Su Peisheng is back and he's not stupid enough to mention a single word about the two girls to the Fourth Master.

He silently stepped forward and replaced the teacup with another, before saying, "You haven't had dinner yet..."

Fourth Master glanced at him, and Su Peisheng silently lowered his head. Seeing that Fourth Master didn't say anything bad, he went out to prepare dinner.

Fourth Master isn't made of iron either; he only glanced at Su Peisheng because he was annoyed that Su Peisheng was bothering him.

The Fourth Master thought about it for a while but couldn't figure it out, so he gave up. As he sat up, he suddenly realized that she looked somewhat like someone.

This tendency to give up when she can't figure something out is quite similar to Li Chenjiao's...

Fourth Master wasn't like this before.

He subconsciously raised his hand and patted his forehead. Just then, Su Peisheng came in to invite the Fourth Master after preparing dinner. He saw the Fourth Master's action at a glance, quickly stopped and lowered his head.

Fourth Master had already heard the footsteps and immediately glared at them.

He then realized that such subtle actions would not normally occur to him.

Su Peisheng said in a trembling voice, "Master, dinner is ready."

Fourth Master walked straight to the outer room, and as he passed by, he raised his hand and bent his fingers to look at Su Peisheng's hat brim: "No need, go to your Master Li's place..."

Su Peisheng couldn't help but exclaim, "Didn't we just go to Master Li's place yesterday?"

Moreover, dinner has already been prepared, and the master is not someone who will easily change his mind.

His surprise was written all over his face, but Fourth Master had already strode outside.

Su Peisheng muttered something to himself and was about to follow when he saw Fourth Master, who had already walked outside, suddenly turn back.

"Bring the palm-leaf fan with you." Fourth Master gestured towards the inner room.

Su Peisheng exclaimed "Eh!" and, without even a moment to be surprised, hurried off.

Where the master likes to go is the master's business; he can only offer subtle reminders, but he can't possibly interfere in any way.

In the end, the dinner was divided up by the servants in the front yard.

The evening at the imperial palace was cool, and as you walked, you could hear the wind and the incessant chirping of cicadas. The shadows of the trees swayed in the breeze, and the Fourth Prince's mood improved considerably as he walked toward the East Courtyard.

When the Fourth Prince arrived at the East Courtyard, Li Chenjiao was writing a letter to the mansion, or more precisely, to the Second Princess. Upon seeing the Fourth Prince, Li Chenjiao smiled and waved her brush, inviting him to write a few words as well.

Upon learning that Fourth Master had not eaten dinner, Li Chenjiao felt at ease and treated herself to an extra meal. After dinner, Li Chenjiao took Fourth Master to the corridor to get some fresh air and aid digestion.

The beauty of the imperial palace is different from that of the scenery in Jiangnan, but it inexplicably makes people feel relaxed.

After all, such a nice place is indeed refreshing and relaxing on a hot summer day.

Unfortunately, such fine weather meant she couldn't sit in a rocking chair, so she could only move a grand chair over to lean lazily. Li Chenjiao, unusually, had the leisure to hum a tune she had learned from the Second Princess. It was taught by Granny Zhong, and the words were simple, making it easy to hum.

Fourth Master occasionally glanced at Li Chenjiao, who was covering her face with a palm-leaf fan, and the tune she was humming became muffled. He suddenly smiled.

Yes, whatever the Emperor bestows upon us is just an object; there's nothing wrong with being idle and not thinking about anything.

This trip to the imperial palace was originally for escaping the summer heat...

However, compared to the relaxed and comfortable atmosphere at the Fourth Prince's place, the atmosphere at the Zhijun Prince's place was quite different.

After everyone left the horse farm, Prince Zhi did not return to his own courtyard. Instead, he went to Wanshu Garden alone, with his guards and servants at a distance.

Normally, the servants wouldn't be afraid, but at that time, Prince Zhi was carrying a wine pot.

That day, I was riding horses with my younger brothers at Shimadai. Since the fourth brother was not there, the fourteenth brother kept making a fuss, so the Prince of Zhijun came looking for the fourth brother.

It was in this Wanshu Garden that he remembered there was a pavilion not far away.

He watched as the fourth prince and his concubine strolled around, chatting and laughing.

It's unbelievable that someone as old as the fourth brother could laugh like that...

"Ha..." Prince Zhi found a clean spot to sit down, and while laughing, he suddenly raised his hand to cover his face. The wine pot beside him was already empty.

When Prince Zhi finally returned to his courtyard, it was already late at night. His attendant asked him where he was going to rest: "The two young ladies, Miss Miao and Miss Zhou, have already been settled in... You see..."

Prince Zhi laughed again, but the attendants couldn't see it clearly in the darkness.

Finally, Prince Zhi gestured vaguely, or more accurately, casually pointed to a courtyard.

The attendant quickly helped the Prince Zhi away, while whispering to the eunuch behind him, "Go and inform the kitchen to send over some hangover soup, and also give Miss Miao a few words of advice."

Clearly, Prince Zhi was referring to Miss Miao's courtyard.

Nothing happened that night. The Princes on both sides had to call for water three times last night. The Fourth Prince had just tormented Li Chenjiao once yesterday, but she sat outside for a while that night. In the end, it was the Fourth Prince who carried Li Chenjiao into the inner room to settle her down.

Green Bamboo stood guard outside, suppressing a smile, though she was naturally happy for her master.

But when she met Qiu Hu's reproachful gaze, she forcefully suppressed her laughter.

The next day, when Li Chenjiao woke up, to her great surprise, Fourth Master was still by her side.

Seeing that Fourth Master hadn't gotten up, Li Chenjiao closed her eyes again, taking it even more for granted.

The Fourth Prince doesn't need to worry about his duties at the Ministry of Revenue in the Imperial Palace for the time being. As long as His Majesty doesn't summon him, the Fourth Prince actually has nothing to do.

The Fourth Prince was truly determined to enjoy himself at the imperial palace.

Finally, under Li Chenjiao's somewhat terrified gaze, Fourth Master didn't get up to eat until noon.

"Let's see. Today, we'll eat standing up."

After hanging the last sachet on Fourth Master's arm, Li Chenjiao looked up at him with a serious expression and asked, "Are you willing to part with it?"

Fourth Master was certainly willing to do it; he could even pinch Li Chenjiao's face without any expression.

Alright, I slept all morning, let's go have lunch.

Li Chenjiao rubbed her face and made a hasty retreat.

With Fourth Master around, teasing him is quite fun.