Niohuru's beauty possessed both the delicate frailty of Song and the serene composure of Wu. What was even more remarkable was the spirit in Niohuru's eyes and brows. She was an exceptional beauty, so beautiful that she inspired fear.
Clearly, Niohuru had a face that was destined to be favored.
Li Chenjiao's gaze, like everyone else's, fell on Niohuru. She paused for a moment, then quickly looked away, finally returning her gaze to where the Fourth Prince was.
The Fourth Prince was also looking at Niohuru.
What was in Fourth Master's eyes? The distance was too great for Li Chenjiao to see clearly.
She suddenly became interested and, resting her chin on her hand, glanced at the Fourth Master out of the corner of her eye.
One, two, three... five...
Li Chenjiao waited a while, and the Fourth Prince stared at Niohuru for a full five seconds.
Such a beautiful face is indeed worth lingering over.
Not to mention that the Fourth Prince liked it, even Li Chenjiao, being a woman herself, found it pleasing to the eye.
The only people in the entire Qing court who saw Niohuru for the first time were Li Chenjiao and Bai Jia.
Upon seeing the appearance of this Niohuru Princess, Bai Jia finally understood why Song Gege and Wu Gege had such expressions when they spoke.
"This servant, Niohuru, greets the Fourth Prince, his wife, and Consort Li. I am late, please punish me, Your Majesty."
When Niohuru spoke, Baijia got goosebumps all over.
She had thought that the concubine's voice was pleasant enough, but she was surprised to find that the woman from the Niohuru clan not far away was not only beautiful, but also had a very different voice.
In the past, the most eloquent speaker in the manor was the late Lady Xie. Although she was from the Han Banner Army, her official manner was even better than that of the Fujin (the wife of the emperor). Every word she uttered was like pearls on a plate, and it also had a spring-like resonance, making her even more alluring.
The Niohuru princess in front of me was different. After all, she came from the Bordered Yellow Banner, and her beautiful voice was not soft and charming at all, but clear and melodious.
The sound of pattering rain outside made it all the more dreamlike and ethereal.
It's as if Niohuru himself stepped out of the painting.
The princess consort gave Li Chenjiao, who was sitting below her, a meaningful look: "Since the master asked you to go back and change your clothes, then you are not late. Please sit down and don't stand in the wind, or you will catch a cold. Your health is not good to begin with, and it would be bad if you caught a cold. Please sit down."
After several months, the Princess Consort seemed to have become much kinder.
Madam Song disliked the way the Fujin acted the most. She wiped her mouth with her hand and said indifferently, "It is indeed not good to catch a cold, but I remember that Sister Niohuru will be confined to her quarters for quite some time, so she has plenty of time to recuperate."
Wu replied indifferently, "Gege Song is overthinking it. Niohuru is a beautiful girl. It doesn't matter whether she receives the Emperor's favor sooner or later; it's all a blessing."
The Song and Wu families were clearly adversaries.
Song was in love with the Fourth Prince, so it was natural that she was unhappy to see someone like Niohuru.
But Wu Gege was different. She had the eldest prince by her side, and her appearance was not outstanding. She had never been favored by the fourth prince. Naturally, she hoped that more and more new people in the mansion would be favored, and that the favor would be distributed evenly in the backyard so that she could sit more securely.
However, Li Chenjiao's expression was somewhat complicated, after all, what Song and Wu said was quite embarrassing.
This matter of being favored—that's a rather euphemistic way of putting it.
Fortunately, she didn't bring the second princess along today.
The Fujin (principal wife) just chuckled at what Song and Wu said: "You two always joke around when the master is not in the mansion. You should restrain yourselves in front of him now. The weather is getting colder, so you should both be more careful, especially the princes and princesses."
Everyone agreed.
Upon seeing this, the Princess Consort smiled slightly, as if it were an unintentional remark.
"Madam Xu, if you lack anything, please report it to the main courtyard. You have always been a cautious person, but the Third Prince is the Master's son, and he cannot be neglected. Do you understand?"
The princess's words were both a veiled warning and a sharp rebuke.
It's as if Lady Xu mistreated the Third Prince.
Madam Xu was still standing when she heard the Fujin's words. She quickly replied, "This servant understands. This servant is lowly, but the Third Prince is precious. This servant would naturally not dare to neglect serving the Third Prince."
Her head was lowered, her sharp teeth biting her lower lip, a look of suppressed pain. When she stood up and sat down again, she noticed that her lips were bleeding.
This time, neither Song nor Wu made a sound; neither of them were fools.
Previously, when the Fujin (principal wife) mentioned the Third Prince Li Chenjiao out of the blue, she felt puzzled. Now, after hearing the Fujin's words, how could she not understand?
Xu was merely a concubine and, in principle, had no right to support the Third Prince. It was only because the Fourth Prince showed mercy at the time, and there was truly no suitable candidate in the household—
But things are different now. Liu and Niohuru have both entered the household, and Baijia has become obedient.
Does the Fujin (wife) no longer want Xu Shi (wife) to support the Third Prince?
However, both Lady Liu and Lady Niohuru are still young and may be able to have children, so who would want the Third Prince?
The words spoken by the Fujin today can only be described as a warning, and they even seem to have a hint of coercion and enticement on Xu Shi to step forward.
Should we move Xu's house closer to the main courtyard?
Li Chenjiao frowned, then raised her eyebrows and glanced at Fourth Master.
Fourth Master's expression wasn't very good. He seemed to have thought of something and suddenly put down his glass wine cup.
"Bring the princes to the front yard tomorrow, so I can see them."
The Fourth Prince had indeed not seen his son and daughter for several months.
The princess consort smiled and agreed.
Upon hearing this, Madam Song, sitting below, lowered her gaze slightly, since the Fourth Prince had only addressed her as "Brother."
As expected, princes and princesses are ultimately different.
In the past, Li Shi suffered similar hardships, after all, she only had one second princess. But now that the princess is pregnant, things are different.
Song's eyes dimmed, and she lost the will to speak.
Wu was pleased to hear the Fourth Prince's words, but she soon became worried about how the First Prince would behave in front of the Fourth Prince the next day. She thought to herself that she would have a good talk with the First Prince when she got back.
When it came to children, neither Liu nor Niohuru had anything to say.
Although Liu had accompanied the Fourth Prince for half the journey, she had only seen him a few times and was still a virgin. Seeing Niohuru's demeanor and attitude, she felt even more disgusted.
She's too lazy to talk, so she might as well think about how to win favor.
The Fujin quickly turned her attention to Niohuru: "You and Consort Liu have only recently entered the household. Is everything alright? You don't seem to talk much. Everyone in our household is extremely kind. You'll see as time goes on."
Niohuru stopped upon hearing the sound. The white jade pear blossom hairpin on her head was not as white as her skin, and her green hair was slightly tilted, showing a respectful expression.
"Replying to Your Highness, I was taught at home not to speak while eating or sleeping, so I have not said much. I hope Your Highness will not take offense."
Upon hearing Niohuru's words, several people in the room subtly changed their expressions.
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