Upon hearing this, Li Chenjiao quickly understood what the Fourth Master meant. She couldn't help but roll her eyes at him: "What do you mean by that, Master?"
In the entire backyard, only Li Chenjiao dared to speak to the Fourth Master like this behind closed doors.
However, when Fourth Master heard Li Chenjiao's voice, his expression was quite complicated.
After a long pause, Fourth Master frowned and asked, "Didn't you like spicy food the other day?"
The other day, we were talking about when the Fourth Prince returned from Khorchin in Mongolia. At that time, Li Chenjiao was craving hot pot, and she insisted that the kitchen put in lots of chili peppers.
At that time, Fourth Master hadn't said anything yet.
Li Chenjiao was taken aback by the tone of the Fourth Master. She paused for a moment before replying, "I naturally liked spicy food a few days ago, but today I'm used to eating dumplings with vinegar. Master, please try He's cooking later."
The Fourth Prince nodded slightly, his expression softening considerably: "It's good that you can eat. Tell the kitchen to make whatever you want to eat."
"As for Madam He, if she is disloyal or fails to serve you properly, just send her to the estate. There's no need to worry about anything."
Li Chenjiao simply smiled and did not mention the issue of the He family.
He Shi has never been a threat to her, and she can naturally detect any rash moves by anyone who wants to harm Li Chenjiao.
She may not be in a hurry, but Princess Wu in the south might not be.
The nail that sticks out gets hammered down; naturally, it's the anxious one who gets to be the nail that sticks out.
However, Li Chenjiao couldn't help but find it amusing to see the Fourth Master's relieved expression after hearing her earlier words.
After the dumplings were served, most of them were naturally made by Li Chenjiao in Fourth Master's bowl. Fourth Master turned his head and glanced at Li Chenjiao.
The maids all left, and the room was empty.
Li Chenjiao suddenly burst into laughter.
The dumplings she made were overcooked and looked like they were about to fall apart; the Fourth Master probably wouldn't be able to pick them up.
After dinner, it was time to wash up.
As night deepened, the Fourth Master slept outside the bed, his voice deep and muffled.
"I do hope you'll give birth to a little princess."
The eldest prince is now two months old, but he cries and fusses all day long. Although Wu Gege is usually intelligent and cautious, she is very indulgent when it comes to the eldest prince.
She is even more pampered than the eldest princess who had a weak constitution.
The Fourth Prince was not pampered from a young age. Before he was a few years old, he lived a very precarious life in front of his mother, who was then only a Noble Lady De. Later, the Sixth Prince died young, and the Fourth Prince went to live with Empress Tongjia. However, because Empress Xiaoyi Tongjia was often ill, he was not taken care of by the palace servants.
The true Baturu of the Qing Dynasty were not pampered children.
It's not a big deal right now that the eldest prince is still young, but he will naturally stop doing this when he gets older and more sensible.
But the little princess is different; the little princess should be pampered.
Moreover, when princes grow up, they will eventually have to go to the front courtyard to learn manners and understand reason, but princesses are different; they can always stay by your side for a longer period of time.
The Fourth Prince absurdly thought that if Li Chenjiao really gave birth to a little princess, there would be one more thing for Li Chenjiao to find fun in the East Courtyard.
Li Chenjiao could now tell that Fourth Master's words were not at all deceitful or fake, and she had been smiling much more often lately.
"Then I'll take your kind words, Fourth Master." Li Chenjiao was also looking forward to the birth of the little princess in her belly.
Fourth Master has been really busy lately.
As the year drew to a close, His Majesty exempted thirty-five prefectures and counties in provinces such as Zhili, Jiangnan, Fujian, Zhejiang, and Huguang from disaster taxes and levies. In addition, with the tribute from Korea, the Ministry of Revenue was extremely busy.
When Li Chenjiao woke up, as usual, she couldn't find the Fourth Master.
Li Chenjiao sighed and said, "Fourth Master, you've really worked hard," before quickly falling asleep.
With Fourth Master backing her up outside, Li Chenjiao could simply sleep soundly in the mansion.
After waking up, Li Chenjiao had breakfast and then sat in the room playing cards with two maids. However, after playing for a short while, Li Chenjiao complained that the cards were too cold.
Li Chenjiao was stunned after saying her disdainful words.
When did she become so pampered?
When something good happens, even going out less becomes a habit.
Li Chenjiao silently reflected on herself, and after lunch, she finally decided to take a walk in the corridor to digest her food.
Li Chenjiao is currently less than five months pregnant, and her belly is not yet showing any alarming signs of pregnancy, so her two daughters follow behind her.
The snow that drifted into the corridor last night has been swept away by Xiao Luzi, and even the watermarks left by the melting snow have been swept away completely.
Li Chenjiao got tired after walking for a while, so she sat down under the veranda for a while.
Li Chenjiao had only been sitting down for a short while when she suddenly heard a dog barking.
Besides her own backyard, Li Chenjiao also knew about the parrot kept in the Fujin's courtyard—
Logically, one shouldn't hear a dog barking.
After all, Dongli, the dog Li Chenjiao keeps here, is an extremely docile Pekingese, and it is always very affectionate towards Li Chenjiao.
Most of the time, she seemed to be even more eager to get closer to Li Chenjiao than Shizi was.
Moreover, this should be the time when Dongsheng feeds Dongli, and there shouldn't be any barking from the dog.
Li Chenjiao stood up and instinctively protected her abdomen. The two maids quickly stood in front of her as well.
The next second, the not-quite-closed gate was smashed open, and the barking of dogs drew even closer.
A body as white as a frozen pear came almost directly at Li Chenjiao.
The two girls still couldn't suppress the gasps of surprise escaping their lips.
All of this happened so suddenly and unexpectedly; this is truly an undeserved disaster.
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