The next day, Li Chenjiao woke up late. As soon as she got up, she heard Qiu Ci come over and say with a grin, "I heard that Fourth Master went to see Song Gege, punished the maid in Song Gege's room, and went back to the front yard without saying anything."
“This morning, Eunuch Su came to deliver a message, the gist of which was that we are not allowed to intercept things on trumped-up pretexts anymore. I suppose Princess Song did something wrong yesterday,” Qiu Ci said.
Li Chenjiao exclaimed "Huh?" and then "Oh," concluding, "Qiu Ci, why are you talking more and more?"
Hmm, not only is she talkative, but she also knows everything that's happening in the backyard. I wonder where this girl got all that information.
Qiu Ci blinked like Li Chenjiao: "This servant keeps track of real-time news from the manor."
Li Chenjiao stood up with a smile, without saying anything more.
Although Qiu Ci is lively and unconventional, she is also very meticulous and does things properly.
After having breakfast, Li Chenjiao heard that the main courtyard had bestowed many fine things upon Song Gege, and the gifts flowed into Song's courtyard like a river.
It inexplicably sends chills down one's spine.
On Li Chenjiao's side, Su Peisheng came early in the morning to ask for the net. Li Chenjiao was not awake at the time, so Qiu Hu gave it to her.
Later that evening, Fulu brought more gifts, saying they were a reward from the Fourth Prince, and that Li Gege should use them to amuse herself.
Li Chenjiao was looking at what it was right now. The first item was very beautiful. She didn't know if it was valuable or not, but it was beautiful.
It's a jade pendant, not round, more like a square shape, made of tourmaline, with a pinkish color and some orange tinge. The pattern is quite pretty and symmetrical, but I can't quite make out what it is.
The jade pendant is adorned with a small, light-colored emerald at both the top and bottom.
Then, the netting was made by Li Chenjiao. The bottom netting was made by Li Chenjiao, and the tassels hung down, which looked very beautiful.
Li Chenjiao liked it as soon as she saw it, but it looked familiar. She touched it again and again, and then immediately put it on.
Then there was a bracelet, an amethyst bracelet. According to what Fu Lu said, it was made from materials that Fourth Master obtained from merchants from foreign lands and had specially polished.
The color is a light, pale lilac purple, very translucent, and the patterns inside are quite beautiful.
The material was hard to describe; Li Chenjiao had never seen it before, but it was comparable to the pair of bracelets bestowed by Consort De.
Li Chenjiao also liked them; everything the Fourth Master gave her was exactly what she liked, making her like them at first sight.
The last item was a hairpin with a dangling ornament, a silver-gilt hairpin inlaid with kingfisher feathers and plum blossoms and bamboo.
The hairpin is blue-green in color and shaped like plum blossoms and bamboo, with a wisp of bamboo leaf hanging down. It doesn't look as expensive as the previous two, but it is still very beautiful.
Li Chenjiao was missing a kingfisher feather ornament from her collection. Now she has it all.
Li Chenjiao liked it more and more as she looked at it. She smiled for a while, then changed her clothes, drew her eyebrows herself, and picked out a box of brightly colored lip rouge. She put on all the things that the Fourth Prince had given her, and then went to the garden with a smile.
What's that saying again? Women dress up for those they love, but when you dress up beautifully, you feel happy too, right?
In July, many flowers bloomed in the yard, and they were very beautiful.
Li Chenjiao suddenly remembered something: "Has that little eunuch come again?"
Xiao Luzi, who was serving her today, shook his head upon hearing this: "Replying to Your Highness, this servant was on guard at night and did not come."
...
The situation in the mansion was turbulent, and the palace was naturally not peaceful either. Emperor Kangxi was furious again today.
"Useless wretch! He's brought shame upon the common people; I'm ashamed for him." Emperor Kangxi angrily threw down several memorials.
Liang Jiugong quickly went to pick it up.
In the side hall, Fifth Master, unusually gossipy, said, "Third Brother was really out of line this time! He almost caused a death. No wonder Father Emperor was so angry." His tone was tinged with schadenfreude.
Fourth Master glanced at Fifth Master but didn't reply.
Third Brother really is something else this time...
Third Master is usually a rascal. After going to Jiangnan, unlike Fourth Master who is upright, Third Master practically settled down in a brothel.
And then... he got into trouble.
One night, the Third Master, drunk after leaving the brothel, took advantage of the Cao family girl who had just returned from her maternal grandmother's house.
Afterwards, Third Master didn't remember anything about it, and as a result, the Cao family girl went back and quietly committed suicide.
Fortunately, the Cao family discovered it in time, but the girl is said to still be unconscious.
The Cao family was naturally indignant and went to Third Master to complain. Third Master, for some reason, stubbornly refused to admit it and insisted that he had never touched the girl.
The Cao family wasn't going to be trifled with either. They secretly spread rumors to smear Third Master, making his bad reputation very real.
Of course, this is just the news that's been passed on; it's hard to say what the real situation is.
Anyway, that's not the information Fourth Master received.
It is said that the Cao family wanted to curry favor with the royal family and originally intended for their daughter to marry the Fourth Prince. However, the Fourth Prince passed away suddenly, and this "good thing" fell to the Third Prince.
As for whether the girl and the Third Master actually got together, it's really hard to say.
However, the fact that this rumor was able to spread suggests that Third Master denied it, and the Cao family, enraged, used the rumor to force Third Master to admit it.
As for how Fourth Master found out, well, the Cao family is a coveted prize, so Fourth Master would naturally have people keeping an eye on them.
But how should Third Master deal with this? It's really a difficult situation, since his reputation is already ruined.
The sound of Emperor Kangxi scolding the Third Prince gradually subsided, and only after hearing the news did they realize that the Third Prince's birth mother, Consort Rong, had arrived.
In the end, it is unknown what Consort Rong said, but Emperor Kangxi did not mention the matter again.
After leaving the Qianqing Palace, the Fourth Prince returned to the Yonghe Palace, where Consort De was already waiting for him.
When Consort De saw the Fourth Prince enter, she said gently, "Get up quickly and sit down."
Fourth Master should be.
Consort De sighed softly: "Fifth Miss Cao has been betrothed to your third brother as a secondary consort. The date is set for November. At that time, you will be asked to go and pay your respects."
Fifth Miss Cao is the girl who was harmed by Third Master.
The Fourth Prince was slightly taken aback: "You've promised yourself a concubine?" That's quite a significant amount.
Consort De nodded: "Consort Rong went to plead for it herself, so the matter is considered settled. However, your father is still not happy about it, and he didn't ask anyone to suppress the rumors."
With Third Master's dissolute nature, he should have been put through some hardship long ago.
However, these rumors could not be spread by ordinary people at will. The Cao family certainly had their hands on them, but whether others were involved was unknown.
Consort De chuckled lightly: "Alright, your father sent someone to ask me yesterday if you have any intention of establishing a secondary consort. Your fifth brother has already submitted a memorial requesting a secondary consort."
The Fourth Prince pondered, "The manor is at peace right now, and I don't want to disrupt that peace."
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