Come on, Your Highness

After He Xichao finished comforting Li Yuechan, he rushed to the palace gate with the key.

In Jing'an Palace, Xiao Hong was lying on the bed with his eyes closed, his medicine bowl was put aside, when he heard the familiar footsteps, he opened his eyes and looked over, happily said: "I thought you wouldn't come back today."

"You miss me so much. Don't worry. We agreed that tonight is tonight. I can't rest assured that you are like this." He Xichao approached the bed and lifted Xiao Hong's quilt.

Xiao Hongyang poked his neck back and looked at him carefully. Seeing that He Xichao moved freely and didn't look like he had suffered a lot, he couldn't help sighing, "You're really fine. You didn't even beat or kneel. Could it be that you scolded him?" A meal? It shouldn’t be so light.”

He Xichao rolled his eyes at him when he heard the words, and said with a snort, "That really disappointed you. I'm so cute and wronged, how could my grandfather have the heart to scold me? On the contrary, he owes me a lot of guilt!"

Xiao Hong thought about this man's ability to turn black and white, and his eloquent tongue, so he thought it was true, so he leaned on his arm and bent his mouth.

But when He Xichao saw the injury on his buttocks, he looked at the quilt inside, and said in a cold voice, "Where's the waiter?"

"Sent out by me."

Hearing this answer, he glanced at the medicine bowl on the table beside the bed, there was still half of it left, so he asked: "If you don't drink the soup and medicine, there are not enough herbs, and you still don't let people serve you, what do you want to do?"

Xiao Hong didn't look back, but instead asked: "Xi Chao, do you think Father will come to see me today?"

"No." He Xichao replied without thinking, but he felt that it was too cold after speaking, so he explained, "I just hit you, even if the emperor cared about him, he had to put on airs, snub you and let you reflect. Later, he may come. Of course, at that time, what should be investigated will be investigated clearly, and you can just play to your heart's content when you see him."

Xiao Hong hummed, "You don't have to wait until tomorrow, half a day has passed, Father already knew what happened."

He Xichao looked at him, "So...you don't drink the medicine, but secretly rubbed the ointment on the quilt, are you planning to let the emperor come tonight?"

Xiao Hong smiled complacently, "Yes, I really can't hide it from you, but your tone seems to disagree."

"If you don't use medicine, you might have a fever in the middle of the night." He Xichao reached out to touch Xiao Hong's forehead, and sure enough, it was a little hot, and the low-grade fever had already begun.

"Just let it burn."

"Have you thought about it? I don't recommend using bitter tricks at this time."

"Why?" Xiao Hong was a little puzzled, "In order to make my father feel sorry for you, you had to make me sick when I was not sick. At that time, I thought you were really cruel. Wouldn't it be better to have a ready-made disease now? Pity Chao, do you feel guilty because I took the board for you?"

"You're overthinking." He Xi said sternly, "I think it's too dangerous to do this. You must know that Concubine Shu is in charge of the harem now. If you have a fever, you won't be able to invite the imperial physician to treat you for a while. Shu Concubine gets angry again, and if you procrastinate, you will be even more dangerous. Fever is not the same as cold. If you have too much fever, your brain will burn out. If you want to become a fool, I will be useless even if I am extremely smart."

"Your mouth is always so poisonous." Xiao Hong muttered.

"That's the truth. Although I'm taking risks, I have a sense of proportion. I won't make fun of my life."

"But now the palace gate has been unlocked." Xiao Hong insisted, implying that He Xichao could only cooperate with him.

That's right, so the matter has come to this point, there is no other way, He Xichao didn't bother to scold him, so he directly picked up the medicine bowl and brought it to Xiao Hong's mouth, "If you want to take risks, I can only accompany you, come on, drink the medicine first , I’ll send someone to find Concubine Shu for an imperial physician.”

"Go now? Do you want to wait?"

"Wait? Don't worry, Concubine Shu can't wait for you to die quickly. She won't hire a doctor for you immediately. Since the target is the emperor, there must be a valid reason. After an hour, the imperial doctor didn't come, so I immediately rushed to the main hall. I guess You can only hold on for so long."

Xiao Hong was right when he thought about it, so he drank it obediently. The medicine was very difficult to drink, and the cold medicine was even more disgusting. Xiao Hong felt that he did not spit it out entirely because of his willpower.

"Take a break and think about what to say when you see the emperor. I will arrange the rest."

Xiao Hong didn't even want to say: "I'm in such a miserable state, my father must feel distressed when he sees it." Then he ground his teeth again, "Those brats, I won't let it go so easily."

"Stop." He Xichao said, "You can talk about anything, but you are not allowed to sue."

"But..." Xiao Hong was not reconciled.

"Confused?" He Xichao glanced at him indifferently, "The emperor knows the cause of the matter clearly, and you don't need to repeat it. How to punish him is his business, and you have no control over it. What you have to do is admit what you should admit. Wrong, insist on what you should insist on, and stick to the principle. The rest is the emotional exchange between your father and son, and you can play whatever you say."

Xiao Hong panted and thought, He Xichao touched his forehead and frowned, "It seems to be a little hotter, don't you feel uncomfortable?"

"I don't have much energy, I'm a little dizzy."

He Xichao got up immediately, "There's no delay, you're a little unclear now, just listen to me if you can't figure it out. You..." He paused, but still said, "Fever is hard to bear, hold on."

Xiao Hong nodded lightly, and opened his closed eyes when he heard the last sentence. Although his face was flushed, he said with a smile: "Xi Chao, you are what others said. You have a knife mouth and a bean curd heart, so good..."

He Xichao expressed that he didn't want to talk to this reckless idiot.

He went out to recruit the maids, and asked them how they were taking care of the eldest prince, "The eldest prince is already on fire, why don't you go to the imperial physician immediately."

"But the key to the palace gate has already been released, only Concubine Shu can..." The eldest palace maid replied.

"Then what are you waiting for, go to Concubine Shu and ask the imperial physician immediately!"

The eldest prince just beat up the third prince, how could Concubine Shu be so kind to find an imperial doctor for the eldest prince, the maids were embarrassed, but if Xiao Hong really burned something, they couldn't eat it, so they had to go .

Xiao Hong had an injury on his body, and his body became immune. His fever was fierce and quickly became high.

It was only then that Xiao Hong realized what it means to be so sick that he was almost in a coma.

There is only a vague figure in front of him, constantly testing his forehead. "Come on, drink some water, it will make you feel better."

The voice was soft and tender, like a stream of clear water calming his consciousness that was about to lose.

He Xichao ordered someone to bring in water, and kept wiping his forehead, neck, and armpits to cool down, while counting the time.

The more anxious he was, the calmer he became.

No one in Jing'an Palace slept peacefully, and Fanghua Palace also couldn't sleep all night.

Concubine Shu sat on the head of the bed and kept patting Xiao Ming's chest lightly. He was frightened and couldn't sleep well.

While she was patting, waves of anger surged from the bottom of her heart to her head. She was so angry that she lost all reason, and only wanted to teach the two brats in Jing'an Palace a lesson.

Concubine Shu thought about all kinds of vicious thoughts, but it was just thinking about it. The emperor sealed the mouths of these suffering masters with forty boards in court.

No matter how much water was released from the court sticks, after the forty sticks came down, Xiao Hong's dying appearance was somewhat worse than the worst Xiao Ming and He Mingrui.

It is impossible for her to complain to the emperor like she did before, begging for the decision secretly and openly.

Holding her breath in her heart, when the palace maid Xue Ling quietly came in and whispered a few words in her ear, she almost said without thinking, "No see."

Xue Ling knew that her master was in a fit of anger, so she persuaded: "Madam, after all, he is the eldest prince, if something goes wrong, the emperor will not be able to explain it."

Concubine Shu showed a happy smile on her face, and said viciously: "That's just right, I'll be a fool once and for all. A white-eyed wolf, thanks to my being so kind to him on weekdays, I send him all good things. Unexpectedly, I can't raise him." Familiarity is not familiarity. He is so cruel, Ming'er is his younger brother! Just for a bastard, hmph!"

Xue Ling wanted to persuade her again, but seeing Concubine Shu's angry eyes, she stopped talking immediately.

The maids of Jing'an Palace waited and waited, but Concubine Shu just disappeared, saying that she was taking care of the third prince and had no time.

She was extremely anxious, she could not see anyone, could not invite the imperial physician, and she did not dare to go back, so she could only stand in front of the palace gate and continue to wait.

He Xichao counted the hours, and when the hour came, he finished changing the veil on Xiao Hong's forehead, then stood up and said, "I'm going, you hold on for a while."

Xiao Hong nodded indiscriminately, indicating that he was still conscious.

On a cold autumn night, with the tall palace gates and towering walls, it was raining lightly outside at some point.

"This atmosphere is really suitable." Without an umbrella, he rushed into the rainy night and ran towards the Qingzheng Hall.

Emperor Tiangan didn't sleep at this time, and the guards were kneeling on the ground, reporting what happened at noon in detail. There were still a few crumpled books, a few broken pens, and ink-stained ink on the dragon case. paper, and a bamboo pole.

Look carefully, the ones in front are all He Xichao's things, and the bamboo pole at the end is the murder weapon that Xiao Hong used to beat his younger brother.

"Every time the eldest prince wanted to get angry, he was stopped by He Xichao, and as a result, his highnesses intensified. Until yesterday, the eldest prince took He Xichao to Fanghua Palace, and asked the empress Shu to come forward to dissuade the third prince and He Mingrui. But today He Xichao Then he was forced to jump into the cold pool. Seeing this scene, the eldest prince fought with the third prince, He Mingrui, Prince Guang, Prince Pingjun and several other young masters. The eldest prince is old and has a pole in his hand , so they didn’t suffer a loss, but they were beaten solidly.”

After the guard finished speaking, seeing Emperor Tiangan looking at the pole, he continued: "This bamboo pole was asked for by the second prince's companion, and it was taken away by He Mingrui, who was going to stab He Xichao, who had been delaying jumping into the pool. He Mingrui After being knocked down to the ground by the First Prince, this pole was in the hands of the First Prince."

After the guard finished the results of the investigation, he retreated silently.

The matter is very clear, and the palace people around have seen it, so it cannot be faked.

The hall was quiet, and Eunuch Huang took a sneak peek at Emperor Tiangan, only to see him pacing back and forth, silent.Although the expression still didn't show anything, with the faster and faster pace, Eunuch Huang knew that the emperor was not only angry, but also guilty.

During the day, Xiao Hong's obstinate knelt, sternly pleading guilty, Eunuch Huang remembered it, and the current Emperor Tiangan remembered it even more clearly.

And those forty sticks, they endured it abruptly without even begging for mercy, their buttocks were ripped apart, it really hurt people.

Thinking of Xiao Hong's current situation, Eunuch Huang couldn't help sighing.

But this sigh attracted Emperor Tiangan's attention, and he asked him: "You said, Hong'er was wronged, why didn't you come and tell me?"

Eunuch Huang froze slightly when he heard the words, his thoughts turned quickly, and he said: "Your Majesty, this old slave guessed that the Eldest Prince might think that this matter is not a big deal, and there is no need to alarm the Emperor. Think about it, yesterday he took He Xichao to find Concubine Shu Niang Niang, you are here to seek peace. They are all relatives, and the grievances are just a matter of the previous generation. Just let it go. But I didn't expect that doing so would anger the third prince and He Mingrui, forcing He Xichao to jump into the pool , now that it's autumn and winter, the water in the pool is very cold, how can such a small person survive jumping into the water, the eldest prince must be very angry when he saw such a scene, at that time, he probably wouldn't have thought of telling the emperor first before doing it."

Eunuch Huang's words made Emperor Tiangan nod his head, "If Hong'er hadn't lost his mind in anger, he wouldn't have made a move."

Eunuch Huang responded repeatedly: "That's not true. When the First Prince was still a prince, he never bullied others. There is a reason for this incident."

For some reason, Emperor Tiangan's expression darkened.

Eunuch Huang seemed to realize that he had said something wrong, so he hurriedly asked, "Your Majesty, are you going to see the First Prince?"

Emperor Tiangan was a little moved, but hesitated for a moment, then shook his head, "Forget it, I'll go tomorrow."

Eunuch Huang immediately responded, "Yes, later this old slave will send someone to the construction office to ask if there are any new gadgets. The eldest prince likes these, and the emperor will be happy to bring them along."

This is quite possible, Emperor Tiangan thought of the situation when Xiao Hong asked him to explain Mo Naihe a few days ago, and the picture of the father's kindness and filial piety made him smile.

Eunuch Huang said in his heart that the eldest prince is still different in the emperor's heart.

However, before he could breathe a sigh of relief, a servant suddenly came in and told him: "Your Majesty, Jing'an Palace companion He Xichao asked to see him, and said that the Eldest Prince has a fever and the situation is not very good."