Chapter 2796: Remaining Calm
The princess didn't have any serious illness, it was just cold, but she seemed to have a poor appetite, so her face looked tired and pale.
Manbao didn't even need to prescribe medicine. Thinking that it was cold now and it would be troublesome to take off clothes for acupuncture, he simply said, "I'll prescribe a medicinal diet recipe for you."
She said, "The Imperial Medical Bureau has come up with several medicinal recipes, and I've memorized them all. Although they have a medicinal taste, they're much milder than taking medicine. Drinking some medicinal soup and eating some medicinal food can maintain your health over the long term. Once your body is healthy, you'll feel better too."
It would be best to be able to cure the disease by eating instead of acupuncture and medication. The princess nodded repeatedly, and the smile on her face became even wider.
She often heard people in the Eastern Palace say that when Imperial Physician Zhou showed concern for others, it was like a spring breeze. She had never had the chance to experience that before, but today she finally felt it.
Manbao thought that she would need help from Prince Gong later, so she let Prince Gong feel her concern.
She turned to look at Prince Gong with a smile and asked softly, "How are you feeling lately, Your Highness?"
Prince Gong's flesh trembled, and he looked at the other party with a wary look, "Did the Crown Prince recommend you to come here?"
He once tried to make overtures to the crown prince in an attempt to repair their relationship, but was not very successful. He was also too lazy to please the other party, so although the relationship between the two brothers did not continue to deteriorate after he gave up the throne, it did not improve much either.
He had some suspicion that Zhou Man was sent by the prince, but what was his purpose?
He is no longer qualified to compete for the throne, so why won't the prince let him go?
Manbao was still very gentle at this time, and said to Prince Gong: "It was the Queen who asked me to come here."
She praised herself, "Her Majesty thought that I have good medical skills and experience, and I understand your highness's old injuries and illnesses, so she sent me here."
Prince Gong was very skeptical. His mother had always been considerate. Even if she sent that old doctor Liu, she wouldn't send Zhou Man, right?
He doesn't like Zhou Man.
However, among the many imperial physicians in the Imperial Medical Bureau, it seems that Zhou Man was the one who treated him the most and for the longest time.
The main reason is that it takes too long to lose weight.
Prince Gong was still in doubt when Manbao stepped forward and said, "Your Highness, may I take your pulse?"
Prince Gong glanced at the princess and slowly rolled up his sleeves. Not only Zhou Man and the princess were worried, even the young master beside him felt uncomfortable watching. He waited for a while, but couldn't help himself and reached out to grab Prince Gong's hand and pulled him towards Zhou Man. The two chubby hands were entangled. The young master, who was only seven or eight years old, said seriously, "Father, you can't hide your illness and avoid seeing a doctor."
Prince Gong: ...
The young master raised his head and said to Zhou Man with a serious face, "Thank you, Doctor Zhou."
Manbao's eyes were fixed on the young master's chubby white face. He finally reacted and looked at him and said, "The young master has changed a lot."
The princess was heartbroken when she heard this, "Yes, he ate a lot this year when he dined with His Highness."
Her cute and soft son...
Man Bao shuddered, and when he looked at Prince Gong again, he lost the gentleness he had pretended to have just now, "Your Highness, overeating is not good!"
Prince Gong felt that the familiar Zhou Man had returned, and rolled his eyes unceremoniously, "Is this prince's house out of rice or meat? Or is it out of money?"
Manbao didn't bother to waste time talking to him. He placed his hand on the pulse pillow and took his pulse. After confirming that his body was under increased strain, he checked his injured leg and asked, "Does it hurt in the cold?"
Although Prince Gong disliked Zhou Man very much, he was not shy about using her. This was a minister of his Li family, sent by his father, the emperor, and his mother, the queen. Of course, he had to use her, so he told her the truth, "It hurts."
He paused and said, "Especially when it snows at night, I feel like the cold air is constantly drilling into the cracks in my bones, causing soreness and pain."
The princess added, "I can hardly sleep at night."
Manbao turned his head to look at the snow piled up under the roots of the trees in the yard, squinting slightly, "When was the last time it snowed?"
"Just four days ago."
Manbao nodded: "No wonder there was so much snow on the way here. The official road was almost closed."
If it weren't for the snow, they would have ridden their horses even faster. After all, Luozhou was the fiefdom carefully selected by the emperor for Prince Gong, and it was not very far from the capital.
It only took two days for the soldiers to gallop, and five days for Prince Gong's carriage to travel at a leisurely pace.
Manbao asked calmly, "Is there a lot of snow in Luoyang this year?"
Prince Gong and the princess both thought that she asked about the weather in order to treat his illness. After all, she had done the same thing when she examined him before. It was hot today, so she told him to move less and drink more water. The amount of water he drank and the amount of meat he ate every day were all based on the weather. It was particularly hateful.
"Quite a lot," the princess said truthfully. "Since the beginning of winter, there has been a period of snowfall. In particular, it snowed for three consecutive days in November. The snow was so heavy that it collapsed many houses. The prince was very uncomfortable during those days."
Manbao was startled and asked quickly, "What about the entire Luozhou?"
Prince Gong narrowed his eyes slightly and stopped the princess from answering, "Can my legs really control the entire Luozhou?"
Manbao looked down on him. "The small environment is affected by the large environment. The overall environment is cold. Can Luoyang be spared? If Luozhou is not cold, how cold can Luoyang County be?"
Prince Gong was furious at her look and said directly, "Not to mention the entire Luozhou, the entire Central Plains has suffered from the cold disaster this year."
He said, "This year, the drought started before summer even began. It seems like all the rain was stored for the winter. As soon as winter came, it started snowing, and once it snowed, it became cold."
He touched his legs and said through gritted teeth, "My legs hurt when it gets cold."
Although Prince Gong did not engage in politics and did not care about affairs, it did not mean that he knew nothing. His fiefdom was in Luozhou, so he knew the situation in Luozhou.
Manbao's hand was still on his pulse, and he frowned and asked, "But the capital hasn't received any reports about the freezing disaster in Luozhou."
Prince Gong said unconcernedly, "It's not that serious. Luozhou is still under control. Why bother submitting a memorial to the emperor?"
Manbao glanced at him, withdrew his hand, and said quietly: "Your Highness, you should lose weight."
When Prince Gong heard this, the fat on his body couldn't help but tremble again, and even the expression on his face was a little out of control. He hated hearing this the most.
Manbao's gaze had already fallen from him to the young master. He smiled gently and said softly, "Young master, it's time for you to lose weight."
Xiang'er opened his mouth wide and immediately turned to look at his mother. The princess pinched her handkerchief, feeling troubled. Finally, she said with determination, "Xiang'er, listen to the imperial physician. Let's eat less from now on. How about reducing our intake?"
The young master immediately had tears in his eyes and turned to look at his father.
Prince Gong immediately became angry and said, "He is only a small child. He is still growing. Eating more is a blessing. How can he lose weight?"
Manbao said: "If he doesn't lose weight, he won't grow taller in the future."
She said, "He's only seven years old now, and he's in the growth phase. If he doesn't lose weight now, everything he eats will grow sideways. Just imagine what he'll look like in ten years."
The princess looked at Prince Gong, then at her son, shuddered for a moment, and then said seriously, "Lose weight! We'll start tomorrow!"
Notice, the old book "Child Bride: Peaches and Plums All Over the World" has been renamed "Rebirth: Peaches and Plums All Over the World" because the word "child bride" violates the rules. The heroine is Li Baolu and the hero is Gu Jingyun, don't get confused
Also, see you at 6 p.m.
(End of this chapter)
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