Lanqin sighed softly and continued, "Although His Majesty is willing to put aside his affairs of state and come to the Yuanmingyuan Garden with me for recuperation, I am still worried about him."
"How about Your Majesty go and take a look today?" The Fourth Prince knew that Lanqin was worried about her health and couldn't bear to go against her wishes, so he agreed to let the Taoist priest come and take a look at her.
Lanqin was very happy to see that Fourth Master had agreed. She then went to the side to help Fourth Master grind ink and wrote with him for a while.
Not long after, Lanqin, worried that Fourth Master had been standing for too long, pulled him to rest. The two painted and drew together until noon.
Lanqin turned to Cui Niang and said, "Send someone to invite the Thirteenth Princess Consort to have lunch together."
"Yes, this old servant will immediately instruct the maid to invite the Thirteenth Princess Consort here," Cui Niang said respectfully to Lan Qin, and then withdrew from the study.
After a while, the maid who went out to announce the arrival returned, but Lanqin did not see the Thirteenth Princess Consort. So Lanqin asked, "Didn't I order you to go and invite the Thirteenth Princess Consort here?"
The maidservant curtsied slightly to Lanqin and said respectfully, "Your Highness, I just went to the Thirteenth Prince's room to serve her maidservant. The Thirteenth Prince is still resting and has not yet gotten up."
Hearing the maid's words, Lanqin knew that she was too tired from traveling and had not yet recovered. After thinking for a moment, Lanqin instructed the maid, "Go and tell the kitchen to prepare some food. We will give it to the Thirteenth Princess after she gets up."
"yes."
"You may leave now. The kitchen staff can serve the meal. The Emperor and I can dine together," Lanqin said, waving her hand at the maid in front of her.
Not long after the maid left, the kitchen brought up lunch. After the Fourth Master and Lanqin had lunch together, Lanqin asked Su Peisheng to invite the Taoist priest who had been waiting in the side room to see the Fourth Master.
Although Lanqin advised Fourth Master to let the Taoist priest take a look, Fourth Master was also somewhat curious about the Taoist priest who had enabled Thirteen to live for a few more years, and he was not opposed to meeting the Taoist priest.
Before long, Su Peisheng led the Taoist priest to the study. Fourth Master looked at him and saw that he indeed had the air of a Taoist immortal and was full of energy. He couldn't help but ask curiously, "I wonder what your secrets to longevity and health are?"
Upon hearing Fourth Master's words, the Taoist priest smiled slightly and said, "The secret to Taoist health preservation lies in following nature, controlling one's diet, and cultivating one's character."
Upon hearing the Taoist priest's words, the Fourth Prince looked troubled. After a moment, he sighed and said, "As an emperor, I have to worry about state affairs every day. The Taoist priest's words are simple, but how can I achieve going with the flow?"
Upon hearing this, the Taoist priest sighed softly and said, "It is indeed difficult for Your Majesty to worry about state affairs." After thinking for a moment, the Taoist priest continued, "However, I have a set of exercises to strengthen the body. As long as Your Majesty learns them and practices them every day, they will surely alleviate the pain in Your Majesty's shoulders and lumbar spine."
"An exercise to strengthen the body?" Upon hearing the Taoist priest's words, Fourth Master was slightly taken aback and asked in confusion.
"Yes, the Thirteenth Prince was able to live a few more years thanks to this." The Taoist priest nodded slightly as he looked at the Fourth Prince, who was full of doubts.
Hearing the Taoist priest's words, Lanqin, who was sitting to the side, was very excited. Fearing that the Fourth Prince would refuse, she said to him, "Anyway, Your Majesty, you have nothing to do now. It is quite boring to just accompany me for a morning run in Yuanmingyuan. Why not learn the exercises that the Taoist priest teaches to strengthen your body?"
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