Chapter 238 His Highness is feeding the chickens!
"What's wrong, baby? Did you have a nightmare?" Jiang Nuanzhi let Baozhu lie on her body and gently patted her back.
Little Baozhu cried pitifully, her little body trembling: "Mother... Father..."
"Baozhu, open your eyes and look. Your mother and father are here, and your brother is sleeping right next to you. Don't be afraid, Baozhu, your mother is here."
Under Jiang Nuanzhi's comforting words, Baozhu finally opened her eyes, which she had been tightly shut. She rested her little head on Jiang Nuanzhi's neck, sobbing, "Mother, I dreamt that brother killed Dahei. I dreamt that father was sick and wouldn't get better. Waaah, and brother too, brother is lame, waaah!"
Towards the end, she burst into tears again.
Jiang Nuanzhi was startled. Wasn't this exactly what happened in the book? She instinctively looked at Xiao Baozhu. Had the girl really dreamt about it, or...?
"Baozhu, tell your mother, what else did you dream about? What were you doing at the end of your dream?"
Baozhu wiped away her tears, her big, wet eyes filled with fear. She clung tightly to Jiang Nuanzhi's neck, crying, "No mother, no Dahei, nothing at all. There's no food, father is in so much pain, brother is lame, Baozhu is so scared, Baozhu is hungry... Baozhu keeps crying and crying, and there's no one here."
As she spoke, she hugged Jiang Nuanzhi's neck tightly again.
Her palms were sweaty and sticky, but Baozhu still held on tightly, as if Jiang Nuanzhi would disappear at any moment.
"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid."
Jiang Nuanzhi sighed: "Don't worry, Mommy will hold you while you sleep, okay?"
"Mother."
"Will Mommy sing you a song?"
Baozhu nodded gently, her wet eyes fixed on Jiang Nuanzhi.
"High on the green hills, daylilies bloom~"
"Pick one and give it to me, little girl~"
Baozhu gradually calmed down and slowly closed her eyes in Jiang Nuanzhi's arms, but still clung to Jiang Nuanzhi's clothes, her little brows tightly furrowed.
"What are you standing there for? Go to sleep first. It's not good to move this little girl right away. I'll wait until she's sleeping more soundly." Jiang Nuanzhi noticed that Li Rong was staring at her absentmindedly, so she lowered her voice and said.
Li Rong's gaze lingered on Jiang Nuanzhi's long, black hair that draped softly over her body. When he looked down and met her gentle eyes, he shook his head and said, "I'll go with you, Nuanzhi. Are your arms tired? Let me carry you."
Jiang Nuanzhi raised an eyebrow: "The child is already restless, so let's not cause any more trouble."
His gaze fell on her profile. Li Rong supported most of the weight of the pearl with one hand, looked down at Jiang Nuanzhi, and couldn't help but say, "Nuanzhi, thank you."
Jiang Nuanzhi looked over in surprise: "Why are you suddenly bringing this up?"
"I was just thinking that if it weren't for you, what Baozhu just said might have come true."
Without her, how could he stand up? What would this family be like? Li Rong still doesn't dare to think about it.
"So, how are you going to thank me?"
Li Rong shared the child's weight, and the two moved closer together. Jiang Nuanzhi smiled and leaned closer to ask him a question.
"Me, me."
"What do you mean, 'what about me'?" A hint of mockery flashed in Jiang Nuanzhi's eyes. "Guess why I'm working so hard?"
Li Rong was taken aback: "What?"
"Of course I'm after you. Otherwise, what do you think I'd be after?"
Li Rong froze instantly, his entire face turning visibly red, like a boiled shrimp, down to his neck and ears.
"Haha, just kidding." Jiang Nuanzhi was really afraid he would explode on the spot.
Of course, it was to save my life.
But right now, I think having three amazing kids painlessly is pretty good. And of course, the kids' dad seems pretty good too. At least his physique and looks are top-notch; just seeing him puts me in a good mood.
"I'm just teasing you. Go to sleep now. It's raining, and we'll be busy tomorrow."
After saying that, she got up, carried the child inside, and went to bed.
For some reason, Li Rong suddenly stood up as well.
"Ah Nuan!"
"Um?"
"Me, me."
"Don't bother me anymore, you should get some rest. We can talk tomorrow."
I'm leaving tomorrow.
Li Rong murmured the last half of the sentence softly, but A Nuan had already entered the room with Baozhu in her arms and naturally did not hear it.
Li Rong glanced at Jiang Nuanzhi's half-open door and subconsciously touched the thing in his arms. He secretly felt annoyed.
"Your Highness, I beg you, please let us go back together."
It was the middle of the night, when everyone was having sweet dreams.
Xuan Ting stood in front of the toilet, pinching his nose and frowning deeply.
Beside him stood a tall man in black, who earnestly said, "Lord An has been looking forward to Your Highness for a long time. Now that the two-day deadline you mentioned has passed, why is Your Highness still unwilling to leave?"
He really couldn't understand why such a shabby place, so dirty and chaotic, made even going to the toilet a real hassle.
He had even seen his prince feeding the chickens. Yesterday, he even saw the prince get up early to help the family's son deal with cow dung. That's His Highness! He's never done anything like that before!
Not to mention that he felt sorry for him, when he went back and told Lord An, Lord An cried a lot.
"So fast, two days have passed already?"
Xuan Ting seemed a little lost in thought, and murmured to himself.
"Yes, Your Highness, if you don't go back soon, Lord An might not live to see you again." The man in black's voice was trembling with tears. "Lord An has fallen ill again today. He forbade us to tell you. But, Your Highness, his only wish is to see you. Please, Your Highness, have mercy."
"An attack?" Xuan Ting frowned deeply. "What happened to An Dehai? Has his injury not healed yet?"
"Lord An is poisoned by the Regent, and he is beyond cure. Your Highness, please come back with me."
"Poisoned! He's been poisoned! Why didn't they report it?! An Dehai is so foolish!"
"Your Highness, the lord was only worried about you, and besides, the imperial physician says he doesn't have much time left."
"Nineteen, go and bring An Dehai to see me immediately." Xuan Ting's still somewhat childish voice was resolute: "Immediately."
"Your Highness," Nineteen was taken aback, "the lord will not agree."
"Aunt Nuan might be able to save him! You must go quickly!"
"Your Highness, the Lord will not agree. The imperial physician said he only has a few days left. If he really comes, it will expose your location. Why would he put you in danger? Besides, I'm afraid she can't cure this illness either."
Even the imperial physicians couldn't cure him, let alone a wandering doctor from the countryside.
He saw it all; that man was clearly just a doctor who treated animals. He didn't know how he had managed to bewitch His Highness, making him unwilling to leave!
"Immediately, that is my order. If he doesn't come, he can forget about ever seeing me again!" Xuan Ting said, pursing his lips. "Once Aunt Nuan has examined his condition, I will naturally go back."
Nineteen hesitated several times before finally replying, "Yes."
He sighed inwardly. His Highness was still just a child; he probably didn't want to go back. Even so, it would be good if the adults could see His Highness one last time before they died. Now that the Empress Dowager was protecting him and the Imperial Advisor was by his side, he figured there wouldn't be any major trouble.
After watching Nineteen leave, Xuan Ting remained alone for a long while before walking into the house.
"They've left?"
I hadn't taken two steps when I heard a voice behind me.
Xuan Ting froze, then squinted and turned around: "Who's there!"
(End of this chapter)
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