The Fourth Prince patted Duofu's head to comfort him, his eyes filled with tenderness as he spoke.
"Change back. You might feel better after taking the medicine. Wait until you change back."
Duofu nodded weakly, and in the blink of an eye, a beautiful and innocent young man appeared on the soft couch.
The Fourth Prince looked at Duofu lying on his lap, whose face was so pale, and whose once beautiful rosy lips had faded.
The Fourth Prince couldn't resist extending his slender index finger and licking Duofu's lips.
Duofu shook his head weakly, his eyes filled with accusation. He was already in this state, yet his human was still taking advantage of his weakness to bully him.
He'll definitely get his revenge when he gets the chance, and show him who's the boss.
The Fourth Prince quickly came to his senses, picked up two pills, and gently put them into Duofu's mouth.
I picked up some water from the side and carefully fed it to him.
Duofu felt that after taking the medicine, he seemed to feel a little better; the symptoms were not as severe, and he was not as uncomfortable.
I don't know if those two pills were really that effective, or if it was just a placebo effect.
Duofu initially thought the two pills would be bitter, but to his surprise, they were sweet. They tasted a bit like Imperata cylindrica root, refreshingly sweet and quite delicious.
Next time, he can swallow it without water; he can eat it like a candy ball.
After taking the two pills, Duofu quickly closed his eyes and buried his head in his stomach.
While he's not dizzy yet, I need to quickly fall asleep so I won't be dizzy anymore.
He refused to believe that he could be woken up while asleep.
He had never heard of anything like it before.
Duofu knew whether it was his self-hypnosis that worked or the pill that helped him fall asleep. Grabbing the Fourth Prince's sleeve, he fell asleep not long after.
In his dazed state, Duofu felt a little cold. He turned around and transformed back into a little puppy, lying on the Fourth Prince's lap.
The Fourth Prince originally wanted to reach out and touch Duofu's somewhat pale face, but he only touched a face full of hair.
A flicker of surprise crossed the Fourth Prince's eyes, but he still stroked Duofu's head a few times until the little puppy in his arms was breathing evenly and its soft purring became regular.
The Fourth Prince then placed Duofu on the bed to the side and covered his heaving belly with a blanket.
The stars were already visible outside. Su Peisheng had already brought back dinner. Now, on His Majesty's dragon boat, all the masters were eating together. They had to wait until His Majesty and the Crown Prince's meals were ready before the rest of them could eat.
Fortunately, one of the people from the Imperial Kitchen who went on this trip was from his hometown. They had some acquaintance when they lived in the palace before, otherwise he really wouldn't have been able to bring the meals back so quickly.
Dinner tonight is quite simple: three dishes, a soup, and a dessert, two meat dishes and one vegetable dish.
The meal included three kinds of duck, cherry meat and yam, shredded papaya, and red date and chicken soup that the master had praised last time. For dessert, the little darling's recent favorite was rose cheese. If he hadn't arrived early and there hadn't been other people, he wouldn't have gotten a chance to have this dessert.
The Fourth Prince waved his hand, telling Su Peisheng to stand guard outside. Su Peisheng glanced at Duofu, who was still lying dead on the bed. The little darling had slept for so long this afternoon, how was he going to sleep tonight?
His master won't have a good night either; the little ancestor isn't asleep, but he can.
Su Peisheng bent over and tiptoed out, standing guard not far from the doorway, keeping a close watch on the surroundings.
The master was considered quite favored, as he was given a whole room with a bedroom, a study, and a dining area.
When he went to the kitchen to get food, he heard that those noble masters of low status were given a small cubicle, where they ate and slept all in one tiny room. How cramped they must have been living!
Even the dogs raised by their master are better than those of the others.
Su Peisheng chuckled softly twice, then quickly composed himself and dutifully took charge of guarding the gate.
The Fourth Prince slowly walked to the bedside and saw the belly rising and falling, expanding and contracting. He couldn't help but point at it twice with his index finger.
Duofu was almost awake, and he was humming and groaning. He turned over and turned his back to the Fourth Prince, expressing his dissatisfaction and accusation through his actions.
When the Fourth Prince saw Duofu like this, he chuckled and picked up the little darling who was still wanting to stay in bed.
"My little darling, if you don't get up soon, it will be dawn. You haven't had dinner yet, so don't waste a meal."
"I saw your favorite rose cheese. Didn't you say it was delicious last time?"
The Fourth Prince picked up the puppy and sat down at the table. Duofu, who was being held, was reluctant to open his eyes; he really didn't want to open them.
He doesn't feel dizzy now. If he felt dizzy as soon as he opened his eyes, then he would have wasted a meal.
Duofu kept its eyes tightly closed, let out a few weak cries, and opened its mouth to wait to be fed.
The Fourth Prince pursed his lips, his face full of black lines. He really was his little ancestor; he did look quite small now.
"Duoduo, you need to understand that you are now a teenager, not five or six years old, and you still need Grandpa to feed you like a baby."
The Fourth Prince never fed his two-year-old son or his most favored eldest son; at most, he would just serve them some food.
When he was a child, Duofu was fed by others, which the Fourth Prince felt was normal. He had raised Duofu himself, so it was only natural that Duofu was a little spoiled.
They've grown into teenagers now, and their skin, which was so thin before, is surprisingly thick—something even the Fourth Prince himself would be ashamed of.
The Fourth Prince's eyes flickered. It wasn't impossible to feed him; indeed, he should be the one to feed him, since the Fourth Prince was his precious little darling.
"Even if you want me to serve you meals, you'd better change back to your original form."
Duofu didn't hear the emotion in the voice and assumed that his human had given in. He readily transformed into human form, closed his eyes, and happily sat on the lap.
"ah………"
The Fourth Prince was amused by this scene. He stretched out his index finger and gently poked Duofu's dimple with a mixture of helplessness and affection.
"Okay, okay, I'll get you some food right away, so my little darling can eat and drink to her heart's content."
The Fourth Prince saw that Duofu's face had regained its rosy color and his lips were red and luscious, and he knew that the pill must have worked. He was very happy.
He didn't want to see his son, Duofu, looking sickly. He preferred his lively and energetic little darling, who pleased him more.
He's willing to give me whatever I want, as long as he also gets his way.
While the Fourth Prince slowly and unhurriedly fed Duofu in his arms, he casually spoke up, seemingly without a care in the world.
"Duoduo, you're so old now, why do you still need me to take care of you personally? How about you tell me you'd like me to take care of you for the rest of your life?"
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