Chapter 47 Chapter 47 Why is this man so lovable! ...

"This rabbit meat is the favorite of His Royal Highness the Virtuous Prince. The Empress made a mistake and thought that the Crown Prince also likes it, so it is served at every banquet. His Royal Highness does not have a very close relationship with the Empress, and he could not bear to offend her, so he has been reluctant to say it."

But as usual, His Highness would just eat a few bites and leave, and since he doesn't come to Changchun Palace often, it wouldn't be a big deal.

The bad thing is that the wise king has been urging His Highness to eat more today, and the prince didn't want to expose Yi Yan's eating, which led to this situation.

Liang Hanzhang listened to Li Fu's story and felt that the wise king was not a good person.

Even if you like it, you can't keep persuading people to eat it. Rabbit meat is sweet and cool in nature, so it's not advisable for the prince to eat too much.

Before she could ask more questions, the imperial physician arrived. The maids had already changed the prince into casual clothes and cleaned away the filth on his body. He lay unconscious on the bed.

The imperial physician carefully felt his pulse and asked a few questions. After a long pause, he rose from his sheng trotter. He bowed and said, "This is a rash caused by food poisoning. The sweet and cool nature of rabbit meat is not compatible with your Highness's constitution. Eating it has caused wind-heat to emanate from the body, leading to vomiting and a rash. Fortunately, it hasn't affected your lungs. I will prescribe a prescription to dispel wind and relieve symptoms, strengthen the spleen, and eliminate dampness. Then, use a decoction of honeysuckle and mint to cleanse the external area. The rash will soon subside."

"The eunuch must remind Your Highness that you must never eat rabbit meat in the future, and you must not eat as much as you did today. Otherwise, it will harm your body and lungs, and it will be bad for Your Highness's health."

Li Fu agreed to all of them.

The servants went down to boil medicine, some boiling water, others boiling water. Liu Ma, watching from the side, felt distressed and clasped her hands together, saying, "Oh my God, why is he vomiting so violently?"

"The imperial physician has already written the medicine, and His Highness is fine. The two maids are too old to keep watch, so please go back quickly. We will be able to guard here," Liang Hanzhang said.

The nanny knew that staying would only cause more trouble, and she also knew that Liang Yuan was a top figure in the Eastern Palace, so she dared not disobey her. So she walked away, looking back every few steps.

Seeing that the man was sweating again, Liang Hanzhang wetted the handkerchief in warm water beside him and then wiped the sweat off his face.

She rarely saw the prince like this, his face pale and unconscious as he lay on his bed. In her eyes, he should be omnipotent. Looking at his high nose bridge and tightly closed eyes, she sat beside him and sighed softly.

Who would have thought that the prince was allergic to rabbit meat and had eaten it for so many years? Shouldn't he have told others about his illness? The queen is a kind person, so even if she knew, she probably wouldn't say much, right?

Why did he keep it a secret and not say anything? If he didn't say anything, how could others know what he wanted?

Liang Hanzhang couldn't help but think of his childhood neighbors. They were twins, the older one quiet and the younger one lively. Although their family was short of food and clothing, the younger one's sweet talk and coaxing ability often persuaded their parents to give him delicious food.

The prince is like the older twin brother. He doesn't cry or make a fuss when encountering problems, but keeps everything in his heart and handles it by himself.

While this approach is certainly a good one, as the saying goes, "the crying child gets the milk." He should also explain his demands to the emperor and empress, at least to stop serving rabbit meat at every banquet.

It wasn't long before the medicine was ready. Li Fu carefully brought it up. Seeing Liang Yuan taking good care of the prince, he suddenly felt that the prince's efforts for so long had finally paid off, and he couldn't help but feel a lump in his throat.

Liang Hanzhang put down the handkerchief in his hand and stretched out his hand, saying, "Let me do it."

"Let me do it, Your Majesty, you are still pregnant and shouldn't work so hard." If His Highness woke up and knew how much Your Majesty had done, he would be heartbroken.

Liang Hanzhang was indeed feeling a bit tired from being bent over all that time. So he let him be. Fortunately, Li Cheng had only fainted briefly from vomiting so hard that he'd barely heard the doctor's words. He'd barely heard them clearly, like a dream. Now, at Li Fu's voice, he gradually regained consciousness.

The old eunuch cried with joy, his face wrinkled into wrinkles, and said happily: "Your Highness is awake? Come and take the medicine, you will be fine after taking the medicine."

Li Cheng obediently opened his mouth and swallowed the medicine mouthful by mouthful. Yu Guangzhong saw the woman sitting next to him and couldn't help but ask, "Why are you still here? It's late now, go back and rest."

Liang Hanzhang knew the man was trying to taunt her, and seeing the man's gloomy expression, she couldn't help but ask, "Your Highness, do you know this is Zhilan Residence? The bed you're lying on is the same bed we sleep on every night. Where else do you want me to go?"

Li Cheng glanced at the interior before realizing he had suddenly burst into vomiting when he reached the entrance of Zhilan Residence. A hint of embarrassment crossed his face as he said, "How about you go to the side hall and rest first?"

"No, I'm going to stay in this bed." The woman said and was about to lie down on it. Li Cheng had no choice but to let her do it.

After drinking the medicine, the mint water for external washing was also boiled. Fortunately, Li Cheng was fine after vomiting, but his complexion had not recovered yet. He asked someone to bring him clothes and got up to go into the bathing room.

Liang Hanzhang saw that he had lost his appetite after vomiting and thought he should eat something light to fill his stomach. He asked someone to prepare meat porridge.

The prince emerged from his shower, his body scented with the refreshing aroma of mint. Liang Hanzhang pointed to the meat porridge drying nearby and said, "Your Highness has vomited so much. Drink this porridge to fill your stomach and avoid hunger in the middle of the night."

Li Cheng was surprised by her thoughtfulness and consideration. As he was feeling upset, he didn't refuse and went over to finish the meat porridge.

Yuhu and Mingyue helped him wring out his hair and served him in washing up. After moving the towel and copper basin out, they extinguished the extra candles in the room, drew the curtains for them, and then closed the door and left.

The prince threw back the quilt and lay down. The woman crawled into his arms and asked softly, "Your Highness, are you still feeling uncomfortable?"

Li Cheng held her waist with his big hands, smiled and shook his head: "It's okay, I feel fine now." He looked at the woman in his arms with a serious look, and said: "Did I scare you just now?"

Liang Hanzhang shook her head, her hands wrapped around his sturdy waist and abdomen. She said in a muffled voice, "I feel sorry for your Highness."

The prince grabbed one of her hands, interlocked his fingers with hers, placed it on his lips and kissed her, asking, "Why do you feel so bad?"

The woman moved her position, leaned closer to his chin and kissed him, then said unhappily, "I feel sorry for Your Highness being alone."

Li Cheng smiled: "Don't we still have you and the child? Don't worry, as long as you are here, I am not alone." The man's voice was gentle, and his actions were full of cherishment, which made Liang Hanzhang feel even more distressed.

This man, why is he so pitiful?

Tonight was the moment when the prince's emotions were most exposed, and it was also the moment when he was willing to tell the woman beside him about his past. His deep voice echoed from the small bed:

"Many years ago, my second brother and I grilled rabbit meat in the suburbs. It was my first time eating rabbit meat. After eating just a few pieces, I felt unbearable itching all over my body and my eyelids gradually swollen. I thought it was normal and was too lazy to say anything for fear that people would think I was nosy. Later I found out that it was an allergy to rabbit meat, and after knowing that, I stopped eating it."

"When my mother heard my second brother say that I liked to eat rabbit meat as much as he did, she was very happy at that time. She felt that we were indeed brothers and even had the same preferences. Since this misunderstanding was planted, my mother subconsciously cooked rabbit meat every time she went to Changchun Palace. Perhaps, this rabbit meat dish is not only for me to eat, but also a proof that she misses my second brother."

"The Empress and the Emperor don't know what I like, and I'm too lazy to talk about it, so I've become more and more silent day by day. But my mother thinks I'm too quiet to fit in with them. I'm not as sweet-talking as my second brother, nor am I as cared for by my mother as Luo Hua for many years.

"Plus I'm not good at talking, so I always seem dispensable in this family. My father thinks I'm still holding a grudge against him for the arrow he shot me with, and refuses to forgive him. In short, almost everyone thinks I have a weird temper. If I weren't their son, they wouldn't even want to know me."

As he spoke, he sighed and his voice became extremely slow: "But I also want to try my best to integrate into this family and don't want to be excluded. But the reality is always not as good as we want."

Therefore, he had been alone for so many years, just as Li Fu said, "the relationship with the emperor and empress is delicate." The subconscious neglect and indifference of the emperor and empress, and Li Xuan's intentional or unintentional slander, all made him feel that he was truly an outsider in the family.

Fortunately, he moved into the Crown Prince's Palace shortly after being named Crown Prince. Since the Crown Prince's Palace was built outside the Imperial Palace, he didn't have to see them every day. In Qianyuan Palace, he and Emperor Hui'an were only monarch and subject, so there was nothing to worry about.

Liang Hanzhang felt distressed when she heard this, and suddenly felt that the man was like a lynx covered with scars, retracting his claws and nestling in her arms.

It makes people feel pity for her.

She suddenly thought of the person she had seen at the Grand Tutor's residence. After hesitating for a long time, she decided to tell the Crown Prince, "Your Highness, I fainted inexplicably at Grand Tutor Di's residence a while ago because I saw someone who looked very similar to you. Now that I think about it, could that person be the Second Prince?"

Li Cheng's eyes suddenly tightened, and he asked anxiously, "What did he say to you?"

"Nothing much, I just wanted to see what the concubine in the Prince's residence looked like." Liang Hanzhang didn't dare to say that the other party was frivolous or behaved inappropriately. He brought it up today to remind the Prince.

After all, ever since her brother's death, her identity had been discovered by the Crown Prince, and they were now in the same boat. If the Crown Prince ascended the throne, her child would be a princess or a prince. If the Crown Prince was deposed and became an ordinary prince, then her child's status would be greatly reduced.

"I'm not sure it's him, after all, I've never seen the virtuous king in person." However, he did look similar to Li Zheng. Only brothers from the same mother could look like him.

"Mother Zhang, don't mention what we said tonight to anyone except me," the prince said solemnly.

Liang Hanzhang nodded obediently: "I know, I can't help but say this because I'm worried about Your Highness." Then his tone changed and he couldn't help but ask worriedly: "Your Highness, does His Royal Highness the Wise King really have any premeditated plans?"

The prince shook his head, his hand against her waist trembling slightly. "Don't talk nonsense. If my father and mother knew about this, they would punish you for disrespect." It was unclear whether he was talking to Liang Yuan or to himself.

"Okay, I won't say any more. In any case, Your Highness must take good care of yourself." She hugged the man back, gradually gaining strength in her hands, and comforted him, "Your Highness, you still have me and our future children. You are no longer alone. You still have me and the children to accompany you."

Li Cheng nodded in satisfaction: "Yes, I have you too." As he spoke, he gently stroked her swollen belly with his palm and suddenly exclaimed: "I haven't read to the children yet today!" As he said that, he was about to get up.

Liang Hanzhang didn't know whether to laugh or cry. This man looked so hurt one second, and then suddenly he was full of energy again the next. She reached out and grabbed him, saying, "I've already read it to her today."

"really?"

"Nature is true."

The prince still shook his head: "No, mother and father have different voices. Maybe the little one can't hear father's voice and will be too sad to sleep."

Liang Hanzhang clapped his hands and said, "Where does she become so spoiled? Your Highness must discipline the baby well when it is born."

Li Cheng listened to her and no longer insisted on going out to get the book. He lay down again and held the boy in his arms: "Yes, I have to discipline him well. What if a boy is so spoiled?"

Because the two had just opened their hearts to each other and the prince was in a low mood tonight, the two chatted for a long time inside the bed curtains.

Later, Liang Hanzhang was so sleepy that she couldn't stand it anymore and her answers became slower and slower. The prince knew that he couldn't bother her anymore and shut up.

Under the candlelight, the man carefully looked at the person in his arms, and suddenly couldn't help asking: "Zhang Niang, will you stay by my side forever?"

For some reason, everything seemed so perfect now. She was pregnant with his child, Yan Guang was imprisoned in the Dali Temple prison, causing no trouble, and the so-called "brother" had died mysteriously. Logically, she could only rely on him, could only stay by his side forever.

But for some reason, looking at the woman's peaceful sleeping face, his heart inexplicably felt a little flustered.

No one answered him, only long breaths lingered in the darkness. He asked himself, then answered, "I will."

"If you dare to leave, I will bring you back even to the ends of the earth." He said softly, his eyes firm and fierce, no longer the clear and solemn look he had when facing outsiders during the day.