"Su Peisheng!"
Just as Su Peisheng was thinking to himself that his master was being hypocritical, he suddenly heard his master call out to him and instinctively bowed and replied, "This servant is here."
"Send someone to send a message back to the Fujin (principal wife), tell her that Hongxuan is here!" The Fourth Prince's face turned frosty when he mentioned the Fujin.
Hmph, the Princess Consort is supposed to be keeping a close watch on the household, yet this brat managed to sneak out like that! It's outrageous!
Actually, the Fujin was quite wronged. You see, Hongxuan was very good at hide-and-seek, often hiding for a long time without anyone finding him. Moreover, he played hide-and-seek frequently, and the servants were used to him disappearing for a long time, so they never thought to report it to the Fujin.
The Fourth Prince, caught up in his anger, didn't think of this matter for a moment.
"Yes, sir!" Su Peisheng bowed deeply and left.
However, as he turned around, he suddenly heard the Tenth Prince's loud voice, "Hey, Fourth Brother, you..."
Suddenly, Xiao Hongxuan felt himself being lifted up. He raised his little head slightly and looked around in confusion. Then he saw that the person who lifted him was none other than Fourth Master. The little guy excitedly swung his two chubby little legs in the air, smiled brightly, and said affectionately, "Father!"
The Tenth Prince, who thought his nephew would get a beating, found that the father and son were doing just fine, and that he was worrying for nothing. So he stopped talking abruptly.
The young prince's cheerfulness infected the Fourth Prince's heart, but he still had to maintain his dignity as the Fourth Prince. Besides, mistakes need to be punished, so the Fourth Prince tried his best to keep a straight face and snorted.
Which of the princes wasn't a shrewd and intelligent person? They could all tell the difference between the Fourth Prince's cold snort and his anger.
Little did they know, the Fourth Prince was planning to find a different target to settle scores with. As for Hongxuan, the Fourth Prince glanced at the child he was carrying, then at Jiaming's carriage, and thought to himself, "Your mother will handle him." In the past, when Hongxuan made mistakes, Jiaming would punish him.
"Oh, Fourth Brother, don't do this, Little Fourth can't breathe." After worrying about his nephew being beaten, the Tenth Prince was now worried about his nephew who was being carried.
"Is that so?" Fourth Master said expressionlessly, waving Xiao Hongxuan in front of Tenth Master.
Little Hongxuan, lifted up by Fourth Master's skillful strength, had a happy expression on his face. His little body swayed along with Fourth Master's movements, and he spontaneously started playing the swing game.
This little nephew is so energetic. When the Tenth Master saw this, he was speechless and felt a lump in his throat. He had worried for nothing again.
Fourth Master spoke a few more words to his brothers, ignoring their reluctant gazes towards Hongxuan, and with a turn of his head, continued to carry Hongxuan toward the carriage.
Although Fourth Master had a stern face, he wasn't particularly cold. However, Jiaming felt immense pressure when she met Fourth Master's dark eyes.
Her eyelids twitched, her hand trembled, and she pulled down the curtain, thinking to herself: Oh no! Hmm, and why does this feeling feel so familiar? I have a feeling I'm about to be punished again.
The next instant, her eyes lit up as the carriage door opened, and a dark figure suddenly appeared, heading straight for her. By the time Jiaming could see the figure clearly, it was already standing right in front of her.
"Mother!" Xiao Hongxuan was overjoyed. He not only saw his father, but also his mother.
"Sigh!" Jiaming was momentarily stunned by her son's genuine smile, forgetting that the little guy had sneaked over. She happily took the little guy's soft little body and hugged him in her arms.
"Guarjia clan!" Fourth Prince frowned in displeasure, "Is this how you raised Hongxuan?" He didn't even discipline him for his mistake, but instead smiled and acted as if nothing had happened. How outrageous!
Thinking it over, the Fourth Prince glanced at Jiaming with disdain and made up his mind that he would move Hongxuan to the front courtyard to be raised when he got back, so that a good prince would not be corrupted.
Jiaming: "..." What kind of look was that from Master? Did he look down on me?!
Fourth Master: "Hmph!"
Jiaming: Really?!
Watching the Fourth Master's retreating figure, Jiaming blinked and trembled, but dared not speak. She thought to herself: A man's heart is like a needle at the bottom of the sea, so inexplicable! It was clearly Xuan'er who caused trouble. Even if he was angry with her, his mother, it was still... Oh, I see. He was upset that she hadn't taught Hongxuan well.
What? !
You are also Xuan'er's father, it's not your place to raise him! Really, according to your way of thinking in this era, how could I, a concubine, be qualified to raise a child?
Hmph, if you want to complain, you should complain about yourself first!
Completely unaware that she had misunderstood, what the Fourth Prince disliked was that during her recent memory lapse (of course, the Fourth Prince didn't know she had only temporarily forgotten), she not only didn't punish the child for making a mistake but also acted as if nothing had happened. In the Fourth Prince's eyes, this was leniency towards the child. You see, the Fourth Prince believed that strictness was truly good for the child.
After her anger subsided, Jiaming finally remembered that Hongxuan had sneaked away. Suddenly, she realized that the little rascal had secretly followed her, and now the Prince's mansion was probably in an uproar.
Alas, Granny Sun and Little Li have been terribly harmed by this little guy!
Thinking about it, Jiaming frowned, but soon her brows relaxed. She was still quite angry, though. So, she suddenly flipped the little guy onto her lap and then slapped his little bottom hard several times.
Hongxuan was stunned by the beating. What was wrong with his mother? She was just smiling at him a moment ago, why did she suddenly get angry and hit him?
When he came to his senses, he felt a sharp pain in his bottom and opened his mouth to howl.
"Hold it in, don't cry," Jiaming scolded as she gently turned the little guy's head toward her.
Xiao Hongxuan immediately changed from wailing to sobbing, his eyes lowered, refusing to look at Jiaming who had hit him.
Seeing that he was being petulant, Jiaming simply asked, "Does it hurt?"
Xiao Hongxuan remained stubborn, keeping his eyes downcast, neither looking at Jiaming nor answering her questions.
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