Empress Tongjia was not a good foster mother. Her heart was always with the Emperor. Even when she was gentle with him, it was as if she was looking at something else through him.
It wasn't until he sat down at the octagonal table that Fourth Master finally came to his senses.
Empress Tongjia was not a good foster mother, but Lady Xu took good care of the Third Prince.
In the end, the Fourth Prince did not stay overnight at Madam Xu's place. He also ate very little for dinner and went straight back to the front yard. It was unusual for him to not go to the study. He simply said, "Prepare water for a bath," and then said nothing more.
After the Fourth Master finished bathing, he put on his nightgown and rested. The candles in the front yard were quickly extinguished.
However, the Fourth Master did not fall asleep when the candle went out.
Those past experiences from his youth were things that the Fourth Prince was unwilling to revisit.
As night fell, a very low sigh could be heard only after a long while.
As for Madam Xu, after seeing off the Fourth Master, her face showed none of the dejection of the maids around her; on the contrary, one could glimpse a hint of good mood on her face.
She used to be a palace maid by the side of Consort De, and she knew a lot about the mother-son relationship between the Fourth Prince and Consort De.
Today's event was something she deliberately staged.
The story is about how the Fourth Prince was once the adopted son of Empress Xiaoyiren, and the act of using hand warmers reminds him of that past.
She had been preparing this scene since Liu and Niohuru entered the mansion.
She knew that the Fourth Prince didn't come to her place often, and she had originally planned to let him see the warm gloves on the Third Prince's hands when the princes went to the palace with him during the New Year.
Right now, it seems like even God is on her side.
Heaven knows how overjoyed she was when Fulu came to tell her that the Fourth Master was coming to her place today.
With this incident, the Fourth Prince will probably not easily consider taking the Third Prince away from her.
Madam Xu breathed a sigh of relief. Thinking of the Third Prince, a smile returned to her face: "Quick, I'll go check on the Third Prince. I wonder how he had dinner without me around."
The maid supported her, but couldn't help but sigh inwardly.
Our master is very attentive to the Third Prince, but he couldn't keep the Fourth Prince here today.
Seeing that her mistress's heart was completely focused on the Third Prince, the maid couldn't bring herself to offer any words of advice.
With the Third Prince around, the master will at least remember that he has a master, right?
Xu did not reveal any of these plans to her trusted confidants.
Xu trusted no one but herself.
She would not let anyone take away her Third Prince.
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