Chapter 1898: Efforts on Both Sides (February Monthly Ticket Plus 11)
Chang Yu nodded repeatedly and said with a smile, "You dare to think so. I just thought that I should separate the Crown Prince and the Third Brother. The Third Brother is already injured and cannot quarrel with the Crown Prince again."
Mingda became thoughtful.
Bai Shan then solemnly said to Princess Mingda, "Princess, please report this matter to His Majesty when we return to the palace. As parents, it's sometimes not appropriate to interfere too much in conflicts between children, but it's not always appropriate to do nothing either."
Mingda finally determined Bai Shan's purpose, smiled at him and said, "I will advise my father, the emperor and my mother."
Bai Shan then breathed a sigh of relief, glanced at Man Bao, reached out and took her hand and said, "It's late, and we still have to travel tomorrow, so let's go back and rest first."
After saying this, he bowed to the two princesses and left.
Bai Erlang naturally went with them.
Chang Yu watched them leave hand in hand, feeling incredibly envious. "Actually, childhood sweethearts are pretty good too, but unfortunately, I'm always in the palace, so I don't have a childhood sweetheart."
Mingda came back to her senses from her two brothers' troubles and smiled when she heard this: "Aren't you and Wei Yu in love now?"
Chang Yu said: "Not even one tenth of theirs."
Mingda shook his head slightly and said with a smile, "Everyone has their own fate. There are many people in the world who are deeply in love. If you envy them all, you may never be able to envy them all your life. If you ask me, Wei Yu and sister are very good."
Chang Yu thought for a moment and said, "I wonder if he sent anything to the palace during this Dragon Boat Festival."
Mingda smiled and said, "You'll know when you get home tomorrow."
Yes, we had originally planned to visit Yongzhou City the next day, but because Prince Gong broke his leg, everyone had decided to return to the palace the next day.
As the only imperial physician on the scene, and one who had some connection with Prince Gong's broken leg, Zhou Man naturally had to escort Prince Gong back to the palace.
Bai Shan was worried, so he naturally wanted to follow. Since his senior sisters and brothers had all followed, Bai Erlang naturally didn't want to go back alone to face the adults' questions, so he had to go back too.
Daji vaguely knew that they were in trouble, but he didn't know what kind of trouble they had gotten into. After all, they, the guards, couldn't get close, and if Bai Shan and the others didn't tell them, they could only grope in the dark.
However, if they don't tell, he will ask.
Early in the morning, the people in the palace began to prepare to set off. Daji found Bai Shan and asked him if he wanted to send a letter to his family. After all, they were going back to Beijing directly, so they had to tell the people in Zhuangzi to avoid them waiting in vain.
Bai Shan then remembered that it was okay to hide it from his grandmother and Uncle Zhou, but he couldn't hide it from the teacher. If he didn't tell them now, the teacher would definitely know it when he returned to Chongwenguan after vacation.
If you confess, you'll get leniency and maybe even get some advice from the gentleman.
So Bai Shan went to write a letter to the master with a headache. There was no other way. Manbao had to take care of Prince Gong, and Erlang could forget about it. If he asked him to write a letter, he was afraid that not only would his secrets be revealed, but also their future plans and thoughts would be revealed to the master.
By the time Daji received the letter, the people in the palace had prepared the carriage and began to lift Prince Gong onto it.
He glanced at the lame Prince Gong from a distance, then turned and found a guard, handed him the letter and said, "Send the letter back as fast as you can, and quietly tell the old lady that the young master and his men seem to have gotten into trouble."
The guard took the letter and mounted his horse and left the palace even faster than their carriage.
The reason they were so slow was all the prince's fault.
In order to make things difficult for Prince Gong, the Crown Prince had specifically forbidden Prince Gong from bringing any extra carriage frames. Even after arriving at the temporary palace, he had people inspect the carriages in the palace, removing all the wheels and other items for inspection, just in case Prince Gong would use the carriage frames when returning to Beijing.
Because too many cars had been dismantled, and the people accompanying him knew the prince's intention, they did not start repairing any of them. It was not until yesterday afternoon when they decided to return to the palace today that the palace people urgently repaired the cars and installed the wheels and other things.
Because it was just installed, they have to do another routine inspection this morning. Otherwise, if something happens to the frame during the journey, all of them will be in trouble.
For the sake of safety, the speed could not be fast. When the prince was finally able to mount his horse and leave, the sun had already jumped out from the top of the mountain.
This was nearly half an hour later than the prince's planned departure time. He was very unhappy and his face was full of sourness.
Chang Yu couldn't help but yawn and complained to Ming Da in a low voice, "Prince Brother got up too early. He asked us to get up and set off before dawn, making us wait for so long in vain."
Mingda was not used to getting up so early and was also feeling sleepy, but he said, "It's hot, and the prince also wants to return to the capital early."
Chang Yu yawned again, looked ahead and said, "Man Bao seems to be in the same car with Third Brother."
Mingda nodded and said, "The car is shaking, and Third Brother's leg is injured. Manbao will definitely need to take a closer look."
In fact, Zhou Man felt that there was no need for her to watch. His legs were already bandaged, and as long as he didn't put his legs on the ground and exert force, there was basically nothing wrong with him. The shaking of the frame would not affect his injured leg at all. It wasn't like the car had overturned.
However, Prince Gong kept complaining about pain here and there, and Manbao had no choice but to follow him.
There is no way around it. I have to bear the consequences of my own actions by myself, and occasionally I have to improve the prince's favor in front of Prince Gong.
"This carriage is quite spacious. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince ordered it to be arranged..."
When they were halfway there, a eunuch brought up water and told the team to stop and rest. Man Bao continued to mutter, "When did His Royal Highness become so considerate that he even took a break halfway?"
Mingda and others who came to see Prince Gong and Manbao during the break paused and couldn't help but look back at Bai Shan and Bai Erlang.
Bai Shan nodded slightly. That’s right, this kind of casualness is what he wanted.
Although Prince Gong still had a bad face, he knew that the prince was indeed taking care of him. After all, when they came to the Yongzhou Palace, the prince rode his horse all the way, not to mention taking a rest, he always complained that the team was moving too slowly.
He ran all the way to Putian Village before stopping.
Meanwhile, the Crown Prince was frowning and complaining to the officials of the Eastern Palace and the leader of the Imperial Guard, "It's just a broken leg, not half of his body. I've already ordered the team to slow down. How long have we had to rest?"
The leader of the Imperial Guards could only bow his head and say, "The princess said that Prince Gong is not feeling well, so it's okay if he takes it a little longer."
Before leaving, the emperor specifically instructed that Princess Mingda be taken good care of, and that he should listen to the princess on unimportant matters and consult the prince on major matters.
The officials of the Eastern Palace also advised the Crown Prince, "Your Highness, Prince Gong's injuries...it would be better to be more considerate at this time. You still have to apologize to His Majesty when you return to the palace."
The prince said without any hesitation: "I am just sparring with my brother, who can say anything?"
Prince Gong was injured because he was too weak. He had asked Zhou Man, and he knew that although the injuries on his body looked terrible, they were nothing serious, they were all just flesh wounds.
See you tomorrow
(End of this chapter)
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