The palace attendants began preparing the evening meal, and the emperor, holding the empress's hand, sat at the dinner table, somewhat curious, "They're all doctors. Putting aside Director Xiao, there are few ministers in court who have considered these questions like Manbao. Only that old man Wei Zhi enjoys pondering over them. How did she come to think of it?"
The empress offered him a piece of meat and replied, "I asked her. It was her teacher who tested them. It seems that she calculated for her family how many Yongye Fields her nephews would receive upon reaching adulthood. Her teacher then instructed them to calculate whether the wasteland in Qili Village was enough for their share upon maturity, thus leading to more discussions."
The emperor became curious, "How many nephews does she have?"
The empress laughed, "I heard there are already eight."
The emperor said, "…Still one household?"
The empress nodded with a smile.
