Back to the marriage proposal, helping the incompetent husband to rise to the top

Chapter 38 Uncle
The courtyard gate opened, and Chu Gongxuan, wearing a bamboo green brocade robe and with his hair neatly tied into a bun, walked in. His handsome face was slightly tense at the moment.

He held a food box in his right hand and his left hand was wrapped in white cloth.

Ye Wanqing stood up and saluted: "Your Highness the Sixth Prince."

"Cousin, you're here." Ye Chenxi still had meat stuffed in his mouth, his cheeks were bulging, and the oil stains on his lips had not been wiped clean.

Chu Gongxuan nodded slightly: "Sit down."

The three of them sat around the table.

Ye Wanqing glanced at the barely touched dishes and asked, "Has the Sixth Prince had dinner yet?"

"No, but I brought my own food." Chu Gongxuan said, "I came to see you and have dinner with you."

After saying this, he placed the food box in his hand on the stone table.

He opened the lid of the food box with one hand and took out the bowl and chopsticks, a bowl of rice, a plate of braised beef, a plate of stir-fried vegetables, and a bowl of vegetarian soup.

While taking the dishes, he said, "Chenxi, move your dishes to the side."

"Oh!"

Ye Chenxi quickly stood up and moved away some of the dishes he and Ye Wanqing had used, making room for Chu Gongxuan to put the food and bowls.

When the food was ready, Ye Chenxi asked him, "Is there nothing left?"

Chu Gongxuan responded: "Well, sit down and eat."

Ye Chenxi was dumbfounded.

A prince only ate three dishes?

wrong.

Only two dishes.

Chu Gongxuan brought the marinated beef to Ye Wanqing: "Qing'er, this is for you, eat more."

Ye Wanqing was surprised: "What about you?"

"It was my fault that the wild leopard almost hurt you today. As a prince, I failed to control them." Chu Gongxuan said in a heavy tone, "During the autumn hunt, I will eat vegetarian food to repent for my mistake today."

Ye Wanqing pursed her lips and said, "Your Highness is in the period of growth. If you don't eat meat, it may be bad for your health."

"No." Chu Gongxuan said sternly, "The master in the temple is a vegetarian all his life and is still strong and healthy. Don't try to persuade me, I have made up my mind."

Ye Wanqing had no choice but to change her address: "Cousin, you don't have to be like this. The wild leopard didn't hurt me, so you really don't have to take it to heart. If you insist on eating vegetarian food, I won't stop you, but you can at least add a few more dishes. You still have injuries on your hands..."

Chu Gongxuan interrupted her: "No need."

Ye Wanqing and Ye Chenxi looked at each other.

Ye Chenxi glanced at the dishes on the table and said, "Cousin, even though you are a prince, you only eat two dishes. My sister and I dare not eat more."

Chu Gongxuan picked up the vegetarian soup: "It's okay. You eat yours and don't interfere with each other."

Ye Chenxi picked up the bowl and put it down again.

Chu Gongxuan drank half a cup of mushroom and vegetable soup and suddenly asked, "How old are you all? Why don't you eat separately?"

"Uh!" Ye Chenxi replied: "My family does not practice the separate dining system."

Chu Gongxuan frowned and said with some disdain: "It's better to divide it."

Ye Chenxi nodded stupidly: "Okay."

Chu Gongxuan looked at Ye Wanqing, his brows relaxed a little: "Qing'er was frightened today, you should eat more."

Ye Wanqing smiled: "Okay."

The three of them started eating.

Chu Gongxuan was a mature young man, and he was very methodical in his work. Even when he was eating, he was extremely quiet and made almost no sound.

Ye Chenxi and Ye Wanqing did not say anything. They just picked up their dishes and ate their rice in silence. The three of them had a very awkward meal.

When they were almost done eating, someone outside the courtyard came to report: "Princess, the emperor wants you to go to Cangqian Palace."

Upon hearing that Emperor Fengyang had summoned Ye Wanqing, Chu Gongxuan put down his chopsticks and asked Eunuch Su, who was delivering the oral order, "Did the emperor say what it was about?"

Eunuch Su bowed and said, "The chief judge of the Imperial Hospital will go to check the emperor's pulse. Let the princess go and check her pulse as well."

Chu Gongxuan nodded: "Wait a moment." He turned to look at Ye Wanqing: "It's getting dark, I'll go with you."

"Thank you, cousin."

Ye Wanqing went back to her room, tidied her appearance, and accompanied by Chu Gongxuan and Ye Chenxi, she went out in the gradually darkening night.

……

Cangqian Palace, Bixiao Hall.

As the three of them walked to the door, a palace servant came forward and said, "The emperor said that the princess should go in alone. Please ask the Sixth Prince and the eldest young master to wait in the side hall first."

Ye Wanqing had no choice but to go in alone.

Calming incense was burning in the hall. Emperor Fengyang was half leaning on the couch with his eyes closed, supporting his forehead with one hand, allowing the chief judge of the Imperial Hospital to feel his pulse.

Hearing the footsteps, he said, "Sit down and wait for a while."

After Ye Wanqing performed the ceremony, she sat on the chair outside the bead curtain.

After a while, the chief judge of the Imperial Hospital said, "Your Majesty is in good health, but the dry weather in recent days has caused your liver fire to be a little strong. I will prescribe a prescription for you to boil water, and your Majesty will be fine after drinking it for two days."

"Hmm." Emperor Fengyang responded weakly.

The judge stood up.

Emperor Fengyang then opened his eyes and looked at Ye Wanqing who was sitting behind the pearl curtain: "The imperial physician who examined your pulse during the day was too young, I am worried. Let Court Judge Jiang take your pulse and check it again."

Ye Wanqing bowed: "Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty."

Emperor Fengyang waved his hand.

Judge Jiang opened the beaded curtain, put the pulse pillow in place, and took out a brand new handkerchief from the tray on the tea table: "Princess, please."

Ye Wanqing placed her hand on the pulse pillow.

Court Judge Jiang placed the handkerchief on her wrist and touched her pulse with his fingertips, which smelled of medicine.

After a moment, he gave the same answer as during the day.

Emperor Fengyang fell silent.

"Your Majesty?" Judge Jiang asked him.

Emperor Fengyang then spoke: "Heart disease is also an illness, let's prescribe a prescription to treat it first."

Judge Jiang was invited to the side hall.

The palace maid left the Bixiao Palace and closed the door.

Inside the hall, it was so quiet that only the sound of burning candles could be heard.

In the candlelight, Ye Wanqing sat dignifiedly, well-behaved and docile, just like she was when she was a child in the Empress Dowager's palace.

Emperor Fengyang sighed and stood up from the couch: "Have you had any strange dreams recently?"

Ye Wanqing stood up and said, "Your Majesty, there are none recently."

Emperor Fengyang put his hands behind his back, and his eyelids, which had become loose with age, drooped slightly, as if he was looking at her to see if she was lying.

Ye Wanqing knew that she must not show any sign of abnormality.

She clenched her hands under her sleeves and looked at Emperor Fengyang earnestly: "I almost died under the claws of a leopard today. Thinking about it afterwards, I still feel palpitations. During the time I am in Huixian Mountain Palace, please allow the Buddhist temple to be opened. Qing'er wants to go to the Buddhist temple to copy scriptures, pray and calm down."

This was exactly what Emperor Fengyang wanted.

He lifted the beaded curtain, walked to Ye Wanqing's side, and sighed: "If you want to copy scriptures and pray for blessings, then go ahead. I called you here today to chat with you as your uncle."

Ye Wanqing bowed her head: "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Emperor Fengyang helped her up and said, "You have been a lovely child since you were young. You sit there obediently, like a sticky rice dumpling. In my heart, you are my niece and also my daughter. At the beginning, I allowed you to marry freely because I believed in your vision and was sure that you would choose Lu Jilian."

After hearing this, Ye Wanqing knelt down immediately and said, "Qing'er has disappointed your uncle."

"You..." Emperor Fengyang looked down at her, "Tell me, what kind of magic potion did Chu Anlan give you? In the daytime, you contradicted me for him, which is fine. But now, I just mentioned Lu Jilian, and you immediately knelt down. Stand up and answer me."

Ye Wanqing stood up slowly.

Emperor Fengyang asked her, "Okay, tell me, where did your mental illness come from?"

(End of this chapter)