Then Chen brought the second princess over.
The little girl had just wiped her face and smelled sweet. As soon as she was in Li Chenjiao's arms, she giggled like a weary bird returning to its nest.
Li Chenjiao could tell at a glance that the little girl probably didn't want to sleep yet.
She was happy to tease the little girl.
Ever since the little girl learned to roll over, she was only well-behaved in the arms of her biological mother, Li Chenjiao. Even in the arms of Chen and Zhong, she was rarely well-behaved.
Li Chenjiao, holding the little girl, said to the Fourth Master, "It's getting late. Hot water has been prepared in the bathhouse. Your Highness, please go and take a bath first. I'll play with the Second Princess for a while."
After humming in agreement, Fourth Master stood up and, on his way to the clean room, suddenly turned back.
Li Chen hummed a very gentle tune. The Fourth Prince had heard the eldest princess's wet nurse hum it before, but now it evoked a different feeling in his heart.
Li Chenjiao was beautiful and charming, but she rarely hummed any tunes, at least not to the Fourth Master.
In Fourth Master's memory, he had never heard Li Chenjiao hum any tune in front of him.
Although Li was spoiled and willful, her family had a pure and upright tradition, so she naturally did not learn any bad habits or evil ways, and her actions were always just right.
As the Fourth Prince was thinking, he heard Li Chenjiao's sweet voice: "Aman, don't drool on your mother, and don't let your mother take a bath later either."
Fourth Master sighed and rubbed his forehead; her spoiled and willful nature was indeed true.
He didn't feel disgusted at all. On the surface, the Fourth Master's expression was indifferent, but the corners of his lips curled up slightly when Li Chenjiao's words reached his ears.
However, although the second princess was well-behaved in Li Chenjiao's arms, Li Chenjiao liked to put the little girl on the small couch after she learned to roll over.
At this moment, Li Chenjiao held the Second Princess for a while before putting her on the small couch.
The small couch was padded with extra soft cotton, which the two maids specially prepared for the Second Princess. Every time Li Chenjiao sat on it, she felt as if she were sitting on a cloud, light and airy.
The second princess can only roll over at the moment; she can't crawl or sit up yet, which makes it easier for Li Chenjiao to tease her.
However, Chen has recently been teaching the second princess how to sit.
The old saying goes, "Three months to roll over, six months to sit, seven months to roll, eight months to crawl."
However, judging from how active the second princess is, she will probably be able to sit up on her own soon.
After all, she had a wicked mother named Li Chenjiao who loved to poke the Second Princess with her finger as soon as she put her down.
Compared to Li Chenjiao, the Second Princess was really as small as a bean sprout. Li Chenjiao could easily push the little girl over with the slightest flick of her finger.
The little girl wasn't angry when she was pushed down. She pouted for a moment, but when she saw it was Li Chenjiao, she quickly started laughing again, laughing so hard that her eyes were almost invisible.
It was as if Li Chenjiao was playing a game with her.
Looking at the Second Princess lying on her back, Li Chenjiao couldn't help but mischievously pinch her nose: "Let's see how you can still move around like this."
The Second Princess laughed even more heartily upon hearing Li Chenjiao's voice.
The mother and daughter ended up having a great time.
Li Chenjiao wasn't that bad after all. After Erge got tired of playing, she took a handkerchief and wiped Erge's back: "She didn't sweat much. Tell Granny Chen to take her downstairs to breastfeed. Aman is tired from playing. She'll be able to sleep peacefully after she's full."
As the mother of the second princess, Li Chenjiao knew her habits very well.
The little girl on both sides was very easy to take care of in her presence, and she didn't cause any trouble for her mother, Li Chenjiao.
However, there is still a problem with the Second Princess. She is extremely clingy, especially to her mother.
When Madam Chen carried the Second Princess downstairs, Li Chenjiao clearly saw that the Second Princess's eyes were almost closed. However, after only a short while in the bathroom to bathe, even through the several doors and screens separating the bathroom from the outside, she could still hear the Second Princess crying.
Li Chenjiao straightened up from the bathtub. Her exposed skin came into contact with the air, and her hair stood on end instantly. The night in mid-September was already a bit chilly.
"Second Princess is awake again?" Li Chenjiao asked, peeking out.
Qiu Ci's voice came from outside: "Yes, Second Princess was just coaxed to sleep by Granny Chen, but she started clamoring to see you, Master. Qiu Hu has already gone to coax her. Please don't worry, Master."
Li Chenjiao had just applied scented soap. She was always very clean, so she couldn't just wipe herself down and get up right now. She pressed her temples.
"Tell Granny Chen to hold onto the little trinkets and keep Aman entertained for a while, I'll be there shortly."
As Li Chenjiao was speaking, Qiu Hu had probably passed away, and the Second Princess's crying had indeed subsided somewhat.
Li Chenjiao felt a little relieved: "I don't need anyone to serve me here. Qiuci, please add some hot water and go check on Aman."
Qiu Ci exclaimed "Eh!" and quickly lifted the curtain to come in, added hot water, and then hurried to check on the Second Princess.
Li Chenjiao listened carefully for a while and was somewhat surprised to see that the Second Princess's crying subsided after a short time.
After all, the Second Princess never stops causing trouble unless she sees her, and Li Chenjiao has recently been thinking about how to curb this habit of the Second Princess.
The little girl's clinginess to loved ones isn't a problem, but she cries and fusses when she can't see them, and the crying only stops when she sees them.
Sometimes Li Chenjiao even wondered if the little girl had become a spirit. Whenever she cried and made a fuss, the little girl's crying would weaken considerably as soon as she saw Li Chenjiao's expression change.
Even the youngest child has eyes and ears, and can always perceive differences in the people close to them.
Although the Second Princess's crying had subsided somewhat, Li Chenjiao still took a rare, hasty bath and casually tied her hair up before heading to the Second Princess's room.
As Li Chenjiao walked to the door of the Second Princess's room, she caught a glimpse of the two maids, Qiu Hu and Qiu Ci, standing outside.
This is quite strange.
"Why are you all standing outside?" Li Chenjiao asked.
Qiu Hu glanced at the sky and said, "Why is Master dressed so lightly? Be careful not to catch a cold. In reply to Master, the Master is inside watching over the Second Princess."
Qiu Hu lowered his voice a bit.
That's even stranger.
Li Chenjiao knew that the Fourth Prince had never mistreated the young ladies in the manor, and had always treated the princes and princesses equally. In fact, because the Fourth Prince visited the East Courtyard more often, the Second Princess saw him more often and was not afraid of him at all.
That's true, what could a tiny child like that possibly know to be afraid of?
However, although they were never treated unfairly, they were not actually very close.
Li Chenjiao still remembers how the Fourth Prince politely refused her request to hold the Second Princess after she finished her postpartum confinement.
However, if the Fourth Prince were to actually pick up the Second Princess one day, Li Chenjiao would probably be filled with apprehension.
Li Chenjiao thought about it and couldn't help but chuckle: "Alright, stop standing here attracting mosquitoes, go downstairs."
Li Chenjiao knew the weather in September; both girls attracted a lot of mosquitoes.
Every time I keep watch, I manage to feed all the mosquitoes in the east courtyard.
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