When Zhou Man went out, it was already dawn. Daji prepared the carriage and Xibing took the medicine box to the carriage. "Madam, do I want to follow you into the palace?"
"No need," Zhou Man said, "There are medical assistants in the Imperial Hospital. It is inconvenient for you to enter and leave the palace. If anything happens, I will ask them to do it."
When the cakes were served, Zhou Man stopped entering the palace.
Zhou Man left home early, and when she arrived at the palace gate, not many adults entered the palace. She took the medicine box to Taiyuan Hospital on the way, and then slowly walked to the emperor's study while admiring the winter scenery of Taiji Hall.
Most of the time, the small court meeting was held in the emperor's study.
When Zhou Man wandered over, there were already several adults waiting. They were all acquaintances. Han Shangshu, Li Shangshu and Liu Shangshu were all there, and even Yang Heshu came.
Zhou Man walked over and saluted everyone. Liu Shangshu pointed at Cui Shangshu and said with a smile: "Master Zhou has not met Cui Shangshu and Zhang Shangshu, right? This is the newly appointed Cui Shangshu of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and this is the newly appointed Zhang Shangshu of the Criminal Ministry.
Shangshu."
Cui Shangshu said with a smile: "I met him at the luncheon yesterday. Mr. Zhou is indeed worthy of his reputation."
Zhou Man had a smile on her face and a modest mouth, but she was wondering in her heart, did she show off her medical skills yesterday?
Zhang Shangshu looked at Zhou Man and said with a smile: "This is my first time meeting Mr. Zhou, but the two of us are quite destined."
"Oh?" Zhou Man looked at Zhang Shangshu curiously. He was not very impressed, but he looked a bit familiar.
Yang Heshu on the side smiled and said: "You must have met Zhang Shangshu. Zhang Shangshu was once the governor of Jiannan Road. During that time, you and Bai Shan and Baicheng studied in Yizhou."
Zhou Man instantly remembered, "Oh, Dragon Boat Festival, I have indeed seen that one before. I haven't seen him for many years, but Mr. Zhang has not changed much. He is still so young."
Zhang Shangshu laughed loudly after hearing this and said: "Mianzhou is also under the rule of Jiannan Road. As a military governor, I can barely be regarded as Lord Zhou's parent official, let alone what happened in Yizhou back then. Although we have never seen it
Although we met each other, we cooperated a lot, so I say the two of us are destined."
"Yes, yes, I didn't even expect..."
A few people exchanged pleasantries, Gu Zhong came out and invited them in, and the others also arrived.
Zhou Man scanned around and found that except for three people from the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Imperial Medical Office, there were only two people from other departments.
So the number of people was not very large. After entering the room, everyone sat down in batches.
This time, the rankings were based on actual positions, not titles, so Zhou Man sat below Xiao Yuanzheng, and below him was Mr. Luo.
It was much closer to the emperor than at the Great Court. It was only two rows away. She could see the emperor as soon as she raised her head, and the emperor only had to lift his eyelids to see her.
The most terrible thing is that the prince is sitting in the first place opposite her, not very far away from her, and he can see her as soon as he raises his head.
So Zhou Man didn't dare to take a nap and just sat down after entering.
Fortunately, today's topic is about the establishment of medicine shops in the Imperial Medical Office, so Zhou Man is not troubled if he has something to say.
She was in high spirits throughout the morning, and even the emperor was surprised.
Zhou Man had been sleeping at the Great Court Meeting for several years. He was not blind. Even though he was far away, he sat high up and could not clearly tell what was going on underneath, but he could tell after watching it for so many years.
But because Zhou Man was only interested in medical skills and the Imperial Medical Office, she basically didn't interfere in other affairs of the court. Her status was a bit special, and it was more comfortable for all officials in the court to remain silent, so the emperor often turned a blind eye.
Let it go.
Only sometimes when he felt unhappy, or when the outcome of the officials' discussion was not what he wanted, he would name Zhou Man and talk about it, which not only relieved his mood, but also disgusted the officials.
It was rare for her to be able to listen to the whole day's morning session in high spirits without his roll call.
The emperor glanced at Zhou Man, waved his hand, and announced that he was withdrawing from the court. Everyone should go and do whatever they were supposed to do. That was the end of today's small court meeting.
Zhou Man stood up and was about to go out with Xiao Yuan when Gu Zhong trotted up and said, "Master Zhou, stay here while your Majesty leaves you to discuss matters."
Mr. Luo glanced at Zhou Man, then at Xiao Yuanzheng, whose expression had not changed much, then turned around and left.
Yang Heshu smiled at Zhou Man and followed Liu Shangshu away first.
The prince also left, and suddenly only the emperor, Gu Zhong and Zhou Man were left in the room.
The emperor rolled up his sleeves and stretched out his hand, and Zhou Man stepped forward to check his pulse, "Your Majesty, are you feeling unwell?"
The emperor lowered his eyes and glanced at her, "Detoxify."
"Oh, Your Majesty, that injection is too painful and will cause damage to the body. You can't get injections frequently, at least half a month apart."
"Where's the detoxification soup?"
"We haven't figured out the medicine used in his elixir, so it's not easy to prepare a detoxification soup. There is an all-purpose detoxification decoction, but the medicine is three-part poison. Its efficacy is average, but it will leave poison, which will make it more complicated.
, so it’s better not to use it.” Zhou Man reassured the emperor and said, “Don’t worry, Your Majesty, I will study the elixir whenever I have time, and I will definitely develop the antidote as soon as possible.”
The emperor frowned and asked, "Do you have a lot of things to do now?"
Zhou Man sighed and nodded.
The emperor said: "Go and hand over the appointment, and then leave the matter to Xiao Yuanzheng and Mr. Luo. You can concentrate on the detoxification of Taiyuan Hospital."
Zhou Man agreed, the emperor's body is naturally the most important, then...
Zhou Man glanced at the emperor secretly.
The emperor looked at her and asked, "Is there anything else?"
"Your Majesty, what do you plan to do with Naarasa?"
The emperor raised his eyebrows and asked her, "What do you want me to do with him?"
"Your Majesty, no matter how you deal with him, if he is imprisoned, tortured, beheaded, etc., before that, can you let me draw some blood from him and study his body?"
Emperor: "...Do you really believe that he lived to be two hundred years old?"
Zhou Man was even more surprised than him, "...Your Majesty, don't you believe it?"
The emperor glanced at her lightly and said: "I have no intention of arresting him, nor do I intend to kill him. He is still staying in the Changsheng Temple. If you want his blood or something on his body, you can find a way to get it yourself."
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Not only did the emperor not touch Nalua Saha, he also ordered people to treat him with great courtesy and not to neglect him.
Zhou Man boasted that such a smart person could not figure out what he was going to do. She quietly discussed with Xiao Yuanzheng, "Even if the poisoning cannot be publicized, he has harmed His Majesty after all. There are still many ways to deal with him."
She snorted and said, "He can make one, two, or three pills in one furnace. You can tell with your toes that he has kept a lot of medicinal materials."
"There are so many precious medicinal materials. As long as you check the accounts, you will know that he is embezzling. This method can expose him, not to mention that it can also be used for crimes such as deceiving the public. Why don't you think His Majesty can deal with it?"
How could he be so gentle and polite to him?"
Xiao Yuanzheng signed for her and said, "Maybe it's to paralyze him so that we can attack him later?"
"Then Luo You is just a person, not a wealthy family, why do you need to paralyze him?" Zhou Man said: "Just arrest him, will there be anyone who will stand up for him?"