やる気満々な雨妹に、立勇が水をさすように尋ねる。
確かに現在、潘公主に施しているのは食事療法と軽い運動療法で、弱り切って体力のない病人の対処としては最善だろう。
だが、身体がある程度回復したら、当然リハビリも次の段階にはいるわけで。
「今潘公主が身体を動かす指導を、立勇様がしてくださっているのですが。
この雨妹の言葉に、立勇が表情を険しくする。
「......もしや、兵の訓練をさせるというのではないだろうな?」
「まさか、潘公主に剣をふるわせてどうするのですか」
ギロリと睨んでくる立勇に、しかし雨妹はそれを否定する。
今はそれは置いておくとして。
というか、運動イコール兵の訓練というのがこの国の常識なのか。
どうやら前世で言うエクササイズ的な運動というものはないらしい。
「それに、あまり潘公主に負担をかけるのはいかがなものか」
立勇があくまでいい顔をしないことには、理由がある。
公主などという高貴な身分の女性は、あくせくとした生活をしていてはいけないものなのだ。
他人の視線がある時は、常に優雅に寛いでいないといけないそうだ。
なので立勇は潘公主への指導を行う際には、人目の有無に非常に気を遣っていた。
そして当然ながら立勇も潘公主の立場を慮って、あまり辛いことをさせていなかったりする。
公主という立場の人の日々の行動を良く知っている立勇なので、そこから逆算しての指導なのだろう。
雨妹にしてみれば、まだ上手く歩けない幼児の方がよほど動いているだろうという程度。
それでも十分に効果が出ているのだから、潘公主が普段どれだけ運動していないのかわかろうというもの。
そんな状況の潘公主にもっと運動してもらおうとなると、この「他人の視線が気になる」という問題を解決する必要がある。
そして色白の肌が美しいとされるので、長時間の屋外活動は厳禁。
以前の王美人のような行為は、あくまで状況が切迫していてのことで、例外中の例外だ。
というわけで、そんなこんなを考慮した雨妹の提案はというと。
「潘公主には屋内運動......部屋の中で身体を動かす方法を提案します」
「は? 屋内?」
立勇が「なにを言っているんだコイツは」という顔になる。
運動のために屋内で自由に動けるようにするならば、それなりの広さがいるわけで。
運動イコール兵の訓練なら、大勢が剣を振り回すだけの広さがいるということ。
そんな広い建物を建てるには、莫大なお金がかかる。
仕事で使う筋肉は偏っているものなのだ。
それで結果行きつく先は、テレビショッピングでの健康グッズとなり。
様々なものを買い漁り、家族からは「これを十分百円で貸せば、良い稼ぎになるよね」と皮肉られる程だった。
――あのほとんどが、押し入れで肥やしになっていたっけ......。
そんな前世の事情は置いておくとして。
「狭い空間で人目に付かず、思いっきり身体を動かす方法があるんです。
「おう、なんだ?」
雨妹と立勇のやり取りの行く末を黙って聞いていた利民が、水を向けられて応じる。
「私が欲しいものの形を指示して作ってもらえるような、職人を知りませんか?」
雨妹の言葉に、利民がしばし思案するような顔になる。
「その口ぶりだと既にあるものじゃなくて、一から作って欲しいのか?」
頷く雨妹に、利民が「ふーむ」と唸る。
どうやら利民は、良い職人を知っているらしかった。
Li Yong said, as if pouring a bucket of water to Yui Mei's enthusiasm.
Indeed, the princess was currently engaged in diet therapy and therapeutic exercises, and for a person exhausted and weakened by illness, these things were already taxing.
However, it was only natural that once the body had recovered to a certain extent, they had to take the rehabilitation program to the next level.
"Li Yong is in charge of guiding Princess Pan during her exercises. Now, I want something that will increase her load."
Li Yong's expression was grim when he heard her words.
"... Don't tell me you want the princess to undergo the training for soldiers?"
"As if, why on earth would I want the princess to hold a sword."
Li Yong glared at Yui Mei, so she shot down his words. Female knights frequently appeared in Chinese movies and other stuff, but Yui Mei had no intention of turning the princess into something like that, although the idea itself was tempting to her.
But, that must be set aside for now.
So, people in this world equate exercise with soldier training.
They did not have anything like the exercises in her previous world.
"Besides, what would happen if you increase the burden that the princess have to bear?"
There was a reason why Li Yong persistently questioned this thing.
Nobility such as the princess were not allowed to live a laborious life.
They had to maintain their elegant bearing at all times, most especially if there were other people around them.
That was why Li Yong was very particular about the presence or absence of people whenever he coached Princess pan.
Naturally, Yui Mei was also considering the possible methods so that Li Yong and Princess Pan's status wouldn't be jeopardized.
Li Yong fully grasped the daily to day behavior of a person with the status of a princess, so he probably guided her based on that viewpoint.
Yui Mie thought that a baby barely learning to walk moved a lot more than the princess.
Even so, it was effective enough, and that made her realize just how abysmally minimal the movement was that the princess's normal routine required.
However, aside from that situation, they also had to consider her concern that ' there are people watching her' if Yui Mei wanted to increase the Princess' level of exercise.
Moreover, she was prohibited from participating in long term outdoor activities, because white skin was prized as beautiful in this place.
Beauty Wang's previous conduct was an extreme exception to the rule, because the situation called for it.
And so, Yui Mei considered all of these things and she came up with this solution.
"I propose that Princess Pan do indoor exercises... a way for her to move her body inside the room."
"Huh? Indoor?"
Li Yong looked doubtful, as if saying 'What nonsense is this girl spouting again?'.
A huge space was necessary in order to move freely indoors.
Because they treated soldier training as equivalent for exercise, there were dedicated spaces for a crowd of people to swing their swords around.
It would cost an enormous amount of money if they were to build a spacious building for the sake of that, and so, it was understandable that people would think that they didn't have to do that, since they could just do the exercise outdoors.
Not all muscles were used during work, after all.
And so, because of that, she ended up buying health related equipment.
She bought various stuff, and her family would sarcastically comment with 'You might earn a lot if you rent these out for 100 yen per 10 minutes'.
'Ah, I think I put them in the closet and forgot all about it......'
Anyway, she should aside her affairs in her previous life.
"There is a way for her to move her body all she wants in a narrow space without the fear of being spied on by others."
"Oh, what's that?"
Li Min had been silent while Yui Mei and Li Yong talked, but now his interest was piqued.
"Do you know any craftsman who can create something according to the figure that I'm going to tell him?"
Li Min considered Yui Mei's words for a moment.
"Do you mean to say you wanted to make something from scratch and not a ready-made thing?"
Li Min thought as Yui Mei nodded her head.
Li Min knew a skilled craftsman, it seemed.
Housekeeper of the Hundred Blossom Palace
百花宮のお掃除係～転生した新米宮女、後宮のお悩み解決します。
https://www.novelupdates.com/series/housekeeper-of-the-hundred-blossom-palace/
Fantasy Romance Shoujo Slice of Life
Adapted to Manga Ancient China Complex Family Relationships Different Social Status Female Protagonist Imperial Harem Love Interest Falls in Love First Reincarnated in Another World Royalty
https://ncode.syosetu.com/n4104ev/
黒辺あゆみ