After I got into the drama, I led the plot astray

I said, "When Lord Du comes back, he will definitely tell you about this, but I'm afraid that everyone will be scrambling for food by then, so I told you in advance just to make sure you're fully prepared."

Mrs. Du said, "Thank you, Ah Man, for reminding me. I will send someone to buy it right away."

After Mrs. Du finished speaking, she stood up and walked out.

Yi Ping shook my sleeve and said, "Second sister, although I live like a young lady here every day, with good food, good clothes, and servants to serve me, I don't feel happy. I want to be with you. Please take me away."

Before I could say anything, a voice came from outside: "Sister Yiping, I'm hungry. Why didn't you send someone to call me for dinner today?"

I looked up and saw Zheng Bang walking in carelessly.

Yi Ping slapped his head and said, "Oh, right, my second sister and brother are here, and I forgot about dinner."

Zheng Bang also saw me at this time, and couldn't help asking: "Why did Ah Man suddenly come to my house today?"

I smiled and said, "I didn't expect that His Highness the Seventh Prince is still an assistant minister?"

Zheng Bang waved his hand and said, "From now on, wherever Sister Yiping goes, I will follow her. I will never be separated from her."

I couldn't help but burst out laughing and said, "You don't really want to marry Yiping, do you? How old are you?"

Zheng Bang rolled his eyes at me and said, "Why not? Sister Yiping's cooking is so delicious. When I think of her cooking for another man, my heart is as painful as if thousands of ants are gnawing at my heart. So I decided that I will never separate from Sister Yiping, so that she will only cook for me in the future."

I said angrily, "Forget it! You want to marry Yiping just to let her cook for you. My sister will be the mistress of a wealthy family in the future. Have you ever heard of a mistress who needs to cook? What are the servants for? Just for decoration? Just because of your idea, I can't marry my sister to you. Do you know what a wife is?"

Zheng Bang thought for a moment and said, "The Queen is the wife, while my mother can only be called a concubine."

I didn’t expect this kid really understood.

I said, "Have you ever seen the Queen cook for His Majesty?"

Zheng Bang nodded and said, "I have seen it before. One time, my father called me to the imperial study to be punished. I saw the Empress brought a bowl of lotus seed soup to the imperial study for my father to eat. She said she cooked it herself. Later, my father said he didn't want to eat it, and she even gave me a taste. But, but that lotus seed soup was really bad, even worse than the egg soup cooked by my mother."

I couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of tea. If the Queen knew that this bastard was slandering her like this, he would definitely be punished with a beating, right?

I wiped my mouth quickly and said, "You also know that it is only once in a while. Once in a while, it is to show my feelings and to please your father. If the Queen Mother cooks for His Majesty every day, she would rather not be the Queen."

Zheng Bang thought about it seriously and said, "You are right. The other concubines did not cook. Even my mother had the cook cook for her. The only time I was sick and wanted to eat, my mother personally cooked a bowl of egg custard for me. It was so unpalatable that I vomited on the spot."

I continued to persuade him, "You see, isn't that right? You marry a wife to enjoy your life, not to cook for you. If you marry a wife just to eat, you might as well not marry her. Who would want to marry you?"

Zheng Bang panicked and said hastily, "But I really like the food that Sister Yiping cooks. I only feel that the food she cooks is not bad. I don't want to starve, and I don't want her to marry someone else."

Zheng Bang got anxious and his mind started to get confused again, and his speech became incoherent.

Yi Ping was afraid that I would irritate him, so he quickly said to me, "Don't tease him. He is only nine years old now, and he is at the age of eating. He only thinks about eating every day, so how could he know these things?"

It seems that this silly girl only regards Zheng Bang as a younger brother and doesn’t think about it in that way at all. She even thinks I am teasing her.

I patted Yiping's hand and said, "Go ask someone to bring us some food. I'm hungry too."

When Yi Ping heard this, he quickly said, "I made some pigeon soup today. It's quite nutritious. You can drink two more bowls later."

After Yi Ping finished speaking, he turned and walked out.

When Zheng Bang heard that there was something delicious, he shouted, "I want to drink, too. I want to drink, too."

I grabbed Zheng Bang, pushed him onto the stool, and said, "That's enough, you can't do without me, stop shouting."

Zheng Bang touched his stomach and said, "I just finished breakfast and I feel hungry again. If it wasn't for the scheduled meal time, I would have come here a long time ago."

Seeing that Zheng Bang looked fine, I said, "Put your hand out."

When Zheng Bang heard this, he put his hands behind his back and said nervously, "What do you want to do?"

I said angrily, "Let me check your pulse to see if there are any worms in your stomach. How can someone not feel full even if they eat like this?"

Zheng Bang hesitantly stretched out his hand and said, "You can treat illnesses? How come I don't know that?"

"Shut up!" I put my hand on Zheng Bang's pulse and checked it carefully. This kid is very healthy, his pulse is very strong, and he doesn't look sick at all. The only possibility is psychological. He was afraid of hunger for a while. Even if he became stupid, he still remembered the feeling of hunger, so he always needed food to replenish himself, and he couldn't stand an empty stomach.

This mental illness is treatable with medication.

As soon as I let go of Zheng Bang's hand, Zheng Bang asked nervously, "Am I sick? Is it serious?"

I shook my head and said, "It's not serious. As long as you take the medicine on time every day, you will get better soon."

"Am I really sick?" Zheng Bang stared at me with wide eyes and said, "Do you know how to treat illnesses? You seem unreliable. Forget it, I'd better call the imperial physician to take a look. That would be more reassuring."

I rolled my eyes at him and said, "Have you forgotten who saved you when you were dying in the palace?"

Zheng Bang glanced at me and said a little embarrassedly: "They all said you saved him."

I said angrily: "Since I saved you, you still say that I am unreliable. Do you have a conscience?"

Zheng Bang immediately felt that he had made a big mistake. He blushed and lowered his head and said, "I'm sorry, Ah Man. I shouldn't have doubted you."

I said, "Since you are so positive about admitting your mistakes, I will prescribe a prescription for you. As long as you take the medicine on time every day and exercise more, I believe your illness will be cured in less than a month."

"Exercise more? It's hard to walk in this icy and snowy weather. How can we exercise?" Zheng Bang asked puzzledly.

I reached out my hand and tapped his forehead, saying, "Go to the training ground and see that the soldiers have to train every day and cannot slack off for even a day. Do they say they won't train because the weather is cold?"

Zheng Bang had been to the horse training ground and of course knew that the royal guards had to train all year round and would never give up training because of weather reasons.

Zheng Bang nodded shyly and said, "Indeed, they look really handsome when they gallop on their horses."