After leaving the East Courtyard, the Fourth Prince did not go to the Front Courtyard; instead, he went straight into the Palace.
After all, the Emperor was still ill, and even with their elder brother, Prince Zhi, guarding the Hall of Mental Cultivation, they couldn't stay away indefinitely.
However, after entering the palace, the Fourth Prince did not go to the Hall of Mental Cultivation first, but went to Consort De's Yonghe Palace first.
Everything was normal at Consort De's place. Although she was somewhat surprised to hear that the Fourth Prince had arrived, she still quickly had someone invite him in.
When the Fourth Prince came in to pay his respects, Consort De first glanced at his expression.
She helped the Fourth Prince up: "I'm relieved to see that you're in good spirits. Have you eaten yet? You've been staying by your father's side these past few days, so I haven't been able to persuade you too much."
The Fourth Master was stunned for two seconds after hearing this.
Consort De pulled the Fourth Prince to sit down.
“How could your elder brother let others show filial piety at this time? He wants to cause trouble for the Crown Prince. You should be honest and not be so honest in the middle.”
The fifth and eighth brothers would only stay for a short time during the day, while the third brother would fawn over the others and spend most of his time slacking off in the side hall.
But her son was honest and spent most of his day guarding the Emperor.
The Fourth Master was a little embarrassed by what was said, but he didn't say anything.
Seeing this, Consort De smiled. She wasn't too worried about His Majesty's injury: "It's not a bad thing, though. Your father's people are all very perceptive. Just relax these next few days. Did you drink the ginseng soup yesterday?"
The Fourth Prince had already grasped some of the meaning after hearing Li Chenjiao's words, and now, after hearing his mother's words, he was even more enlightened.
The mother and son talked for a while longer, and when they felt it was about time, Consort De said earnestly, "There are many hidden depths in this matter. Fourth Prince, you must not make a mistake."
Fourth Master understood his mother's meaning. He stood up and solemnly cupped his hands in greeting: "I only ask that you protect yourself."
Consort De was very pleased to hear the Fourth Prince's words: "It's good that you think this way. Your mother won't say anything else. Alright, you don't need to come to pay your respects to your mother these days. Is everything at the Ministry of Revenue alright? Go on, everyone is busy these days."
Only after his mother reminded him did the Fourth Prince remember the Ministry of Revenue, which he had overlooked.
These past few days he's been busy attending to his ailing father, the Emperor. Although he went to the Ministry of Revenue twice, he didn't actually do anything.
Consort De watched the Fourth Prince leave, her eyes filled with even greater satisfaction.
"The fourth brother is still too young, but it's good to be young. There are some things you shouldn't have too early."
After saying this, Consort De turned to Zhao Mama and said, "I was thinking the other day that it would be useless to let the Fujin know about this matter. Let's call her to the palace tomorrow so I can talk to her and ask about the Second Prince's health."
His Majesty seems to be in good health now.
...
The next day, the Fujin was summoned to the palace by the Consort De, and the greetings from everyone in the backyard of the mansion were naturally waived.
Li Chenjiao was able to sleep a little longer, and when she woke up, there was a clump of snow next to her bed.
She glanced at it twice, and when Qiu Hu came in, she asked, "Did Aman make this?"
Qiu Hu smiled and said, "These are the little fish that Er Gege piled up."
But it's all melted now.
Li Chenjiao raised her hand and poked it; it was still cool.
"Following the master's instructions, the second princess used a wooden shovel to pile up the snow. She got some snow on her hands, but she didn't catch a cold."
The little girl loved playing in the snow, and every day after that, Li Chenjiao would see a clump of snow by her bedside when she woke up.
Today it's small fish, tomorrow it's frozen pears, and the day after tomorrow it's persimmons.
Before they knew it, it was the Little New Year. However, the Princess Consort sent word early in the morning that this year's Little New Year would be skipped and no celebrations would be held.
This was probably the quietest New Year Li Chenjiao had ever experienced since she entered the mansion.
However, this quietness was just right for Li Chenjiao.
She was also spared a lot of trouble.
The fortieth year of the Kangxi reign arrived quietly.
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