Xianxin had done an excellent job in these small actions, but the Fourth Prince seemed completely unaware.
Fourth Master calmly took the handkerchief, rinsed his mouth, and wiped his lips.
After wiping himself, he casually placed the handkerchief into the copper basin held by the maid standing beside him.
The Fourth Prince didn't spare Xianxin even the slightest glance. He quickly stood up: "I think I heard the Second Prince crying. Su Peisheng!"
Su Peisheng, who was standing outside, hurriedly came in.
He noticed Xianxin's figure first, after all, Xianxin was very beautiful, and even dressed simply, she was still elegant and refined among the maids.
Su Peisheng quickly withdrew his gaze, lowered his eyes, and replied, "Your Highness, the wet nurse beside the Second Prince knocked over a cup, but the Second Prince was covered up and was not frightened."
The noise that the Fourth Master heard just now was the nanny's exclamation after the cup fell to the ground and shattered.
"You bastard."
The Fourth Prince immediately headed towards the Second Prince's room.
Oh, before leaving, the Fourth Prince left a message: "The Princess Consort has been worried about taking care of the Second Prince lately, but the maids around her still need to be kept in check, as they smell of perfume when serving their master."
As soon as Fourth Master finished speaking, Xianxin's face turned pale, and she swayed as if she were about to collapse.
It was obvious that the Fourth Master was referring to her; she was the only maid who had been serving him earlier.
The princess glanced at her, then gave Yu Ru a look, before following the Fourth Prince to see the Second Prince.
The wife's mother went back to the mansion after visiting the Second Prince at noon today, so she naturally cannot send Xianxin back now.
Yu Ru smiled insincerely at Xian Xin: "That's about enough for today. Miss Xian, please come with me. I'm afraid you'll have to make do with me tonight. Unfortunately, there are no vacant rooms in the front, and even if there were, you couldn't stay there. Otherwise, you'd be offending the master and would be in trouble. Please come with me."
The servants naturally lived in the back rooms.
Because Yu Ru was the head maid in the main courtyard, she had a room to herself.
Oh, back when Yulou was still there, Yuru and Yulou lived together. After Yulou passed away, only Yuru lived in that house.
Thinking of Yu Lou, something flashed in Yu Ru's eyes, and she lost much of her patience with Xian Xin.
"The Lady of the House cannot be without servants, so this servant will take his leave now. This servant would like to remind Miss Xian that there are many servants coming and going in the back, so please be careful not to go outside. It would not be appropriate if someone bumped into you."
Xianxin remained timid throughout, and showed no dissatisfaction even after hearing Yuru's less-than-friendly words.
She bowed humbly and said, "I would be so sorry to trouble you, Sister Yuru, to take me there. My cousin needs someone with her. Please go quickly, Sister Yuru."
Yu Ru glanced at her coldly: "Miss Xian, although you don't come to the manor often, you still need to know the rules."
Xianxin bit her lip, as delicate as a dodder vine: "Yes, I misspoke. Sister Yuru, go and serve the Princess Consort."
Yu Ru wasn't very polite in her words, but she did follow all the proper etiquette and left after bowing.
After leaving, she rubbed her face, her expression returning to respectful.
As Granny Qian said, regardless of whether Miss Xianxin is as she appears, these reprimands are necessary.
The wife cannot do these things; these tasks naturally fall to the maids.
Yu Ru wasn't afraid of offending Xian Xin at all. Even if Xian Xin entered the manor in the future, she would only be a concubine, while Yu Ru was the head maidservant by the Fujin's side. Even if Xian Xin did something to her in the future, she couldn't do anything to her.
Yu Ru was supposed to keep watch tonight, but fearing that Xian Xin might have inappropriate thoughts, she returned to her room after settling the master in.
He claimed he was keeping Xianxin company because he was worried she wouldn't be comfortable with it, but in reality, he was monitoring her.
This time, Xianxin entered the manor without even bringing a single maid with her.
There was still no one calling for water in the main courtyard today.
After the candlelight was extinguished, the princess said in a low voice, "I have been negligent in my observation lately."
After a moment, the Fourth Prince spoke up: "The Princess Consort has been troubled lately, but it's nothing serious."
It didn't sound like the Fourth Master was blaming him.
The princess pursed her lips, unsure whether or not to mention Xianxin.
However, judging from the Fourth Prince's previous reaction, she couldn't tell whether he had seen Xianxin or cared about her.
If she were to speak rashly now, it would only make things worse.
In the end, the princess still didn't speak.
Let's wait until the New Year to go to the palace and test the Empress's opinion again. Once the Empress gives her approval, then the matter will be mostly settled.
The breathing beside him gradually became steady. Fourth Master opened his eyes in the darkness, his brows furrowed.
For some unknown reason, the Fourth Master's eyes turned cold, and he quickly closed them again.
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The next morning, as usual, the Fujin got up to help the Fourth Prince get dressed.
This time, the Fujin did not let Xianxin come out. She obediently watched the Fourth Prince leave. When the Fujin withdrew her gaze, she calmly instructed, "Have someone send Xianxin back to the mansion. Let her mother take good care of her."
Soon, a sedan chair was steadily carried out from the side gate of the Fourth Prince's mansion at the first light of dawn.
I wonder when another sedan chair will be carried to welcome people into the mansion.
After the fifteenth, the Fourth Master no longer needed to go to the main courtyard. Everyone eagerly awaited to see whose courtyard the Fourth Master would return to that day.
The garden was unusually lively. Li Chenjiao, who was afraid of the cold, did not join in the fun. However, she heard that Madam Song had fallen in the garden. Fortunately, the physician examined her and found no broken bones, but she would still need to recuperate for more than half a month.
It was a story that left people both amused and exasperated.
When the Fourth Master returned home that night, everyone eagerly awaited to see whose courtyard he would visit.
Unexpectedly, after returning to the front yard, the Fourth Master did not go into the back yard, which disappointed everyone's expectations.
Everyone was waiting to see if Princess Niohuru would succeed Consort Li in gaining favor.
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