However, the master was with Xuan'er... Jiaming thought to herself as she secretly glanced at the fourth master, only to find herself staring directly into his eyes.
Jiaming sat up straight with a serious expression, afraid that the Fourth Master...
But it's too late!
"Hmph," Fourth Master glanced at Jiaming, "Can't wait?"
Jiaming immediately shook her head, saying firmly, "No!"
Fourth Master ignored Jiaming's reply and said to himself, "Your turn will be here soon."
Sure enough, after the Fourth Prince gave Xiao Hongxuan a good talking-to (forbidding him from accompanying the southern tour because he was under six years old), he picked up the little guy and handed him to Granny Sun, saying, "Alright, take him away."
Next, it's time for the parent company to repay the debt.
Looking at the Fourth Master's deep-set eyes, Jiaming felt a silent lament rising within her.
At the same time, she couldn't help but put her hand on her lower back, and the feeling of her waist about to break instantly came over her.
Little Hongxuan, who was handed to Granny Sun, looked like a defeated rooster—utterly dejected.
His pitiful little face made Granny Sun, who was holding him, feel very sorry for him.
After carrying him back to the next room, I hurriedly tried to amuse him with words or things that he used to care about, but he still couldn't muster any interest.
Even though little Hongxuan was disappointed, he still maintained a positive attitude.
Before long, he became highly motivated—"Hmph, if you won't let me go, I'll find a way myself."
Upon seeing this, Granny Sun couldn't help but sigh: Children's moods change so quickly.
But they forgot that their little master was different from other children.
So, out of Grandma Sun's sight, the little guy's black eyes darted around.
Suddenly, Hongxuan caught a glimpse of Xiao Li behind him on the left. The little guy seemed to have thought of something, his eyes blinking thoughtfully.
A moment later, his eyes lit up with surprise.
Yes, Ama is afraid of Huangmafa.
Once Grandfather agrees, how can Father refuse to let him go?
So the little guy beckoned to Xiao Li with his little hand (he learned this from Xiao He), and Xiao Li respectfully leaned over and bent down slightly.
Granny Sun thought the Fourth Prince was just playing a game with Little Li, so she didn't pay much attention.
Little did they know that Xiao Hongxuan had Xiao Lizi deliver a message to Emperor Kangxi, asking him to instruct his father—the Fourth Prince—to take him on his southern tour.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Li was taken aback, thinking to himself: "My master is so intelligent; he understands and comprehends what I've done at such a young age. Will he think I've betrayed him?"
Thinking of this, cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
"Hey," Xiao Hongxuan stretched out his chubby finger and poked the stiff-looking Xiao Lizi, his face tense, and imitated the Fourth Master's feigned indifference, saying, "Did you hear what I said?"
Leonardo DiCaprio responded reflexively.
"Alright, you've met him, Grandfather. I haven't sent him to the wrong place, as I've said."
Little Li Zidan breathed a huge sigh of relief.
So that's what the master didn't know. It's just for this reason.
Little Li acted quickly, and that very evening, Emperor Kangxi received the little guy's request.
The next day, the Fourth Prince learned of this matter from Emperor Kangxi.
When I first heard this news,
The Fourth Prince was momentarily rude in front of the Emperor, and he was stunned.
Xuan'er actually sent a message to his father, the Emperor. He was only two years old, yet he knew to contact his father through Xiao Li Zi, and he knew that Xiao Li Zi often informed his father about his situation (Xiao Hongxuan didn't think that much about it, he just assumed it was true). How could this not astonish him!
Immediately, he was pleased by the little fellow's cleverness and quick wit, but even more so, he was terrified.
There's a Chinese idiom, "Extreme intelligence is bound to cause harm," and he's now nearing thirty with only three sons. Xuan'er has always been his favorite, and the thought that he might be too intelligent...
Kangxi noticed the fear in his expression and immediately explained, "I asked, and Xuan'er simply believed that the eunuch had seen me before, so he wouldn't send the wrong message to someone else."
Fourth Master: "..." All that worry for nothing!
So, when the Fourth Prince returned to the manor, Jiaming learned from him about the little guy sending a message to the Emperor.
When she heard the news, she was stunned.
She stared blankly at the Fourth Prince, and after a long while, she finally found her voice and stammered, "Did I hear that right?" For a moment, she even forgot to refer to herself as a "concubine".
Fourth Master glanced at Jiaming and said, "You heard me right, that's exactly what you heard."
"Then, what did His Majesty say?" Jiaming suddenly asked, looking slightly conflicted.
She worried that if she left Xuan'er in the manor, people in the backyard might take advantage of her absence; but if she took him with her, she worried that he was too young and wouldn't be able to withstand the journey.
But when she thought about her child's healthy body, she began to prefer taking the child with her.
"Father, it's impossible for you to agree. Xuan'er is too young." The Fourth Prince said, looking at Jiaming with surprise.
There's no reason why the usually clever Ming'er wouldn't have thought of this. So why?
Jiaming was immediately disappointed. After what happened with Hesheli and Wuya, she became increasingly worried about leaving her child alone in the mansion.
"Sir, why don't you take the others with you? I..."
Before Jiaming could finish speaking, Fourth Master interrupted her, "What did you say?"
Jiaming's worry for her child gave her immense courage to ignore the Fourth Prince's stern face. "Your Highness, I am worried about leaving Xuan'er alone in the mansion."
Before Jiaming could finish her sentence, Fourth Master already knew why she was worried.
In the inner court, there are those targeting Xuan'er, such as Hesheli and Wuya. Even more dangerous is that the Fujin (the wife of the emperor) harbors ill intentions towards Xuan'er.
However, none of this seemed like a problem to the Fourth Master. "I'll leave him in the front yard and have Gao Wuyong look after him. He'll be fine," the Fourth Master said confidently, having absolute control over the front yard and the power of the Sticky Rod Office.
In the end, regardless of Jiaming's various worries, the Fourth Prince still decided to take her on the southern tour, while the little boy Hongxuan was left behind.
It was the last afternoon, and Xiao Hongxuan sat unhappily on the steps, basking in the lazy afternoon sun.
He watched the servants carrying trunks in and out. Some of these trunks were for his mother to take away, and some were for him to take to the front yard. Because he knew this, he was even more unhappy.
He absentmindedly tugged at his sleeve, pouting, and then ignored Jiaming's calls to him from inside the room.
Hmph, serves you right for not taking me along! Hmph, I'm not going to listen to you anymore, I'm not going to talk to you bastards.
Tugging at his sleeve, the little guy's eyes lit up, and he clapped his hands together, thinking, "I've got an idea!"
Hehe, tomorrow, we can do this, then this, and then this again... Haha, you guys didn't take me with you, hmph, Xuan'er can think of a way herself.
However, even if I figured out a way, I still couldn't forgive them. Humph, it's their own fault for not taking me along!
And so, because the little guy's attitude didn't change, no one noticed that something was wrong with him.
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