However, these are all just some of the Fourth Prince's speculations.
What happened to the Emperor, who was far away in Jiangnan, would only be known to the Fourth Prince after the Thirteenth Prince's letter arrived.
However, Li Chenjiao naturally had no way of knowing about these affairs of the court. But from the less-than-pleasant expression on the Fourth Prince's face when he arrived at Xinlutang today, Li Chenjiao could still vaguely guess some of the reasons.
She didn't care about those things, but she was well aware that some things were interconnected and had far-reaching consequences.
These days, Fourth Prince is taking advantage of His Majesty's absence from the capital to stay at the estate for a while and enjoy some leisure.
When His Majesty sets off to return to the capital, it will likely be the same day that Fourth Prince returns to his residence from the estate.
Perhaps the leisurely life in the village will also come to an end.
It was already June. After dinner, Li Chenjiao glanced back at Qiu Hu as she entered the clean room.
Qiu Hu left first, and then quickly returned to the clean room under the pretext of getting Li Chenjiao a new scented soap.
Li Chenjiao soaked in the bathtub: "Let's stop the medicine starting today. While we're at the estate, you can grind the remaining pills into powder and secretly dispose of them."
Qiu Hu understood perfectly. She silently put down the fragrant chair and said, "My mistress said this tastes good, so I brought it. I'll take my leave now."
Li Chenjiao responded with a cooperative "Mmm".
Just as Qiu Hu left, Fourth Master was walking from the outer room to the clean room. Although there were still about ten steps to go, her heart couldn't help but tremble.
She curtsied and raised her voice slightly to let her mistress inside know: "Greetings to Fourth Master, the princess is inside."
Fourth Master gave a nonchalant "hmm," then walked past Qiu Hu and entered the clean room.
Qiu Hu blushed silently, but having witnessed things firsthand while serving her mistress, she quickly regained her composure and was able to dismiss the other servants in the courtyard without flinching.
She waited far away in the clean room for Qiu Ci to come over, while the two maids talked in the corridor.
Li Chenjiao, after being tormented in the cleansing room, was carried out by the Fourth Master and looked down at the water splashed on the ground, feeling somewhat embarrassed.
Fourth Master is becoming more and more capable these days.
The manor wasn't too hot in June. After her absurd affair in the clean room, Li Chenjiao lay on the bed feeling refreshed, thinking that even if she wanted to return to the manor, it wouldn't be until July.
We might be able to get through July at the village, but August is probably out of the question.
However, the leisure that Li Chenjiao wanted was not so easy to obtain.
One day in early June, the wife of the prince sent her maid Yu Ru to the estate.
They said that Consort De's birthday was just around the corner, and that Consort De was a devout Buddhist. Although the princesses in the inner courtyard didn't have many opportunities to see her, they should still show some filial piety.
Taking advantage of Consort De's birthday, the sisters in the back courtyard each copied ten volumes of Buddhist scriptures, and Li Chenjiao was assigned to copy the Diamond Sutra.
I heard that even if Princess Wu was pregnant, she couldn't escape it. She had a big fight with Yu Ru in Dongfeng Courtyard, only to be met with Yu Ru's nonchalant remark, "Does the princess know that she's carrying a child in her belly? Why doesn't she think about accumulating some blessings for the unborn child in her womb?"
Most women who are about to become mothers don't believe in this.
Even though Madam Song disliked the eldest princess, she still silently agreed to diligently copy Buddhist scriptures when she heard Yu Ru say this, considering it was her own flesh and blood.
However, one of them was pregnant with a precious child, and the other was not fully recovered, so in the end they could only copy five volumes each.
Xu Shi naturally wouldn't object.
When Li Chenjiao arrived, Yu Ru hadn't even gotten up yet; it was Qiu Hu who met Yu Ru.
“Our princess said she understands. I'll trouble you, Yuru, to make the trip. She will definitely send it back to the mansion for the Princess Consort to review before Consort De’s birthday.”
Yu Ru noticed the difference in Qiu Hu's words. She gritted her teeth inwardly, but she also understood that things were different now.
When Li Gege first entered the manor, Qiu Hu would always address her as "Sister Yu Ru" or "Miss Yu Ru." Now, following the favored princess, he can casually call her "Yu Ru."
Pah, what is that?
She was a servant girl brought from the Ulanara clan when the princess married; what was Qiu Hu compared to her?
However, as she left, she couldn't help but retort with a forced smile, "If Princess Li sincerely copied more, perhaps she could have the same good fortune as Princess Wu and meet her husband soon? Qiu Hu, why don't you seem anxious serving your princess?"
Qiu Hu was naturally angry that Yu Ru had poked her mistress in the heart like that, but she couldn't show it on her face. She just retorted, "Yu Ru, you should pay more attention to your mistress."
Things are different now than they used to be.
Before, my princess was a young princess who had to be cautious when she first entered the mansion. Now, my princess is the most favored one in the Fourth Prince's harem.
You have to consider the owner before you beat a dog.
Qiu Hu clearly understands who deserves respect and who doesn't need to be enthusiastic.
She didn't misbehave in her treatment of the head maid in the main courtyard, nor was she afraid that Yu Ru would turn around and bite her.
When Li Chenjiao woke up and learned that people from the main courtyard had visited the estate, she felt rather disappointed during breakfast.
She took a sip of porridge: "When is Your Majesty's birthday?"
"It seems to be June 23rd."
That means there are less than twenty days left, and ten volumes of the Diamond Sutra is indeed quite a lot.
“When I have free time, I copy some, and I ask Xiao Luzi to help me copy two or three volumes. These days, I'll let him do less work in the courtyard.”
A smile appeared in Li Chenjiao's eyes as she lowered her head.
Didn't the former Fujin (principal wife) also cause a similar incident? Back then, she even gave the Fourth Prince extra copies of Buddhist scriptures as a birthday gift, but that was when Li Chenjiao had the leisure to do so.
Li Chenjiao is so busy having fun at the manor that she can't keep up with everything.
But who could blame her for having such a talented person here? Xiao Luzi was someone who could imitate ordinary people's handwriting. While he wouldn't write it perfectly, he could at least achieve an 80-90% resemblance if he worked at it slowly.
Li Chenjiao only needs to copy one scroll first and then give it to Xiao Luzi to copy, which greatly reduces her workload.
Li Chenjiao did not deliberately let the Fourth Master know about this.
She wasn't stupid. The Fujin (principal wife) had them copy Buddhist scriptures under the guise of celebrating Consort De's birthday. If she complained to the Fourth Prince, what would that look like?
The exact nature of the mother-son relationship between the Fourth Prince and Consort De remains unknown to Li Chenjiao.
However, on the surface, the Fourth Prince showed Consort De considerable respect.
As a favored concubine, one should try not to make things difficult for the Fourth Prince.
Ultimately, it's because Li Chenjiao is currently only a princess, and she has to consider the Fourth Prince's thoughts before refuting the Fujin's opinion.
Thinking of this, Li Chenjiao lowered her head and touched her abdomen.
The medication had just been stopped, so naturally there was no sign of pregnancy in her stomach.
There's no rush for this right now.
Li Chenjiao has always been someone who can sit still.
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