Chapter 244: Climbing a Tree

When mentioning the wound on his head, Prince Qi became spirited.

He rolled up his sleeves, hehe-laughing and said, "Princess Consort, let me tell you, I was indeed very brave today!"

Meng Ce Fei stood to the side, silently lowering her presence.

She didn't know the court affairs, and she herself didn't know whether to listen.

Thinking of withdrawing, but bringing it up now isn't appropriate.

Not withdrawing, but she didn't know whether staying would be convenient.

However, since the Prince and Princess Consort didn't mention it, Meng Ce Fei thought for a moment and then stood silently to the side without saying much.

Prince Qi hehe-laughed happily: "I kicked that old bastard Tang Chi several times today!"

Tang Chi is the Empress's direct older brother, now the Minister of Revenue.

Prince Qi remembered yesterday that Sui Sui had been bullied by the Tang family youngster, and kept it in mind.

He is the type who holds grudges and protects his own.

Yesterday sending the lamb leg was just a small revenge.

When attending court today, taking advantage of the argument, he kicked Tang Chi several times.

Moreover, he even threw punches.

Of course, during the big brawl, Prince Qi also took a few hits.

He didn't even know who gave him that blow to the head, it was so hard it drew blood directly.

Thinking of the wound on his head, Prince Qi began to grit his teeth: "Don't let me find out which old bastard did it, sneaking a black hand while I wasn't paying attention, damn it, you dog thing..."

In the Great Summer dynasty, court officials are full of martial vigor; fighting in court is quite normal.

That is, when going to the emperor's presence, weapons are not allowed; otherwise...

Princess Consort felt that when arguments became fierce, a few lives lost could be considered normal.

The Prince getting beaten wasn't the first time; Princess Consort initially worried, only fearing he was seriously injured and it would affect his health.

After all, the Prince's body is delicate these days.

Now looking, it's just a head wound, with likely a few bruises on his body, not a big problem, so Princess Consort felt relieved.

Thinking about Concubine Guo, Princess Consort quickly smiled and said, "All right, Tang Ren took a few hits, so we've helped Sui Sui vent her anger. There's still court later, days are long, no rush now—I actually have a good thing to tell the Prince."

Prince Qi originally wanted to share with the Princess Consort how he and the Marquis Protecting the State had teamed up to obtain what reward for Sui Sui.

Now hearing the Princess Consort say there was good news, Prince Qi couldn't help but ask curiously: "What good news? Is it my Buai Buai being praised by the teacher today?"

In Prince Qi's eyes, besides his good daughter Sui Sui, he probably couldn't see anything else.

Princess Consort naturally welcomed this.

However, we shouldn't overlook others either.

She quickly smiled and said, "Concubine Guo is pregnant; Doctor Liu just examined her this morning, she's about three months along, and the pregnancy is stable."

Sui Sui said it's a younger brother.

Princess Consort hadn't noticed this before.

Speaking of this now, it reminded her of children's words.

Princess Consort thought, Sui Sui said it's a younger brother, so it's likely indeed a younger brother.

However, thinking of the Prince's expectations for a daughter, Princess Consort thought she might better not say it for now.

One should keep some hope.

Although the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment.

But thinking about the next seven months, the Prince's mood will improve because of this expectation, which is actually somewhat worthwhile, right?

Princess Consort actually isn't very sure either.

Prince Qi originally thought it was about Sui Sui.

He thought, his Buai Buai must be the smartest in the world!

But after listening carefully, it wasn't related to Sui Sui.

But rather it was him...

Going to be a father?

He had been tossing and turning for six or seven years, with no movement in the rear courtyard.

Now the Doctor told him his seeds were spent and his body wasn't good, yet unexpectedly a child came?

This...

Could this be an unexpected joy?

After Prince Qi's surprise, he then realized: "... Eh? Concubine Guo is..."

When he asked this, Prince Qi's eyes darted left and right, as if asking the Princess Consort which residence Concubine Guo lived in.

In recent years, there have been many women in the rear courtyard, but Prince Qi only thinks of his daughter, so it's impossible for him to be sincere.

So, for people he hasn't seen in a long time, he even forgets them.

Hearing Prince Qi ask like that, Princess Consort only felt a lump in her throat.

However, she didn't feel it was that surprising.

Imperial family members are often unfeeling.

Princess Consort understood this from the moment she married into the Wangfu.

Over these years, she has experienced quite a lot.

Now hearing Prince Qi's puzzled question, "Who is Concubine Guo?", Princess Consort's heart only gave a slight throb, with no further emotion.

She smiled and pointed not far away: "That courtyard's Concubine Guo, Prince Qi, go take a look now; she's probably not resting yet."

Concubine Guo probably also hopes that after the Prince returns to the mansion, he can come see her.

So, the Princess Consort of Qi gestured.

Prince Qi, unable to recall which lady Guo was, felt a bit embarrassed.

At this moment, the Princess Consort of Qi pointed the way, and he chuckled, replying: "We should go take a look, let's go, let's go together."

Before setting out, Prince Qi deliberately simply covered the wound on his head and put on a forehead ornament he hadn't worn in a long time; it covered just right, and unless one looked closely, it wouldn't be noticeable.

Prince Qi led the way, with the Princess Consort of Qi closely following.

Meng Ce Fei hesitated, then softly asked the Princess Consort: "May I go too?"

The Princess Consort did not make things difficult for her, smiling as she replied: "You've also been working hard these past few days; go rest first."

Meng Ce Fei smiled and agreed.

As they walked to Lady Guo's residence, Prince Qi still marveled inwardly: "Fate is truly miraculous."

He couldn't have children, yet a child appeared.

Whether to say it or not, Heaven pities him!

While waiting on the road, hearing the Princess Consort say that Sui Sui was the first to discover this, Prince Qi beamed with joy, saying: "It has to be my dear one; this is a treasure sent by Heaven!"

The Princess Consort of Qi also didn't know how to respond, so she could only smile.

Prince Qi's treasure was at that moment climbing a tree.

Without adult supervision, even the aunts couldn't stop them.

Feng Xuanrui and the others waited left and right—Mother Consort hadn't returned, and Father King showed no sign of movement.

Then, with Feng Xuanrui taking the lead, Feng Xuanbin supporting, and Feng Xuanbo also thinking it fine, several children went to the trees west of the courtyard, preparing to climb up.

That was a crabapple tree with excellent growth.

Because it was well tended, and the temperature was suitable.

So, now the tree is fully covered in blossoms.

This tree was, in earlier years, transplanted here from Shanglin Garden by the Prince, who had begged His Majesty for a daughter.

Because the blossoms were beautiful, Feng Xuanrui thought of picking some to bring back and make a flower crown for his sister.

His skill is also quite good!

Thinking of his cousin from the Song family, who had made a crown for his sister while he had not, Feng Xuanrui felt unwilling to accept that.

So, climb the tree, pick the flowers, make a flower crown!

His sister deserves the finest things in the world.

It's just a crabapple tree; cutting it down wouldn't matter!

However, Feng Xuanrui felt that, being small and weak, he couldn't move the tree now.

But he is agile.

So, climbing it is!

Qing Shan and Qing Shui couldn't dissuade them, and Aunt Xiang beside them also couldn't persuade them.

Feng Xuanbo and the others merely gave superficial advice; then Feng Xuancang, to protect Feng Xuanrui, closely followed and climbed up as well.

Seeing her brother climb, Sui Sui felt uneasy and also climbed up behind him.

Seeing this, Liu He Meng was eager to give it a try!

The second watch is at 19:00.