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Little Jing Kong proved to be still somewhat inexperienced when it came to facing off against his bad brother-in-law.
Xiao Heng was just teasing him. He already plucked it, throwing it away now would be a waste, wouldn't it?
Xiao Heng picked up the flower and handed it to him, saying, "Here, I was just kidding, it's not poisonous."
Little Jing Kong looked at the little flower with suspicion, hesitating to reach out and touch it.
His bad brother-in-law had lost all credibility. Little Jing Kong no longer believed what he said.
Xiao Heng took the flower on his behalf to prevent the little guy from causing trouble with other flowers.
Throughout the journey, Little Jing Kong observed his bad brother-in-law, alternately looking between his hand holding the flower and his face.
"Why are you staring at me?" Xiao Heng asked.
"I'm checking if your glabella has turned black." Little Jing Kong replied honestly.
Xiao Heng: "..."
It wasn't until the two entered the Renshou Palace that Little Jing Kong noticed there were no signs of poisoning on his bad brother-in-law. Only then did he take back the flower.
At present, Xiao Heng held positions both in the Hanlin Academy and the Ministry of Justice, with more people keeping an eye on him. He could no longer casually enter the Renshou Palace as before, and could only use the pretext of sending Little Jing Kong to avoid giving others a handle.
Little Jing Kong claimed he didn't want to enter the palace, but once inside, he seemed to enjoy himself.
"Hello, Sister Fei!"
"Hello, Sister Zhu!"
He greeted each of the palace maids in Renshou Palace before seeking out Grandaunt.
Empress Dowager Zhuang wasn't in good condition, perhaps deeply concerned for Ning'an and her son. She looked somewhat worn out, especially after each visit from Huangfu Xian, she would be lost in thought for a long time.
Today at noon, Huangfu Xian had just visited, had a bit of food, and left.
Empress Dowager Zhuang sat by the window, gazing absentmindedly at the courtyard. Suddenly, a round little head popped up from below the windowsill.
"Grandaunt!"
Empress Dowager Zhuang's eyelids twitched, "Why is it you again?"
Little Jing Kong tiptoed, offering the flower from outside the window, "A beautiful flower for the beautiful Grandaunt!"
Empress Dowager Zhuang felt the corner of her mouth twitch.
You could have used a different wording so it didn’t sound so perfunctory.
Empress Dowager Zhuang calmly took the peony flower, asking, "Did you cause trouble with Princess Xinyang's flowers again?"
Little Jing Kong put his hands behind his back and said earnestly, "I got it from my brother-in-law!"
He wasn't lying. He did get it from his bad brother-in-law!
Although he was the one who picked it.
Did Empress Dowager Zhuang not understand him yet?
Empress Dowager Zhuang snorted, looked at the charming peony and said, "Why are you so kind all of a sudden, remembering to send flowers to Aijia?"
Little Jing Kong sighed, "Well, it’s nothing. It's just that brother-in-law said this flower is poisonous, so I can't give it to JiaoJiao."
Empress Dowager Zhuang: "..."
After entering the Renshou Palace, Xiao Heng didn't immediately go to see Grandaunt but first met with Eunuch Qin.
"Empress Dowager Zhuang’s condition..." Eunuch Qin, upon hearing Xiao Heng inquiring about Empress Dowager Zhuang, didn't conceal much. "To be honest, it’s not very good. Princess Ning'an suffered a lot on the border for so many years, and her appearance after returning is too heartbreaking... But the most heartbreaking is Young Master Xian... at such a young age, he has to endure such a change... The more unruly he becomes, the more distress Her Majesty feels..."
After moving into the imperial palace, Huangfu Xian caused quite a stir. On the first day, he bullied Qin Chuyu, and shortly after, he frightened the two little princesses that Imperial Consort Zhuang raised in the palace.
As for meeting the Empress and imperial concubines, he neither behaved properly nor showed a good attitude.
The key point was, whenever someone complained to the Emperor, he denied everything!
"You were supposed to raise a well-behaved child, how did he turn out like this?" In Eunuch Qin's view, the blame lay with the father for not teaching the child properly, "This child's moral character… ahem."
Realizing he almost said something he shouldn't have, Eunuch Qin promptly stopped.
Xiao Heng acted as if he hadn't heard the last sentence and said, "Well then, I'll go see Empress Dowager Zhuang."
Xiao Heng arrived at the study outside Empress Dowager Zhuang's chambers, patting Little Jing Kong on the shoulder. "Go play. I'll talk to Grandaunt for a while."
"Oh, Grandaunt, I'm leaving!" Little Jing Kong waved his small hand and exited.
Xiao Heng stayed in the study to converse with Empress Dowager Zhuang, while Little Jing Kong went to Kunning Palace to find Qin Chuyu.
Given the lessons from last time, this time they didn't head towards the direction of the Bixia Palace.
"Let's go feed the fish!" Little Jing Kong suggested.
The imperial palace had a Taiye Lake, where many colorful carps were kept, all plump and adorable.
However, Qin Chuyu's mood wasn't lifted.
"What's wrong? Are you unhappy?" Little Jing Kong asked with concern.
Qin Chuyu walked along a path adorned with blooming flowers, sighing and lamenting, "My little dog is gone."
"Why is it gone?" Little Jing Kong didn't understand.
Qin Chuyu said sadly, "Imperial mother said it caused trouble last time, running around and leading me to encounter Huangfu Xian, who then bullied me, and now my imperial mother won't let me keep it."
Little Jing Kong thought about the mishaps caused by his chickens and bird at home. "Actually, my chickens and bird also cause trouble. Didn’t my Little Nine almost peck you last time?"
But JiaoJiao never forbade him from keeping them.
JiaoJiao was really nice.
Qin Chuyu was really pitiful.
He comforted Qin Chuyu, "If you like dogs, next time you can come to my house, and I'll lend you Big Brother Yan’s Little Eight to play with."
"I just want my dog." Qin Chuyu said gloomily.
"Huh? Did you hear that?" Little Jing Kong suddenly pulled him to a stop.
"Hear what?" Qin Chuyu asked strangely.
"Your dog!" Little Jing Kong said crisply.
Qin Chuyu looked around, "Where is it?"
"I heard it!" Little Jing Kong pointed in a direction, "Over there!"
The two children rushed over to where Little Jing Kong pointed. Behind a rockery, they indeed saw Qin Chuyu's dog, but the scene was not as they had imagined.
Huangfu Xian was actually there!
Huangfu Xian sat alone in a cold wheelchair. There were no attendants around him, and his legs, as usual, were covered with a thick quilt. Qin Chuyu's dog lay on that quilt.
It was covered in blood, clearly either thrown or abused.
Huangfu Xian had one hand squeezing its neck, and in the other hand, he held something, forcefully pouring it into the dog's mouth.
The little dog made a distressed whimper, but Huangfu Xian showed no mercy. He forcibly opened the dog's mouth.
His expression was filled with ferocity.
At that moment, he wasn't a disabled youth but a twisted devil.
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