Hua Yueye covered his face and buried his head in the shoulder of the Prince of Rui, acting like an ostrich.
The self - esteem of the young little man was shattered into pieces. "Ugh, I wet the bed, and my adoptive father saw it. How embarrassing..." Hua Yueye prepared to accept the mockery with a look of hopelessness.
The Prince of Rui just smiled gently, removed the bedsheet, and told the maids to clean it up.
He stroked Hua Yueye's head and comforted him, "It's not shameful for Little Leaf to wet the bed. It's quite normal for a three - year - old child to do so. Is Little Leaf shy and embarrassed?"
Hua Yueye buried his head and raised his little bottom to show his agreement.
Aunt Su Qingwen's maternal heart completely exploded. "Ah, I'll look at Hua Yueye in a different light from now on. He actually has a hidden cute side!!!"
The Prince of Rui's eyes curved into crescents, and he whispered secretly in his ear, "It's okay. Your adoptive father also wet the bed."
Hua Yueye raised his head from the Prince of Rui's embrace, his big eyes blinking in confusion.
"Your adoptive father can't walk. If there's no one around when I need to get up at night, I'll wet the bed. Look, even though I'm so old, I still wet the bed. It's not shameful at all for you to wet the bed at your age, right?" the Prince of Rui explained.
Hua Yueye tilted his head. It seemed to make sense, and he immediately accepted it calmly. But he still sat there like a little adult, thinking about life for a long time, reflecting on why he had wet the bed.
The culprit, Su Qingwen, looked at the sky and the ground, acting like an air person who had nothing to do with it. She almost whistled to show her innocence.
[System: ...Doesn't your conscience hurt?]
Su Qingwen spread out her hands. "What's that? Do I have one?"
The system rolled its eyes helplessly at the sky.
In the afternoon, the Prince of Rui called Hua Yueye to his side, secretly hiding his hands behind his back.
"Guess what good thing your adoptive father has brought?"
Hua Yueye: ...
"Can't guess, right? Look!!" The Prince of Rui took out the thing hidden behind his back. It was a small golden chamber pot, and there was even a vivid little monkey on it.
Hua Yueye: ...
Couldn't this matter just pass by quietly...
The Prince of Rui introduced it cheerfully, "This one is yours. It's the same style as your adoptive father's. Yours has an extra little monkey. I heard from the boss of the goldsmith shop that kids like these little animals. Your adoptive father hoped you would be lively and cute, so I took the liberty to engrave a little monkey on it." He asked, "Do you like it?"
His expectant look was almost overwhelming.
Receiving this strong signal, Hua Yueye stiffly said against his will, "I like it."
The Prince of Rui patted him reassuringly and handed the little - monkey chamber pot to him. "That's good that you like it!"
Actually, Hua Yueye rarely wet the bed since he was one year old. The last time was just a prank by Su Qingwen. This chamber pot with the engraved little monkey would never be used again, but Hua Yueye always cherished this embarrassing gift very much. Because it was the first gift he had ever received in his life.
Su Qingwen was still crying emotionally for this affection when she heard an annoying electronic voice.
[System: Notice, Side Quest 1 has started. Please find out the reason for the Prince of Rui's disability within the specified time. Time countdown: 24 hours.]
??? What??? One day? Are you kidding me? Su Qingwen roared in her heart, "How could I possibly find out in one day? If the Prince of Rui is congenitally disabled, I won't be able to find out even if I dig into medical skills!!"
[System: According to the plot setting, the Prince of Rui is not congenitally disabled. So we need to find out the reason for his acquired disability. Hint: The clue character is Hua Yueye.]
??? The Prince of Rui was already disabled when Hua Yueye was born. What does it have to do with him?
[System: Are you stupid? I mean you can let Hua Yueye ask! I'll be deducted points for being so straightforward!]
As soon as the voice fell, Su Qingwen heard a notice: The system is suspected of violating the rules of operation. 10 points will be deducted, and it will be muted for one day.
[System: ...] I'm so tired...
Su Qingwen: Rest in peace... Amen.
Su Qingwen felt a twinge of guilt in her heart. Fortunately, she had a clue, so she had to figure out a way to let Hua Yueye ask. But now she was like a transparent person. If she spoke randomly, she would be regarded as a ghost, right?
Wait, ghost? She had an idea!
Su Qingwen had a brilliant idea. While Hua Yueye was walking, she came in front of him and silently stretched out her leg...
"Ah." The little guy Hua Yueye tripped and fell flat on his face.
"Wu wu wu wu." He covered his painful knee and got up. He looked at the ground. There was no stone. Why did he trip?
Su Qingwen snickered, but seeing the little guy wobbling while covering his knee, her heart ached. Maybe she had gone too far. He was just a child after all.
But... She hardened her heart, wiped away the non - existent tears, and stretched out her leg again.
"Ah—" The little guy fell again. This time it was worse. He sprained his foot and couldn't stand up no matter how hard he tried. Frightened and in pain, he burst into tears.
"What's wrong, what's wrong, Little Leaf!" The Prince of Rui's voice was urgent. He rolled his wheelchair over quickly.
"Wu wu wu wu, adoptive father, I'm in so much pain. I can't stand up, wu wu wu." Hua Yueye was sitting on the ground, his bottom covered in mud. He wiped his tears with his two little hands, making his face look like a cat.
The Prince of Rui picked him up lovingly, rolled up his trouser leg, and saw that his ankle was bruised and purple. His heart ached, and he quickly sent someone to call the imperial doctor.
The culprit, Su Qingwen: Damn it. My conscience really hurts this time. I actually did this to such a cute child, wu wu wu wu. Even though it's a virtual character, I still feel so guilty and sinful...
Hua Yueye was sitting on the edge of the bed, sniffling, waiting for the imperial doctor's diagnosis.
The imperial doctor stroked his long beard. "It's okay, Young Master. You just sprained your tendon. You can't walk for half a month. I'll prescribe some medicine for external application. Please rest assured, Prince of Rui."
The Prince of Rui heaved a long sigh of relief. "Okay, okay, okay. Thank you, imperial doctor."
The aggrieved Hua Yueye hugged the Prince of Rui. The Prince of Rui comforted him, "It's okay, it's okay. The imperial doctor said that Little Leaf just sprained his foot. Just have a good rest and don't walk. You'll get better soon."
Hua Yueye sobbed with relief after surviving the scare. "Wu wu wu, it's good that I can still walk. If I couldn't walk either, who would take care of you in the future, adoptive father?"
The Prince of Rui's eyes curved. "Your adoptive father didn't raise you to take care of me in my old age. If you become lame, you'll sit in a wheelchair with your adoptive father from now on. A big lame person will take care of a little lame person."
What a god - like adoptive father?! Su Qingwen was shocked. Did Hua Yueye save the entire Milky Way in his previous life!
"Um, adoptive father? Did you also become like this when you were a child?" Hua Yueye, as Su Qingwen had expected, asked the crucial question.
The Prince of Rui's smile faded a bit. "Your adoptive father wasn't. I fell off a horse and broke my leg."
Hua Yueye touched his leg and felt the thin bones under the clothes. He let out two soft breaths in pain. "Adoptive father, it doesn't hurt. I'll blow on it for you."
Su Qingwen propped her head up curiously. "Fell off a horse? So it happened when he was old enough to ride a horse, and quite early, maybe seven or eight years old?"
But if it was that simple, why would it be a side quest? What was the real reason why the Prince of Rui broke his leg when he fell off a horse at the age of seven or eight?