Chapter 2802 Hate
"Your Highness is a filial son, and you should cultivate your virtues. How can you mock me and the Imperial Medical Bureau? If the Imperial Medical Bureau collapses, the Empress will be the one who suffers the most. Is this how you express your filial piety?"
Prince Gong opened his mouth and stared at Zhou Man for a long time without saying a word.
The two of them just stared at each other, and Manbao noticed that Prince Gong's eyes had become even smaller. It seemed that he really needed to lose weight, otherwise if he continued like this, he would soon become blind.
Under Zhou Man's gaze, Prince Gong said nothing and just stood up and left.
After a while, a maid came forward with her head bowed and said respectfully, "Master Zhou, Your Highness feels a little sore in your legs."
Manbao said, "I need to prepare some more things so that His Highness can bathe and wait."
Manbao went to prepare the medicine and moxibustion supplies.
A lot of things had to be prepared, so it took a long time and she didn't even have dinner.
But at this moment, Prince Gong had already taken a bath and was leaning on the couch. There was a brazier in the room, and he was covered with fox fur, so he felt warm and not very cold.
Princess Gong brought in a cup of health-promoting tea. Seeing that his underwear was half open, she stepped forward to straighten it for him. "Although it's warm in the room, it's winter after all. Be careful not to catch a cold."
Seeing that Prince Gong was silent, Princess Gong asked softly, "What are you thinking about, Your Majesty?"
Prince Gong took a sip of the health-promoting tea, staring at it and thinking, "I'm wondering whether I should intervene in the Luozhou Medical Bureau matter or not."
Princess Gong was stunned when she heard this. "Didn't the prince say at noon this afternoon that it's not good for vassal princes to interfere in local affairs?"
Prince Gong suffered from a leg condition, which was particularly difficult this year due to the heavy snow and cold weather. Furthermore, with the Emperor away on military campaign, the Crown Prince was acting as regent. To avoid further conflict and avoid suspicion, all outings within the Prince Gong Mansion had essentially ceased since the Emperor's departure.
If his subordinates had not reported to Zhou Man at noon that he had gone to the county government office, he would not have known that such news had come out of the Luozhou Medical Bureau.
At that time, he knew that Zhou Man was using his power to threaten County Magistrate Luo. Although he was not happy, he did not try to stop him. But at the same time, he did not allow anyone in the palace to get involved any more. He told the princess directly that if Zhou Man asked her for help, she should refuse.
But now…
Prince Gong pondered, "The Imperial Medical Bureau was built by my mother, and now it's managed by the Crown Prince..."
He couldn't help but snort, but said: "My relationship with the prince will never be good in this lifetime..."
"Your Majesty..."
Prince Gong raised his hand to stop her from saying anything, sneering, "Over the past two years, I've tested him several times, both overtly and covertly. He's learned to be patient and seems a bit more friendly to me on the surface, but I know there's no way we can get over this. I'm too lazy to try to please him, but you and Xiang'er can get along better with them."
Princess Gong couldn't help but say, "Your Highness, we are a family. We prosper together and suffer together..."
Prince Gong shook his head. "The Queen Mother is still here. She's... rather strict with me, but she really likes you and Xiang'er. The Crown Prince doesn't have any ill feelings towards you either. You and the Crown Princess can get closer. There's no need for a deep friendship, just a superficial one will do."
He said, "My fiefdom has been reduced twice. My father loves me and will definitely find a way to increase it before he dies. The rest depends on what the crown prince does next."
The princess was terrified. "Weren't we just talking about the Luozhou Medical Bureau?"
"We are talking about the Luozhou Medical Bureau," Prince Gong said, "It is useless for me to please the Crown Prince. We have a grudge against each other, but you and Xiang'er can."
"This incident at the Luozhou Medical Bureau is an opportunity," he said. "I don't intend to intervene. I'll give you the palace staff. If Zhou Man asks for your help, you'll do it. If he doesn't ask, you'll just help out from the side."
He snorted coldly and said, "Didn't she go to rescue her apprentice's wife today? In a couple of days, you can find an excuse to send some supplements over to settle down. This is the attitude of the palace."
"Then why is Your Highness so disrespectful to Lord Zhou?"
Prince Gong said righteously: "Without my evil, how can your consideration and understanding be reflected?" The main reason was that Zhou Man was too hateful. He hated her when he saw her, and it was a physiological dislike.
Prince Gong touched his stomach, and there was a hint of sadness on his swollen face. He felt a little hungry, but he was obviously full.
He glanced at the door and whispered, "New Year's Eve is almost here. Is the kitchen making meatballs? Have someone make a bowl and send it up."
Princess Gong: "...Your Majesty, it hasn't even been an hour since you had dinner."
Prince Gong said, "This is a midnight snack."
"Your Highness, Lord Zhou is here and is waiting outside."
Prince Gong leaned back on the couch with a look of despair on his face. Princess Gong smiled, stood up and said, "Please invite Lord Zhou in."
Manbao came in with a bunch of things and said, "I seemed to hear someone saying 'midnight snack' just now. Are we going to have a midnight snack now?"
She hasn't had dinner yet.
Manbao asked, "What are you having for midnight snacks?"
So three quarters of an hour later, Prince Gong, who had been sweating a lot after the moxibustion, was given a lot of acupuncture by Manbao, and then she sat on a chair beside him with a bowl of meatballs and ate them.
Prince Gong closed his eyes tightly and refused to look at her. Unfortunately, he still needed to breathe through his nose, otherwise he would have wished he could close his nose as well.
Manbao finished a bowl of meatballs and handed it to the maid. He said happily to Princess Gong, "It's delicious. The chef in the palace is very good at cooking."
No wonder Prince Gong and the young prince have gained so much weight.
Princess Gong smiled and said, "As long as Lord Zhou likes it, I'll ask them to make you a different flavor tomorrow. We have meatballs with many different textures."
Manbao quickly agreed and was about to discuss it in depth when she noticed an unfriendly gaze. She turned her head and met Prince Gong's vicious gaze.
Manbao paused, feeling that as a doctor, she couldn't torture her patients, especially since she had just gained power today thanks to the prestige of Prince Gong's Mansion. So, she changed the subject and asked, "Your Highness, how do you feel in your legs right now? Is there any warm air flowing through you?"
Prince Gong's expression looked a little better, and he snorted before saying "hmm".
Manbao breathed a sigh of relief and said to Prince Gong with a smile, "Your Highness has an injury on his leg, so it hurts in snowy and cold weather. I wonder if there's a hot spring near Luoyang? If there is, Your Highness could buy a separate courtyard and live near a hot spring in the winter. Soaking your feet would be better."
He continued, "Besides that, there are moxibustion and acupuncture. They can drive out the rheumatism and coldness in the legs, and restore the yang. This will make you feel better, but..."
Manbao looked up and down at Prince Gong's body.
Princess Gong was very concerned about Prince Gong's health and immediately asked, "Just what?"
"It's just that Your Highness needs to lose weight," she said. "Being too heavy puts a heavy strain on your legs, especially on your joints and injured areas, so losing weight is urgent."
Prince Gong said, "My legs hurt and I can't climb the mountain."
Manbao said confidently, "Don't worry, I've found several weight-loss exercises that don't strain your legs. I'll teach you once I've made a plan."
Prince Gong hated Zhou Man even more and wanted to kick him out, but after looking at Princess Gong, he turned his head away and endured it silently.
See you at 6pm
(End of this chapter)
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