readytorunbook Chapter 287 The Prince's Anorexia
Chapter 287 The Prince's Anorexia
He came at the perfect time, as if he had come specially to pick up Ji Anni to visit a patient.
The two guards guarding the gate immediately knelt down and shouted, "Long live the emperor!"
Zhuang Xiaomeng and Zhang Sun Mingri looked at each other, somewhat at a loss. When they saw the emperor about to enter the courtyard, they finally thawed out of their daze, knelt down like the guards at the door, and stammered, "Long live the emperor."
Haha, this isn't the first time I've met the Emperor, but I'm so nervous...
Ji Anni couldn't help but giggle, and found these two children more and more interesting.
"Long live the emperor." Ji Anni and Shui Furong greeted the emperor in a very skillful manner.
Shui Furong was picked up by the Phoenix Carriage once, and she and the emperor became a couple for one night. She smiled at the emperor, and that charming, affectionate and meaningful smile seemed to remind the emperor "Don't forget the promise to make me a concubine."
"Everyone stand up." Long Mohan raised his hand. From his tense expression it could be seen that he was in a bad mood.
It was natural for him to be in a bad mood. Last night his beloved concubine was abducted out of the palace by a fox demon, and today his prince was in a coma. It seemed as if all the bad luck in the world was concentrated on him alone. It would be strange if he was not worried.
"Is this the emperor?" Zhuang Xiaomeng leaned over and whispered in Chang Sun Mingri's ear.
He thought his voice was very soft, but it did not escape the ears of everyone present.
Whispering in front of the emperor was considered disrespectful, so Chang Sun Mingri stepped on his foot in frustration and scolded him, "Fool, stop talking."
"Ouch! It hurts so much, it hurts so much..." Zhuang Xiaomeng jumped up with his feet in his arms. His funny appearance made everyone laugh.
Even the stern-faced Long Mohan revealed a faint smile, and said to the two children, "Don't step on him. Do you think there are not enough injured people in the palace?" Although it was a joke, it also revealed infinite sadness.
Zhao Ji and Prince Ming are the two people that Long Mohan wants to protect the most, but now accidents happen to these two people one after another.
Long Mohan felt increasingly powerless, without even the strength to protect his wife and children.
At this time, Zhuang Xiaomeng looked up and asked, "Your Majesty, has Prince Ming's illness improved?"
"It's a violation of the rules. You are not allowed to be rude to the emperor." Chang Sun Mingri scolded his son harshly, just like Zhuang Xiaomeng's mother.
"You are the little eldest grandson, right?" Long Mohan lowered his hand and touched the eldest grandson Mingri's head.
He had met Changsun Mingri several times, but today was the first time they had talked. Although the child was young, his words and deeds were full of bureaucratic style, just like Changsun Dashi. Long Mohan had seen Changsun Mingri's paintings, and while he acknowledged his talent, he felt that the child was too mature and lacked the innocence and cuteness that his peers should have - he didn't know whether it was good or bad.
"Your Majesty, I am Changsun Mingri, a classmate and friend of Prince Ming." When Changsun Mingri introduced himself, he did not say that he was Changsun Nan's son, but that he was a classmate of Prince Ming. The pride he revealed when he spoke seemed to make him feel that being a classmate of Prince Ming was more prestigious than being Changsun Nan's son.
Long Mohan laughed, nodded, and said in a formal manner: "The Holy Dynasty of Tianyou will depend on you for thousands of years."
"Your Majesty, how is Prince Ming's health?" Zhuang Xiaomeng was taught a lesson by Changsun Mingri once, but he did not change his behavior and asked the same question for the second time.
Just as Chang Sun Mingri was about to speak, he heard Ji Anni also followed Zhuang Xiaomeng and asked, "Your Majesty, I heard that Ming'er has anorexia. Is it true? What happened? Is he awake?"
After asking three questions in a row, Long Mohan couldn't answer them all and just shook his head worriedly.
His shaking head made the atmosphere even more solemn.
Zhuang Xiaomeng covered her mouth in panic and said, "Prince Ming, could it be... could it be..."
"Hush, shut up." Zhang Sun Mingri knew that Zhuang Xiaomeng would not be able to spit out any ivory from his dog mouth, so he interrupted him before he could speak, "Prince Ming is blessed with great fortune, so he will not be tortured by illness!"
"By the way, Zhao Ji, why did you come out? Are you feeling better?" Only then did Long Mohan realize that Ji Anni, who was supposed to be resting in the house, was actually standing in the yard.
Ji Anni stretched her arms and said, "It's okay, it's okay, it's already healed, but Prince Ming..."
"Actually, the reason I came here this time is to take you to visit the patient in the East Palace. Maybe if you go there, Prince Ming's condition will get better..." Having said that, he sighed deeply again.
"That's great. I was planning to do the same." Ji Anni excitedly grabbed Long Mohan's hand.
She was just worrying about not being able to go to the East Palace to visit the patient, when the emperor came personally to pick her up.
Now, even if the guards had great courage, they wouldn’t dare to stop him, right?
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After Ji Anni followed the emperor to the East Palace, she was led by a palace maid to Prince Ming's bedroom.
As soon as I entered the room, I saw five imperial doctors standing by the wall. They all looked dejected, sighing and shaking their heads from time to time. It seemed that they were helpless about Prince Ming's illness and were so anxious that they didn't know what to do.
They were so busy worrying that they didn't even notice Long Mohan and Ji Anni arrived.
It was not until Long Mohan took the initiative to step forward and inquire about Prince Ming's condition that they came to their senses and stammered, unable to give clear answers.
From their messy fragments of language, Ji Anni and Long Mohan pieced together the full picture of the incident in their minds.
Prince Ming had not eaten since yesterday morning. The maids thought he was worried about his mother and did not dare to force him. Unexpectedly, Prince Ming suddenly fell into a coma while sleeping last night and has not woken up until now.
The imperial physician was invited to diagnose the patient, and the only conclusion he came to was that he had fainted from hunger.
As for when Prince Ming will wake up, no one can tell.
Ji Anni lifted the door curtain and broke into the inner room where Prince Ming was resting. She saw Concubine An guarding Prince Ming's bed.
When Concubine An heard the footsteps, she looked up. She looked haggard, as if she had not slept for ten days. The hair hanging by her ears was very messy, not at all like her usual radiant self.
Ji Anni was like air in the eyes of Concubine An. Concubine An's eyes passed Ji Anni directly and jumped to Long Mohan's face behind Ji Anni. When she saw Long Mohan walking towards the bed, she was stunned for a moment, then rushed to Long Mohan, sobbing miserably, "Your Majesty, please punish me, I didn't help you take good care of Prince Ming..."
She burst into tears when she said this, and her pitiful appearance with tears in her eyes did not seem to be fake.
Before this, Ji Anni thought that Concubine An was an iron lady without blood or tears. She didn't expect that she also had such a weak side, as if the unconscious Prince Ming on the bed was her biological son.
Seeing her haggard appearance, Ji Anni felt even more depressed, and felt that she had failed in her duty as the mother of Prince Ming. On the contrary, Concubine An, the "concubine with the same mother", stayed by Prince Ming's side dutifully...
Although Concubine An opposed Ji Anni in every way, she treated Prince Ming as her own son and took good care of him. When Prince Ming attended the entrance ceremony, Hua Rong had said that perhaps Concubine An was so stubborn to keep Prince Ming by her side because she loved him so much.
Ji Anni was a little bit unconvinced at the time, but now she believes it all, because Concubine An's painful expression and tears don't seem to be fake. If she wasn't really worried about Prince Ming, she wouldn't be so sad.
In addition, Ji Anni also made a new discovery. She felt that Concubine An not only liked Prince Ming, but also seemed to have some affection for Long Mohan. Especially after witnessing the scene where Concubine An threw herself at Long Mohan with tears streaming down her face, Ji Anni actually felt that Concubine An was more like Long Mohan's original wife than Zhao Ji, and her feelings for Long Mohan were deeper...
Although Long Mohan had always kept his distance from Concubine An, when Concubine An suddenly rushed over in pain and sadness, he couldn't bear to push her away and subconsciously hugged her shoulders.
Concubine An leaned in his arms, sobbing and mumbling, asking the emperor to punish her.
Long Mohan kindly whispered to comfort her.
Seeing that the atmosphere between the two of them was about to bubble with pink bubbles, Ji Anni decided not to be a light bulb and turned to walk towards the unconscious Prince Ming on the bed.
Prince Ming's expression looked very peaceful, as if he was asleep.
Ji Anni brushed his face gently with her fingertips, and then she found that his body temperature was very low. Even with a thick quilt covering him, his body temperature was as cold as if he had just been fished out of the river.
This is not just anorexia...
Ji Anni’s heart sank.
If it's anorexia, it won't affect body temperature, right?
Prince Ming's anorexia seemed to be caused by some subtle changes in his body...
Could it be related to the transformation? Could this be a sign of the Ming prince's transformation?
At this moment, as if sensing Ji Annie's breath, Prince Ming's eyelids blinked slightly.
"Ming'er!" Ji Anni couldn't help but exclaim, thinking she had seen it wrong.
"Ouch..." Prince Ming's brows suddenly frowned, and his expression became somewhat painful. It seemed that he was about to wake up.
"Tomorrow? Tomorrow?" Ji Anni's voice became more and more urgent.
Hearing her call, Long Mohan and Concubine An also turned their attention to Prince Ming.
Ji Anni turned to face them and shouted excitedly: "Prince Ming is awake! Awake!"
The word "wake up" was like a shot of stimulant to Long Mohan and Concubine An at the same time. They changed their previous doomsday expressions and rushed to Prince Ming's bedside as fast as they could.
There was only so much space beside the bed, and Concubine An squeezed out Ji Anni's place. Ji Anni, who was squeezed out, had to stand up and stand behind Concubine An, anxiously leaning over to look at Prince Ming who had just shown signs of waking up on the bed.
"Woo..." At this time, Prince Ming whimpered again.
Seeing that he was about to wake up, Long Mohan and Concubine An also became excited and kept shouting, "Ming'er, Ming'er."
The imperial doctors in the outer room rushed in after hearing their shouting.
"Awake, awake, Prince Ming is awake!" The imperial doctors wiped the cold sweat from their foreheads and congratulated each other. Thank the Buddha, thank the Bodhisattva, it's a good thing Prince Ming woke up in time, otherwise they would have been beaten.
"Ming'er, are you hungry?" Ji Anni saw a bowl of lotus seed porridge on the table and picked it up.
As soon as it was brought to the bedside, it was snatched away by Concubine An.
Oh, forget it, forget it... Ji Anni didn't bother with her and just thought that Concubine An loved her son too much.
Long Mohan personally helped Prince Ming, who had just awakened, up and let him lean on a soft cushion.
Everyone thought that Prince Ming was starving, and the first thing he did after waking up was to eat, but when Concubine An fed the lotus seed porridge to Prince Ming's mouth, Prince Ming's little face wrinkled. He shook his head in disgust and pushed the lotus seed porridge away.
Why is this? Everyone present was dumbfounded. Why did Prince Ming still not eat?