Li Chenjiao naturally didn't react much, as she hadn't even had a chance to get up yet.
In addition, Li Chenjiao had already instructed Xiao Luzi not to inquire about news from the backyard, so Li Chenjiao only learned about the Fourth Master's fall when she woke up.
Firstly, Li Chenjiao was sleeping soundly, and secondly, Xiao Luzi was very obedient and didn't go out to inquire about news. It was raining, and he couldn't stay still. After walking the frozen pears, he spent most of the day sweeping fallen leaves in the yard.
Later, when Xiao Luzi went to the kitchen to pick up dinner, he overheard the kitchen master Guo's apprentice mentioning it and learned that something had happened in the front yard. Only then did he hurriedly return to the east yard to report.
Just then, Li Chenjiao woke up as well. After hearing the maid's report, she was stunned for a couple of seconds before quickly realizing, "Why is Master becoming more and more frail these days..."
Li Chenjiao was still asleep and made the sound completely subconsciously.
Qiu Hu quickly replied, "Master!"
Li Chenjiao regained some of her senses: "Never mind... help me up first."
There was a reason why Li Chenjiao said that.
This morning, Li Chenjiao muttered to herself that Fourth Master hadn't rested all night and had left the manor early this morning...
Li Chenjiao wondered to herself if Fourth Master might collapse from exhaustion.
However, Li Chenjiao had some doubts at this moment. After all, although there was a light drizzle this morning, and even if the Fourth Master was not in good spirits during the day, if something really happened, he should have been sent back to the mansion during the day.
Why did you wait until night to return to the manor?
If nothing happened during the day, then Fourth Master should have rested up well during the day, so why did he fall off his horse at night?
Li Chenjiao was genuinely puzzled at this moment.
However, concern was still warranted. Li Chenjiao was helped to her feet, as she was not in very good spirits at the moment.
"Don't rush to the front yard to inquire. Let's ask the physician to come and check on me while he's at it."
Li Chenjiao wasn't in a hurry to go to the front yard to deliver the medicinal food and tonics to inquire about her well-being; she felt that something was amiss.
However, the one who should be most uneasy right now is probably the wife of the principal wife.
The Fourth Prince left the mansion in good condition during the day, but now he's back in a sorry state... Coupled with what happened yesterday, even if the Princess Consort has nothing to hide, she'd probably be scared. Besides, whether the Princess Consort has something to hide or not, only she herself probably knows.
Li Chenjiao touched her stomach; she was hungry.
She wasn't really worried about the Fourth Master at the moment. If the Fourth Master were truly unwell and unable to move around, the mansion would have been in chaos long ago. After all, a master who is physically unable to move around can basically be said to have no future.
Even for the Seventh Prince, although His Majesty shows him much pity and favor, the tasks assigned to him are always insignificant...
Moreover, even someone like the Seventh Prince, waiting for the prince to inherit the throne and for the old and new to take over, all the favor the Emperor had shown him in the past would eventually come to nothing.
Ultimately, it all comes down to one's own potential.
Li Chenjiao has always been the one who sees this most clearly.
As long as Fourth Master doesn't break his leg, everything else will eventually heal.
However, it's a pity that I have to take a break from my work for a while.
Li Chenjiao sat down at the octagonal table, drank a cup of warm tea, and while waiting for the maid to prepare the meal, she let her mind wander.
However, it seems that the Fourth Prince has indeed suffered from many misfortunes and illnesses in the past two years. It is unknown whether it is due to bad luck or some other reason.
Li Chenjiao wasn't in a hurry at all. It's hard to offer help in times of need, and if you're unsure about something, it's best not to rush into it.
After Li Chenjiao had finished her dinner, the royal physician arrived. When he arrived, his forehead was covered in sweat, and he looked rushed, so it was estimated that he had just returned from the front yard.
When the physician took her pulse, Li Chenjiao didn't ask any questions. After the physician prescribed the medicine and left, Li Chenjiao sat cross-legged in front of the soft couch, waving a round fan in her right hand, looking quite relaxed and content.
"The physician said that Your Highness has been taking too much tonic during your postpartum period. With summer approaching, Your Highness's liver fire is too strong. Tomorrow, I'll have the kitchen prepare some barley tea to clear the heat..." Qiu Hu quietly came in and changed the tea.
Li Chenjiao waved her fan, her voice still relatively calm: "Your master is quite hot-tempered right now."
Upon hearing this, Qiu Hu covered her mouth and laughed: "The master still cares about the master."
Li Chenjiao's eyelids twitched slightly, and when she looked up, she said with a hint of reproach, "If Master is unwell, how can your master have a good life?"
Qiu Hu stood by, and after listening to his master's words, he pondered for a few seconds: "You're right. I don't know if the master has suffered any serious injuries this time. We might need the people in the back courtyard to take care of him when he's sick."
However, when the Fourth Master was ill last time, he did not ask everyone in the back courtyard to come to the front courtyard to take care of him. Li Chenjiao only stayed in the front courtyard for a day or two during that time.
Fourth Master was not one to welcome people into his front yard.
Even the Fujin (principal wife) rarely seemed to go to the front courtyard very often.
However, taking care of someone who is ill is no easy task.
Li Chenjiao paused slightly as she waved her fan, looking at Qiu Hu with a hint of helplessness: "Don't let your words really come true."
The master and servant were talking when Xiao Luzi returned to report after seeing the physician off.
"According to the palace physician, four or five imperial physicians came before and after the Fourth Prince returned to the palace. I heard that His Majesty also sent someone to inquire after him, and the Fourteenth Prince was also there... Judging from what the physician said, although the master's injuries were not serious, it seemed from the physician's tone that the master had injured his back. The rain was quite heavy this evening, and the master slipped after falling from his horse, sustaining considerable injuries all over his body..."
Xiao Luzi's voice trailed off as he spoke, clearly indicating that the information he had gathered was not good news.
Li Chenjiao pursed her lips and remained silent for two seconds after hearing this; her mind was also in turmoil at this moment.
She originally thought it was nothing serious, but now that His Majesty has come from the palace, she's afraid that the Fourth Prince is really badly injured this time.
She silently put down her round fan, which was embroidered with her favorite pattern of fish playing among lotus leaves, but she was in no mood to appreciate it at the moment.
"Let's talk about it tomorrow..." Li Chenjiao leaned back on the soft couch, looking rather lazy.
There's nothing she can do right now.
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