When the princess said this, her tone inevitably carried a hint of bitterness, and after saying it, she became unhappy again.
In the end, Li Shi was just a concubine, so naturally she went to great lengths to please the Fourth Prince. What was there for her to complain about?
The princess consoled herself in this way, though she didn't know if that was really what she thought. She just turned around and asked about something else.
"Has Her Majesty said anything else these past few days?"
Yu Ru shook her head: "Yes, Her Majesty only said to keep the gates closed for a few days, and that was all."
Upon hearing this, the princess frowned even more deeply: "I wonder what exactly happened in the palace."
On the day of Laba Festival, although the Empress summoned her to the palace, she did not say much about what had happened, only that all matters in the mansion should be put aside for the time being.
The princess was puzzled, but at that time she was unable to get a clear answer from the empress, only knowing that it concerned His Majesty.
The princess consort also guessed that something might have happened to the emperor, and the thought of that possibility made her heart beat faster.
Fourth Prince has the valiant Prince Zhi in front of him and the rightful Crown Prince behind him.
At this moment, the Princess Consort didn't have such high aspirations. She murmured to herself, "I only hope that the Fourth Prince can become the leader of a banner in the future, that would be the best."
All she could do was avoid causing trouble for the Fourth Master.
The Princess Consort was very cautious in this regard and rarely made any mistakes.
——
Li Chenjiao got up earlier than the Fourth Master.
Waking up to find someone else beside you in bed—heaven knows what that feels like.
Li Chenjiao felt as if she was still dreaming.
Fortunately, she wasn't frightened by the Fourth Master this time. After a moment of confusion, she gently pinched her cheek to confirm that she wasn't dreaming.
When...when did Fourth Master come to her place?
Li Chenjiao remained silent, but judging from the Fourth Prince's sleeping face, he probably hadn't had a good night's sleep these past few days.
She propped herself up, thought for a moment, and then called out to the outside.
The voice was neither too loud nor too soft.
After Li Chenjiao shouted, she belatedly realized that she had suddenly raised her hand and covered Fourth Master's ears.
The movements were quite practiced, just like how he would cover the Second Princess's ears on ordinary days.
Li Chenjiao then felt a little relieved and called out twice more.
Qiu Hu heard this from behind. She went into the inner room but did not lift the curtain. Instead, she stood to the side and whispered to her master what his orders were.
Li Chenjiao couldn't easily cover the Fourth Master's ears, but knowing that Qiu Hu could hear her, she whispered, "Tell the kitchen to prepare a bowl of shredded chicken noodles for the master to eat when he wakes up. Also, make some light fish soup."
Qiu Hu agreed and quickly left.
Li Chenjiao then lay back down, but she wasn't sleepy at all. She just stared quietly at the canopy above her head.
I wonder if Aman is awake yet.
Fortunately, tomorrow is only the fifteenth... What should I have for lunch?
Yesterday, Aman said she wanted to build a snowman. What fun thing should the little girl build?
Li Chenjiao was lost in thought, unaware of when Fourth Master woke up.
It was only when Li Chenjiao felt a slight soreness in her eyes and turned to look at the Fourth Master that she realized he had woken up at some point, and the two of them made eye contact.
Even though Fourth Master still had that expressionless look on his face.
Li Chenjiao inexplicably wanted to laugh. She pursed her lips, and a smile flowed from her eyes: "Master is awake?"
Fourth Master grunted in response, then quickly looked away.
He didn't seem to be in a hurry to get up, so Li Chenjiao didn't dare to move.
However, as soon as Fourth Master woke up, Li Chenjiao clearly noticed that the air pressure around her had dropped considerably.
Fourth Master is... unhappy as soon as he woke up.
Li Chenjiao didn't dare to utter a sound, and only slowly got up after the Fourth Master got up.
It's obvious without even guessing that it's because of something happening outside.
Li Chenjiao was powerless to help with this, but she hoped that a bowl of shredded chicken noodles would make the Fourth Master happy.
After Fourth Master finished dressing and washing up, the small kitchen served up the shredded chicken noodles, while Li Chenjiao had millet and pumpkin porridge.
She wasn't very hungry at the moment, so she didn't ask for anything else to be done. She planned to wait for the Fourth Master to wake up so she could take a nap and then have a delicious lunch.
Li Chenjiao felt comfortable just thinking about it.
The Fourth Master sat down and, seeing it was chicken noodle soup, merely raised an eyebrow: "You had the kitchen make this again?"
When the Fourth Prince woke up, he remembered what had happened in the palace earlier, and naturally became unhappy again.
Right now, nothing I see makes me happy.
Hearing that the Fourth Master's tone wasn't very pleasant, Qiu Hu, who was serving nearby, felt a pang of anxiety.
Li Chenjiao smiled as usual: "This is all I have to offer. Are you tired of it, Master?"
She asked the question directly.
Fourth Master remained silent, seemingly genuinely in a bad mood.
Seeing this, Li Chenjiao remained silent to avoid adding fuel to the fire, and simply lowered her head to drink her millet and pumpkin porridge.
She didn't think there was anything wrong with it. If the master was in a bad mood, she would just coax him. If she couldn't coax him, she would just shut up.
Li Chenjiao's thoughts were very simple.
Although Fourth Master was annoyed, he was also really hungry. He finished off his bowl of chicken noodles before Li Chenjiao had even finished half of her bowl of porridge.
Li Chenjiao personally served a bowl of fish soup.
After taking it, Fourth Master suddenly asked, "Don't you have anything else to say?"
Li Chenjiao was stunned for half a second. What could she possibly want to say?
Seeing that Fourth Master was waiting for her to say something, Li Chenjiao paused for two seconds before bracing herself and saying.
"I...have nothing else to say to you, my lord. I am already content to see you now. Many times, words don't necessarily need to be spoken. I think of you in my heart, and you will know it eventually. Besides, there is chaos and turmoil outside, and I want to give you some peace. We are busy during the New Year holidays, but once this busy period is over, will we still have time to talk?"
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