Because the Emperor was away from the capital during the Qingming Festival, the palace was not very lively. As a result, Li Chenjiao did not go to the palace. The Fujin went to the palace during the day to pay her respects to Consort De and stayed for half a day, and that was it.
The mansion wasn't very lively; Li Chenjiao's place was the most peaceful.
However, Li Chenjiao couldn't help but sigh at the fact that the Fourth Prince had once again left the mansion and the capital on official business.
"Master is away from home for most of the year."
It was either a southern tour or a northern journey, and then there were all sorts of things that involved accompanying the emperor on his pilgrimage.
To be fair, His Majesty is quite good at causing trouble.
However, for ordinary people, this is naturally a sign that the Emperor values the people's livelihood, which is something they would be very happy to receive.
However, in Li Chenjiao's opinion, both the southern tour and the northern tour were somewhat wasteful of manpower and resources.
But of course, these words couldn't be spoken aloud; they could only be silently grumbled in one's heart.
The days when Fourth Master was not at the mansion were not much different from the days when he was at the mansion, at least for Li Chenjiao.
The weather warmed up completely in April, and the Second Princess loved going out to play in the garden even more. At first, she played alone, but later she started bringing the Eldest Princess from the Song family back with her.
Li Chenjiao didn't mind, but the eldest princess was still a little reserved when she first came back, and she was also a little embarrassed in front of Li Chenjiao.
Li Chenjiao herself understood, after all, she hadn't seen the eldest princess for more than half a year. The last time she saw her was when the fourth prince celebrated his birthday last year in the Qingyuan Courtyard.
Because she didn't know the eldest princess was coming, Li Chenjiao only had time to temporarily remove the flowers from the room. The eldest princess obviously knew what she couldn't touch, and she hadn't come near the flowers since she came in from outside.
The two little girls were playing and were covered in sweat. Li Chenjiao picked them up one by one and used a handkerchief to wipe their sweat.
When wiping the eldest princess's face, Li Chenjiao first asked the eldest princess what she thought. The little girl blushed and nodded obediently.
The little girl was in Li Chenjiao's arms, her face tilted up, her eyes sparkling with tiny light. Li Chenjiao looked down and saw this, suppressing the urge to kiss the little girl's face.
This is someone else's daughter; she should just bear with it.
Two adorable little girls were right in front of her, which was a delightful sight for Li Chenjiao. How wonderful! Even just watching the two little girls sitting opposite her, pecking at cakes like chicks, made her smile nonstop.
When the eldest princess first arrived, she was a little reserved, but when the second princess brought her to the east courtyard, she became much more at ease. The two maids went to check on the fish that were still being raised in the back, or to play with the docile frozen pear. At this time, the persimmon was usually the one that stayed the furthest away.
At this age, the two little girls always find all sorts of ways to play, and they can even tease the Fourth Prince who is sleeping soundly in the side room.
The rocking horse that Xiao Luzi had just made for the Fourth Prince has now become a pastime for the two little girls playing under the eaves.
Li Chenjiao sat on the soft couch in the inner room, and had Qiu Hu open a small window to let in a cool breeze while listening to the girls' silvery laughter.
The two little girls can play together all day long.
After all, there were only two little girls in the entire mansion. The only one in the mansion with both a son and a daughter was Li Chenjiao. However, the Fourth Prince was still an infant. At first, the Second Princess liked to tease the Fourth Prince and poke his little face, but later she found that the Fourth Prince did not react to her teasing, so she stopped playing with him.
This matter could not be kept secret from everyone in the mansion.
Madam Song was quite dismissive of this. The two girls could play together as they pleased. Although she had inquired more about the eldest princess's affairs these days, it was still difficult for her to really interfere.
Furthermore, since Song had learned her lesson from the past and Li hadn't made any move against her, she was too lazy to meddle in other people's business.
For the main wife and Wu Shi in the south courtyard, this matter was even less important. After all, they were just two maids, not princes. What difference would it make if they got along better? At most, it would just mean that Song Shi and Li Shi had a better relationship.
At the moment, both the Fujin (wife of the emperor) and Wu Shi (wife of the emperor) had their own ideas and had no time to care about Li Chenjiao.
Compared to the two princesses in the mansion, the Fujin and Wu Shi were naturally more concerned about the princes in the mansion.
As for the princesses like Bai Jia who had no children, they naturally felt more envious than anything else when they heard the laughter and joy in the garden every day.
The days when the Fourth Prince was away from the mansion were finally made a bit more lively by the two princesses.
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