Chapter 367 Invite Mr. Yuan to the Clinic

In the imperial study, the Emperor and Empress looked at the Tenth Prince, whose tears never stopped, and both felt a surge of despair welling up in their hearts.

After he came in, he only said one sentence before tears started streaming down his face like beads from a broken string.

He was also extremely handsome, and his crying had a unique beauty that made people feel sorry for him.

If the Empress hadn't still had her senses, she would have wanted to offer everything she could to her younger brother and let him choose whatever he wanted.

In contrast, the emperor was much more rational.

The tenth prince's condition was clearly not right. He had all the imperial physicians come to examine him, and they found nothing wrong. The tenth prince was in good health and had no hidden ailments.

But this incessant crying without warning was clearly not going to work. If he hadn't stopped her, her little empress would have been swindled out of countless good things by her tenth brother.

Two days ago, this little ten suddenly had the idea to follow General Liu to suppress bandits. He even found a suit of armor and dressed up properly, then came to him to ask for a job.

He naturally refused to let Xiao Shi act recklessly, but the boy immediately started crying, which was seen by the Empress who came to deliver the snacks.

The Empress never said a word about matters of the court, but this time, she actually asked the Emperor to let Xiao Shi go along to broaden his horizons, all for the sake of Xiao Shi.

He could disregard other people's feelings, but since it was the Empress's first time speaking up, how could the Emperor refuse? So he sent Xiao Shi out to train with General Liu.

Little did he know that this experience would be an even bigger blow to him upon his return.

Especially after Princess Lin went to the palace to express her gratitude today, Xiao Shi was on the verge of collapse.

The emperor had guessed some of it.

Both encounters with bandits resulted in different outcomes: Princess Lin directly led the charge to annihilate them, and the girls' academy nearly wiped them out; while the Tenth Prince was kidnapped by the fleeing bandits...

If it weren't for the hunting dogs at Princess Lin's house, General Liu probably still wouldn't have found him by now.

Given this stark contrast, how could he not be heartbroken!

The Tenth Prince wiped away his tears and felt his heart suddenly brighten, as if it had been washed clean by water.

When he was crying just now, he really couldn't control himself at all. He just felt so suffocated inside and he had to cry it out to feel better.

As the Tenth Prince calmed down, the Emperor also breathed a sigh of relief. He had finished dealing with the simple memorials today, amidst the crying. The more complex matters would have been difficult to handle in this environment.

The Queen regained some of her composure, her brow furrowed slightly, realizing that this matter was extraordinary.

Why would I be affected by the Tenth Prince's tears? This situation is very wrong.

"Xiao Shi, how about we ask Mr. Yuan to take a look at you?"

The Empress knew that Mr. Yuan was skilled in medicine. Although his medical skills mostly involved regulating the body through diet, they were very effective and did not harm the body's fundamental health.

The Tenth Prince recalled that the scholarly woman who had been by Princess Lin's side all along seemed to be the Mr. Yuan that his sister-in-law had mentioned.

Even the imperial physicians couldn't do anything, so how could she possibly have a solution?

However, it is said that she raised Princess Lin herself. To be able to raise Princess Lin to be so intelligent and beautiful, this Mr. Yuan is truly an extraordinary person.

The Tenth Prince nodded. “Sister-in-law, there’s no need for Mr. Yuan to come to the palace. I will go out of the palace to see her.”

Upon hearing this, the Emperor gave the Tenth Prince a meaningful look. The Empress was about to agree, but seeing the Emperor's strange expression, she remained silent.

"You should go back and stay there quietly. The Empress will invite Master Yuan to come and examine you." The Emperor's words were a rejection of the Tenth Prince's request to leave the palace.

The Tenth Prince was sullen, and judging from his expression, tears seemed about to fall again.

"Guards, take the Tenth Prince back." The Emperor was getting annoyed and summoned someone directly. If the Empress hadn't been there earlier, he would have already had the Tenth Prince thrown out.

He feared the Empress would be reluctant, so he did not do so.

Several eunuchs entered and escorted the Tenth Prince out.

The Empress was about to go out as well, but the Emperor stopped her.

"When Mr. Yuan arrives, have her take a look at you too."

"Your Majesty, your concubine..."

To prevent the Empress from overthinking, the Emperor spoke frankly.

"Your concern for Xiao Shi is excessive, as if you've been drugged. I'm a little worried."

The Empress was shocked by the Emperor's words, realizing that she had indeed overstepped her bounds.

She thought back and realized that she had never really paid much attention to the Tenth Prince before. When did she start to care about him?

In the past, the Tenth Prince was like a nobody in the palace, and very few people paid attention to him.

However, ever since the Dowager Empress's affair was exposed, the Tenth Prince suddenly appeared before everyone.

The retired emperor also remembered that he had such a young son, and his "attention" to the tenth prince was unprecedented. Everyone in the palace, inside and out, knew that there was a young prince living in the palace.

The Tenth Prince's living conditions improved significantly, but this also brought him more and more troubles.

That's why he had the idea of ​​living outside the palace. But how could the emperor allow a prince who was not even fifteen years old to live outside the palace?

The Empress immediately sent her trusted confidante out of the palace to invite Yuan Hongqu.

Meanwhile, the Emperor was also reviewing the bandit suppression manifest that General Liu had submitted.

That day, after the study tour group returned to the capital, General Liu's bandit suppression team also returned to the capital in the middle of the night.

From the deployment of troops to the end of the bandit suppression, it took only two days in total. This operation fully exemplifies the four words "speed is of the essence in war"!

General Liu actually had some minor regrets. If it weren't for the time lost in rescuing the Tenth Prince, they could have been even faster.

Although General Liu's troops did not play a significant role in the main battle against the bandits, they displayed great prowess after arriving at Tu Laowo.

To prove they were no less capable than the female students at the girls' academy, and to collect more spoils and gain more merit, they even captured all the chickens, ducks, and livestock kept in the bandit's den and registered them as spoils.

When General Liu received the thick register, he was puzzled. He had never seen so many spoils in previous large-scale bandit suppression operations. Why was the spoils register so thick this time?

He didn't look at it much, and went straight to the palace with the booklet to ask for a reward.

This time, the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of War joined forces and handled the case very quickly. After the case was closed, they also wrote a memorial to the throne.

The emperor looked at the two notebooks and pondered deeply.

Never before in history had such a rapid bandit suppression been achieved, and the Women's Academy deserves the greatest credit for this campaign.

However, so far no one from the Girls' Academy has come to claim credit. Even the news from outside the palace only mentions that so-and-so's daughter led guards to fight bravely against the enemy, without mentioning a single word about the Girls' Academy.