Chapter 1899 Crying
The carriage slowly entered the city, then the imperial city, and then went all the way into the palace.
Some officials who were working overtime during holidays frowned slightly when they saw the carriage entering the palace.
Apart from the Empress Dowager and the Emperor, the only one who could ride in the carriage in the palace was Princess Mingda.
That was because Princess Mingda was weak, but she seldom used this right, and she mostly just walked and jumped on her own.
There used to be Prince Gong, but later on, because he committed a crime and was confined to his house, this right was taken away. This frame is...
Before they could go forward to investigate, palace servants had already brought a sedan chair. Four strong eunuchs got on the carriage and carefully lifted Prince Gong down. Four more strong eunuchs followed and carefully moved him onto the sedan chair.
The prince saw this and couldn't help rolling his eyes. It was just a broken right leg. Was it necessary?
Not to mention the crutches, you can jump down just by jumping, right?
The officials who were about to step forward to investigate stopped in their tracks, watched from a distance, and then gathered together to chat, "What happened to Prince Gong?"
"It seems like a leg injury."
"Weren't they going to the Baiyun Temple in Yongzhou to pray for the Queen Mother? How did they get their legs injured?"
“Will it be…” Will he become lame from now on?
The words were unspoken, but the meaning was clear.
"Probably not. Look at the expression on Master Zhou's face standing beside him."
Everyone looked towards Zhou Man...
Manbao was watching with her hands folded, and was obviously shocked by the actions in the palace. Bai Shan and Bai Erlang, who were standing beside her, also opened their mouths wide.
Mingda and Changyu had already gotten out of the car. Because the sun was too strong and they were tired from the journey, Mingda took a rare ride on the car frame and took Changyu with him.
Bai Shan turned and asked Man Bao, "Can we follow you in?"
The emperor was very worried about Manbao because of what he did.
The passing prince glanced at him and said, "Follow me."
He smelled a familiar scent and always felt that he would quarrel with his father after he went there. Bai Shan was a smart and sharp-tongued person, and maybe he could share some of the blame for him instead of Zhou Man.
So with the prince's nod, Bai Shan followed him openly.
Bai Erlang sneaked over and followed them.
Arriving at the Taiji Hall, the Emperor and Empress were waiting in the main hall with Princess Gong. As soon as Prince Gong was carried in, the Emperor stood up and jumped down from his chair, "Sanlang——"
When Prince Gong saw the emperor, countless grievances surged in his heart, and he couldn't help but cry out, "Father——"
The emperor went to look at his legs, but Prince Gong grabbed him by the waist. The chubby, broad-shouldered man, in his twenties, hugged the emperor and burst into tears, "Yeah, it hurts!"
The emperor couldn't hold back his tears, and as he patted Prince Gong's back, he looked at Prince Gong's leg and asked with deep sorrow, "How did you break your leg? Why were you so careless?"
Prince Gong opened his mouth to complain while crying, "It's the Crown Prince..."
Bai Shan's face changed slightly. He pulled Man Bao to his knees and interrupted him, saying, "Your Majesty, we are guilty of failing to take good care of Prince Gong."
Manbao nodded repeatedly to show his plea.
This interruption reminded Prince Gong of what Bai Shan said last night, and his expression changed a few times. However, the emperor happened to be looking up at Bai Shan and Zhou Man, so he didn't notice it, but was seen by the queen.
Prince Gong was still unaware and hesitated for a moment before finally giving up the intention to complain. He said to the emperor against his will, "Father, I accidentally slipped."
The emperor was puzzled, "What did you say about the prince just now?"
The prince raised his eyelids and glanced at Prince Gong.
Prince Gong had his back to him and didn't see it. He just said, "Brother Crown Prince, you've taken good care of me today."
Prince Gong often spoke well of the Crown Prince, but the Crown Prince was always rude to him, so the Emperor didn't know if he believed him or not. He simply squinted his eyes at the Crown Prince, the kneeling Bai Shan and the other two, and finally fixed his eyes on Zhou Man. He asked in a deep voice, "I heard from the servants that you were in the room treating Prince Gong when he broke his leg. If you were treating an injury, how could he have broken his leg?"
Manbao opened his mouth and looked at Prince Gong. How should he say this?
To be honest, was it Prince Gong who kicked the table?
Her hesitation made the emperor even more suspicious, and he couldn't help but stare at them with narrowed eyes.
Bai Shan had no intention of asking Manbao to lie about this matter. As an imperial physician, she could not lie about the patient's condition.
But they can choose whether to speak out or not.
They can admit their mistakes, but they cannot tell the truth.
Sure enough, the three of them lowered their heads, and the Crown Prince, who had been silent the entire time, said, "Zhou Man is just an imperial physician. She can't stop Prince Gong from kicking the table..."
This kind of thing cannot be concealed. Instead of waiting for the emperor to know the details from the imperial guards and the accompanying palace servants, it is better for him to tell the truth.
Prince Gong didn't expect that his considerate efforts to cover up for the Crown Prince would be ruined by the Crown Prince. He immediately became furious, but in front of his father, he didn't lose his temper. He just hugged his father and started crying again.
The crying child gets the milk. The emperor patted Prince Gong with heartache and asked the crown prince, "Why did Sanlang kick the table for no reason? Did you see that?"
"I didn't see it. I had already left, but this matter is no secret in the palace. If you don't believe me, ask Mingda and Changyu."
The emperor turned around and looked at his two daughters.
Changyu lowered his head, and Mingda nodded.
The emperor asked Prince Gong with a look of annoyance and heartache, "Why are you kicking the table for no reason? If you're angry, just smash things. How can you hurt yourself?"
Prince Gong opened his mouth and said something good about the prince. Now it was a bit difficult for him to go back and say something bad about the prince in front of his father.
The prince revealed himself: "Maybe it's because I scolded him?"
The emperor was instantly furious, "Why are you scolding Sanlang?"
Although he was furious, everyone present could feel that the emperor's anger towards the prince was not as great as it was at the beginning, otherwise he would not have lost his temper.
Of course, the Crown Prince would not tell the Emperor what was going on in his heart. He simply snorted coldly and said, "What's wrong with scolding him? I didn't do anything wrong. Father, you don't know how useless he is. He's been learning martial arts from Master Wu for such a long time. I dragged him to the martial arts arena for a sparring match, but he couldn't even match a single move. That's fine, he just fell a couple of times, but he actually clamored to see the imperial physician, and after seeing the imperial physician, he kept complaining about this and that..."
Prince Gong couldn't help but shout, "I didn't ask for the imperial physician. Mingda sent for her."
If he knew that letting Zhou Man treat his illness would have such consequences, he would never have treated him even if he was beaten to death.
Even the emperor couldn't help but say to Prince Gong, "Your sister is doing this for your own good. How can you blame her for this?"
Prince Gong was instantly convinced. He knew that compared to Mingda, his father loved Mingda more.
Zhou Man and Mingda are good friends, so they might not be able to do anything to her this time. Prince Gong is discouraged.
(End of this chapter)
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