Ye Qingxue immediately went to Changning Residence, where the family physician had already arrived and was examining his injuries.
Dong Bai's eyes were red and filled with guilt: "Your Highness, it's my fault. I took Xiao Bao up the tree to play, but I didn't protect him well and he fell down. Please punish me, Your Highness!"
Ye Qingxue pulled her up from the ground: "It was Xiaobao who pestered you to take him up the tree, right? And once we were up in the tree, he pushed you away and fell down, didn't he?"
This is indeed true, but Dongbai still felt that she was in the wrong because Xiaobao had no intelligence and therefore no judgment. Since the Crown Princess entrusted the child to her care, she had to anticipate all the dangers and avoid them.
But she failed to do so, and she should be punished.
Ye Qingxue said, "It's alright. When I was personally taking care of him, I was bound to bump into things. Are you hurt? If not, go and rest."
Dongbai then told her the specific details of what happened after Xiaobao climbed the tree before leaving, and Ye Qingxue fell into deep thought.
Meanwhile, the physician had already bandaged Xiao Bao's injured leg. The little guy was lying on the bed, holding up his leg and looking at it with great curiosity.
Ye Qingxue sat down next to him and asked if he was in pain, but he didn't even glance at her.
The royal physician said, "Your Highness, there is no need to worry. The little prince is blessed with good fortune. He fell from such a height and only sprained his ankle. He is fine after resting for a few days."
Seeing that the child was in good spirits and his legs didn't seem to hurt much, and that he could even eat a big bowl of rice at noon, Ye Qingxue felt a little relieved.
During the day, Yun Zhuo and Chu Xianyun were busy outside, and before going to bed at night, he would explain the situation outside to Ye Qingxue.
The Emperor and Prince Xuan are now accelerating their efforts to uproot the Crown Prince's residence, and they should be taking action soon.
The atmosphere grew increasingly tense.
That night, Ye Qingxue dreamed of Xiaobao again.
He dragged his injured leg and limped to his bedside. This time, he knelt down and cried, "Mother, please let me go! Please!"
It was a tone of heart-wrenching despair and desperate pleading.
Before Ye Qingxue could react, tears were already streaming down her face. She wanted to hug the child, but her hands and feet were unable to move.
"Qingxue! Qingxue!" Yun Zhuo called out to wake her up. When Ye Qingxue opened her eyes, she saw his extremely anxious face.
The moment Ye Qingxue regained her senses, she grabbed Yun Zhuo's arm and asked, "Where's Xiao Bao?"
Tonight, they still slept in Xiao Bao's Changning Residence. A small nightlight was left on in the corner, but the light was too dim. Just now, Ye Qingxue suddenly broke down emotionally, and Yun Zhuo had already asked the nanny to light a few candles in the hall, making the hall brightly lit.
"In bed." Yun Zhuo gripped her hand tightly; it was as cold as it had been the night before. He was worried: "What's wrong?"
Ye Qingxue quickly went to Xiaobao's bedside. Xiaobao was still sleeping, but just like last night, his face was covered in tears.
"Yun Zhuo, look, he's crying! He's begging me to let him go, but where is he going?"
Ye Qingxue broke free from Yun Zhuo's hand, picked up Xiao Bao, and before he could open his eyes, asked, "Xiao Bao, tell me, where do you want to go? Tell me yourself!"
Xiao Bao was shaken awake. When he saw Ye Qingxue's face, he was so frightened that he broke down in tears. He struggled to escape from Ye Qingxue's arms, but because his leg was injured, he fell directly to the ground, and cried even louder.
The maids and servants rushed in to check the situation and were immediately alarmed.
Ye Qingxue sat on his bed, watching this chaotic scene, silently shedding tears, doing nothing and saying nothing.
Yun Zhuo picked up the child and handed her to the nanny to soothe her. He went to the bed and hugged Ye Qingxue, saying, "It was just a nightmare, Qingxue, it was just a nightmare!"
“It wasn’t a nightmare!” Ye Qingxue shook her head. “I think it’s a warning. Xiao Bao really wanted to leave. Dong Bai said that Xiao Bao climbed the tree today because he wanted to jump over the wall of the Crown Prince’s residence. However, he failed to calculate the distance, so after jumping down, he still fell into the courtyard.”
She wiped away her tears and looked at Yun Zhuo with bright eyes: "Do you remember the dream we both had on our wedding night? As it turns out, that dream was a warning for the future, but we didn't understand it at the time!"
“He wants to leave, Xiao Bao really wants to leave, but why does he want to leave? Even if he begs me in his dreams as a warning, asking me to let him go, how can I, as his mother, let him go? With his current abilities, if he goes out, he won't live to see tomorrow. How can I let him go?”
Yun Zhuo grasped Ye Qingxue's shoulders: "Qingxue, calm down, there's always a way! If he really wants to leave, we'll let him go after Father and Seventh Brother's matter is over. We'll have someone secretly follow him to see where he's going. Don't worry, there's always a way! I'll think of a way!"
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