After confirming her pregnancy, Du Yurong once again became her personal doctor.
The prince prepared a room for her, which she could stay in or leave whenever she wanted.
In order to allow Gu Jiangli to give birth in peace, Du Yurong moved into the Prince's mansion and visited him for medical consultations every day, never finding it troublesome.
She would also learn about the current situation of the other concubines from Du Yurong.
Some have already married and become mothers; others have used their money to open shops and do small businesses, such as making steamed buns or jewelry; still others have returned to their hometowns, bought farms, and raised chickens, ducks, and geese, living a leisurely life.
"No wonder the Prince's Mansion has been receiving free-range chickens, ducks and small jewelry from unknown people during the Spring Festival these past few years. It turns out they were the ones who sent them."
Gu Jiangli was happy for these concubines who had all found their own lives.
They were right to make the decision; leaving the palace would allow them to live a more carefree and joyful life.
Heng'er also liked Du Yurong very much. After Du Yurong took her pulse, she would often follow her to read medical books and even study acupuncture and herbs together.
Du Yurong would come to tell Gu Jiangli almost every few days which acupoint Heng'er had learned and which herb she had become familiar with.
Gu Jiangli could only smile helplessly. Heng'er was naturally interested in everything and learned everything very quickly.
When she revealed that Heng'er had predicted her pregnancy using divination, Du Yurong was so astonished that her mouth dropped open.
"Your Highness is so young, how can you have learned so much?" She had never seen a child more intelligent than the prince. He was truly a once-in-a-millennium genius!
Gu Jiangli looked at him with doting eyes and said:
"Don't be fooled by his curiosity about everything; he doesn't really master anything. He might follow you to learn medicine for a few days, then get bored and turn around and want to learn accounting from the accountant."
Du Yurong covered her mouth and laughed: "Your Highness, the young prince is so talented. Even if he only learns a little bit of everything, he will still be much better than ordinary children. He has only been with me for three months, but he has already learned to take a pulse and can even prescribe very effective prescriptions for diseases such as wind-cold-heat syndrome."
Looking out the window at the Crown Prince sniffing the herbs outside, she was filled with joy. "Your Highness, the Crown Prince is exceptionally talented, far surpassing ordinary people. It would be a waste of his talent if he only studied medicine and divination."
Gu Jiangli followed the direction of Du Yurong's gaze.
Heng'er's serious demeanor was nothing like that of a three-year-old child; even she herself might not have such focus.
Du Yurong hit the nail on the head: a future emperor would indeed need a variety of talents to protect him.
Learning more about medical books might save your life in a dangerous situation, or help you identify poison and avoid it if someone tries to poison you.
In short, it's always good to have more skills, and even if Heng'er wants to learn how to fight crickets now, she won't stop her.
As she had expected, Heng'er studied medicine for about five months before deciding to stop.
His reasoning was that he didn't study medicine to become a miracle doctor, but rather to satisfy his curiosity. Once his curiosity was satisfied, he would consider it a "completed" medical education.
Gu Jiangli smiled at Du Yurong and said, "See? I told you so."
Du Yurong sighed, "Ah, I knew this day would come, but I feel a little regretful because there are still many things I haven't taught the young prince."
Once you become a teacher, you want your apprentices to learn even better than you did.
Despite the regrets, I am also proud.
"Oh, Your Highness, this is already a great honor for me. Besides, I was once the Crown Prince's teacher!"
Du Yurong's open-mindedness and cheerfulness also made Gu Jiangli very happy.
A few days later, she asked Heng'er if, instead of studying medicine, he had developed a new interest in something else.
Heng'er smiled mysteriously, took out two hard copper blocks from her bosom, and held them in her palm as if showing off something new and exciting, then held them up in front of Gu Jiangli.
"Ta-da! Mommy, look!"
"This is... the Tiger Tally!"
She clearly instructed Lotus to keep this safe, so how did it end up in Heng'er's hands?
Heng'er's eyes lit up. "Mother, so you know about this! That's right! Father said this is the Tiger Tally, which is powerful enough to mobilize troops. As long as I have this, I can give an order and thousands of troops will obey my command! Wow, that's so awesome!"
Seeing the longing expression on Heng'er's face, Gu Jiangli knew that she could only support this.
"So, you're planning to learn how to train troops?"
She was somewhat worried. No matter how talented a child was, it was still too dangerous for someone not even four years old to participate in military exercises.
At this point, the light in Heng'er's eyes suddenly dimmed, and she pouted, saying:
"Not yet. My father said that if I want to train troops, I must first study military books, learn military tactics, know strategies, and learn tactics. Only after I reach the level he approves of can I use this tiger tally."
Gu Jiangli breathed a sigh of relief.
It seems that the prince is quite skilled in raising children.
However, she had never seen such a dejected expression on Heng'er's face before.
"What's wrong, Heng'er? Is the military treatise difficult?"
Heng'er actually nodded vigorously.
“Mother, it’s really difficult. Military strategy is not like studying medicine. If I remember what herbs look like, I can remember what disease they treat; if I remember the pulse pattern of a certain disease, I will know that the person has this disease the next time I touch a similar one.”
"But military strategy is different. My father said that people are the most unpredictable people in the world. Some are bold, some are cowardly, some are hypocritical, and some are upright."
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