Chapter 24 The Best Thing
"Your Highness, Prince Shou is here."
Qiu Gu reported outside the door again.
"Let him in quickly."
Although Chu Chengyi was covered in wounds, he was in good spirits as long as there were no outsiders around.
When someone looks at him, he immediately becomes weak again.
"My dear brother, how did you get injured like this? Ahem~ ahem…"
Prince Shou was the third child and the son of Concubine Jing.
He had been weak and sickly since childhood, and only relied on precious medicinal herbs to live to the age of thirty.
Chu Chengyi was aware of his physical condition. It was better in spring and summer, but in autumn and winter he basically stayed at home if possible.
I have to rely on various tonic soups to survive all day long.
"I'm fine. Third brother, please sit by the charcoal stove and drink some hot water to moisten your throat."
Chu Chengyi has a fairly close relationship with Prince Shou.
Concubine Jing had expressed her loyalty to Empress Yuan when she was still alive, and said that she hoped he could take better care of Prince Shou.
Under the guidance of the late emperor, Chu Chengyi attached great importance to brotherhood, but he was not defenseless against anyone.
However, Prince Shou's sincerity towards him was rare among his brothers.
"Ahem... Hey, my brother is fine. Don't move or you'll open the wound again."
Prince Shou sat down to warm his hands, then took a sip of the soup served by the eunuch and drank it. Only then did his cough ease a little.
"It's so cold, Third Brother, you really don't have to go on this trip yourself. My injury won't kill me, but you should take good care of yourself."
Chu Chengyi did not pretend to be dying in front of Prince Shou, but he did not reveal his true condition either.
Only by distinguishing between truth and falsehood, falsehood and truth, can we prevent innocent people from being implicated.
"No problem, my brother has long been accustomed to it. He has been fed with bitter medicine for so many years, it is impossible for him to die so easily."
Prince Shou was optimistic and did not shy away from the question.
"Third brother, you have a good temper. I really want to learn more from you."
Chu Chengyi was not afraid of death, he just didn't like those brothers always thinking about things that they shouldn't be thinking about.
"Brother, am I dazzled? Why is there a baby in your arms?"
Shou Wang was sitting next to the charcoal stove not far from the bed, while Chu Chengyi was lying on the bed with Chu Qinshu on his chest and fell asleep.
Didn’t Chu Qinshu tell him not to hug her?
She's already asleep, why doesn't he hold her tight for a while?
"Brother, your eyesight is so good? This is my daughter Shu'er. She came to see me today. She likes to sleep in my arms the most."
As soon as Chu Chengyi mentioned his daughter, his doting mode came on immediately, and he was so happy that he didn't even need to call himself that.
Although his daughter never gave him the chance to pamper her.
But that doesn't prevent him from comforting himself.
"Oh? Is it really Shu'er? My brother has long heard that father dotes on her, and wanted to come and see her on her third birthday, but father said that we can't see her on the third day, and we can only see her on the full moon day.
A daughter is good, but poor brother can't even give birth to a son, let alone a daughter. I don't know how long I have to wait for her."
Prince Shou felt a little sad as he spoke. He didn't dare say this in front of Princess Shou, for fear that she would say he was being too optimistic.
He wasn't being upset at all; he just wanted to keep her company.
What if he passed away one day, leaving her alone in the world? How lonely would she be?
"Don't be sad, Third Brother. Sheng'an is a vast country with many talented people. We will be able to find a miracle doctor to cure you."
Chu Chengyi knew that Prince Shou was weak from birth, so he was sincere in comforting him and hoping that he could recover.
"I hope so."
Prince Shou stared at Chu Qinshu and responded casually to Chu Chengyi.
The two brothers chatted like this, asking and answering each other, but neither of them was really serious about the conversation.
When Chu Qinshu woke up, Shou Wang was still sitting by the charcoal stove, and he showed no intention of leaving.
[Hey, this uncle looks familiar. Why does he smile so beautifully? ]
She was lying on her side on Chu Chengyi's chest, with her face facing outwards. As soon as she opened her eyes, she met the gentle gaze of Prince Shou.
Chu Chengyi: "..."
Why does Shu'er always look more patient with everyone than with him?
Still familiar? The third brother doesn't look like him, how could Shu'er think he was familiar?
"Shu'er, are you awake? Do you want to pee? Do you want to drink milk?"
Chu Chengyi waited until Chu Qinshu moved before he asked.
That tone was as doting as it could be.
Unfortunately, Chu Qinshu didn't buy it.
“Ahhh~ Ahhh~”
[Shu'er needs to pee and drink milk, Bao Bao Daddy, tell me, how can you help Shu'er? ]
Chu Qinshu wanted to ask Chunxi to come in because she was bloated and hungry.
She drooled a lot in the space, and she was really getting hungrier and hungrier.
"Hey, little girl, I'm your uncle the Third Emperor. Can I hold you in my arms?"
When Prince Shou saw that Chu Qinshu didn't cry after waking up and just looked at him obediently, his heart softened immediately.
He himself had no children, so when he saw the children of his brothers, he would look at them a few more times, just to satisfy his visual desire.
But when he saw this soft and sweet little girl in front of him for the first time, he was delighted and had the urge to steal her back home and raise her himself.
“Ahhh~ Ahhh~”
[Uncle Sanhuang, if you want to hold Shu'er, please do it quickly. Also, please ask Sister Chunxi to come in and help Shu'er pee and feed her. Shu'er can't hold it anymore.]
Chu Qinshu then realized that she was sleeping on her stomach.
I wanted to use my little hands to prop myself up, but my neck was thin and my head was big, so I couldn't do it after trying several times.
Oh! I have no energy if I don't eat meat.
"Xiao Shu'er is really pretty, even prettier than your father."
When Prince Shou saw Chu Qinshu saying "Ahhhhhh" to him, he took her away from Chu Chengyi's chest.
She also took the blanket handed to her by Doctor Cheng and wrapped her up.
Even though he doesn't have children, he is not unfamiliar with holding a child.
I also know that the first thing a child does when he wakes up is to help him pee.
Just like that, under Chu Chengyi's resentful gaze, Chu Qinshu was carried by Shou Wang to have her diaper cleaned and her milk heated up for her to feed.
Then, the two of them started to interact with each other with "ah oh ah oh".
"Shu'er, you're happy now that you're full, right? Uncle Huang is looking forward to meeting Shu'er when he comes to the East Palace, and he even brought you a gift to see if you like it."
As Shou Wang spoke, he took out a small pink purse from his sleeve pocket and waved it in front of Chu Qinshu.
Chu Qinshu stared at the small purse with her bright and crystal eyes, and her mouth was grinning, revealing her fleshy gums.
“Oh~ Oh~”
[I like it, I like Uncle Sanhuang's gift. 】
Chu Qinshu received a lot of gifts, knowing that people in the royal family would never be stingy with gifts, so the purse must be filled with either gold or jade.
Prince Shou could not hear Chu Qinshu's thoughts, he just saw her grinning and saying "oh oh oh", and he knew she was happy.
"This is a little golden rabbit. Our Shu'er likes little rabbits the most, right?"
Shou Wang took out a round little golden rabbit from his pouch, and it shook Chu Qinshu's eyes lit up.
He sent someone to inquire about it, and found out that the gifts his father had been sending in recent days were all little rabbits, including jasper, warm jade, black jade, and white jade.
That means his niece likes bunnies, so he can give her a golden bunny as a meeting gift, which will definitely be a good idea.
"Ah~~Oh~ah~ah~"
[The little golden rabbit is so fat, Shu'er likes it, and Shu'er also likes Uncle Sanhuang. ]
Chu Qinshu wanted to stretch out her hands to catch the little rabbit, but unfortunately she was wearing a cotton jacket today, so her hands were hidden in her sleeves and she couldn't reach them out at all.
"Shu'er really likes little rabbits. Then Uncle Sanhuang will make more for Shu'er when he returns home. We can make all kinds of rabbits, including gold, silver, jade, and gold-inlaid jade ones, okay?"
When Prince Shou saw Chu Qinshu was happy, he became even happier.
The chronic illness that had been with him for thirty years seemed to have left him at this moment.
“Hmm~ Ah~”
[Yes, I like Duoduo's little rabbits. I also want to give Uncle Sanhuang my bath water. After drinking it, Uncle Sanhuang will no longer be sick.]
Chu Qinshu felt that this uncle the Third Emperor was very considerate and generous to her, and he was really a very nice person.
So, she also wanted to give him the best thing.
Well, her bath water is her best thing. It can be used as a spiritual spring and can cure all kinds of diseases.
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