After a moment of silence, Cui Ning lowered her head and admitted her mistake, "It was my oversight."

The girl seemed a little down, probably because she hadn't quite figured it out yet! So Gao Xiuwen patiently explained to her:

“Cui Ning, I know you’re thinking of me, worried that I’ll fall out of favor since Fourth Master hasn’t come over for a long time. But you should understand that Fourth Master has more than one woman by his side. There will be others eventually. Didn’t he often go to Jin Minjing’s place before? Now there’s Su Gege. Sooner or later there will be others. Don’t worry about it too much.”

Resentment and grudges are the easiest ways to make someone dislike you. Only by being tolerant and generous, making the Fourth Master feel comfortable and at ease, will he be willing to come over.

Cui Ning thought about it carefully and realized that it made sense. She immediately smiled and said, "I understand. They are only favored for a short time. After a while, the Fourth Prince will realize that you are still the best, Princess."

Gao Xiuwen had no other skills, but her greatest talent was understanding people's hearts. "Don't panic when things happen. You have to stay calm and observe the situation. Those who are easily startled and jealous will only ruin their future early on."

Cui Ning nodded in understanding, thinking to herself that the "jealous person" that the princess was referring to was probably Princess Jin.

Jin Minjing was indeed furious at this moment, because Xin'er had told her that the mattress sent to the laundry room from Tingfeng Pavilion this morning had bloodstains on it. That proved that Fourth Master really wanted Su Yushan!

The thought of them spending the night together while she was left alone in her room fueled Jin Minjing's anger. "Fourth Master hasn't come to my room for several days. He's completely bewitched by that little vixen, Su Yushan!"

Xin'er was afraid that her mistress would be unhappy, so she kindly comforted her, "Princess, don't be angry, just wait a while. Fourth Master may just be interested for a while, and his interest will fade in a few days."

"If we wait any longer, I'm afraid the Fourth Prince will forget about me." In order to gain Hongli's attention, Jin Minjing came up with a plan and ordered Xin'er to go find the Fourth Prince.

Xin'er felt a pang of difficulty. "What reason should I come up with?"

"Just say I was sick, feeling unwell, and spent the whole day lying in my tent." She wanted to see who was more important to Hongli!

Xin'er followed her master's instructions and went to the Fourth Master's study to report that Princess Jin was ill.

Hongli did not stop writing, but continued writing as he asked, "What did the doctor say?"

"The doctor said that the princess may have fallen asleep before her hair was completely dry after washing it, which caused her to catch a chill and develop a headache. She has already taken medicine, but there is still no improvement. The princess is feeling very unwell and keeps thinking about you. This servant dares to ask Fourth Master to take some time to see her."

After saying these words, Xin'er was very uneasy. She cautiously raised her eyes and glanced at him, only to see that the Fourth Master's expression was normal. She wondered what he was thinking.

After waiting for a while without hearing a word from the Fourth Master, Xin'er peeked again and found that he was flipping through a book, occasionally making notes, completely ignoring her words. Xin'er grew impatient and couldn't help but say:

"Fourth Master, what do you think...?"

Something happened in the court today, and Hongli is having a headache over it. He really has no time to deal with the affairs of the inner court. "I have something to do. I'll talk about it after I finish this."

Hongli raised his finger and waved his hand. Seeing this, Xin'er dared not disturb him any further and could only curtsy and take her leave.

Meanwhile, Jin Minjing lay in the tent, waiting expectantly for quite a while, but only saw Xin'er return alone. He immediately sat up and asked,

"Where is Fourth Master? Isn't he at home?"

After a moment's hesitation, Xin'er forced a smile and said, "Fourth Master is in his study! He's working on some official business and said he'll come over when he's done."

In reality, the Fourth Master had not agreed to come, but Xin'er was worried that her master would get angry, so she took it upon herself to change the last sentence, in order to leave her master with a glimmer of hope.

Kim Min-jung's face immediately darkened, and she pouted her red lips unhappily. "What political matter is more important than me that he can't even spare a quarter of an hour for?"

"This servant dares not ask too much, but Fourth Master still cares about you very much. He specifically instructed this servant to feed you your medicine on time!" Xin'er thought that a white lie would not cause any harm, so she made up a few sentences as long as her master was happy.

However, Kim Min-jung was far from happy. "Why are you taking medicine?! I just want to see him, why is it so difficult?"

"Who made you marry the Fourth Prince of the current dynasty? The Fourth Prince is highly valued by the Emperor. The Emperor wants to cultivate him, so he will naturally assign him many political affairs. Who knows, the throne may be passed to the Fourth Prince in the future. At that time, your status will be even more noble, Princess."

In the current situation, the eldest and second sons have both died young, the third prince Hongshi favors the eighth prince Yinzhi and is not favored by Yongzheng, and the fifth prince Hongzhou is arrogant and unruly and is not fit to take on important responsibilities. If there are no accidents, the fourth prince will definitely inherit the throne. Jin Minjing also feels that she is lucky to be able to become the fourth prince's maid. She can be said to have a bright future!

Thinking of the good days to come, she smiled, but she still had to remind Xin'er, "Keep these words to yourself, don't say them carelessly, lest you bring trouble upon Fourth Master."

She believed Xin'er's words and waited from morning till afternoon, but Hongli never appeared. Anxious, Jin Minjing could no longer wait and ordered Xin'er to go again.

Xin'er was in a real predicament. She had already gone there once that morning, and if she went again now, she was afraid she would anger the Fourth Master. But she didn't dare offend her master either. What should she do?

Feeling troubled, she slowly walked out, constantly thinking about how to talk to the Fourth Master without getting scolded.

As luck would have it, halfway there she spotted the Fourth Master. Seeing that he was heading west, Xin'er quickly stepped forward to greet him.

"Fourth Master, are you finished with your work? Are you planning to come and visit my princess?"

Li Yu, who was following behind, thought to herself: "Girl Jin lives in the east, and Fourth Master turns south. He is obviously not going there. Is this girl blind?"

Having been spotted on the way, it seemed inappropriate not to go. After hesitating for a moment, Hongli agreed and then headed to the courtyard where Jin Minjing lived.

After waiting anxiously for so long, Hongli finally arrived. Jin Minjing was secretly delighted, but on the surface, she pretended to be extremely unwell and struggled to sit up.

"This humble servant greets Fourth Master."

Xin'er placed a round stool next to the tent, and Hongli sat down accordingly, gently instructing, "If you're not feeling well, just lie down and rest. There's no need for formalities."

"Thank you for your concern, Fourth Master. It's just a common headache, nothing serious. You're so busy, Fourth Master, you really didn't need to come in person." As she spoke, Jin Minjing gave Xin'er another reproachful look, weakly chiding her.

"Xin'er, I already told you, this is such a small matter, there's no need to bother Fourth Master. Why did you still invite him here?"

Hongli thought to himself: If you hadn't sent her to find me, would she have made two trips? Everyone knows the truth, so why deliberately deny it and shift the blame to the maid?

Xin'er was heartbroken, but as long as her master was happy, she was still willing to take responsibility. "This servant was worried about the princess's condition, which is why I dared to ask the fourth master for help. Please forgive me, fourth master and princess."