Bai Shan and Man Bao kept it a secret. No one told their family about Bai Shan's injury, not even the two guards who followed Bai Shan and Daji.
Of course, they didn't say it was because of Bai Shan's warning.
The Bai Shan now is no longer the Bai Shan before.
In the past, they would naturally listen to the old lady, but now that Bai Shan has married and established a business and is the head of the Bai family, they will naturally listen to Bai Shan, even if they are sent by the old lady to take care of Bai Shan.
Daji originally wanted to tell the old lady, but thinking that the young master's injury was a bit strange, he held back.
In the evening, the family sat together. Lao Zhou was listening to a book from heaven. It took him a long time to find his voice, "Does this mean that Man Bao is now the head of the county?"
Man Bao nodded.
Lao Zhou swallowed his saliva. He didn't know much about the village owner, but he knew about the county owner. According to legend, wasn't the county owner the prince's daughter?
"Can a daughter from outside really be made the county head?"
Man Bao pointed at himself and said, "Dad, just look at me, I'm fine."
She said: "Actually, I don't really want to be named the county lord. It would be great to be named the county uncle. The county lord cannot be hereditary, but the county uncle may still be hereditary."
Even though she was downgraded to a peerage, it was still better than being cut off from her generation.
After hearing this, everyone looked at Bai Shan with bright eyes.
Mrs. Liu asked Bai Shan curiously: "You are just a scholar who organizes government affairs and drafts edicts for His Majesty. How can you make such great contributions that you can be granted the title of earl?"
As the saying goes, a title shows its merits and a position shows its abilities. Even if Bai Shan is promoted, he should be promoted to an official position to show his talents. Only those who have meritorious service and great merit can be awarded the title of earl.
Bai Shandao: "I went to the battlefield several times, and the last time I warned you in time, I saved General Qibi and two thousand soldiers. That's why Your Majesty sealed me."
Mrs. Liu looked him up and down suspiciously, "Really?"
Bai Shan nodded solemnly, "It really can't be true anymore. If grandma doesn't believe me, I'll ask you."
Mrs. Liu glanced at Daji and did not ask him. The child had grown up and it would not be good for her to ask too detailed questions.
Mrs. Liu read and re-read the imperial edict conferring rewards on the two of them, and finally became happy. She raised her lips and asked, "This is a great event. Do you want to entertain guests?"
Bai Shan and Man Bao looked at each other and shook their heads and refused: "Your Majesty has given many people a reward this time. We are just giving a small reward. If we are also hosting a banquet, we don't know how long the queue will last. Why not just invite a few close friends to eat?"
Just a meal is enough.”
Mrs. Liu thought about it and thought it would be better to keep a low profile.
This time, their family has granted two titles, and both Man Bao and Bai Shan have relatively young foundations. However, they are both too young. If they entertain guests at a large banquet, they will inevitably draw attention to themselves.
In fact, even if they did not entertain guests, Bai Shan and Zhou Man still attracted the attention of many people.
Bai Shan didn't want to talk about it. His trip out was highly praised by the emperor, who thought that his experience was more important than the entire Liaodong;
Next is Zhou Man. She entered the officialdom as a woman without any foundation. Until now, she not only has an official position to show her ability, but also a knighthood to show her merit.
It's impossible not to be shocked.
Some families with unworthy descendants but one or two smart daughters and granddaughters could not hold back their excitement.
If their daughter (granddaughter) can also serve as an official and be the arms of her father and brother at home, wouldn't this be an act of honoring the ancestors?
Just thinking about it deeply, everyone can't help but regret that Zhou Man's path to success is difficult to copy.
She entered the Taiyuan Hospital based on her medical skills. She wanted to compile medical books and provide medical treatment for the prince and princess, so she entered the Chongwen Pavilion.
If other women want to follow her path, they have to go to the Imperial Medical Office and start studying medicine like her.
Nowadays, the only female officials accepted by the imperial court are the Imperial Hospital and the Imperial Medical Office, and other departments will obviously not accept them.
Even Chongwen Guan would find it difficult to accept a second female official.
And let the smart girl in their family go to study medicine...
These adults are not very willing.
Doctors are craftsmen. Although the status of the Imperial Medical Office has increased, in the eyes of everyone, doctors are still craftsmen who serve people.
Everyone just thought about it in their hearts and suppressed the idea after getting entangled.
But young girls had their own ideas, and many girls got together to make an appointment to do a big event at the palace banquet.
Not two days after the emperor awards the reward, a celebration banquet will be held in the palace.
Man Bao and Bai Shan were among them this time, and they could both bring their families in, so Man Bao brought Qian and Zhou Lijun, while Bai Shan brought his grandmother and mother.
Originally, he didn't want to take Mrs. Liu with him. The palace banquet was very cumbersome and there were all kinds of gifts. Although it was glorious, it was also very tiring. He didn't want Mrs. Liu to suffer this.
But Mrs. Liu felt that if Bai Shan was released, his family would have to be left in the capital to take care of them.
Man Bao was out of the question, and Mrs. Zheng was thin-skinned, so she had to be the one to do it, so Mrs. Liu wanted to go to the palace to meet someone this time, to make an impression first, and to find someone to talk to later.
So the family of six went out together.
Bai Erlang and Princess Mingda were waiting for them at the palace gate, and they all entered the palace together.
Originally, with Zhou Man here, the chamberlains in the palace were considerate enough, and with Princess Mingda, everyone respected Mrs. Liu and Mrs. Qian even more, and directly carried them on a chariot to the palace where the banquet was held.
Mrs. Liu and Mr. Qian were both a little uneasy, so the chamberlain who led them explained in a soft voice: "Your Majesty and the empress are considerate and cannot let the elderly ladies and gentlemen walk such a long way, so I specially asked them to
The servants are waiting at the palace gate to carry the chariot."
Mrs. Zhao Guogong and others also entered the palace in a chariot, not just Mrs. Liu and Mrs. Qian.
The two of them felt relieved.
This was Qian's first time entering the palace. She was a little panicked when Man Bao helped her get off the chariot, but her hand held Man Bao's little hand, which was warm and made her heart settle down.
She raised her head and glanced at the door of the palace, and exhaled quietly. The door looked quite high and big, much more grand than theirs.
It is indeed a royal palace.
However, because the Zhou residence she now lives in is not bad, even though the grandeur of Tai Chi Palace frightened her, she still managed to stay calm.
Man Bao helped Qian into the palace and turned through a door. Inside was a large courtyard. Because it was winter, there were not many flowers at the moment, but the palace gardeners were still able to put out a lot of potted flowers.
It looks especially beautiful in the deserted winter.
There are also red plums that have opened in advance, and the bright red branches are stacked together, which is really beautiful.
Turn around the courtyard and go up the corridor. Entering the second courtyard is the main hall. The banquet is held inside. At this time, many officials and their families are already here.
As soon as the two families came in, everyone couldn't help but look over. Several young ladies' eyes lit up and they stepped forward gracefully. They bowed to Zhou Man, raised their eyes slightly and said with a smile: "Greetings to Mr. Zhou, little Queen Jiu."