Chapter 165 The Soft Fourth Prince

The emperor saw that her eyes were full of curiosity and not disgust, so he pushed the fourth prince forward and said, "When I passed by Jinli Pond, I saw someone in the palace teasing him. They actually made him lie on the ground and eat dog food, so I brought him here. It's not safe in the palace tonight. He is my son after all. My beloved concubine, please take care of him for one night. I will send him back tomorrow."

Jiang Xinyue nodded. Perhaps because she was pregnant, she felt quite sympathetic towards this soft and tender little carrot head.

She was physically inconvenient, so she just held the other hand of the Fourth Prince and comforted him: "Baby, follow Empress Zhen, there are delicious foods there."

The Fourth Prince's dim eyes lit up when he heard the word "baby". He turned his head and looked at his dearest eunuch Sheng, as if to say: Grandfather, this beautiful empress called me baby!

Qian Sheng also smiled at him and nodded, indicating that he heard it.

Emperor Xuanwu looked at the backs of the three people entering, and a relieved smile appeared on his face.

He lied to Concubine Zhen...

In fact, before coming to Hexi Palace, he had sent palace servants to Yikun Palace to ask the Queen if he could take the Fourth Prince to stay for one night, but the Queen refused on the grounds that she had to take care of the Fifth Prince and was too busy.

It was just an excuse.

There are so many palace maids in the Yikun Palace, how can they not take care of just one more five-year-old child?

He doesn't need them to take care of him, as long as Qian Sheng is there, the Fourth Prince doesn't need anyone else.

It's just that she thinks that the Fourth Prince's biological mother is the daughter of a criminal, and that the Fourth Prince was conceived by some trickery, and that

she gave birth to the child without telling the Emperor, and she even lost her life for it. The Emperor himself doesn't like this son who was designed, and lets him

fend for himself. He has basically never seen him since he was born. Empress Zhu thinks that the Fourth Prince is a waste, and she is not willing to bother with him at all.

Defei is willing to accept him, but the Emperor thinks that she already has two children in the palace, and that the Third Prince always bullied the Fourth Prince, so he doesn't consider Defei.

Thinking that Concubine Zhen has the Black Armored Army here, and that she is kind and loving, the Fourth Prince should be well taken care of, so he brought him here.

Mainly because today, when he took a sudden look at the Fourth Prince, he found that he looked so much like himself when he was a child, so he was moved with some sympathy.

If the Queen knew the reason, she would definitely regret it.

Which father in the past does not prefer children who look like themselves?

The Fourth Prince's identity is not presentable, but the Emperor's love for him can be used to support the Fifth Prince to ascend to the throne!

Jiang Xinyue didn't think so much, she just felt that the adults' mistakes should not be borne by a child who can't protect himself.

She didn't care before because she couldn't figure out the Emperor's intentions and didn't dare to intervene without authorization. If she angered the Emperor, she would be in danger.

Now that the emperor had sent someone to her, and she had some capital, she was naturally not afraid.

Perhaps because they had not bathed for a long time, the Fourth Prince and Eunuch Qian Sheng both exuded an unpleasant odor.

The noisy palace maids and eunuchs in the outer courtyard covered their noses when they passed by, with a look of disgust in their eyes.

Jiang Xinyue was unhappy and frowned and said, "Jiangchuan, those who just covered their noses, let them go to the toilet to clean the toilet for a month."

Qian Sheng of course noticed it too. When he was uneasy, Concubine Zhen said, "Eunuch Sheng, there is a bathing pool behind my bedroom. You take the Fourth Prince down to wash up. If he needs anything, just ask. Now that he is here, I will take care of him to the best of my ability. You don't have to be so reserved, he is the emperor's son, a noble prince."

This was telling him not to be afraid, because she would support them, and no one in Hexi Palace could laugh at the Fourth Prince.

Qian Sheng, who had not received kindness for a long time, was a little bit unconvinced at first. He thought that Concubine Zhen might just do this because the emperor asked her to, just for show.

But even if it was just for show, Qian Sheng was very grateful.

The Fourth Prince could take a comfortable hot bath without having to collect rainwater or find a way to heat it up by himself. The water was smelly, and the wooden barrel was also smelly. How could he wash himself clean?

The bath towel given by Concubine Zhen was also snow-white and fragrant. She also asked Eunuch Jiangchuan to bring in soap. It was said that this thing was very precious and was a tribute from foreign countries. There were only a few pieces in total.

After taking a bath, food was prepared. It was not a big fish or meat, but just porridge and side dishes.

Millet was boiled into a sticky white porridge, which exuded the fragrance of lean meat, but there was no meat. Eunuch Jiangchuan told them: "Our queen instructed the kitchen to chop up the meat and cook it into meat soup. Not a drop of water was added to the porridge, which was made from the meat soup. Eunuch Sheng, you and the fourth prince can have some together! Our queen specially asked the imperial physician about this, and the imperial physician said that you and the fourth prince cannot eat greasy food, otherwise your stomach will not be able to bear it. After a few more days of conditioning, our queen will arrange a richer meal."

Only then did Eunuch Qian Sheng feel that this Concubine Zhen seemed different from other queens in the palace.

During the years that he had taken care of the Fourth Prince, there were many empresses who wanted to show their kindness through them. Qian Sheng could see clearly that they all wanted to stand out from the crowd of beauties in front of the Emperor.

Even the always compassionate Empress Defei was no exception.

That year, the Fourth Prince was beaten by the Third Prince. Empress Defei sent palace maids to apologize and gave them a large table of chicken, duck, fish and meat.

It was the most sumptuous meal the Fourth Prince had seen since he was born. He ate too much and ended up vomiting and diarrhea at night. He thought that Empress Defei had poisoned the food and risked his life to beg the eunuch Wang in front of the Emperor.

Eunuch Wang felt sorry for him and secretly asked a doctor to see the Fourth Prince. The doctor said that the Fourth Prince was malnourished and his stomach was empty. He

vomited and had diarrhea because his stomach couldn't handle the delicious food.

Concubine Zhen, she was very considerate.

"Grandfather..."

The Fourth Prince stared at Eunuch Qian Sheng with his big, watery eyes expectantly: "Grandfather, can we all live here in the future? Grandfather, I... I like Empress Zhen."

The Fourth Prince, who had been bullied since he was a child and had never had a good day, was always teased. His eyes were clear, and his deer-like eyes were full of happiness: "Grandfather, Grandfather can also live here. With Empress Zhen to protect us, Grandfather will never be beaten again." But he couldn't say

the words: We still have to leave tomorrow...

Qian Sheng, with tears in his eyes, hugged the sweet and soft Fourth Prince and patted him: "Fourth Prince, if you want to stay here, we don't have the final say. It depends on

Concubine Zhen's consent." He didn't have the heart to teach him something he shouldn't, but... in order for him to survive, he could only let the Fourth Prince please Concubine Zhen.

This was not something a noble prince should learn.

But...

"Ahem... cough... cough..."

The white handkerchief was stained with a touch of bright red.