"But, father, aren't you tired?" The young master frowned his delicate eyebrows. Xiao Chaochao has been eating well recently and his weight has soared. He is just like a little piglet.

"What's this little weight..." The old emperor weighed Chao Chao, and Chao Chao started giggling again.

Seeing this, the young master didn't say anything more. He walked obediently to Han Xiao and wanted to whisper to Han Xiao.

Han Xiao took the young master's hand, then took Chao Chao off the old emperor's neck: "Your Majesty, you should rest for a while. I will bring Ruan Ruan and Chao Chao to see you another day."

The old emperor's expression paled even further, and he couldn't help but snort coldly, "Which day is that? Han Xiao, explain it to me clearly. Don't think I don't know what you, a stinky boy, are thinking."

It would have been fine if Han Xiao didn't allow Ruanruan to live in the palace, but he also wanted to take his eldest grandson away. This was simply too much.

Every time this issue was mentioned, Han Xiao would look at the old emperor helplessly. Chaochao was still young and could not live without him and Ruanruan. If Chaochao was left in the palace, not to mention Han Mingyuan, Mr. Qinghe would beat him up.

Chaochao is not just the old emperor's treasure, there are two great gods in the family watching over Chaochao.

Even if Han Mingyuan didn't say much for the sake of the old emperor, Mr. Qinghe was different. Even if it was the old emperor, Mr. Qinghe would dare to beat him.

"Explain it to me clearly, otherwise Chaochao will stay in the palace." Seeing that Han Xiao didn't say anything, the old emperor became even more proud.

The young master looked at the old emperor and then at Han Xiao, then said unhappily, "Father, please don't embarrass my husband. If he were free, he would definitely bring us to see you."

Seeing that the young master was about to get angry, the emperor's expression changed. He thought to himself that this was a bad decision. How could he forget that there was such a little ancestor around?

Xiao Chaochao didn't care about the dispute between her father and grandfather. When she saw Han Xiaochao, she stretched out her little hand and asked Han Xiao to hold her.

The half-year-old child can already recognize people and knows that the father in front of him is his closest person.

After not seeing each other for one day, Chaochao started to hug Han Xiao's face and nibble on it, making little baby sounds. Han Xiao's heart softened and he moved closer to Chaochao to cuddle with her. The old emperor felt even more sad seeing this, but he still let go of her hand reluctantly. He couldn't really let Chaochao stay in the palace.

Seeing the old emperor's resentful eyes, Ruanruan also went forward and hugged the old emperor and said softly: "Don't worry, father, we will come to see you another day."

The old emperor's expression softened, and he patted the soft back: "Okay, I know you are so thoughtful. While it's still early, you should hurry back."

After saying that, the old emperor looked at Han Xiao again and said, "Give my regards to the teacher for me. When the palace is quiet, I will go to see him."

Han Xiao understood and nodded in agreement, then took the young master's hand and went back.

After getting on the carriage back, the young master could no longer hold back and threw himself into Han Xiao's arms, staring at Chao Chao.

Chaochao thought that his father was playing with him, and he laughed happily.

Han Xiao held Xiao Chaochao in one hand and the young master in the other: "Why are you so clingy today? What happened in the palace?"

Logically speaking, this shouldn't happen. The old emperor and Chu Jinglin looked at the young master as if he were their own eyeballs.

The young master lay in Han Xiao's arms and shook his head: "No, I just felt that my brother looked very tired. You didn't come all day today. Father said you had something important to do?"

As the young master spoke, he looked at Han Xiao worriedly, his eyes watery, which made Han Xiao's heart soften.

"It's nothing, don't worry, it will be over soon. When we're done with this, let's go out and play, okay?"

Han Xiao hugged the young master tighter. The young master knew that he could not help much, so he could only make sure not to cause more trouble.

"Okay, I want to go back and visit Xiaobai's parents. It's been a long time since we brought Xiaobai out here."

When talking about Xiaobai, his voice became a little more cheerful. That's how the young master is. He can be easily led astray.

Han Xiao touched the young master's head and responded lightly, but in his heart he was thinking about how to deal with the fourth princess.

Letting the Fourth Princess go to marry a foreign prince was a foregone conclusion, but Han Xiao needed to think carefully about how to make the Fourth Princess willingly go to marry a foreign prince.

Inside Baohua Palace

The fourth princess knelt devoutly on the mat with her eyes closed, showing no trace of her previous arrogance or domineering demeanor.

There was a coughing sound from the inner room. When the fourth princess heard it, she immediately lifted her skirt and walked quickly towards the inner room.

"Mother, how are you?" The Fourth Princess gently helped Concubine Li up.

Concubine Li's face looked very grim, her hair was gray, and she gently held the Fourth Princess's hand and said, "I'm fine, I just caught a cold, don't worry."

The fourth princess couldn't help but shed tears upon hearing this. She said with a guilty conscience, "Mother, I'm sorry... It's all my fault... It's all my fault..."

Concubine Li caressed Chu Jingyu's cheek with a distressed look, gently wiped away her tears and said, "Mother doesn't blame you, it's me...I didn't teach you well..."

Concubine Li thought that her father was loyal to the emperor and had military achievements, and her two children were loved by the emperor, so even the queen could not do anything to her.

It would not be a problem if he was spoiled a little, but who would have thought that things are so unpredictable and the Li family's century-old foundation would be destroyed in his own hands.

Looking at her daughter's guilty expression, Concubine Li could no longer blame her. She could only blame herself for not restraining her well.

Thinking of this, Concubine Li started coughing again, "Cough... cough cough..."

"Mother, how are you?" The Fourth Princess quickly poured a glass of cold water. Ever since she and her mother were imprisoned in Baohua Palace, there had not even been a pot of hot water here.

There was nothing she could do now, she could only drink cold water. The Fourth Princess had never been insulted like this before, but she had made a fuss. There was no one in Baohua Palace except the guards outside the palace.

Moreover, the guards were ordered to ignore them except for the three meals a day.

The Fourth Princess tried everything but to no avail and could only watch Concubine Li suffer from illness.

The fourth princess bit her lip and wiped the tears from her face, not wanting her mother to see it, as this would make her mother worry even more.

When she returned to the bed again, the Fourth Princess saw that Concubine Li's clothes were covered with blood, and there was a trace of blood hanging from her mouth. Concubine Li was frantically trying to wipe the blood off her body.

"Jingyu... Mother is fine, it's just... cough cough... cough..." Before she could finish her words, Concubine Li started coughing again.

The fourth princess could no longer hold back and hugged Concubine Li and cried loudly: "Mother... I'm sorry... I'm sorry..."

Seeing her mother dying and helpless, the Fourth Princess had never hated herself so much.

Why didn't I listen to the advice at the beginning, which led to this situation?

Not only will his mother and younger brother be implicated, but even his grandfather may not be able to escape unscathed.