Chapter 37 Big brother, why are you opening your mouth so wide? Are you going to eat ninety-nine?

Seeing this, Jiujiu shook his head like a little adult and sighed.

【This is the consequence of not listening to advice. 】

【Listen to advice and eat well. 】

The eldest prince was already feeling bad because Jiujiu said he would knock out his teeth, and he actually knocked out his teeth. He felt slapped in the face and lost face. Then, when he heard Jiujiu's sigh, which was so heartbreaking, he felt even worse.

But he couldn't refute it.

Because Jiujiu's words are all true.

He didn't listen to the advice.

He felt extremely ashamed and was a little embarrassed to look at Jiujiu and the Crown Prince who had just reminded him.

He covered his face with his hands and was helped up by the palace servants who came forward to check. It seemed that he covered his face because he had knocked out a tooth, but in fact it was because he did not want Jiujiu and the prince to see his miserable appearance.

The eldest prince’s hands were very big, and one hand almost covered his entire face.

When people around him saw that he covered his face so tightly, they thought that he had also fallen on his face, and the fall was quite serious, and they all said something.

"This eldest prince is good at riding horses and fighting in battles, so how come he suddenly fell while walking?"

"It looks like he fell pretty hard."

"I guess his whole face is ruined. What a pity. He hasn't even got a wife yet."

The more the eldest prince listened to the sympathetic words of the people around him, the more aggrieved he felt. He cried out in his heart: "Woo, woo, woo, why am I so unlucky? Mother, your son is suffering!"

The eldest prince still felt a little regretful. If he had known this would happen, he should have listened to Jiujiu's words and been more careful. Maybe he could have saved his teeth.

But he won't say it out loud, he will just regret it silently in his heart.

"Prince, are you okay?"

Emperor Zhaoning saw that the eldest prince had fallen and was seriously injured, so he sent Fu'an to check the situation.

Fu An looked at the eldest prince and said, "Eldest Prince, I will call the imperial physician for you right now."

The eldest prince said, "Mother, I want to find you."

Everyone in the palace knew that the eldest prince's mother, Concubine Hui, was a medical practitioner. Upon hearing this, Fu'an ordered people to send the eldest prince to Concubine Hui's palace as soon as possible.

Emperor Zhaoning asked, "Why did he fall down suddenly?"

The prince, who was sitting in the first seat next to Emperor Zhaoning, reported back, "My eldest brother is not used to wearing a long robe, so he fell down."

Normally, wearing long robes that cover the feet at formal palace banquets was in accordance with palace rules and etiquette, but Emperor Zhaoning saw how miserable the eldest prince was and directly ordered: "Pass the message down, in the future, at palace banquets, military generals are not allowed to wear long robes and can dress themselves."

"Your Majesty is wise. I will pass on the message right away."

The eunuch went to deliver the message.

The banquet was almost over at this point, and the queen arranged for the concubines from each palace to go back.

Emperor Zhaoning carried Jiujiu and Concubine Li to see the eldest prince.

The eldest prince's mother has already checked on him. He has knocked out three front teeth. Apart from being unsightly, it is not a big deal. He can take some hemostatic medicine and the bleeding will stop.

However, the eldest prince might not have big front teeth in the future, and his mouth would be empty when he talked or laughed, and he would be laughed at.

The eldest prince cried and said to Concubine Hui: "Mother, what should I do with my son? Not only will he be laughed at by others, but he will not be able to marry a concubine."

Concubine Hui thought for a moment and asked, "Son, which teeth do you like? Gold teeth or silver teeth?"

"..." The eldest prince was stunned for a moment, "Why are you asking this all of a sudden, mother?"

"Mother can find a way to fill your tooth? Do you want gold or silver? Choose one yourself?"

The eldest prince was about to cry, "Can I say I don't want anything? I just want my original teeth."

He didn't want his mouth to be golden or silvery when he opened it, it would be ugly.

Emperor Zhaoning and Concubine Li Jiujiu came over at this time. Emperor Zhaoning held Jiujiu and wanted to see the eldest prince's injuries.

But when the eldest prince saw Jiujiu in Emperor Zhaoning's arms, he kept his mouth tightly shut and refused to open it. His eyes were somewhat evasive, especially avoiding Jiujiu's gaze. He did not dare to look directly at Jiujiu.

He was still muttering in his heart: "Stinky boy, he suddenly came over here, he must have come to laugh at me..."

Jiujiu muttered to herself.

[Didn't the eldest brother just knock out three of his front teeth? A man should be able to bend and stretch. There's nothing to be ashamed of. ]

[She is so delicate, like a girl.]

The eldest prince almost yelled, "What a delicate person! You're like a girl."

He is muscular and has eight-pack abs. He walks with the wind, is as strong as an ox and as strong as a tiger. He is a real man.

After hearing Jiujiu's thoughts, Emperor Zhaoning asked, "I heard that you knocked out your front teeth. Can you let me take a look?"

To be honest, Emperor Zhaoning really didn't want to laugh. After all, it was his eldest son who had lost a tooth, and it would be inappropriate for him to laugh. But when he saw the eldest prince, who was only eighteen years old and eight feet tall, lying on the bed like a naughty child with a lost front tooth, he couldn't help but want to laugh.

But he held it in.

The eldest prince refused to show it to Emperor Zhaoning.

Emperor Zhaoning asked again, and the eldest prince probably became even more uneasy. He actually pulled the quilt over his head and wrapped himself up.

Emperor Zhaoning: “…”

Jiujiu: “…”

[Isn't it just a dental check-up? Why is my eldest brother so embarrassed? 】

[She is becoming more and more delicate. 】

[How about Jiujiu call him the eldest princess from now on! ]

Jiujiu had just finished muttering to herself when she saw the eldest prince suddenly take off the quilt on his head and suddenly put his face in front of Emperor Zhaoning and Jiujiu. No, to be more precise, in front of Jiujiu.

He even opened his mouth wide for Jiujiu to see.

He is not delicate at all.

She's not a princess either.

Just watch it.

He won't shed a hair.

Jiujiu was shocked by the eldest prince's sudden behavior and pouted, "Big brother, you opened your mouth so wide, are you going to eat Jiujiu?"

Emperor Zhaoning also said, "Boss, what are you doing? Just open your mouth, open it so loudly in front of Jiujiu, you scared Jiujiu."

"Good boy, don't cry! Father will take you back."

Emperor Zhaoning saw that the eldest prince could still scare people and that nothing was wrong, so he did not stay long. He arranged for someone to take good care of him, gave the eldest prince some medicine as a reward, and left.

Little did they know that as soon as they left, the eldest prince hurriedly got out of bed and chased after them, but he did not make a sound and was not discovered by the people in front. He hid in the dark, looking at Jiujiu's back in Emperor Zhaoning's arms with something to say but hesitant.

On the palace road, Emperor Zhaoning saw that Jiujiu in his arms did not cry, and praised with a smile: "My little Jiujiu is really great."

“…”

Hmm? What's great?

"I didn't even cry out of fear!" Emperor Zhaoning whispered, "I was almost frightened by the boss just now."

Because the eldest prince's movements were so sudden and his mouth was opened so wide, anyone would be scared.

"Father, don't be afraid. Jiujiu will protect you."

Jiujiu hugged Emperor Zhaoning's neck and put her little face against his.

After being hugged, Emperor Zhaoning felt warm in his heart. Looking at Jiujiu, the smile on his lips became deeper and deeper.

Jiujiu also smiled, until she saw the Southern Kingdom hostage being escorted into the palace by a group of people not far away...

Jiujiu's smile suddenly froze.

Because although that person looked only eight or nine years old, he was exactly the same as the male protagonist described in the book.