Chapter 96 I'm not sick, I don't need to sit
In Jingming Palace, Ji Jinyou raised her little head and smiled at the Fifteenth Prince: "Fifteenth Brother, I'm bringing Seventeenth Brother and Sixteenth Brother to play with you."
"You haven't been here for many days." The Fifteenth Prince smiled widely. He rubbed the tuft on Little Nine's head and patted the Seventeenth Prince's shoulder, but only nodded to the Sixteenth Prince. Sixteenth Prince was weak and sickly, and he knew that his hands were heavy, so he didn't dare to touch him, lest he knocked him down.
In the last rat incident, Ji Jinyou suspected that it was the Thirteenth Prince who was responsible. After that, every time they played together, she would arrange to play in Miaoyunxuan or Yu Garden. In addition, the young master refused to come to Jingming Palace, so the Fifteenth Prince just thought that the two little ones were frightened by rats and went along with them. So, Ji Jinyou really hadn't been here for a long time.
Upon hearing what the fifteenth prince said, Ji Jinyou glanced towards the main hall. Sure enough, there was another shadowy figure behind the window. As soon as she looked over, the figure shrank back.
This feeling of being secretly spied on really made people feel uncomfortable. Ji Jinyou said in a low voice: "Let's go somewhere else to play?"
The Fifteenth Prince looked back in the direction the little girl was looking and nodded: "Let me go call Fourteenth Prince, and we'll go out and play."
Just as he finished speaking, Fourteen, who had heard the noise, came out from the east side hall. The children greeted each other, and the group walked out of the gate of Jingming Palace, along the shade of the wall, and arrived at the Yu Garden.
Jin Xing and Hai Tang found a pavilion, took out a towel to wipe the stools clean, and asked the young masters to sit in, while the two of them stood guard at the steps of the pavilion.
The sixteenth prince was being led by Ji Jinyou, standing motionless, looking a little dazed.
The fourteenth prince asked curiously, "Hey, Fifteen, why did Sixteen come out to play today as well? Is Concubine Ling willing to let him?"
The fifteenth prince didn't know either, so he looked at Ji Jinyou.
Ji Jinyou tilted his head to glance at the Sixteenth Prince. Seeing that he looked troubled, he could not help but sigh in his heart, but pretended to know nothing and said with a smile: "Father asked me to take Sixteenth Prince out to play. Let's play together in the future."
The little princes always obeyed their sister Xiaojiu, so they agreed to the words. However, they did not dare to get close to the Sixteenth Prince, for fear of accidentally knocking down this sickly boy.
Seventeen was also very worried, and considerately stepped forward to help the Sixteenth Prince: "Sixteenth Brother, you are not in good health, why don't you sit down."
Fifteen pulled Fourteen and hurriedly drove on the road, saying, "Yes, sit down quickly. You just had a serious illness a few days ago. Don't get tired."
The Sixteenth Prince twisted his body and pulled his arm out of the Seventeenth Prince's hand, "I'm not sick, I don't need to sit."
He had always thought that he was born with such a weak body as his mother had said, but he never expected that his mother had lied to him.
It turns out that he is not a sickly person. He can run, jump and play with his brothers.
Seventeen was pushed aside and thought that Sixteen didn't like people saying that he was in poor health. He was not angry, but just a little at a loss. He clenched his two little hands together, not knowing what to say.
The Fifteenth Prince was very protective of his younger brother, the Seventeenth Prince. Seeing this, he frowned slightly and said, "Seventeenth Prince means well. If you don't want to sit, then don't sit. Why are you ignoring him?"
Fourteen echoed, "Yes, Sixteen, that's where you're wrong."
The Sixteenth Prince heard the displeasure in the Fifteenth and Fourteenth Princes' voices, pursed his lips, his thin face showed a stubborn expression, and his eyes were slightly red: "I won't sit down, you stand, I will stand too, I am the same as you."
The three little boys looked at each other, wondering what Sixteen was doing.
Looking at this scene, Ji Jinyou sighed in his heart: [Everyone, Sixteenth Brother is afraid that everyone will dislike his poor health and not play with him. ]
System: [I guess so. Children love to play by nature, but Lingpin keeps him under such strict control and never lets him go out.]
Ji Jinyou: [Yes, this is the first time I have seen the Sixteenth Brother go out to play alone. Obviously the Sixteenth Brother is in good health, but Lingpin deliberately made him sick in order to win favor. How should I remind him of this? ]
The Sixteenth Prince had heard this miraculous conversation before in Chongde Hall, but at that time he was so shocked by the sudden news that he ignored everything else. Now when he heard it again, his eyes, still glistening with tears, widened a little, and he stared at the chubby little girl.
What, what, was Sixteen's illness caused by Lingpin on purpose? Fourteen, Fifteen and Seventeen, the three little princes, were all shocked when they heard what Little Nine said.
No wonder Sixteen said he was not sick. They thought he was just joking, but it turned out to be true.
Seeing that the little girl was worried again, the system also helped to think: [How about you take him running and jumping? ]
Ji Jinyou's big eyes like black grapes lit up: [This is a good idea. If the sixteenth brother can run around like us and is fine after running, it proves that he is not sick.]
The system praised generously: [You are really smart, Youzi. ]
Ji Jinyou reached out and took the Sixteenth Prince's hand and shook it: "Sixteenth Brother, Youyou wants to go out and play, can you go with Youyou?"
When the Sixteenth Prince heard what Xiaojiu said, he knew that this chubby sister was trying to remind him. Thinking that his biological mother had deliberately made him sick, he felt indescribably uncomfortable. Tears welled up in his eyes and he nodded: "Thank you, Xiaojiu."
Ji Jinyou was stunned, and asked with his head tilted: "Why thank you?"
The Sixteenth Prince: “I…, I…” couldn’t say anything.
Upon seeing this, the Fifteenth Prince winked at the Seventeenth Prince, who nodded, and the two brothers went their separate ways.
The seventeenth prince stepped forward and took the little girl's hand: "Xiaojiu, brother will play with you."
Ji Jinyou pointed at Sixteen and said, "Brother Seventeen, let's take Brother Sixteen with us."
The Fifteenth Prince put his hands around the Sixteenth Prince's neck and waved: "Xiao Jiu, you and Seventeen go first. I'll take Sixteen with me."
The Fifteenth Prince is the fastest runner and has the best stamina among them, so it would be better for him to lead the Sixteenth Prince. Ji Jinyou nodded: "Okay, then you guys go after Youyou."
Having said that, Ji Jinyou held the Seventeenth Prince's hand and ran forward: "Brother, let's run faster."
The seventeenth prince said yes and ran away with Xiaojiu.
Jin Xing asked Hai Tang to stay and follow the young princes, and she quickly walked after her young master.
Seeing Xiaojiu turning a corner on the path ahead and disappearing around a bush, the Sixteenth Prince was about to chase after him.
The fifteenth prince hooked his arm around his neck and pulled him along slowly: "Don't worry, Xiaojiu runs slowly, let her run for a while before catching up, let's talk first."
The Sixteenth Prince looked at the Fifteenth Prince in confusion.
The fifteenth prince turned around to look at Haitang who was following him a few steps away, and said in a low voice, "It's about what Xiaojiu and Tongtong were talking about."
The Sixteenth Prince was stunned, "Can the Fifteenth Prince hear it too?"
Fifteen nodded: "Not only can I hear it, Fourteenth Brother, Father..."
The fifteenth prince held the sixteenth prince in his arms and walked forward. As they walked, he introduced him to the existence of buckets, which made the sixteenth prince stunned.
The fifteenth prince said a lot, and then asked, "Xiaojiu just said that your mother deliberately made you sick before?"
The sixteenth prince lowered his eyes and said nothing.
The fifteenth prince thought that since Xiaojiu and Tongtong said this in their conversation, it must be true, so he began to feel sorry for his younger brother.
No matter who it is, being treated like that by one's own mother would be outrageous. He understood Sixteenth Prince, raised his hand and patted him on the shoulder, and stopped asking questions.
The Fourteenth Prince had a similar temperament to Concubine Shun, both were carefree, and he didn't have the meticulous thoughts of the Fifteenth and Seventeenth. Seeing that the Sixteenth Prince didn't reply for a long time, he couldn't help but whispered, "Why don't you say something? Did your mother really treat you like that?"
Sixteen still said nothing, just lowered his head and walked forward.
Fifteen glanced at Fourteen and said, "Don't ask."
The Fourteenth Prince did not understand: "We are all brothers, there is nothing wrong with this. Look at me, I was almost killed by the Thirteenth Prince, and my mother was almost killed by Concubine Jiang."
Fifteen thought so too. Since Tong Tong had spoken out, Sixteen must not be the only one who knew about this. If he didn't tell them, they wouldn't know how to help him. So he patted Sixteenth Prince on the shoulder and said, "Don't be too sad. Did you know that Concubine Dun doesn't want me anymore?"
The Sixteenth Prince nodded, "I know."
The fifteenth prince then whispered about what happened between Concubine Dun and him.
The Sixteenth Prince was somewhat surprised after hearing this. Perhaps he felt that they shared the same fate. He put his hand on the Fifteenth Prince's shoulder, was silent for a moment, and finally spoke: "This morning, my father called me and my mother over, and then Xiaojiu came..."
Ji Jinyou and Shiqi held hands and ran to the front, panting. When she turned around, she found that her three brothers had not caught up. She stopped and held Xiao Pang's waist with her two small hands: "Huh? Where are they?"
Seventeen knew they had not finished talking, so he took out his handkerchief and wiped his sister's sweat. "Perhaps Sixteenth Brother is weak and can't run slowly. How about we wait under the tree in front?"
Thinking that it was the first time for the Sixteenth Prince to go out alone to play, and that he had been made ill by Concubine Ling before, Ji Jinyou was a little worried, and asked Jin Xing who was following behind him: "Xing Xing, have you seen if the Fifteenth Prince and his brothers have arrived?"
Jin Xing looked back and replied, "Walking slowly behind, young master, don't worry, Haitang is following."
Ji Jinyou agreed and went with Shiqi to the front to wait under the shade of the tree.
After waiting for a long time, the sweat on the little girl's forehead disappeared, and the three little boys came over slowly, arm in arm.
Ji Jinyou was a little puzzled when she saw that the three people who seemed strange just now were suddenly so well. She was also very happy and waved her little hand: "It's cool here."
But before the three little boys could come up to her, the eunuch from Chongde Hall came over first and said, "Sixteenth Prince, His Majesty wants you to go to Chongde Hall."
Ji Jinyou ran forward and asked, "Father, can you let me go with you?"
The young eunuch bowed and smiled, saying respectfully, "In reply to the Ninth Princess, His Majesty will only allow the Sixteenth Prince to pass."
Ji Jinyou didn't care and said okay.
The sixteenth prince bowed to the few people, turned around and followed the young eunuch.
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In the Xieyang Garden where Concubine Zhen lived, the Imperial Concubine explained her purpose of coming and said at the end: "If you agree, follow me to Chongde Hall right now and bring back the sixteenth prince."
Concubine Zhen's expression changed several times. She remained silent for a long time. After a long while, she asked, "My Lady Imperial Concubine, is this what His Majesty meant?"