Chapter 1964 is crooked
The emperor and the empress talked with Manbao for nearly an hour. Not only did they dig out all of Bai Cheng's family background, they even found out that when he was a child, he was carried to school with his eyes closed by servants.
The emperor listened with great interest, and then said to the queen, "Compared with our Mingda, he is far inferior."
That being said, after Zhou Man left, he still kept Bai Cheng on the list. There were only two people chosen by him. Coincidentally, except Bai Cheng, these two were both from the capital.
Firstly, the emperor saw that they were interested in becoming the emperor's son-in-law. Secondly, their family was in the capital, and Mingda could stay in the capital in the future, and they could take care of him in the palace.
When the Queen saw the list he had drawn up, she said directly, "Your Majesty, why don't you ask Mingda?"
She said, "The child just met someone today, let's ask her what she thinks."
The emperor naturally wanted to ask Mingda's opinion. Not only that, he also decided to let Mingda get along with others first after the matter was settled, and then issue an order to grant the marriage when there were no problems. This is what Changyu did at that time.
Mingda blushed slightly and lowered his head. After a moment, he raised his head and looked at the emperor with moist and bright eyes and said, "Father, I think Bai Cheng is good."
The emperor was stunned. He didn't expect her to be so sure. He couldn't help but ask, "Why Bai Cheng?"
Mingda naturally wouldn't tell the emperor that she had a crush on him before. She only said, "Zhou Man is a good person, and I think her junior fellow apprentice isn't much worse either. Besides, I saw them today, and Bai Cheng is the most pleasing to the eye."
This was something a girl would say, so the emperor smiled and said, "Well, since you like him, you should visit Chongwenguan often. If you are not satisfied, we can change him."
Obviously, he didn't plan to get married right away.
Mingda didn't feel sorry and nodded in agreement.
The emperor looked at his little daughter in front of him and couldn't help but sigh, "Mingda has grown up."
Mingda lowered her head and smiled. The father and daughter had some rare free time and were sitting together drinking tea in silence. Gu Zhong suddenly came in quickly and saw the father and daughter sitting on the couch. He couldn't help but stop.
The emperor put down his teacup and asked, "What's wrong?"
Gu Zhong hesitated.
The emperor frowned, stood up and asked, "Is there any urgent news?"
"No," Gu Zhong paused and lowered his head, "It was someone from His Royal Highness Prince Gong who reported that the Third Prince's leg seemed to be...not well."
The emperor glared and stepped forward quickly, "What did you say?"
Gu Zhong knelt down and said, "Director Xiao, Imperial Physician Liu, Imperial Physician Zheng, and Imperial Physician Zhou from the Imperial Hospital are all with His Highness."
Mingda also stood up in shock. Because he was in such a hurry, his vision blurred for a moment. He stretched out his hands to support himself on the table to keep his balance.
The emperor came back to his senses after hearing the noise. He immediately turned back to support Mingda. After comforting her, he said to the palace maids, "Help the princess down."
"Father..."
"Father, go and take a look. Don't worry. Don't tell your mother yet, lest she get anxious."
After that, he had Mingda sent back, and then he and Gu Zhong hurried to Prince Gong's palace. The emperor's face was very gloomy all the way. "What do you mean by bad? Hasn't he been recovering well from his injuries and can already walk?"
Gu Zhong's forehead was sweating as he hurried to catch up and reported, "They say his bones are crooked. He can walk now, but he's a little lame..."
Even ordinary people couldn't accept that a healthy person became lame, let alone the emperor.
At this time, Man Baozheng and Xiao Yuanzheng were examining Prince Gong who was being held down. Both of them had very ugly expressions on their faces. They ignored Prince Gong who was being pressed on the bed and howling in pain. After looking at each other, their hearts sank. The bones were simply crooked and were almost healed. The two calculated the time required for the bones to grow, and it had been crooked for at least forty days.
Prince Gong's leg had been broken for more than two months, and it was obvious that he had twisted it from behind.
During that period, Dean Xiao and Doctor Liu were in charge.
Xiao Yuanzheng was a little unsteady on his feet, and Manbao quickly supported him and helped him sit down on the footstool.
He had been taking care of the Empress Dowager recently and had trouble sleeping to begin with. Now his head was aching even more. He turned his head to look at Prince Gong who was throwing a tantrum, gritted his teeth, and was unwilling to sit there. He simply stood up with the help of Zhou Man's hand and stumbled out.
Imperial Physicians Liu and Zheng also immediately retreated, and the eunuchs and palace maids in the hall immediately stepped forward to serve the angry Prince Gong.
When they arrived at the outer hall, Doctor Zheng couldn't help but ask anxiously, "Did we connect the wrong way at the beginning?"
Xiao Yuanzheng gritted his teeth and said with difficulty: "No!"
"No?" Doctor Zheng couldn't help but exclaim, "Then how could it have grown crooked if it was connected correctly from the beginning?"
This is the royal family, not a poor family outside. If the leg is broken, there will be no livelihood. After the leg is reattached, they still have to work and there is a possibility that the reattached leg will be crooked again.
You know, they have always taken good care of Prince Gong. How could the reconnected leg be crooked?
Doctor Liu also felt that it couldn't have been connected incorrectly. "When Prince Gong brought it back, Dean Xiao and I both examined it. The leg was indeed properly connected. We felt it carefully, and just as Zhou Man said, it seemed to be still connected, not completely severed. She connected it very well, there was no mistake."
Doctor Liu paused at this point, frowning, "But we've been carefully nursing Prince Gong since he returned to the palace, and he hasn't put any force on his leg, so how could it be crooked?"
Xiao Yuanzheng said dejectedly, "I realized something was wrong a long time ago. It was my negligence and my over-trust in His Royal Highness Prince Gong."
Manbao has seen Prince Gong's current scan data from Keke. His leg is indeed crooked. After looking at the crooked condition and the wear and tear of the bones, it is obvious that it was caused by improper force later. In other words, Prince Gong secretly used his legs.
Based on her understanding of him, if he accidentally used his legs, he would definitely feel so much pain that he would seek help from the imperial physician. Once he did, it was impossible for Xiao Yuanzheng to not know about it and it was impossible for him not to take action.
Obviously, he did it on purpose!
Xiao Yuanzheng said, "I felt something was wrong when I applied the medicine to him last month. I felt a slight bump. I asked him if he had put too much pressure on it and if it hurt, but he said no."
He said, "It's been sixty-two days since his bone was reattached, and he can walk. But when I was here, no matter how much I tried to persuade him, he refused to do so. Alas, I should have known better. When I felt something was wrong, I should have forcefully examined him."
Doctor Zheng looked bewildered. "But, but why is he doing this?"
Xiao Yuanzheng and the other two were silent. As to why, no one knew.
Manbao said, "Let's not worry about why he did that. The important thing now is how to reattach his leg, otherwise he will become lame."
Xiao Yuanzheng suddenly remembered something and gritted his teeth, saying, "Prince Gong once asked me if a bone could be straightened if it grew crooked."
Doctor Liu and the others looked at Xiao Yuanzheng in shock. Manbao asked cautiously, "So you are saying..."
"I said, theoretically, if you interrupt it, you can reconnect it."
Three people: ...
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(End of this chapter)
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