When Fourth Master and Su Peisheng returned to the mansion, it was already 7 PM. Wang Pangzi, who was at the gatehouse, was almost asleep when he heard urgent knocking at the gate. He then casually went to open the door.
When he saw Fourth Master standing at the door with a dark face, he was instantly wide awake.
Fourth Master stepped into the doorway, untied his cloak and tossed it onto Su Peisheng, who followed him in, before striding towards the main courtyard.
Wang Pangzi watched the direction that Fourth Master and his servant had gone, whispered a few words to a little eunuch beside him, and then strolled back to the gatehouse.
Meanwhile, in the main courtyard, the Fujin hadn't changed her clothes for several days and hardly slept. When she was awake, she would go to sit next to Honghui's body in the secret room. When she was really sleepy, she would let Li Mama and Xiahe persuade her to rest for a while and sleep for a while. But as soon as she woke up, she would come to the secret room to accompany Honghui.
When the Fourth Prince entered, the Princess Consort was already asleep. She was so tired that she fell asleep next to Honghui. It was Granny Li who ordered people to carry the Princess Consort out of the secret room.
"Fourth Master!!" Granny Li exclaimed in surprise when she saw the Fourth Master enter. All the maids in the room breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing the Fourth Master return.
"Honghui!!" Fourth Master called out in a hoarse voice.
Li Mama sighed inwardly and immediately replied, "The eldest prince is here. Please follow me."
Actually, when she saw the Fourth Prince, she thought his first question would be about his wife, but he asked about Honghui instead. This shows that in the Fourth Prince's heart, his wife was not even as important as his deceased eldest son.
With these thoughts in mind, and a heavy heart, Granny Li led the Fourth Prince into the secret chamber. The moment the Fourth Prince saw Honghui sleeping in the coffin filled with ice, he stared intently at the little face that would never call him "Father" again. Memories of Honghui's past kept flashing through the Fourth Prince's mind.
"How exactly did he drown?" Fourth Master finally snapped out of his sorrowful memories and asked Granny Li, who was standing beside him.
"Reporting to Your Highness, it was the First Prince, the Third Prince, and those little devils who were skateboarding in the garden..." Granny Li told the Fourth Prince everything she knew.
The Fourth Prince's eyes flickered as he pondered Li Mama's words over and over again for a long time. Finally, he said to Su Peisheng, who was standing to the side, "Go and call Honghui's Haha Zhuzi, and also the Third Prince, to my study. I'll be there in a bit."
After Su Peisheng withdrew, Fourth Master remained standing quietly beside Honghui's coffin, without uttering a word.
Granny Li waited by his side, keeping the Fourth Master company the whole time.
"Where is the Fujin?" the Fourth Prince finally asked about the Fujin.
"Your Majesty, the Fujin (Prince Consort) hasn't had a proper rest these past few days. As soon as she woke up, she insisted on staying by the First Prince's side. She was just so sleepy that I helped her out to rest," said Granny Li.
"I'll go see the Princess Consort!" the Fourth Prince said with a complicated expression.
When Granny Li led the Fourth Master to the Princess Consort's room, they saw her being helped up by Xia He to drink water. Her cheeks were noticeably thinner, her hair was simply tied up in a simple bun, and her eyes seemed half-closed.
"What's wrong with the Fujin's eyes?" Fourth Prince asked the Fujin, standing at the door.
"Master!" The Fujin turned around as if she had suddenly woken up from a nightmare. She found the Fourth Master standing at the door, and her lifeless eyes suddenly brightened.
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