As soon as Li Chenjiao arrived in the east courtyard, she instructed the small kitchen to start cooking the wontons.
Since they didn't know when Li Chenjiao would return, the small kitchen didn't rush to put the wontons in the pot. Now that Li Chenjiao had returned, Pingniang and her husband finally put the wontons they had already wrapped into the pot.
Upon hearing that Fourth Master had also arrived, the two cooks became even more energetic. They kept a close eye on even the most ordinary bowl of wontons, and then made several extra side dishes to go with the rice.
Cooking a bowl of wontons doesn't take much effort. Li Chenjiao is a bit faster, so by the time Fourth Master arrived at the East Courtyard, the wontons were already cooked in the small kitchen.
Li Chenjiao pushed the bowl of wontons in front of Fourth Master. There was also an ice basin in the room, making it very cool at the moment.
Only after Fourth Master started eating did Li Chenjiao slowly and leisurely begin to enjoy her meal.
Oh, knowing that Fourth Master had been drinking, Li Chenjiao immediately instructed the small kitchen to prepare a hangover soup as soon as she returned.
However, at this moment, Fourth Master's appetite was probably not very good. He only ate half a bowl of wontons, and Li Chenjiao finished the half bowl that Fourth Master hadn't eaten.
Li Chenjiao looked up and met the Fourth Master's indescribable gaze.
Fourth Master knew... that only families in the common world who were struggling to make ends meet would eat other people's leftovers...
No wonder the Fourth Master's gaze was so indescribable at that moment.
However, Li Chenjiao was simply a little hungry; as for whether it was leftovers from Fourth Master's meal...
These are wontons, not bites of rice. Li Chenjiao wasn't really that disgusted by them.
However, upon meeting Fourth Master's gaze, Li Chenjiao felt inexplicably embarrassed for a second. She slowed down the pace of swallowing the wontons and asked innocently, "Does Master want some more? There's still some in the small kitchen..."
In the flickering candlelight, Li Chenjiao looked up and noticed that Fourth Master's face was a little red.
She called out to Fourth Master again, and he said there was no need, then went to drink some hangover soup.
Li Chenjiao ate for a while longer, and after Fourth Master drank the hangover soup, he went to the clean room to take a bath.
In the dead of night, when Li Chenjiao went to the inner room after taking a bath, Fourth Master was already lying down. It was rare that Fourth Master was not holding a book in his hand, but was lying flat with his eyes closed. However, it was unknown whether he was asleep.
Li Chenjiao quietly approached the bed. A candle was burning in the outer room, and the room was dimly lit through the layers of curtains.
Li Chenjiao carefully climbed onto the bed by candlelight, but she still bumped into the Fourth Prince's arm. The Fourth Prince was not surprised and even helped Li Chenjiao up with his eyes closed.
After lying down, Li Chenjiao turned over to face the Fourth Master.
She quietly watched the Fourth Master's profile. Over the years, Li Chenjiao had shed her naivety when she first entered the manor and had become much bolder. The Fourth Master had also changed a lot...
The first thing is that he exudes a stronger sense of authority, and his eyes and brows seem more aggressive. When he stares directly at people with his eyes open, it makes people subconsciously wonder if they have done something wrong.
The Fourth Prince is becoming more and more like a prince.
But to be honest, Li Chenjiao wasn't actually that afraid of Fourth Master.
She stared intently at the Fourth Master, lost in thought, when she met his gaze directly as he opened his eyes.
Li Chenjiao pursed her lips, but before she could speak, Fourth Master spoke first: "Why aren't you asleep in the middle of the night?"
Li Chenjiao is now increasingly adept at flattery, and she says without blinking, "Looking at you, my lord, makes me feel at ease."
Fourth Master's eyes were as black as ink. Hearing Li Chenjiao's words, he raised his hand and touched the top of Li Chenjiao's hair with his large palm: "You're talking nonsense."
The room was filled with warmth. Li Chenjiao didn't argue much, but simply held Fourth Master's arm and said, "If you say it's nonsense, then it's nonsense."
The Fourth Master glanced at her with some surprise, but only noticed her lowered eyelashes.
"How have you been these past few days?" Fourth Master asked.
Li Chenjiao was naturally pleased with everything here. After saying it was all good, she asked, "How is Master? Has he been eating well lately? Although it's September, it's still quite hot. I'll have the kitchen make some mung bean and lily porridge tomorrow. Please do me the honor of having some when we return to the manor tomorrow..."
She was very tactful and only cared about the Fourth Prince's meals.
The Fourth Prince neither agreed nor disagreed, but inexplicably changed the subject again: "In two more years, the Fourth Prince will also be given a name..."
Oh, Li Chenjiao learned about the bestowal of names upon the three princes in her household when she left the palace. She didn't feel any resentment, after all, the fourth prince was still young and she understood the rules.
As for the Second Prince of the Zhijun Prince's Mansion, oh, now he should be called Prince Hongyu, it is an honor for someone like Prince Hongyu to be given a name by His Majesty right after birth, and Li Chenjiao would not feel unbalanced because of that.
She smiled sincerely: "I understand, playing around is fine too..."
The Fourth Prince closed his eyes again. He hummed in agreement, his voice suddenly becoming somewhat low: "Everyone hopes to be bestowed a name upon them..."
The two shared a bed, and although Fourth Master spoke in a low voice, Li Chenjiao still heard him clearly. She smiled again: "It's just a matter of time. If you're just anxious, you won't get anything done... and you might even make mistakes. If you're always in a hurry in everything you do, then life seems a bit rushed."
She has always had a very clear understanding of things.
Just like how she's never been in a rush when it comes to pregnancy and childbirth, many things are not always within our control. It's good to be concerned, but sometimes good intentions can backfire, so it's better to just wait patiently...
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