Chapter 1561 Watermelon Frost 1
After all fifteen watermelons in the bamboo basket were dug out, the four imperial physicians refused to allow the palace maids and eunuchs to interfere. They began filling the watermelon shells themselves, one layer of watermelon flesh, then a layer of potassium nitrate. As they filled, they wondered, "Can this make medicine?"
Even Imperial Physician Liu couldn't help but laugh, saying, "This medicine is truly bizarre."
Manbao said, "Aren't many medicines in this world strange and bizarre?"
Xiao Yuanzheng smiled and said, "This is one of the more bizarre of the bizarre, but it's not particularly rare. You're still young now. When you grow up, you'll understand. There are many more bizarre medicines and prescriptions in this world."
Manbao nodded.
After filling all fifteen melons, Xiao Yuanzheng and the others used thin wooden sticks to pierce the shells, then carefully placed them in the bamboo basket and said, "Send them back to the Imperial Hospital and keep an eye on them. I'll have to trouble Imperial Physicians Liu and Fang to take care of this matter."
Imperial Physicians Liu and Fang agreed and went together to send the watermelon back to the Imperial Hospital.
Manbao also took out his large porcelain bowl from the ice basin, wrapped it in cloth and took it back to Chongwenguan.
Xiao Yuanzheng twitched his lips as he watched, but said nothing.
Zhou Man did not return to Chongwenguan all night, and even the prince was not in the East Palace. Although Bai Shan did not say it, he was very worried in his heart.
Because he was worried, he was in a bad mood. When a classmate teased him, he couldn't help but get angry.
So when Manbao came back from Daming Palace happily holding a big porcelain bowl, Bai Shan was looking gloomy and not talking to anyone.
Liu Huan was watching with fear on the side, but Bai Erlang and Yin Huo adapted well and simply ignored him while playing their own games and reading their own books.
Bai Shan was sulking on the side.
Liu Huan looked left and right, not daring to disturb Yin Huo who was reading a book, so he poked Bai Erlang and asked quietly, "Are we really not going to care?"
Bai Erlang followed his gaze and glanced at Bai Shan, then said nonchalantly, "Don't worry, he'll be fine on his own."
Yin Huo also looked up from his book and said with a smile, "Just leave him alone for a while."
Liu Huan felt that they were too open-minded, but he had no better solution. When he was struggling, he saw Zhou Man trotting into the yard with something in his arms and a smile on his face.
His eyes suddenly lit up, and as he stood up, Bai Shan came to greet him. He looked around and saw that Bai Erlang and Yin Huo did not move. He hesitated for a moment, then sat back down, but his ears could not help but perk up.
There were many people who pricked up their ears to listen like him, and even those who were sitting quietly in the next room couldn't help but lean out of the window.
The emperor was ill, seriously ill. Perhaps only the court officials outside the palace knew about it, but most people inside the palace knew about it.
Especially those who live in this Chongwenguan are either the prince's confidants or the sons of powerful officials in the court. No one is naive.
No one dared to discuss it openly, but they all secretly felt that the emperor was in great danger this time. It was said that even Lord Wei, the Duke of Zhao, and others had gone to the Daming Palace to guard it.
Only when the emperor was on the verge of life or death would the ministers of the court stay by his bedside. Of course, it was not just for the emperor, but more for the country.
If the emperor really died, these ministers would have to personally handle who would succeed him and what the rules would be.
Seeing Zhou Man, who had gone to treat the emperor, running back happily, the people in Chongwenguan who were not well-informed naturally couldn't help but pay attention to her.
Bai Shan knew this, of course. He had originally wanted to take Man Bao to another place to talk in private, but when he saw her smiling face, radiating joy and excitement, he stopped holding her arm and asked her directly in the yard, "Why are you back?"
Manbao said, "I will come back once your Majesty's illness has stabilized."
She stuffed the cloth bag in her arms into Bai Shan's arms and said, "I brought you a big bowl of watermelon."
Bai Shan felt the cloth bag in his arms seemed a little cold, and asked, "Is it frozen?"
Manbao nodded.
As soon as these words were spoken, Bai Erlang and Liu Huan immediately jumped up to join in the fun, and Yin Huo put down his book.
The four of them opened the cloth bag in the corridor and saw that what was wrapped inside was not a porcelain bowl, but a porcelain jar.
When I opened the lid, I saw large chunks of red melon flesh inside, and a hint of cool air emanated from it.
Yin Huo couldn't help but ask, "How many melons did you dig?"
Manbao said, "I only dug out two, but there are five melons in total. I dug out two or three pieces of whatever I thought was delicious. You can try it and see if it tastes good."
After she finished speaking, she saw Yin Huo staring at her, so she hesitated for a moment and then asked, "Do you want to eat too?"
Yin Huo looked away slightly, but couldn't help looking back and asked, "Can I eat it?"
Manbao said, "Eat a small piece, but wait until it cools down before eating."
Bai Shan looked at the melon in his hand, then at Yin Huo, and couldn't help but ask with a smile, "Do you want to put it in the sun for a while and eat it when it's warm?"
Manbao lowered his head and pondered the feasibility of this idea. "Maybe I can eat a little more then?"
Everyone: ...
Even Yin Huo couldn't help but look away.
However, in the end, the four of them picked a piece of watermelon, put it on a plate and dried it in the sun. While Yin Huo was waiting for the watermelon in the plate to heat up, Bai Shan, Bai Erlang and Liu Huan had already started eating it with a spoon each.
Everyone who was secretly watching the situation here: ...
Why don’t you continue asking? His Majesty is such a great person, oh no, such an important person, and you only said one word?
Isn't this too disrespectful to Your Majesty?
Feng Zongping couldn't help but pull Yi Ziyang out.
Bai Shan raised the corner of his mouth slightly and generously invited him to eat melon with him.
Feng Zongping accepted it, ate a piece and asked Manbao, "Why don't you eat it?"
Manbao touched his stomach and said, "I ate too much. If I eat any more, I'm going to get a stomachache."
Although she really wanted to eat it again.
Feng Zongping couldn't help but ask curiously, "Didn't you go to Daming Palace to see His Majesty? Why did you eat a cold melon?"
Man Bao said, "We want to use watermelons as medicine, so Lord Gu sent a lot of watermelons. It would be a waste not to eat them."
It is hard for people to imagine how many melons this is?
Feng Zongping glanced at Bai Shan and saw that he had no intention of speaking. So he could only ask under the eager gazes of the many people behind him, "How is your Majesty's illness?"
Manbao said cautiously, "He's feeling much better now. He should be able to attend court in two days."
Before leaving Daming Palace, Xiao Yuanzheng had taught her that the emperor's condition should not be leaked too much. Although Manbao already had experience in dealing with inquiries about the prince's condition, the emperor seemed to be more important than the prince, so she was more cautious.
Seeing that she said something and then stopped talking, everyone felt like they were being pricked by a cat's claws and could not bear it any longer, but Feng Zongping stopped at that point and did not ask any more questions.
Everyone felt regretful. Even Feng Zongping didn't ask, and the others were not familiar with Zhou Man, so it was even more inappropriate for them to rashly ask about such private matters.
Yanu Lake is really beautiful. I decided to stay for two more days. Hahahaha
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