Chapter 43: Is Xiao Fu Bao Disliked? The Whole City Loves Me With Their Lives
Chapter 43: Father Was Right, Sister Is the Best
When Prince Qing returned, it was already the following morning. He had clearly been busy all night.
Seeing him come back, Physician Liu hurriedly greeted him, "How did it go? Did you catch them all?"
Physician Liu didn’t care about the identities of the perpetrators; anyone who dared to harm their Sixth Master had to face the consequences!
Prince Qing’s efforts that night had paid off.
He nodded in response to Physician Liu’s question, "They’ve all been caught. The brothel they were associated with isn’t in the town but in the county, so we had to search around there."
Briefly summarizing the situation, Prince Qing frowned and asked, "Does Prince Qi’s household have any concubines with the surname Zhou?"
Prince Qing knew the names of Prince Qi’s wife and two secondary wives, but he hadn’t paid attention to the concubines.
Upon hearing this, Physician Liu seemed to understand something and also frowned, asking, "Is this brothel connected to the royal household?"
After thinking about the situation in the royal household, he nodded, "There is a concubine with the surname Zhou in the palace. She is the mother of Seventh Master."
The mother of Seventh Master?
Prince Qing was surprised and nodded, then furrowed his brows, lost in thought.
Before he could come to any conclusions, Feng Xuanrui, wearing an outer robe and barefoot, ran over, shouting with a hoarse voice, "What did Feng Qi’s silly mother do? Is she in cahoots with the bad people from yesterday?"
"I knew Feng Qi and his mother weren’t good. When we return to the capital, I’ll ask Father to kick them out!"
"Feng Qi always looks so shifty and bad!"
...
Feng Xuanrui had secretly followed Prince Qing out of the capital.
He had fought with Fifth Master Feng Xuanbo, breaking his head, and at the time, Seventh Master had been shouting.
In his panic, Feng Xuanrui had fled with his people!
The two children often fought and played around but didn’t hold a real grudge.
After shouting, Feng Xuanrui, still worried, asked, "Is it really related to the Seventh Master? Uncle Qing, you need to investigate carefully. I think, although Seventh Master is a bit silly, his relatives shouldn’t be that bad."
Feng Xuanrui had rushed over barefoot when he heard Prince Qing’s return.
Di Jiao followed closely behind, barely keeping up.
By the time they caught up, Di Jiao had put shoes on him, adjusted his clothes, and tried to persuade him to rest.
Feng Xuanrui was unwilling. He still couldn’t trust Feng Xuanbin’s relatives.
These bad people were unforgivable.
They nearly harmed him!
But if they were indeed related to Feng Xuanbin’s family, Feng Xuanrui felt he couldn’t be soft-hearted and let the bad people go.
However, considering brotherly affection, he might...
Hmm, just not tell them about it.
Seeing that he couldn’t be persuaded, Di Jiao used her trump card: "If Suisui wakes up and doesn’t see her brother, she’ll be upset."
Other arguments failed to sway the stubborn Feng Xuanrui.
But his sister could.
Upon hearing Di Jiao’s words, Feng Xuanrui forgot about Feng Xuanbin’s bad relatives and rushed back to the backyard.
When Feng Xuanrui returned, Suisui had just woken up.
Noticing her brother wasn’t beside her, Suisui’s little lips pouted in sadness.
Before she could cry, she saw Feng Xuanrui coming back.
Suisui’s face brightened with joy, and she opened her arms excitedly, calling out, "Brother!"
Feng Xuanrui, charmed by her call, smiled broadly and quickly went over to hug Suisui.
Then he helped Suisui get dressed, washed up, and applied medicine.
Since they woke up late, they only made it in time for lunch.
After eating, Feng Xuanrui, still not at ease, took Suisui’s hand and went to find Prince Qing.
But Prince Qing wasn’t there.
Suisui asked, puzzled, "Why is Brother looking for Uncle?"
Feng Xuanrui thought that since he would be taking his sister back to the residence in the future, it was important for her to get to know the people in the royal household.
So, despite his reluctance, he was willing to carefully introduce the people in the household to Suisui for her sake.
He took Suisui back, sat her down, and began, "Suisui, our household has many people. Some may be a bit silly, but they aren’t too bad and can still be useful."
"Besides me, there are several other brothers. You only need to know about them."
"Remember, I am the best. The eldest brother to the seventh brother, they’re just average."
...
While introducing the family, Feng Xuanrui didn’t forget to subtly downplay his other brothers.
Suisui didn’t fully understand but recalled that her cousins often quarreled and fought, which made her understand a bit more.
She nodded continuously, shaking her head at things she didn’t understand.
At such times, Feng Xuanrui’s smile became even brighter: "Those don’t matter. Just remember that I am the best."
Suisui obediently nodded, "Brother is the best, the very best!"
Those words were worth more than anything.
Feng Xuanrui was so delighted that he couldn’t stop smiling.
Prince Qing was out again in the afternoon and didn’t return by evening.
However, he had mentioned earlier that if he was too busy, he wouldn’t come back for the night.
With Physician Liu and Zhan Yuan staying at the inn, there was nothing to worry about.
Knowing Suisui couldn’t read, Feng Xuanrui took her to study in the afternoon.
Feng Xuanrui read while Suisui listened.
The simple "Three Character Classic" was read by Feng Xuanrui with rhythmic inflection and rich emotion, much like a storyteller in a teahouse.
Physician Liu found it hard to endure, but Suisui listened attentively.
She occasionally clapped her hands in admiration: "Brother is so amazing!"
"Wow, Brother knows all this!"
"Oh my, Brother is the best!"
...
The more Suisui praised, the stronger Feng Xuanrui’s desire to perform became!
Later, Feng Xuanrui even had Suisui recite along with him, "At the beginning of man, nature is good!"
Suisui obediently followed, her voice growing louder with confidence because of her brother, "Following Brother, at the beginning of man, nature is good!"
Feng Xuanrui, listening to her, couldn’t help but laugh, "Sister, you don’t need to recite the first part."
Suisui clapped happily, her eyes sparkling, "But I like reciting with Brother."
The child’s bright eyes shone more brightly than the starry night sky.
Feng Xuanrui watched, his eyes crinkling into a smile, and called out, "Brother also likes sister, likes her the most!"
After saying that, Feng Xuanrui turned to Suisui, "Sister, you also need to like Brother the most!"
Suisui nodded earnestly, "Yes, Suisui likes Brother the most, only Brother!"
Then, with her newly acquired skill of charming, Suisui added, "I like the eldest brother, the second brother, up to the seventh brother, but I like Brother the most!"
The "most" was perhaps the most flattering word.
Feng Xuanrui, hearing this, was almost dazed.
He thought: Father was right, sister is truly wonderful, really wonderful!
He loves his sister!
Brother is the best, Brother is the most amazing!
—Suisui’s Journal
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