The princess was surprised by Yan Yuwei's response and was about to say something when she saw Yan Yuwei curtsy and leave.

Fangyun helped Yanyu out of the main courtyard. After walking for a while, Yanyu suddenly said, "Let's wait here. Grandpa usually comes from here."

The princess was surprised by Yan Yuwei's response and was about to say something when she saw Yan Yuwei curtsy and leave.

"Princess, are you planning to wait here to see the master? But if you intercept him here, the Fujin (principal wife) will have her own thoughts." Fangyun was a little surprised that Yan Yu intended to wait for the Fourth Master here. After all, the main wife was also inside. To intercept the master at the main wife's door was quite audacious.

"My elder sister should thank me. If she knew that I stood up for her, she wouldn't have any ulterior motives," Yan Yu said dismissively.

The two women, mistress and servant, stood on the path that the Fourth Master always took to reach the main courtyard. By the time they saw him approaching in the distance, Yan Yu was already feeling quite cold. She immediately pulled a hairpin from her hair and threw it into the bushes around the pavilion. The bushes were still green, but they were covered by snowflakes.

"Come with me to find the hairpin!" Yan Yu immediately got up and walked down the steps of the pavilion, pretending to search around. Fang Yun, seeing her like this, knew exactly what was going on and immediately followed her to search.

Fourth Master and Su Peisheng stumbled along, watching the swirling snowflakes approach from afar. Seeing Yan Yu wandering around the small pavilion ahead, braving the snow, they turned and headed towards it.

Although Yan Yu had her back to the Fourth Master, she knew from the crunching sound of the snow being trampled behind her that the Fourth Master was walking towards her.

"What are you looking for?" Fourth Master asked, seeing that Yan Yu hadn't turned around and was still looking down in the snow, searching for something.

"Master!" When Yan Yu turned around, he saw that her nose was red from the cold, and her skin was so white that it was almost translucent. She looked so pitiful.

"It's so cold, and you're pregnant. Why have you been here for so long? How have you been serving your master?" Fourth Master reached out and grabbed Yan Yu's cold hands, unable to resist scolding Fang Yun beside him.

“My lord, it has nothing to do with Fangyun’s affairs. Today, I have come to pay my respects to my elder sister. It has been so long since I last paid my respects to her since I became pregnant. If I don’t come soon, it would be inappropriate.” Yan Yu said, placing her other hand on her slightly protruding belly.

"Why didn't the Princess Consort send someone to escort you back? The roads are slippery in this snowy weather, and you only had one maid with you. That's really too careless. What if something happened to you?" Fourth Prince frowned and said.

"My lord, the snow was just as heavy when I came out, and it wasn't far away either way. Just think of it as me coming out to clear my head. I'm really going to get sick from being cooped up in the house all day." Yan Yu had been suffering from severe morning sickness and hadn't eaten much for the first three months. She had lost a lot of weight, and even her once oval face had turned into a small, pointed face.

"You're not allowed to bring just one person when you come out. What were you looking for just now?" Fourth Master finally got to the point.

"I accidentally dropped a hairpin into the snow, and I've been looking for it for ages, but I can't find it," Yan Yu said deliberately, feigning annoyance.

"It's just a hairpin, why bother taking it to heart?" Fourth Master picked up Yan Yu's hand and rubbed it a few times.

"That won't do. That was a gift from Master to me. I love that hairpin the most," Yan Yu said, feigning grievance.

"Come on, let's have dinner together at your elder sister's place. I'll give you another one as a reward, no need to look for any more." Fourth Master took Yan Yu's hand and was about to walk towards the main courtyard.

"Oh dear!!"

Suddenly, Yan Yu pulled her slender hand away from Fourth Master's hand, clutching her stomach with both hands, her face showing some pain.

"What's wrong? Is your stomach upset?" Fourth Master asked anxiously as he helped Yan Yu up.

"My lord, I suddenly feel unwell in my stomach. Is something wrong with the baby?" Yan Yu said, her voice trembling with tears. She had actually been standing outside for quite some time, and her stomach was indeed feeling uncomfortable. Originally, she had planned to gain the Fourth Prince's sympathy by deliberately slipping on the snowy road, hoping to make him anxious. Now, however, she was genuinely feeling unwell, and Yan Yu suddenly felt so anxious that she wanted to scold herself.

"Don't talk nonsense, it's alright. Come on, let me carry you!" Seeing Yan Yu's somewhat cheerful expression, Fourth Master was afraid that she would slip and fall if she walked in the snow any longer, so he simply picked her up by the waist.

Seeing that the Fourth Master was about to walk towards the main courtyard, Yan Yu hurriedly said, "My lord, I need to drink my medicine to prevent miscarriage soon. If I don't drink it soon, it may be bad for the baby."

Upon hearing this, Fourth Master said anxiously, "Why didn't you say so earlier? She's about to take the medicine to prevent miscarriage, yet she's still standing here in the snow for so long. You should have someone more attentive by your side." Fourth Master couldn't help but complain about Fangyun again.

"This servant deserves to die. It's all my fault. I shouldn't have let the princess brave the snow to come out and pay her respects." Fangyun felt a pang of anxiety when she saw that the Fourth Prince had already said such harsh words to her twice. She was afraid that he would punish her in a fit of anger. Because, in order to appease the Fourth Prince's anger, Fangyun naturally followed Yan Yu's words and shifted the blame for her standing outside for so long onto the Fujin (the princess's wife).

As expected, the Fourth Prince remained silent for a while before saying to Yan Yu, "You can skip the formalities of paying respects to the Fujin (wife). Wait until the melons ripen in October before going to pay your respects to her. You are sisters, so I'm sure she will agree to this."

Yan Yu hadn't expected to receive such a special treatment. Although her stomach was still a little sore, it couldn't compare to the favor and privilege she felt from the Fourth Prince. She felt quite pleased with herself, and even the discomfort in her stomach felt much better.

Fourth Master carried Yan Yu back to her courtyard, while Su Peisheng had already gone back to fetch Doctor Zhou. This servant's cleverness was indeed unmatched; no wonder even a strict man like Fourth Master was so satisfied with him.

No sooner had Fourth Master carried Yan Yu through the door than Su Peisheng pulled Doctor Zhou inside.

"Quickly give your master the medicine to prevent miscarriage," Fourth Master hurriedly shouted to Yun Yuan.

Yun Yuan was completely stunned. When she saw the princess being carried in by the master, she thought something had happened to her and stared at Yan Yu's face in alarm. Only when she saw the fourth master instructing her to get the princess some medicine to prevent miscarriage did she quickly hide her surprise and rush to the small kitchen to get the medicine.

Doctor Zhou covered Yan Yu's wrist with a thin shirt. After feeling Yan Yu's pulse, his expression changed repeatedly, and even the wrinkles on his face increased.