Chapter 1896: A Mouth
Mingda then asked worriedly, "What if the emperor punishes you?"
Although Manbao was also worried, he smiled and said, "It's okay. As long as Prince Gong is healthy, the punishment won't be too severe."
Mingda looked at Manbao seriously, then nodded after a moment. She turned to look at the two eunuchs waiting nearby. Seeing their faces and hair covered in sweat, and their entire bodies filled with fear, she beckoned, "You two will follow me from now on. I'll have someone else take care of Third Brother."
The eunuchs were stunned, and immediately knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Mingda, and responded with a "yes" as if they had survived a disaster.
The two of them looked up and glanced at Zhou Man secretly, then lowered their heads to look at each other, and lowered their heads even lower.
Mingda took the two men away, and soon assigned two of his more useful eunuchs to Prince Gong.
Man Bao was using a wooden board to fix Prince Gong's calf. Because the rope was too tight and it was painful for him, he didn't notice that the eunuch beside him had been replaced.
By the time he discovered it, he had already returned to the palace from Baiyun Temple. The eunuchs were trying to help him change his clothes, and only then did he realize that he had been replaced.
He replaced quite a few of them, and the two he got in return were the two eunuchs who were more useful to his own sister.
Prince Gong knew with his broken leg that it was Zhou Man who did it.
His anger, which had just subsided a little, suddenly flared up again, and he waved his hand and smashed all the cups and glasses around him.
The two eunuchs quickly knelt down and apologized, but there was not much fear on their faces.
They are Princess Mingda's people. They are only here to serve Prince Gong temporarily and will have to go back later.
Prince Gong would not punish them no matter how angry he was. Sure enough, after smashing the things, Prince Gong angrily shouted, "Zhou Man!"
Manbao had just applied medicine and splinted his broken leg. At this time, she was sitting in the side room having dinner with Bai Shan who came to visit her. When she heard Prince Gong's roar, she looked up and exchanged glances with Bai Shan, then put down her bowl and chopsticks and went over.
The two eunuchs had already stood up to pick up the broken cups. Manbao looked down and felt a little sad. He heard that this set of cups would cost about twenty taels, and they were fine porcelain.
Prince Gong's chest heaved as he pointed at Zhou Man and cursed, "Zhou Man, what do you mean by that? Why are you transferring my people away? You're just a mere imperial physician, yet you dare to interfere with the prince's affairs? Who gave you the courage? The Crown Prince?"
He didn't hesitate to speculate Zhou Man with the greatest malice, sneering, "If it were you, your father shouldn't have left you in the Imperial Hospital. Everyone in the court knows that you're the Crown Prince's man, yet your father allowed you to walk around the harem without worry..."
Bai Shan, who was standing outside the door waiting, frowned and couldn't help but glance at the yard.
Perhaps they knew that Prince Gong would not be in a good mood today, so the palace maids in the temporary palace avoided this side whenever possible.
But no matter what, this is a palace with many people and eyes. Bai Shan doesn't care what will happen to Prince Gong if these words get out, but Zhou Man will definitely not end up well.
Thinking of this, Bai Shan felt a little unsteady on his feet. After hesitating for a moment, he stepped in and quickly went into the inner room to see Manbao.
Manbao has already made up his mind to let him scold him for the next two days, otherwise what if he breaks his leg out of excitement again?
Seeing Bai Shan come in, she asked in surprise, "Why did you come in?"
Prince Gong also looked at Bai Shan with angry eyes. Compared with Zhou Man, whom he saw every now and then, he and Bai Shan had not met many times, but he knew that they were in the same group!
He was about to scold him when Bai Shan whispered, "Your Highness, don't you want to know why the Crown Prince scolded you and yourself like that?"
Prince Gong paused in anger and looked at Bai Shan in confusion.
Bai Shan did not answer, but stepped forward and stood in front of his bed. He lowered his voice and continued, "Your Highness, do you think you still have a chance to fight for the throne?"
Prince Gong's face froze and he stared at Bai Shan.
Bai Shan chuckled and said, "Your Highness, you have no chance, right? Even if it's not the Crown Prince in the end, it definitely won't be you."
At that moment, many thoughts came to Prince Gong's mind. He certainly knew that he had no chance. If he was still struggling a year ago, he knew that he had no chance after the Crown Princess gave birth half a year ago.
Bai Shan's voice was almost inaudible. "Your Highness, although the royal family has no kinship, and the Crown Prince has a grudge against you, he is yours by the same mother. Look at what would happen if other princes rebelled. How was the King of Yizhou able to save his son and daughter? Isn't it because he and Your Majesty share the same mother?"
The idea that had just come to Prince Gong's mind was extinguished by a bucket of ice water.
After his father ascended the throne, several uncles were dissatisfied and rebelled in the name of the former crown prince. In the end, they were caught and all of them were beheaded, including their families.
The difference between them and the King of Yizhou is that they have different mothers. They have the same father as his father, but not the same mother.
Seeing that he was wilting, Bai Shan moved closer and whispered, "Your Highness has been throwing tantrums all year. Haven't you thought about the future?"
Manbao couldn't help but look at Bai Shan. Why was he teaching Prince Gong?
Bai Shan said: "Yes, it is impossible for Your Highness to ascend to the throne in the future, but have you ever thought about what will happen to Your Majesty after His Majesty dies?"
Prince Gong's chest heaved and he stared at Bai Shan with red eyes.
"Hasn't Your Highness always relied on His Majesty's favor to do whatever he wants? Then, after His Majesty's death, you will no longer have the Emperor's favor, but instead will be disliked by many. What will happen to you, your wife, children, and grandchildren?" Bai Shan said calmly, "As the ancients said, those who fail to plan for the future will inevitably have immediate worries. Why don't Your Highness take advantage of the situation now to improve your relationship with the Crown Prince while it's still in your favor?"
This is impossible!
Prince Gong thought with red eyes, he and the Crown Prince had been fighting for five or six years, and their hatred was as deep as the sea, how could they possibly mend their relationship?
Bai Shan said, "No matter what, Your Highness and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince share the same blood. Furthermore, His Majesty and the Empress are still around. Your relationship has been damaged for five years, so use ten years to mend it. I don't believe it can't be mended. Doesn't His Royal Highness the Crown Prince still care about you and send you better medicinal wine?"
At this point, Prince Gong remembered something and looked at Zhou Man warily and asked, "Did you use the prince's medicine?"
Manbao knew what he was thinking as soon as he saw his expression, and said speechlessly: "Your Highness, the Crown Prince will not harm you in this matter. Besides, would I harm you? I am here to treat your illness. If something happens to you, do you still want my little head on your neck?"
Prince Gong said, "He's just a hypocrite. He wants to use me to gain a good reputation..."
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will not use you to gain a good reputation," Man Bao interrupted him, "If the Crown Prince knew how to maintain his own reputation, he would not compete with you."
Prince Gong was furious, "Is that a sparring match? That's a beating!"
Bai Shan glanced at Zhou Man, stopping her from arguing, and nodded to Prince Gong, "Your Highness is right. So do you think the Crown Prince is just trying to gain fame?"
Prince Gong stopped talking.
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(End of this chapter)
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