Liu had gone to bed late last night and got up early this morning, so she was naturally a little sleepy. She had been trying to stay awake until the Fourth Master came out, but now she could hardly keep up.
Bai Jia had already turned around and returned to her courtyard. This Liu Gege was even more enthusiastic than she had been back then.
The four masters on the left and right did not like this.
Bai Jiashi would never humbly tell Liu Shi these things; she would just coldly watch Liu Shi court death step by step.
However—when I woke up this morning, Fourth Master's complexion didn't look too good.
Bai Jia pondered for a while, but couldn't figure out why the Fourth Prince was unhappy. It was simply that the Fourth Prince wasn't one to show his emotions easily; his thoughts always needed to be guessed by those around him. At times like these, saying too much would only lead to trouble.
Bai Jiashi naturally dared not ask any more questions. No matter what she was thinking, she dared not show it on her face.
The only person who could possibly understand the Fourth Master's thoughts was Steward Su, who had served him for many years.
Oh dear, Su Peisheng is secretly worried right now, even though he's by Fourth Master's side.
Seeing that Fourth Master hadn't slept well last night, had barely eaten breakfast this morning, and was extremely busy with other matters, Su Peisheng felt distressed.
However, faced with his master's cold face, he really couldn't speak up.
Fortunately, at this critical moment, after the concubine in Suzhou City was settled, she sent a letter, which Su Peisheng presented to the Fourth Prince during his lunch break.
Fourth Master accepted it with a cold face. Su Peisheng felt uneasy, but finally breathed a sigh of relief after hearing the second half of Fourth Master's sentence.
"How is your master, Master Li, doing?"
Su Peisheng had already inquired in detail when the guards delivered the letter: "Master Li has been settled. Granny Zhong is taking care of Master Li's health. When the letter arrived, Granny Zhong said that the pregnancy was very stable. Master Li's appetite has also improved a lot in the past few days. However, according to reports from the nannies and servants, they are still thinking about Master Li."
As he spoke the last sentence, Su Peisheng tactfully lowered his voice.
Fourth Master snorted coldly: "I'm asking about Master Li's health, why are you talking nonsense?"
Su Peisheng cried out in pain and slapped himself hard, the sound of which was quite loud: "This servant has presumptuously speculated, Master, please calm down."
The Fourth Master had already opened the letter, and said in a flat tone, "Go down and collect your reward."
Su Peisheng understood immediately upon hearing this, and smiled as brightly as a flower: "Yes, this servant takes his leave."
There are definitely advantages to not seeing someone.
Seeing each other every day doesn't cause any problems, but if you don't see each other occasionally, it does make you miss each other more, doesn't it?
However, it still depends on the person.
If it were the head of the household delivering this message, who knows what the master's expression would be like today.
Su Peisheng stepped out and silently shook his head.
Having served his master for many years, he understood one thing: if someone was truly favored by the Fourth Prince, as long as they didn't completely court disaster, they would almost certainly never fall out of favor in this lifetime.
It's already quite rare for a master to remember someone like that.
As for Li Chenjiao's letter, well, the letter first praised how wonderful the house arranged by the Fourth Master was, and then went on to praise everything in the house before finally praising the Fourth Master himself.
As the Fourth Master gazed at the elegant handwriting on the letter, Li's smiling face seemed to appear before his eyes.
He smiled, and instantly, as if ice and snow had melted away, the coldness on his face vanished.
"Glib-tongued." But Fourth Master has always been one to say one thing and mean another.
Afterwards, Li Chenjiao described the food she had eaten these past few days, each item making one's mouth water. It was lunchtime, and as the Fourth Prince read on, he actually felt quite hungry.
Li Chenjiao's letters were always more unruly than her usual speech, lacking some decorum but possessing more coquettishness and playfulness.
How did Fourth Master figure it out from the letter? He could naturally recall the tone of Li's voice when she spoke to him as he read the letter—
What did Mr. Li write in his letter?
"Have you been eating well lately, my lord?" "Isn't the scenery in Hangzhou beautiful?" "It's a pity I can't see it for myself." "I've missed you terribly these past few days, my lord."
Listen to what Li said in the letter—if Li were standing in front of him saying these things—
What else could it be but coquettishly pouting and acting cute towards him?
If Li Chenjiao knew how the Fourth Master was feeling right now, she would probably be shocked to death.
In all honesty, she was terrified that the letters she wrote to the Fourth Prince might end up in the hands of some unknown people, so she dared not utter a single romantic word. The letters were filled with simple greetings and words of concern.
How could she dare to seduce the Fourth Master outside? She didn't want to be called a vixen.
However, occasionally writing a letter to the Fourth Master was also a way to let him know that she was someone important.
However, Li Chenjiao herself was very clear that people like Granny Zhong were ultimately Fourth Master's people, and her current situation would eventually be reported to Fourth Master. Therefore, she had to carefully consider what to write in the letter.
Being a favored concubine is really not easy!
"Really," Li Chenjiao sighed silently.
"master."
Li Chenjiao squinted her eyes contentedly, and upon hearing the sound, she opened her mouth in agreement: "Ah."
Qiu Hu obediently fed her master a crystal-clear grape.
The chilled grapes were even more refreshing, and the juice poured between her lips and teeth. Li Chenjiao closed her eyes again in satisfaction.
After leaving the Fourth Master, her life here has become even more comfortable.
After finishing the lychee, Li Chenjiao sighed, "I heard that Fujian sent lychees as tribute. It's a pity we can't eat them now."
Last year, Li Chenjiao was fortunate enough to taste a few.
However, she won't have that opportunity this year.
Upon hearing this, Qiu Hu frowned in disapproval: "Although lychees are rare, eating too many can easily cause internal heat. Have you forgotten the time when Master had blisters last year?"
Li Chenjiao sniffed sullenly and stopped talking.
——
Meanwhile, at the residence of the Fourth Prince in the capital.
On the table in the main courtyard of the Fujin's residence were fresh lychees served on a celadon Ru kiln plate.
The princess was peeling lychees herself: "Liu is quite clever outside, not sending a single message back to the manor."
The Fujin (principal wife) said that Liu was clever, but in reality, she might not have thought so.
Yu Ru peeled an orange on the side, carefully removing the white silk threads: "Compared to the one in the back of the East Courtyard, Liu Gege is at least loyal to the Fujin."
Upon hearing this, the princess sneered again.
"Loyal and devoted? It's nothing more than a mutually beneficial arrangement. How's the matter Mother mentioned?"
When this matter was mentioned, Yu Ru's expression clearly became much more solemn.
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