While the Fourth Prince and Lady Li were away, the Fujin (wife of the Prince) thought she was sitting on her own two feet. Meanwhile, Li Chenjiao, who was on her way to the southern tour, was also enjoying the freedom of being far from the emperor.
Li Chenjiao's own tent wasn't very big, but since it was evening, Su Peisheng went to invite Li Chenjiao to her tent.
The Fourth Master's tent was fully equipped. When Li Chenjiao arrived, the Fourth Master had not yet arrived, so Li Chenjiao took the opportunity to take a look around.
It looks simple from the outside, but inside it is small but complete. The bed is a temporary structure and looks much simpler. The small table next to it is the right height, and there is also a small shelf for putting clothes.
Although there is no screen, it is not difficult to see the warmth when you look around.
Li Chenjiao chose a seat at a small table and asked, "Where is Fourth Master?"
No sooner had she finished speaking than the Fourth Master entered from outside.
Li Chenjiao realized that she hadn't seen Fourth Master for two days. He seemed to have lost some weight, but he looked to be in good spirits, which put her at ease.
She stood up to greet him, calmly taking the outer robe that the Fourth Master had taken off: "Has the Master had dinner? Are you going out later?"
Fourth Master pressed his temples: "Have someone prepare dinner. Nothing will happen tonight."
This means there's no need to go before the emperor.
Li Chenjiao put her outer robe away without saying much, and only sat down after the Fourth Master had taken his seat.
While out in the open, especially when setting up camp in such a chaotic manner, Li Chenjiao naturally couldn't offer any opinions on the food.
Unless Li Chenjiao has a death wish.
She waited until the Fourth Master was seated before standing up and going behind him: "I learned some massage techniques from the nanny a few days ago. I'll try them out on the Fourth Master now and let him see how well I've learned them."
Her tone was gentle and subtly comforting, and the Fourth Master's tightly furrowed brows slowly relaxed.
Li Chenjiao's grip wasn't very strong, and most of the time her movements were quite gentle. This amount of force was just right for the Fourth Master, who had been quite tired lately.
When Li Chenjiao looked down, Fourth Master had already closed his eyes and pretended to be asleep.
Li Chenjiao slowly stopped what she was doing and quietly returned to the other side of the small table to sit down.
She moved Fourth Master's hand to make him more comfortable while he slept.
She raised her hand and lightly touched the dark circles under Fourth Master's eyes.
Li Chenjiao wasn't very sleepy, but after propping herself up on her arms for a while, drowsiness suddenly overwhelmed her. She slumped onto the table and quickly closed her eyes.
The tent quickly fell silent.
The servants standing outside were all eagerly waiting. Su Peisheng pointed and told the little eunuch to go to the imperial kitchen and ask them to prepare the Fourth Prince's dinner later.
I slept until it was pitch black.
It was Su Peisheng's shouts from outside that woke the two people inside.
Fourth Master rubbed his forehead, his voice low and hoarse: "What is it?"
Su Peisheng's voice suddenly carried a hint of anxiety: "Your Majesty, Chief Steward Liang is urging us to come to the Imperial Palace for a meal."
Li Chenjiao woke up slowly at this moment. She had naturally heard what Su Peisheng said outside. She rested her chin on her hand and felt that something was wrong.
This is both a blessing and a curse.
The Fourth Prince clearly understood the situation, and he asked first, "Did Father Emperor summon anyone else?"
Su Peisheng's voice became calmer: "And the Crown Prince."
The Fourth Prince then asked, "Besides the Crown Prince?"
Su Peisheng replied from outside, "There is no one else."
That is to say, there are only the Crown Prince and the Fourth Prince.
Li Chenjiao silently lowered her hand, which truly put her in the eye of the storm.
Fourth Master remained silent for a long while, then Su Peisheng's voice from outside weakened: "Master?"
After a long while, Fourth Master suddenly withdrew his gaze and then looked at Li Chenjiao.
By sheer coincidence, Li Chenjiao's eyes met those of the Fourth Master, and she gave him a "well-behaved" smile.
A moment later, Fourth Master suddenly twitched the corner of his mouth.
The smile was very faint, but even this slight smile was somewhat eerie on the Fourth Prince.
"Su Peisheng, go and tell Steward Liang that the master was too tired and had just gone to sleep."
Two days ago, Li Chenjiao had told Fourth Master about the idea of feigning illness to avoid the current troubles. However, although Fourth Master had been working hard lately, he was still in good health, so feigning illness was naturally not an option.
So he decided to use this half-truthful explanation, which would neither deceive his father nor mislead him, and would also allow his father to understand his meaning.
Even if Father Emperor doesn't know, it doesn't matter; Fourth Prince has indeed been quite tired lately.
This is just telling the truth.
Li Chenjiao guiltily looked away. Sigh, why do I have this feeling that I've corrupted Fourth Master?
Su Peisheng outside was clearly somewhat astonished. After a long while, he repeated Fourth Master's words and asked, "Master?"
The Fourth Master, however, waved his hand dismissively, saying, "Do I need to say it again? Just say it like this."
Su Peisheng outside said nothing more, presumably he had gone to accept the order.
Inside the tent, Fourth Master raised an eyebrow slightly: "Come with me to rest."
It was rare for Fourth Master to express his thoughts so frankly. Even though Li Chenjiao was a little hungry at the moment, she still had to stand up and agree in a compliant manner.
Who told the Fourth Master to be the master?
Never mind, Fourth Master's bed is definitely more comfortable than hers.
She slept soundly, and when Li Chenjiao woke up half-asleep, Fourth Master had already started to grope her.
Li Chenjiao moved her lips, but after a long while she hesitated and said, "My lord, my period has started."
There were no candles lit in the tent, and Fourth Master, who was already undressing in a low voice, suddenly stopped.
Li Chenjiao couldn't see Fourth Master's face clearly in the darkness, but she could see him suddenly slap his head.
The Fourth Master had just sent fish soup to Madam Li a few days ago because he remembered Madam Li's recent health condition, but now he seems to have completely forgotten about it.
Li Chenjiao shrank back silently, not afraid of angering the Fourth Master, but saying these words at this moment was indeed a bit of a downer.
Fourth Master ripped open his inner shirt and lay back down: "Go back to sleep."
The sound was quite calm.
But Li Chenjiao was really hungry right now.
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