The little guy was puzzled: His older brother had always been very good to him, so what was wrong? Could it be that he disliked him?
His expression clearly showed that Honghui didn't want his fourth brother to misunderstand, and didn't want his fourth brother to stop being on good terms with him in the future.
So he hurriedly explained, "My brother doesn't dislike you, he's just sick and he's afraid that if he passes on his illness to you, it won't be good."
Upon hearing that he didn't dislike him, Xiao Hongxuan immediately smiled. That radiant smile warmed Honghui's heart, and in an instant, the terrible feeling of being sick seemed to lessen.
“I’m not afraid, I’m strong,” Xiao Hongxuan said.
Looking at the little one, puffing out his chest and patting his chest with such a smug look, Honghui burst out laughing.
Inside the room, the two brothers chatted and laughed. Fourth Master, who had quietly walked to the door, saw this and felt a surge of satisfaction.
As time goes by
The news that the Fourth Prince Hongxuan had gone to the front courtyard to visit the First Prince was quickly relayed back by the person sent by the Princess Consort to arrange for the care of the First Prince Honghui.
In the main courtyard, the Princess Consort was surprised to hear these words.
"Didn't the master stop him?" The wife didn't think that the fourth prince shouldn't go to see Hui'er. She just thought about how much the fourth prince valued his offspring and thought that he should be worried that the fourth prince would be infected with the illness, so he shouldn't allow it. That's why she raised her doubts.
"We couldn't stop him. The Fourth Prince threw a tantrum, and the Prince gave in." The servant paused here, letting the surprised Fujin digest what he had just said, before continuing, "After the Fourth Prince arrived, the First Prince smiled. He had been unable to eat much of the food he had been eating since he fell ill, but he ate quite a bit of it just now."
Upon hearing this, the Fujin's expression softened, and her impression of Xiao Hongxuan improved slightly.
She thought more deeply that if the Fourth Prince didn't go to see Hui'er, how could he repay Hui'er's kindness in protecting him?
Meanwhile, in Peach Blossom Courtyard, Jiaming, who was usually calm, became irritable after Hongxuan went to the front courtyard to visit the First Prince.
She stood up, pushed open the window facing the entrance to the Peach Blossom Courtyard, but the peach tree branches blocked her view, so she turned around and walked towards the entrance.
Red Peach immediately grabbed her cloak and followed.
On the veranda not far from the entrance, Jiaming took the cloak handed to her by Hongtao, put it on, and then gazed at the entrance of Peach Courtyard, waiting for the small figure to return.
Perhaps it was the brutal methods of Uya that had stirred her sensitive nerves. She was afraid that someone would use brutal methods to openly and brazenly harm Hongxuan. Even though she sent Xiao Hezi along, she still couldn't help but worry.
Because, she suddenly realized that Li Shi was a time traveler who had trained many subordinates who knew martial arts, while Fujin was a reborn person who might also have people who knew martial arts. Moreover, she might even be hiding someone even more powerful.
If such people were to attack Xuan'er roughly, even if Xiao Hezi sensed something was wrong, how could he, with only some crude martial arts skills, stop them?
Worried, worried, Jiaming reached out and broke off a small branch of peach tree that stretched into the corridor, tugging at the leaves on the branch with both hands.
The leaves were all gone, so she turned to the branches. With slender, pale hands, she broke off a small piece of the branch, then another small piece, and another small piece, until there was nothing left.
Just as Jiaming threw down the last small piece of peach branch, a small figure suddenly jumped into her eyes. She was instantly delighted and exclaimed, "Xuan'er!"
Hearing the shouts, little Hongxuan raised his head and looked in the direction of the sound, his face instantly breaking into a smile.
He shouted loudly, "Mother!"
Then, it suddenly rushed towards Jiaming.
Jiaming quickly came out of the corridor, bent down, and hugged Xiao Hongxuan who was rushing towards her.
After the mother and son spent a while being affectionate, Jiaming finally realized that she seemed to have seen Su Peisheng next to the grandfather.
She glanced at him, a look of surprise flashing across her eyes, and an unnatural expression crossed her face. Then she put little Hongxuan down on the ground and said to Su Peisheng in a serious tone, "Thank you, Eunuch Su, for bringing Xuan'er back."
He acted as if he had never ignored Su Peisheng's situation.
"You're too kind," Su Peisheng replied, as if he hadn't been ignored just moments before. "The master instructed me to escort the Fourth Prince back. Now that the Fourth Prince has arrived, I should head back."
“In that case,” Jiaming said, looking at Xiao Hezi, “go and see Eunuch Su off.”
"!"
After Su Peisheng and Xiao Hezi turned and left, Jiaming stretched out her fair hand, took Xiao Hongxuan's small hand, and led her into the corridor, walking back along the corridor.
As we walked, I talked to the little guy, "How's your older brother?"
"Big brother said it's just a minor illness," Xiao Hongxuan replied in his childish voice. "But big brother, I'll go with him, even if he's alone, and I'll go tomorrow too."
Jiaming remained silent for a while, feeling somewhat unwilling.
Xuan'er is so young, and he's always going out. She's worried about his safety in the prince's backyard, a dangerous place.
But then she thought, this child needs to experience danger so that he will learn to protect himself from danger as he grows up, and that will make him safer... After thinking about all these things, she finally agreed, "Okay!"
Upon hearing his mother's agreement, Xiao Hongxuan's smile, which had returned to its usual calm, widened even more. But that wasn't enough, he added, "I'll go the day after tomorrow too!"
This time, Jiaming didn't hesitate or think it over again; she nodded directly and said, "Yes."
Xiao Hongxuan was even happier, but he felt that he hadn't explained himself clearly. What he was thinking was, "Go every day."
"Whatever you want," Jiaming agreed, "but you have to bring Xiao Hezi and Xiao Lizi along."
She was still worried about his safety, and she only felt more at ease when she brought along Xiao Hezi, whom she trusted, and Xiao Lizi, who was sent by the Emperor.
"Yes!" Xiao Hongxuan nodded vigorously in agreement.
From then on, he would go out for a stroll every morning, and of course, his destination was Songtao Courtyard, where the eldest prince lived.
With the eunuch assigned by Emperor Kangxi accompanying him and Xiao Hezi watching over him, no one dared to provoke him.
Everyone knew that the little eunuch was sent by the emperor, and the experience of Lady Wuya told them that they could not afford to offend the Fourth Prince Hongxuan.
Moreover, we dare not provoke them, otherwise, if the master becomes unhappy, it would be bad if he came to dislike them.
Because the Fourth Prince frequently visited the First Prince, the First Prince was in a good mood, and his illness improved quickly. His mother, feeling sorry for her son, thus led to the scene where, during the morning greetings, the Princess Consort warned the women in the inner quarters not to harm the Fourth Prince.
Of course, the princess didn't say it so explicitly; she only gave a roundabout warning.
The Fujin's warning seemed superfluous at first, because the women in the back courtyard didn't even dare to approach the front courtyard. The examples of Uya and the women who had previously fawned over the Fourth Prince made them all hesitant to step forward.
As the time for the southern tour drew closer, but the list of participants had not yet been released, the women in the inner quarters became increasingly anxious and restless.
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