Duofu looked at his stunted growth. How come he still looked like a little child after all these years? When would he ever grow up?
Duofu scratched his head in distress. He watched as the Fourth Prince changed every day, growing taller and taller, while he himself only knew how to grow horizontally, not vertically.
What a waste; he's so enthusiastic about cooking every day.
The two little pigtails on her head were scattered everywhere by Duofu's chubby little paws. Originally, the two pigtails were quite cute, giving her the image of a lucky doll.
In addition, Duofu was quite chubby, wearing red clothes, and with only a red dot on his forehead, he looked just like the lucky doll under the seat of Guanyin Bodhisattva.
This lucky doll is even a bit fatter and looks even more blessed.
Duofu patted the soft flesh on his belly, looking worried. He wanted to grow up quickly so that the Fourth Prince could leave the palace and establish his own residence.
He can go out to play when he's a little older, but if he's still so small, the Fourth Prince definitely won't agree to him taking people out to play by himself.
He had heard from Su Peisheng that the Fourth Prince would be marrying his wife soon, and once the mansion outside the palace was completed, he could move out of the palace.
Duofu was extremely excited, and he was not worried about his own position being unstable because the Fourth Prince was going to marry a first wife.
In recent years, even when he goes out for a stroll in the palace, he has to be very careful, lest he get hurt by some unruly child who might appear out of nowhere.
He was extremely careful when he went out for a stroll, almost like a thief, and he never ran into those two scoundrels, the Ninth Prince and the Tenth Prince, again.
In addition, he prefers to stay at home and at most wanders around the Fourth Prince's own residence. So he hasn't caused any trouble in recent years.
The main reason is that Duofu is too timid. Going out to wander around is too risky. Now that the Fourth Prince is not capable enough, he should stay within his capabilities.
Staying at home makes it easy to overthink things. Recently, Duofu has been thinking about growing up and getting taller quickly, and he's already starting to get annoyed with his baby-like appearance.
He had no masculinity at all, and was carried around all the time. At first, he enjoyed it, but later his self-esteem was hurt.
Although not much, there was still a little.
Duofu lay on the rocking chair, his legs crossed, and the chair rocked rhythmically as he kept snacking.
Looking at the sunflower seeds in the small bag on his bib, there were still more than half left, so he could keep eating sunflower seeds for quite a while.
The Fourth Prince has been leaving early and returning late lately, busy to death all day long. Not to mention the women in his harem, he hardly ever sees his wife, Duofu.
If it weren't for the strong smell of bamboo still lingering in the quilt, he would have thought that the Fourth Prince was busy with internal affairs all day long and never came home.
It's been like this for the past few days; I open my eyes in the morning and the person is already gone.
He was already fast asleep, while the Fourth Prince was probably just returning.
Duofu hadn't spoken to the Fourth Prince for several days and didn't know what he was busy with lately.
There was no discussion among the eunuchs and palace maids about any major events that had recently occurred in the palace.
Duofu turned into a little baby and only dared to stay in the room by himself. If he wanted to go out for a walk, he could only turn into a little fat dog.
Duofu looked at the bright sun outside, and the cicadas in the trees weren't chirping as loudly anymore. He then felt the coolness inside the ice.
Duofu decided to stay in bed all day and not go outside to suffer. In this awful weather, there were hardly any animals out, and he couldn't even catch any bugs if he went out for a stroll.
The Fourth Prince made specimens of all the insects that Duofu caught, including butterflies, grasshoppers, ants, ladybugs, dragonflies, bees, beetles, and more.
Of course... there are also the most annoying cicadas, chirping incessantly outside all day long. I don't know how many people have been sent to catch them, but it seems like they've never been completely eradicated, and they still chirp loudly at night.
Duofu rubbed his ears. The natural environment in ancient times was too good. There were so many cicadas. It seemed like he couldn't catch them all. Every summer, his ears suffered terribly.
He will definitely stay up until the Fourth Prince returns tonight before going to sleep. He needs to find out what the Fourth Prince has been busy with lately.
How could we neglect the pretty girls in the backyard? It's such a shame.
Duofu had never even had a girlfriend in his past life. In this life, seeing that the Fourth Prince, a mere underage brat, had already married a bunch of concubines, he couldn't hide his envy and jealousy.
Duofu looked at his three-headed body and sighed deeply. There was nothing he could do about it; his monster body just wouldn't grow up quickly.
Duofu dropped the sunflower seeds he was holding, his eyes blinked intermittently, and his chubby face was filled with the word "sleepy."
Duofu felt he should take a nap first to recharge so he would have the energy to wait in the evening. Otherwise, like the previous times, he would fall asleep while waiting because he was full.
When I opened my eyes again, the place was deserted.
Duofu raised his two chubby little paws above his head, stuck out his bottom, and started to sleep.
Duofu had just fallen asleep when a commotion came from the courtyard. The Fourth Prince had returned early, and the servants were preparing water for him to bathe and change.
The Fourth Prince had just entered the room and hadn't even had time to cool off when he saw Duofu lying on his rocking chair with his belly exposed. His serious expression instantly melted away like winter snow, revealing tenderness, and all traces of the coldness he had shown outside disappeared from his eyes.
The Fourth Prince did not go forward immediately. Instead, he went to the private room to change his clothes and put on some fresh ones before walking to the rocking chair, picking up the chubby baby, and lying down himself.
Su Peisheng knew that his master was afraid of the heat, so as soon as he returned, he ordered someone to quickly add two more basins of ice into the room, and the temperature in the room dropped immediately.
Even though Duofu was right next to the Fourth Prince, he didn't feel any heat. Instead, because of the sudden coolness in the air, he snuggled closer to the Fourth Prince, who was a little warmer.
Duofu lay on his back, like a turtle, in the Fourth Prince's arms.
Su Peisheng tidied everything up and left the room, leaving the Fourth Prince all to himself.
Su Peisheng thought that his master had been working so hard these past few days because Duofu had mentioned wanting to go out and play a few days ago, saying that he had been staying in the palace and it was very boring, and he had never been outside.
His master remembered it, and it just so happens that His Majesty is going to take people to Mulan Hunting Ground for summer retreat next month.
It's uncertain whether our master will be included this year. In the past three years, due to the mourning period for the late empress, our master was generally not allowed to participate in such entertainment activities.
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