Chapter 1840 Persuasion
The prince, who had a great appetite, took a bowl of rice, put a piece of steamed meat in it for her, and said with a smile, "Try it."
The Crown Princess took a look at the steamed meat with alternating fat and lean textures and felt a little reluctant to eat it.
She is trying to lose weight recently. Her wet nurse and the maidservant around her have told her to eat less meat.
But this steamed meat smells very fragrant.
The Crown Princess paused, unable to stop the Crown Prince's kindness, so she could only pick it up and eat it.
While the Crown Princess was hesitating, the Crown Prince had already eaten several pieces of steamed meat with rice, and then picked up some side dishes and other vegetables with his chopsticks, which was very refreshing.
The Crown Princess hadn't expected the steamed meat to be so delicate and melt in her mouth. She ate a piece, hesitated for a moment, and finally reached out to grab another piece. Then she couldn't help but ask, "Who made this dish? Did they hire a new chef in the main kitchen?"
"No," the prince said as he ate, "this was made by Zhou Man's family."
The Crown Princess understood after a moment's thought that this was most likely brought to the palace by Zhou Man to entertain guests.
The Crown Princess: "...Your Highness just went to the pavilion and brought back the steamed meat?"
The prince said, "I left two bowls for them."
The Crown Princess was relieved upon hearing this, and then she scolded, "If Your Highness wants to eat, just ask the kitchen staff to make it. Why bother competing with those children for food?"
The prince didn't say anything, but he snorted in his heart. If the chefs in the palace could make it, would he bother to eat Zhou Man's food?
The Crown Princess didn't take it too seriously. Although the steamed meat was indeed delicious, as someone who was trying to lose weight, she wouldn't be able to eat meat for a long time in the future, so it would be better for her not to see this delicious food.
Over at the pavilion, as soon as the prince left, a few people sat relaxed in the pavilion and sighed, because they had not accomplished the two things they wanted to do today.
They had expected that the matter would not be discussed, and although they were hit hard at the moment, it was still within an acceptable range.
But it was a real blow that I didn’t get to enjoy all the delicious food.
Changyu was the most reluctant to leave, so he asked Manbao, "When is the next dinner?"
Manbao shook his head regretfully, "The palace is still your home, you don't even know it, let alone me."
Chang Yu pouted, feeling very aggrieved. "I don't know when Third Brother will be able to be released from the ban."
Manbao perked up and asked, "Is Prince Gong going to lift the ban?"
Chang Yu shook his head. "Last time, the Empress Dowager mentioned it. My mother said that the Empress Dowager was ill, and as a grandson, my third brother should stay in the palace to take care of her. So, my third brother was kept here, and even my third sister-in-law and nephew were left in the palace. However, my third sister-in-law and nephew are fine, but my third brother is still not allowed to enter and leave the palace at will."
So I'm still under house arrest.
Manbao breathed a sigh of relief, then became curious, "Why have I never seen Prince Gong at the Empress Dowager's place?"
"It's right that you haven't seen me," Mingda said with a smile, "Third brother doesn't want to see you and is deliberately avoiding you."
Manbao was confused, "Why?"
Mingda was silent for a moment before he whispered, "Third brother embarrassed himself in front of you at the New Year's Eve palace banquet. He felt a little uncomfortable, so he didn't want to see you."
Manbao looked at Mingda suspiciously, "Would Prince Gong be so shameless?"
Mingda and Changyu were silent.
The actual situation was that Prince Gong was very angry after being humiliated, and he took his anger out on Zhou Man. He secretly complained to the emperor, believing that it was Zhou Man's efforts to slim him down that damaged his stomach and intestines, which was why he vomited like this after eating some meat.
He asked the emperor to severely punish Zhou Man.
The emperor was a little worried at the time, so he called the on-duty physician Lu to check on him the next day. He confirmed that there was no major problem with his stomach and intestines. It was just that he had suddenly eaten too much, which caused stomach discomfort and some stagnation. Like Zhou Man, he prescribed him a stomach-strengthening and digestion-enhancing pill - the Zungui brand Hawthorn Pill!
It was confirmed that Prince Gong had simply eaten too much and was not feeling unwell. On the contrary, his physical condition was much better than it was a year ago.
When the emperor heard what Doctor Lu, who had a mediocre relationship with Zhou Man, said, he gently warned Prince Gong not to make random assumptions about others.
But the father and son did not deliberately avoid the palace servants when they said these words. Almost all the people serving around Prince Gong were sent by the Queen.
Then the queen turned around and knew.
She was very angry about this, so on the first day of the Lunar New Year, after meeting the ladies, she called Prince Gong to her side and gave him a scolding.
Mingda, Changyu and others were in the side hall at the time, so they accidentally heard a little bit.
Mingda felt that his third brother avoided Zhou Man because, firstly, he was really embarrassed and secondly, he was probably ashamed.
Of course, she would not tell Manbao about this inside story which might worsen the relationship between the two.
Manbao didn't get to the bottom of it, but just asked curiously, "Did Prince Gong also invest in the business?"
Mingda asked perceptively, "What do you want to do?"
Man Bao said, "I just suddenly remembered something. If we come up with a method that can be implemented in the future, should we start with the royal family?"
She said, "Who among the royal family is more suitable than Prince Gong?"
She counted on her fingers, "He's the current emperor's son, and the most favored one. If he obeys the new policy, I think others will have no reason to object, right?"
Mingda: "If you say that, then the Crown Prince is the most suitable example, right? He is the head of state and the next king."
Chang Yu: "...Mingda, that's our brother."
Then he turned to Manbao and said, "Manbao, we are your friends, and the Crown Prince is also your friend. Can you please stop thinking about us taking the lead in everything?"
Manbao comforted her, saying, "The most accomplished are the first to succeed. If the new policies and guidelines benefit the people, as the first to succeed, you will be remembered for eternity."
Mingda nodded and said to Changyu, "Look, she's an official, and someone in her family runs a small business. Aren't they also working for the people? This world still belongs to our Li family. How can we only think about ourselves and not the people?"
Manbao nodded repeatedly. "Money is external to you. You can't bring it with you when you are born, and you can't take it with you when you die. What you can leave behind, what will make it remember you for thousands of years, is your contributions to the people and the future."
Chang Yu: ...She didn’t think about it that much. She just wanted to make some money and buy some delicious and fun things.
The four young men on the side huddled together quietly, watching Zhou Man and Mingda admonishing Changyu from the left and right.
After listening for a long time, Liu Huan felt a little sympathetic towards her and whispered, "When you die, you will be buried with your loved ones, so you can still take your money with you."
Chang Yu finally found support and immediately nodded, "Yes."
Manbao was startled when he heard this, then he perked up. He glanced at Bai Shan, then turned to Changyu and said, "Don't listen to his nonsense. Even if a person still has consciousness after death, it goes to the underworld. You can't take the things buried with you to the world of the living."
She lowered her voice and asked mysteriously, "Do you know Cao Cao?"
Chang Yu: ...She doesn't like reading, but it's not like she hasn't read before. How could she not know Cao Cao?
I went to handle the discharge procedures for my dad today, so the update is late.
I'm so happy! Starting tomorrow, I should be able to update regularly. I'm going to do my best to save drafts! I promise!
The next update will be around 6:00 PM
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