When someone is suffering from illness, they usually worry about it being transferred to a powerful master, not a servant.
Just as Prince Zhi said, no matter how powerful a servant is, he is still a servant. He must kneel before his master; this is his inherently lowly fate.
Liang Jiugong, who had been shown concern by Hongzhao, unconsciously straightened his slightly hunched back.
For some reason, he desperately wanted to avoid appearing as a lowly servant in front of his young master.
The young master treated him like a senior, and he wanted to work hard to live up to that status.
"With the eldest princess accompanying the prince, this old servant is nothing but a servant. There's no need for the prince to worry about my illness," Liang Jiugong said with a kind smile.
Tana said in a crisp voice, "I've been strong since I was little, and I was a bit fatter than my brother when I was born. I even survived the smallpox vaccination, so this is nothing."
Hongzhao laughed out loud: "I let my sister come inside only after she took some medicine to prevent colds. It wasn't easy to trick her into taking medicine."
“If you hadn’t mentioned it, I would have almost forgotten. I brought you your favorite snacks. I know the medicine is bitter, and you don’t like candied fruit, so a little sweet cake will soothe your palate,” Liang Jiugong said.
Hongzhao, who had no appetite after taking his medicine, was indeed a little hungry.
He looked expectantly at the food box on the table behind Liang Jiugong: "Let's share it."
"I'll take advantage of my brother's fame and try some of the pastries from the Qianqing Palace," Tana said enthusiastically.
Older people appreciate what they give themselves, and they want younger generations to genuinely like it.
Liang Jiugong laughed heartily, showing none of the seriousness he displayed in front of other concubines, princes, or princesses.
Seeing Hongzhao hand him a pastry, Liang Jiugong quickly wiped his hands with a handkerchief and accepted it with relish.
“Brother, this is against the rules,” Liang Jiugong said.
“There’s no one else in the room. Besides, my sister has always wanted to thank you for taking care of me in the Qianqing Palace,” Hongzhao said affectionately.
“My younger brother is ill, so I had someone bring the tea out of the room. Otherwise, I should have thanked Steward Liang with tea instead of wine. Hongzhao was young before, and it was thanks to your care that he was able to grow up well in the Qianqing Palace,” Tana said.
Since things have come to this point, what more needs to be said? To refuse further would seem like being too distant.
After finishing the pastries, Hongzhao sighed, "Although the pastries at Yuqing Palace are also delicious, they just don't taste like those at Qianqing Palace."
Tana laughed and said, "It's not that the pastries are different. It's that you grew up eating Qing Dynasty palace pastries, so the taste carries your emotions."
“Sister is right. When I was little, I was scared and wanted to cry when I was alone in the Qianqing Palace, and it was always Chief Eunuch Liang who would bring me pastries to comfort me. Even when Chief Eunuch Liang went out with Grandfather, he would still instruct the palace maids to prepare a plate for me,” Hongzhao said.
Liang Jiugong has been out for quite a while now; he can't just stay here and not go back.
"Your Highness, take a look at what I've chosen. Do you like it? If there's anything you don't like, I'll take it back and bring you another one." Liang Jiugong pointed to the eunuchs waiting outside, several of them carrying trays, and a large box on the ground.
Hongzhao nodded, and several eunuchs carried the boxes into the room first, followed by a eunuch carrying a tray.
Liang Jiugong had an extremely sharp eye; he had inventoried everything in Kangxi's private treasury.
When it comes to the good things he has seen, even Emperor Kangxi might not have seen as many as he has.
Hongzhao looked at them and found that they were all to his liking, some of them so good that he couldn't bear to part with them.
Seeing Hongzhao's reaction, Liang Jiugong felt relieved.
“Since the prince likes it, then this servant will not fail His Majesty’s decree,” Liang Jiugong said.
"I will always remember my grandfather's love and care," Hongzhao said, covering his mouth and coughing lightly, his expression joyful.
The patient still needs to rest in bed. The reward has been delivered and verified by the recipient, so Liang Jiugong should take his leave now.
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