He hesitated for a moment, then said softly, "Your Majesty, the young master's injury is quite serious; there... the swelling is severe. Right now, he can only take medicine and apply ointment to reduce the swelling. As for whether it will delay his ability to have children, we'll have to wait two months and see how he recovers..."
The emperor's expression immediately changed. He had carefully selected a husband for his daughter, only to have him become a eunuch!
Upon seeing this, the deputy physician immediately changed his tune.
"Of course, the young master is young and practices martial arts regularly, so he will recover quickly. There shouldn't be any problems! I will go there every day to examine him carefully, and I will report any issues immediately."
The emperor nodded reluctantly and waved his hand.
The deputy doctor, as if granted a pardon, immediately bowed his head, bent over, and backed out.
Chief Steward Yi braced himself and stepped forward to pour tea for the Emperor, cautiously advising, "Your Majesty, the matter has already occurred, please try to calm down. Just as the Deputy Physician said, the Crown Prince is still young, and perhaps he will recover soon."
The Emperor took a sip of tea, squinted his eyes and pondered for a long while before asking, "You saw Lu Zong's injuries with your own eyes, and you didn't fake it?"
Steward Yi was taken aback for a moment, then quickly replied, "Your Majesty, this old servant did not see the young master's injury with his own eyes, but the young master's crotch... has a hoofprint, and he is sweating profusely from the pain, and his face is pale. I suppose... he can't fake it."
The Emperor sighed and shook his head. "I just think this is too coincidental. I was just about to tell him the wedding date when he suffered this misfortune."
Chief Steward Yi continued to persuade, "Your Majesty, if it truly was an accident, then it's fortunate. After all, they haven't married yet... Otherwise, Her Highness the Third Princess might have..."
"That's true," the Emperor said, finishing his tea. "Don't let the Third Princess leave the palace recently, especially not the Lu family. Don't let her set foot there. We'll discuss everything after Lu Zong has fully recovered!"
"Yes, Your Majesty." Chief Eunuch Yi quickly agreed, then withdrew and found a clever little eunuch to quickly go to Broken Gold Beach to report the news.
The Third Princess has a quick temper and fears this matter will cause trouble.
Perhaps we should speak with the princess first, so that someone can stop the princess if something happens...
Fortunately, Jiayin wasn't around, otherwise she would definitely have given her two big "thank you"s.
She's the one who gets all the good news, and this is such an awkward situation—she's just a young girl, yet she has to get involved...
Right now, the melon fields at Suijintan are bustling with activity.
Because of the nationwide craze, the melon fields were snapped up as soon as they opened.
If the village chief hadn't specially reserved two acres of land and delayed planting by half a month, the Third Princess probably wouldn't have had the pleasure of sitting in the melon shed eating melons.
Jiayin found two large straw hats from somewhere, wore one herself, and put the other on the Third Princess's head.
Shui Ling smiled and carried a jade melon out of the shed. The jade melon was wet and had been sitting in a bucket of water for a while.
The third princess was eager to try, insisted on taking the long knife, and killed the melon herself.
Bright red juice flowed freely, and a refreshing aroma swirled into their noses, quickly dispelling the heat and restlessness in everyone's hearts. They eagerly awaited taking a bite.
The third princess naturally picked up a piece and took the first bite.
Jiayin first gave one to the old village chief, then to Shuiling, Shuiyun, and Caiyun, and finally to herself.
The old village chief smiled broadly, clearly very pleased.
Even though Shui Ling and Shui Yun had gotten used to their master never forgetting them when it came to food and other necessities, they were still very grateful.
Caiyun, on the other hand, was filled with fear.
How can there be a rule that the master doesn't eat first, but gives food to the servants first!
Jiayin didn't think that much about it. In her view, the guests were guests, after all, and everyone was standing on her territory, her melon garden.
After eating a piece of cool, sweet jade melon, everyone breathed a long sigh of relief.
The old village chief was worried about the villagers working, so he quickly left after a few words.
The melon vines that have been harvested from the Jade Melons must now be uprooted, the soil turned over and ridges prepared, and then a new crop of cabbages and radishes planted.
In winter, it is a good thing to eat, feed to pigs, chickens, or even horses.
The word "farmer" is synonymous with hard work.
As long as you're not lazy, there's always work to be done all year round.
The third princess ate to her heart's content, and at the end, she sat on a rattan chair with her knees drawn up to her chest, watching the villagers busy at work in the distance, and couldn't help but sigh with emotion.
“I used to hear that farmers only work hard for three seasons a year and can rest for a few months in winter, which is a great blessing.”
"I only realized today that it wasn't like that at all. These three seasons of hard work are equivalent to three years of hard study for others."
Jiayin casually collected the melon seeds and replied, "When you actually study hard for three years, you'll say that studying is the hardest thing in the world, and at least farmers have time to rest."
"You can only know how hard it is to do something by experiencing it yourself."
"I understand, you old scholar." The Third Princess accepted the lesson, but her mouth was still sharp. She grinned and made a face at Jiayin, "You're clearly younger than me, but you always lecture me. You're even more nagging than the old nanny."
"Hmph, as if I want to talk about you. Don't you know how hot it is? Wasting your breath is wasting your life." Jiayin retorted without any politeness, which made the third princess hug her and start acting cute again.
"No, no, I'd love for you to nag me every day! I'd be happy even if you got calluses on my ears."
Everyone laughed along, and even the melon vines on the side started waving their arms and legs as the warm wind blew.
At this moment, the eunuch sent by Chief Eunuch Yi arrived. He originally wanted to ask Jiayin to deliver a message, but unfortunately, the Third Princess was also present.
After some hesitation, he decided to hide for a while and wait for another opportunity to talk about it.
But there's only one melon shed in the melon patch, and unless he shrinks to the size of an ant, there's nowhere for him to hide.
The Third Princess caught a glimpse of a figure out of the corner of her eye and, thinking she had caught a thief, excitedly called for Shui Ling to go and catch the person.
A short while later, Shui Ling led the little eunuch back.
Jiayin sensed something was wrong and quickly asked, "Where did you come from, young master? Is something the matter?"
Caiyun recognized him and said, "This is Xiao Chuanzi, who serves Steward Yi."
The Third Princess exclaimed in surprise, "Steward Yi, if you want some melon, just say so! Why send someone to steal it?"
Xiao Chuanzi didn't want his master to break his legs, so he quickly knelt down to clarify.
"Your Highness, Princess, um... I've come to deliver a message! Um... um... the steward requests that Your Highness and Princess return to the palace as soon as possible."
"Back to the palace?" The Third Princess was the first to object, asking, "We've only been out for two hours, why are you asking us to go back? Besides, we already told Steward Yi when we were about to leave the palace."
Xiao Chuanzi remembered what Steward Yi had told him; he couldn't possibly say it in this situation.
He was so frustrated that his face turned red, and he scratched his ears and cheeks like a mischievous monkey.
The third princess couldn't understand, and with the hot weather, she became irritable and was about to lose her temper.
Jiayin said promptly, "Steward Yi must have a reason for calling us back. We've already played for a while, so why don't you have the princess take some more jade melons and golden fruits and we take them back to the palace?"
The Third Princess had no choice but to take Shui Ling, Shui Yun, and Cai Yun with her to pick melons.
Jiayin then asked the young eunuch, "Has something happened in the palace?"
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