Mingda and Changyu were stunned. This was not how they discussed it at the beginning.
Is this okay?
It's really okay, they can still get a few dozen taels, and they don't have to discuss it with their husbands at home, the wives can make their own decisions.
However, when I go to Huguo Temple to donate sesame oil money and do rituals at Xuandu Monastery, the maximum amount is twenty taels at a time.
Many people follow this standard and raise it a little higher.
The donation was much less than that of Mrs. Zhao Guogong and others, but there were so many of them, and the little they added up made a lot...
Man Bao couldn't help but sit up straight, and looked at the number recorded by the female official, his heart skipping a beat.
But it's not over yet.
When the time was almost up, a palace maid came to invite the Crown Princess and everyone to the table.
Everyone got up and went to the main hall.
There is an empty space in the middle of the hall, and the surroundings are filled with low tables and low seats. Two people sit together, and there is a second seat behind them, usually for family members.
After Man Bao entered the main hall, he remembered that she had lost two of her family members, so she couldn't help but look around.
Mingda said to her: "Just go to the table. When they come, someone from the palace will bring them over."
Man Bao thought so, so he looked for his own place.
She was a fourth-grade editor with a middle-to-upper status status. She simply skipped the front few rows and looked behind her without her having to look for it. A chamberlain immediately came forward and bowed to lead her to sit down.
Man Bao lifted up his official robe and sat down cross-legged, exhaled a breath, noticed someone sitting on his left side, and turned to look.
Liu Shangshu sat down and saw Zhou Man. After thinking for a while, he simply stood up and sat up. When he saw his wife being led over by the palace maid, he immediately waved and pointed to where he was sitting just now and said: "Madam, sit down quickly."
Mrs. Liu Shangshu smiled at him, and when she saw Zhou Man in a blink of an eye, her eyes brightened, and she immediately stepped forward and said with a smile, "It's my in-laws' aunt. It was difficult to talk in the hall just now. I heard that my in-laws' aunt has led the Tathagata?"
Man Bao responded, "I just ran into Liu Huan, and I don't know where I went to play."
"Children are always naughty." Mrs. Liu Shangshu smiled.
She sat down next to Liu Shangshu, and happened to be sitting next to Zhou Man.
Man Baozheng was wondering, why did Liu Shangshu want to sit down just now? When he looked up, he saw Su Guogong sitting on the other side of him.
Man Bao immediately looked away. He heard that the relationship between Liu Shangshu and Su Guogong was very bad. There was once a fight in the upper court. When Su Guogong kicked someone, his boot flew out and hit Liu Shangshu directly in the face.
That incident caused Liu Shangshu to be teased for several years.
Man Bao heard about this because it was still a joke until now. Occasionally, the quarrels in the court meetings were too fierce and some courtiers couldn't help but attack each other personally. As long as the target was Liu Shangshu, Liu Shangshu would be punished.
Someone made fun of you in a subtle way.
It's not very harmful, but it's extremely insulting.
Duke Su Guogong obviously knew this. In fact, this matter was not a good thing for him, so after thinking about it, he turned his head and looked to the other side, not intending to meet Liu Shangshu's eyes.
Liu Shangshu:......
I was so angry, but I had to keep a smile on my face.
Man Bao looked away, Bai Shan and the others happened to come in, so she waved to them.
Bai Shan led people forward and asked her, "I can't find you. Have you gone to the garden?"
Man Bao nodded: "I'm playing with Mingda and the others, why don't you go to the garden to find me?"
There were only female relatives there, so they didn't want to go.
Bai Shan glanced around, pointed to a location and said to Yin, "Master Yin is over there."
Yin You nodded to them and went up to find his father.
Bai Shan bowed to his colleagues on the left and right, and then sat down below Zhou Man, while Zhou Liru sat on the seat behind them.
Liu Huan also happily sat behind his grandparents and leaned over to talk to her quietly, "The palace arranged a good location this time. I thought we should be separated by a few tables."
Mrs. Liu Shangshu looked at them with a smile. Zhou Liru blushed slightly and bowed to Liu Shangshu and his wife before sitting down.
Mrs. Liu Shangshu was very happy and even talked to Zhou Liru for a while.
Master Tang and his wife came forward and sat down under Bai Shan.
Seeing him, Zhou Man and others were shocked, and they all turned to look at him.
After Mr. Tang sat down, he turned his head to meet their gazes, narrowed his eyes slightly, and asked, "What's wrong?"
Man Bao asked: "Senior Brother Tang, why are you sitting here?"
She pointed diagonally across the street and said, "Why don't you sit with Mr. Old Tang?"
Mr. Tang raised his chin proudly and said, "I already have a seat, so why should I take a second seat?"
Yes, he is now Jingzhao Shaoyin, a fourth-grade official, and he is qualified to participate in the palace banquet. Why should he rely on his father to come in?
that is……
Man Bao looked at Mr. Old Tang who was diagonally across from him. Half of the seats were occupied by himself, and the other half was empty. He looked a little pitiful.
Mr. Tang also looked diagonally across from him, wondering, "It's strange. In previous years, Mr. Yin and my father would sit together. Where is Mr. Yin?"
Bai Shandao: "Master Yin has a family this year, and they are up here."
Mr. Tang saw that Yin You attended the palace banquet for the first time, and even Mrs. Yin, who rarely came to the palace, came.
Mrs. Tang raised her eyebrows slightly, turned to Zhou Man and said, "Speaking of it, Yin You's health is indeed much better. Let's go to the Western Regions first. He will be able to come back safely from such a far away place. It won't be a big problem if you follow him on the Eastern Expedition this time, right?
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Man Bao said: "Yin may not go."
"Yin may not go, but Lord Yin will go, and for this Eastern Expedition, Your Majesty has brought many important officials from the court with him. Each one of them is very precious."
Especially his immediate boss, Mr. Yin. Mr. Tang is currently doing a very happy job under him and has no plans to change his immediate boss for the time being.
Yin Li controls the security and politics of Jingzhao Mansion, as well as the imperial army. Generally speaking, unless he changes the emperor, or commits an unforgivable crime by committing suicide, his career is almost lifelong.
Master Tang and Man Bao said, "Please protect us, Master Yin."
After all, swords have no eyes on the battlefield.
Man Bao nodded, "I will." If there is a chance.
Taking advantage of the absence of the emperor, the officials exchanged some political opinions, and the wives also exchanged gossip. As a result, the rumor of "worshiping Zhou Man, donating military resources, and gaining merit" spread at an extremely fast speed in the most noble place in the Jin Dynasty.
The news spread at the palace banquet.
Man Bao felt like someone was always looking at her, and their eyes were constantly focused on her.
Man Bao picked up the tea cup and took a sip of tea to conceal it, and asked Ke Ke, "Is someone talking bad about me?"
Keke: "...Does the host want to spend points to listen to it?"
"Can't it be free?"
Keke: "No."
"Oh, that's not a bad word, at least it won't do much harm to me." Otherwise, if it was a life-threatening situation, Keke would take the initiative to report it without the need for points.
Keke:……
Bai Shan also noticed it and asked her in a low voice, "Did you have a fight with someone in the garden just now?"
Otherwise, why would so many ladies have been quietly staring at them?