An Jingzhi rolled his eyes and said, "It's good that you know you're wrong. You won't have to send me off. Xiao Xizi, hurry up and go."
He propped up his head with his chubby little hands, trying to block some of the rain, and called out to Xiao Xizi who was kneeling on the ground in fear behind him.
Xiao Xizi looked up at An Jingzhi, then looked at the emperor.
Only after seeing the emperor nod at him did Xiao Xizi dare to leave with An Jingzhi, along with the palace servants behind him.
The emperor looked at the small figure disappearing in the distance with a smile, "Which palace is this child from?"
The eunuch Wang at the back stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, this is from Fengluan Palace."
When the emperor, who had been cheerful just now, heard the words "Fengluan Palace", his face suddenly darkened.
He left with a lack of interest.
After arriving at the Imperial Study, Eunuch Wang received the news from the eunuch below and came forward to report, "Your Majesty, the Consort Xiang is requesting an audience outside."
Thinking that he hadn't even started reviewing the memorials yet, the emperor said, "Announce."
After Xiang Zhaoyi returned, she did not come to complain immediately, for fear that her image in the emperor's heart would be damaged. She waited until the redness on her face disappeared before coming.
When Xiang Zhaoyi came in, I felt so sorry for her crying. "Your Majesty, please make the decision for me~"
The emperor looked distressed for the beauty and quickly coaxed her, "What's wrong? Who bullied you?"
After all, the emperor had just favored her, so he still had some patience.
"Your Majesty, yesterday I received the Fengyun brocade you gifted me. Thinking I wouldn't be able to use it all, I kindly took a piece to the Imperial Concubine and paid my respects to my elder sister. I didn't expect that my elder sister would not only look down on me but also have the palace servants beat me."
"Your Majesty, please make the decision~" After Xiang Zhaoyi said this, tears immediately fell, as if she had suffered a great injustice.
The moment he heard the name of the Imperial Concubine, the Emperor's patience immediately evaporated. "Don't worry, my beloved concubine. I will take care of the matter for you. I will have someone investigate thoroughly and give you an explanation. You may return first."
Xiang Zhaoyi was dumbfounded. Shouldn't they immediately pull her aside to continue coaxing her? Then send someone to punish the imperial concubine? Why did they want to drive her away too?
Seeing the emperor's impatient look, Xiang Zhaoyi didn't dare to stay any longer and could only leave in aggrieved manner.
The emperor was a little annoyed. Why was it Fengluan Palace again?
The news that Xiang Zhaoyi was driven out by the emperor soon spread throughout the harem.
"Your Majesty, I just went to inquire and found out that His Majesty really kicked them out. I heard that Concubine Xiang wanted to file a complaint."
Empress Xian sat upright in her seat and sneered at the words, "Even His Majesty himself can't do anything about that girl in Fengluan Palace. Xiang Zhaoyi is truly out of her mind, relying on her favor to provoke her. Just wait, His Majesty will definitely ignore her from now on. She's been so rampant for the past few days, it's time for her to pay the price."
The palace maid made a "click" gesture and said, "Your Majesty, do you want to?"
Concubine Xian sneered, "I won't get involved in such dirty things. Zhaoyi has offended many people, some of whom want to deal with her."
After returning to Fengluan Palace, An Jingzhi was immediately captured.
Gu Sangyu wiped the water off his body while scolding, "You little brat are going wild! You don't even know it's raining! Look at you, you're all wet!"
As he spoke, he turned to Xiao Wan and said, "Go prepare hot water for the little prince to bathe."
After Xiaowan left to prepare the water, Gu Sangyu wiped An Jingzhi's hair and said, "If you don't listen like this again, I won't let you go out to play. If it rains, you must go home. You are soaking wet now. If you catch a cold, your mother will be distressed, you know?"
An Jingzhi admitted his mistake obediently, "Mother, I was wrong. I won't get sick." If he was really trapped in Fengluan Palace, he would suffocate to death.
The water was ready in a short while, and Gu Sangyu helped his son An Jingzhi take a bath.
An Jingzhi took off all his clothes and seemed a little embarrassed sitting in the wooden barrel.
"You're still shy at such a young age?"
An Jingzhi blushed at the teasing, "I'll wash it myself, mother. I can wash it myself. I'm grown up."
Gu Sangyu didn't care about him and washed her son clean. Then she carried him to bed, changed him into clean clothes, and brought him a bowl of soup to ward off the cold.
I don’t know if it was because the original owner’s health was too poor, but An Jingzhi had a fever that night.
Gu Sangyu took care of him all night, and his fever subsided in the early morning. When An Jingzhi opened his eyes, he found someone lying beside him.
"Mother." He opened his mouth gently.
Gu Sangyu had just fallen asleep when she woke up immediately after hearing the sound. She looked at An Jingzhi with surprise, who had already opened his eyes. She used her hand to test the temperature of his forehead and said, "It's gone! That's great."
After saying this, she was a little angry and hugged An Jingzhi gently, "You little brat, you worried me to death."
An Jingzhi forced himself to cheer up and said, "Drink some water."
Gu Sangyu quickly took the hot water Xiaowan handed to her. She gently lifted An Jingzhi's head with one hand and said, "Drink slowly."
After drinking the water and a few mouthfuls of porridge, An Jingzhi fell into a deep sleep again.
After taking the pulse, the imperial physician stood up and said to Gu Sangyu, "Your Highness is fine now. He will recover after resting for another day or two."
Gu Sangyu looked relieved and asked Xiaowan to give a thank-you gift and send the imperial physician away.
"Your Majesty, you haven't slept all night. Go and get some rest. The little prince probably won't wake up until noon."
Gu Sangyu suppressed her sleepiness and glanced at An Jingzhi. Listening to his steady breathing, she went to her room to rest.
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In the evening, the emperor couldn't help but walk and walked, and came to the same place as yesterday.
He looked at the small swing and imagined the child playing happily on it.
"Didn't you say he comes here to play every day? Why didn't I see him today?"
The emperor had asked Eunuch Wang about An Jingzhi's situation in the morning, but when he arrived here he didn't see anyone and was a little disappointed.
As the emperor's personal eunuch, Eunuch Wang knew everything about the palace so that he could answer the emperor's questions in a timely manner.
Eunuch Wang didn't expect that His Majesty really liked the Fifth Prince so much. He thought the Emperor was here for fun. After all, His Majesty often came here for fun, so he didn't tell him on his own initiative.
"Your Majesty, the Fifth Prince was caught in the rain yesterday and developed a fever in the middle of the night. I'm sure he's resting in the palace now."
"Fever? Doesn't this kid look healthy? Why is he still feverish? What did the doctor say? Is he alright?"
From the emperor's series of questions, eunuch Wang could already feel how much the emperor valued the fifth prince.
"Your Majesty, rest assured. The imperial physician has sent me news that my prince's fever has subsided this morning. Children are in good health and will recover in two days."
The emperor immediately lost interest in playing and said, "Let's go back."
Halfway through the journey, the emperor stopped and said to the eunuch beside him, "Send someone to bring some nourishing supplements."
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