In the front yard, the Second Prince was already asleep, and the Fourth Prince did not personally guard him, as he was simply unable to spare the time.
These matters should have been handled by the Fujin (Prince Consort), but since she was involved, it was not appropriate for her to make the decision. So, they simply waited until the Fourth Prince returned to the mansion.
This matter was neither trivial nor major; at best, it was just a quarrel between the princes. After hearing Su Peisheng's account, the Fourth Prince ordered Su Peisheng to investigate, and within half an hour, Su Peisheng had found out the truth.
None of the lies from that young eunuch's wildly rambling words were true.
It was eventually discovered that it was Haha Zhuzi, the maidservant of the First Prince, who had a loose tongue. However, Haha Zhuzi hadn't overheard any gossip about Consort Song or Consort Li; rather, she had overheard the gossip between Consort Wu and her maidservants.
The children around the eldest prince are all of marriageable age from the Wu clan. Of course, there aren't that many of them, so the fourth prince also selected two more children of similar age from the Bordered Blue Banner Zuo Ling clan.
The quick-witted Haha Bead from today was chosen from within the Wu clan.
After investigating, the Fourth Prince sent the person back without giving Wu Shi any face, and Wu Shi was also punished with two months of confinement.
This time, it was truly the Fujin (Prince's wife) and the Second Prince who suffered injustice.
So the Fourth Prince finally handed over the matter of dealing with the servants who had caused trouble that day to his wife. However, in the end, his wife was lenient and only punished the servants by deducting their monthly allowance and giving them a few slaps on the hand.
Since the Fourth Prince has entrusted this matter to his wife, he will not say anything more about it.
However, these endless troubles were giving the Fourth Master a real headache, and he couldn't sleep well for half the night.
However, the princes' schooling was delayed as a result, and the two princesses also stopped going to the front courtyard for schooling. The next morning, Su Peisheng asked his master what he meant, and it seemed that the princes and princesses would have to wait until after the Mid-Autumn Festival to go to the front courtyard for schooling.
That means it will be suspended for five or six days.
Both princes have been punished, and they can't even speak properly now. If they're already resorting to violence, what will happen if we wait a few more years?
The Fourth Prince was an absolutely strict father. Both of his sons were confined to their quarters for five days. Because Lady Wu was also confined, the eldest prince's confinement was also in the front courtyard. One prince was in the east wing and the other in the west wing. They were watched every day and could not go outside.
Although the Third Prince did not participate during the day, the Fourth Prince still punished him by confining him to his quarters for two days, presumably because of the punishment of one another.
Things have calmed down again in the left and right mansions.
The Second Prince was frightened and was confined to his quarters for several days to recuperate, while the First Prince's place was also quiet.
While under house arrest, Wu's treatment deteriorated, which was undoubtedly due in part to the madam's influence.
After this incident, the feud between the Fujin (wife of the emperor) and Wu Shi (wife of the emperor) was completely established.
The mansion quieted down because of the two princes' affair, and after Prince Zhi returned to the capital and handled the funeral of his primary wife, he didn't seem to cause any further trouble.
People kept coming to visit Consort Hui in the palace every day, but later Consort Hui probably got impatient and announced that the matter of Prince Zhi marrying his second wife would be entirely up to His Majesty. After a few days, everyone quieted down again.
Every morning, the Fourth Prince would go to the Yuqing Palace to assist the Crown Prince in reviewing memorials, occasionally listening to the Third Prince's complaints. At noon, he would go to the Ministry of Revenue for lunch, busy with matters concerning the Chengde Mountain Resort. That's how the day passed.
During the four or five days leading up to the Mid-Autumn Festival, Fourth Master did not enter the backyard, but only sent grapes to the east courtyard twice.
It was said to be some kind of tribute, and Li Chenjiao was quite pleased with what she ate.
Two days before the Mid-Autumn Festival, Li Chenjiao finished making the lanterns. She had originally made one lantern, but after getting into the swing of things, she made another one shaped like a rabbit and a lotus flower, which reminded Li Chenjiao of her days in Yangzhou.
Li Chenjiao had heard some stories about His Majesty's northern tour recently. She heard that His Majesty issued some edict when he toured the Sojir Mountain, and later hunted in Manitu, shooting through two yellow cattle with an arrow, which startled the Mongol royal family.
It seems that His Majesty has largely achieved his goal in this northward tour.
Since His Majesty was not in the capital, Consort De sent someone yesterday to say that she did not need to go to the palace for the Mid-Autumn Festival this year. The person who came was Zhao Mama, who was by Consort De's side. After delivering the message in the East Courtyard, Zhao Mama stayed in the Main Courtyard for a long time.
Li Chenjiao wondered if another reason why Consort De wouldn't let her enter the palace was because she knew about this farce at her residence.
This time, the primary wife was the one who suffered injustice. As the primary wife, she was talked about behind her back by a concubine, and then a girl named Haha Zhuzi from the Han Banner picked up on the words and repeated them. This was an absolute disgrace to the primary wife, and she didn't stop cursing Wu Shi for days.
The Fujin thought that Consort De had sent Zhao Mama to appease her, but unexpectedly, Zhao Mama did indeed appease her for a few words. After a few words, Zhao Mama quickly blamed her for not having enough authority as the Fujin.
The princess was seething with resentment, but she couldn't very well kick Zhao Mama out...
What does Consort De mean by this? Is she blaming her for doing something wrong?
Who was wrong first in this matter?
Could it be that Consort De is showing such favoritism because Wu was the one she chose?
The more the princess thought about it, the angrier she became, and in the end, she didn't listen to a single word that Zhao Mama said.
In all honesty, Consort De had no such intention. If she truly intended to favor Consort Wu, she would have already brought up the matter of requesting Consort Wu to be made a secondary consort with the Fourth Prince.
This time, Consort De was indeed not very satisfied with the Fujin (the wife of the deceased prince), and she was not satisfied with such a minor matter, which ultimately required her son, the fourth prince, to intervene.
Consort De was somewhat disappointed with the current Fujin, but this time, having Zhao Mama reprimand the Fujin was only a half-reminder and half-admonition.
As usual, the Mid-Autumn Festival in the capital was bustling, but the palace was deserted, and the Fourth Prince's residence was also quiet.
The manor was originally supposed to be lively, but it was said that something happened just before evening, and the Fourth Master hurriedly left the manor again.
Li Chenjiao was completely unaffected. Dinner was served on the outer corridor, where lanterns were also placed. The little girl was overjoyed, and the Fourth Prince was also unusually awake and carried out by his wet nurse.
Li Chenjiao carried him for a while but complained that he was too heavy. Later, when the Fourth Prince got hungry, the wet nurse carried him away again.
This year, the small kitchen made many different mooncakes with different fillings. Li Chenjiao tried one of each and thought they all tasted good.
However, she originally said she would send a portion to the Fourth Master, but now it seems she can't.
I wonder what happened this time?
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