Chapter 193 Talking

Yuan Yao turned his head and saw that his great grandfather, who had been lying or sitting, suddenly stood up. He was so tall that he shouted with joy.

Emperor Hong Qi always doted on Yuan Yao. After he suffered a stroke, Yuan Yao not only did not mind his crooked mouth and drooling, but also stuck to him all day long, stuffing him with all kinds of food and toys, wanting to make him happy. He loved this grandson even more.

When he saw the bugs crawling onto Yuan Yao's body, he immediately thought of poisonous insects and called for help in worry.

But Xiangqiao and other palace ladies couldn't understand what he said.

He was so anxious that he just brushed off the bugs. As he breathed a sigh of relief, he saw Yuan Yao yelling at him, and he suddenly realized that he had stood up.

Stand up!

He actually stood up!

He was so excited that he suddenly felt his legs start to tremble and his body fell to the side.

"emperor!"

"Father!"

Concubine Hui and Jiang Zhaoyue hurried forward to support Emperor Hong Qi and slowly placed him on the recliner.

Concubine Hui then said, "Come, quickly go get the Imperial Physician Zhen."

"yes."

Imperial Physician Zhen arrived quickly.

Concubine Hui quickly told what had just happened.

Imperial Physician Zhen quickly took Emperor Hong Qi's pulse, and then checked his hands, arms, leg joints, leg muscles, etc.

"How is it?" asked Concubine Hui.

Royal Physician Zhen couldn't hide his joy: "Your Highness, the medicine, acupuncture, and massage you've been taking these days are gradually taking effect, and the Emperor's lower limbs are slowly getting better."

Concubine Hui and Jiang Zhaoyue were very happy.

Emperor Hong Qi couldn't believe what he heard.

"Then the emperor can walk in the future?" asked Concubine Hui.

Imperial Physician Zhen said, "Walking with crutches shouldn't be a problem."

"On crutches?" Concubine Hui couldn't help but frown.

"Yes." Imperial Physician Zhen wanted to say something, but subconsciously looked at Emperor Hong Qi.

"Just say it." Hong Qidi tried his best to speak clearly.

Imperial Physician Zhen struggled to understand and said bluntly, "Your Majesty suffered a stroke caused by blood stasis blocking the meridians. While promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis can certainly dredge the meridians, it cannot heal the wound. Therefore, it is almost, almost... impossible for Your Majesty to recover to his former state."

Jiang Zhaoyue had seen people who had suffered a stroke in his previous life. Almost all of them had sequelae of hemiplegia. Some of them could not grasp with their hands, some had powerlessness on half of their body, some could not hold chopsticks, some could not speak clearly, and so on.

Even though medicine was so advanced at that time, it was still impossible to fully recover. Then it was impossible for Emperor Hong Qi of the Jin Dynasty to fully recover either.

Concubine Hui looked at Emperor Hong Qi and said soothingly, "Recover as much as you can. It's never a bad thing to exercise every day."

Emperor Hong Qi was the emperor, so how could he not know the consequences of a stroke?

He had prepared for complete paralysis, but God didn't seem to be so harsh. He could walk and do some simple things after that, which was already good enough. So he agreed with Concubine Hui and said, "Well, there's no need to force it."

Concubine Hui had not expected Emperor Hong Qi to be so frank. She couldn't help but smile knowingly and nodded, "Then I will have someone prepare a few crutches for the emperor."

Emperor Hong Qi nodded.

"Using a cane right now might not be enough," Jiang Zhaoyue interrupted. "Father's strength isn't stable yet. Why not hold on to a wall, a chair, or something like that and practice slowly?"

"Yes, yes, the Crown Princess has taken it very seriously." said Imperial Physician Zhen.

Concubine Hui glanced at Emperor Hong Qi, then looked at Jiang Zhaoyue and said, "Just as you say."

Jiang Zhaoyue nodded.

After recuperating for another half a month, Hong Qidi clearly felt that his left hand and legs had regained some strength, so he tried to get out of bed and stood up by holding the bed frame.

On the first day, I could only stand for a few breaths.

On the second day, I could stand for more than ten breaths.

…

On the tenth day, he could stand for a cup of tea.

…

On the fifteenth day, he could walk a few steps with the help of something.

Jiang Zhaoyue, Pei Jingzhou, Concubine Hui and others were overjoyed.

From being completely paralyzed to standing up, it is an inspiring thing in itself. Emperor Hong Qi is happier than anyone else. He actively eats, takes medicine, has acupuncture, massages, and sunbathes every day. Today, he even supported Eunuch Gao and walked out of the bedroom little by little. He was out of breath and could not walk anymore.

"Your Majesty, let me carry you on my back." Eunuch Gao said.

Hong Qidi stopped trying to be tough and said, "Yeah."

Eunuch Gao carried Emperor Hong Qi to a chair in the courtyard.

Just then Jiang Zhaoyue came over holding Yuan Yao.

Emperor Hong Qi said happily: "Yuan Yao."

"Ancestor!" Yuan Yao shouted.

Hong Qidi was stunned: "What did he shout?"

Jiang Zhaoyue explained with a smile: "Last night, His Highness and I were playing with him, and he suddenly started calling out 'mother' and 'father'. We tried to teach him to call out 'Grandfather', but he only knew how to call out 'Grandpa'."

Emperor Hong Qi spoke a series of words happily.

Jiang Zhaoyue didn't understand, but she knew that Hong Qidi was praising Yuan Yao and wanted to hug Yuan Yao, so she put Yuan Yao in Hong Qidi's arms.

Hong Qidi wrapped his left hand around the chubby Yuan Yao and said vaguely, "Shout again."

Yuan Yao opened his mouth and said, "Ancestor!"

“Hey!”

"Ancestor!"

“Hey!”

The grandfather and grandson called out to each other and responded to each other. Their speech was unclear, but it did not hinder communication.

Jiang Zhaoyue did not interfere with them, but instead worked with Concubine Hui to deal with the affairs of the harem and the Eastern Palace.

When it was almost time for dinner, Pei Jingzhou came over.

Yuan Yao excitedly waved his little hands and called out in a milky voice, "Father! Father! Father!"

Pei Jingzhou smiled and lifted Yuan Yao from Hong Qidi's arms: "Do you miss your father?"

Yuan Yao hugged Pei Jingzhou's neck and kissed him on the face.

"The prince looks so cold, why is Yuan Yao so enthusiastic?" said Concubine Hui.

Princess Duojia continued, "Of course she's like the eldest sister-in-law. The eldest sister-in-law would also hug the eldest brother and kiss him fiercely."

Concubine Hui said angrily, "Duojia, what nonsense are you talking about?"

"She's not talking nonsense." Jiang Zhaoyue replied naturally, "That's just how I am."

Pei Jingzhou felt embarrassed and coughed lightly, "Can I have my meal now?"

Concubine Hui and Princess Duojia smiled secretly.

"Food!" Yuan Yao suddenly added.

Jiang Zhaoyue looked at Yuan Yao and said, "Oh my god, whose baby is this? He's so smart! In just two days, he can already say four words."

Yuan Yao understood his mother's praise, and he giggled while holding his white and tender little face in his little hands. He looked just like the dolls in the New Year pictures, chubby and blessed.

Jiang Zhaoyue couldn't help but kiss his little face fiercely.

Yuan Yao giggled non-stop.

Pei Jingzhou and the others were infected and started laughing.

The whole yard was filled with laughter.

"Your Highness!" Hong Cao walked in and said, "General Chen has sent the battle report."

"Show it to me." Pei Jingzhou said.

Jiang Zhaoyue took Yuan Yao from Pei Jingzhou's arms.

Yuan Yao hugged his mother's neck with a confused look on his face and looked at his father.

Pei Jingzhou quickly unfolded the battle report and took a quick look.

"What happened?" Emperor Hong Qi asked anxiously.