Fourth Master said that one should not speak while eating, so Li Chenjiao obediently said "okay" three times and then lowered her head to eat her breakfast quietly.
Breakfast was ordered by Li Chenjiao, some of which were according to the Fourth Prince's tastes, and some of which were things that Li Chenjiao herself wanted to eat. She also ordered some extra for the Fourteenth Prince, but since the Fourteenth Prince wasn't here at the moment, it saved her a lot of money.
The inner room quickly quieted down, and Li Chenjiao was enjoying her meal contentedly, paying little attention to the condition of the sick Fourth Master.
It wasn't until the Fourth Master coughed lightly that Li Chenjiao looked up. Holding the small bowl in her hands, she belatedly realized, "Oh, I forgot about the Fourth Master."
She then took the empty bowl from Fourth Master's hand, turned her head and added half a bowl of porridge to his bowl: "Your appetite is quite good today, Master."
Fourth Master glanced at her: "I've never had breakfast at your place."
That seems so. It's true that the Fourth Master doesn't eat breakfast at her place very often.
Li Chenjiao blinked, but didn't feel embarrassed at all: "What you say is true, Your Highness. I would also like to add another half bowl."
She abruptly changed the subject.
Fourth Master looked at her again: "You seem more like a patient than I am."
The tone of Fourth Master's words was rather unpleasant.
Li Chenjiao let out a puzzled "ah," quite confused as to why Fourth Master seemed to be acting so strangely today.
Just now, it was Fourth Master who took the jade spoon from her hand and didn't want her to feed him, so why does his tone sound somewhat complaining now?
Li Chenjiao was confused, but since Fourth Master was the injured patient at the moment, and the patient had said so, she might as well go along with what the patient said, and just feed him anyway.
As for Fourth Master's unusual attitude, Li Chenjiao was actually somewhat used to it.
Everyone has times when they're not in a good mood, right? Anyway, Li Chenjiao always goes along with what the Fourth Master says. After all, she can't just do whatever she wants and offend the Fourth Master to death.
Ultimately, people should choose a way of life that makes them happy.
Li Chenjiao quickly reacted, taking the small bowl and jade spoon from Fourth Master's hand. As before, she scooped up a small half spoonful, blew on it to cool it down, and then smiled as she fed it to Fourth Master.
"Please have some, sir."
Li Chenjiao felt that her words had a strangely flirtatious tone.
The Fourth Master paused for two seconds, his sword-like eyebrows furrowing with a hint of inexplicable emotion. After a moment, he lowered his eyes slightly and opened his lips to take the jade spoon into his mouth.
Li Chenjiao silently swallowed, thinking, "She really is... a feast for the eyes..."
Even if someone like the Fourth Prince wasn't born into the royal family, he would still have no shortage of people flocking to him.
That temper of hers is truly something that some people find unbearable...
Li Chenjiao suppressed her laughter as she slowly fed Fourth Master porridge, occasionally adding some side dishes and milk buns.
It took a quarter of an hour to feed him the small bowl of porridge.
Only then did Li Chenjiao have a moment to eat the slightly cooled porridge in front of her. Since the Fourth Master had already eaten, she didn't dare to linger too long and finished it off in no time.
The food prepared in the front yard kitchen was indeed quite good, but it was still rather conventional.
It does look somewhat like the imperial kitchen, but the Fourth Prince himself probably doesn't like it much. Li Chenjiao ordered a lot of her usual breakfasts for breakfast today, but the extra meals seem to be just average.
Li Chenjiao seemed to have discovered something again. The Fourth Master did not like the kitchen in the front yard, but judging from his appearance, he never seemed to have any intention of saying it out loud.
However, it seems that Fourth Master is just like that.
If you don't like something, you won't say it out loud, at most you'll just put it aside and not give it a second glance.
For example, Li Chenjiao remembered that among all the sachets and pouches that Fourth Master would wear every day, there was one that was sapphire blue. In all the years Li Chenjiao had been with Fourth Master, he had never worn that sachet.
The design on it features bamboo and auspicious clouds, but in Li Chenjiao's memory, she had never seen the Fourth Master wear it.
Whether Fourth Master liked it or not, Li Chenjiao didn't know, but every time she saw that tray, there was always one sachet missing.
Li Chenjiao finished the half bowl of porridge, thinking to herself that she seemed to have gained a little more understanding of the Fourth Master.
After breakfast, servants quickly came in and cleared away the leftovers. Li Chenjiao went to the outer room to rinse her mouth and vaguely saw a figure standing outside the screen.
Li Chenjiao cautiously peeked out, then quickly turned back and whispered to Qiu Hu, "Is that the Fourteenth Prince standing outside?"
Two years ago, when she was at the manor, Li Chenjiao had seen the Fourteenth Prince a few times. Through various opportunities to enter the palace, she had also seen the Fourteenth Prince a few times. Now, judging from his figure, she could still vaguely guess what he was like.
Qiu Hu looked around for a while and said, "I think so. Looking at him, the Fourteenth Prince doesn't seem as domineering and fierce as the rumors say. With the master inside, the Fourteenth Prince didn't rush in."
Upon hearing this, Li Chenjiao chuckled softly before glancing inside.
"You really think the Fourteenth Prince is the one who knows the rules?"
When the Fujin was alive, Fulu said that both the Fujin and the Fourteenth Prince were taking care of the Fourth Prince. It can't be that the Fourteenth Prince respected her more than the Fujin, right?
In this front courtyard, the only person the Fourteenth Prince could truly trust and agree with was the Fourth Prince, who was now lying down inside.
Li Chenjiao rinsed her mouth and went to the inner room to say goodbye to Fourth Master.
Seeing that Fourth Master's condition wasn't too bad, she felt relieved. Besides, Fourth Master probably had other things to arrange and instruct at the moment, and it seemed that her presence in the front yard would only cause trouble.
But why did Fourth Master have Zhong Mama summon her? Was it to have her have breakfast with him?
They must have a lot of free time.
Li Chenjiao quietly entered the inner room again. Sure enough, the Fourth Master had already lay down and closed his eyes. However, Li Chenjiao guessed that the Fourth Master was probably not asleep yet, so she walked closer and stood two steps away.
“The Fourteenth Prince has already had breakfast and is waiting outside, so I will go back first. I will have someone send two light dishes for lunch.”
When a person is sick, their diet is even more important.
At this moment, all Li Chenjiao could do was probably make sure that the Fourth Master's meals were more satisfying.
"Yes, you can rest assured and take good care of the Second Princess and the Fourth Prince. You don't need to worry about me."
As expected, Fourth Master was not asleep and began to give his instructions.
Li Chenjiao agreed.
"The Second Princess's birthday..." Fourth Master paused.
The fourth prince's full-moon celebration was as grand as the second princess's birthday celebration.
Li Chenjiao remained silent.
They were all her own children, and Li Chenjiao couldn't say she didn't care; she couldn't speak for the Second Princess.
After a moment, Fourth Master spoke up: "You should go back first."
Li Chenjiao curtsied respectfully, performing all the proper courtesies without revealing any emotion.
Fourth Master is still ill, so a lively celebration is out of the question. However, Second Princess's birthday celebration should still be celebrated in a lively manner.
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