Datang: Just been appointed as the crown prince, the counterattack system is here

Chapter 301 Run, Princesses of the Tang Dynasty! [Seeking Monthly Tickets]

After clearing up the misunderstanding at the Double Ninth Festival banquet, Li Chengqian and Li Lizhi's relationship became more and more like that of real siblings.

This doesn't mean they weren't siblings before, but rather that they shared a spiritual connection.

At least for now, Li Chengqian really likes this younger sister.

So, despite his doubts, he quickly got up and called out towards the door, "Please invite them in!"

As soon as she finished speaking, she gave Physician Zhen an apologetic look and said with a smile, "Physician Zhen, please wait a moment!"

"It's alright. His Highness the Crown Prince values ​​family ties, which is a good thing," Physician Zhen said with a smile, stroking his beard dismissively.

Li Chengqian nodded and said nothing more.

Soon, several little princesses dressed in gorgeous palace attire walked in gracefully, led by Li Lizhi.

"Chang Le greets her elder brother, the Crown Prince!"

"Greetings, Crown Prince!"

As Li Lizhi spoke first, the little princesses also smiled and bowed to Li Chengqian.

"No need for formalities!"

Seeing this, Li Chengqian quickly helped Li Lizhi up, then looked at the princesses and said with a smile, "What brings you sisters here today?"

"What, doesn't our Crown Prince welcome us?"

A little princess dressed in a pink palace gown smiled playfully.

"Welcome, welcome! Of course you're welcome!"

Li Chengqian laughed heartily and immediately ordered various delicacies and tea to be prepared so that the little princesses could take their seats one by one.

At this moment, a sharp-eyed princess spotted Physician Zhen first and exclaimed in surprise, "Physician Zhen is here too!"

Upon hearing this, the princesses turned to look and quickly bowed to Physician Zhen.

"I have met Physician Zhen."

Although their status was very different from that of Imperial Physician Zhen, those of them, being in the palace, understood this better than anyone else.

The one person you absolutely cannot offend in the palace is the imperial physician.

Because in critical moments, only the imperial physicians could save their lives.

Of course, it's not that they were afraid of the imperial physicians, but rather that each of them was well-versed in how to conduct themselves.

It's probably largely related to their mother.

Girls tend to be more mature than boys.

Physician Zhen did not dare to be presumptuous and quickly got up to return their greetings.

"This old minister greets the princesses!"

"Doctor Zhen, please don't be polite!"

Li Lizhi was the first to raise her hand to Physician Zhen.

Although she was not the oldest among the princesses, she was the most favored, so the other princesses naturally revered her.

"Alright, don't stand on ceremony here. Everyone, make yourselves at home."

Li Chengqian smiled, then quickly changed the subject, saying, "Why did all my sisters come together today?"

"Your Highness, Mother heard that you have two new dishes and wanted to try them, so she sent Gao Yao to bring your chefs to the palace, and we came along too!" Li Lizhi explained with a smile.

Li Chengqian was slightly taken aback, and couldn't help but ask, "Is there two new dishes here? What dishes?"

"I heard it's shrimp dumplings and crab roe buns? Are they delicious? I want to try them too!"

"Brother Crown Prince, we want to eat too!"

The other princesses all spoke in unison.

This has left Li Chengqian completely bewildered.

But since it was Empress Zhangsun's request, he naturally couldn't refuse. So he said to Laifu outside the door, "Laifu, go and arrange for the cooks in the mansion to come to the palace. Also, personally cook shrimp dumplings and crab roe buns for the younger sisters!"

"Yes!"

Lai Fu responded from outside the door and immediately led Gao Yao to the Crown Prince's kitchen.

The princesses, on the other hand, were overjoyed and flattered their good elder brother.

It wasn't until Li Lizhi tentatively asked Li Chengqian, "Crown Prince, do you know about that matter?"

"What's the matter?"

Li Chengqian was taken aback again, his face filled with a strange expression.

But Li Lizhi said somewhat speechlessly, "It's the matter I told you about last time!"

"This"

Li Chengqian reacted for a moment, his heart leaping into his throat. He said, "Didn't you say you would help me?"

"Alas, I did say I wanted to help my elder brother, the Crown Prince, but my mother cares too much about you, so I didn't dare to speak up!" Li Lizhi sighed.

Li Chengqian grew anxious: "No, I didn't dare to say anything. Shouldn't this be my responsibility? Even if the Empress Dowager cares, it's not my problem."

"Cough cough!"

Before Li Chengqian could finish speaking, Li Lizhi interrupted him with a cough, saying casually, "Crown Prince, this is the first time these sisters have come to your Crown Prince's residence. Why don't you arrange for them to have a look around?"

"?"

A small black question mark slowly appeared on Li Chengqian's forehead, but he quickly realized there was a traitor among them. So he pretended to suddenly realize something and slapped his forehead: "Oh dear! My brain is so dull. Chang Le is so sensible! It's my fault for not being a good host!"

After saying this, he quickly called out towards the door:
"Someone, have Zhao Deyan take the princesses to the Crown Prince's residence for a stroll, and while they're at it, open the amusement park so the princesses can play on the slides and seesaws!"

"Yes!"

A voice answered from outside the door, and someone quickly ran away.

When the princesses heard Li Chengqian mention the amusement park, they immediately became interested and started chattering and asking him questions.

"Brother Crown Prince, what are slides and seesaws?"

"Yes, Your Highness, how come we've never heard of an amusement park like this before?"

"Brother Crown Prince."

Hearing the princesses asking questions one after another, before Li Chengqian could even speak, Li Lizhi smiled and explained to them, "Those were all made by my elder brother, the Crown Prince. They're not available outside. I've played with them a few times, and they're so much fun! You'll definitely like them if it's your first time playing with them!"

"Really, Chang Le? I want to go!"

"I also need to go!"

Soon, all the princesses except for Princess Yuzhang rushed out the door.

When Li Chengqian saw their expressions, he smiled slightly and thought to himself, "These princesses are really naive!"
However, just as he turned to look at Li Lizhi with satisfaction, Li Lizhi's gaze fell on Princess Yuzhang, and she frowned and said, "Yuzhang, why aren't you going?"

"Sister Chang Le, I twisted my back a few days ago and it's not feeling well, so I won't be going!"

The little princess, dressed in a pink palace gown, explained helplessly.

Li Lizhi frowned even more: "You sprained your ankle? Physician Zhen happens to be here, would you like to see him?"

"No, that's not necessary."

"Why not?"

"Alright, Lizhi, if Yuzhang doesn't want to go, then let her not go!"

Seeing that Princess Yuzhang looked embarrassed and at a loss when questioned by Li Lizhi, Li Chengqian quickly spoke up to stop Li Lizhi.

Although Li Chengqian was not unaware that Princess Yuzhang might be the traitor.

However, there was really no need to embarrass Princess Yuzhang in front of outsiders.

But then Li Lizhi said in a deep voice, "I know you are favored by the Empress Dowager, but there are some things I still hope you will keep your mouth shut!"

After saying this, Li Lizhi ignored Princess Yuzhang and turned to Li Chengqian, saying, "Brother Crown Prince, I have thought it through. I don't want to get married so early, just like you. I want to decide my own marriage!"

"what?"

Princess Yuzhang's lips parted slightly, her face full of surprise.

It seems they didn't expect Li Lizhi to be so bold.

Li Chengqian shook his head and smiled wryly, "Your idea is good, but reality is difficult. Look at me, I can't make the decision either."

"I know, that's why I wanted to ask my elder brother, the Crown Prince, for help, which would also be a way of helping you, my elder brother!"

"Oh?"

Li Chengqian raised an eyebrow: "What are your thoughts?"

Li Lizhi pondered for a moment and said, "I heard that my father has issued a decree that all princes who are to be granted the title of king must go to their fiefdoms upon reaching the age of twelve. Although I am not a king, I am still a princess. I want to find something to do. That way, I can use my career to postpone my wedding!"

"Your father and the others are so intelligent, they couldn't possibly be unaware of your intentions. Therefore, using your career as an excuse to postpone your wedding is not a good idea!"

Li Chengqian shook his head and said.

Li Lizhi panicked: "Then what does the Crown Prince suggest we do? We can't just tell them that getting married too early will kill us, can we? They definitely won't believe us!"

"This"

Li Chengqian was speechless when he heard this.

But then Li Lizhi said with some dejection, "When I heard the Crown Prince talk about those physiological things before, I thought he was exaggerating. But later, when I returned to the palace, some of the maids said that women in the common people have it even worse than the concubines in the palace. Some young couples get married at thirteen or fourteen, and then the child dies in childbirth, both mother and child."

"Although such things are rare in the palace, who can really say for sure? What do you think, Your Highness?"

"I"

Li Chengqian opened his mouth, wanting to say something but stopped.

Physician Zhen and Princess Yuzhang, who were standing to the side, did not know what to say.

The atmosphere gradually fell silent.

After an unknown amount of time, a startled cry suddenly came from outside the door: "Your Highness, something terrible has happened! Princess Baling is injured!"

"What!?"

Upon hearing this, Li Chengqian, Li Lizhi, and the others were greatly surprised and immediately rushed out the door.

"what happened?!"

Li Chengqian glared at Zhao Deyan: "How could Baling be injured?!"

"Return to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

Zhao Deyan reported with a wronged expression: "You asked me to take the princesses to the amusement park. I originally planned to explain the safety precautions to the princesses first, but they didn't listen to me at all and rushed into the amusement park. Princess Baling was the first to rush onto the slide, but when she slid down, she was going too fast and accidentally bumped into the railing, getting a cut from a pebble!"

"Isn't the amusement park full of sand?"

As Li Chengqian ran towards the amusement park, he pressed Zhao Deyan with an unfriendly tone, "Tell me, where did this stone come from?"

"Your Highness, I have only recently arrived at the Crown Prince's residence and do not know where that stone came from. However, I have already notified the physicians of the Crown Prince's residence to rush over. Fortunately, the injury is not serious!" "You say it's not serious and therefore it's not serious? If it had disfigured me, I, the Crown Prince, would have been punished!"

"Ah? This"

Zhao Deyan was so frightened that he couldn't speak.

He originally thought that being able to return to Li Chengqian's side would be a wonderful thing, but he never expected that such a thing would happen before he was even given an important position by Li Chengqian.

It seems the future is bleak again.

At this moment, Li Lizhi, who was standing next to Li Chengqian, said with a face full of self-reproach, "It's all my fault. I shouldn't have let them go to the amusement park!"

"Sister Chang Le, don't blame yourself. This has nothing to do with you. Baling has always been a lively person, and bumps and bruises are common."

Upon hearing this, Princess Yuzhang quickly reassured Li Lizhi, "You don't need to worry too much, Baling will be fine!"

"This"

Although Li Lizhi did not speak again, she was very grateful to Princess Yuzhang.

After all, putting aside Empress Zhangsun's purpose in arranging for Princess Yuzhang to come along, Princess Yuzhang was a pretty good person.

"Your Highness, Crown Prince!"

When Li Chengqian and his party arrived at the amusement park, several princesses, including the physician from the Crown Prince's residence, all stood up and bowed to him.

But Li Chengqian immediately raised his hand to interrupt them, and rushed to Princess Baling's side, squatting down and asking her, "Sister Baling, are you alright? Does it hurt?"

At this moment, Princess Baling's pretty face turned pale, and her eyes flickered. She was clearly terrified and could only shake her head hesitantly.

At this moment, the physician from the Crown Prince's residence hurriedly stepped forward and said to Li Chengqian, "Your Highness, I have examined Princess Baling's injuries. There is no bone damage. All that is needed is disinfection and suturing of the wound."

"but."

At this point, he glanced at Princess Baling with a troubled expression, then whispered, "Princess Baling is somewhat frightened and unwilling to cooperate. I can only offer her standard treatment: stop the bleeding first, then apply medicine. But the recovery time will be..."

"give it to me!"

Although the doctor didn't finish speaking, Li Chengqian understood his meaning. He patted the doctor's shoulder, indicating that he should wait a moment, and then turned to Princess Baling again, saying, "Sister Baling, do you believe your elder brother?"

"I"

Princess Baling raised her tearful eyes and looked at Li Chengqian with a face full of doubt, hesitating to speak.

At this moment, Li Lizhi also squatted down, her face full of self-reproach, and said, "Baling sister, it's all my fault. I shouldn't have let you come to the amusement park! Even if you tell Father and Mother, I won't blame you!"

"Sister Chang Le, it's not your fault."

Baling whispered, then tears streamed down her face: "It hurts so much, is my leg ruined?"

"How could it possibly be useless!"

Li Chengqian laughed and denied it, saying, "If you trust your elder brother, I guarantee you'll be lively and energetic again in less than a month!"

"what?"

Upon hearing this, the princesses all sighed in dismay.

Li Chengqian smiled and glanced at them, then looked at Princess Baling and said solemnly, "I can't guarantee the quality of doctors from other places, but I can guarantee the quality of doctors from the Crown Prince's residence!"

"Judging from what my elder brother, the Crown Prince, is saying that the physicians in the Crown Prince's residence are even more skilled than the imperial physicians in the Imperial Medical Academy?" Princess Yuzhang couldn't help but ask.

At this moment, the imperial physician Zhen Liyan, who had just arrived, said breathlessly, "The medical skills of the Crown Prince's residence are indeed extraordinary. This old minister has come to see the Crown Prince today to learn about these new medical techniques."

Upon hearing this, the princesses looked surprised and couldn't help but turn to look at Li Chengqian.

But Li Chengqian smiled and nodded, saying, "With Physician Zhen's medical skills, it's not fair to ask for his advice, but my Crown Prince's residence has indeed mastered an unusual new medical technique!"

"Is what the Crown Prince said true? Can I really recover within a month?"

Upon hearing this, Princess Baling asked somewhat timidly.

Li Chengqian smiled at her and said confidently, "If you follow the doctor's orders completely, you may recover within half a month!"

"what?"

All the princesses, including Imperial Physician Zhen, were shocked by Li Chengqian's words.

But then Li Lizhi asked in surprise and doubt, "Is what my elder brother, the Crown Prince, saying true?!"

"What, have you forgotten the medical knowledge I told you?"

"I"

Li Lizhi hesitated for a moment, then blushed and lowered her head, muttering, "I didn't, I believe my elder brother, the Crown Prince."

“I also believe in my elder brother, the Crown Prince!” Princess Yuzhang echoed.

Although the other princesses did not interact much with Li Chengqian, they also had great confidence in him.

"Then, please, Your Highness, treat me. But I'm afraid of pain."

Seeing that her sisters had all expressed their trust in Li Chengqian, Princess Baling naturally began to believe in the new medical techniques that Li Chengqian had mentioned.

However, Li Chengqian said with amusement, "I don't know how to treat patients. You'll have to be treated by this Dr. Zhang. He is the chief medical officer of the Six Guards of the Eastern Palace and the teacher of all the medical soldiers!"

"This"

Upon hearing this, everyone couldn't help but look at this physician from the Crown Prince's residence with new respect.

But the physician from the Crown Prince's residence bowed very humbly and said, "Your Highness, Princesses, let's not waste any more words and get the treatment done as soon as possible!"

"Yes, yes, let's finish the treatment first!"

As if realizing what was happening, Li Chengqian quickly instructed Dr. Zhang, "Dr. Zhang, give her some anesthetic!"

"it is good!"

Dr. Zhang responded and immediately opened his medicine box, taking out disinfectant alcohol, anesthetic made from datura flowers, and suture needles and thread. In front of everyone, he began to perform the suturing procedure.

Although the princesses didn't dare to look at it at first, as the stitching gradually came to an end, they became increasingly aware of the magic of the stitching technique.

The original split wound gradually disappeared with Dr. Zhang's stitches, and in its place, a small centipede appeared.

"Alright! The wound has been stitched up. Let me apply the medicine for the princess. Don't get it wet when you get back. It should heal in about half a month!"

After finishing his needlework, Dr. Zhang smiled and said something to Princess Baling, then stood up and bowed to Li Chengqian, saying, "Your Highness, if there's nothing else, I'll take my leave now!"

"Hmm, well done. Go to the accounting office to collect your reward later!"

"Thank you, Your Highness the Crown Prince!"

Dr. Zhang didn't stand on ceremony, because this was the rule of the Crown Prince's residence: mistakes must be punished and merits must be rewarded.

As Dr. Zhang left, Physician Zhen stroked his beard with a look of deep emotion and said, "In my decades of medical practice, I have never seen such novel medical techniques. Today has truly broadened my horizons!"

"Hehe, Physician Zhen, you flatter me. This is just the simplest wound suturing technique!"

Li Chengqian smiled and explained, "Actually, the real new medical techniques are not limited to wound suturing!"

"Oh? What kind of new medical technique is Your Highness referring to?"

"This is a long story, but I can put it simply. Modern medicine, which we can call traditional Chinese medicine, is based on observation, auscultation, inquiry, and palpation. New medical techniques, on the other hand, treat the body itself. For example, the suturing technique we just discussed involves stitching up the wound."

There's also blood transfusion, which uses someone else's blood to treat a patient. A cesarean section is performed when a pregnant woman experiences a difficult labor and her life is in danger; the abdomen is cut open to remove the baby, and then the incision is stitched up. Even more extreme cases, internal organs can be replaced surgically to achieve the goal of treating the illness!

"What!?"

Upon hearing this, all the princesses turned pale instantly, and even Physician Zhen was shocked by this so-called new medical technique.

Is this a new medical technique or an evil art?

How could anyone endure such torment?!

"What, you don't believe it?"

Seeing that everyone was looking at him like he was a demon, Li Chengqian asked them a question, feeling both amused and exasperated.

"Your Highness, is this the new medical technique you spoke of?"

Physician Zhen asked in surprise and doubt.

Li Chengqian nodded and said, "I suppose so, but not entirely, because to master such medical skills, repeated experiments are required; otherwise, it would be tantamount to disregarding human life!"

You still know how to disregard human life?!
Physician Zhen muttered something under his breath, then couldn't help but ask, "So, His Highness, are you planning to conduct the experiments on humans?"

"Living people are definitely not an option, but dead people are. Future medical schools will have autopsy rooms. Just like coroners dissecting corpses, we need to have a detailed understanding of the human body, especially in pathological research, which must be in-depth."

"This"

When Physician Zhen heard Li Chengqian's words, he was speechless.

However, Li Lizhi, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke up: "Brother Crown Prince, I want to learn this new medical technique!"

"Ok?"

Li Chengqian was slightly taken aback and looked at Li Lizhi with some surprise.

But then Li Lizhi exclaimed excitedly, "I've made up my mind! My career is to study medicine! I want to become the best female doctor in the Tang Dynasty!"

"No, studying medicine is very difficult, you know."

"Brother Crown Prince! We want to study medicine too!"

Before Li Chengqian could finish speaking, the other princesses also chimed in with excited expressions.

"what?"

Li Chengqian never expected that these princesses would be interested in studying medicine!
You know, they didn't even dare to look at the stitches just now, but now that they heard him say he was going to dissect the body, they actually showed great interest!
What kind of extreme taste is this?!
"Wait, wait! I can't make that decision. You have to go back and ask your father and mother. They will decide whether you can study medicine!"

Li Chengqian quickly interrupted the princesses' excitement.

But Li Lizhi spoke first, saying, "Brother Crown Prince, don't worry, I will persuade Father and Mother. Don't worry about your matter either. I will tell Father and Mother everything that happened today. If it can reduce the number of women in our Tang Dynasty who die in childbirth, I believe they will agree!"

After saying this, she jogged away from the amusement park.

Seeing this, the other princesses also ran away with her.

Only Princess Baling was left, sitting there pitifully, at a loss.

Meanwhile, outside the Crown Prince's residence.

A horse-drawn carriage slowly drove past the gate.

A delicate, pretty face appeared at the carriage window, frowning as she looked at the carriage in front of the Crown Prince's residence, lost in thought.

"Miss, this is the Crown Prince's residence. We must leave immediately, or we'll be in trouble!"

Why is there trouble?

"I heard that the Crown Prince's residence is surrounded by the Embroidered Uniform Guard. If you walk too slowly, you'll be spotted by them. It's a terrifying place. They say that anyone who enters, even if they're a duke or a high-ranking official, will be lucky to escape with their life on their hands!"

"Oh? Does the Embroidered Uniform Guard have that much power? They even dare to arrest dukes, marquises, and high-ranking officials?"

"The Embroidered Uniform Guard may not exist, but His Highness the Crown Prince does!"

Upon hearing this, the pretty young girl nodded in understanding, then slowly lowered the curtains and said calmly, "Then let's leave quickly; Mother is waiting for her medicine."

(End of this chapter)