Chapter 189: Is Xiao Fu Bao Disliked? The Whole City Loves Me With Their Lives
Chapter 189: How Can It Be Smelly?
When it came to the matter of Suisui vomiting, the Prince of Qi felt inexplicably guilty. He awkwardly found himself at a loss for words, while Qi Wangfei, who had been worried about Suisui, hadn’t given much thought to what the child had said.
Suisui had said it smelled awful!
The outhouse in the residence was situated far from the main courtyard, and the place where the toilet was kept was cleaned several times a day to ensure no bad odors lingered. They even burned various strong fragrances to prevent any unpleasant smells from reaching the main house.
So, smelly? Qi Wangfei genuinely hadn’t detected any odors.
If it wasn’t the external smells, then it had to be the Prince’s issue.
Qi Wangfei recalled that when she rushed out, she saw the Prince just putting Suisui down. That meant Suisui must have mentioned the bad smell while in the Prince's arms.
Thinking of this, Qi Wangfei looked at the Prince with suspicion and quietly asked, “Did Suisui say it smelled bad because you didn’t wash up after returning?”
However, the villa was not far from the city, and even with the bumpy ride, it shouldn’t have caused any bad odors.
Qi Wangfei doubted this and even took a moment to smell herself.
Still fragrant, no odor at all.
She felt a bit disdainful towards the Prince, not wanting to sniff him again, and then asked in an even lower voice, “You didn’t do anything in the carriage on the way back, did you?”
At this, the Prince almost exploded with anger. “I didn’t!”
The Prince genuinely felt wronged.
Let’s not even mention his limited energy at middle age; his strong belief in the master meant he would never engage in anything inappropriate!
Thinking of this, the Prince quickly explained, “The master didn’t say the road was a good place.”
Qi Wangfei: …!
Although she didn’t particularly want to hear it, she ended up with that conclusion.
But if the Prince didn’t mess around in the carriage, then why was there a bad smell?
Qi Wangfei didn’t understand, and in the end, she felt she had to put up with it and sniffed the Prince again while explaining to Physician Liu, “Suisui said it smelled bad, but I don’t know where it’s coming from. I sniffed the Prince, and he doesn’t smell bad at all.”
Feeling wronged at being called smelly, the Prince looked at Suisui with hopeful eyes and gently said, “Suisui, quickly tell Physician Liu that it’s not Father who smells bad. Although Father doesn’t smell good, he doesn’t smell bad either.”
After saying this, the Prince started to doubt himself and lifted his sleeve to sniff carefully.
Huh?
There was no odor at all.
Not only that, but he also smelled the fragrance from Concubine Che.
They had both sat in the same carriage, and while nothing inappropriate had occurred, being close would inevitably lead to picking up each other’s scents.
Concubine Che loved using perfumes and always carried scented sachets.
Physician Liu listened and seemed to understand.
He thought for a moment before saying, “It might be that the wind carried a smell from somewhere. Her pulse is steady; there’s no serious problem. After drinking some sweet soup and burning some light fragrance, she’ll forget the smell.”
Children have sensitive noses and can smell things that adults can’t, which is entirely normal.
Physician Liu gave a brief explanation and then asked Suisui if she felt unwell.
Suisui gently shook her head. “I don’t feel unwell, and it doesn’t smell anymore.”
After saying this, she felt a bit guilty and looked at her father. Meeting his pitiful gaze, she quickly added, “Father doesn’t smell either; Father is great.”
Although Suisui didn’t know what having a father felt like, she quite liked this father.
Hearing Suisui say that Father was great and didn’t smell, the Prince's expression instantly brightened as if spring had come. He looked at Qi Wangfei with delight and whispered, “See, see! Suisui is praising me!”
Qi Wangfei didn’t bother to reply. After asking a few more questions and confirming that Suisui truly felt fine, she finally felt reassured.
Physician Liu wasn’t entirely at ease and decided to stay for a while longer, chatting with Suisui as aunt Qiu prepared a bowl of cherry peanut soup.
Suisui had no appetite; even though the peanut soup was sweet and fragrant with cherry, she still couldn’t eat much.
After drinking a few sips, she refused to drink anymore.
At lunch, the little girl also wouldn’t eat, curling up in Qi Wangfei’s arms and saying she was tired and wanted to sleep.
Qi Wangfei gently coaxed her and gestured for the Prince and Physician Liu to step out for a moment.
Physician Liu packed his things, preparing to wait outside. If anything happened, he would come back.
Since he usually spent his time in the prince’s residence organizing herbs, it wasn’t a big deal.
The Prince, however, didn’t want to leave, but he couldn’t resist Qi Wangfei’s lingering gaze, which seemed to convey disdain.
It was as if she were asking: Haven’t you been back long enough to freshen up?
Did he want to wait until Suisui found him distasteful again?
The Prince felt like he might break down!
He pitifully turned to Suisui. “Suisui, you need to sleep well and listen to your mother.”
“I’ll come back to see you in a bit.”
“I can still ride a big horse with you.”
…
Even as they reached the outer room, the Prince kept mumbling.
Not only that, but he also pulled Physician Liu closer and quietly asked, “Is it possible that Suisui is my long-lost daughter?”
Physician Liu: ?
He looked at the Prince with a face that seemed to say, “Is the Prince telling ghost stories?”
Feeling awkward under that gaze, the Prince cleared his throat, trying to ease the tension, and quietly said, “How could a child who isn’t my biological daughter have exactly the same eyes as me? You have to know, my eyes are most like the late emperor’s!”
Physician Liu: …
He didn’t know how to respond. After pondering for a moment, he finally said, “Well, there are many people in the family with similar eyes.”
Furthermore, there are many people in the world who resemble each other without any blood ties.
You can’t just claim a child as yours based on a pair of eyes.
Besides, Prince, don’t you even remember if you’ve acted improperly outside?
Physician Liu’s words shattered the Prince’s sweet daydream.
He was unwilling to accept reality and glared at Physician Liu in frustration, retorting, “Other people’s eyes have some differences. My eyes are the best; the late emperor himself praised them!”
Physician Liu: …
Yes, yes, yes, the late emperor praised them.
But for what reason? The time that has passed is too long, and he couldn’t remember clearly.
However, Physician Liu still had some recollection of the exact words.
The late emperor had said: “Your eyes resemble mine the most, but your character doesn’t resemble mine at all, you ungrateful child!”
Physician Liu didn’t understand why the Prince only remembered the first half of the emperor’s praise.
But thinking about the second half of the late emperor’s remark, Physician Liu didn’t find it surprising.
Feeling extremely tired, Physician Liu nodded repeatedly. “Yes, yes, yes, the Prince’s eyes are the most beautiful.”
Hearing this, the Prince was delighted, showing his big white teeth. However, he quickly composed himself and quietly said, “No, now Suisui’s eyes are the most beautiful. I feel they’re even prettier than mine—so round and lovely!”
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