The next day, Li Chenjiao was woken up again by noise. Footsteps were already clearly audible on the boat, and when Li Chenjiao was woken up, she felt nauseous from the noise outside, and her temples throbbed.
Qiu Hu and the two green ones were waiting by the screen, but Green Chrysanthemum couldn't stand it anymore and went out to tell them to be quiet.
The commotion outside showed no sign of being suppressed, and the maids endured it all. Xiao Lu had already spoken to them politely once.
It's not that Bai Jia Gege and Liu Gege would commit such an act of insubordination. It's a newly acquired singing girl from Third Master's side who's causing all the singing and dancing on the ship these past few days.
Unfortunately, the women who came this time were mostly concubines or princesses, who didn't have the same authority as the primary wife, and besides, they shouldn't meddle in other people's business.
Even Consort Zhaojia, who accompanied the Third Master this time, showed no intention of interfering. She was always very virtuous in front of the Third Master, so naturally she wouldn't easily speak up.
Furthermore, the two women, who were both humiliated by the noise this morning, whispered among themselves, speculating that this might be because Consort Zhao Jia had deliberately allowed the courtesan to run rampant.
In the end, she was just a songstress. At best, she could only be a concubine in the Third Master's mansion. Who knows, she would be discarded by the Third Master after only a few days.
This guy's arrogance at this moment is truly utterly brainless.
However, the servants dared not say this out loud, but only dared to secretly speculate and complain in their hearts.
When Li Chenjiao got up to wash, she overheard the maids talking and pondered for a moment, "Does Consort Zhao Jia really not care?"
Qiu Hu made a sound and leaned closer to Li Chenjiao, whispering, "For the past three days, the nights have been quite lively. It was only yesterday that Fourth Master had Steward Su make a trip to calm things down."
Li Chenjiao was truly astonished upon hearing this: "Did Master send Steward Su?"
As she listened, she felt that Fourth Master was not the kind of person who would meddle in such matters, but the mention of Fourth Master reminded Li Chenjiao of something else.
"Did Fourth Master come by yesterday?"
In her hazy, half-awake state, she felt that the Fourth Master had come by.
Qiu Hu went to the ship's kitchen last night. Since there was a new concubine, she naturally had to take care of her. In addition, Li Chenjiao was pregnant again, so she had to be extra careful with her meals.
The reply came from Green Bamboo. Fourth Master did come last night and stayed for a short time, but the maids did not come in with him and did not know what was happening inside.
Li Chenjiao said "Oh", thinking to herself that it wasn't a misperception. She guessed that Fourth Master remembered her after hearing that she had sent mooncakes, so he came to see her.
The mistress and servants chatted as they applied makeup and washed up. The conversation quieted down outside when Li Chenjiao had her breakfast, but the noise outside did not stop in Li Chenjiao's ears.
Hearing Green Chrysanthemum's report, Li Chenjiao reluctantly put down her spoon: "Please invite them in."
Soon, Lüju led Baijia and Liu into the room, one on each side. However, judging from their expressions, they did not seem to be on very good terms.
As soon as Bai Jia entered, she greeted the servant with a smile and curtsied: "It has been a while since I have seen Consort. Seeing that Consort looks well, this servant is relieved."
Li Chenjiao smiled but didn't say anything, only tightening her grip on the spoon.
Compared to Bai Jia, Liu's attitude was more polite and distant: "Greetings to Consort, may Consort be well."
Li Chenjiao smiled again, and finally spoke: "Why are you so reserved coming here so early in the morning? Go outside and see the scenery."
Bai Jia said politely, "It's been a long time since I've seen Consort Liu. I originally wanted to come and pay my respects last night, but I thought that Consort Liu might be feeling unwell after such a bumpy journey, so I didn't want to disturb you. I never expected that my thoughts were the same as Sister Liu's, and we actually met on the way here."
Upon hearing Bai Jia's words, Liu secretly scoffed to herself. It was no coincidence that they met. Her room and Bai Jia's room were directly opposite each other, and Bai Jia had clearly heard her come out and followed her out.
Who knows how long Bai Jiashi waited in her side room?
At this moment, Liu still maintained a smile on her face after hearing Bai Jia's words: "Yes, it is Bai Jia and I who are thinking the same thing. We are both thinking about the concubine."
Upon hearing this, Li Chenjiao gripped the spoon tightly again, her temples beginning to throb faintly once more.
"I've been fine on the journey. Have you all had breakfast?"
Bai Jia lowered her eyes and said she had already used it.
Liu glanced at the food on the table, then looked away and said she had eaten, barely suppressing her sour feeling.
Li Chenjiao only said a polite word, and then went about her meal.
While they were having their meal, they heard a servant outside say that Eunuch Su, who served Fourth Master, had arrived.
Upon hearing this, Liu reacted the most and was the first to stand up.
Bai Jia waited until Li Chenjiao stood up before she stood up herself. After standing up, she said in a voice that only she and Liu could hear, "My sister is quite sharp-witted at this time."
The other day, before the concubine arrived, I was bothered by the singing girl that the Third Master had just taken in, so I complained a bit. Who knew that Liu heard me? Liu immediately smiled and said that she was hard of hearing and hadn't heard a thing.
This infuriated Bai Jia.
Bai Jiashi has not forgotten.
Upon hearing this, Liu realized she had lost her composure, moved her lips but said nothing more.
Su Peisheng came to deliver crab meat soup, but unexpectedly, both Bai Jia Gege and Liu Gege were there. It was not appropriate to say anything else, so he politely delivered the soup and left.
Bai Jia sighed and said that it was indeed the master who cared about the concubine. This time, Liu Shi remained silent.
However, according to Green Bamboo, Liu's face was much darker when she left than when she arrived.
However, Li Chenjiao did not know that Fourth Master would suddenly ask Su Peisheng to send over crab meat soup. But this bowl of crab meat soup was indeed rare and delicious, and it was still hot. After finishing a bowl, Li Chenjiao felt much better.
Even the little bit of energy I had when I was woken up dissipated.
I feel like going back to bed and taking another nap.
The sun is shining brightly, so I can go to sleep right away.
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