After hearing Li Chenjiao's rather blunt words, Fourth Master fell into a brief state of contemplation.
After a while, Fourth Master suddenly laughed.
Yes, a very obvious smile.
Even Li Chenjiao rarely saw such an obvious smile on Fourth Master's face.
He hummed in agreement again, drank the bowl of hot fish soup, and then stood up: "I'll come to see you once this busy period is over. Take good care of yourself during your pregnancy, and if you need anything, go to the front yard and ask Fu Lu."
Fourth Master left quickly; it wasn't lunchtime yet.
Qiu Hu had been standing by the side the whole time, but she was still a little dazed even after the Fourth Master left.
"Why is Master acting like this today..." He's so unpredictable.
Li Chenjiao lowered her head and ate her porridge, letting out a long sigh of relief.
She knew she had guessed right.
She figured out what she was saying in a flash.
When Fourth Master sat down, he carried a faint medicinal fragrance and a subtle scent of ambergris.
Li Chenjiao wasn't quite sure if it was ambergris; she had only read descriptions of ambergris in books.
But she had already made a guess at that time.
When His Majesty was assassinated, the princes were supposed to be attending to him. Now that the Fourth Prince has returned in a bad mood, it is probably related to attending to him.
Li Chenjiao then said those words, half guessing and half deciphering.
In fact, that's what she thought too.
With His Majesty ill, the princes will surely try their best to show their filial piety to him in various ways, which is naturally a good thing.
To put it another way, during the Spring Festival two years ago, when the Fourth Prince fell because of the Crown Prince, she didn't actually go around the Fourth Prince much.
A major reason is taboo.
When people are sick, they always feel vulnerable. Seeing the concern of passersby is certainly heartwarming, but...
Fourth Master was alright; he wasn't that suspicious.
As the emperor, who was above all others, he must have been quite happy to see his princes strutting around him while he was ill.
The imperial family is always suspicious, and Li Chenjiao, having read so many stories, knew quite a bit about it.
Furthermore, one can guess some of the reasons from the rumors circulating about the discord between Prince Zhi and the Crown Prince over the past two years.
So what Li Chenjiao meant was that it didn't matter whether she was in front of His Majesty or not right now; His Majesty would be happy to see anyone once he recovered.
And also, are the people in front of the Emperor just for show?
Can't you tell who's putting in the effort and who's not?
To be honest, she naturally hoped that the Fourth Prince would rise to a higher position.
However, she wasn't really giving advice to the Fourth Master; she was just speaking her mind.
At that time, she really didn't have much to say to the Fourth Prince.
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