They all wanted to go, after all, the Fourth Prince was also going with the emperor.
So, gritting their teeth, they decided to go all out, disregarding the warnings from the Fujin and the Fourth Prince not to go to the front yard.
Finally, three days before the trip to the south was confirmed, Hongxuan returned after visiting Honghui in the front yard as usual in the morning.
On the only way to the front courtyard, Zhang Gege, who longed for the qualification to tour the south, was looking around with her personal maid.
At first, Zhang Gege was a little nervous and worried, but she thought that this was on the way to the front yard, not the front yard itself, and there was no warning from Master Fan and his wife here, so she figured it should be fine.
After reassuring herself for a while, her anxiety and worry disappeared.
A moment later, the personal maid suddenly exclaimed with delight, "Master, the master has arrived?"
Upon hearing this, Zhang Gege looked in the direction and indeed saw the Fourth Master's figure.
Overjoyed, she instantly transformed into a fairy, posing with an air of elegance as if admiring the scenery along the roadside.
Since practicing the Shangqing Scripture, Fourth Master's hearing and eyesight have become much sharper. When Zhang Gege and the others saw him, he also saw them.
Then, watching Zhang Gege transform, Fourth Master suddenly stopped giving instructions to Su Peisheng.
Su Peisheng looked up in confusion and saw Zhang Gege, with a graceful figure and temperament like a fairy.
He instantly understood that this was a deliberate act to wait for the master, but he didn't know what the master thought of it.
Fourth Master understood Zhang Gege's meaning perfectly well. When he was in a bad mood, he naturally disliked Zhang Gege.
However, as Honghui's condition improved and he had nothing to worry about, the Fourth Prince, in a slightly better mood, saw Zhang Gege's comical transformation and, seeing her beautiful appearance now, even had some good ideas in his mind.
Of course, this doesn't mean that the Fourth Prince was tempted and ready to enjoy the scenery with the beauty. However, the Fourth Prince still had principles and wouldn't succumb to such temptation.
Moreover, when the Fourth Master saw Hongxuan, who was tilting his head and looking this way behind Zhang Shi, a ripple flashed in his eyes.
The child is still here; how could you do such a thing?
Zhang Gege was unaware that Xiao Hongxuan was behind her, and she couldn't guess what the Fourth Prince was thinking. She gracefully bowed and greeted the Fourth Prince as he entered.
Then, when she got up, she stood up steadily and didn't take the opportunity to flirt with the Fourth Master.
Zhang Gege said: She's not that stupid. Using the tricks that women in the inner quarters usually use to curry favor, like falling down when she gets up or throwing flirtatious glances, is too outdated and needs to be improved.
Then, she stepped aside to make way for the Fourth Master, but unexpectedly, she twisted her ankle and fell.
The way she fell was so graceful, and she fell beautifully head-on towards the Fourth Master.
The Fourth Prince narrowed his eyes and calmly took a step. Zhang Gege's beautiful face instantly twisted in horror.
With a scream of surprise, she fell face down.
Upon seeing his father, Xiao Hongxuan, who had rushed over excitedly, suddenly stopped in front of Zhang Gege.
"Bang!" Ouch, that hurts!
Then, Zhang Gege looked up, her face covered in blood.
Xiao Hongxuan's eyes widened suddenly: "You're so big and still can't walk, how embarrassing!"
The child's clear, cheerful laughter made Fourth Master's face darken, and Zhang Shi covered her face in embarrassment.
Fourth Master with a dark face
He immediately scolded Zhang's stunned maid, "Hurry up and take your mistress back!"
Under the Fourth Master's reprimand, the maid quickly came to her senses and immediately helped up Zhang Gege, who was covering her face with a handkerchief. The two of them left in a daze.
After glancing at the departing figures of the two, Fourth Master glanced at Xiao Hongxuan, who was still laughing, then coughed twice and called out, "Xuan'er."
Upon hearing this, little Hongxuan stared at the Fourth Master with bright eyes and replied in a childish voice, "Father!"
"Uh." Fourth Master patted Xiao Hongxuan's head, glanced at the path Xiao Hongxuan had taken from the front yard, and said in a gentle tone, "You've met your older brother."
"Mmm." After nodding, Xiao Hongxuan began to talk in his childish voice about what he had just said and done with his older brother. He chattered away, but to Fourth Master, it didn't sound childish or annoying at all. Instead, he felt very gratified.
As fathers, we all hope that our children will be friendly and have a good relationship with their brothers.
How could he not be pleased?
After Xiao Hongxuan finally managed to finish speaking, using only a few words, Fourth Master patted Xiao Hongxuan's fluffy head and then instructed, "Su Peisheng, take him back."
“!” Su Peisheng bowed and then followed closely behind Xiao Hongxuan to Taoyuan.
Back at Peach Garden, Xiao Hongxuan, who was about to tell his mother about the joke he had just seen, suddenly smelled the delicious aroma of pastries and instantly forgot about it.
In the afternoon, after the Fourth Prince left the palace, he went to the front courtyard to see Honghui, and then brought Gao Wuyong to Peach Courtyard.
Sitting upright in his chair, the Fourth Prince sipped his hot tea and ate the not-too-sweet but delicious pastries that Jiaming had specially made for Xiao Hongxuan. He ignored Xiao Hongxuan's angry glare and said, "If the palace wants to see Xuan'er, get him ready tomorrow morning."
Jiaming thought to herself that although the eldest prince had recovered a lot, he was not fully recovered yet. Considering how much the princess consort cared for the eldest prince, treating him with utmost care and affection, she knew that the princess consort would not have time to bring Xuan'er into the palace.
So she raised an eyebrow and asked, "Then tomorrow, will you take him there, sir?"
"Mmm," Fourth Master put the last bit of heart in his hand into his mouth.
This "yes" was not only a response to Jiaming's words, but also perhaps an affirmation of how delicious the pastries were.
Once his hands were free, he slowly wiped his fingers, which had been holding the snacks, with a handkerchief and said calmly, "Tomorrow, I'll take him to Mother's first, and then go to court."
Little Hongxuan, who had just been angry that the Fourth Prince had eaten his snacks and glared at him, overheard the conversation between the Fourth Prince and Jiaming. His little eyes lit up and he made a decision in his heart: he would definitely complain to the Emperor and his mother about his father tomorrow.
Hmph, who told him to eat the delicious cakes his mother specially made for him?
The next morning, before entering the palace, Jiaming helped Xiao Hongxuan put on the clothes he was dressed in.
Remembering how her son had previously caused trouble for his father, which in turn led to trouble for his mother, she tidied up while instructing him, "Xuan'er, once you're in the palace, you absolutely mustn't say anything bad about your father, like before, when you said things about your father..."
Jiaming slowly gave examples, explaining things to Xiao Hongxuan little by little.
Having understood, Xiao Hongxuan immediately pouted.
Hmph, he's not going to agree to Mother's request. Yesterday, he was thinking of complaining to the Emperor and Mother, but today he's not going to complain. How can that be allowed?
The Fourth Master, standing to the side, saw Xiao Hongxuan's appearance and his mind flashed back to the times he had been tricked in the past, causing his eyelids to twitch.
When Jiaming saw Xiao Hongxuan's expression, she immediately knew what he was up to. She turned Xiao Hongxuan to face her and stated her conditions, "Good boy, if you listen to your mother, when you come back, your mother will make you lots of delicious pastries."
After last night's exhaustion, and recalling the negative impact of Xuan'er's past misdeeds on her mother, she felt her back was even more tired, as if it were about to break.
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