And this is indeed a good time.
Previously, only Lady He was in the East Courtyard. Although the Fujin (Prince Consort) didn't get any information, she still managed to place a pawn in the East Courtyard.
At that time, if Li Chenjiao wanted to take action against Madam He, she naturally couldn't bypass the Fujin (Madam He's husband).
But things are different now. There's a new girl named Lülan in the East Courtyard, and she keeps going to the Main Courtyard to report things. First, Li Chenjiao ran into Wu Shi in the garden with Dongli, and now Li Chenjiao is refusing to go north with Fourth Master.
This is much better than the utterly useless He Shi. There is gain in loss, so even if the current wife of the main wife knows that Li Chenjiao has dealt with He Shi, she won't interfere too much.
We already have Green Orchid, don't we?
Moreover, Li Chenjiao's order for Fulu from the front courtyard to deal with He Shi was a warning to Lülan, and also a warning to the main wife.
However, He's cooking skills were indeed quite good. Now that He has been dealt with, Li Chenjiao still feels a little regretful. Finding another cook is not difficult, but cultivating a trusted confidante is not easy.
However, there was an unexpected surprise. Li Chenjiao only learned from the two maids that Green Bamboo was quite skilled and had worked as an assistant in the Imperial Kitchen when she was in the palace. However, Green Bamboo was not clever and ultimately could not stay in the Imperial Kitchen for long.
Li Chenjiao immediately increased the monthly allowance for Lülan. The maids' monthly allowances were all distributed by the manor. Now that Li Chenjiao wanted to increase Lüzhu's monthly allowance, it would naturally be deducted from her own allowance.
Li Chenjiao is giving me a slap followed by a sweet treat.
Her decisive action was to have Fululai from the front courtyard take He Shi away and deal with her. However, she would not mistreat someone as capable and loyal as Green Bamboo.
Green Plum and Green Chrysanthemum naturally saw all of this clearly, and both of them were aware of it, but subconsciously they still distanced themselves from Green Orchid.
Everyone has eyes and can see clearly.
Despite being promoted to a higher monthly allowance, the little girl Green Bamboo remained humble and composed, even preparing lotus root porridge in the small kitchen during dinner.
She heard it from the physician, who said it could invigorate qi and blood, warm the stomach and strengthen the spleen. In addition, it was made with black glutinous rice and some sugar, so it tasted quite good.
Li Chenjiao ate it as a snack after her meal, and just as she was eating, the Fourth Master arrived.
When she got up to greet them, the two maids outside were winking at her. She quickly understood and waved her hand after getting up, saying no need for formalities.
"Second Princess has just woken up a little while ago. Let's bring her over after the nanny has fed her."
Qiu Ci acknowledged and withdrew, not daring to raise her head.
Just looking at Fourth Master's face makes one's heart tremble.
Fourth Master sat down without saying a word, and Li Chenjiao showed no panic, simply taking the tea from the tray held by Qiu Hu.
"The Emei Snow Bud tea that you asked Eunuch Su to send over last time is a rare tea. I haven't thanked you yet. Please try it. I specially asked the maid to use snow water collected last year."
Li Chenjiao deliberately didn't place the tea on the table, but held it in her hand the whole time. Her hands were slender, but she held it very steadily.
But since it's hot tea, even with an insulated teacup, holding it for a long time will inevitably cause some discomfort.
Even though Fourth Master knew Li Chenjiao was using a self-inflicted injury ruse, he glanced at her—
Just a few seconds later, even though Li Chenjiao was holding it steadily, Fourth Master still raised his hand and took it.
"Deliberately?" Fourth Master laughed in anger and retorted directly.
Li Chenjiao still did not sit down, but remained standing in front of the Fourth Prince: "How dare I? I just feel very empty inside when I can't see the Fourth Prince for a while."
Li Chenjiao's words were quite explicit.
The Fourth Prince snorted and was about to say something when he saw the wet nurse carefully carrying the Second Princess, who was laughing like crazy, into the room.
Li Chenjiao turned her head and hugged the Second Princess. As soon as the Second Princess was in Li Chenjiao's arms, she laughed even more happily.
She then sat down with the Second Princess in her arms. She gently wrapped her arms around the Second Princess's hand and said to Granny Chen, "Look how much fatter the Second Princess has gotten. Maybe she'll become a lucky charm by the New Year."
Granny Chen said, "Recently, the Second Princess has been in good spirits and has a much better appetite. The imperial physician said that in another month or two, our Second Princess will be able to eat some porridge."
Li Chenjiao wrapped her arm around the Second Princess's wrist: "I'm relieved that the Second Princess is in good health."
The Fourth Prince remained silent, only turning his gaze to the Second Princess after listening to the conversation between master and servant. To be precise, his gaze fell on the Second Princess's wrist, which was being held by Li Chenjiao.
Li Chenjiao's wrists were already quite slender, but now, holding the Second Princess's wrist felt like a forest overlord holding the most helpless rabbit.
Fourth Master's gaze paused for a moment.
Li Chenjiao, seemingly oblivious, continued playing with the Second Princess.
Fourth Master understood perfectly well that Li Chenjiao was subtly hinting at something to him.
Li Chenjiao played with the Second Princess for a while. The little girl was in good spirits. Although there were many things in the room for the Second Princess to play with, she eventually went to the Second Princess's side room next to the side room.
Fourth Master was left alone.
Li Chenjiao couldn't walk fast while carrying the Second Princess. She didn't have much strength, and her arms started to ache after carrying the Second Princess for a long time. In the end, she let Chen Shi carry the Second Princess.
When Qiu Ci came out, she couldn't help but ask, "Master, are you just going to leave Fourth Master inside and ignore him?"
Li Chenjiao looked at her: "Aren't Su Peisheng and Fulu still inside?"
Qiu Ci was speechless.
However, when he came out just now, Fourth Master's complexion did look much better.
Li Chenjiao coaxed the Second Princess to sleep before returning to the inner room. The candles were almost extinguished by night, and she tiptoed in. The Fourth Master had already gone to bed.
Before Li Chenjiao could utter a single word after getting onto the bed, Fourth Master pressed her down onto his body.
In the dim light of the night, Li Chenjiao could not make out the Fourth Master's features clearly, just as she could only helplessly endure it.
After sweating profusely, Li Chenjiao didn't want to move at all, and even breathing felt tiring. She cleared her throat and asked, "Is Master thirsty?"
In the darkness, Fourth Master didn't speak, but quickly got off the bed and returned to the bedside after a while.
Li Chenjiao heard the sound of teacups clinking together and leaned out with her arms and head.
Fourth Master didn't make things difficult for her. Instead, he condescended to pour Li Chenjiao a cup of tea, though it was already a bit cold by now.
Now, when Li Chenjiao drinks water, she looks more like a rabbit, or even a lazy cat that she keeps.
As he watched, the little anger that had been building up in Fourth Master's heart dissipated.
The Fourth Prince wasn't too angry to begin with, after all, Li Chenjiao truly loved the Second Princess, and he wasn't so petty as to hold a grudge.
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