Upon hearing this, the princess's expression immediately changed.
The Fourth Prince, Hongxuan, was with Hui'er when the Prince arrived, and he happened to run into him.
Although she was prepared for her master to find out that she had let Hongxuan go to see Hui'er, she still felt uneasy.
Jiaming glanced at the Fujin, whose expression had changed drastically, and naturally knew what she was thinking. Li Shi and the plump Hesheli Shi, who had also noticed the change in the Fujin's expression, also understood what the Fujin was worried about.
The thought that the Fujin (principal wife) would be reprimanded by the Fourth Prince and that his impression of her would likely be greatly diminished made Li and Hesheli excited, their eyes flashing with barely concealed excitement.
However, the princess consort was indeed a princess consort; she quickly regained her composure and showed no trace of worry from before.
She was unusually calm as she chatted with Jiaming, Li, and others. However, because of what had just happened with Song, the shock of the master's arrival, and Li and Hesheli's concern and anticipation of the master scolding the princess, the conversation was very bland and without any beating around the bush. It was unusually normal.
The Fujin seemed to have realized that Li and Hesheli were planning to make fun of her, or perhaps she was just outwardly calm but inwardly anxious and wanted to think quietly by herself.
After talking for a while, he sent the person away.
Fourth Master led Gao Wuyong to Honghui's house. Hearing Hongxuan's voice inside, the anger and coldness that Fourth Master had just suppressed instantly erupted. Even Gao Wuyong behind Fourth Master couldn't help but shiver.
He didn't open the door and go in. He just stood there outside, his face dark and cold, radiating a chilling aura, clearly angry.
Inside the house, Honghui said to Hongxuan with envy, "Fourth brother, I really envy you being able to go out with Father. Also, thank you for your gift."
Even in his anger, Fourth Master could still discern only envy and gratitude in Honghui's words, not jealousy. His anger was somewhat tempered by pity; Honghui was a good man, alas, what a pity about his health.
Immediately afterwards, Hongxuan's childish voice came from inside the room, comforting you: "Big brother, don't be envious. When you get better, Father will take you out."
"Will Father agree?" Honghui wondered, but he was also a little worried.
“I promise!” Hongxuan nodded. “Father said, ‘If there’s a chance, I’ll take you out with your older brother and the others to see the world.’”
This is what Ama said to him on the street during his southern tour.
"Really?" Honghui's pale face flushed with excitement.
"real!"
"That's great! If Father takes me out, I'll definitely bring you a gift when we get back."
...
Inside, the two brothers continued their conversation. Outside the door, Fourth Master listened to the warm conversation inside, and his face softened, and the chill subsided.
However, this does not mean that he is no longer worried about Hongxuan possibly inheriting the illness, but rather that he is relieved by the harmonious relationship between the two brothers.
Finally, Fourth Master entered the house, and the two brothers were overjoyed to see their father.
The little guy couldn't wait to ask on behalf of his older brother Honghui, "After you get better, can we take you out together?"
Fourth Master wanted to say "no" because he was worried that Honghui's body couldn't take it, but when he saw Honghui's expectant eyes, he felt so sorry for him.
She couldn't bring herself to refuse. She thought that as long as she was careful, she could go out once while Honghui's health wasn't too bad.
Otherwise, given Honghui's health, could he really stay in the Prince's mansion for the rest of his life? That would feel like he'd been cooped up in the palace since childhood, which certainly wouldn't be good. Perhaps he should just agree...
After much deliberation, he finally nodded and agreed, "Okay, when you're better, Father will take you out."
As the Fourth Master spoke, his heart grew heavier and his voice became increasingly hoarse.
Honghui and Hongxuan were not slow-witted; they sensed something was wrong and became uneasy.
Upon seeing this, the Fourth Prince immediately changed the subject and asked Honghui and Hongxuan what they had just said.
After talking for a while, Fourth Master left with Hongxuan. However, he did not leave the main courtyard but stayed behind, only sending Gao Wuyong to escort Hongxuan back to Peach Courtyard.
The Fourth Prince, who remained behind, went straight to his wife's place.
As expected, the Fourth Prince was very angry that his wife agreed to let Hongxuan go to see Honghui.
As for the Fujin's claim that she hadn't thought that much about it and admitted to the negligence, in the Fourth Prince's eyes, this was simply sophistry.
He didn't think that much about it, probably just because Hongxuan isn't Honghui, not his own son, and he was too lazy to think about it! If it were Honghui, he probably would have immediately realized that he shouldn't be allowed to have contact with the patient.
Moreover, the Fourth Prince gave his wife a cold glance, he didn't believe she hadn't considered the possibility that Hongxuan might have been infected with the illness.
Based on his understanding of his wife, who was always extremely cautious and thoughtful, it was impossible for her not to have thought of this. Even if she had made a momentary oversight, she would have reacted quickly and taken remedial measures.
But he found no way she could make amends, and he suspected it was all intentional.
The wife, who had been scolded by the Fourth Prince, was in a very bad mood and couldn't help but take her anger out on Hongxuan and Jiaming. After finally sitting down on a stool and drinking cold tea to calm herself down, she remembered that it was time to go see Hui'er, so she immediately got up and went over.
Upon entering, one sees Honghui on the bedside table, a smile on his face, fiddling with some rather crudely made things.
"Where did this come from?" The princess frowned. It was too rough; it wouldn't be good if it hurt Hui'er.
Honghui noticed his mother's frown, and then he thought about how she had just agreed to let his fourth brother come to see him, so she was very likely up to no good.
At over nine years old, he was quite sensible and immediately said happily, "This was given to me by my fourth brother."
Then he showed off to his mother one by one, explaining which item his fourth brother bought for him from which place, and what interesting things happened during the process... He happily talked about many things, adding various points about how good his fourth brother was to him and how he always remembered him as his older brother.
Sure enough, Honghui noticed that his mother had stopped frowning and instead seemed to be deep in thought.
He secretly breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that after saying so many good things about his fourth brother, his mother must feel better about him now!
"Your fourth brother is a good person, and he's good to you too. You should get along well with him in the future." After thinking for a while, the Fujin seemed to have figured something out, so she said this to Honghui.
Honghui was overjoyed. His mother did not dislike his fourth brother after all. He nodded obediently and said, "I understand, Mother."
He understood his mother's meaning: to win over his fourth brother and make him as close to him as his thirteenth uncle was to his father. He also understood why this was necessary.
However, he genuinely cared for his fourth brother; it wasn't out of ulterior motives. In return, his fourth brother treated him well, also without ulterior motives—it was a true brotherly harmony. Therefore, he neither wanted nor liked his mother targeting his fourth brother.
However, don't tell Mother about this. Let Mother think it's what she thinks of as "brotherly love and respect".
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