The steward of the estate was trying to curry favor with her, but besides currying favor with her, the most important thing was naturally to curry favor with the Fourth Master. It's likely that the Fourth Master knew about this even earlier than she did.

With the Dragon Boat Festival approaching, Li Chenjiao figured that the Fujin should be returning to the mansion soon.

As Li Chenjiao guessed correctly, the Fujin returned to the mansion two days before the Dragon Boat Festival.

With His Majesty not in the capital, the palace will naturally not be bustling with activity this year for the Dragon Boat Festival. Consort De is also not in the capital, and with the Fourteenth Prince newly married, he knows that his Fourth Brother has been busy lately, so he took the initiative to invite his Fourth Brother's family to a gathering.

Since the Fourteenth Prince has not yet been assigned a separate residence, the Wanyan clan is handling the arrangements in the small courtyard of the Ganxi Fourth Residence.

On the day of the Dragon Boat Festival, the Fourth Prince, along with his wife Li Chenjiao and several children, entered the palace around noon. On the way, they encountered the Eighth Prince with Lady Guoluo.

The Fourth Prince let his wives and the others go ahead.

The Eighth Prince was the same, but Guo Luoluo seemed somewhat unwilling.

Eighth Master smiled and cupped his hands in greeting to Fourth Master: "It's been a few days since I've seen Fourth Brother. Have a happy Dragon Boat Festival, Fourth Brother."

Fourth Master also cupped his hands in return, saying, "Eighth Brother." He didn't intend to say anything more.

Eighth Master, however, was not surprised. He continued, "My elder brother is under house arrest. Since it's the Dragon Boat Festival today, I thought I'd go visit Mother Hui."

Fourth Master replied casually, "Eighth Brother, you're very kind. Please give my regards to Mother Hui."

Eighth Master's smile deepened: "Of course, of course. When Mother De returns, Fourth Brother will also give her his regards."

The Eighth Prince was certainly aware of the changing situation in the court. He had thought that his elder brother's downfall would give him a glimmer of hope, but unexpectedly, all hope vanished. Those who supported his elder brother watched him fall but did not offer him any support...

This was something that Eighth Master couldn't understand, but he wasn't stupid. Now that Fourth Master was at the height of his power, he naturally wouldn't offend him. You can't hit someone who's smiling, so being polite wasn't a bad thing.

This is why Lao Ba is praised by everyone for his thoughtful and considerate manners.

He won't offend someone to death unless absolutely necessary.

Fourth Master couldn't miss the subtle flattery in Eighth Master's tone. He cupped his hands in greeting, maintaining his usual indifference: "Alright, I'll be going now."