Li Chenjiao was lost in thought and didn't notice how much time had passed. When she heard Qiu Hu and the others' voices, she subconsciously glanced at the sky outside, but didn't notice anything.

She sat in the armchair under the eaves, her arm resting on her knee, lost in thought. After looking at the sky outside, Li Chenjiao's gaze finally fell on the Fourth Master.

She stood up and glanced at Fourth Master's expression.

Hmm, not good.

Su Peisheng behind her hurriedly bowed, looking as if he had been waiting for a savior. Li Chenjiao understood a bit. She stepped forward to pay her respects, and then took the initiative to say, "I saw those two boys return just now, so I knew that you must have returned to the manor as well. There is some ginseng soup in the small kitchen. Please have a bowl of ginseng soup to warm yourself up."

She stepped forward and touched the back of Fourth Master's hand; his hand was ice cold.

Li Chenjiao sighed inwardly.

She could imagine how tense things must be in the front yard. The Fourth Prince and his wife might get along well as colleagues in official business, but as husband and wife... one was a stubborn mule with a cold and stoic temper, and the other was proud and unwilling to back down. They were just making things difficult for her...

Like a estranged couple...

No wonder Consort De was so careful in choosing the Thirteenth Prince's marriage, and now she often summons Lady Zhaojia to the palace to speak with her.

Li Chenjiao snapped out of her daze, and by then she had already pulled Fourth Master into the inner room.

The two children are talking in the study right now. Today is the fourth prince's first day of school, but he hasn't learned anything yet.

Hearing that their father had arrived, the siblings went to the main house together.

When the two children arrived, Fourth Master's cold expression softened slightly. He listened to the siblings talking, and his expression relaxed a little.

Li Chenjiao pushed the ginseng soup away, her feelings still somewhat complicated.

The loss of affection between the Fourth Prince and his wife was naturally a good thing for her, but she still couldn't help but sigh occasionally that the feelings between people were truly inexplicable.

There's no such thing as someone who's born compatible.

However, the cause of this matter was Haha Zhuzi, who was by the side of the Second Prince. This was not something that Li Chenjiao, in her current status, could ask about. She could only pretend to be ignorant and keep quiet.

The Fourth Prince was indeed clever. He didn't mention a word about what happened in the courtyard before, only talking about what he and his sister did after they came back. The Second Princess wasn't stupid either; she knew better than the Fourth Prince how to please their father.

This is somewhat similar to Li Chenjiao.

Li Chenjiao sometimes felt that the Second Princess's ability to act coquettishly and coax people came from her.

She thought it was fine. Things that can be solved with a few words aren't really problems. A person's mouth can be both sweet and hurtful, and that's a skill—being able to bend and stretch.

This is something that the Princess Consort clearly hasn't learned yet.

Fortunately, she was a Fujin (a high-ranking concubine). If she were a Gege (a lower-ranking concubine) or a Consort, she would have suffered greatly.

However, in other words, if Li Chenjiao were the Fujin (principal wife), she would naturally not act like she does now. After all, managing such a large inner courtyard, she would not be able to do nothing every day like she does now.

Therefore, in many cases, a person's status and position subtly influence their behavior.

However, Li Chenjiao is not a Fujin (princess consort), so this assumption is impossible.

Li Chenjiao chuckled to herself for a moment, but when she looked up and saw the two children laughing together beside her, her heart melted completely.

She had a lot on her mind today, and she was too lazy to accompany the two children to bathe. She just asked Qiu Hu and the others to keep an eye on things, while she lazily nestled into the soft couch.

With March approaching and the weather gradually warming up, it's a perfect time to sleep.

Li Chenjiao closed her eyes after a short while, leaving Fourth Master standing aside, sulking.

Anyway, this sullen anger wasn't directed at Li Chenjiao, who was dozing off without any burden.

She had only closed her eyes for a short while when Fourth Master pulled her up. Li Chenjiao was feeling very sleepy and was about to have a good night's sleep. When she opened her eyes, she forced back her resentment and looked at Fourth Master.

However, the Fourth Master seemed even more unhappy than she was.

"Can't you tell I'm unhappy?" Fourth Master said, then snorted coldly.

The two of them squeezed together on the soft couch, not knowing when Fourth Master had arrived.

Li Chenjiao raised her hand and lazily yawned: "I can't help it... there's nothing I can do. I... I can't exactly speak ill of others, can I?"

The "family" in this context naturally refers to the wife.

Regardless of anything else, Ulanara is the Fourth Prince's primary consort. If Li Chenjiao were to speak ill of the consort in front of the Fourth Prince just to please him, she would truly be asking for trouble.

Li Chenjiao had no way to cheer up the Fourth Master, so she just let him process it himself. He was unhappy today, but he would forget about it in a few days.

Men are forgetful. If the Fourth Prince really remembers, then he should go and have a fight with his wife. Anyway, she can't give him any advice.

She didn't even dare to play the straight man.

The Fourth Master was initially furious, but upon hearing Li Chenjiao's words, he suddenly found it amusing.

Li Chenjiao's words weren't actually wrong, but they were too blunt, so direct that they were unlike her usual self.

But Li Chenjiao didn't seem out of place at all. Before he could say anything, she had already buried her face in his chest.

"Sir, let's get settled in as soon as possible. We can talk about anything else tomorrow."

By the time she wakes up tomorrow, Fourth Master will have already left, and this matter will be considered closed.

She was really sleepy. She hadn't taken a nap today, and had only eaten a bowl of wontons for dinner. Now that Fourth Master had pulled her up, she felt even sleepier.

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