A sweet romance novel, focusing on doting early on, followed by exclusive adoration, exclusive adoration, exclusive adoration!
A cold, rigid Fourth Prince with a peculiar thought process meet...
During this dinner, they talked for a long time, and the two of them had thought about countless things. Li Chenjiao was really afraid that if they continued talking, the dishes that had just been served would get cold again.
Fourth Master's hands were pried open by Li Chenjiao. He withdrew his hands and was indeed about to shut up, but then he suddenly remembered something.
"What about Aman and Wanwan?" he asked again.
Li Chenjiao rolled her eyes at him again: "Why didn't you ask about the baby in my belly too? The two children have been asleep for a long time... They played here for half a day and took a bath and went to bed two quarters of an hour ago."
Li Chenjiao had just gotten up and was watching the two children fall asleep.
Fourth Master hummed in agreement again and finally stopped asking questions.
The two were finally able to have a proper dinner.
The dishes that followed were dinner from the kitchen, all of which were fairly standard. However, Li Chenjiao only took one bite of a few of the dishes and then stopped eating them.
She became picky during her pregnancy, and foods she used to like no longer appealed to her.
However, Li Chenjiao got tired of talking and eventually finished eating.
It was hot in August. Even without sweating during the day, Li Chenjiao still felt uncomfortable after dinner. She only felt better after taking a bath and coming out of the clean room.
Lying on her bed at night, Li Chenjiao asked about tomorrow's plans.
The Fourth Master was about to say something concerned, but when he heard Li Chenjiao asking about things outside again...
He paused for two seconds: "Tomorrow we will celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival at the Empress Dowager's Shouxuan Chunyongli. The women will also come along. You can bring the children and arrive before noon. If you get along well with the thirteenth wife, Lady Zhaojia, you can also come along."
Li Chenjiao quickly grasped the key point: "Am I alone?"
The only women who would appear on such an occasion would likely be the primary wife and secondary wives.
Bringing the children along means bringing the Second Prince, the Eldest Princess, and the Third Prince?
Li Chenjiao was a little overwhelmed.
Fourth Master grabbed Li Chenjiao's hand in the darkness, but Li Chenjiao waved it away, saying, "We're talking about serious matters."
Upon hearing this, the Fourth Prince snorted and said, "I will bring three princes with me, and you will bring the eldest princess and the second princess."
Li Chenjiao remembered it. Hearing what the Fourth Prince said, she felt much more relaxed. It was no different from going to the palace before.
She then asked for the time and route, so as not to be late.
After getting the information, the Fourth Master let out a heavy snort when he saw that she wasn't asking any more questions.
She asked all those questions all night long, even though she's pregnant herself, without considering her own health.
Before Fourth Master could finish his reprimand, Li Chenjiao, as if anticipating it, covered his mouth.
"Alright, alright, it's getting late. You have a lot to do tomorrow, sir. Let's get settled in early."
When Fourth Master's mouth was covered, he silently glared at Li Chenjiao. After Li Chenjiao withdrew her hand, he angrily lowered his head and bit someone's finger.
That's completely unreasonable.
"I just put perfume on my hands... Master, quickly wipe your mouth..." Li Chenjiao felt pain and hurriedly went to get the handkerchief from beside her pillow.
She felt that the Fourth Prince was becoming more and more like a child.
The two of them bickered for a while before finally succumbing to sleepiness and falling asleep.
Li Chenjiao had a dream that night, in which she woke up to find seven or eight teeth marks on her fingers, making her too embarrassed to go out in public.
When Li Chenjiao woke up, she looked at her clean, white hands and breathed a sigh of relief.
As she washed up, she listened to Qiu Hu say, "Xiao Luzi said he inquired yesterday and found out that the Third Prince lives in front of us, the Fifth Prince in the back, and then the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Princes. On the north side are the Eighth, Ninth, and Tenth Princes, as well as several other young princes."
Li Chenjiao thought it was a good idea, but this time the Fujin from their household didn't come, the Third Fujin didn't make a sound, but the Fifth Fujin sent someone to deliver a box of mooncakes, which were the kind from the palace.
This means to be on good terms with someone.
Li Chenjiao then instructed Qiu Hu to prepare a return gift.
Before long, Li Chenjiao was dressed and ready, and the two children had woken up. A servant outside told them that Princess Baijia had come to pay her respects, and that the Thirteenth Prince's wife had sent someone to ask her questions.
Li Chenjiao wiped her hands with a handkerchief and began to prepare the dishes one by one.
"Qiu Ci, go and tell Bai Jia that I will ask her to speak again when the Mid-Autumn Festival comes. Later, go around and spread the word that since the Fujin is not here, she is exempt from paying respects on the first and fifteenth of the month while she is in Changchun Garden."
She's not a princess consort; for her to call for people to come and pay their respects is not only annoying but also makes her seem arrogant.
"Tell Green Plum to go to Song Gege's place again and explain the arrangements for today's lunch and dinner banquet."
Li Chenjiao thought for a moment and said, "Go and get some more silver. Tell Xiao Luzi to go to the kitchen right now. Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival. I remember there's a garden outside the two empty side halls. Have someone set up a table there so everyone can celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival. Let... Madam Song make the arrangements."
Qiu Hu quickly wrote it down.
Li Chenjiao's mouth was dry from talking, so she took a sip of sweet water: "Go and invite the Thirteenth Prince's wife in again, and ask her what happened."
The girl who arrived was quite young, but she spoke very fluently.
It turned out that the Thirteenth Prince had instructed earlier that Lady Zhaojia should go with the women of the Fourth Prince's household, so Lady Zhaojia sent someone to ask what time it would be.
She is the primary consort, and even if the Thirteenth Prince is now just a bald prince, Li Chenjiao cannot put on airs.
A faint smile played at the corners of her lips: "So that's what it was for. I should have been the one to talk to your wife, but instead you've made the trip. Here's what we'll do: I'll get ready later and then go with my people, and we'll go together."
It wouldn't be appropriate to make Zhao Jia wait for her.
There were only a few steps to either side.
The little girl thanked him fluently, and then Qiu Hu saw her off.
Li Chenjiao finally had a chance to eat breakfast. When she turned around, she saw the two children standing outside the latticed window, smiling at her.
Since there was no need for schooling at Changchun Garden, Li Chenjiao deliberately didn't let the nannies wake them up, and both children woke up late today.
Li Chenjiao's politeness and faint smile vanished, replaced by deep tenderness: "Why are you all standing outside? It's cooler outside. Come in quickly and let your mother see you two lucky babies."
She waved, and her shoulders relaxed slightly.
Both children were dressed up today. The second princess has grown a bit taller, but her face is still chubby, and her eyes are big and beautiful. Wearing a peach-colored little cheongsam, she looks even more well-behaved and adorable.
The Fourth Prince is shorter than his sister, but the royal blue clothes he wears do make him look somewhat like the Fourth Prince. However, once the child starts speaking, he doesn't sound like the Fourth Prince at all.