrapped in a quilt. The room was warm and cozy. Not long after she sat down, Zhang Mama brought over a bowl of ginger soup and said casually, "Ning-jie, this ginger soup has been warming in the kitchen since this morning."
This is to speak well of Xie Wangzhi. Although Xie Ning was punished, he still dotes on him.
Xie Ning took the ginger soup and smiled softly, "Granny, I understand."
She didn't admit she was wrong. She really didn't expect the first obstacle she would encounter to come from her family. Perhaps it was because her family had always supported her that she hadn't considered this point.
If we had discussed it with Xie Wangzhi earlier, perhaps the memorial wouldn't have been rejected, but that's only a possibility.
She knew that her parents were stopping her not for the sake of her so-called innocence and reputation, but for safety reasons. After all, even in modern times, the battlefield is dangerous, let alone in ancient times where communication was extremely underdeveloped.
Going to the battlefield is a matter of life and death, even if you are in the rear.
But one shouldn't throw the baby out with the bathwater, and she has the ability and means to protect herself, she just doesn't use them unless absolutely necessary.
The curtain was lifted, and the servants, seeing Xie Wangzhi enter, tactfully withdrew. Zhang Mama glanced at Xie Wangzhi's expression and felt somewhat relieved.
"Father."
Xie Wangzhi lifted his robe and sat down at the table. Hearing this, he glared at Xie Ning and said, "You still remember I'm your father?"
Seeing Xie Ning lower his head, Xie Wangzhi sighed, "Is it really necessary to go?"
"Um."
Xie Ning lowered her eyes and stirred the small soup bowl, her tone somewhat somber, "Father, this is a great opportunity. If we can bring out the female doctors from the Women's Pharmaceutical Institute and demonstrate their abilities, then this pharmaceutical institute won't be something that can be shut down at will."
The court officials had always had strong opinions about the women's pharmaceutical workshop. If it weren't for her careful management, the support of the inner court, and the emperor's approval, it would have been a great relief.
Moreover, when the pharmaceutical workshops later showed some success and the emperor expressed his support, it's likely that the workshops had already been shut down.
The Imperial Medical Academy also targeted her openly and covertly because she had risen too quickly, reaching the same or even higher positions as them at such a young age.
Besides that, there were the profits from her pharmaceutical business.
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