kvmb Chapter 305: Master 4 is dead
Chapter 305: Master 4 is dead
After Hongzhan finished having lunch with the emperor in the Yangxin Palace, he took his leave on the grounds of not delaying the emperor's rest.
Before leaving the palace, he remembered that the emperor inadvertently mentioned that Su Peisheng was bedridden, so he decided to go and visit him.
The surrounding rooms of the Hall of Mental Cultivation were originally where concubines who were summoned to the palace would wash and dress, but since the current emperor has few concubines, the East Surrounding Room is sufficient.
The emperor gave the west wing to Su Peisheng, who had followed him for many years, as his residence.
The outer room has a layout of one room and two bedrooms. Su Peisheng arranged the western outer room into a layout of one bedroom, one living room and one study.
He had just finished his meal when Xiao Linzi brought Hongzhan into the house.
As soon as he saw Hongzhan, he stood up and greeted him, "Your servant..."
The short Hongzhan supported his knees with his hands. "Eunuch Su, there's no need to be so polite. You're still sick. Please sit down and rest."
"Hongzhan heard from the Emperor that you fell ill from serving him day and night, so he came to visit you."
As he spoke, he took out a small jar of milk candy from the food box. It was made for him by Aunt Baoge herself.
When he was about to leave, he heard his mother say that Su Peisheng was bedridden, so he somehow went back to the house to take it with him, and it came in handy.
"My young master, how could I possibly trouble you to come and visit me?"
Su Peisheng was so moved that his eyes turned red.
Although the master did not have many children, he did have several sons.
They treated Su Peisheng quite politely, but they all wanted to please the emperor through him.
Only the Sixth Prince, who was not even as tall as his waist, came to visit the patient sincerely.
Even from a meter or two away, Su Peisheng could smell the rich and sweet aroma coming from the jar.
Concubine Shu of Yongshou Palace was well-known for her love for children, and she spared no effort in making snacks for the princes and princesses.
He had heard Xiao Dongzi talk about this milk candy many times. Concubine Shu was afraid that eating candy would damage the teeth, so she strictly controlled the amount the young masters could eat.
The small jar of sugar in Sixth Prince's hand was probably enough for him for a quarter.
How could Su Peisheng, an adult, snatch food from the mouth of the young master?
He immediately shook his head and refused.
"Sixth Prince, I am old and cannot eat sweets. You should take it home and eat it slowly."
"I am deeply grateful that you have come to visit me."
The two were being polite when Xiao Xiazi came in with some medicine.
"Master, it's time to take the medicine."
"Eunuch Su, please drink the medicine while it's hot."
As soon as Su Peisheng finished drinking, Hongzhan put a snow-white candy close to his mouth.
"The medicine is bitter, please suck on a piece of candy."
Su Peisheng couldn't resist Hongzhan's kindness, so he opened his mouth and swallowed the candy.
The sweet smell of milk spread in the mouth, instantly overwhelming the sour and bitter taste of the medicine.
His eyes lit up. This was indeed a good thing, several levels better than the candy that Concubine Jing prepared for the Seventh Prince.
This time, Hongzhan put the sugar jar on the table next to him, and Su Peisheng did not refuse again.
Such delicious candy can't be bought even if you have money, so it's just right for him to keep for taking medicine.
"I thank Sixth Prince for his kindness."
There was a hint of sincerity in Su Peisheng's words.
He is very old and has no blood relatives. To be disrespectful, Su Peisheng really treats the young masters as his own children.
Unfortunately, even the Fourth Prince who lived in the garden looked down on him.
Gradually, Su Peisheng gave up this idea.
Now that he saw the filial and polite Sixth Prince, his fatherly love that had nowhere to go seemed to have a source.
Su Peisheng took off an inconspicuous little purse from his waist and forcefully stuffed it into Hongzhan's hand.
"Sixth Prince, please take these and buy some small things. If you don't take them, I will feel uneasy."
"Then it would be disrespectful for Hongzhan to refuse."
The small purse was light, not as heavy as the purse filled with golden melon seeds that his mother used to wear during the New Year, so Hongzhan accepted it without any psychological burden.
He didn't notice Xiao Xiazi who was waiting beside him. When he saw Su Peisheng take off the dusty little purse, a look of surprise flashed across his eyes.
As soon as Hongzhan returned to Yongshou Palace, he went straight into the main hall.
"Your son greets you, mother."
"Get up quickly."
An Lingrong personally wiped Hongzhan's face and hands, and when she felt his hands getting warm, she took off her cloak.
"Hongzhan, is your father getting better?"
"Mother, I see that the Emperor is in good spirits, so he's probably alright. The Emperor has used up all the sweet-scented osmanthus cake I brought with me."
Hongzhan lowered his voice and shared again.
"I saw clearly that the Emperor poured a lot of osmanthus honey into his teacup."
"Mother's observations are truly meticulous."
An Lingrong touched his bald head.
Hongzhan leaned in his mother's arms with a red face, and whispered everything that happened in the Yangxin Palace.
"Mother, Uncle Seventeen asked me if I had ever heard of the Zizhi Tongjian and the Twenty-Four Histories. I always feel that he has other motives."
These two books tell stories about past dynasties, allowing the princes to understand the rise and fall of dynasties. After entering the prince's residence, they will be taught by great scholars.
If you think more deeply, these two books cover the art of being an emperor.
Prince Guo is indeed vicious. If Hongzhan says that he has seen these two books, it will definitely arouse the emperor's suspicion towards them and their mother.
An Lingrong believed in her son and asked with a smile.
"So how did you respond?"
"I said I had never heard of it, and asked Uncle Seventeen if he had read it..."
"You're quite clever. Is there anything else happening in the Yangxin Palace?"
Although Hongzhan's actions are immature, he already has his own rules.
An Lingrong no longer worried about him being bullied at the prince's place.
"Mother, I heard from the Emperor that Eunuch Su was also recovering from illness, so I gave him the candies I brought."
Hongzhan took off the dusty purse from his waist and placed it in An Lingrong's hand.
"This is the purse that Eunuch Su insisted on giving me, saying he wanted me to buy some small things."
An Lingrong opened it and casually pulled out a silver note. She was surprised to find that the denomination was not low.
"Hongzhan, this jar of milk candy is really precious. Eunuch Su spent a full hundred taels to buy it."
"Mother will ask Baoge to make some more. You can give them to him as a coming-of-age gift when the time comes."
An Lingrong doesn't have a good impression of Su Peisheng, but she will not stop her son from getting close to him.
In his previous life, the old man joined Zhen Huan because of Cui Jinxi and provided her with a lot of help.
In this life, she had disrupted the relationship between the two in advance, so this person could certainly be used by other people.
The mother and son talked in the main hall for the whole afternoon, mainly Hongzhan talking, and An Lingrong gave some suggestions from time to time.
In the next few days, when Concubine Qi went to the Yangxin Palace to visit the emperor, she had an argument with Concubine He. The emperor was disliked by their quarreling and confined them to Changchun Palace.
Later, Concubine Shu accidentally broke her leg, and Prince Guo left the palace to visit her.
The bored emperor was strolling in the garden when he met Concubine Rou who was singing a little song. He summoned her to the Yangxin Palace to cheer her up.
Everything developed as An Lingrong expected.
That evening, the emperor was immersed in Concubine Rou's singing when he heard a few bird calls outside the palace.
The emperor raised his hand and said with a gloomy face.
"Let's stop here today. You can leave first."
As soon as Biyun left the main hall, Xia Qi came out from behind the curtain and knelt on the ground to report.
"Your Majesty, news has come back from the Imperial Mausoleum: the Fourteenth Master has passed away!"