Little Milk Girl predicts the future and criticizes the prince's father

Chapter 40: Looking for Dad Every Year
"Come on, let me hug you."

"do not want!"

Ling Suisui didn't give any good face to her uncle who was trying to get close to her with a smile.

She buried her chubby little face in her grandmother's arms, leaving only her back visible to her uncle.

Ling Jiangfeng looked at the cub that rejected him and raised his eyebrows.

"Sui Sui has quite a temper."

"Children are ignorant, I hope Your Highness will not blame me."

Mrs. Xu hugged her child and apologized to Ling Jiangfeng in a gentle voice.

"Your Highness, I have been feeling unwell for many years. Please forgive me for not being able to accompany you."

Mrs. Xu and Ling Jiangfeng had no previous interactions.

But she still had a good attitude towards the third prince born to this imperial concubine.

The Third Prince has always been very considerate to the Zhenweihou Mansion and the military generals.

The third prince also personally fought for military expenses for the generals in the court.

Now that the Third Prince is here as a guest, Madam Xu should be accompanying him.

But the baby in her arms was coughing and hungry, and the messy little clothes on his body were also from yesterday.

She just couldn't sit still.

"It's alright, please go ahead, aunt. If Suisui needs a doctor, just let me know, and I can ask Doctor Xue to come."

Doctor Xue in the palace is responsible for treating princes and princesses.

His medical skills are well-known.

Madam Xu nodded and thanked the Third Prince again.

Ling Suisui was held in Madam Xu's arms. She hugged Madam Xu's neck, with her round little chin resting on Madam Xu's shoulder. Her pair of big eyes like black gemstones looked at Ling Jiangfeng again.

Ling Jiangfeng was also looking at her.

The big and the small looked at each other. Ling Suisui frowned and still had no good impression of Ling Jiangfeng.

"Yan An, I heard that the child your family has is my second brother's illegitimate daughter."

The second brother that Ling Jiangfeng mentioned was none other than Crown Prince Ling Chengze.

As if jokingly, he asked Xu Yan'an: "Is your relationship with my second brother so good now?"

This kind of behavior of helping each other raise children can only be done if the relationship is extremely good.

Xu Yanan held the tea that his mother had brewed herself.

This tea is a very rare dragon and phoenix tea, which his mother brought to him from the Marquis' Mansion.

He took a sip of tea and said calmly, "I only know that Sui Sui is the benefactor who saved my mother. As for the rest, maybe I just got home and I'm not sure yet."

Xu Yan'an's words reminded Ling Jiangfeng.

Xu Yanan has been out of town on business for the past few months and has not returned at all.

He has no contact with the prince in Kyoto.

This kid who just moved into the Shangshu Mansion could not possibly be Xu Yan'an's work.

Xu Yan'an and the prince haven't shaken hands and made peace yet!
Ling Jiangfeng breathed a sigh of relief, and the smile on his face only became more genuine at this moment.

"Yan An, I'm just asking casually, don't take it too seriously."

Ling Jiangfeng said to Xu Yan'an affectionately: "My second brother has always been hostile to me. I am just worried that if you get close to him, you will misunderstand me and hate me like him."

"You know, I don't want to be hated by you."

If most people heard Ling Jiangfeng's intimate and ambiguous words, they would probably be flattered.

After all, being able to be close to and favored by the prince is a very honorable thing if it gets out!

But Xu Yan'an sipped his tea without even raising his eyelids.

His indifferent look not only did not annoy Ling Jiangfeng, but made him want to get closer to him.

"Yan An, you just came back from traveling, you must be very tired. I know a hot spring resort, why don't I take you there to relieve your fatigue?"

"Need not."

Xu Yanan said calmly: "I haven't been with my mother for a few months. Now that I'm back, I should show my filial piety to her."

Having said this, Xu Yanan already seemed to not want to continue the conversation.

Ling Jiangfeng smiled, said a few words of comfort, and got up to leave.

Before leaving, he mentioned Xu Yao again.

"The Fourth Miss's coming-of-age day is a big day. I will definitely come over and help her with her makeup."

"I thank Your Highness on behalf of my fourth sister."

Xu Yan'an maintained a very calm attitude from beginning to end.

He watched Ling Jiangfeng leave.

After Ling Jiangfeng left, he stood there, with a stern face, and said coldly to the person behind him: "Come out."

Xu Jingheng, who was not far behind, walked out with his fists clenched.

The two brothers looked at each other. Xu Jingheng asked his eldest brother, "Brother, the Third Prince is trying to win you over. Do you want to stand on the same side with him?"

This is a straightforward question.

Xu Yanan's expression became even colder.

He did not answer on the spot, but took Xu Jingheng to the study.

As soon as he entered the study, Xu Yan'an said sternly: "Kneel down!"

Xu Jingheng: “…”

Before Xu Jingheng could react, he had already knelt down honestly.

He knelt down with a loud thud.

"elder brother……"

"Shut up!"

Without giving any explanation, Xu Yan'an took the ruler and hit Xu Jingheng twice.

"What did I teach you? How can you discuss the prince's affairs outside?!"

"I wasn't discussing it outside, I was--"

Before Xu Jingheng could finish his words, he was hit again.

This time he kept his mouth shut, and only spoke in a muffled voice after his elder brother finished beating him.

"Brother, I was wrong. I won't talk nonsense next time."

After being beaten with a ruler by his elder brother, Xu Jingheng finally came to his senses.

No matter how much he hated and loathed the Third Prince, he shouldn't have asked his eldest brother such a sensitive question about his political stance in the courtyard where all the servants were!
If what he asked got out, it would get his brother into big trouble.

Thinking of this, Xu Jingheng felt even more uncomfortable.

He had just been cuckolded when he was taught a lesson by his elder brother.

He felt very depressed!
After holding it in for a few more seconds, he finally couldn't hold it in anymore.

He knelt on the ground with his legs and took two steps forward.

"Big brother."

Xu Jingheng raised his hand and hugged his elder brother's legs.

He buried his face, his choked voice revealing grievance and anger.

"I was bullied by the Third Prince."

"He wants me to be a cuckold!"

Xu Jingheng is known for being unruly outside, but in front of his eldest brother, he is like Ling Suisui, who comes to complain when he is wronged.

Xu Yan'an looked at his aggrieved and sad brother, and gently rubbed his head with his big hands.

"Okay, stop crying."

"Tell me, what did the Third Prince do to you?"

Xu Jingheng was complaining to his elder brother.

On the other side, Ling Suisui also finished reporting her uncle to her grandmother.

What's the point of saying that the uncle rides a horse without even covering Sui Sui's face?

What uncle doesn’t even wash Sui Sui’s face?

And my uncle doesn’t even feed Sui Sui.

Sui Sui is so pitiful.

While listening to the kid's complaints, Mrs. Xu cleaned up the dirty kid and made him look clean and pretty.

After cleaning up, she also fed the cub.

soon.

After Ling Suisui had his fill, he went to the yard to play.

Xu Yao was making medicine for her in the small kitchen.

There is a gentle breeze in the courtyard, which makes people feel very comfortable.

Ling Suisui stood at the foot of the wall with her little head tilted back.

She looked up at the sky and asked, "Is Weiwei here?"

She was asking the Shadow Guard.

In the past, Daddy’s shadow guard always followed her.

This time, I don’t know if Uncle Shadow Guard is still here.

The little fellow looked up to the sky and said in a soft voice, "Weiwei, if you are here, please let daddy come! If daddy doesn't come, Third Uncle will take Yaoyao away."

After the little fellow had delivered his message, he grabbed the wooden horse in his hand and walked away, not caring whether his father had heard it or not.

That night, as soon as Xu Yao returned to his room alone, he felt a strong sense of uneasiness.

(End of this chapter)