Although he himself was not grounded in the end, his wife was grounded, which was not much different from his being grounded.
This incident slowly spread. It was said that the fourth prince was jealous of the little princess in southern Xinjiang and used his status privileges to torture a guard half to death. However, the identity of this guard was not simple. He turned out to be Qin Hong's adopted son.
, this time the fourth prince kicked the iron plate. Not only did he obediently send the guard back, but he also had to pay for valuable medicinal materials to heal his injuries and recuperate his body. He also brought his wife to the door to apologize and ask for forgiveness.
Since then, the fourth prince has been ridiculed for a while.
The majestic prince was reduced to becoming jealous of a guard.
In addition, everyone focused more attention on the Qin family.
The Qin family has been in a very special position since they entered Beijing.
The current emperor didn't know what kind of ecstasy they had given him, so he boldly activated a group of bandits and entrusted his wealth and life to the Qin family.
After what happened with the fourth prince, everyone had a deeper understanding of Xiao Chengye's trust in the Qin family.
For the sake of the Qin family, the emperor did not even give face to his own son.
No matter what the outside world says, the Qin family will do whatever they should do without being affected by public opinion at all.
In the palace.
Hu Yafei was holding a bowl of boiled medicine in her hand and was feeding it to Zhao Qing spoonful by spoonful.
Zhao Qing was leaning against the head of the bed, his face turned blue from drinking the medicine.
He looked at Hu Yafei and hesitated to speak.
Hu Yafei glanced at him and said, "Just say whatever you want."
Zhao Qing hesitated for a moment and said tentatively: "Well, I can actually drink it myself, so I don't have to go to such trouble."
This medicine is inherently bitter, but as the other person feeds it spoonful after spoonful, the bitter taste slowly spreads in the mouth, making the base of the tongue numb.
Zhao Qing used to drink medicine from cows. He drank it in gulps and gulps, and then finished it with the last swipe of his mouth.
This time the beauty personally administered the medicine, and while he was enjoying it in his heart, his lips and tongue were suffering. It was really painful.
Hu Yafei didn't understand his twists and turns, and frowned slightly: "Am I clumsy and not good at serving you?"
"No, no," Zhao Qing quickly denied and said, "You did a good job, there was nothing wrong at all."
Hu Yafei was a little confused: "Then why don't you let me feed you?"
Zhao Qing murmured for a long time, and finally said: "I'm afraid that you will tire your wrists. These are all jobs done by servants. How can you, the little princess of Southern Xinjiang, do this?"
"The third prince is both a prince and a general. He is such a powerful person, and he even helps the princess kneel down and put on her shoes." Hu Yafei said softly, "Can my status be nobler than his? He can do it, I
It works too."
"You don't have to feel any psychological burden. These are all of my own free will."
After that, he picked up the little spoon and gave Zhao Qing a mouthful.
Zhao Qing: "..."
Zhao Qing pursed her lips and swallowed the bitter medicine in her mouth. She raised her eyes and looked at Hu Yafei. The sweetness in her heart almost instantly overwhelmed the bitterness on her lips.
Hu Yafei said that she did this for herself voluntarily, and she even used Lou Yan as an example.
Lou Yan could do that for Qin Zhen because Lou Yan loved Qin Zhen deeply and was willing to do anything for her.
Hu Yafei compares herself with Lou Yan, does that mean he also has a place for Zhao Qing in her heart?
Zhao Qing even couldn't help but start to have delusional thoughts. Would Hu Yafei be willing to disobey her father's order for her own sake, put aside what she had learned in the past ten years, put aside a noble fourth prince, and turn to her arms?
Will his wishful thinking come true one day?
A bowl of soup was fed to Zhao Qing by Hu Yafei spoon by spoon. After drinking the bowl of soup, Zhao Qing's face turned a little blue.
Hu Yafei didn't realize it, but felt extremely happy because she helped Zhao Qing do something.
She put down the empty bowl, came to Zhao Qing's side, lightly touched the gauze on Zhao Qing's shoulder with her fingers, and murmured in a low voice: "I've had it for a while, and I don't know how it's doing."
Except for the first day when Zhao Qing was in so much pain that he couldn't move and asked Hu Yafei to help clean the wound, after Zhao Qing regained consciousness, he never asked Hu Yafei to help him clean the wound again.
Therefore, Hu Yafei did not know how Zhao Qing's injury was recovering.
Zhao Qing smiled and said softly: "It's okay, the wound has scabbed over, and I will be able to go to the ground in a few days."
It was at this time that the wound looked a little ferocious. Zhao Qing was afraid that Hu Yafei would burst into tears again, so he refused to show it to Hu Yafei.
Hu Yafei blinked: "Really?"
Zhao Qing nodded and said yes.
Hu Yafei thought for a while and suddenly asked: "After you recover from your injury, where will you go? Will you go back to the Fourth Prince's Mansion or the Palace?"
"The boss will not let me go back to the Fourth Prince's Mansion, and neither will the princess." Zhao Qing smiled and said firmly.
It is absolutely impossible for his family to put him in danger again.
"I am a member of the imperial army. Whatever I want to do, I have to follow the arrangements from above." Zhao Qing finally said.
Hu Yafei thought for a while and suddenly said: "I also need a guide and guard in the capital. You are very suitable. Do you want to come to my side?"
Zhao Qing's eyes suddenly widened: "What do you mean?"
Hu Yafei tilted her head awkwardly and whispered: "Don't worry, I will never bully you like the fourth prince. Follow me and you will never suffer."
Zhao Qing stared at Hu Yafei closely: "You know that's not what I'm talking about."
Hu Yafei pursed her lips and finally said: "I'm afraid Xiao Yao will cause trouble for you again. If you stay with me, I can still watch you and protect you all the time."
"I'm not afraid of him causing trouble. What's more, after this time, I'm afraid he won't easily come to me for trouble." Zhao Qing stared at Hu Yafei's eyes and cried every word, "You let me follow you.
Do you really just want to protect me?"
Hu Yafei: "Is there anything else?"
"Okay, even if you are protecting me for me," Zhao Qing said in a deep voice, "then what is the relationship between us? Why do you want to protect me if we are not related to each other?"
Hu Yafei: "..."
Hu Yafei was speechless.
Hu Yafei looked at Zhao Qing in shock.
This was the first time that Zhao Qing said such a long string of words since they met, and he didn't even have the strength to retaliate against her.
But before, Zhao Qing was like a walking log. He was very taciturn and was only a little better than Lou Yan, a mute.
Hu Yafei never expected that Zhao Qing could be so eloquent.
Zhao Qing saw that Hu Yafei didn't speak for a long time, but he didn't intend to let her go. He reached out and grabbed her wrist and pulled her towards him. He stared closely into those eyes and asked in a deep voice: "Why do you want to protect me?