Princess An thought for a long time and couldn't sleep at night. She rested her head on Prince An's arm and whispered softly: "Your Majesty, Ah Ru has been with you for several years. You can't keep her nameless and statusless like this. Look, isn't it?
Is it time to make her your concubine?"
King An stretched out his hand to rub her hair and said with a smile: "Why did you mention this suddenly?"
Princess An couldn't hide her words in her heart and said unhappily: "Nowadays, many people probably think that she is Princess An, right? You rely on her and entrust all important matters to her. Her status in the palace has been
Far better than my princess, I have to listen to her wishes many times."
King An said softly: "Fool, if I continue to rely on her, she is just a slave after all. As for the position of concubine, how will it be her turn? You don't have to worry about her in the future, just do what you think is right, she is the one who counts
What?"
"Then the prince and her..." Princess An sighed softly, "You have been together for a long time. She has been wronged by being so nameless and has no status. It is better to give her a status or make her give up."
"Are you jealous?" Wang An pinched her chin and asked with a smile.
Princess An raised her head with dark eyes, "It would be a lie to say that you are not jealous, but there is nothing you can do if you are jealous. You always need to have a concubine by your side."
"Then I won't accept my concubine. I only have you in my heart." Prince An hugged her and said.
"Really?" Princess An asked, lying on his chest.
King An said softly: "Of course it is true. Otherwise, after so many years, the concubine would have already entered the family. There can be women outside this king, but the one who has determined the name has always been you, and it can only be you. Remember that you married
Did I promise you when I came here?"
Princess An's eyes were wet, "Remember, the prince said that he would not take concubines in this life."
"Then you will remember these words for the rest of your life." King An said dotingly.
Princess An held his hand and her tone was full of happiness, "Does Your Majesty know? I have always envied the deep love between King Chu and Princess Chu. King Chu promised not to marry a concubine and treated Princess Chu wholeheartedly. This is so enviable.
However, now that I think about it, I don’t need to be envious, the prince treats me the same way.”
"Yes," King An's eyes instantly darkened when he heard about King Chu, but his tone remained gentle, "You don't have to envy anyone. Everything I have done, all my achievements, all my glory, I have you."
A share of.”
Princess An was moved to tears and became more and more intoxicated, "Then you won't care about her anymore?"
King An said calmly: "Ignore her, she knows her identity. If she crosses the line again, I will teach her a lesson."
Princess An said sweetly: "There is no need to teach her a lesson. She is sincerely working for the prince. It doesn't matter if I am a little wronged. Besides, she is also the prince's woman after all. She is pitiful for being nameless and has no status, so don't talk about her anymore."
.”
King An looked at her and frowned, "You can't be so kind, do you know that you will be bullied by others? I am in Nanying now. I can't take care of you in everything. You must be tough. Ah Ru, serve me.
, I use the identity of a slave. To put it bluntly, it is a roommate. It is used when you are inconvenient. You do not enter the room or go to my bed. You even have to take the decoction afterward. You don’t have to worry about it.
At this point, she cannot get into my eyes. She is just a concubine and counselor with a low status. And you are my princess with a noble status. If she asks you to do this or anything again in the future, you can do it.
Just rebuke."
"I know." Princess An was relieved of her doubts and felt very happy.
However, she would not rebuke Ah Ru. Ah Ru is working for the prince. If you are just a loyal slave, what does it matter?
Therefore, King An's assurance made her become polite to Aru and even willing to listen to her.
Ah Ruze saw that the princess was treating her more and more politely, so she thought that King An had emphasized her status and importance in front of Princess An, and she became more loyal to King An.
Ah Ru found someone to invite Dr. Cao to come out and talk.
Nowadays, most of the people who support King An hold important positions in the court. In the past, if there were patients in their families, these high officials would receive divine grace and ask for the imperial doctor. Therefore, there are also a few people who are familiar with the imperial doctor Cao, and they would occasionally visit him on weekdays.
Get together too.
This time, the person who invited Dr. Cao to have a drink was Di Weiming's eldest son, Di Yun, who was granted the title of uncle-in-law by Emperor Ming Yuan.
Originally, only the Empress Dowager or the Queen's brother could be named the Imperial Uncle. However, three years ago, Di Yun performed a meritorious service in escorting the Emperor. After Emperor Ming Yuan escaped from danger, he made Di Yun the Imperial Uncle on the spot.
The uncle-in-law's mother-in-law had suffered from myocardial infarction in the early years, so she always asked for favors through the imperial concubine. Dr. Cao had been there several times, and she became familiar with the uncle-in-law after repeated visits.
Now that Uncle Guo invited him to have a drink, Dr. Cao had no reason not to go.
However, Imperial Physician Cao was not a fool. Now the undercurrent between Prince An and the Crown Prince was becoming serious. Before he went, he asked Yu Wenhao.
Yu Wenhao said: "You can just go. If you ask about Aunt Xi during the dinner, you can say that Aunt Xi is indeed ill, but you did not participate in the treatment. The Crown Princess did the treatment herself, and you must say that Aunt Xi is ill."
Mammy lives in a separate courtyard and no one is allowed in or out."
Dr. Cao didn't know what kind of illness Nanny Xi had, but the prince told her that he must have his intentions, so he agreed.
After meeting Uncle Di Guo, they exchanged polite greetings and immediately served wine.
In such a quick manner and just toasting, the imperial doctor Cao paid attention. After drinking for three rounds, he pretended to be a little drunk.
When Uncle Di Guo saw this, he put down his wine glass, rambled for a while, and then asked: "By the way, people outside said that Aunt Xi, who used to serve the Supreme Emperor, has now gone to the Prince of Chu's Mansion to serve. Mr. Cao and
Is she familiar?"
When Doctor Cao heard that he was indeed asking about Grandma Xi, he felt that the Crown Prince had the ability to predict the future. He nodded and said, "Yes, Grandma Xi is indeed serving the Crown Princess. I occasionally talk to her."
, but not very familiar.”
Uncle Di Guo laughed, then raised the wine bottle to pour wine for him, "I heard that she was sick, is she fine now?"
Imperial Doctor Cao shook his head, "I don't know, the Crown Princess locked her in a small courtyard, and no one was allowed to come in or out. Even the food was put in through the window."
When Uncle Di Guo heard this, he was very surprised, "Why? What kind of disease is this? It has to be closed and no one is allowed in or out? Could it be that it is tuberculosis?"
The imperial doctor thought for a moment and said, "It doesn't sound like tuberculosis. I've never heard of her coughing."
"It's not tuberculosis, what kind of disease is it? Why are we still locked up?" Uncle Di Guo guided the half-drunk Dr. Cao, "Only contagious diseases require isolation."
Doctor Cao's expression suddenly changed, "What Uncle Guo said made me think of the official's memory of the time when the Crown Princess suddenly came to ask me about leprosy more than a month ago."
Uncle Di Guo's eyes moved, and he continued to pour wine and toast, "Here, have another drink."
Dr. Cao waved his hand and said, "I won't drink anymore. I'm too drunk."
Uncle Di Guo pushed the cup to him, "You can't get drunk even if you drink less than three or four kilograms. It's not the first time I've had wine with you, so don't be disrespectful by drinking this drink."
Dr. Cao hesitated and drank another glass.
Uncle Di Guo put down his wine glass, looked at Dr. Cao and asked, "At that time, did you ever ask the princess who contracted leprosy?"