On her way back, Li Chenjiao pondered for a while. Judging from Song Shi's questioning of her today, it shouldn't have been Song Shi who did it, otherwise Song Shi wouldn't have been speechless after she refuted her.
Today, the eldest princess is accompanied by Lady Wang and Lady Yang, both of whom are very loyal. Given Lady Wang's cautious attitude when they encountered the eldest princess in the garden today, it's unlikely that this is the case.
As for the Princess Consort arriving last, that seems unlikely. The Fourth Prince's concern for the children in the manor is obvious to all, and the Princess Consort has learned her lesson. Moreover, the Princess Consort has no reason to harm the eldest princess.
If anyone were to really make a move, it should be against Princess Wu, who precedes Li Chenjiao.
However, the current wife, having learned so many lessons, no longer has the courage to do so.
So today's events can only be a coincidence.
"Have Xiao Lu keep an eye on the Song family's courtyard. It would be best if he could find out exactly why the eldest princess got the rash," Li Chenjiao instructed.
Qiu Hu should say: "The princess has been wronged today. Go back and have her take a good bath. Be careful, there might be something that might be causing trouble."
Li Chenjiao wasn't worried about that, since she hadn't felt any discomfort when she entered Song's courtyard today.
This is also why Li Chenjiao is certain that it wasn't Song Shi or Granny Wang who did it.
However, Li Chenjiao still let the two maids fetch water. The summer night was still a bit hot and humid, and Li Chenjiao still sweated a bit after this trip.
Li Chenjiao had just finished bathing when she heard Dongsheng outside say that Fulu had delivered the items as instructed by the Fourth Master.
Xiao Luzi is probably out gathering information right now.
Inside, Li Chenjiao was wringing her hair when she heard this, and she was stunned for a moment: "Take some silver out. It's not good for him to make a trip in the middle of the night. Ask him if there's anything else."
Qiu Hu then went out.
Li Chenjiao understood what Fourth Master meant; this was a form of compensation, since Fourth Master had sent something over during the day.
Qiu Hu returned after a while, carrying a box in her hands: "Fulu said it's because the eldest princess broke out in a rash today."
This is something that Li Chenjiao is quite curious about.
"I heard that the imperial physician diagnosed that the eldest princess should not be exposed to pollen. I wonder what kind of flower she picked up in the garden today?"
Li Chenjiao frowned and asked again, "That's strange. Doesn't Princess Song have flowers in her courtyard?" If the eldest princess really can't be exposed to pollen, why is it only now that the symptoms have appeared?
Qiu Hu then said, "The veranda outside the courtyard naturally has flowers and trees, but the room of the eldest princess is filled with orchids, and there are not many flowers."
"Is it possible that it's not that the eldest princess's room is filled with orchids, but rather that Song princess's room is filled with orchids?"
The orchid's noble and pure nature is reminiscent of Song Gege's style.
Qiu Hu twitched the corner of his mouth and agreed.
"What did Fourth Master say?"
"I heard that Fourth Master scolded Song Gege and said that if there is a next time, he will open a separate courtyard for the eldest princess and have someone take good care of her."
This is no different from severing the relationship between Song and the eldest princess.
The eldest princess is almost a year old now, and it's really not appropriate to leave her in the front yard. Besides, the Fourth Prince is busy, and there will be things he can't take care of.
Moreover, if the eldest princess were to be taken back to the front courtyard, that would be setting a precedent. What about the child in Princess Wu's womb? What about the child in Li Chenjiao's womb?
Should they all be moved to the front yard?
If we were to suggest changing the eldest princess's foster mother, the Fourth Prince himself was raised by Empress Tongjia when he was young, and he would certainly understand the pain of separation from his mother.
And even if you really need to, who should you ask?
The Fujin (Prince Consort)? The Fujin wants to raise a sickly princess? Wu and Li? They're both pregnant with children; they simply can't manage it all. Xie? That's even more impossible.
Li Chenjiao sighed again, saying that in the end, it was still the eldest princess who had a hard life.
Fortunately, she had her fourth father, so she grew up safely without feeling wronged.
"What's in the box?" Li Chenjiao asked.
Qiu Hu shook his head: "Fu Lu only said that Fourth Master asked the storeroom to take it, even he didn't know."
Li Chenjiao then asked Qiu Hu to open it and take a look.
When the box was opened, Li Chenjiao was dazzled. The box was full of large, plump pearls, which were even better than the pair of pearl earrings that Li Chenjiao had obtained before.
This was naturally not something that was within the rules for princesses, but Li Chenjiao really liked this kind of thing.
"If these were made into earrings, I probably wouldn't be able to wear them all every day; even if they were made into chains, there would still be enough space—"
Li Chenjiao picked one up and looked at it, showing a rare interest: "Let's register it and put it away. It can't be used right now."
It's a real shame that you have such nice things but can't wear them out.
However, Li Chenjiao quickly put the matter aside; it was too late, and sleeping was the priority.
Lately, Li Chenjiao has been feeling lazy, spending half the day lying in her rocking chair, and watching Dongsheng play with Dongli in the yard without blinking.
Today, she finally managed to go out for a stroll in the garden, and then this happened again. Before going to sleep, Li Chenjiao made up her mind that she would never leave the garden to wander around before Wu Shi gave birth.
Thinking about it this way, it's still more comfortable to stay on the estate.
There's another thing to do in August, which is naturally the Mid-Autumn Festival.
The Fourth Prince and his wife naturally went to the palace for lunch, but dinner was served in the Qing Courtyard. The Fourth Prince and his wife were both there, and as usual, the wife invited an opera troupe to perform two shows.
After all, it's the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Li Chenjiao was naturally thinking about what flavor of mooncakes to eat. She actually craved the palace-style mooncakes more, but then she remembered the Laba porridge she had craved last time—
Li Chenjiao smacked her lips silently; it wasn't a pleasant taste.
Because the Princess Consort was going to the palace early this morning, she excused herself from the greetings from everyone in the back courtyard.
Li Chenjiao calculated the days; the Fujin's pregnancy would be a month old soon, so Li Chenjiao would know whether the Fujin was carrying a boy or a girl at dinner.
However, Li Chenjiao still hoped it would be a prince, so that the princess's attention could be diverted.
Furthermore, Wu Gege's pregnancy also resulted in a prince, while she was carrying a princess, so the Fujin (princess's wife) probably wouldn't even bother to look at her.
Li Chenjiao didn't consider herself a saint. She had to protect her own children in the backyard. For example, although she felt sorry for the eldest princess, she wouldn't get involved with Song Shi, because Song Shi was known for her ruthlessness.
Li Chenjiao wouldn't do anything that would cause her trouble.
Li Chenjiao looked down and touched her stomach; she was a little hungry.
She really is heartless.
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