nucmednet Chapter 294 The Little Prince Goes Mad
Chapter 294 The Little Prince Goes Mad
Chapter 294 The Little Prince Goes Mad
The little prince seized the opportunity, and like a nimble little eel, he slid off her body in a flash, using both hands and feet to excitedly crawl towards the noble ladies.
Those elegant ladies, who were usually so poised and graceful, were now terrified, their faces pale, and they pulled each other back as if they had encountered some kind of monstrous flood.
Despite their own fear, the palace maids bravely stood in front of the ladies. Some were so frightened that their legs went weak and they ran away in a flash.
The sudden turn of events made everyone present look extremely grim.
The King of the United States, however, remained completely oblivious, still smiling gently as he watched the little prince wander among the ladies' tables, as if it were an amusing performance.
The Emperor and Empress Gu's faces grew increasingly gloomy, while the King of the United States looked at the little prince with eyes full of doting affection.
Finally, Queen Martha could no longer bear it, stepped forward, and took the little prince back into her arms. However, as soon as he was in Queen Martha's arms, the little prince started acting like a madman, baring his teeth and claws, trying to scratch and claw at people.
Fortunately, Queen Martha was on guard this time, preventing him from succeeding again.
Looking at the shocking scars on Queen Martha's face, Queen Gu couldn't help but feel a pang of pity.
She had fair skin, and the scars on her face looked particularly glaring.
"Queen Martha, why don't you go and treat the injury on your face first?" Empress Gu asked with concern.
Queen Martha, holding the inconsolable little prince, smiled awkwardly at Empress Gu, "Empress Gu of the Great Zhou Dynasty, I'm so sorry, I..."
Before she could finish speaking, the King of the United States interrupted her, "Empress Zhou, it's alright. We don't need to deal with it; our son still needs her care."
These words made everyone's faces turn even uglier.
Just moments ago, I was watching the loving King and Queen of the United States, but I never expected them to turn out like this after something happened.
When Queen Martha heard her king say this, she could only force a smile. "Empress Dowager Zhou, the king is right. I'm fine with this little injury. There's no need to treat it."
Seeing that Queen Masha had said so, Empress Gu had no choice but to give up and ordered the palace maids to prepare meals for the ladies again.
After making the arrangements, she turned to Queen Martha and said, "Queen Martha, we have wet nurses in our palace who take care of children. Shall I have someone come and take the little prince away to be cared for?"
Queen Martha was somewhat tempted and glanced at the King of the United States, but he pretended not to see her and showed no reaction whatsoever.
Finally, she shook her head and said in her not-so-fluent Da Zhou dialect, "No need. The little prince has been by my side since he was little and he's used to me. If someone else takes care of him, he probably won't be used to it."
Since that was the case, Empress Gu stopped meddling in other people's business and only instructed her people to find a few people to keep an eye on the little prince so that he wouldn't go crazy and disrupt the entire banquet.
Zhou Hanzhang and Minister Jiang had long known about this little prince, and knew that he had a strange temper and would beat and scold those around him at the slightest dissatisfaction, while the King of the United States only doted on him and did not discipline him at all.
Zhou Hanzhang watched as the little prince kept stuffing the pastries on the table into his mouth and realized that his favorite was osmanthus cake.
So she quickly had someone bring over a stack of osmanthus cakes, placed them next to Queen Martha, and said to the little prince, "I have more osmanthus cakes than I can eat. I'll put them all on that table and then get you a little stool so you can sit down and eat them slowly, okay?"
She didn't know if the little prince understood, but he stared at Zhou Hanzhang without saying a word, his eyes just darting around.
Just when Zhou Hanzhang thought the little prince wouldn't pay attention to him, he suddenly stretched out his hands and started clapping, then laughed babblingly.
After clapping, he struggled to get out of Queen Martha's arms and reached out his hands toward Zhou Hanzhang.
Zhou Hanzhang naturally knew that the little guy didn't want her to hold him, but rather had his eye on the osmanthus cake in her hand.
So she immediately stuffed the osmanthus cake into the little prince's hand.
After the little prince got the plate of osmanthus cakes, he grabbed all the cakes in the plate, threw the plate directly on the ground, and then stuffed all the cakes into his mouth one by one.
Seeing that this method worked, Zhou Hanzhang quickly arranged for a table to be filled with osmanthus cakes.
When the little prince saw this, he kept pulling on Queen Martha's face and pointing at the table, making little noises.
Queen Martha quickly picked him up and carried him over. The little prince finally calmed down when he saw so many osmanthus cakes on the table.
Zhou Hanzhang breathed a sigh of relief and walked to Minister Jiang's side. "Uncle Jiang, this little devil can't go on like this."
Seeing Zhou Hanzhang's expression, Minister Jiang knew she must have a plan. "What do you intend to do?"
“He’ll definitely need to drink water after eating so much osmanthus cake. Let’s find someone to make him some calming tea that children can drink. After he drinks it, he’ll be able to sleep well,” Zhou Hanzhang said in a low voice.
Minister Jiang was greatly alarmed. "What if the King of the United States finds out?"
"Don't worry, my senior brother gave me some pills earlier, and I had someone crush and boil them. Even if there's something unusual, no one else will be able to detect it," Zhou Hanzhang said confidently.
Upon hearing that it was Shen Moli's medicine, Minister Jiang immediately nodded in agreement.
After all, if the little prince continued to cause trouble like this, the banquet would turn into a complete farce.
Zhou Hanzhang immediately ordered someone to send a pot of osmanthus tea with added ingredients to the little prince's tea, and even had someone pour him a cup, saying, "This cup of water also has osmanthus flavor, would you like to try it?"
The little prince first stared at the cup of tea for a while, then looked at Zhou Hanzhang, and then put his nose close to it and smelled it carefully.
Then, his expression suddenly brightened, and he snatched it and drank it.
After finishing his drink, he placed the cup on the table near the teapot. Finding that the maid didn't realize his intention, he reached out and tugged at Queen Martha.
Queen Martha, having spent so much time with him, knew exactly what he was going to do from just a gesture or a glance, and quickly poured him a full cup of tea.
The little prince smiled again when he saw the full teacup.
Because he had eaten too many pastries earlier, and after drinking a few cups of tea, he felt bloated and slowed down his eating.
However, he drank the osmanthus tea very quickly, and soon the whole pot was finished.
Queen Martha served him with utmost care, far more diligently than any maid.
While serving him, she whispered to the little prince in American English, telling him to eat and drink less, otherwise he would have a stomachache when he got back.