For some reason, Li Chenjiao felt a little uncomfortable under the Fourth Master's gaze—as if she were being stared at by a hungry wolf.
She didn't dare to move. After a long while, seeing that the Fourth Master still hadn't moved, she reached out her paw like a cat to grab the Fourth Master's sleeve, half-flirting and half-playful, and said, "I haven't thanked the Fourth Master for having someone send back the meal today. Every dish was just to my liking."
Fourth Master is not the type to vent his emotions on others. If he encounters something unpleasant outside, at most he will just keep a cold face and ignore people.
When Li Chenjiao saw Fourth Master staring at her so intently, she naturally guessed that it was because of what happened at lunch.
Before taking a nap at noon, she asked Xiao Luzi to inquire about the situation. Xiao Luzi only found out that Fourth Master was with Third Master today, but it seemed that Fourth Master and Third Master separated after noon and went to the horse farm outside Yangzhou City.
Li Chenjiao had never met the Third Master before, so she naturally wouldn't have connected it to the fact that it was related to the Third Master, whom she had never met at all.
Fourth Master was still holding Li Chenjiao's chin. Hearing the sound, he lowered his eyes and looked at Li Chenjiao's hand that was pulling on his sleeve.
After a while, Fourth Master suddenly let go of her hand.
"Today, the master and the third master saw you."
Upon hearing the Fourth Master's words, a thousand thoughts flashed through Li Chenjiao's mind, while she also pondered the Fourth Master's tone.
She didn't hesitate for long; after less than two seconds, she spoke again: "It's just that I'm blind and haven't seen it before. Please don't blame me, sir."
Li Chenjiao appeared calm on the surface, but in reality, her heart was in turmoil. After all, Fourth Master's seemingly simple words were anything but.
Fourth Master was with Third Master today, and both of them saw her.
Li Chenjiao didn't consider herself to be a femme fatale; at least she couldn't compare to Li Si'er's beauty and charm, and the former Xie family was no less stunning than her.
She was well aware that there were plenty of beautiful women in the world, and she never considered herself to be the most beautiful.
Like Consort Cao in the Third Prince's mansion—she truly possessed the gentle beauty of a woman from Jiangnan, yet she also exuded an irresistible pride.
And then there was another concubine, Lady Zhaojia, who accompanied them this time. Wasn't she also a rare beauty?
So, Li Chenjiao couldn't help but curse Third Master's womanizing ways in her heart.
Moreover, judging from the personalities of Lady Zhaojia and Lady Cao, the Third Master seems to prefer women of the same type. However, considering their personalities, the Third Master probably values looks more.
But at this moment, as Li Chenjiao thought about it, she inexplicably felt extremely nauseous.
No wonder Fourth Master looked off when he came back. Anyone would be upset if they found out that their woman was being targeted, especially when the target was their own brother.
Li Chenjiao lowered her eyes and twitched the corners of her mouth where the Fourth Master couldn't see her, thinking to herself, what kind of mess is this?
She didn't hear the Fourth Prince's next sentence for a long time, and she really couldn't figure out his intentions, so she simply looked up and looked back at him.
"But—but I was rude today. I'll stay in the courtyard these days and relearn the manners."
What a mess! Li Chenjiao rarely had the mood to go out for a stroll these days, and then she ran into such a nasty thing—
What else could Li Chenjiao say? Regardless of what the Fourth Master thought or didn't care, she could only apologize first.
Hearing the sweet voice in his ear, Fourth Master suddenly picked her up and carried her horizontally.
Li Chenjiao was so shocked that she gasped out.
Good heavens, she was nearly scared to death by Fourth Master's sudden action.
She quickly wrapped her arms around Fourth Master's neck to make herself more secure in his embrace, and at the same time, she finally looked directly at Fourth Master with her eyes.
"You look so handsome, sir!"
To be honest, from Li Chenjiao's angle, one could see the lines of the Fourth Master's jaw and his tightly pursed lips.
That hint of cold-bloodedness seemed to have dissipated somewhat at this moment.
Li Chenjiao found the left and right sides to be quite pleasing to the eye.
Upon hearing this, Fourth Master lowered his head, his lips moved slightly, but the sound was so soft it was almost inaudible. Li Chenjiao strained her ears but couldn't hear a thing.
However, it's easy to guess that it's probably something about her not following the rules.
Thinking about this, Li Chenjiao couldn't help but laugh. The Fourth Master, who always valued rules the most, was the one who picked her up in front of a whole courtyard of servants.
I don't know who broke the rules.
After secretly laughing, Li Chenjiao suddenly remembered something else—
She blinked, trying to think of an idea in the meantime.
Now that she is pregnant, she naturally cannot serve the Fourth Master.
What the Fourth Prince didn't know was that, given his current situation, he clearly wasn't planning to let things rest tonight either. So, for Li Chenjiao—
This is going to be a difficult situation.
Thinking of this, Li Chenjiao couldn't help but grind her teeth again. No wonder the Fourth Prince is so rare. A troublemaker like the Third Prince—he truly deserves to be dealt with by the Third Prince's wife every now and then these past few years.
Such men will never learn their lesson unless they are taught a lesson.
But the Fourth Prince is different. He may seem cold, but he is actually quite compassionate and easy to coax.
Fourth Master carried Li Chenjiao into the inner room, where they soon heard activity as the servants prepared hot water for their masters to bathe.
Li Chenjiao blinked, waiting for Fourth Master to enter the clean room first. She had been waiting in the inner room, but after a while, she suddenly stood up.
Qiu Hu was outside worrying when she saw her master slowly walk out and give her a reassuring squeeze on her wrist as he passed by.
Qiu Hu watched as her master dismissed the servants and entered the clean room.
Qiu Hu: ? ? ? Huh?
Li Chenjiao had no time to pay attention to Qiu Hu's astonishment; she had already stepped over the threshold of the clean room and entered.
The clean room was filled with mist. Li Chenjiao walked around the screen and saw the Fourth Master leaning against the bathtub, his arms crossed, his slender waist partially visible, making her blush.
The Fourth Master, having probably heard the footsteps, said lazily, "Didn't I say you didn't need to come in and serve me?"
Li Chenjiao didn't say anything, but she walked even lighter and quickly reached the area behind the bathtub.
Fourth Master didn't turn around: "Why did you come over?"
Li Chenjiao knew that Fourth Master had guessed it was her, so she wasn't too surprised.
With her back to the Fourth Master, her expression remained unchanged, but her voice carried a hint of timidity and unease: "Have I caused trouble for you today, Master?"
Li Chenjiao had already apologized to the Fourth Master, so apologizing again now wouldn't be of much use. Her timely show of weakness was clearly something she had considered before coming here.
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