Xiaoliu, Xiaoqi and Xiaoba soon heard the news and rushed to the Imperial Garden to join the snowball fight.
We waited at a distance as usual and took the opportunity to chat.
"Your Highness, a little kitten fell into the water! So pitiful, what should we do?" A little palace maid ran over in panic, hunched over, her body just hidden by the rockery.
Tianbao loves small animals. After hearing this, her face almost wrinkled like an old lady: "Where is it?"
Everyone dropped the snowballs in their hands and ran towards the lake following the little palace maid's instructions.
The Third Prince caught up with Tian Bao and held her hand: "Don't get too close to the lake later, okay? It's freezing cold, and it would be terrible if you fell in."
"I know, thank you, Third Brother!"
But as soon as they arrived at the lake, the children immediately lost their composure.
The little kitten was struggling helplessly in the icy water, its innocent big eyes filled with fear and despair, as if it was crying, and its meowing sounds were so pitiful!
"Third brother, what should I do? Such a poor little kitty." Tian Bao suddenly flashed back to a scene from her past life: her friend was drowning, she screamed at the top of her lungs but no one came, and she watched as her friend choked on water and gradually sank...
The regrets of the previous life cannot be repeated again.
"Quickly get the bamboo poles, baskets, and ropes!" The third prince spoke first.
Xiaowu had already asked Xiaosi to hold one of his hands, and he wanted to fish the kitten out with his bare hands: "By the time we get the stuff, it'll have drowned. It doesn't look far away, I'll do it!"
"Fifth Prince, there's danger!" A young eunuch not far away spoke hurriedly.
"Fifth brother, you can't do that. Ask him to come over. He is taller than you." The second prince frowned, pointed at him, and spoke out to stop Xiaowu.
The young eunuch curled up the corners of his mouth into a sly smile, then quickly smoothed his lips again.
He hurriedly squeezed in among the children. The eldest prince, who had been standing at the back of the crowd, was forced to squeeze forward a few steps. Just as he was about to turn around, someone suddenly pushed him from behind. He subconsciously pushed forward with his hands, and suddenly there was a "plop" sound from the front.
Someone fell into the water.
The young eunuch looked at the eldest prince in disbelief: "Your Highness, why did you push the little princess into the water? She'll freeze to death in this weather!"
Not only Tianbao, but also Xiaosan and Xiaosi, who were protecting Tianbao on both sides, were dragged into the lake while trying to grab her. In a panic, the second prince, who tried to grab Tianbao's clothes, also slipped and fell in.
"Help! Help!" The princes who did not fall into the water screamed in panic.
"Little Princess!" The little palace maid who had led them here earlier was the first to rush to the lake and lie on the shore to rescue the person.
The young eunuch's eyes flashed slightly, his brows frowned and then smoothed, and he pretended to rescue the person.
The panicked sounds here quickly attracted the attendants, but in the blink of an eye, they found that the young masters were missing and broke out in a cold sweat.
Seeing someone fall into the water, the eunuch who could swim jumped directly into the icy water.
After the three princes fell into the lake, they all lifted Tianbao to the surface of the water.
The water at the lakeside was about shoulder-deep for an adult, but deep enough for a few children.
Fortunately, they rescued them in time, and the three princes and the little sweet baby were rescued safely.
The little sweet baby, who was wet and shivering from the cold, held the kitten in his arms and laughed, "That's great...that's great, it's...it's fine."
This accident alarmed the entire harem, and the emperor and empress almost rushed into Lewan Palace.
At that time, Tianbao had just finished taking a hot bath and was wrapped in a quilt by Concubine Wan like a dumpling, with only two round black grape eyes showing.
The room was so warm that people were sweating slightly, but Tianbao still felt cold and dizzy: "Mother, I have a headache... I'm cold..."
"How did you take care of Tianbao?!" The emperor glared at Concubine Wan and Zhiqiu, his eyes red. He rushed over and hugged the little one through the quilt. "My dear, I'm here. Where is the imperial physician? What did he say?"
The scolded Concubine Wan kept wiping away tears: "The imperial physician prescribed some medicine and is boiling it, but...but Tianbao is afraid of bitterness."
Tianbao has only had a fever once in his life.
The little girl who is usually obedient becomes very delicate when she has a fever. She needs to be coaxed for a long time to drink a little bit of bitter medicine. But she will force herself to drink it sensibly. She will shed two big tears after taking a sip, which is heartbreaking to watch.
The tyrant's eyes were red as he asked people to bring candied fruits, sweet cakes, malt sugar and other sweets.
After the medicine was boiled, he personally fed it to the child with great patience, and it took him a whole incense stick to feed a bowl of medicine...
Tianbao was young after all, and the fever lasted on and off all night. The New Year's Eve dinner that had been prepared long ago was also temporarily cancelled after this accident.
On the first day of the new year, the princes went to Lewan Palace to kowtow to the emperor and empress and wish them a happy new year.
Only the Empress came out of the outer hall. With a haggard look in her eyes, she told them to stand up. She then asked Huaying to distribute money to ward off evil spirits and rewards to each of them. "Your father is guarding Tianbao and is currently busy. After you finish your worship, you can go back. Are you all feeling better?"
The queen looked at the three princes who had also fallen into the water yesterday with concern in her eyes.
The Second Prince nodded, his voice slightly nasal, "Don't worry, Mother. I only have a slight cold."
The Third Prince also shook his head: "Mother, how is Tianbao?"
Xiao Si didn't say anything, his eyes were red, but he stubbornly refused to cry.
The Queen shook her head and sighed, "The fever hasn't subsided, and the body is hot and cold. The imperial physicians are here, so don't worry too much. Go back and take care of yourself."
A few people wanted to go in and take a look, but were driven away by the irritable and incompetent emperor.
The concubines in each palace took their sons away one after another, and in the end only one mistress was left.
Xiao Si's feet seemed to be glued to the ground, and he looked inside eagerly.
The queen patted his head and said, "Go back and play with your second brother. Tianbao will surely be blessed with good fortune."
Xiao Si took a deep breath and said, "Mother, I want to go to the Duke Zhong's Mansion."
The queen was silent for a moment, and then said that during the New Year, Xiao Si wanted to be close to his grandfather, after all, his biological mother was no longer around, so she agreed.
Zhongguogongfu.
After everyone paid their respects to the Fourth Prince, the Fourth Prince asked Duke Zhong to follow him to the study with a cold face.
Zhong Dequan was angered by his arrogant attitude and snorted coldly all the way: Ever since I started secretly supporting him, this kid has become ruthless and has not improved. He has no talent for conspiracy and intrigue, but his temper is getting worse and worse!
As soon as Zhong Dequan closed the door of his study, several books came whizzing towards him, and he didn't dodge.
He stared at it, and Xiao Si picked up the inkstone and smashed it on his face.
Zhong Dequan dodged this time and shouted in a deep voice: "Fourth Prince! Are you sure you want to mess around with this old minister on the first day of the new year?!"
The seven-year-old child had a sinister look in his eyes. He held back his tears, his eyes reddened. "Grandpa arranged this, right? You arranged for someone to push Tianbao into the water!!"
Zhong Dequan subconsciously looked back and said, "Keep your voice down!"
Xiao Si was like a madman. He rushed over, grabbed Zhong Dequan's arm and bit it hard.
The blood letter in the cold palace was arranged by Zhong Dequan. At that time, Zhong Dequan asked him to pretend that he accidentally turned over the blood letter when he went to the cold palace to mourn his deceased mother. Unexpectedly, he saw it when the tyrant emperor was exorcising evil spirits.
This incident was definitely done by him!
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