Chapter 1384 Entering the Palace Part 2
Xiang Mingxue raised his eyebrows and asked with a smile, "Why are you in such a hurry? You guys haven't even settled down here yet and you already want to hear gossip?"
Bai Shan said, "Manbao has been called into the palace."
The smile on Xiang Mingxue's face faded a little. After thinking for a moment, he said, "It should be fine. Don't worry."
He sat down on a stone bench in the courtyard and said, "I don't know the details, but I heard that the Crown Prince had a banquet after the New Year and got very drunk. Many people said that he failed at the last moment and I'm afraid he has damaged his health."
Bai Shan: ...
At this time, Eunuch Wu was also explaining this matter to Manbao, but unlike Xiang Mingxue's indifferent tone, he was extremely worried and explained in more detail, "...Who knew the wine at the imperial banquet would be problematic? Your Highness knows not to drink alcohol, and has always drunk rice wine whenever it's necessary, and not much. But the wine in the jug that day wasn't rice wine, but it wasn't white wine either. At first sip, it tasted very light, and Your Highness felt it was almost like water, and even a little sweet."
Eunuch Wu said, "Your Highness thought it was a new tribute from a foreign country, and it didn't have much flavor. It was too sweet and tasted like sugar water, so he didn't ask for a replacement."
"He drank more and more, and the alcohol took over, making him drunk. He even vomited quite a bit," Eunuch Wu said cautiously. "We then sent for the imperial physician, who said he had drunk too much and was suffering from alcohol poisoning. He then developed night sweats and was caught in a cold wind, which caused him to become ill."
Eunuch Wu was still terrified when he mentioned this, and he cautiously asked Manbao, "Doctor Zhou, if this breaks the rules, will His Highness's health be affected?"
Manbao asked, "Did Your Highness drink again after that incident?"
Eunuch Wu nodded twice, then whispered, "Your Highness is angry. He's been in a bad mood these past few days, so he accidentally drank some."
To put it bluntly, he felt that all his previous efforts had been wasted, so he just gave up.
Seeing Manbao frown, he immediately said, "But the Crown Princess quickly persuaded him to stop, and Your Highness hasn't had a drop of alcohol in the past ten days."
Manbao nodded and said, "Let's talk about it after we meet His Highness."
Eunuch Wu was extremely nervous and could only hint, "Doctor Zhou, if there is any change in His Highness's condition, it would be better to talk to the Crown Princess first."
As for whether to tell the prince, let the masters decide. Otherwise, what if what they say is not satisfactory and they get angry?
When they arrived at the palace gate, Manbao and Eunuch Wu entered the palace after inspection, and then they began to walk towards the East Palace.
When they entered the Eastern Palace, the palace servants who had received the news earlier were already waiting and quickly led them to see the prince.
The Crown Prince does not live with the Crown Princess now, but moves into a study room. Apparently, there is a rift between them because of this matter. You know, every time she came to see the Crown Prince, she was in the main room, and the Crown Princess was in the other room.
As Manbao walked up the stairs, the Crown Princess hurried over from the other side. Seeing Manbao, she breathed a sigh of relief, but for some reason she still felt a little aggrieved.
She stepped forward, grabbed Manbao's hand, and said, "Doctor Zhou, you're finally back..."
During the journey, she once wanted to send someone to Mianzhou to invite him back, but when she thought about it, it would take four or five days to travel from the capital to Mianzhou even with a fast horse, and on the return journey, it was impossible for Zhou Man to return on a fast horse like the guards.
So it would take at least eight or nine days by carriage, which was almost the same time she had originally agreed to come back.
That's why she didn't make anyone go through this extra trouble.
The Crown Princess personally pulled Manbao into the house. As soon as they opened the door, a wave of hot air hit them in the face. Manbao stood still for a while to adjust himself before following the Crown Princess around the screen. He saw the Crown Prince, who was wearing a loose middle-length coat and half-leaning on the couch.
The prince lifted his eyelids and glanced at her, then held out his hand and said, "Are you here? Come, come, let me see. Can I still give birth to a child in this lifetime?"
The Crown Princess' eyes reddened and tears nearly fell, but with outsiders present, she forced herself to hold them back. She pulled Manbao aside and said to the eunuch who was waiting beside her, "Go get the pulse pillow."
Manbao felt that the prince's expression was not right, but she still bowed to him first, and then sat on the stool beside the couch. She smelled carefully and felt relieved after confirming that the prince had not drunk alcohol.
She observed the prince's face. Although she felt that his expression was strange, his complexion was fine, so she said nothing. After the palace servant brought the medicine box, she took the pulse pillow and placed it on the low table on the couch, and carefully took the prince's pulse.
Manbao asked, "Your Highness, have you not indulged in lust recently?"
The prince's face instantly turned pale, and he asked, "Can't you tell whether I have indulged in lust or not?"
The Crown Princess beside him quickly smoothed over the matter, "Doctor Zhou also wanted to confirm this."
She turned her head and replied to Manbao, "The prince is very restrained and does not indulge in lust."
Manbao nodded, took his hand back and said, "It's okay, just one more month of injections and it will be fine."
The prince looked at him suspiciously, "Is it okay for me to get drunk alone?"
Man Bao said: "It was just once, I'm not addicted to alcohol all the time, it just takes me a little longer to recover."
She said, "If Your Highness is anxious, I can reduce the acupuncture time to every other day. This will be more effective."
The prince's eyes were filled with anger. "Since acupuncture is more effective every other day, why did you slow it down to every two days, every three days, and finally every five days?"
Manbao explained gently, "Your Highness, after acupuncture, the body needs some time to recover. It will adjust on its own, and after it adapts, the next course of treatment can be carried out. Only after accumulating enough time can the foundation of the body be established. This is the foundation."
"Your illness isn't an emergency, so there's no rush for treatment," she said. "Your current condition is partly due to congenital factors, but more so to acquired factors. It's all due to your premature exposure to women and your lack of self-control. A three-foot-thick ice doesn't form overnight, so how can you expect it to melt in a short time?"
"But I think you might be more interested in immediate results than a thick book. Your Highness will have to make the decision on how to choose."
The prince's pupils shrank, and he couldn't help but look up at the princess standing beside him.
The Crown Princess had not expected such an option, and she looked at the Crown Prince tenderly for a moment. The couple remained silent, as if they had reached some kind of consensus in the silence.
The prince withdrew his hand and sat up straight from his crooked posture. He said coldly, "All of you, please leave."
Eunuch Wu immediately led all the palace staff out of the hall. Manbao stood up hesitantly and was wondering whether he should follow them out when the Crown Princess grabbed his hand.
The prince glared at her and Manbao stopped.
After everyone had left and the door was closed, the prince asked, "If I choose the latter, when will I be able to get pregnant?"
See you at 6pm
(End of this chapter)
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