Entering the Daming Palace by boat, Man Bao found that the Daming Palace looked more... wilder.
The Daming Palace ushered in a brief opportunity for repairs after the Empress Dowager brought Prince Gong and Mingda to escape the summer heat. Unfortunately, it was very short, and it was cut off due to funding problems within two months, and the two months only It's just that one of the half-built palaces has been built, but the palace is empty after it is built, with no furniture or anything in it.
Later, the emperor was always poor, and the internal treasury was in a state of being unable to make ends meet, and the treasury was tightly controlled by the courtiers. As long as he showed his intention to build the Daming Palace, the imperial historians from Weizhi to Liupin would write to dissuade them, thinking that now It is considered Min'an, and there is still a long distance from Cathay Pacific. It is really not good to do major civil engineering works at this time.
The emperor was persuaded, and later left the Daming Palace behind.
Later on, it was difficult to keep filial piety, and it was not easy to build large-scale construction projects; last year, it was the Western Expedition, and the treasury ran out of money, so the Daming Palace... well, let alone the construction, even the repairs were less, so the grass and trees grew a bit wanton, full of treasures Standing on the boat and looking at the weeds on both sides, he shook his head slightly, thinking that the emperor's house is a good one, there are so many houses, and the house can be abandoned like this.
When they arrived at the ferry, the servant stopped the boat and asked Zhou Man to disembark.
When Man Bao went ashore, he went on foot to see the palace that the Ministry of Industry was renovating.
There are not many people here, and now they are basically people and servants from the Ministry of Industry here. It's just that this time the emperor failed to build the palace, but wanted to transform it.
The emperor asked the Ministry of Industry to select the two largest palaces and build walls to seal them up. At that time, the princesses will be in one palace, and the princes will be in one palace. Men and women will be vaccinated separately, and people inside can only enter and cannot exit.
Between the two palaces, a very long lane was built for the imperial physician to go back and forth between the two palaces.
So once people from the royal family live in, the two palaces will be sealed off, and even food will be brought in in hanging baskets.
The reason for being so cautious is because this is Daming Palace, which is too close to Taiji Palace, in order to avoid smallpox leaking out.
Originally, the vaccinations should be taken to Huangzhuang, where it is the safest.
It's a pity that the emperor didn't want his children and grandchildren to be wronged. There were six people living in one room in the Huangzhuang, and it was an urgently built house mixed with earth and stone. It couldn't compare to the palace here in Daming Palace.
Here, at least one room per person can be guaranteed.
That's right, here is a room for one person. The emperor was so proud that he made a long screen to divide the big room into two rooms. In one room, not only a little princess, a princess, etc., but also princesses and princesses can live. The masters can also bring a serving maid.
Well, the selected maids are all around sixteen years old, and they also have to be vaccinated like their masters. If there is no accident in the future, they will always serve their masters.
Man Baolai's inspection is to check whether the two palaces are really sealed, and there is no secret passage to pass things inside and outside. This kind of thing is not a big problem in Huangzhuang, but it is a big taboo in the palace.
It is also necessary to check whether the medicine halls prepared for them in the Taiyuan Hospital are in compliance, as well as the sanitation of the palace.
After checking today's work, Man Bao held her hands and raised her neck to watch the craftsmen busy. Looking at it, she felt that with their today's fine work, it would probably take a lot of money to build the rest of the Daming Palace. For several years, it was still when the emperor was very rich.
If the money is not available, I am afraid that it will not be able to be built in more than ten years.
Man Bao shook his head, took note of the progress of their project, and left.
It's almost time for her to leave the office. When she returns to Tai Chi Palace by boat, it should be almost time for her to leave the office. Well, she still has to walk back to Taiji Hospital, it's so far away.
But thinking of the makeup box in the hospital, she was full of motivation again.
Man Bao happily took the makeup box and left the palace. Before he went out, he saw Bai Shan waiting outside the palace gate.
Man Bao immediately stepped forward with a smile. The guards checked her makeup box and stared at her with piercing eyes.
Man Bao said generously: "This is given to me by Princess Gong."
Of course, the guards didn't think it was a bribe, but a reward.
Zhou Man was one of the most rewarded foreign ministers they knew.
King Gong and the former King of Yizhou do not count.
The guards gave her an envious look, wrote down what she had brought out today, and then let her go.
As soon as she came out, Bai Shan reached out to take the makeup box, his hand sank, he stabilized, and asked: "Why did Princess Gong give you a gift?"
Man Bao said: "Get in the car and talk."
Daji came to pick them up and go home.
When he got in the car, Man Bao rubbed his sore arms and said, "Princess Gong bribed me, but she said it was to add makeup to me."
Man Bao paused and said: "Prince Gong definitely doesn't know about this, I think their husband and wife will definitely quarrel after they go back."
Bai Shan was puzzled, "Why are you arguing?"
After thinking for a while, Man Bao said: "If I gave Lu Yue a very expensive gift in private, and said that you asked me to give it, would you be angry?"
The relationship between Bai Shan and Lu Yue is not very good, basically because they are both students of Chongwenguan and they maintain a superficial harmony.
Well, there is Zhao Liulang in the middle to reconcile.
If Man Bao gave something to Lu Yue in private, and claimed that he gave it to Lu Yue, then in Lu Yue's eyes, it means that Bai Shan was seeking peace with him, and Bai Shan must be angry!
Bai Shan glanced at her, "Will you give Lu Yue a gift?"
Man Bao shook his head, "We have nothing to do with him, not to mention that we have nothing to ask him for, even if there is, our attitudes in dealing with things are not harmonious, so naturally we won't ask for it."
She paused and said: "But Princess Gong is a gentle person."
It's just too gentle, so I can't be Lord Gong's master, and it's even hard to influence him.
Zhou Man was right. Prince Gong and Concubine Gong had indeed quarreled. It should be said that Prince Gong unilaterally scolded Concubine Gong to tears.
On the other side, the couple in the main hall of the Taiji Hall was the queen who was scolding the emperor, "Sanlang's daughter-in-law wants to give Zhouman a gift, why do you point it out in front of Sanlang?"
"Isn't it what you said that Saburo's daughter-in-law wants to ease their relationship with Zhou Man?"
Queen: "... But do you think San Lang seems to be willing? You don't know what kind of temper he is. After pointing it out, he just feels embarrassed. In the end, it is San Lang's wife who is wronged, and the relationship may not be eased."
She said: "It's better to let San Lang's wife give it away quietly. It doesn't matter whether Zhou Man and San Lang have a good relationship, as long as she has a good relationship with San Lang's wife."
This is the survival wisdom of the back house. Except for some unresolvable grievances, other festivals are for you men to compete with you, and we also have our own friendship.
In fact, Zhou Man and Prince Gong didn't have any real deep hatred, but they just had different positions because of the crown prince.
Zhou Man has never dealt any damage, what she has always done is to heal the sick and save the people, but it is the crown prince.
So the queen thinks that as long as the time is long enough, the grievances between them can be alleviated, regardless of whether it exists or not, Zhou Man is an upright person and will not harm others for this, so it is better to let nature take its course and the emperor intervene, completely It was a bad thing done with good intentions.
See you tomorrow