HCB Chapter 320: Surprise at the Villa
Chapter 320: Surprise at the Villa
After Eunuch Fu kowtowed to the Buddha several times, he got up from the ground, still in a daze as if in a dream, lifted the curtain and went into the room to check again and again with the Crown Prince.
"Afu, I'm really fine now! I won't be unconscious for no reason anymore."
The prince suppressed the sour feeling in his heart and smiled at him.
"Wuwuwu...I am not dreaming. I am really not dreaming! Your Highness..."
Eunuch Fu shouted "Ah!" and rushed over and hugged the prince's shoulders.
She stroked the prince's arm up and down, muttering over and over again, "You've lost weight, Your Highness has lost weight..." and then cried like a child.
The prince's eyes were moist and he glanced at the people in the room.
The imperial doctors watched him quietly with tears in their eyes, in surprise.
The bodyguards no longer had the tough and stern look on their faces, and tears were falling from their eyes.
However, no one made any sound. They were afraid of disturbing the awakened prince again. They were even more afraid that he had just had a last-minute dream.
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"Everyone has worked hard during this period! I am fine now!"
The prince's words of thanks suddenly woke everyone up from their dreams and they all sobbed.
The old imperial physician stepped forward with tears in his eyes and said,
"Your Highness, would you please extend your hand so that I can feel your pulse?"
"No need. I'm in good health. Don't worry!"
The prince waved his hand and refused.
At this time, the heavy door curtain was lifted again, and several officials who came with him ran in panting and surrounded by cold air.
When he saw the handsome prince standing in the room,
He didn't care about etiquette and looked the prince up and down several times to make sure that the prince was really awake.
They bowed with surprise in their eyes,
"Your Highness, I pay my respects to you! Your Highness, are you awake? That's great!"
The voice was choked with sobs as soon as it came out. Everyone pursed their lips to suppress their emotions.
An official rushed forward and said,
"Your Highness, we heard the good news and came running here. Look, we almost lost our shoes."
"Hehehe..."
A seemingly simple joke made the atmosphere in the room much more relaxed.
"Don't worry, everyone! I'm fine!"
The prince stood up and walked around with a smile in his eyes. Although he was thin, he looked energetic and did not look like a person who had been bedridden for a long time and was seriously ill.
The imperial doctors nodded with eyes burning with disbelief.
"Your Highness, I am relieved to see that you are in such high spirits!"
"Very good, Your Highness, your good condition after waking up is truly a miracle in history!"
The imperial doctors expressed shock and surprise one after another, marveling at the Crown Prince's improved health.
The prince thanked them all.
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When the prince woke up, the first thing he did was to ask several officials a series of questions.
"How are the people in the city doing now? Have you received any news from the capital? Have the winter supplies arrived?"
The leading official immediately straightened his expression, bowed and replied,
"Reporting to His Royal Highness, this period is indeed difficult. The people are weak after the epidemic, and they are hungry and cold, and there are often frozen bones on the road.
We, the ministers, were really left with no other options but to gather the people living in difficult circumstances into various quarantine points.
A bowl of porridge was distributed every day, and those who were able to work were sent to the mountains to collect branches and other combustible materials to resist the severe cold.
Unfortunately, it is just a drop in the bucket and the gap is too big.
But the good news is that the messenger reported that the emperor had sent another batch of cold-resistant supplies on the way.
Also, the Emperor was shocked to hear that you were ill, so he sent Judge Zhou to treat you. Calculating the time, it should be four or five days before you arrive. "
The prince couldn't help but frown and nodded.
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Eunuch Fu saw the prince busy with official duties as soon as he woke up, and he felt distressed and said,
"Your Highness, you just woke up, so you shouldn't work too hard. Why don't you drink this bowl of porridge first to relax before you get busy?"
As he said this, he turned around and told the people in the room,
"His Royal Highness has just woken up, so don't let anyone know. This time, His Royal Highness has suddenly fallen seriously ill, and the cause is unknown, so we have to be on guard.
As for the news of Su Xing, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will personally write to the Emperor.
"Okay, let your Highness take a break first, and the others can get busy first!"
"Don't worry, Eunuch Fu. We understand! I wish His Royal Highness a speedy recovery."
The prince did not blame Eunuch Fu for acting on his own initiative, but nodded gently to everyone who was leaving.
Everyone walked out of the room, sweeping away their previous decadence, with smiles on their faces as happy as if it were New Year's Day.
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There were no outsiders in the house.
"Your Highness, this is the porridge I cooked. Would you like to have a sip?"
"Yeah." The prince listened to Eunuch Fu's advice and drank the porridge in the bowl.
After a few mouthfuls, he put down the bowl and suddenly said to Grandpa Fu,
"Ah Fu, are you going to the land temple outside the city to pick up Fang Liang Di in person?"
The prince's words frightened Eunuch Fu.
"Who? Your Highness, Fang Liangdi? She...she is here too? No, when did Fang Liangdi come?"
At this time, the news of Fang Qingge falling off the cliff had not yet spread to Jiangnan City.
Of course, it wouldn't be passed on, because everyone in the capital knew that the prince was seriously ill and his life was in danger. Who would want to pass on some bad news?
"Ah Fu, this is a long story. I saw in my dream that Fang Liangdi had an accident and was rescued by an old couple while she was unconscious. They brought her here.
Go get it as soon as possible. Remember, this matter must be kept secret and not disclosed."
"Ah? Did Fang Liang Di have an accident? Your Highness, it takes at least eight or nine days to get here by carriage from the capital."
Eunuch Fu thought that the prince had just woken up and was still confused. He looked at the prince with worry in his eyes and was a little hesitant in his actions.
"Afu?"
There was a hint of displeasure in the prince's voice, which was neither too loud nor too soft.
"Well, I will personally arrange a carriage to pick you up."
Eunuch Fu gritted his teeth, thinking that no matter whether it was true or not, the trip would not take more than a few hours.
So, Eunuch Fu left in a hurry.
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The sun was shining at noon, and after a refreshing bath, the prince was looking forward to Fang Qingge's arrival.
Eunuch Fu drove the carriage directly into the backyard.
"Your Highness, Your Highness?"
Eunuch Fu was so excited when he got off the carriage that he almost dropped one of his shoes.
And behind him was Fang Qingge who lifted the car curtain.
The prince had heard Eunuch Fu's voice, and he strode out of the room with the same excitement.
Although the prince's body and cheeks had become much thinner, he was full of energy and vitality after being nourished by the spiritual spring water.
One left the room, the other got off the carriage,
Their eyes met and smiles bloomed.
"Qingge!"
"Brother An!"
The guards in the courtyard were all stunned! Is this Fang Liangdi? Is he dazzled? Is he dazzled?
Fang Qingge didn't even care that there were guards around her. She ran over and threw herself into the prince's arms.
"Brother An!"
"Qingge!"
The prince hugged her tightly. At this moment, the two seemed to have met again after a lifetime. All that was left was a silly grin.
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