It was almost dark by the time Li Chenjiao finished making the knot, and then Fourth Master finally woke up, which showed how exhausted he had been these past few days.
Just after finishing making the knot, Li Chenjiao raised her hand and yawned, tears welling up in her eyes, threatening to fall.
Li Chenjiao raised her hand and wiped it again, while also stretching.
As soon as Fourth Master stepped out, the sight before him caused him to gasp for breath.
In the candlelight, a beautiful woman stretched languidly, her slender waist so delicate it could be encircled by one hand. She slightly raised the corners of her eyes, her lips curving into a smile, every frown and smile exuding charm.
It has to be said that Li Chenjiao is really beautiful, so beautiful that sometimes even women feel refreshed.
Hearing the noise and seeing that the Fourth Master had gotten up, Li Chenjiao froze, put her hands down, and stood up, saying, "Master, you're up? Dinner is ready."
The Fourth Prince, unusually kind, said, "Okay."
Li Chenjiao didn't think much of it and led Fourth Master out to the outer room for their meal.
Li Chenjiao didn't know about other places, but here, as long as Fourth Master picked up his chopsticks, she would start eating.
Serving the Fourth Master his meals? Since the Fourth Master didn't mention it, she was too lazy to stand.
Don't ask, the answer is laziness.
The kitchen did serve a dish of crispy pork, and it was quite delicious. However, since the kitchen also served a fish dish today, Li Chenjiao didn't touch the crispy pork much. Instead, Fourth Master tasted the crispy pork a couple more times.
I must say, the fish prepared by the kitchen is absolutely superb! It has no fishy smell, is very fresh, and is delicious!
Li Chenjiao enjoyed her meal quite a bit, and Fourth Master particularly liked the crispy pork. Both of them were quite full.
Seeing how much Li Chenjiao enjoyed the food, Fourth Master couldn't resist trying some more.
After the meal, everyone took a bath. The Fourth Prince continued reading his book as usual, occasionally making annotations, while Li Chenjiao fanned herself with a fan pendant.
Don't ask, the answer is that Li Chenjiao is idle.
Fourth Master glanced at it and asked, "What are you doing? Wasn't this what I saw you doing earlier?"
Li Chenjiao replied, "The knots we made earlier are finished. Now we're saying we'll make a fan pendant too."
Fourth Master grunted in agreement and continued reading.
Neither of them were very sleepy, and it wasn't until late at night that Su Peisheng called out to them from outside before they got up to rest.
As luck would have it, Li Chenjiao had just put down the fan pendant and taken a sip of tea when the tea dripped down and wet the fan pendant. So Li Chenjiao put down the teacup to wipe it.
Then...then, without paying attention to the teacup, the lid spun in the air, splashed onto the inkstone, and knocked over Fourth Master's ink!
Li Chenjiao held the fan pendant in her hand, blinked, and was speechless for a while. After regaining her senses, she hurriedly grabbed something to wipe it: "This servant was wrong..."
Fourth Master was also startled, but fortunately the ink did not splash on him. Instead, Li Chenjiao was splashed with a lot of ink.
Fourth Master called Su Peisheng in, then said to Li Chenjiao, "Tell your maid to come in and change her clothes in the back. Su Peisheng, have someone tidy up this place and prepare hot water."
Li Chenjiao was really... She quickly agreed and then hurriedly withdrew.
This is really... awkward!
After taking a bath and changing her clothes, Li Chenjiao quietly went in. Peeking through the gauze curtain, she saw that Fourth Master had already fallen asleep, so she sneaked in and quietly lay down beside him.
The maid outside then turned off the light.
There was complete silence inside. Suddenly, Fourth Master opened his eyes: "Is this a soft pillow?"
These days, firm pillows are all the rage, and they're quite high, symbolizing "peace of mind."
Upon hearing this, Li Chenjiao turned to look at the Fourth Master, but it was dark at night and she couldn't see anything clearly: "Yes, this servant has used a soft pillow since childhood. I had the maid change it after entering the manor. Is there something inappropriate about Your Highness asking this?"
There's nothing wrong with a hard pillow, but it's too high. Li Chenjiao couldn't sleep soundly when she was in her boudoir, and her neck was also a little red from the pillow the next day.
Therefore, when Li Chenjiao was in her boudoir, she always used soft pillows.
Fourth Master turned around and looked at Li Chenjiao.
It's not that it's bad. Fourth Master isn't that stingy to force people to use hard pillows. It's just that people who are used to sleeping on hard pillows find it a bit uncomfortable.
Seeing that Fourth Master remained silent for a long time, Li Chenjiao blinked and called out, "Master?"
The Fourth Prince hummed in agreement: "You can arrange your own courtyard as you see fit, but once you leave the courtyard, you must show some respect to the Fujin (wife) to avoid being mistreated."
Fourth Master's words actually make a lot of sense.
Li Chenjiao replied, "Yes, this servant understands."
Of course, she's not stupid. Naturally, she wouldn't offend the Fujin for no reason. But if the Fujin insists on bullying her, can't she fight back?
Of course, this is under the condition that one can protect oneself.
However, the Fujin (principal wife) wasn't stupid. At most, she would give him a few warnings or mention that the Fourth Prince had come to Li Chenjiao's place. It was unlikely that he would bully her.
As for the other princesses, they are all princesses, so why should we be afraid of not being able to win?
Li Chenjiao burst out laughing for no reason. Can't win? How could she even think of that?
Fourth Master naturally heard Li Chenjiao's laughter, glanced at her again, and then reached out to touch her.
Well, Fourth Master just woke up, so naturally he can't fall back asleep.
Okay, it's another warm spring evening.
...
That night, water was called twice more. However, since Li Chenjiao had knocked over the inkstone and called for water once earlier, everyone considered that water had been called three times that night.
This is truly... a huge misunderstanding.
Song Shi, who was pregnant, didn't react much, only sighing that beauty was alluring. Although the Fujin was unhappy, she could only curse her a couple of times as a vixen. Bai Jia Shi, on the other hand, was so angry that she tore several handkerchiefs in her hands.
However, Li Chenjiao was unaware of all this; she was starving right now, as yesterday's project had been quite a undertaking.
Yeah, Fourth Master really goes all out, ouch!
Just then, Xiao Luzi went to bring over breakfast. After resting for several days, Xiao Luzi's injuries had fully healed.
Li Chenjiao was too lazy to change Xiao Luzi's name, so she told Xiao Luzi to keep using that name.
Xiao Lu is clever. Although he is young, he has never made any mistakes in his work. He is quite good.
Then the Fourth Prince came again and went to see Madam Song. He also had lunch at Madam Fujin's place, but Madam Bai Jia did not go.
Then the Fujin left the mansion again. I heard that the Fifth Fujin was hosting some kind of Begonia Spring Banquet, and invited several Fujins and many noblewomen from the court to attend.
Li Chenjiao, given her current status, naturally couldn't go. However, the Fujin (principal wife) brought back quite a few crabapple blossoms, giving two pots to various places, and Li Chenjiao also received two pots.
One pot is white, and the other is pink. Well, those who know, know.
However, Li Chenjiao thought they were all quite beautiful, with the white crabapple being the prettiest. The pink crabapple was rather vulgar, not that it was unattractive, but the double-petaled crabapple bloomed too profusely, which was somewhat dazzling.
Li Chenjiao rested her chin on her hand: "When these flowers are almost withered, how about we dry them and use them to make tea? I remember reading in a travelogue that tea made with crabapple blossoms has an extremely rich and mellow aroma."
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