The Laba Festival has already passed, and the palace had already begun preparations for the New Year celebrations at the beginning of the twelfth lunar month.
After all, there will be many nobles entering the palace at that time, as well as envoys from foreign lands, so everyone will be extremely busy and dare not slack off.
However, the Forbidden City now has a more tense and anxious atmosphere.
Even late at night, the Fourth Prince was still serving medicine in the Hall of Mental Cultivation. Today, the Third Prince was with him.
After the Emperor fell asleep, the Third Prince stared at the area on the Emperor's right arm that had been bandaged by the imperial physician, and in the end, the Fourth Prince couldn't stand it anymore and pulled the Third Prince out.
Su Peisheng had been waiting outside the Hall of Mental Cultivation. Upon seeing this, he quickly took out two bowls of ginseng soup from the food box that Fu Lu was holding.
"Please have some, Your Highness. The Empress sent it over by Zhao Mama."
Fourth Master raised his hand and handed one of the bowls to Third Master.
Third Master casually accepted it, not noticing the look Fourth Master gave Su Peisheng.
Su Peisheng took a few steps inside. Liang Jiugong was still inside, so if there was any movement, they could immediately go in to serve him.
Even as he drank the ginseng soup, Third Master's eyes kept wandering, and it was unclear what he was thinking.
In contrast, the Fourth Master was much calmer. He drank the ginseng soup rather slowly, and his stomach felt warmer afterward.
There were many things that couldn't be said at this moment outside the Hall of Mental Cultivation, so the Fourth Prince didn't give any instructions.
The third master drank slowly, and the two brothers returned to the Hall of Mental Cultivation after finishing their drinks.
During this time, Third Master asked in a low voice, "This time, Fourteenth Brother also went along. Did he say anything to Fourth Brother?"
These past few days, everyone in front of the Hall of Mental Cultivation has been on edge, but the Third Master has always been one to speak his mind without holding back and to pry into things. After holding back for so long, he couldn't help but speak up now.
The people who accompanied him to attend to his illness a few days ago were either the Prince of Zhi or the Crown Prince. In front of these two, the Third Prince still maintained a certain level of propriety.
Now that he was with Fourth Master, Third Master couldn't help himself even more.
The Fourth Prince glanced at the Third Prince indifferently, his tone neither warm nor cold: "I haven't had time to talk to the Fourteenth Prince these past few days. Third Brother, keep your voice down, don't disturb Father Emperor."
Third Master was embarrassed, clearly still had something to say, but Fourth Master's words left him speechless, and he finally shut up in frustration.
The two brothers waited until the second watch of the night before Liang Jiugong persuaded them to go to a side hall to take a nap.
Fourth Master initially refused, but Third Master dragged him there.
However, before the Fourth Prince went to the side hall, he left Su Peisheng behind.
Lying on his side beside a small table in the side hall, the Fourth Prince wasn't too sleepy.
His earlier words to his third brother were not empty words. In fact, he hadn't had time to speak with the fourteenth prince these past few days. He only learned about the details of the assassination attempt on his father through the thirteenth prince.
It is said that he was wounded by a stray arrow while hunting in the hunting grounds, which is quite strange, as the hunting grounds are vast and there are not many prey to hunt in winter.
Thirteen said that it was the Emperor's idea on a whim. Originally, it was about riding horses, but then the Prince said that he had been taught riding and archery by the Emperor when he was young, so the Emperor took the bow and arrow.
Horse racing takes place within the enclosure; how could an assassin possibly launch a sneak attack?
Furthermore, how come the assassin hasn't been caught after all this time?
The other day, after the Emperor woke up, he assigned Longkodo to thoroughly investigate the matter.
The Fourth Prince always felt that this matter was strange. Fortunately, the Emperor was in good health. The assassin's arrow did not hit the Emperor's vital organs, but only injured his arm and did not penetrate to the bone. Fortunately, the arrow was not poisoned.
However, the Emperor was so frightened that he has been in a daze for the past few days, which has made everyone in the Forbidden City very worried.
Even when the Fourth Prince was deep in thought, he remained alert even after a short nap. So when a commotion came from inside the Hall of Mental Cultivation, he woke up.
Fourth Master didn't disturb Third Brother; he simply sat up and glanced at the sky outside.
Judging by the timing, it's about time for Father Emperor to change his medicine.
Fourth Master narrowed his eyes, sensing something, and then leaned back.
As dawn broke, Fourth Master woke up Third Brother, who was already fast asleep.
Third Master raised his hand to wipe the water stains from the corner of his mouth. When he glanced at Fourth Master, Fourth Master was looking down and retying the sachet around his waist.
Third Master breathed a sigh of relief and waited for Fourth Master to tie the sachet before pulling Fourth Master back to the main hall.
However, in just one or two hours, another person appeared in the Hall of Mental Cultivation, none other than the currently infamous Prince Zhi.
This time, Prince Zhi said he had rendered meritorious service in saving the emperor, meaning he was the first to react and protect his father after the emperor was shot by the assassin.
These were also things that Thirteen told Fourth Master.
When Prince Zhi saw the Third Prince and the Fourth Prince, he smiled kindly and said in a low voice, "Third Brother and Fourth Brother have worked hard. Your elder brother is here. You should go back and rest first."
The Third Master seemed to be indignant upon hearing this, but the Fourth Master had already bowed and left. He couldn't do anything on his own, but he wasn't so polite and left with a flick of his sleeve.
Yesterday, he and the fourth brother stayed up most of the night without eating dinner. But the eldest brother, taking advantage of their nap, went to Father Emperor's side.
Listen to what he's saying.
When Father wakes up and sees Elder Brother, won't all the credit for caring for him during his illness belong to Elder Brother alone?
As Third Master left the Hall of Mental Cultivation, he was about to pull Fourth Master aside to complain, but when he looked around, Fourth Master was nowhere to be seen.
Having nowhere to vent his anger, Third Master angrily said, "Let's go back to the manor," having no other choice.
Fourth Master walked faster and went straight back to his residence.
Su Peisheng hurriedly followed, and only after leaving the palace did he whisper, "Your Majesty, you and the Third Master had only been in the side hall for a short while when the Prince of Zhi arrived with his men. This servant has been being watched..."
The Fourth Prince understood Su Peisheng's meaning, which is why he didn't lash out in the Hall of Mental Cultivation earlier.
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