Chapter 1906: Asking for Leave
The emperor walked down the aisle with a calm expression and square steps. He did not go to the small study, nor did he summon Wei Zhi and others to discuss matters. Instead, he asked Gu Zhong to move all the memorials to the central palace.
As soon as he entered the palace, the emperor's anger faded. The empress came forward, helped him take off his outer robe and crown, and helped him sit down on the couch.
The emperor was still a little embarrassed, but the queen was considerate, so he could only sit on the wooden couch with a stern face and pretend not to care.
Monk Gu Zhong's aunt skillfully placed a small low table on the couch and neatly arranged the memorial documents on the table.
The emperor supported his waist and sat cross-legged. The queen was a little worried, "How about calling the imperial physician to come and take a look?"
The emperor said sullenly, "No, I'm fine."
The queen knew that he was very concerned about his reputation and certainly didn't want anyone to know that he fell off the bed last night.
She thought for a moment and sent the servants back down. She brought back a basin of warm water and helped him wash his face and hands. Then she took out a bottle of ointment and said, "I'll apply some ointment to your majesty."
The emperor was very skeptical, "Can this be rubbed on the face?"
Many medicines will cause a burning sensation when applied to the face, and the injury was near his eyes. Last night, he applied a little ointment and quickly washed it off. He felt like his eyes were going blind.
This morning the Queen used makeup to cover it up for him, but he still looked a little awkward. Fortunately, no one could see it except for his personal servants.
However, the queen felt that the injury on his face was not serious. The important thing was that he accidentally twisted his waist when he fell off the bed.
She whispered again, "Let's call a doctor to take a look."
The emperor lost his temper and said, "I already said I don't want to see him anymore. It's not a serious injury."
The Queen could only let it go and asked, "Are you going to see Sanlang today?"
"No," the emperor twisted his waist, not wanting to move much. He was also a little irritable at the moment, so he didn't want to go. "Just have someone send him something, and tell him not to worry too much and let his leg heal first."
The queen nodded.
It was impossible to ask Prince Gong not to think too much. He had received the imperial edict for several days, and his father had only visited him once. Today he wanted to change the medicine, but his father, who had promised to visit him, did not come.
Prince Gong had to think more about it.
Xiao Yuanzheng removed the board, cleaned the injured leg, and applied the intermittent ointment again. Seeing Prince Gong raise his leg, he quickly and gently lifted it and warned, "Your Highness, don't move your leg. Otherwise, the bones will be dislocated and the leg will grow crooked. If it grows crooked, the leg will become lame."
Prince Gong lowered his eyes to look at his injured leg, stiffened for a moment, and then did not move.
Xiao Yuanzheng continued to apply medicine to him.
Prince Gong asked, "If a leg grows crooked, can it be regrown?"
Xiao Yuanzheng smiled and said, "It's possible to interrupt and connect again."
But breaking it again would surely be extremely painful, mainly because who could break the original broken bone with such precision?
So this kind of thing only exists in medical theory, and there are currently no successful cases.
Under the quilt, Prince Gong's hands trembled slightly. He wanted to clench them, but then slowly loosened them. He calmly asked Xiao Yuanzheng, "When will my leg be healed?"
Xiao Yuanzheng said, "Your Highness has been taking good care of himself lately. If you change the medicine a few times, he'll be able to get out of bed and practice walking in about a month. After that, with daily exercise, he'll be back to normal in a month or two."
Xiao Yuanzheng paused and said, "But I have to run less and climb less in the future..."
After all, Prince Gong was too fat, and walking was a burden for him, not to mention sprinting and climbing, which would cause greater damage to his injured leg in a short period of time.
Prince Gong pursed his lips and agreed sullenly.
The prince agreed to let Zhou Man take leave to go to Shangzhou, so before taking another day off, Manbao submitted a leave application, asking for about seven days of leave.
In this way, including the two days of this rest and the two days of the next rest, she will have eleven days of vacation. Shangzhou is not far away, and she estimates that seven or eight days will be enough to find her mother's home and take care of things.
The prince had forgotten about this matter, but he remembered it as soon as she mentioned it. He didn't even look at Zhou Man's memorial asking for a few days of leave, but directly sent someone to tell the Imperial Hospital and say hello to Kong Jijiu.
Yes, Manbao has two immediate superiors, one is Xiao Yuanzheng and the other is Kong Jijiu.
Kong Jijiu didn't want to approve it at first, but when he heard that she was going to look for her relatives, and Confucianism puts filial piety first, he approved it. Then he raised his hand and saw the leave letters from Bai Shan and Bai Erlang. He frowned and asked, "Zhou Man is going to look for her relatives, what are these two going to do?"
Mr. Zhuang, who had also submitted a leave application, cleared his throat awkwardly and said, "They're worried that their senior sister can't find her family, so they went to help."
Mr. Zhuang said, "The chief priest didn't know. Zhou Man only learned about her life story after she grew up. She never knew about her maternal uncle's family before. Her father married into the Xia family. After his parents-in-law passed away, he returned home with his wife and daughter. He left fourteen years ago. I'm afraid things in Shangzhou have changed a lot."
Kong Jijiu frowned and said, "That being said, they are students, and students should focus on their studies."
Mr. Zhuang quickly agreed, then took out his leave application and said, "So I've decided to accompany them and supervise them along the way to prevent them from neglecting their studies."
Kong Jijiu: ...
He looked at Zhuang Xun, then lowered his head to look at the leave application letter handed to him. He vaguely understood why Bai Shan and the other two were like this.
They say a disciple resembles his teacher, a son resembles his father...
Kong Jijiu took the memorial, opened it, and asked, "Does the Crown Prince agree?"
Zhuang Xun did not have many classes in ten days, only three, but he also had to give two small lessons to the prince. Kong Jijiu had to admit that Zhuang Xun had some ability in teaching students. At least the prince could listen to his lessons and exhortations.
Zhuang Xun smiled and said, "I have told His Highness, but His Highness said that this is Chongwenguan's internal affairs and should be consulted with the Jijiu."
Kong Jijiu felt a little relieved. After pondering for a moment, he approved the letter and put it aside, saying, "Go early and return early."
Mr. Zhuang bowed with gratitude and replied "Yes".
In addition to Bai Shan and Bai Erlang's letters of leave, Zhuang Xun and Zhou Man's memorials also had to be submitted to the Ministry of Personnel for filing.
If they take leave that is not during the holidays or family leave stipulated by the court, the corresponding salary will be deducted.
After Manbao learned the exact reply, he ran to Mingda and said, "I will not be entering the palace for the rest of the month. If you have any questions, please write to my family. If it is urgent, my family will pass on the message to me."
It had only been a little over ten days, so Mingda didn't think he would need to write to her, but he still agreed with a smile.
Manbao took out a box from his arms and said, "This is the crystal bead necklace I made for the Queen. You can take it to Her Majesty."
Mingda took it and saw that the crystal was white, but the black stone in the middle was exactly the same as hers. She knew that the most important thing should not be the crystal, but the stone.
She nodded and promised Manbao that he would not give her away.
Manbao urged her, "Why don't you also offer sacrifices in front of my statue for 49 days before offering it to the Empress?"
Mingda smiled and nodded, "Okay."
See you at 6pm
(End of this chapter)
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