Chapter 1980 Satisfaction (Reward for the book friend "Jinyiwei: Rongrong")
The emperor came over from the front hall and sent his two daughters away for a nap. Then he sat down beside the couch and spoke to the empress, "Although the Bai family is small, fortunately they are a family of good deeds. Although Mr. Bai has no fame, he has not lost the etiquette and integrity of an aristocratic family."
The Queen chuckled and said, "Mrs. Bai is a very kind person. I think she is better than the Huo family."
The emperor had met the heads of the Ren and Huo families before. Because he felt that Master Ren was too flattering, to the point of making him uncomfortable, he was more satisfied with the Huo family.
Moreover, the Huo family is also a family of officials and a branch of a noble family, and its foundation is much deeper than that of the Bai family.
The emperor pondered for a moment and asked, "Has Mingda met Mrs. Bai?"
The queen smiled and nodded.
The emperor asked, "What does she think?"
Now, apart from the emperor, everyone around Mingda probably knew what she was thinking. The queen did not point it out, but nodded in agreement and said, "Mingda also thinks Madam Bai is easy to get along with."
The emperor fell silent, but when it came time to make up his mind, he was still reluctant.
The Empress took a cup of tea from Aunt Shang and handed it to the Emperor, asking, "I haven't been able to visit Mother these past few days. How is Her Majesty?"
After the emperor came back to his senses, he said, "I checked this morning and found that he slept more often than he woke up."
The emperor paused here, then sighed and said, "I'll find a time to see Bai Cheng again. Then I'll ask Mingda to come out and see him as well. If she's willing, I'll quickly arrange her marriage."
He was also worried about delaying his daughter's marriage.
The queen nodded, knowing that this was almost true.
After dinner that night, she reached out and touched Mingda's hair and sighed, "Mingda has grown up too."
As smart as Mingda was, he immediately understood his mother's deeper meaning, and his little face couldn't help but blush. When the emperor saw this, he couldn't help but move his heart, and the question he had been ignoring popped up.
By the way, Mingda knows Bai Cheng, right?
From the beginning till now, she never seemed to express her dislike for Bai Cheng, which meant...
The emperor's eyes were filled with resentment for a moment. After the two girls left, he couldn't help but ask the queen, "What does Mingda think of Bai Cheng?"
The Queen glanced at him and said, "We are just acquaintances and have traveled together a few times. Naturally, marriage still depends on the parents' wishes."
Although the queen was avoiding the main issue, the emperor felt a little relieved. Although he was still unwilling, he was more convinced of Bai Cheng in his heart.
It's better to find someone my daughter likes than someone she doesn't like, right?
The emperor fell asleep feeling a little depressed.
Manbao also took Zheng Gu to stand guard at Prince Gong's palace.
Recently, the concubines in the harem and the little princes and princesses have been fine, without even minor ailments like scrapes and sneezing, so in the afternoon, Manbao filed the queen's pulse record and could go back to his small room to lie down and catch up on his sleep.
She was in high spirits at the moment and didn't feel sleepy even when she arrived at Prince Gong's Palace. They were mainly responsible for watching his legs to prevent him from moving them crooked, and also to relieve him from the pain.
However, Manbao did not give Prince Gong any painkiller injections, but only prescribed some painkillers for him according to the old practice.
But you can't drink too much painkiller, and the effect will wear off after three or two hours, so Prince Gong started groaning from the second half of the night.
He cried out in pain, and almost everyone in his hall couldn't sleep.
Manbao watched sleepily as the palace maids and eunuchs continued to serve him tea and water, letting him toss and turn, and she just sat by and watched.
Prince Gong groaned and turned to see her sitting in a chair with empty eyes looking in his direction. He was startled and then became unhappy, "Zhou Man, this prince is in pain."
Manbao's eyes slowly fell on Prince Gong. It took her a while for her brain to process his message. She yawned and said, "Your Highness, even my broken leg hurts."
Prince Gong: ...
He was choked for a while before he found the words, "I want you to relieve my pain."
He wasn't a child, so Manbao didn't bother to coax him. He said, "Taking too much painkillers will make you stupid. You've already taken some today. Do you want more?"
We are all adults, and we can choose the consequences ourselves.
Prince Gong was completely speechless now. He would cry out in pain, then ask for water, to go to the toilet, to eat, to rinse his mouth, or to complain about pain all over his body. He would not let anyone stop.
Manbao let him call her and said to Zheng Gu, who was a little nervous beside him, "You go to sleep first, and I will take over in an hour."
She just didn't believe that Prince Gong could still shout all night long.
Prince Gong really can't just shout for one night. There are many people serving in his palace. While he is tormenting others, isn't he also tormenting himself?
Do you think water tastes so good and food tastes so delicious?
Prince Gong succeeded in tormenting himself so much that he could only continue lying there enduring the pain, occasionally groaning in pain.
Manbao said quietly, "Your Highness, this is your own fault."
Prince Gong couldn't help but pause in his humming. Before he could react, Manbao had already stood up yawning, returned to the ear room, and fell asleep directly on the bed.
They didn't have to guard Prince Gong all the time. After four or five days, the swelling in his legs had mostly subsided, and the pain was less severe. The bones were no longer dislocated or deformed, so they no longer had to stand guard at night.
Just to be on the safe side, I still have to come over twice a day.
But the medicine of the intermittent ointment was changed only once every three days, and they mostly came to ask if Prince Gong had moved around. Of course, the doctors in the Imperial Medical Bureau no longer believed Prince Gong's words, and mostly asked the people who served him.
The emperor seemed to no longer trust his son, so during this treatment he directly ordered someone to stay with him for twelve hours.
Even when he went to bed at night, there would be someone sleeping under his feet. The emperor would know even if Prince Gong turned over several times during the night.
Of course, this made the palace maids very miserable, but Prince Gong was not feeling much better either. He didn't even have the space to complain to his confidants.
Every day he saw either Zhou Man's annoying face or Xiao Yuanzheng's old face, which made him feel extremely aggrieved. Fortunately, he seemed to be in good health. Although his heart ached, he did not fall ill.
Xiao Yuanzheng saw from his pulse that he was depressed, but he just politely told him not to think too much and to focus on recuperating.
Manbao did prescribe a dose of tranquilizing decoction when he prescribed medicine for him, but the effect was average, mainly because he didn't want to take it.
Just as Prince Gong's condition gradually improved, the emperor finally issued an edict granting Bai Erlang and Mingda a marriage.
The imperial edict arrived on the day when Manbao and the others were on holiday. It had been two weeks since she had returned home, and it was a rare opportunity for her to return home. Yin Huo had promised to send them some beef to make臊子面 at noon, but before they got the beef, officials from the Ministry of Rites arrived first.
In addition to the officials from the Ministry of Rites, there was also Gu Zhong holding the imperial edict. A eunuch came in advance to report and asked them to be ready to receive the edict. Mr. Bai was mentally prepared, but he was so excited that he felt dizzy. Mrs. Bai was completely stunned and sat in the chair without moving for a while.
Thanks for Rongrong's birthday reward. Well, I owe a little too much. I plan to pay it back when I have the chance. I will pay back everyone's monthly tickets first, so I will add one more chapter now.
See you tomorrow
(End of this chapter)
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