A familiar and soft voice woke up Zhu Biao, who had been sleeping for more than three hours. His consciousness gradually returned. He opened his eyes slightly and felt that the light was a little too bright. It must have been noon.
"Why are you still back? Where is Yang'er Liang'er?"
Having said that, Chang Luohua's return is not an unexpected thing. The husband is sick and the wife still stays with her parents' family. This is not the case for ordinary people, let alone the Tian family, where they are husband and wife.
, but they are also monarchs and ministers.
If Chang Luohua can't come today, I'm afraid there will be an impeachment meeting at the imperial censor's meeting tomorrow. The emperor and the empress who have not yet returned to the capital will be dissatisfied when they hear this. It is related to the country's foundation, and slackness is a major crime.
Chang Luohua took the warm handkerchief from the hands of the palace maid behind him, gently wiped her husband's face and replied: "The child is left in the palace, and I will have someone pick it up tomorrow. Are you feeling okay? Imperial Physician
Just waiting outside the door."
The moist towel scented with petals felt very comfortable when applied to my face. The lingering sleepiness was dispelled, my spirit was lifted, and my mind, which was rarely so relaxed, started to function again.
Liu Jin stepped forward and helped the Crown Princess to help the Crown Prince sit up, and quickly placed the couch pillow on his back. Then he turned around and waved, and someone immediately came up with several small tables and placed them in front of the bed.
However, within a short time, several exquisite dining tables were filled with various dishes, most of which Zhu Biao liked to eat on weekdays. However, he specially asked the imperial chef to make them lighter, and used less meaty ingredients than normal.
The prince was already sick, so naturally he couldn't care less about frugality. The table that was brought up later was fully stocked with all kinds of nourishing delicacies, and the ingredients were all tributes that were hard to change. This was not made by the imperial chef.
It was a medicated diet that several imperial doctors from the Imperial Hospital spent more than two hours discussing and making.
The aroma of the food stimulated gastrointestinal peristalsis and made people move their index fingers. Zhu Biao sat down and felt his body. His dizziness was much better than this morning, but his limbs were still a little weak and he didn't want to move.
Sun Shouzhen, the imperial hospital's envoy, came in again to pay homage. He bowed and took his pulse, then turned around and walked to the dining table and ordered a few dishes for them to take away. Then he went to the medicated meal table and carefully told Liu Jin which ones to use first and then which ones, and how much to use for each dish.
Better.
Liu Jin has a photographic memory and an excellent memory, which is also a well-known thing in the palace, so after explaining it carefully, Sun Shouzhen withdrew. In another part of the East Palace, he was still cooking the medicine that His Royal Highness would use later.
Watching it in person makes you feel at ease.
Zhu Biao didn't need to give any instructions or say anything. Liu Jin just relied on his intuition to serve the dishes he wanted to eat to the Crown Princess, who then fed them to the Crown Prince with her own hands.
After all, Liu Jin can be said to be the person who has spent the longest time with Zhu Biao in the world. From the time he entered Prince Wu's Mansion in the 24th year of Zhizheng, it can be said that he has been with him day and night for so many years.
Zhu Biao ate until he was half full, saving some for the medicinal meal. He couldn't help but feel a little distressed when he saw the ginseng with distinct roots in the bowl. It was rare to see such a size even in the palace.
After several medicated meals, Zhu Biao could only use as much as he wanted. Moreover, the imperial doctor was afraid of overdosing the nourishing food, so he ordered that one meal should be only three mouthfuls at most, so there was still a lot left.
Chang Luohua handed the bowl back to Liu Jin and said: "It's just an ordinary dish. The ingredients used in these medicinal meals are precious. Take it and ask the imperial doctor if it's okay, then send it to Wang Liangdi and Nuanyu."
"promise."
Since each dish comes with a separate spoon and bowl, there is no need to worry about getting sick, not to mention that the prince's illness is not contagious.
In order to avoid conflicting properties, the imperial doctor's decoction should be used after half an hour. Chang Luohua adjusted the pillow behind her husband and said: "Lu'er, Lin'an and others have been waiting in the side hall for almost two hours. I want to
See you soon?"
"Where are the second brother and the others?"
"I was afraid that there would be too much noise among them, so I asked the princes to go back to school first. Now I heard that I woke up, so I guess he will be here soon. All the concubines in the harem have also been sending people to greet me."
"Well, let Lu'er Lin'an and the others come in."
Soon, a group of princesses came in under the leadership of Liu An. Zhu Lu jumped over her eldest sister and rushed to the couch and asked anxiously: "Brother, are you in pain? Did you drink the medicine obediently?"
Zhu Biao stretched out his hand and pinched his younger sister's face and said, "It doesn't hurt. I've taken the medicine. You have to remember to wear more clothes these days, you know."
The other princesses didn't dare to go beyond that. They were younger sisters, but not biological sisters. If it were only the eldest brother, he might dare to be more casual, but he wouldn't dare in front of his sister-in-law.
"My sister and I are waiting to see my brother and sister-in-law. I wish my brother a happy and prosperous life."
Zhu Biao looked at the cute and well-behaved sisters and always smiled happily and said: "No gifts for all, Liu Jin will go get the embroidery stool and some new pastries."
"promise."
My sisters, the older ones are fine, Zhu Biao used to play with them in the early years when he was not busy, but those who are younger do not have this opportunity, and it is inevitable that they are a little unfamiliar, so they take turns to come up and play with them.
When the eldest brother spoke, he ran out of words after just a few greetings.
Fortunately, Lin'an is there to help, and the brothers and sisters have become more familiar with each other. Zhu Biao no longer has to be busy with government affairs today. Time is not tight anymore, so he naturally has more patience. He is also very relaxed when talking with his sisters. Everyone appreciates it.
Lots of interesting gadgets.
Of course, there is no need to talk about the living conditions of the princesses, but the rules in the palace are always restrictive for children. Except for Zhu Lu, even the younger ones look more sensible.
After talking about some cups of tea, the second and fifth elders led their younger brothers outside the palace. Lin'an and the others were all grown up girls, so naturally they couldn't get together with their brothers, so they led the little princesses back.
The two parties greeted each other outside the palace and said a few words and then separated. Zhu Xi led his brothers into the palace to salute. After a brief greeting, the brothers had nothing to say.
As usual, Zhu Biao told the younger ones to learn to listen to his teacher, and then asked them to leave. Before leaving, Zhu Ping said: "Brother, I heard that the third child is coming back today, and I want to go outside the city to greet him."
Zhu Biao almost forgot about it: "Go, you two were inseparable before, but this time you have been separated for quite some time."
"Thank you, brother. I will take my leave now."
"Um."
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After Zhao Ting'er wrote the last stroke in an upright manner, she almost fell over and her wrists were a little swollen. When she heard that His Highness was ill this morning, she replaced the copy of "The Women's Commandments" with the "Medicine Master Liuli Primordial Vow Merits Sutra".
Pushing away the maid who came to help him: "Immediately organize the scriptures I copied and send them to the Crown Princess. Just say that I will continue to copy scriptures in the next few days to pray for His Royal Highness."
The maid hesitated and said, "Chengwei, I'm afraid this will offend Liang Di, right?"
Zhao Ting'er didn't say anything, but raised her eyebrows slightly. If she hadn't brought this man from her mother's family, and he was quite loyal, she would have driven him away long ago. It was stupid to be so forward-thinking, and he was prone to bad things in the palace.
You are still alive because you are afraid of the future. You want to win favors but don't want to offend others. How can you do such a good thing in this world? Unless you are like that clay sculpture, no matter what you do, you will offend Li Yan. It's just a matter of time.
She was so eager to copy the scriptures not to win the favor of the Crown Prince, but to take this opportunity to win the favor of the Crown Princess. Only by being accepted by the Crown Princess could she have the opportunity to climb up the ladder step by step despite Li Yan's pressure.
, strive for glory for yourself, your family, and your future children.
The prince seems gentle but cold, and she has no intention of relying on the prince's favor to rise to the throne. Unless there is some very special opportunity, there is no chance of gaining favor. The more she strives for performance, the more likely she is to be rejected.
Just know it.
So she chose the Crown Princess. Li Yan couldn't tolerate others at all, but the Crown Princess could. Especially when Liang Di was so powerful, the Crown Princess must have needed someone to counter Li Yan. She who came to her door on her own initiative should not be rejected.