Chapter 42 The Fourth Prince was shot by a poisoned arrow

"Little princess?" Xue Yili was stunned. He glanced out the window. It was already dark. "Is she alone?"

Cong An replied: "Following her mother, there was also a palace maid, who was holding a food box in her hand."

"I guess you're here to see me." Xue Yili sat up, "Please come in."

Cong An Yingshi turned around and walked out of the door, quickly inviting the three people into the house. Xue Yili supported himself on the couch with one hand and was about to get out of the bed.

Ji Jinyou was walking in front of him. Seeing this, she ran over and held his arm with her little hand to stop him: "Your Highness, you are still injured. Lie down quickly."

A pair of chubby little hands hugged his arms, and they were really trying hard, and they still had a little strength. Xue Yili felt amused, so he couldn't refuse. He didn't lie down, but just lifted his legs back to sit on the couch, and bowed to greet them: "Greetings to Concubine Ru, and greetings to Princess Nine."

Rupin nodded slightly and asked with concern, "Is the little prince feeling better?"

Xue Yili replied politely, "Much better. Thank you for your concern, Madam Rupin. Please take a seat."

Rupin sat on a chair beside the table, looked at Ji Jinyou with a smile, and motioned for her to speak.

Ji Jinyou let go of Xue Yili's arm and pointed at the food box in Jin Xing's hand: "Your Highness, these are some red bean cakes and two bowls of Tremella and Lotus Seed Soup made by my mother. They are delicious. Try them."

Thinking that Little Proton treated his followers as brothers and they would share all the delicious food together, she packed two portions of everything with her so that there wouldn't be enough to share.

Xue Yili bowed again and said, "Thank you for your concern. Please take it quickly."

Cong Anyingshi hurriedly took the food box from Jin Xing and put it on the table.

Ji Jinyou watched the two of them complete the handover, then looked at Xue Yili's shoulder again, "Does your wound still hurt?"

The little girl's big eyes were as pure as a spring. She stared at his shoulder and slightly frowned. Her expression seemed to be in pain. Xue Yili smiled and replied, "It doesn't hurt anymore, don't worry, little princess."

"That's good." Ji Jinyou nodded his head and said solemnly: "It takes a hundred days to heal a broken bone. You must take good care of it, change the dressing in time, and don't let it get wet."

There were no anti-inflammatory drugs in that era, so if the wound became inflamed, it would be troublesome.

Although the imperial physician had already reminded him before in Chongde Hall, there was no reliable adult around him except his little follower, so she had better remind him again.

The little girl was so young, yet she was still concerned about his wound. Xue Yili felt warm in his heart and nodded solemnly: "Thank you for your concern, little princess. Yili will remember it."

He stretched out his hand to touch the little tuft of hair on her head, but then he remembered that her mother was still there, and he didn't want to offend her blatantly, so he patted her little shoulder lightly.

Seeing that he listened, Ji Jinyou smiled happily.

The little girl smiled with her eyebrows curved, revealing a row of small milk teeth. Seeing people's mood improve, Xue Yili also smiled.

After the matter was settled, Ji Jinyou thought about it and had nothing else to say, so she waved her hand and said, "Then we'll go back first and come to see you another day."

Xue Yili thanked the two again for coming and ordered Cong'an to see them off.

Ji Jinyou held Rupin's hand and took Jin Xing away.

Looking at the chubby little figure disappearing at the door, thinking about her instructions like a little adult, Xue Yili couldn't help but laugh again.

Just as I was laughing, I heard the sound of running feet. The little girl came back and leaned on the door frame. She pointed at the food box on the table with her little hand and said, "It's not poisoned. I've tasted it. You can eat it without worry."

Xue Yili chuckled: "Okay, got it, I'll eat it right away."

Ji Jinyou felt relieved, smiled, turned around and ran away.

I really didn't expect that the little princess would specially come back to talk about this. Xue Yili found it inexplicably funny and laughed twice, which made the wound on his shoulder hurt.

Zong An sent Ji Jinyou and the others out the door. When he came back, he saw his own prince holding his shoulder and hissing. He rushed over and asked, "Your Highness, does the wound hurt again?"

Xue Yili shook his head: "It's okay, bring the lunch box here."

Cong An responded and walked over to bring the lunch box over.

Xue Yili opened the lid and said, "Here are two bowls of lotus seed soup. Let's have one bowl each. Don't let the little princess down."

Cong An agreed, moved the small table on the couch in front of Xue Yili, brought out a bowl of lotus seed soup, placed it on the table, and handed him the spoon.

Xue Yili took it, scooped up a spoonful with one hand and put it into his mouth, nodding his head: "There is a lot of sugar in it, it's very sweet."

Cong An quickly finished the bowl of porridge, wiped his mouth and asked, "Your Highness, why did the little princess come to see you today?"

"I don't know, but I can tell that she means well." Xue Yili took a spoon and slowly stirred the bowl. Thinking of the scene just now, he couldn't help but laugh again.

The little girl is white and plump, and she is quite cute.

He finished the bowl of lotus seed soup spoon by spoon and couldn't help but sigh: "Cong'an, I wish I had a sister like this."

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In Jingming Palace, the Fourteenth Prince was lying on his side on the bed, while Concubine Shun sat beside him, crying and complaining in a low voice: "My son is only nine years old. How could Your Majesty be so cruel?"

The fourteenth prince whispered, "Mother, I made the mistake first and I deserve to be punished. Besides, the guards showed mercy. I'm not hurt. You've been crying for a long time. If you keep crying, your eyes will hurt."

Seeing that Concubine Shun was still crying, he said, "Mother, please go back and rest. I am tired. Tomorrow morning I want to eat the mutton wontons you made."

Seeing that the Fourteenth Prince looked tired, Concubine Shun wiped her eyes and said, "Okay, then Mother will go back. I will bring you some mutton wontons tomorrow morning. Then you can also bring a bowl to the Thirteenth Prince."

The fourteenth prince's expression changed instantly, "Mother, don't cook for him anymore, don't make clothes for him, don't do anything for him anymore."

"Why?" Concubine Shun looked puzzled: "Earlier, when my mother said she wanted to go see him, you wouldn't let her. Aren't you two brothers best friends? What happened today? Did you have a fight?"

The Fourteenth Prince was unable to speak out what he had heard. He felt very depressed. He turned his head and faced inwards, saying in a weak voice, "Don't worry about it. Anyway, I will never get along with him again. Never."

Shun Fei had never seen him like this before and couldn't help but feel worried.

The two children have been sticking together all day long since they were young and are almost inseparable. Every time Fourteen mentions Thirteen, he always calls him Thirteenth Brother, and sounds particularly affectionate.

What happened today? What caused the two kids to have such a quarrel that they even wanted to break off their friendship?

She wanted to ask again, but seeing that Fourteen was in a bad mood, she sighed, stood up and prepared to leave. Before leaving, she confirmed again: "Then mother, will you make only one bowl of mutton wontons tomorrow?"

The Fourteenth Prince turned his head again and said, "Let's make two bowls."

Shun Fei thought he had changed his mind again, and thought that children change quickly, so she smiled and said, "I know."

The Fourteenth Prince guessed that she had misunderstood, and quickly clarified: "I wanted to send a bowl to the Fifteenth Prince. I stole his food before and beat him up, but today I heard him begging for mercy from my father, and he even carried me back."

As he said this, he buried his face in the pillow with a look of guilt.

Shun Fei had just heard him talk about these things, and nodded: "Okay, then mother will make two bowls."

The fourteenth prince nodded and said, "Okay, it's getting late, mother, you should go back and rest early."

"Okay, then you take a rest. Mother is going back." Concubine Shun turned around and walked out.

When she arrived at the courtyard, she heard the Thirteenth Prince crying out in pain from the main hall, and she instinctively went over to take a look.

After taking just two steps, she remembered her son's repeated and firm warnings. She stopped and hesitated for a long time. Finally, she sighed, turned around and walked out.

As she walked, she whispered to her personal maid, "I really don't know what happened to these two children. Concubine Li is now under house arrest and cannot leave the house. She even sent someone to pass a message to me, asking me to look after Thirteenth Child on her behalf, but Fourteenth refused to let me see him. When I asked him what was wrong, he refused to tell me. It really worried me to death."

The maid whispered, "Your Highness, our little prince would never act unreasonably. He must have his reasons for doing this. It may be hard to explain. I think you should listen to our little prince."

Concubine Shun nodded: "I thought so too, that's why I was embarrassed, but when I saw Concubine Li again, she asked me about this, and I really didn't know what to say, ah."

As the two were walking, they saw two people coming towards them. When they saw them, they paused and turned back.

Concubine Shun pointed at the back and asked in a low voice: "Am I seeing correctly? Is that Concubine Dun?"

The palace maid replied, "It's Concubine Dun."

Shun Fei wondered: "What is she doing here at this late hour?"

The palace maid whispered, "Maybe he came to see the fifteenth prince."

Concubine Shun looked back at the door of Jingming Palace and said, "We were almost there, why did she go back?"

As he said this, he started to chase after her, and shouted, "Princess Dun, you are here to see the fifteenth prince, right? Why don't you go in?"

After hearing what happened in Chongde Hall today and learning that the Fifteenth Prince was bullied by two other princes, Concubine Dun cried quietly in the room for a long time and even skipped dinner. In the end, she was still worried and decided to take a look secretly.

But she didn't expect to meet Concubine Shun. She didn't want to communicate with anyone at the moment, especially Concubine Shun who was simple-minded and straightforward. She subconsciously turned around and walked back.

Unexpectedly, Concubine Shun called her. She pretended not to hear it, and quickened her pace with the palace maids around her. In a short while, she left Concubine Shun far behind.

"Hey, this guy, why are you running so fast?" Concubine Shun chased for a while but failed to catch up, so she stopped, her eyes blank, "What's wrong with Concubine Dun? Why are you hiding from me?"

When will my queen use her brain? The personal maid sighed in her heart, "My queen, Concubine Dun should not be avoiding you."

Concubine Shun was very confused, "Then why did she run away?"

The maid looked around and saw that there was no one else on the road, so she went over and whispered, "Your Majesty, wasn't it said before that Concubine Dun didn't want the fifteenth prince? She must still be worried about him and wanted to come and see him secretly, but she didn't expect to meet you. I guess she couldn't save face, so she left after seeing you."

Shun Fei didn't understand: "After all, he is the child I raised myself. If you want to see him, you can see him. There is nothing to be embarrassed about."

Shun Fei was a straightforward person, and the maid felt that she could not explain these complicated emotions to her, so she just said perfunctorily: "Who knows?"

Concubine Shun shook her head and said, "This Concubine Dun is the same. She raised the child with great difficulty, but why did she just say she didn't want him? Don't you think she is stupid?"

There were many people in the palace, and the maid was afraid that someone might be listening, so she held her arm and whispered, "Your Highness, please go back quickly. You need to rest early. You still have to make wontons for the little prince tomorrow."

Concubine Shun: "That's right, let's go quickly."

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Ji Jinyou returned to Miaoyunxuan. After dinner, the mother and daughter strolled in the yard for a while. After washing up, they went to bed early.

Now ice is delivered to Miaoyunxuan every day, and the bedroom is cooler, no longer as hot as before. Rupin was afraid that the little girl would catch a cold, so she pulled a thin quilt to cover her belly.

The mother and daughter lay on the bed, talking in low voices.

"Mother, today the Emperor said that Youyou should go to court with him."

"Go to court?" Rupin was very puzzled. "Why did His Majesty ask Youyou to go to court?"

Ji Jinyou rested his head on Rupin's arm, and raised and lowered his two chubby legs to exercise his body: "I don't know, my father said that Youyou is a little strategist in front of the palace."

Upon hearing this, Rupin couldn't help but laugh: "Our Youyou is the most capable, and is also mother's little strategist."

If Youyou were a prince, she would definitely worry that her coming to the fore like this might make other princes unhappy and wary, but Youyou is a girl, and even if His Majesty praised her like this, everyone would just treat it as a fun joke.

Ji Jinyou turned over, facing Rupin, and stretched out her little hands to hold her neck: "Mother, when Youyou grows up, Youyou will take you out of the palace to play."

If they really survived, she would definitely find a way to take her mother out for a walk in the future.

"Okay, then mother will wait." Rupin replied with a smile. But she couldn't help sighing in her heart. Youyou was young and didn't know that once a woman entered the palace as a concubine, it would be difficult for her to leave the palace for the rest of her life.

Ji Jinyou was unaware of Rupin's mood. He nestled in her arms and soon fell asleep.

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The next morning, after Concubine Ru got up and had just finished packing, the seventh and eighth princesses came again.

Rupin smiled and said, "Youyou is still sleeping."

"Empress Rupin, please take care of your own things. Don't worry about us. We'll wait by the bed." As they spoke, the two of them entered the bedroom as if they were in the right place. One of them dragged a chair and sat by the bed. They held their chins with their hands and stared at the fat baby who was sleeping soundly on the bed. They couldn't help laughing.

The Eighth Princess whispered, "Seventh Sister, I want to give birth to a child like Little Nine in the future."

The Seventh Princess reached out and scratched her face: "You have no shame. You are thinking about having a child before you even get married."

The Eighth Princess leaned back and dodged: "So what? We will become biological children sooner or later."

The Seventh Princess said, "I don't want to get married. Who knows if I will meet a man like the Prince of Kangshun again? I plan to stay in the palace for the rest of my life, eating, drinking, and reading novels. It's so comfortable."

The Eighth Princess thought about it and thought that was a good idea, so she smiled and bumped her shoulder: "Seventh Sister, how about I accompany you?"

The Seventh Princess nodded: "Okay, let's play together all day, for the rest of our lives, until we are old and tired."

Thinking of that scene, the two of them covered their mouths and laughed for a while, then lay on the edge of the bed and stared at the fat baby.

Not long after, Ji Jinyou woke up. When she opened her eyes, she saw the smiling faces of her two sisters. She also smiled: "Seventh sister, Eighth sister."

"Xiaojiu, you finally woke up." Princess Qiba immediately became excited and picked up the little girl. You rubbed her little face and she touched her little hands. The little girl giggled as they rubbed her.

The three of them made a noise for a while, and then Concubine Ru came in with clothes for Youyou. The seventh and eighth princesses rushed to dress Xiaojiu, comb her hair, and put pearl flowers in her hair. In a short while, she was dressed up.

The small kitchen prepared dumplings stuffed with mutton. Rupin asked the two princesses to stay and have breakfast together before leaving. The two princesses did not refuse. The three sisters sat on the couch and ate a bowl each before going out to play.

Ji Jinyou wanted to walk by herself, so Princess Qiba held her on both sides without saying a word, waiting quietly for Xiaojiu to ask Tongtong what happened today.

After waiting for a while, Xiao Jiu spoke up as expected: [Everyone, according to the original plot, I can live for another 64 days, right? Is there anything important happening today?]

The system flipped through the pages and replied: [The original plot says that today is blank, which means nothing major happened today.]

[Okay.] Ji Jinyou expressed his understanding. When an author writes a novel, he doesn’t just write day by day. He only writes when something big happens.

When the seventh and eighth princesses heard that there was nothing to do today, they were a little disappointed. After exchanging glances, they came up with an idea.

This Tong Tong can't see the plot too far ahead, but he knows the outline of some characters. They can give some hints and see if Xiao Jiu will ask him.

The Eighth Princess thought for a moment, pretending to chat with the Seventh Princess, and asked, "Seventh Sister, you said that Fourth Brother has been away for so long on this southern tour for our father, and we don't know when he will be back."

The Seventh Princess replied, "I heard from my mother the other day that if we calculate the distance, it will be about the same, in ten days or half a month."

When Ji Jinyou heard them talking about the Fourth Prince, she thought that she had never met him before, so she asked curiously: [Tongz, what kind of person is the Fourth Brother? ]

The system flipped through the character summary: [The fourth prince of Dasheng, born to the Royal Concubine, has a bad temper, is good at martial arts, and would fight when encountering problems, never quarreling. In the words of the Royal Concubine, he is a reckless man who only knows how to fight and kill. ]

Hearing Tong Tong's perfectly apt description of his fourth brother, the seven and eight princesses couldn't help laughing. However, for fear of disturbing Yi Wa and Yi Tong's conversation, they dared not laugh out loud and had to hold it in.

Ji Jinyou walked forward holding the hands of her two sisters and asked: [What about the fourth brother in the end? Did he survive to the end? ]

Princess Seven or Eight slightly bent down and listened carefully.

System: [No, the summary says that he died on his way back from his southern tour.]

The smile on Princess Seventh and Eighth's face froze. Fourth brother was dead?

Thinking of what Seventh Sister had just said about Fourth Brother being on his way back, Ji Jinyou became a little anxious: [How did he die? ]

System: [In a place called Heishongling, he encountered a group of bandits robbing a caravan. He saw injustice and went up to chop them down. Unexpectedly, the bandits were coming for him. There were also bandits ambushing in the caravan. The fourth prince was shot by a poisoned arrow. The guards desperately protected him and ran out, but he died before they could find a doctor to detoxify him.]

Princess Seven and Princess Eight looked extremely unhappy. The two looked at each other and nodded.

The Eighth Princess suddenly cried out, "Seventh Sister, I suddenly remembered that Mother asked me to go look for her. I'll go first."

"Xiaojiu, go play with Seventh Sister first." After saying that, she let go of Xiaojiu's hand and ran away.

Ji Jinyou was already used to the people in the palace being startled from time to time, so she didn't care and started to worry again: [All, what should I do, how can I save my fourth brother? ]

System: [Youzi, he is not in front of you, you really can’t control him this time. ]

Seeing that the little girl was very worried, the Seventh Princess pretended to mention it casually: "Xiaojiu, the eldest brother has to send letters to the fourth brother every few days. Today is the day to send letters. I want to write a letter and ask the fourth brother to find some storybooks for me along the way and bring me some rouge from the south. I will write down what you want in the letter."

Ji Jinyou's eyes lit up: "Youyou wants to draw it herself."