But now, he doesn't feel guilty; he only feels that his previous actions were very wise. Otherwise, Hesheli, who has just given birth, would definitely be so crazy as to reach out to all her little princes.

This is practically touching the Fourth Master's sore spot; he's courting death.

After giving instructions to the people at the Sticky Rod Office, Fourth Master took some time to visit the Lotus Courtyard.

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Hesheli was overjoyed, but her smile soon faded as she accidentally spilled tea all over the Fourth Prince while serving him tea.

In Taoyuan, because Xiao Hongxuan was very healthy, and the imperial physician confidently declared, "The young prince will definitely survive this smallpox," Jiaming breathed a sigh of relief.

So she multitasked, using her powers to hold Xiao Hongxuan and ease his pain while listening to Xiao Hezi's recent observations about something amiss.

"Little He, you just said that Fourth Master went to Hesheli's place, and then locked her up because he spilled a cup of hot tea on her?" Jiaming's voice rose involuntarily.

“Yes!” Xiao Hezi nodded.

Jiaming was surprised that the Fourth Prince had suddenly become so angry and punished Hesheli. She thought about how the Fourth Prince had never taken her minor mistakes seriously in the past. Suddenly, she realized that Hesheli must have offended the Prince in some other way, and the Prince couldn't expose that, so he needed to punish or warn her in some other way.

She had witnessed such things several times after entering the Fourth Prince's harem. So, once this thought came to mind, and comparing it with the previous incidents, she became even more certain that her guess was correct.

Perhaps, this time it was the Hesheli clan that made the move, but why?

Jiaming looked down at the little Hongxuan in her arms, whose face resembled that of the Fourth Master, and couldn't help but bite her lip.

This time, Hesheli acted very secretly, so much so that even her husband's wife, who was also a reborn person, was unaware of it.

Jiaming's influence was not as great as that of the Fujin, so she naturally did not discover how Hesheli had made her move; otherwise, Xiao Hongxuan would not have fallen for it.

In fact, ever since Xiao Hongxuan fell for the trick, Jiaming had focused her suspicions on Hesheli, because she had been acting very strangely lately, using a kind appearance to cover up something.

But now, having identified the culprit, Jiaming said in a low voice, "Little Hezi, tell me, since the master realized that it was Hesheli who did it, why did he only put her in confinement for a year?"

Xiao Hezi was equally puzzled and angry.

"Could it be that all the kindness Master has shown Hongxuan all this time has been an act?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Jiaming immediately retorted, "No, it can't be fake. I can feel that he truly loves Hongxuan."

“Master, this servant also believes it to be true!” Little Hezi, who was also sensitive to perception, immediately nodded in agreement.

“So, there are only two possibilities!” Jiaming and Xiao Hezi exchanged a glance and said in unison.

Given Fourth Master's character, he is certain to be vengeful. Therefore, there are two possibilities: either Fourth Master has already secretly taken action to avenge Hongxuan and Hongshi, or he is holding back for some reason and is not able to act immediately, so he has locked up the woman first and will find time to repay her later.

Later, when Fourth Master came to visit Xiao Hongxuan, Jiaming vaguely guessed from some of his words that the two possible guesses from before were correct.

However, the fact that the Fourth Prince took action meant that he, as the father, was making decisions for his son, not for himself.

Jiaming squinted, her supernatural powers surging within her, and gently patted the little Hongxuan in her arms, murmuring, "Hesheli clan, since you dared to do such a thing, then you must have the courage to face my counterattack and revenge."

As she spoke, Jiaming looked down at Xiao Hongxuan, whose face was covered in acne. A hint of heartache flashed in her eyes, followed by a sharp glint.

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However, there was something else she needed to know clearly. Firstly, she could learn a lesson from it, and secondly, she wanted to know whether Hongxuan contracting smallpox was the work of one person or multiple parties.

Jiaming was thinking this: she would take revenge on everyone involved. Otherwise, how could she justify the suffering her chubby son had endured these past few days?

Therefore, Jiaming instructed Xiao Hezi to concentrate his efforts on investigating the Hesheli clan and find out exactly how they had carried out their attack.

Everything leaves a trace, it's just that some traces are easy to find and some are difficult to find.

Hesheli said she was lucky because she found nothing at her own home; she said she was unlucky because she gave herself away elsewhere.

There's no reason why the more powerful Fujin (wife of the emperor) couldn't find out what Jiaming could.

"My Ladyship, this old servant has found out. Because the household basically knows that the Hesheli clan is going to deal with the Guarjia clan, the Li family in the Pear Courtyard has become complacent. Taking advantage of..."

Before Liu Mama could finish speaking, the Fujin abruptly pulled her gaze away from the eldest prince and gave Liu Mama a cold glance.

The pressure was overwhelming, and Granny Liu awkwardly fell silent.

"Granny, I don't want to know about these things right now. If there's nothing else, you can leave now. I still need to take care of Honghui." Without even looking at Granny Liu, who seemed to want to say something but hesitated, the princess turned around and looked at the eldest prince, who was sleeping soundly on the bed with chickenpox, with a look of loving affection.

Unlike the Fujin, Jiaming listened to the news with a solemn expression and frowned.

Xiao Hezi: "...When Consort Li relaxed her guard, the maid in the Lotus Courtyard had a spy planted in the Pear Courtyard, a maidservant who happened to have had smallpox, put a purse with smallpox on her and waited for the opportunity to get close to the Third Prince."

"However, although the maid had already found an opportunity to get close to the Third Prince, she didn't let him touch the purse, so the Third Prince has never had any trouble."

"But on the very day that you took the young master for a walk in the flower room, you happened to run into Consort Li and the Third Prince. That maid got a chance to kill two birds with one stone."

Upon hearing this, Jiaming suddenly recalled the events of that day. "I remember that Li Shi did indeed have a maidservant with her that day. When the Third Prince and Hongxuan were playing around, she was very considerate in wiping the Third Prince's sweat, but she was very careful not to touch Hongxuan."

It's a good thing I praised this maid for being cautious and considerate, much more cautious than Red Peach.

To my dismay, this person completed the task right under my nose; how infuriating!

"What about the maid?" Jiaming thought that since the Fourth Prince knew this matter was related to Hesheli, there was no way he wouldn't have found out what the maid had done. However, if the Fourth Prince didn't deal with the maid, then she would first find this person to vent her anger on. She, Guarjia, was so petty.

Unfortunately, Xiao Hezi's answer was, "He's dead. He died the day the young master and the third prince had their accident. He committed suicide by swallowing gold."

"Huh?" Jiaming felt regretful, but a question also arose in her mind: "Xiao Hezi, that maid is gone, where did you get those conclusions from?"

Xiao Hezi calmly said, "Master, there is a word called deduction. As long as there is enough information, even if the maid is gone, the truth can still be deduced."