When I opened my eyes, Zhen Huan knelt in front of me and had a miscarriage

I saw a tall figure standing beside the flowers not far away.

"Why are you here, Fourth Prince?"

Songzhi and Fudong bowed quickly.

Hongli held an umbrella and walked into the pavilion, but his face did not look very good.

Seeing his mother, he opened his mouth slightly and called out softly, "Mother."

Nian Shilan then realized that he had come. She turned her head to look at him and saw that his shoulders were wet with the rain and the hem of his clothes was also wet.

Then he frowned and asked, "Why are you here in such heavy rain?"

These were words of concern, but to Hongli they sounded like blame.

"My son heard from Eunuch Zhou that mother went out of the palace to relax today. Seeing that the weather was bad, he came out to look for her." He whispered, his tone a little stiff.

Nian Shilan's eyes fell on the tutor behind him, and only then did he realize that the tutor was holding a bamboo umbrella in his hand.

I think it's a gift for her.

"You are thoughtful, but now is the season of transition from summer to autumn. If you are not careful, it will only take a moment to catch a cold. Now is the most important time for your studies. If you catch a cold, you will be sick for several days. You can't delay."

Nian Shilan pulled him to sit down, and these words came out involuntarily.

She seemed to be unaware of when she had become so earnest in giving advice to others.

But Hongli lowered his head, nodded silently, and didn't say much.

Nian Shilan seemed to see that he was in a bad mood, so she didn't say much.

She used the silk in her hand to wipe away the tears on his shoulders, and asked Songzhi to hand her a handkerchief to carefully wipe away the moisture.

Looking at his mother's hands, wiping them so carefully for him, Hongli's eyelashes trembled slightly.

He squeezed his palms and looked up again.

"Thank you, mother..."

"You and I are mother and son, why should we thank you?"

The two of them chatted casually like this.

Today's rain came suddenly, drizzling and long.

A rain seemed to wash the entire Forbidden City.

The palace servants looked at the rain and felt worried, wondering when it would stop and they still had work to do.

The ladies were also trapped in the palace and had nothing to do but enjoy the rain and drink tea.

Only Hongli secretly hoped that the rain would last longer.

Isolated from the troubled world, he and his mother were the only ones there, chatting and joking.

……

The rain eventually stopped, and fortunately, this rain did not make Nian Shilan's condition worse.

This made Hongli and Songzhi breathe a sigh of relief.

It was just the second day after the rain, and the sky was still gloomy.

Hongli got up early and sat in the prince's residence, reading a book at his desk, his face as gloomy as the sky.

The third prince Hongshi arrived late. When he walked in, he was yawning and blamed his nanny for calling him too early, so he didn't even get a good night's sleep.

"Fourth brother, you came so early again today, are you really not sleepy?"

Hongshi sat on the chair, shaking his head.

Hongli looked up at him, his emotions changed, and then he said lightly.

"Third brother, if you are sleepy, lie down and rest for a while. I will call you when the master comes."

"The only one who understands Third Brother's heart is Fourth Brother."

Hongshi was really relieved and fell into a deep sleep.

Hongli glanced at his back, his eyes darkened, he said nothing, and just continued reading his book.

When the master was about to come, he went to the toilet and deliberately missed him.

When he came back, he saw his third brother being scolded by the master.

He said nothing, but gave his third brother a pitiful and aggrieved look, expressing his guilt.

Hongshi, who was standing behind his master and accepting the scolding, shook his head at him.

He looked so miserable, thinking that he was unlucky, and was extremely annoyed.

Wait until the class is over.

Hongli did not forget to find his third brother to explain the matter clearly.

"Third brother, I originally just wanted to go to the bathroom, but I never thought that Master would come at such a good time. If I had known, I would have endured it for a while. But if I hadn't been unable to help myself, I wouldn't have gone. It's my fault that I have harmed you."

Hongshi waved his hand carelessly and patted his brother's shoulder.

"Fourth brother, please don't say that. I know how good you are to Third Brother. You just think you are unlucky. It's just..."

Thinking of something, Hongshi sighed.

Hongli blinked, "Why are you sighing, Third Brother?"

"Master will definitely tell the Emperor about this. When the Emperor asks about my studies, I will be scolded again."

Hongshi didn't know about his troubles and sorrows.

Speaking of it at this moment, in Hongli's heart, it was something precious that he had been longing for.

He is not as old as his third brother, nor is he as liked by the Emperor as he is.

Since the third brother's mother passed away, he would receive extra love from the emperor.

But when his mother passed away, his father left her in the palace and ignored her.

If it weren't for his own hard work and if Empress Hua hadn't given up on him, he would probably never have the chance to return to the palace.

"Forget about me. Is Empress Hua okay? I saw her hiding from the rain in the pavilion yesterday." Hongshi waved his hand.

Seeing him mention his mother, Hongli subconsciously became alert and said in a hurry, "My mother is fine. By the way, third brother, have you ever thought about finding a foster mother?"

"Adoptive mother? You mean the same as you?" Hongshi raised his eyebrows and sighed, "You are young and don't understand the troubles of the third brother."

Hongli didn't say anything and just listened quietly.

"I used to stay in the palace of the Empress Dowager. Not only was she strict, but she also didn't allow me to rest. All I did was read when I opened my eyes, and recite when I closed my eyes."

Whenever Hongshi thought about that period of time, he felt scared, but he didn't want to go through it again.

Hongli said, "So, third brother doesn't want to go to the Empress Dowager's palace?"

"Yes, it would be great if I could be in Empress Hua's palace like you. Empress Hua even stopped the Emperor from scolding me last time. That was really nice of her."

Hearing him say this, Hongli clenched his hands.

"Empress Hua is indeed good, but Fourth Brother feels that he does not want Third Brother to be like this."

"Oh?" Hongshi raised his eyebrows.

"Third brother is the eldest brother and the eldest son of the Emperor. He will most likely inherit the throne in the future. However, if the Empress Dowager gives birth to a legitimate son, third brother will lose most of his chances. It is better to go to the Empress Dowager's palace more often so that she can adopt third brother as her adopted son. Then third brother will be the legitimate son, and in the future..."

It seemed that Hongli was about to say those words.

Hongshi hurriedly stopped him, "Fourth brother, you...you are really carefree. I didn't expect you to know this at such a young age."

Hongli blinked his innocent eyes and shook his head, "I also saw it in the history books, am I wrong, Third Brother?"

"No, that's not it. If that's the case, don't say it again next time."

Hongshi lowered his head, avoided his gaze, then stood up and left.

He didn't notice that Hongli's face had changed behind him.