"Oh, right, there's one more thing!"
"Anything else?" The little guy looked at Jiaming with a puzzled expression.
“Of course there are more,” Jiaming smiled and continued, “There are some things you can’t tell your father.”
"Huh?" The little guy's eyes widened suddenly. "Mother, you, no, that's not what you said just now."
Jiaming nodded, "Yes, but there are some things I really can't tell your father."
The little guy blinked, a look of understanding flashing in his eyes.
Jiaming smiled, "For example, the secret between you and your mother is something we agreed could only know between the two of us, so you can't tell your father. Do you understand now? When it's agreed that it must be kept secret, you can't tell your father."
"Oh!" The little guy suddenly realized, then looked at his mother with disdain, speechless. "Mother, if you had said so earlier, Xuan'er would have understood."
Jiaming: "..." Was I just looked down upon?!
After having breakfast, Jiaming changed her clothes and, accompanied by Hongtao and Lvliu, went to Duanyuan to pay her respects to the Fujin (principal wife) with the little eunuch beside her.
Today happens to be the day for paying respects to the emperor, so in addition to Jiaming, who had to pay respects the day after her trip to the south, Li and others also came.
They had just exchanged greetings when the Fujin (principal wife) arrived. Jiaming then led Hongxuan, along with Li and the others, to pay their respects to the Fujin.
"My dear sisters, please rise!" After saying that, she looked at the little figure beside Jiaming and said with a smile, "Fourth Prince is here too. Come, come to your mother."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Hongxuan glanced at Jiaming.
Jiaming nodded slightly to the little guy.
After receiving permission, Xiao Hongxuan immediately walked towards his wife, calling out in his childish voice, "My dear mother!"
"Yes!" The primary wife responded gently, then pulled Xiao Hongxuan, who had approached her, closer to her and began to talk to the little guy very affectionately.
They looked so affectionate.
"As expected of the Fourth Prince's legal mother, the Fujin treats him like her own daughter. The bond between mother and son is truly wonderful!" Before Jiaming could even sit down, Li Shi, who was sitting next to her, couldn't wait to stir things up.
They never stop for a moment, really!
Did he think he would worry that the Fujin would steal Hongxuan away?!
Did they really think Hongxuan was so easily won over by the Fujin?!
Tsk tsk, the Li family... Jiaming thought to herself, rolling her eyes involuntarily.
However, he remained calm on the surface, seemingly unaware of the provocation in Li's words, and said directly, "Well, after all, the Fujin is Xuan'er's legal mother, so it's normal for them to have a good relationship."
He looked at Li with an expression that seemed to say, "Are you out of your mind? You're overthinking things."
Li: "..." You're the one with a problem in your head, a flash of annoyance in her eyes.
Damn it, you don't believe she can't understand what you're saying? You're just pretending not to understand. Guarjia, are you sure you can do this? Aren't you afraid that the Princess Consort will really win over the little Fourth Prince?
As soon as Li left, Song immediately followed, subtly trying to make things difficult for Jiaming and make her uncomfortable.
However, what a pity! Jiaming was not upset by this. Instead, she pretended not to understand, leaving all the women who talked to her and caused trouble feeling uncomfortable and depressed to varying degrees.
The Fujin, seated at the head of the table, seemingly engaged in a serious conversation with Hongxuan, paid no attention to the women talking below. Her ears were perked up, and she glanced repeatedly at Jiaming's calm face, which appeared oblivious to the meaning behind her words. She couldn't help but sigh inwardly: "Alas, weren't these people quite formidable in their past lives? How come their verbal power has diminished in this life?"
However, perhaps, the Fujin glanced at Jiaming again, and she might really not understand, or perhaps she was more sophisticated than Li and the others.
The thought of this possibility made the Fujin's heart alarm bells ring, and she no longer spoke to Hongxuan as seriously as before.
“My dear mother, it’s been so long since I’ve seen my elder brother. I miss him and want to see him. Is that alright?” After talking with his wife for a while, Hongxuan finally couldn’t help but reveal the idea he had been thinking about all morning.
Because the Fujin (wife) had been paying more attention to Jiaming, she understood what Hongxuan said, but didn't think much of it. He just wanted to see Honghui, right? The two brothers had always had a good relationship, and Hui'er also wanted to see him. Hui'er had mentioned him last night, so she nodded in agreement.
Unexpectedly, her nod and agreement caused the air in the room to freeze instantly, and all sounds ceased for a moment.
"Madam!" Liu Hong, who reacted the fastest, immediately reminded her softly.
The Fujin (Prince Consort) didn't think much of it. She assumed that Liu Hong had taken the initiative to lead the Fourth Prince Hongxuan to Honghui's place, so she said, "Liu Hong, you can take the Fourth Prince there."
Since the Princess Consort has given such instructions, what else can I do?
Liu Hong had no choice but to step forward, accept the order, and bow, saying, "Yes." Then, she looked at Hong Xuan and said respectfully, "Fourth Prince, come with me. I will take you to the First Prince."
"Yes!" Hongxuan nodded, then bowed to his wife and left with his eunuchs and Liu Hong.
Seeing this, Li turned her head and looked at Jiaming with schadenfreude.
Tsk tsk tsk, haha, the Princess Consort actually agreed! The First Prince's illness is still in the recovery stage and he's not fully recovered. If the Fourth Prince goes to visit him and catches the disease, then... hehe, this is simply delightful!
Moreover, the Fujin was indeed "the most poisonous heart is a woman's heart." Her kind appearance was just an act, and she actually agreed to it, thus pushing the Fourth Prince into the vortex of potentially contracting the disease.
Hesheli, Song, and others, like Li, all realized what was happening, some looking at Jiaming with schadenfreude, others with pity.
Jiaming ignored these stares and remained calm as she watched Hongxuan's departing figure.
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