Chapter 1577: Encountering You (Reward for the book friend "I Don't Want to Peep into Others' Hearts")
Man Bao left the Crown Princess's palace and was about to return to Chongwen Hall when he was stopped by Gu Zhong's apprentice, Gu Ji, who whispered, "Doctor Zhou, His Majesty summons you to an audience."
Manbao then carried the medicine box and went with him to the front hall and asked, "Your Majesty, are you feeling unwell again?"
Gu Ji didn't dare to say this, and quickly said: "It was His Majesty who said he wanted to see you, but he didn't say he was unwell."
Manbao nodded and followed him around a small garden. A fat man appeared from under a tree not far ahead, followed by a group of people fanning themselves.
The tall palm fan was blocked by a tree before, so Manbao and Guji didn't see it. Now that the person turned out, Manbao and Guji were both shocked.
Gu Ji saw the person coming out and saw him staring at Zhou Man, which made him even more frightened. He hesitated for a moment and then knelt on the ground to pay his respects, "Your servant greets His Royal Highness Prince Gong."
Prince Gong glanced at Gu Ji and then looked up at Zhou Man.
Zhou Man put down the medicine box, bowed and saluted, "Greetings to His Royal Highness Prince Gong."
Prince Gong stared at her for a while and nodded slightly. Manbao saw it from the corner of her eye and straightened up. She looked down at Gu Ji who was still kneeling on the ground with his head bowed and smiled, "Your Highness Prince Gong asked you to get up."
Gu Ji bowed again and then got up from the ground. However, in just a short while, his hands were burned red by the stones on the ground.
Manbao glanced at his palm, then looked at Prince Gong and said with a smile, "Your Highness, it's very hot here. Why are you here?"
Prince Gong said, "The Emperor summoned me."
Manbao immediately said, "Then you go first?"
Prince Gong was also very hot and did not want to stand in the sun and talk to her, but he did have something to say to her, so he turned around and walked back to the tree, waving to the palace maids behind him.
The palace maids filed out and stopped ten steps away. Manbao didn't want to pamper Prince Gong, but seeing that they were all standing under the scorching sun waiting, and even Gu Ji's face was soon sunburned, she glanced at Prince Gong and stepped forward to stand opposite him.
Prince Gong asked, "You keep visiting the Crown Princess every now and then. Is there something wrong with the fetus?"
Manbao was stunned. She didn't expect him to ask so directly. She looked at Prince Gong warily, and after a moment's hesitation, she answered truthfully, "No, the Crown Princess and the child are both safe."
Prince Gong stared at her for a long moment, then turned his gaze away to see the bright sunlight beside the tree shade. He asked, "Are you so sure that this baby is the emperor's grandson?"
Man Bao was stunned for a moment before saying, "Neither the Crown Prince nor the Crown Princess asked them whether this baby was a boy or a girl. Regardless of whether it was a boy or a girl, they could just have another baby next time. Anyway, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has no shortage of concubines, and no shortage of money to raise children. If they keep having children, they will eventually have a son."
Prince Gong was choked for a moment, and it took him a while to remember why he had stopped Zhou Man. He asked, "So the Crown Prince is completely healed?"
Not as good as the best, but better than the worst.
However, she only dared to say this in her heart. Manbao would not tell it to the prince, let alone Prince Gong. So she nodded to Prince Gong, indicating that this was the case and the prince was fine.
Prince Gong was in a daze for a moment, not knowing whether he believed it or not. After a long while, he lowered his head and stared at Zhou Man and asked, "I don't quite understand why you sided with the Crown Prince as soon as you entered the capital?"
Man Baoke never thought that he was on the prince's side, and it was even more impossible for him to admit such a thing in the palace.
So she righteously said to Prince Gong, "Your Highness, I am a doctor. It is my duty to cure illnesses and save lives. Moreover, it is the order of His Majesty and the Empress that I treat His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. As a subject, I cannot shirk my duty. I do not understand why Your Highness is so certain that I belong to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
Prince Gong sneered, "Now that I've lost my power, there's no need for you to hide anything from me. Ask around, and who wouldn't say you're from the Eastern Palace?"
Not only did she cure the prince's infertility, she also helped him get rid of the poison from the strange stone. If she was really the emperor's woman, shouldn't the first thing she thought of after knowing that the prince was poisoned be to report to the emperor?
But she helped the prince to conceal it, and the emperor only found out about it when the prince took the initiative to report it.
So if someone says that she is not the prince's woman, not only him, but even the emperor himself would not believe it.
Manbao remained silent. She couldn't tell Prince Gong that the reason she didn't say it at the beginning was not because she favored the prince, but because she was afraid of death?
Thinking about it this way, she seems very far from being a loyal minister.
Manbao felt a little sad. Seeing that Prince Gong was insisting on a reason, Manbao thought for a moment and said, "Your Highness asked me, why don't you ask yourself? You and His Highness the Crown Prince are brothers from the same father and mother. You don't need to fight over food and clothing. Why did it become like this?"
Prince Gong's face darkened. "Why, even you can lecture me?"
Man Bao shook his head and said, "Your Highness, the Crown Prince has acted absurdly in the past, and some have suggested deposing him, but His Majesty never agreed. Have you ever thought about why?"
Prince Gong said: "Because he is the eldest son."
Manbao shook his head and said to Prince Gong, "Because he is His Majesty's son, and you are also His Majesty's son. His Majesty has the same feelings for you as for the Crown Prince. Even if there is a difference in thickness, they are still his heart and soul. You insist on letting His Majesty keep your thicker piece of heart and soul and cut off the half that belongs to His Majesty. Haven't you considered that His Majesty will also feel pain?"
Prince Gong was stunned.
"Whether he is the eldest son or not is something that His Majesty needs to consider with the ministers when he is the emperor, but he is not only the emperor, he is also a father." Manbao knew that when Prince Gong stopped her to talk in the garden, he only asked the palace servants to step back ten steps. What they said in the garden could not be hidden from others.
He was "destroyed and had nothing to lose", but Manbao was not.
Even if the prince himself thought she was his, she could not admit it openly, and she could not let the emperor confirm that she was the prince's woman.
She is an imperial physician and shouldn't have any attributes.
What's more, the emperor is not too old yet. How can it be a good thing for him to take such a position at this time?
Koko felt that Manbao's hair stood on end at this moment. Although his heart rate was fast, it was still stable, so it didn't remind him of anything.
Manbao's mind was unusually clear. She stared at Prince Gong and said, "Your Highness has only considered yourself before. Now why don't you consider your family? Your parents, brothers, sisters, wife, and children. Have you ever thought about what will happen to your brothers, sisters, and parents if you succeed in your fight for the throne?"
Prince Gong sneered in his heart. Didn’t he also steal his father’s position?
Where is his third uncle and fifth uncle at this time?
However, even though he was desperate, he still didn't dare to say anything that would provoke the emperor. He came to Zhou Man to confirm something, not to seek death or punishment.
I wish all book lovers happiness every day, and may every day be a bright day.
See you tomorrow
(End of this chapter)
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