Just when Zhou Qiongyue was about to instruct the court doctor to vaccinate the children against cowpox, Prince Rong arrived.
When Zhou Qiongyue heard the news, she was surprised, but when she saw the imperial physician behind Prince Rong, she felt warm in her heart.
As soon as Prince Rong came in, he immediately called the imperial physician behind him and said, "Doctor Dong, please take a look at the prince and princess."
Doctor Dong also stepped forward and saluted, "Greetings, Your Majesty, Princess. My apologies."
After Doctor Dong finished speaking, he gestured for the two to stretch out their hands so that he could feel their pulse. Zhou Qiongyue was still a little uneasy. She didn't know if the doctors of this era could diagnose the situation between her and the prince.
Yuan Bohua knew the princess's concerns, so he took the initiative to extend his hand.
The more Doctor Dong felt the pulse, the tighter his brows furrowed. He felt that this pulse was indeed like the pulse of someone who had recovered from a serious illness, but it did not seem like a cold.
However, Doctor Dong didn't know what it was, so he asked Yuan Bohua and Zhou Qiongyue in detail about their illnesses. Finally, he took Zhou Qiongyue's pulse and communicated with the palace physician.
Imperial Physician Dong also examined the pulse records of the palace physician, and finally had to come to the conclusion that the prince and princess had indeed caught a cold. As for the puzzling part, Imperial Physician Dong attributed it to his lack of experience.
Imperial Physician Dong didn't take it seriously. In the end, he prescribed a prescription for Yuan Bohua and Zhou Qiongyue to nourish their bodies, and then returned to the royal villa.
After all, Imperial Physician Dong has always been in charge of the Empress Dowager's health, and the Royal Villa cannot do without him.
Prince Rong waited until Doctor Dong left before he sat down and started nagging, "Cousin, brother-in-law, how old are you two combined? Can you be a little more reliable?
Why are you drinking on the rooftop in this weather so late at night? And you didn't call the doctor when you were sick.
When my mother and I heard this, we were terribly worried."
The last thing Zhou Qiongyue wanted was for her aunt to worry. After all, her aunt was old. "Aunt also knows?"
Zhou Qiongyue asked, and Prince Rong grumbled a lot, "The Queen Mother thought that you were angry with the Emperor, so she went back to Yuan'an and took some good things from the Emperor's private storehouse. I brought them to you this time.
Don't bother with my brother, Li Shihuan is so shameless that he still covets my two nephews.
Zhou Qiongyue was also happy at this moment, not because she had a bunch of extra good things, but because her aunt was able to support her. "It turns out that my aunt loves me the most."
When Prince Rong saw that this matter had been discussed, he quickly stated his other purpose for coming this time, "Cousin, can I stay with you for a while?"
If only my cousin and brother-in-law lived in this manor, he would definitely not come to be an eyesore. But there are still four eyesores in this manor, and one more would not be too much.
Zhou Qiongyue looked at her cousin in confusion, "Have you arranged your military affairs?"
Prince Rong saw that this matter had a chance, and nodded quickly, "I have already arranged it. The military tokens have been handed over to my brother. Now I am just like my brother-in-law, a free prince."
Yuan Bohua was worthy of being a man who had fought alongside Prince Rong and carried a sword before, so he understood, "Are you hiding from your cousin?"
When Yuan Bohua said this, Zhou Qiongyue's eyes lit up. This was gossip. "Hiding from someone? Who are you hiding from? And who is Prince Rong afraid of?"
Zhou Qiongyue's eyes were filled with the words, "Tell me quickly, tell me quickly."
Seeing his brother-in-law bring this up, Prince Rong didn't hold back and complained, "It's just that my mother has been extremely anxious to find me a princess lately. I haven't figured out what kind of person I want to find yet, so I want to hide away."
Yuan Bohua didn't believe Li Jingyu's nonsense, "Yue'er, don't listen to him. He just doesn't want to get married."
When Prince Rong saw that his thoughts were exposed, he became even more confident and said, "Getting married is so troublesome. It's much better to spend money as you like."
In Zhou Qiongyue's previous life, there were many people who didn't want to get married, so she didn't have any special opinion about her cousin's idea.
Although in the eyes of people of this era, this cousin is already an anomaly because he is 27 and still unmarried. However, in his previous life, this cousin was still in his prime.
"You can stay if you want! But your brother-in-law and I have caught a cold and may not have fully recovered yet. If it is contagious, then..."
Zhou Qiongyue gave her cousin a heads-up in advance.
When Prince Rong heard his cousin say this, he patted his arm vigorously and said, "Don't worry! You two can survive the cold, so I'm not afraid even if you get it."
In Prince Rong's eyes, his cousin and brother-in-law were both women and men who had been seriously injured and were in poor health. He was much stronger than both of them.
"Then you can stay here!" Zhou Qiongyue was planning to plant some seeds for her cousin who had come along with her.
Prince Rong was so happy when he heard this. Not only did his cousin not persuade him to get up early and marry the princess, she also let him stay without saying a word. He was extremely happy.
If he wasn't too old now and couldn't be too active, he would go out and run two laps. "It turns out that my cousin is the best to me."
"You should go and have some rest. I'll hold a welcoming banquet for you later and ask someone to make some more delicious food." Zhou Qiongyue asked the court doctor to make some arrangements, so she started to drive people away.
Prince Rong was worried about his cousin and brother-in-law's health, so he brought the imperial physician with him and hurried here on horseback. It's no exaggeration to say he looked dusty and grimy now.
Now that his cousin said this, Prince Rong happily took his people downstairs to rest.
After Prince Rong left, Zhou Qiongyue and Yuan Bohua summoned the palace physician again. There were two palace physicians in their palace, one of whom came to seek refuge later.
One of them was a military doctor who used to serve in the army of Yuan Bohua’s uncle. He was injured and had a lame leg, so he was on duty in the palace.
Zhou Qiongyue and Yuan Bohua both trusted this famous old doctor. He was also the court doctor in charge of the cowpox issue, and Zhou Qiongyue and Yuan Bohua didn't trust anyone else.
Zhou Qiongyue and Yuan Bohua discussed the details carefully before letting Gulan, who was beside them, personally supervise the preparation of the meal.
Gulan was the one who slipped drugs into the soup when no one was paying attention.
So when everyone had almost finished eating in the evening, Zhou Qiongyue gave Gulan a look, and Gulan calmly brought the soup.
As usual, Gulan served a bowl to each of them.
Zhou Qiongyue took the lead and took a sip before saying to the others, "Everyone try it. This is a new soup invented by Gu Yu next to me."
Prince Rong, Yuan Chaochang, Yuan Chaokang, Zhou Yirong and Sun Yuancheng all took the cup and drank it.
After Prince Rong finished drinking, he couldn't help but sigh: "The cooking skills of the servants around my cousin are still as good as ever."
"If you like it, drink more." Zhou Qiongyue said as she asked Gulan to serve another bowl to her cousin.
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