After saying this, Li Chenjiao felt much better. She tilted her head and looked at the Fourth Master: "Does Your Highness have any concerns about what you're saying?"
Li Chenjiao couldn't quite figure out the Fourth Prince's attitude when he suddenly said, "The eldest princess is sick again."
However, Li Chenjiao had no desire to think about the future of the eldest princess if the Fourth Prince asked her about such topics.
The eldest princess is the child of Song Shi and the fourth prince. To put it bluntly, what does she have to do with Li Chenjiao?
Because of her birth mother, Song, the eldest princess had been weak and sickly since birth, and Li Chenjiao had always felt sorry for her.
However, this does not mean that Li Chenjiao is willing to meddle in other people's business just because the eldest princess is innocent.
Therefore, Li Chenjiao was too lazy to think about it or respond to Fourth Master's words.
This directly avoids the possibility that the Fourth Prince might suddenly ask questions like, "What do you think should be done with the eldest princess?"
Li Chenjiao was truly impatient.
Fourth Master wasn't stupid; he could naturally glean some meaning from Li Chenjiao's expressions and words.
After figuring it out, even the Fourth Master couldn't help but chuckle.
He wasn't angry about it. He had indeed asked Li Chenjiao some questions before, but most of them were unrelated to the backyard.
Li Chenjiao would also answer, and this time, as the Fourth Prince continued, the topic of the eldest princess would naturally come up, so it was indeed understandable that Li Chenjiao avoided it so directly.
"Alright, I won't say anything more."
Li Chenjiao remained silent, giving Fourth Master a quiet environment to ponder.
After all, this matter is indeed difficult to handle. The eldest princess cannot be left unattended. Aside from the eldest princess's birth mother, it is unrealistic for the Fourth Prince to find an adoptive mother for the eldest princess in the backyard.
However, as long as the Song family is around, there will always be times when they make a foolish mistake.
Even though Li Chenjiao was pregnant, she didn't like to use her brain and simply closed her eyes for a nap.
The rest of the December was spent in this way, with Li Chenjiao taking short naps when she was tired and ordering meals when she was hungry.
The eldest princess fell ill and stayed in the front courtyard again, while Song was once again confined to her quarters by the Fourth Prince.
The lockdown lasted until the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.
This conveniently avoided Wu's confinement, which was quite suitable.
The entire backyard finally quieted down.
No one noticed that Xie was still ill and not fully recovered.
On the day of the New Year, the mansion finally had a lively day.
The backyard was filled with joy. Consort De from the palace sent someone to tell her that she didn't need to go to the palace. Li Chenjiao only truly relaxed after Zhao Mama from the palace came to deliver the message herself.
After all, both Li Chenjiao and the Fujin, who were going to enter the palace, were quite far along in their pregnancies. If they really went through a day of this, no one could say for sure whether something would happen.
After Li Chenjiao and the Fujin went to the palace last time, the Fujin did not call the imperial physician after returning. However, the next morning, whether the Fujin could not hold on or what, someone from the main courtyard sent someone to the Imperial Hospital to invite Imperial Physician Zhou before dawn.
As for how Consort De reacted when this matter reached the ears of the palace, that remains unknown.
However, Li Chenjiao was happy to see it happen.
On the thirtieth day of the twelfth lunar month, the Fourth Prince still went to the palace to attend the banquet.
The banquet at the mansion was naturally arranged by Granny Qian from the front courtyard and Consort Wu, who had just been released from confinement.
Li Chenjiao arrived at the perfect time, neither too early nor too late. Since Madam Song was still under house arrest, everyone at the banquet remained silent until the Fujin arrived.
The Wu family, who was always adept at social maneuvering, seemed to have learned a lesson after being confined to their quarters this time. As a result, when Li Chenjiao arrived at the Qing Courtyard, the Wu family performed a very proper bow.
After Li Chenjiao told everyone to be seated and that no need for formalities, Wu Shi took the initiative to bring up the matter of Zhu Shi herself, and thanked Li Chenjiao again, saying that if it weren't for Li Chenjiao's punishment, she might have committed even greater crimes in the mansion in the future.
This demonstrates Wu's magnanimity; she can take things in stride and let them go.
With these words spoken, the matter was naturally put to rest in a completely open and honest manner.
This morning, the Fourth Prince arranged for the eldest princess to be taken back to Song's courtyard by the wet nurse. However, he also gave an extra instruction that Song was still under house arrest and was not allowed to see the eldest princess recently.
During the meal, everyone waited quietly for the arrival of the Princess Consort.
Li Chenjiao still glanced at Xie Shi.
Xie Shi is already four months pregnant, and she should have experienced some fluctuations in her pregnancy by now. However, from the moment Li Chenjiao sat down at the banquet today, Xie Shi showed absolutely no signs of any discomfort.
However, in Li Chenjiao's mind, the baby in Xie's belly looked healthier than before.
This is also somewhat puzzling.
But it makes sense, since Xie was hoping to turn her life around with the child in her womb, so naturally she wouldn't mistreat the baby.
Li Chenjiao didn't look at it much, but lowered her eyes to count the number of decorations on the bowls and plates that were served today.
Thinking about it this way, it's actually quite nice when Madam Song is present at banquets on weekdays. After all, it's always better to have someone to talk to than to be silent when no one is around.
However, after waiting for a long time, no one saw the Fujin (principal wife) appear. No one dared to complain that the Fujin was arrogant, but after waiting for a long time, they couldn't help but look at Li Chenjiao.
Naturally, everyone was waiting for Li Chenjiao to speak.
Li Chenjiao then lazily straightened up: "Send someone to the main courtyard to check and ask if something happened there?"
Li Chenjiao had only just instructed Xiao Luzi to deliver a message when she heard Wang Jinzhong, the chief eunuch of the main courtyard, outside saying that he was relaying the message from the Fujin (princess).
The courtyard fell silent instantly.
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