"Go set out lunch, I'm hungry!" Lanqin said sullenly.

Nianxue rolled her eyes at Xicha, then stepped forward to comfort her, "His Majesty has been busy in the palace for three days, and he probably needs to rest now. Please don't take it to heart, Your Highness. His Majesty has been thinking of you."

"Is Yan Yu pretty?" Lanqin seemed not to have heard Nianxue's words and turned her head to ask Xicha. Because Xicha had met Yan Yu a few days ago, she told Lanqin everything that had happened when she returned.

Nianxue glanced at Xicha, who understood and carefully said, "Princess Yanyu isn't very beautiful, but she does resemble the Fujin somewhat."

Lanqin turned her head and thought for a moment before saying to Nianxue, "Go and set out lunch. Master is probably having lunch in the main courtyard."

The two maids carefully watched Lanqin for a while, and seeing that she was alright, they went to set out the meal.

After finishing his lunch in the main courtyard, Fourth Master immediately got up to leave, but Yan Yu suddenly said, "Brother-in-law, are you going to Princess Niu's place?"

The Fourth Prince originally intended to go to Lanqin's place, but seeing that Yan Yu had made his intentions clear, he shook his head and said, "I'll go back to the front courtyard to rest for a bit. I have to return to the palace tonight."

Yan Yu, however, insisted, "Brother-in-law, if you want to rest, you can rest here with me. I'm hoping you can stay a little longer."

The princess looked at the fourth prince with an embarrassed expression, her face slightly flushed with embarrassment.

Because Yan Yu was present, the Fourth Prince did not want her to see that his relationship with his wife was too cold, so he could only nod and rest in the main courtyard for the first time.

After the Fourth Prince fell asleep, the Princess Consort and Yan Yu walked hand in hand to her study, with Granny Li following them in. Yan Yu recounted in detail to the Princess Consort her encounter with Granny Li in the front courtyard.

"Li is adept at using these methods to curry favor with your brother-in-law. My sister used to disdain such things, but she has repeatedly found loopholes in my defenses." The Fujin still seemed disdainful of such matters. If Yan Yu hadn't insisted that the Fourth Prince rest in her room, she probably wouldn't have said those things. Yan Yu, that girl, certainly has her uses.

“Sister, I can do all of Li’s methods, and even better. You don’t need to worry.” Yan Yu replied obediently, but then a hint of disappointment appeared on her face. She said softly, “Brother-in-law doesn’t seem to realize that I’m not a little girl anymore. He still treats me like a child under ten.” As she spoke, she took out the small gourd that Fourth Master had given her from her sleeve.

The Fujin took the gourd and examined it for a long time, but she felt a little uneasy. This was a personal item that the Fourth Prince cherished, and the fact that he could bestow it upon Yan Yu at once showed that she was indeed very much liked by the Fourth Prince.

Seeing that the Princess Consort was staring at the small gourd without saying a word, Granny Li spoke up: "I think the Ninth Princess is favored by the Fourth Prince just as much as the one in the South Courtyard, Princess Consort?"

When reminded by Granny Li, the Fujin immediately suppressed the jealousy and dejection she had just felt, and said gently to Yan Yu, "This matter needs to be considered carefully. We can't bring it up rashly. We need to find a suitable opportunity to mention it to the Fourth Prince."

Yan Yu said, "There's a severe drought right now. Could we start from this angle? My brother-in-law is desperate for rain. If we can convince him that as long as he marries a woman whose destiny is associated with water, heaven will naturally send down rain, then things will be much easier."

Seeing Yan Yu's anxiety, the Princess Consort said unhappily, "Fourth Prince has never really believed in ghosts, gods, or fate. How can we make him believe in such things in this situation?"

After thinking for a moment, Granny Li said, "This old servant thinks that what Ninth Princess said is right. Although the master doesn't really believe in such things, it doesn't mean that others don't. As long as we can make the master believe it, then we can get what the Fujin and Ninth Princess want."

The princess consort glanced at her and asked, "Then how can we make others think the same way? And Yan Yu, does your birth chart contain the element of water?"

Yan Yu smiled slightly, nodded, and recited her birth date.

As Li Mama read out her birth date, she said with delight, "The Ninth Princess's birthday in both the Gregorian and Lunar calendars is associated with the Moon Palace and the Water element, making her the perfect person to help Master alleviate the drought."

The Fujin read out Yan Yu's birth date and time, her hand, adorned with a red-gold openwork nail guard, slowly touching another finger. After thinking for a long time, she slowly said, "It seems we have no choice but to ask my eldest brother and fifth brother for help. It shouldn't be difficult for them to create a rumor in the capital. However, I'm worried that Fourth Prince might actually believe it. We can't afford to make things worse."

Yan Yu was overjoyed and immediately said ingratiatingly, "Elder sister, don't worry. I see that brother-in-law has become thin from being so busy with the drought. I have already done what you said to make him quite happy. Now we will give him a complete solution. At that time, your position in brother-in-law's heart will be different from what it is now."

Seeing that they all said so, the Princess Consort pondered for a moment and finally made up her mind. She went behind her desk, picked up a brush from the brush holder, and Li Mama immediately understood and laid out clean white Xuan paper. Thus, the Princess Consort's delicate small regular script began to fall, and she wrote for a full half hour. The letter the Princess Consort wrote to Wuge was finally finished.

"Granny, you go and deliver it to Wuge yourself. Make sure he is careful and doesn't give anything away. Make sure he makes this rumor seem as real as possible."

The princess handed the letter to Granny Li, who immediately folded it neatly, tucked it into her sleeve, and solemnly said, "Princess, rest assured, this old servant will definitely deliver this letter safely to Lord Wu Ge!"

When the Fourth Prince woke up, it was already past 1 PM. Yan Yu had already gone back to her room, and the Princess Consort was writing. The Fourth Prince casually gave the Princess Consort a few instructions and then left.

Fourth Master intended to go to the South Courtyard, but just as he stepped onto the corner gate of the front courtyard, Zhao Quan suddenly rushed over in a panic.

"Your Majesty, someone from the palace has arrived, saying that the Emperor summons you to the palace immediately!" Zhao Quan said breathlessly.

"Understood, let's go!" Fourth Master glanced in the direction of the South Courtyard, then turned and went back to the front courtyard.

By the time of You (5-7 PM), the women in the inner quarters already knew that the Fourth Prince had gone to the palace again. After having lunch, Lanqin went to rest for a while. When she woke up and saw that the Fourth Prince hadn't come, she felt down and went to play with Fubao's little house. Seeing that she wasn't happy, the maids went about their own business.

"Princess, I heard that Master has gone to the palace again!" Huanbi saw that Lanqin looked unhappy, so when Nianxue was not around, she quietly went to Lanqin's side and told her what she had heard outside.