Envoys were free of charge to stay in the post house. It was common for envoys from some vassal states to stay in the post house for three to five years.
You can live for free, but food, drink and clothing do cost money.
Especially for food, the inn does not include meals. You either have to pay to eat and drink in the inn or go out to eat.
Most people in Chang'an actually eat white flour and white rice. In their country, even the nobles cannot eat these for three meals a day.
The money they brought was not much, mainly because the money was different, and silver was very valuable in their country, so they didn't bring much.
In the end, I sold some of the valuable things I brought in exchange for some money, and I spent a lot on my travels recently.
If they don't enter the Imperial Academy, they may not be able to live in Chang'an anymore, and they will have no choice but to return to Goryeo with the courtesy from Da Jin.
Then their mission was half a failure.
Unexpectedly, Bai Shan and the others seemed to think that their status was very valuable. I wonder if they can follow their path?
While they were thinking, Manbao and the others had already checked into the palace. Daji and others watched them enter the palace and then turned around and rode home.
Manbao and the other three returned the things to the bedroom, and she took the important documents and held them in her arms, then turned around and went to the Chongwen Hall to order.
After writing a few pages of medical books, he got up and went to see three disciples for acupuncture. After giving some advice, he went to see the princess. Then he went back to have lunch with Bai Shan and the others, rested for a while, and then went to Chongwen Hall to repair books.
It wasn't until the afternoon when she felt hungry and tired that she took the fold and her medicine box to find Prince Gong. After seeing Prince Gong, she stopped by to find the emperor and gave him the apology fold.
The emperor didn't intend to see him, so he sent him away after collecting the coupons. Then he thought of something and asked his chamberlain to call back Manbao who had already walked down the steps.
Man Bao turned around and entered the palace without complaint, saluted the emperor and stood aside with a medicine box.
The emperor happened to be tired after a long day of work. He waved his hand, asked Zhou Man to put down the medicine box, and asked: "How is Prince Gong's health?"
Man Bao calculated the delivery date of the Crown Princess in his mind and said: "The prince's health is better than before, but I see that the prince's will is not strong, so I have to train to be stronger to prevent him from suddenly stopping and gaining weight again."
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The emperor thought for a while and nodded, "You can practice more slowly. Don't always force Prince Gong. I heard that you made him cry several times when you bullied him?"
Man Bao refused to admit it, "Prince Gong felt that it was uncomfortable to practice, but he had to persist in order to be filial to His Majesty and the empress, so he cried."
The emperor believed she was a ghost, but she was nice to talk to, so he ignored the matter and didn't mention it. Anyway, his only request was to treat her slowly, don't be too impatient, and let Prince Gong successfully lose weight after the New Year.
It just so happened that Man Bao thought so too.
The emperor and his ministers reached a reconciliation, and the emperor leaned on the dragon chair and chatted with her, "I heard someone said that on the eighth day of the lunar month, you took the princesses to see the beauties of Korea?"
Man Bao immediately said: "They don't look good."
The emperor raised his eyebrows, "Didn't you have a great time talking to each other? Why did you turn around and say you're not good-looking?"
Man Bao said: "It's just that you are better-looking than ordinary people. You will never be as good-looking as Senior Brother Yang. We usually see a lot of good-looking people. Bai Shan and Yin You are both better-looking than them."
She paused and applied eye drops to them, "And the beauty on the surface is only temporary after all. Their knowledge is not high and their knowledge is limited, so it is really not enough to be called beautiful."
The emperor couldn't help but become curious, "Why do you speak ill of others?"
Man Bao denied, "I didn't say anything bad. I was seeking truth from facts."
After saying that, she couldn't get any more angry, so she snorted twice and said: "Your Majesty, they want to send doctors to study medicine in the Imperial Medical Office, but they look down on the Imperial Medical Office in words, thinking that our imperial doctors are just craftsmen. Humph, medicine is profound and profound, even
Huang Di has been studying this for a long time, why do they look down on us?"
The emperor was slightly stunned, and immediately comforted her and said: "It shows that they are short-sighted. Our Imperial Medical Office still relies on the concerted efforts of the imperial doctors. Who dares to look down on you?"
Although he knew that the status of doctors was indeed lower than that of scholars, the emperor's words still made Man Bao feel a little relieved.
After the emperor and others left, he laughed with Gu Zhong and said, "This little girl is quite angry. She just said a word and she came to me to complain."
Gu Zhong bent down and said with a smile: "Master Zhou, you are still young and you don't know how to hide your thoughts."
The emperor smiled and said: "If you can't, then you can't. She has good medical skills, so it's enough to concentrate on studying medicine."
Man Bao picked up the medicine box and walked away in high spirits. Not long after leaving, he met Ming Da and Chang Yu who were waiting in front.
She immediately picked up the medicine box and trotted forward: "Why are you here?"
"We were waiting for you when we heard you were coming, but third brother actually left after you finished watching."
Man Bao looked around and lowered his voice and said, "His Majesty asked me to write a letter of apology. I will send it to him. Of course I have to avoid people."
Mingda was curious, "What mistake did you make?"
Man Bao complained bitterly: "Because I took you out to see beauties."
The two princesses immediately became embarrassed, and Mingda asked: "Did your father punish you?"
Man Bao shook his head, "Your Majesty didn't want the courtiers to know, so he didn't even go to the Yushitai. What do you want from me?"
Only then did Changyu remember the business, and pulled Manbao to talk about interceding with the Korean envoy. She told Manbao exactly what the emperor said that day, and then sighed: "I promised Lou Mian
Well, it’s hard to break your promise, right?”
Man Bao was stunned and she even complained.
She swallowed her saliva and said, "You don't think that's a promise. At most, you agree to give it a try."
"Then let's give it a try. I haven't tried it yet."
Man Bao stared at Chang Yu curiously and asked, "Do you like Lou Mian very much?"
Chang Yu said: "The main reason is that I don't want the beauty to be sad. He is so white and gentle. What if he frowns in sadness?"
Man Bao turned to Ming Da and said, "Fortunately she is not a prince. Otherwise, if she becomes the emperor, the harem will be in chaos?"
Mingda thought about the scene for a moment and couldn't help laughing. He was so happy.
Changyu stamped his feet and said, "I am talking to you seriously, but you are making fun of me."
Man Bao thought for a while, and then whispered to Chang Yu: "I don't think it's easy, because I just said bad things about them to Your Majesty."
Chang Yu was stunned, and after a while his eyes widened, "Is it because Gao You looks down on the Imperial Medical Office?"
Man Bao nodded, "He looks down on the Imperial Medical Office, and I still look down on them."
"But what does this have to do with Lou Mian?"
Mingda smiled and said: "Sister is confused. Lou Mian is his companion. He will be both prosperous and devastated. This is inevitable."
Changyu pouted and looked at Manbao.
Man Bao scratched his head and asked after a while: "How about I go to His Majesty to change my words another day?"
"Don't," Mingda stopped her, "If you try to figure out your superiors' intentions like this, be careful of your father asking you to blame."
Although beauty is important, friends are also important. Chang Yu sighed and said, "That's right, you can't talk about this anymore. It's unusual for my father to be angry. I'd better go and intercede on my own."