Su Peisheng watched anxiously from the side. His master hadn't eaten much these past few days. What was going to happen?
Li Chenjiao thought for a moment, said okay, and then pulled Fourth Master inside to rest.
Will Fourth Master return to normal after a good night's sleep?
She rested until evening, and only when the sun was setting did Li Chenjiao slowly wake up.
When Li Chenjiao got up, the Fourth Master was still asleep. Looking at the Fourth Master who was still fast asleep, Li Chenjiao held her cheeks and looked at him.
She has lost weight, a lot of weight, and the dark circles under her eyes are still there, making her look pitiful.
Li Chenjiao sighed softly. The Fourth Master must have been exhausted for several days. He came to her place, but he couldn't even eat properly.
Fourth Master is still... quite good.
Having spent so much time with the Fourth Prince, it's less about him spoiling her and more about him relieving her boredom.
Most of the time, it was Li Chenjiao who spoke and Fourth Master who listened, or Fourth Master who reviewed official documents while Li Chenjiao ground ink on the side. Their interactions were simple yet fulfilling.
If life could continue like this, it wouldn't be bad, after all, there aren't many "little brothers" like Fourth Master anymore.
My mother said, "A marriage is predestined, so cherish this bond."
As long as Fourth Master comes, she should just coax him a little, it's not a bad deal, is it?
Just then, she saw that Fourth Master had opened his eyes at some point, staring straight at Li Chenjiao, and even smiled inexplicably.
Ahhhhh, Fourth Prince's smile is so beautiful, it feels like springtime!
Li Chenjiao was momentarily lost in thought, then stared straight at Fourth Master, giving him a sweet smile.
The two looked at each other.
"What time is it?" Fourth Master finally broke the silence.
Li Chenjiao replied obediently, "It's almost 7 PM."
The two people stood up.
Then they saw Fourth Master standing in front of Li Chenjiao.
Li Chenjiao asked with a smile, puzzled, "Master?"
Fourth Master coughed twice and turned his head away: "Are the flowers in the garden still blooming?" This was the second time Fourth Master had asked.
Li Chenjiao's eyes lit up immediately: "It's still open, Master, will you accompany me to take a look?"
Fourth Master nodded reservedly and took a step forward.
Li Chenjiao followed behind, and the two of them left the East Courtyard one after the other.
Su Peisheng hurriedly followed behind.
Fourth Master had long legs, so although he didn't walk very fast, Li Chenjiao's legs were too short, and the two quickly widened the gap between them. However, Fourth Master, who was walking in front, didn't notice at all.
Li Chenjiao, who was panting and trying to keep up with Fourth Master, was quite helpless. Fourth Master was so unromantic. Was there a ghost chasing him from behind?
Feeling quite helpless, Li Chenjiao stood there for a while before walking down the path.
When it comes to strolling around the garden, Fourth Master really hasn't explored as much as Li Chenjiao. Li Chenjiao knows every nook and cranny of the garden like the back of her hand.
So when Fourth Master turned around and didn't see anyone, he walked forward and saw Li Chenjiao already there.
The little girl stood gracefully among the flowers. The lilac-colored cheongsam looked beautiful on her. The jade pendant at her waist was a gift from him, and the hairpin in her hair was also a gift from him. The bracelet on her wrist was also a gift from him.
The little girl is pretty too.
Fourth Master chuckled softly, the corners of his lips curving upwards.
"This servant greets Fourth Master. May Fourth Master be blessed." The voice was sweet and coquettish.
Fourth Master frowned, looked at the person in front of him, casually said "Rise," and walked straight past the person in front of him.
Unfortunately, the person in front of him was oblivious to the danger. Seeing the Fourth Master walk forward, he followed closely behind, saying, "The Fourth Master is also out for a stroll in the garden, and so is this servant. It is this servant's good fortune to meet the Fourth Master as soon as I came out."
Fourth Master was getting impatient. There was a lot of chatter around him, and the affected tone of the voices was so off-putting that it gave people goosebumps. To make matters worse, the person was very talkative.
"Su Peisheng, it seems you don't want this job anymore!" Fourth Master turned and gave Su Peisheng, who was not far away, a cold look.
Just then, Li Chenjiao, who was standing in front admiring the flowers, also heard the commotion. She looked up and saw the Fourth Prince smiling. But when she turned her head and saw the person next to the Fourth Prince, her smile froze for a moment.
Li Chenjiao walked forward unhurriedly and greeted him with her eyes lowered: "I was wondering why Fourth Master hadn't come over. Turns out he was held up by a beauty." Her tone was somewhat teasing.
Fourth Master felt inexplicably uncomfortable and subtly took two steps back, distancing himself from the person beside him: "Why are you here? I couldn't see you just now."
Li Chenjiao laughed: "Maybe this servant grew wings and flew ahead of Fourth Master. Look, isn't this flower beautiful?"
As she spoke, Li Chenjiao touched her temple, where a begonia flower had been pinned up.
Standing to the side, Hu looked up and immediately thought of the slap she had received last time, and took several steps back.
Fourth Master had no idea about the intricacies of the situation. Looking at Li Chenjiao, he uttered two words: "Beautiful."
But it didn't say whether the flowers or the people were more beautiful.
Li Chenjiao continued to laugh: "Since it's so beautiful, why is Master still standing here? It seems that this flower is not as beautiful as Miss Hu, which is why Fourth Master is lingering here?"
Fourth Master looked at the young girl and could easily tell the teasing in her words. He glared at her with a stern face.
"Nonsense."
Li Chenjiao, who had originally intended to tease the Fourth Master, was speechless. After confirming that the Fourth Master was not angry, she simply smiled.
Seeing the two flirting, Mrs. Hu was overcome with shame and indignation and turned away, covering her face.
Watching Madam Hu leave, Li Chenjiao looked up at Fourth Master and said, "Master, you've scared Miss Hu away."
Fourth Master glared at Li Chenjiao: "You're so wicked." She's becoming more and more unruly.
Seeing that things were going well, Li Chenjiao said, "Then, Master, will you accompany this servant to admire the flowers?"
The two of them left together.
Su Peisheng, standing behind, watched the two figures from behind.
As the sun sets, the two walk side by side, bathed in its light. The woman occasionally turns to look at the man and smiles, her smile as radiant as a flower, serene and content.
Looking at them like this, they seem like a perfect couple.
Pshaw, pshaw, pshaw.
The master and the Fujin are the real ones; Li Gege is just a Gege now. She'll be more like a concubine when she rises to the position of a secondary Fujin.
Tsk.
...
After returning from the garden, Li Chenjiao picked a few delicate and beautiful flowers and asked Qiu Hu to put them in a vase when she got back to the east courtyard.
Then Li Chenjiao met the Fourth Master's disdainful gaze.
"Master?"
"Tomorrow I'll have Su Peisheng pick out a good pair of vases for you. You won't be afraid of being laughed at if you use these vases." Fourth Master said, sitting down.
Li Chenjiao tilted her head and nodded slowly.
I shouldn't refuse anything given by Fourth Master.
Li Chenjiao ate her dinner to her heart's content. After eating her fill, she dragged the equally satisfied Fourth Master to the courtyard to digest their food.
As the evening breeze blew, Li Chenjiao squinted contentedly at the courtyard: "I really wish I could grow different kinds of flowers in the yard, so that people could be happy every day just looking at them..."
The sound was so soft, it seemed to have been carried away by the evening breeze in an instant...
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