The Prime Minister's Darling novel Chapter 1152

Chapter 1152: 561 The Emperor Learns the Truth (Second Update)_3

His leg had started hurting again.

It was the place where it had been amputated.

Every once in a while, his bone would protrude through the stump, and each time this happened, he had to endure the agonizing process of grinding down the bone.

Every grinding was a walk through King Yama Hall.

Several times, he had nearly not made it through.

He didn’t want to go through the pain of bone grinding again, or perhaps he was afraid he wouldn’t be able to survive it this time.

But isn’t it strange?

Hadn’t he been longing for death already?

What was he afraid of now?

"Brother, what’s wrong with you? Did you hurt yourself when you fell?" Xiao Jingkong looked at Huangfu Xian, whose expression seemed off, and asked with undisguised concern.

"No," Huangfu Xian said indifferently, grabbing a blanket to cover his painfully throbbing amputated leg. _{freewebnoveℓ.com}

Xiao Jingkong was not one to fixate on others’ imperfections; no one had deliberately taught him— he simply observed what Jiaojiao did and mimicked her.

His gaze quickly shifted to Huangfu Xian’s face: "Eh? Brother, why is your face swollen?"

The swelling from last time had not subsided, only it hadn’t been this severe; these past few days, it seemed he had been in the cold wind too much, and the previously injured spot had become frostbitten.

Huangfu Xian looked at him nonchalantly: "Are you very curious?"

"Hmm," Xiao Jingkong nodded vigorously.

Huangfu Xian’s lips curled into a faint smirk and he said playfully, "My mother hit me."

Xiao Jingkong fluttered his small arms behind him, leaning forward with a puzzled expression: "Why would your mother hit you?"

Huangfu Xian scoffed: "Because I’m disabled?"

Xiao Jingkong clenched his small fists tightly, saying earnestly, "That’s no reason to hit someone! Bad Brother-in-Law is lame, but Jiaojiao never hit him!"

Huangfu Xian: "..."

"Why do you call him Bad Brother-in-Law?" Huangfu Xian inquired.

"Because he’s Bad Brother-in-Law!" Xiao Jingkong retorted, sticking out his mouth.

Huangfu Xian’s handsome brows furrowed: "You have other brothers?"

Xiao Jingkong held up two little fingers: "Uh-huh, two of them! Brother Yan and Brother Xiaoshun!"

Huangfu Xian, with a darkened expression, asked, "So, do you like them?"

Without a second thought, Xiao Jingkong nodded: "I like them!"

Huangfu Xian’s expression grew even darker.

"If you have so many brothers, why come to me?"

"To take you out to play!"

"Hmph!"

Huangfu Xian turned his face away coldly.

Xiao Jingkong reached out his plump little hand, grabbing his fingers; the soft touch once again reminded one of a kitten’s paw pads.

"Brother, let me take you to my home!"

Just as Xiao Jingkong finished speaking, the sound of a eunuch’s frantic footsteps and distressed screams came from outside the door: "It’s terrible! Princess Ning An has had an accident!"