Chapter 227: Is Xiao Fu Bao Disliked? The Whole City Loves Me With Their Lives
Chapter 227: Comforting the Little Sister
Because there were many children, the adults kept a distance behind them, watching closely. They weren't close enough to notice the children's emotions in real time.
The kids were too caught up in their play to pay much attention.
Suisui's mood had only dipped briefly, recalling her past, and even Feng Xuanrui, who was holding her hand, didn’t notice.
At this moment, when Shen Huatang gently asked, it caught Liu Hemeng's attention, and the other boys turned to look in surprise.
Feeling the weight of so many gazes, Suisui became a bit shy and instinctively snuggled closer to Shen Huatang.
As the soft and fragrant little girl leaned against her, Shen Huatang felt a wave of happiness. So this was what it felt like!
She instinctively wrapped her arm around Suisui's neck, pulling her closer into her embrace.
It was then that Feng Xuanrui, slow to catch on, sulkily said, “Sister doesn’t like rainy days.”
As soon as he said this, the other children gathered around, encircling Suisui and Shen Huatang while chattering with concern.
From a distance, Prince Qi heard this and, puzzled, turned to his wife, asking, “What’s going on with my dear? Is it because of that troublesome Chen family?”
When mentioning the Chen family, Prince Qi slightly slurred the words, making it sound somewhat vague.
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Qi Wangfei understood and nodded lightly before replying, “It’s not just that. Her birth mother left on a rainy night. Suisui was still small then, so she might not remember much, but the bond between them still leaves a mark on her heart.”
Upon hearing that Suisui's mother had passed on a rainy night, Prince Qi felt a pang of pain for his child.
His heart ached for her, but it was soon followed by a sense of bitterness.
Having heard his wife’s explanation, he quickly grasped the situation.
While Chen Sanniang was alive, Suisui hadn’t lived well in the Chen household.
That mother…
Probably didn’t care much for the child; she likely wanted to use Suisui to gain favor from the Jinyang Marquis' household.
With this thought, Prince Qi turned his face away in disgust.
With Feng Xuanrui’s words, Suisui obediently said she didn’t like rainy days because it meant there would be no food at home.
The children present—especially the young masters of the Prince Residence—had never worried about having enough to eat.
Shen Huatang, coming from a well-off family, couldn’t even imagine what it felt like to go hungry.
However, she knew the sensation of hunger. Sometimes, when she read too long and forgot to eat, the feeling of an empty stomach would be quite uncomfortable.
Especially when hunger became overwhelming, that burning sensation in her throat was even more distressing.
But they always had meals prepared by the household servants, waiting for them even if they were late.
In contrast, Suisui had none of that in her past life.
Upon hearing this, Shen Huatang felt tears welling in her eyes as she gently held Suisui in her arms, saying, “Don’t be afraid; there will always be food to eat in the future.”
Liu Hemeng also felt her eyes moistening and gently patted Suisui's shoulder from behind, “Yes, Suisui, don’t be scared; we can eat whatever we want from now on.”
“Right, right! Whatever our sister wants, we can eat it!”
“Let’s go to the farm tomorrow and kill a sheep, okay?”
“Why not?”
“Let’s hope it’s sunny!”
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The kids chattered away, and the lively banter quickly dissipated the sadness lingering in Suisui's heart.
Children’s emotions change quickly; they would be happily playing again before long.
After their playful banter, they went to wash up and then sat down for a meal.
After eating, they played a little under the corridor before heading back to their respective courtyards to sleep.
Master Shen had a special resting place in the Prince Residence, located in the best room of the guest courtyard.
Since Shen Huatang was visiting today, Qi Wangfei had arranged for two rooms to be cleaned up early so that both Shen Huatang and Liu Hemeng could have a place to rest.
However, the three children were reluctant to leave each other.
In the end, they all stayed in the main courtyard to sleep together, holding hands as they drifted off.
Qi Wangfei watched them, a gentle smile on her face, before stepping out.
Prince Qi, not wanting to disturb them, had stayed outside. Seeing his wife come out, he couldn’t help but ask with a smile, “Has my dear fallen asleep?”
Qi Wangfei nodded and then signaled Aunt Qiu to invite the steward over.
There weren’t many routine affairs in the household.
However, with all the comings and goings, many matters needed to be reported to Qi Wangfei early each morning.
Aunt Qiu quickly followed the order and went to fetch him.
Once the steward, Uncle Li, arrived, he first briefly reported on the daily happenings from the farm, which were mostly straightforward.
Today, for example, a sheep had given birth, and the fish pond had a great harvest.
Compared to the bustling activities since Suisui returned to the Prince Residence, Qi Wangfei was calm and unruffled, listening with great composure.
However, upon hearing that a cow had given birth to three calves at once, Prince Qi was taken aback. He stood up in surprise, forgetting his tea and exclaimed, “Really? It’s rare to have three at once! Usually, they have one or two, and they often don’t survive!”
Uncle Li nodded with a smile, “Since the sixth young master returned, the farm’s production has been impressive; I think it’s a blessing.”
Although the steward secretly had some doubts, everyone felt it was an extraordinary occurrence.
After all, it was quite rare for a cow to give birth to three calves, let alone for all of them to survive.
But no one voiced their suspicions, merely whispering amongst themselves.
Now that Prince Qi was surprised, Uncle Li took the opportunity to express a few more compliments.
He thought it best to keep the master happy.
Given the recent unpleasantness concerning the Concubine Che incident, the atmosphere in the Prince Residence hadn’t been great these past couple of days, so he decided to speak only good things.
Prince Qi nodded in agreement, “Xiao Liu is indeed a fortunate child.”
Afterward, he sat back down, picked up his teacup, and cheerfully remarked, “But the luckiest of all must be our dear.”
Qi Wangfei didn’t want to pay him much mind and turned to Uncle Li, signaling for him to continue.
With a smile, Uncle Li continued, “This morning, the He family sent gifts, expressing gratitude for the care our young miss provided to the He family's second daughter during her time at the temple.”
Madam He had already sent gifts before leaving the mountain.
Now, sending gifts again was likely a way to express their sincere thanks.
Qi Wangfei speculated that it might be more than just that.
There might be new developments in the treatment of He Shuruan’s illness.
Perhaps the child could stand firm after all.
Naturally, Qi Wangfei hoped for that outcome; she felt that the children Suisui liked were probably decent kids.
Having another playmate for Suisui would delight her.
Thinking about this, she smiled, “Let me see the list of gifts.”
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