"Why?" Although Fourth Master asked this question, he already knew the answer, but he still wanted Hongxuan to say it himself.
As expected, Hongxuan answered just as the Fourth Prince had thought: "She is a grateful person, and at the same time, she is a person with principles and bottom lines. Speaking of which, as a servant of the Prince's Mansion, she is quite loyal. She would rather die to repay a debt of gratitude than harm her son. Such a person deserves to be spared by her son."
"I'm afraid it's more than that?" Fourth Master looked intently at Hongxuan and said, "You still want to subdue her?"
"Father, you're amazing! You guessed it!" Hongxuan chuckled sheepishly and looked at Fourth Master, pleading, "Father, will you grant Xuan'er's request?"
Fourth Master frowned and didn't give a precise answer, but instead asked, "Have you considered what if this is a setup?"
"Bureau?" Hongxuan's smiling face froze, and he began to think seriously.
Looking at Hongxuan, who was deep in thought, the Fourth Prince continued, "Yes, it is a trap. What if that maid was just doing it on purpose to gain your trust?"
After thinking for a while, Hongxuan looked up at the Fourth Master and smiled, "That's unlikely. If she wanted her son to die, she could have taken drastic measures back then, but she let him go."
Without pausing, he continued, "But even if it's unlikely, we can't rule out that she has other ideas, like wanting to stay close to her son and not actually wanting to kill him. But even so, her son isn't afraid."
"Oh?" Fourth Master raised an eyebrow.
"Don't worry, Father," the little boy said, patting his chest confidently. "I'll handle it. I just think that someone like her deserves a chance to live. I don't intend to make her my confidante. I'll just keep an eye on her and have someone keep an eye on her. If she has any bad intentions, she'll eventually be caught red-handed."
After hearing this, the Fourth Prince nodded indifferently.
Actually, according to the Fourth Prince's intentions, even if the maid didn't intend to kill Hongxuan, it was still a crime of treason and she should die. However, since Xuan'er pleaded for her life, he thought that this was also one of the ways to train Xuan'er to control her subordinates. So be it, let Xuan'er gain more experience.
Little Hongxuan, unaware of his father's thoughts, simply assumed that his father agreed. As a result, he became more and more excited, saying, "This is what I think. If that maid is really bad, we can deal with her once the evidence is revealed. If not, then it would be best to win her over as a confidante."
"Very good!" Fourth Master patted Hongxuan's little head and agreed, "That person is now in your hands."
After saying that, he looked at Gao Wuyong and instructed him, "Go and handle this matter later."
"Yes, sir!" Gao Wuyong replied respectfully, feeling very grateful to Xiao Hongxuan. After all, it was Xiao Hongxuan's arrival that saved him from a calamity.
Soon after, the maid named Xiaohua committed suicide, and a maid named Huayin was added to Xiao Hongxuan's courtyard to clean and sweep.
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