Capítulo 1492: Chapter 1468: Housewarming Gift 4
Fourth Miss Yin and Fifth Sister Yin blushed all of a sudden.
Manbao didn’t mind, seeing that they wanted her to check but were too embarrassed to ask, she simply took their hands and started feeling their pulses.
Everyone fell silent at once.
After taking their pulses, Manbao was slightly surprised, “Your health is really good.”
She glanced at Liu Lirong and others who were watching them closely, and after withdrawing her hand, she smiled and said, “You’re very healthy. I’ve examined the pulses of so many people, and yours is exceptionally good.”
Fourth Miss Yin then laughed and said, “Our grandmother has always paid close attention to our health.”
More than just paying attention, Manbao thought, they must have been taking care of their health all along to have such a solid foundation.
And there wasn’t any buildup of dicinal toxicity, so it seems whoever was taking care of them was very mindful of this aspect.
But this is a personal matter, so she said nothing in front of Liu Lirong and others. Later, when they were alone, she pulled them aside and asked, “Who is taking care of your health? I noticed you’ve been taking dication for maintenance, right?”
Fourth Miss Yin nodded with a blush, whispering, “It’s Imperial Doctor Tan. Grandmother asked him to help us with our health managent.”
Old Madam Yin believed that part of the reason Yin Huo’s health was like this had to do with their daughter-in-law’s constitution, so to prevent the granddaughters from following the sa path, she was always attentive to their health maintenance.
Don’t be misled by Yin Li’s children, Yin Huo has various ailnts, but the children born to Eldest Sister Yin, Second Sister Yin, and Third Sister Yin after they married into their husband’s families are all healthy. Coincidentally, their firstborns were all boys.
About this, Manbao rely muttered, “Having a boy or a girl largely depends on the male side.”
Fourth Miss Yin was taken aback and was about to ask further when Zhou Liru hurried over and said, “Aunt, a lot of guests have arrived in the front.”
Manbao quickly excused herself and went to the front.
People from the Sun Family, Zhang Family, and Du Family also ca to congratulate, but coincidentally ran into the people from the Eastern Palace, making the front yard quite lively.
Eunuch Wu ca personally to deliver gifts, besides bringing congratulations from the Crown Prince and Crown Princess, he also relayed gifts from Princess Changyu and Princess Mingda.
Eunuch Wu laughed and said, “Before I ca, the princesses ntioned that the Emperor does not allow them to leave the palace, otherwise they would definitely co in person.”
Madam Du, who was standing beside, felt secretly relieved; fortunately, she ca. Zhou Manbao turned out to have more prestige than they thought.
Manbao accepted the gifts, thanked for the favor, and invited Eunuch Wu to co in and have a drink.
Eunuch Wu declined politely, pulling Manbao aside and said, “My little ancestor, you said you wouldn’t go to the palace and you didn’t. Even if you don’t treat His Highness, shouldn’t you visit the Crown Princess once in a while?”
Manbao: “Is the Crown Princess’s pregnancy not going well?”
“Pfooey, pfooey, those are words uninhibited by wind,” Eunuch Wu whispered and spat softly, “Both the State Duke’s family and Empress have appointed wet nurses for the Crown Princess. Together with the Imperial Doctors, there’s been no trouble so far, it’s just that Her Majesty feels uneasy, possibly feeling unwell during pregnancy, hence her foul mood these days.”
Eunuch Wu lowered his voice and said, “His Highness’s aning, you wanted to use the palace servants for your apprentices to practice on, right? Co to the palace; you can stick needles in whoever you want. The side hall in the Eastern Palace is there for you. Just rember, when you enter the palace, pay your respect to His Highness and the Crown Princess.”
By saying pay respects, it is actually implied that she should check their pulses and examine those around them for potential issues.
Ever since poisonous stones were found near him, the Crown Prince had been a bit paranoid; even when his clothing was changed to a different incense, he would call an Imperial Doctor.
Manbao thought about how slow the progress of acupuncture skills amongst Ms. Doctor Liu and the others was, and imdiately nodded, “You said it, so I will enter the palace tomorrow to greet the Crown Princess.”
Manbao was already calculating in her mind, “I don’t ask for much, just allow to enter every other day, and you can give twenty people to practice on.”
Eunuch Wu wanted to tell her he could find her even more.
But he thought about how this had to be a sustainable process, and moving too many people away for acupuncture might delay other tasks. If upper managent held them accountable, it could lead to dire consequences beyond just canceling the plan.
So he nodded.
Manbao was pleased and whispered, “I have four apprentices now, can I bring them all into the palace?”
“That’s not possible, you can take at most two with you each ti.”
Manbao felt conflicted, “This would slow down the progress a lot. We should learn together. My niece can wait as she hasn’t started morizing the acupuncture point charts, but Zheng Gu and the rest are ready to practice.”
“You’ll need to request His Highness’s favor for that.”
Manbao thought about it and said, “Alright, I will ask for His Highness’s favor when I enter the palace tomorrow.”
Eunuch Wu was also pleased because even though Zhou Manbao was using the palace staff for practice, it added an extra layer of safety for them, right?
There are very few palace staff mbers who could see a doctor and get dication when they fell ill.
In excitent, Eunuch Wu accidentally leaked so information, saying, “From what I understand from His Highness, the Emperor seems to consider rebuilding the Imperial dical Office based on your proposal, and might broadly recruit dical students.”
Manbao was taken aback, her heart pounding, “Is that true?”
Eunuch Wu felt tense, realizing he had said sothing he shouldn’t have, but seeing Manbao’s bright eyes, he gritted his teeth and nodded, lowering his voice, “Of course it’s true. His Highness wants to take on this task and establish it together with the Chongwen Pavilion, which would also bring him rit. Doctor Zhou Junior, this matter is still being discussed between His Highness and the Emperor; even the court ministers are unaware, so…”
Manbao imdiately said, “Rest assured, I won’t tell anyone, absolutely won’t spread it around.”
Eunuch Wu breathed a sigh of relief and smiled again, “If the Imperial dical Office can be established, then Doctor Zhou Junior’s contributions will be imasurable in the future. I’ve heard that the Emperor had fifth-rank official robes made for you.”
Bai Shan and Zhou SiLang had just finished arranging matters with the visiting Zhang Family mbers, and when Bai Shan turned around, he found Manbao still whispering with Eunuch Wu, so he couldn’t help but shake his head.
Zhou Liulang ca out of the kitchen and was about to go back to change his clothes. Seeing the bustling scene, he ca over to take a look. Looking outside, he saw Old Man Qiu and his daughter peeking in, and he was montarily taken aback, imdiately pulling Zhou SiLang.
“Fourth Brother, my future father-in-law is here…”
Zhou SiLang looked outside, quickly apologized to Sun Sanlang, and hurried out with Zhou Liulang, “Oh, my in-laws have arrived, please co inside, please co inside…”
Manbao heard the commotion and turned her head to see Qiu Pei, quickly nodding to Eunuch Wu before heading out to warmly take Qiu Pei’s hand in hers with a smile, “Sister Qiu, you’ve co, please co inside. Lijun and the others are in the backyard.”
Old Man Qiu saw the Zhou siblings’ enthusiasm and finally relaxed his heart a little. His face, already red, turned even more scarlet with sha, as he realized he might have overthought the matter earlier.
He glanced inside the door, a little embarrassed, “We ca in such a rush, and didn’t bring any proper gifts.”
Zhou SiLang laughed heartily, “The best gift is you coming here yourself. What need is there for good gifts? Liulang, hurry and bring your father-in-law in, Manbao, take First Lady Qiu to have so fun in the back.”
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