"Don't always praise him, beware of his pride."
"He deserves my praise, I have always been afraid of their brothers..."
If you didn't get along well when you were young, you can imagine that when you grow up, you have seen a lot of brothers fighting against each other in the royal family. Zong Cong naturally didn't want this kind of thing to happen to his children. This is probably the case with emperors His ambivalence is also the reason why he has put so much thought into teaching the children recently.
He naturally understood what was going on in his mind, and she didn't say anything.
After about two quarters of an hour, when Fu Lu came to report that the two princes had returned to their residences, they rested.
"Brother, can you feel that you can float now? Don't be nervous. The more nervous you are, the more you don't want to panic, because when you panic, you will keep directing your hands and feet, and you will lose your balance in the water. With the swim bladder leading you, you won’t sink, as long as you stabilize yourself and find the feeling slowly…”
It could be seen that Zong Duo was uncomfortable with his arrival, and since he was already awkward, Zong Yue simply stepped forward to tell him his experience.
Coupled with the help of two guards, Zong Duo soon found the feeling.
He tried to let the guards swim farther, let him come by himself, tried to swim for a while, and he was able to swim, although he lost his balance after only a few swims, but as long as he relaxed, he could still swim with the help of the swim bladder. Buoyancy floats on the water.
He raised his head, and saw Zong Yue floating in the water beside him, his hair and face were covered with water, but his eyes were shining brightly under the moonlight and lights.
"Second brother, thank you."
Zong Yue was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Thank you, I didn't help much."
Both seemed a little shy, a little cramped, because that's never been the case. It seems that at this moment, there is no opposing position, the two are just pure brothers.
Zong Yue moved a bit, causing a splash of water, and at this moment, footsteps could be heard.
Zhang Laishun came over, bowed his body and said: "You two young masters, Your Majesty ordered you not to play for too long, the night is late and the water is cold."
Father actually knew
The two looked at each other for a while, then thought, this is Yingtai, how could there be something that the emperor didn't know.
Zong Duo was immediately ashamed, ashamed of his childish mentality, and Zong Yue was no better than him, after all, he had a more cheerful personality, so he smiled and said, "Eunuch Zhang, let's get up now."
Until the two came out of the water, two people immediately walked out of the side, wrapped them in cloaks, and sent them back.
Zhang Laishun watched the group of people leave before turning back in a hurry to answer.
The next day, Wan Shu came to Zong Duo's residence early in the morning.
Naturally, he continued what he hadn't finished talking yesterday, and told him not to try to learn fushui, so as not to catch a cold or something.
After returning last night, Zong Duo was very happy, not only because he finally learned the essentials of Fushui, but also some other unclear things.
He originally planned to learn Fushui and let his father know that he can do it today, but who would have thought that the second sister came over and said such words, which immediately made him feel depressed.
"Sister, since you said that I want to please my father, if my father doesn't like it, I can take Zongyue and the others to Fushui. Before, my father encouraged Zongyue and them to learn, which shows that my father hopes that we can learn a little bit about everything." Yes, I learned well yesterday, but if I don’t study today, what will my father think of me?”
Wan Shu stopped talking immediately.
After a while, he said, "I'm also worried about your body."
"I am in good health."
As he spoke, he felt a tickle in his throat and couldn't help coughing twice.
The cough immediately made Wan Shu excited, and said: "Look, look, you still say you are in good health, so you don't have a cough anymore? It's only been a few months, you must have caught a cold."
"I don't, I really don't. If you don't believe me, ask He Nian, did I cough after I came back yesterday, but my throat suddenly felt a little itchy."
He Nian next to him testified that he was also afraid that the eldest prince would catch a cold when he came back last night, so he specially made ginger soup and soaked in hot water. Fortunately... the eldest prince was well from last night to this morning.
"You didn't cough last night, it doesn't mean you didn't catch a cold, or you feel itchy throat because of nothing?"
Having said that, He Nian was also a little worried, and couldn't help but look at Zong Duo.
"I said I didn't, but I didn't..." The rest of the words were interrupted by a series of coughs. Zong Duo coughed, patted his back and fed water, and he himself was so anxious that his cheeks flushed, but he didn't stop.
Wanshu panicked immediately, and ordered He Nian to find the imperial physician, but Zong Duo didn't stop him even though he wanted to stop it.
They all invited the imperial physician, so this matter could not be concealed, so Zong Cong came here in person.
There is also a plate.
The two sat on chairs in the hall, and Pan'er brought tea and cups to Zong Duo from time to time, and Imperial Physician Wang came out from inside.
"how?"
Imperial Physician Wang hesitated for a moment: "The eldest prince is fine."
"But I heard that I have a bad cough."
"this… "
This Imperial Physician Wang didn't know what to say, which was also the reason why he stayed inside for so long.
This was the first time he asked the eldest prince for his pulse. Judging from the pulse, the eldest prince was weak in the womb, so naturally his foundation was not good, but it was not as weak as rumored outside. Weakness is a bit weak, but as long as you exercise more, your body will naturally become stronger in the future.
But precisely because of his important status, coupled with the earlier rumors, Imperial Physician Wang was not sure if his pulse was accurate. After all, it is well known that the eldest prince is weak. It is not obvious that he came to the opposite conclusion. Find something for yourself.
If His Majesty handed over the eldest prince's body to him in the future, and if something went wrong in the middle, Imperial Physician Wang is not surprised that the empress empress would definitely eat him alive, and maybe implicate the young and old.
Just like Aunt Qing once told Pan'er, the imperial physicians in the palace are like this, they are too cautious by nature, so that they treat many diseases conservatively. In fact, we have to be cautious, because once something goes wrong, it will implicate the whole family.
At this time, Imperial Physician Wang had this kind of thinking, so he seemed a bit hesitant, but he was not a character who would cover up by nature, which is why he was not reused for his superb medical skills in the imperial hospital before, or Zong Cong. After ascending the throne, all boats rose with the tide.
"The old minister's medical skills are probably not good, and there is no sign that the eldest prince is not good, except for the weakness in the womb. It stands to reason that the eldest prince should not cough like this. It may also be that there is moisture inside, which is not floating on the surface. We need to observe for a few more days."
He is also telling the truth.
Zong Cong murmured: "Then observe for two more days, maybe the previous illness has left roots."
Press it and don't mention it, after leaving here, Zong Cong will inevitably show his frowning eyebrows, and Pan'er can't persuade him when he sees him.
After all, he agreed to this matter, and now that the eldest prince is ill, he must be blaming himself a little.
Before Imperial Physician Wang continued to observe, Empress Chen sent the envoy of Bao Yuan here in the afternoon.
The Eldest Prince's body has always been nursed by the envoy Bao Yuan, and Empress Chen has always believed in the envoy Bao Yuan, so Bao Yuan envoy has now become a royal physician of the Central Palace.
As a result, Imperial Physician Wang naturally retreated and handed over the eldest prince's medical records to the envoy Bao Yuan.
When Zong Yue heard about Zong Duo's illness, he couldn't help but think about what happened last night. He was a little hesitant to visit Yi Er, because he couldn't make up his mind, so he came to find a plate.
"If you want to go, don't worry about other things. Didn't my mother tell you that you are still young, and it has nothing to do with the adults for the time being, and your father also hopes that you brothers can be good. Mother said, did you understand?"
"Son understands."
Pan'er patted his head, feeling relieved for his son's sensibility, but also a little sad that they had to consider trade-offs at such a young age.
After all, these were all superfluous emotions, and she didn't think about it for too long.
On the other hand, the arrival of Baoyuan Envoy put Zong Duo on strict guard.
Nanny and He Nian just had to surround him. In such a hot day, ice is useless. Later, I couldn't stand the heat, so I put ice at the door of the bedroom, and asked the two eunuchs to fan each other for comfort.
When Zong Yue came, he was a little surprised at why the room was so hot, but thinking about his eldest brother's illness, he could understand it.
"Brother."
When he saw Zong Duo with a white face on the bed, he didn't know how to speak.
"it's all me… "
Zong Duo did not miss the guilt on Zong Yue's face. After last night, he actually had a great improvement on Zong Yue. No matter what the queen mother and second sister said, at least Zong Yue had no bad intentions for him.
If he hadn't known that he was sick, he would have come here immediately, probably because he felt guilty, thinking that it was his own fault that caused him to be sick.
In fact his illness—
In fact, he didn't know if he was sick or not. He thought he was not sick, but everyone said he was sick, and his cough was getting worse.
"I'm fine, just a little cough."
Surrounded by a group of maids, eunuchs and mothers, Zong Yue didn't know what to say, and was afraid that the eldest brother would make a fuss without telling his mother, so he would give him away by telling him, so he didn't dare to say more.
"Since the eldest brother is fine, I can rest assured." He smiled.
Zong Duo also smiled, "So don't worry, it will be fine in a few days."
Zong Yue didn't stay longer, even though he was young, he could tell that the people around his elder brother were very wary of him, and he couldn't keep him.
When Zong Yue left, the mother said: "Eldest prince, don't believe that the second prince came to visit you sincerely, he just did it to show His Majesty."
Zong Duo pursed his lips and did not speak.
Mammy sighed and said, "This old slave is also doing it for your own good, do you want to..."
"Okay, Mammy, you go out, I want to sleep for a while."
In the end, although the eldest prince's illness cast a shadow over everyone, it did not affect their lives, and they lived their lives in a leisurely manner.
At this time, news suddenly came from the palace that the Empress Dowager was dying.