The young emperor fell in the middle of the field because he was bumped just now.

At first, everyone was still laughing, but when they saw Fang Moyan, Changle, and a group of workers rushing over, they finally realized the seriousness of the matter.

They knocked down the Emperor of Datong, the most honorable person in the country, not the guard brothers they were used to fooling around with.

Immediately, everyone quickly got up and stood at attention. They didn’t even dare to breathe loudly.

“Your Majesty, how are you? Let this servant help you up!”

Chang Le ran over with small steps and quickly knelt on the ground to help him.

Fang Moyan also came over with a worried face, “Your Majesty was not feeling well before. When this official took your pulse, I told Your Majesty what can and can’t be done … You know that you can’t have strenuous exercise recently, so why did you still play cuju … How are you now? Do you feel uncomfortable anywhere?”

Duan Changchuan got up and glanced at Fang Moyan. He patted the soil on his body indifferently, “I was playing fine at first, and there was no discomfort. It was thanks to Imperial Physician Fang who snatched the flag well and made me sit directly on the ground. Now I’m aching all over from the fall.”

Fang Moyan quickly bowed, “I was in a hurry … Your Majesty, do you want to go back to the hall and let this official check your pulse again … It has been about seven days since the last time I took your pulse.”

The young man impatiently responded, “I know …”

He reluctantly walked back, complaining as he walked, “I’m was just drunk and felt discomfort in my stomach. Who doesn’t feel uncomfortable after getting drunk? I’m an eighteen-year-old boy. What kind of illness can I have?”

Obviously, he didn’t have enough fun.

Bai Su happened to come down in a hurry, and the two bumped into each other.

She saw the young man’s unhappy face and was supported by a little eunuch. She thought something had happened, so she quickly pulled his arm to check.

“What’s wrong? Did you fall somewhere? Where does it hurt?”

As she spoke, her eyes nervously watched his movements.

The more she watched, the stiffer Duan Changchuan’s movements became. He couldn’t even walk properly.

The young man struggled to pull his arm out of her hand and whispered, “I’m fine … It’s Chang Le and the others who are too nervous.”

Then, as if to prove that he was fine, he strode away in wide step.

Changle hurriedly shouted, “Your Majesty, slow down! Wait for this servant!”

Bai Su looked at the young man’s vigorous steps and heaved a long sigh of relief.

From the looks of it, he should be fine … right?

–

By the time they reached the Ming Sheng Hall, it was almost noon.

When the female official guarding the door saw that Bai Su had also returned together, she bent her knees and asked, “Your Majesty, would you like to have the meal served?”

Duan Changchuan stopped in his tracks.

Chang Le noticed his hesitation and hurriedly said, “Your Majesty, you just had a plate of pastries. Do you want to postpone your lunch for a while? Otherwise, you won’t be able to eat much now, and will be hungry in the afternoon.”

The young emperor shook his head and tilted his head to ask the female official, “What are the dishes prepared for lunch today? I, uh … are there any meat dishes?”

He asked tactfully, but the female official could not help but be stunned.

This aunt had served in front of the Emperor for many years and could be said to have watched the little Emperor grow up little by little. This was the first time she had heard Duan Changchuan cared about food.

“Your Majesty … We have prepared steamed fish and shrimp meatball soup for lunch today. Your Majesty needs a light diet these days, so we only made these two meat dishes. The rest of the dishes are stir-fried bamboo shoots, stir-fried mushrooms, winter lettuce broth, and tofu with green onions. “

When Duan Changchuan heard the words “stir-fried”, “soup” and “steamed”, he felt unhappy all over.

He wanted to eat meat. He wanted to eat meat that had a strong taste, and smelled especially fragrant, the kind you could eat a large spoonful of rice in one bite.

He had not eaten a good meal in a long time.

When the young man heard the dishes being served, he was a little listless …

Bai Su, who had been paying attention to him, immediately noticed. The little fox who could not eat meat, even the strands of his hair were written with disappointment.

She hurriedly went forward and ordered the female official, “Serve the meal first. His Majesty is hungry.”

She then held his wrist and asked, “Is there anything you want to eat? You can ask Imperial Physician Fang first if it can be eaten, and then order the kitchen to make it. Then eat it at night.”

The young man pursed his lips …

Then he was a little embarrassed and said, “I want to eat duck … there’s a dish called what duck … I want to eat that.”

Immediately, an attendant asked, “Is it chestnut duck? I heard chestnut duck is very delicious, sweet and salty.”

Duan Changchuan frowned and shook his head.

The others also asked, “Your Majesty, do you want to eat a beggar’s duck?”

“There’s no beggar’s duck, only beggar’s chicken … Your Majesty, do you want to eat charcoal roast duck? I heard that it was oily, the aunts in the palace said that it’s best not to eat it during the medication period.”

“Your Majesty wants to eat roast duck, right? I remember that there’s this dish. I heard that it’s also very delicious, but this servant has never eaten it. The kitchen definitely can make it!”

In the end, it was not …

Bai Su looked at everyone talking and suddenly remembered that when she went to the Duan family as a guest, his cooking auntie said something, “Our young master loves to eat beer duck the most. He will eat it on his birthday, when he gets first place in the exam when he’s happy, and when he’s unhappy.”

She blurted out, “Is it … beer duck?”

Everyone widened their eyes and whispered, “What is beer?”

Only the eyes of the listless youth suddenly lit up.

The child subtly rubbed his belly and nodded, “It seems to be this … I can’t quite remember …”

Then he realized that he was not being reserved, so he quickly changed her words, “I was just saying casually … Ahem, Chang Le, ask someone to serve the meal. I will eat after Imperial Physician Fang treat me.”

After saying that, he turned around and entered the hall.

After entering the hall, Chang Le lit the ambergris in the stove.

Smoke rose in spirals.

The young man sat by the table, his left hand resting on the pulse pillow quietly.

“Your Majesty, you’ve exercised a little today, so your little fet … you’re a little weak. Do you feel any discomfort now? Does your stomach hurt?”

“It doesn’t hurt. Do I have any chronic illness in my stomach?”

“No, no … This official … I’ll write another prescription for Your Majesty. I’ll have to trouble Le Gonggong to come to the Imperial Hospital on time every day to collect the medicine.”

“Sure. Didn’t you say a few days ago that you wanted to invite Senior Huang to Shengjing? Where is Senior?”

“Answering Your Majesty, this official’s master, he … is being held back outside … this official will urge him again.”

As they chatted, Bai Su sat on the side, quietly releasing her pacifying pheromones as she pondered …

In a place where there wasn’t even any beer, how could he make a beer duck?

Really …

He didn’t remember his identity as Omega, nor did he remember that he came from another era. He didn’t even remember his husband but remembered his favorite beer duck.

Tsk, little foodie.

While she was thinking, Fang Moyan had finished his examination and was ready to pack up and go back.

As he walked, he kept reminding worriedly, “It’s fortunate that you’re fine this time. Your Majesty, you must not do this again. Cuju, horseback riding, and running can’t be done again. Your Majesty also learned from Bian Que and Duke Cai of Qi^[1]A story of 扁鹊见齐桓公 A Doctor and A Duke, the Duke of Qi didn’t listen to Bian Que (the doctor) and eventually fell ill and died. The full story with English translation can be found here … Continue reading. Some diseases can’t be seen from the outside, but it doesn’t mean that they don’t exist.”

Nagging.

The young man kept his head down and didn’t respond.

“Chang Le, send Fang Daren back.”

“Yes … Fang Daren, this way please.”

Even when they were out of the door and far away, she could still hear their earnest advice.

–

After they left, Bai Su walked to the young man and half-knelt in front of him, asking, “Are you unhappy, hm?”

The young man tilted his head, “I’m not.”

Bai Su smiled and touched the hair on the top of his head, “Really? Why do I feel that a certain child is a little moody?”

“…”

He didn’t speak, so Bai Su continued to guess, “Do you dislike Fang Daren for nagging you?”

As she said, she released a comforting pheromone from the back of her neck, encircling him in her protection.

The young man exhaled softly and finally spoke out his grievances, “He compared me to Duke of Qi …”

“After Bian Que saw Duke of Qi, he at least told him what disease he had and how to treat it … Fang Moyan, he didn’t even tell me what disease I had and ordered me not to eat or do anything. Not to mention the Imperial Hospital, even if he treated people in this way, he would be regarded as a liar. If he wasn’t the core disciple of Senior Huang, I would have punished him long ago.”

“He also said that I’m Duke of Qi …” He sounded aggrieved.

Bai Su suppressed her smile and touched the young man’s cheek, “Yes, it’s all Fang Moyan’s fault. He’s a dabbler in learning and still misuses the classics story.”

She could see that the emperor, who ascended the throne at a young age, had an unusual obsession with ruling the state.

Whenever someone said that he was a fatuous emperor, even if it was just a small hint like when seeking medical treatment, it would poke at his lung.

Being forced to carry the burden of a country at a young age was one thing … More importantly, it was because he lacked a sense of security and praise. Too many years of oppression made him tense up, and he became more and more pessimistic.

“Duan Changchuan, you’ve read a lot of books and understand a lot of principles. Let me ask you, if there is someone, whose teacher in charge of teaching him, is someone even the nobles can’t get, is his father himself, the highest power holder in the country. In other words, this person has the best inheritance and received the best education. He is diligent, studious, and humble. Would a person who grew up like this be bad?”

Duan Changchuan was stunned.

After thinking for a while, he said slowly, “No.”

The corners of Bai Su’s lips curled up as she said, “This concubine has heard of a popular saying, ‘Everyone is born with a starting line, but some people’s starting line is thousands of miles higher than others. Others can’t catch up even if they work hard for a lifetime.’”

“Duan Changchuan, your starting line is above the millions of people in Datong.”

“A wise emperor is able to listen to advice that is unpleasant to the ear. A wise emperor is also able to distinguish right from wrong and have his own conclusions. When others have different opinions, jump out of your own identity and look at it as a bystander. You will find that you are actually more persuasive.”

What a long speech …

It was obviously just words of comfort, but they were more reasonable than the teachers.

The youth blinked in a daze …

A slender and beautiful hand flashed in front of him.

When he came back to his senses, he realized that the other party had been looking at him for a long time … There was a faint smile in her beautiful eyes.

“Are you done being coaxed? My legs are numb from squatting, Duan Xiaochuan.”

He hurriedly leaned back in a panic, “I knew it that you were coaxing me …”

She was grabbed by an arm and stood up, saying, “It’s fine as long as you’re coaxed. Come and eat, I’m hungry.”

“You need to call yourself my concubine in front of me. Didn’t I invite a teacher for you? Why are you still so vulgar …”

“I’ve been vulgar for more than twenty years. It’s not easy to change.”

“You … are twisting words and forcing logic! You just don’t want to change.”

“You found out. Come, Your Majesty, have a bite of fish. Open your mouth, ah.”

“Bai Su … Mm …”