The prince paused, but did not stop and continued walking forward.
Suddenly, a voice rang out, "My son, my son, mother is here."
When the prince heard the affectionate call, he turned slightly and saw Concubine Xi being supported by someone and stumbling out of the house. She had tears in her eyes, her face was terribly pale, and there was a trace of bright red blood at the corner of her mouth. She looked like she was about to die.
He felt a little complicated. "Aren't you sick? Go back and lie down quickly. The doctor will cure you."
After all, she is his biological mother, and he hopes she lives well.
Concubine Xi covered her chest with her hands, breathing her last. "Mother is dying. I will be satisfied if I can see you before I die. My child, I hope you grow up well and become a virtuous monarch. Even if I die, I will smile in my grave."
She spoke with great emotion, and tears as big as beans rolled down her cheeks.
The prince felt as if he was burned by her tears and felt a little uncomfortable, "Where is the imperial physician? What did he say?"
The imperial physician then came out, lowered his head, and said carefully, "Prince, Concubine Xi is overly worried, her mind is exhausted, and no medicine can cure her."
The prince's expression changed several times, "It can't be cured?"
The imperial physician sighed softly, "This...heart disease can only be cured by heart medicine. Spend more time with her and comfort her. Maybe there will be a miracle."
"Pfft." Mu Wanqing couldn't help but laugh. Can true love create miracles?
A maid glared at him angrily, "What are you laughing at?"
Mu Wanqing immediately stopped smiling and showed deep sympathy, "Prince, if you just let Concubine Xi become the queen, the disease will be cured immediately."
Concubine Xi had no time to think about it, and immediately looked at the prince with eager eyes, her eyes full of longing.
Becoming a queen and ruling the country was her biggest dream in life.
Imperial Physician: ...How does it feel to have a stupid teammate? I want to vomit blood!
The prince's face turned green. After all, he grew up in the palace and had seen many conspiracies and intrigues. What was there that he didn't understand?
He glanced at the imperial physician coldly and said, "You just stay in Changmen Palace and treat Concubine Xi. If you need anything, someone will naturally bring it to you."
The imperial physician was overwhelmed. Was he not allowed to leave? He just wanted to cling to someone powerful and make more good friends.
"Empress Concubine Xi, you should think less and take good care of yourself. I will come to see you next time." The prince's tone was very gentle and respectful, but he did not even call her mother, but just called her Concubine Xi.
There was nothing wrong with what he did. The emperor had already registered him under the name of Concubine Shu, and he had no relationship with Concubine Xi anymore.
The emperor is the most important person in the world. What's wrong with listening to the emperor? Even the most demanding censor can't find any fault with it.
Concubine Xi was disappointed. Was the prince holding a grudge against her?
"There won't be a next time. This is our final farewell, my son. I have done many things wrong in the past. You should forget them all. You must believe that I am the only one in this world who truly loves you. Everyone else is only after power and wealth..."
She tried hard to bring the prince back. As long as the prince listened to her, her position as queen mother would be secure.
Mu Wanqing interrupted coldly, "What about the emperor? What about the queen mother?"
It’s okay if you want to whitewash yourself, but how can you be so shameless when you step on so many people to whitewash yourself?
Concubine Xi was interrupted, feeling ashamed and annoyed, "Princess Qingping, I know why you tried every means to alienate the relationship between us mother and son. You are ambitious and want to climb up the social ladder. My son is your best stepping stone..."
She had heard from others that in the end it was Mu Wanqing who entered the Eastern Palace and accompanied the prince through the most difficult years.
Instead of being grateful, she became angry and ashamed, feeling outdone!
Mu Wanqing was not angry, but asked coldly, "First of all, there must be a mother-son relationship. Do you have it?"
Concubine Xi was so angry that her face turned red, and her voice rose several degrees, "My son, don't believe her lies. I really wanted to go to the East Palace to accompany you, but I was very sick, so she took advantage of me. You came out of my belly, how could I not love you?"
"Only blood relatives in this world are trustworthy. Everyone else wants to use you." She also deliberately glared at Mu Wanqing.
Blood relatives? The prince laughed sarcastically, "Madam Xi Jieyu looks really good, you can't tell she's sick."
Concubine Xi shivered as if a basin of cold water was poured over her.
"I...I am mad..."
Without waiting for her to finish, the prince turned and left, not wanting to stay even a moment longer.
Last time he was pretending to be sick, this time he was pretending to be dying. Damn it.
When he passed by Mu Wanqing, he tugged at her clothes and said, "Sister, let's go."
Mu Wanqing followed him out and when she reached the gate, she looked back and saw Concubine Xi with a look of extreme surprise.
She smiled slightly. With such low IQ, he still used tricks.
Her smile was seen as a provocation by Concubine Xi, who immediately exploded with anger, "Mu Wanqing, you bitch, you stole my son and my chance."
Mu Wanqing had no interest in stepping on the loser, "This voice is full of energy, Imperial Physician, your medical skills are not good enough."
The imperial physician almost knelt down. If Concubine Xi had been smarter, she wouldn't have ended up in this situation. After all, the prince was her own child.
On the way back, the prince was not in a good mood, "I feel a little sad."
He pretends to be mature and steady in front of outsiders, but in front of Mu Wanqing, he still reveals his true emotions.
Mu Wanqing walked slowly and suddenly asked, "Would you like some milk tea, fried chicken and pizza?"
"I do." The prince's eyes lit up. His father usually didn't allow him to eat junk food.
"Let's go, we can do it ourselves and have enough food and clothing." Mu Wanqing pointed at a palace servant with a smile, "Go ask the three princesses if they are willing to come together?"
Only when brothers and sisters play together often can they develop a deep friendship.
In the Yangxin Palace, the emperor casually placed the approved memorial on his left hand side.
"Go and see why he hasn't come back yet?"
Why did he never come back? Strange.
The palace servant quickly replied, "Princess Qingping took the Crown Prince and the princesses to the imperial kitchen to personally cook delicious food, saying that she wanted to honor you and the Queen Mother."
Emperor: ...Are you going out to play?
"The princesses are going too?"
"Yes, the princess asked someone to invite her."
The emperor rubbed his eyebrows. She was a professional at coaxing children.
In the imperial kitchen, Mu Wanqing skillfully prepared delicious food while teaching everyone how to cook it.
The pampered princes and princesses had never cooked by themselves and found it very fresh and interesting.
Everyone was having fun and playing with great enthusiasm.
When the finished product came out, I jumped with excitement and gave it away as a treasure without even having time to eat it.
The eldest princess presented her masterpiece with a sweet smile, "Grandmother, this is made by me, please try it."
The Queen Mother held the milk tea as carefully as if she were holding a bomb. Can I eat it? I hope it won't give me diarrhea.
Seeing that she didn't want to drink, the princess was silent and said, "I am only responsible for rolling the small balls and mixing and packing them."
This is fine. The Queen Mother took a sip with confidence. It was sweet but not greasy. "Not bad, not bad."
The eldest princess: ...Did we agree on the love between grandparents and grandchildren?
The prince happily cut the pizza into eight pieces and handed the first piece to the emperor, "Father, I sprinkled all the ingredients on it. I put a lot of them. It must be delicious."
The emperor looked at the pizza with rich ingredients, then looked at his son's excited face, took a bite silently, raised his eyebrows in surprise, it's not bad.
The second and third princesses were not to be outdone, and they rushed to serve food. For a moment the place was filled with children's laughter, making it extremely lively.
How could Mu Wanqing really let these little ancestors who have never done housework to do the work? It would be good enough if they don't cause trouble.
She assigned them the easiest and most brilliant tasks, and she took care of the rest.
But even so, everyone was very happy and said they would play again next time... no, it was to fulfill their filial piety.
Late at night, the emperor listened to the report from the Wuyi Guards with a frown on his face.
"Replace the people around Concubine Xi, and the guards outside the gate as well. Those who accept bribes will be severely punished."
"yes."
All the people around Concubine Xi have been replaced, and the new ones are all honest and even dull.
Concubine Xi lost her confidant and was unable to do anything well. She completely lost contact with the outside world, and the new guards never paid any attention to her.
She tried to bribe him with jewellery, but it was no use, the item was taken away and brought directly to the Emperor.
The emperor has made his attitude clear. He will provide you with honors and support, but you are not allowed to leave during your lifetime.
Everyone can see that the prince does not have much mother-son affection for Concubine Xi. As a result, Concubine Xi has completely lost her usefulness. Who would still contact her?
She was so angry that she made a fuss all day and even made herself sick. However, no matter how sick she was, people just thought she was faking it and no one believed her.
Within a few years, she took her own life.
Of course, this is a later story.
Right now, Mu Wanqing’s most important task is to promote cowpox with the prince.
First, let the prince do some practical work and learn from experience. Second, establish the prestige of the prince.
What greater contribution could there be than that of smallpox?
Mu Wanqing doesn't fight for this, the halo around her is already dazzling enough.
She issued a recruitment order under the order of the crown prince, gathering civilian doctors and imperial physicians for training together. Once everyone had learned the technique, they were sent to various parts of the country.
She then publicly stated that she would vaccinate the three princesses with cowpox.
Cowpox was a new thing and was not accepted by the world, but if the royal family set an example and even princesses were vaccinated, would the common people still reject it?
Definitely not, and they will participate enthusiastically. The fact that the royal family dares to have their own children means there must be no problem.
When the news came out, the world was in an uproar and court officials expressed their opposition one after another. They all felt that this thing was unreliable.
They also have children and grandchildren, and many of them have not been vaccinated for fear of being forced to be vaccinated against smallpox.
But the prince stood up and spoke from his own experience.
It was the first time he spoke in the court, and no matter how unhappy the court officials were, they would not go against him.
The first group of people to be vaccinated with cowpox included not only the three princesses, but also the palace maids who had not been vaccinated before. All of them were packed up and taken out of the palace to the imperial farm in the suburbs.
Mu Wanqing looked at the three princesses with different looks and personalities, "Are you afraid?"
The youngest princess rubbed her hand secretly, well, to get some blessing.
"Sister Qingping, you will accompany us this time and cook delicious food for us, right?"
What's with this envious tone? The prince couldn't help but roll his eyes.
The other two princesses also looked at her eagerly, as if to say that you have to treat everyone equally and not show favoritism.
Mu Wanqing was silent for a moment, "Yes."
Because of the relationship with the newspaper, she is closest to the eldest princess. The second princess is now a student at the Royal Technical School and often meets her, but the third princess is the youngest and she has the least contact with her.
The last time they made milk tea together, she was attached to this mischievous third princess.
Her luck with children is as good as ever.
"Then I'm not afraid." The third princess was so happy that she couldn't stop smiling. "I'm looking forward to it."
Mu Wanqing: ...What the hell is expectation? This Third Princess is poisonous!
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