Li Chenjiao chuckled to herself, "Should I have the kitchen staff make it?" After speaking, she turned to the Fourth Master and continued to smile, "Would you like to try some, Your Highness? I'm quite hungry right now."
Fourth Master rubbed his forehead, looking displeased: "Send Su Peisheng."
Li Chenjiao continued to laugh, her laughter growing even louder: "Yes." After speaking, she beckoned to Su Peisheng.
After giving instructions to Su Peisheng, when Li Chenjiao turned to look at the Fourth Master, he had already closed his eyes and seemed to be asleep.
Li Chenjiao moved quietly, took a cloak and draped it over Fourth Master, then slowly sat down on the other side, cracking melon seeds from a plate.
The room wasn't cold, and the candlelight was dim. Li Chenjiao quietly cracked melon seeds, occasionally glancing up at Fourth Master.
...
After Su Peisheng brought in the noodles, Li Chenjiao looked at Fourth Master's appearance, thought for a moment, asked Su Peisheng to keep a bowl, and then waved Su Peisheng away.
Seeing that Su Peisheng had left, Li Chenjiao picked up the bowl of noodles and started eating by herself.
Given Fourth Master's condition, perhaps it's best not to eat.
After slurping down her noodles, Li Chenjiao looked at the Fourth Master, who was leaning against the couch, hesitated for a moment, and then decided to help him inside.
The weather is getting colder and colder. If Fourth Master falls ill because of this, it will be her fault.
After much effort, they helped Fourth Master inside. Li Chenjiao then took off her shoes and socks and climbed up as well.
Fourth Master was already fast asleep. Li Chenjiao blinked for a while, then pulled the blanket up and closed her eyes to sleep as well.
I slept well all night.
...
When Li Chenjiao woke up the next day, the Fourth Master was still asleep, so it seemed he really had drunk quite a bit the day before.
Li Chenjiao quietly got up; today was the first day of the lunar month, and she had to go to the main courtyard to pay her respects.
As soon as I lifted the covers, I saw that Fourth Master had woken up.
"Where are you going?" Fourth Master asked in a hoarse voice.
Li Chenjiao put the quilt back and obediently replied, "It's getting late, time to get up."
Fourth Master rubbed his temples, his mind a bit muddled: "Rest."
Li Chenjiao frowned slightly. "Fourth Master, have you forgotten what day it is today? If you really rest, I don't know how angry the Fujin will be."
"Master, today is the first day of the month," Li Chenjiao said, reminding the Fourth Master.
Fourth Master was still rubbing his temples when he heard this, and paused for a moment: "...I've never seen you so well-behaved before?"
Li Chenjiao was speechless, thinking to herself, how can these be the same?
Besides, she's very well-behaved in front of the Fourth Prince, okay? But in front of the Princess Consort, well...
Please savor it carefully.
"Please rest first, I'll go and fetch some water." Li Chenjiao finally managed to say after a long pause.
Forget it, forget it. Fourth Master is the master, so we should just fawn over him. If Fourth Master says she doesn't follow the rules, then she doesn't follow the rules. Fourth Master is right!
The Fourth Prince remained silent, ultimately refusing to say anything about the need for him to pay his respects.
If Fourth Master really said that, Li Chenjiao would be a little scared.
If the Fourth Prince really said that, his first wife wouldn't let her off the hook. Besides, the Fourth Prince is a man who follows the rules, so it would be truly frightening if he actually said something like that.
Besides, the Fujin is still the Fujin, at least on the surface she is the Fourth Prince's primary Fujin. The Fourth Prince is willing to give the Fujin respect and does not favor his concubines over his wife, which makes people feel at ease.
Well, look, the Fourth Prince is so tolerant of his wife, so if she falls out of favor in the future, her life shouldn't be too difficult, right?
The Fourth Prince is reassuring in this respect; at least he won't mistreat the people in the inner quarters, provided, of course, that they don't have any malicious intentions.
The reason she was like that was because she was a Fujin (a high-ranking official).
Li Chenjiao smiled as she thought about it, then quickly got up to wash and dress, changing into a light yellow qipao and putting on a cloak.
The Fourth Prince hasn't gotten up yet; he's leaning against the couch, lost in thought.
Li Chenjiao walked in and said softly, "The kitchen has already delivered breakfast. Please get up and have some in a little while, Your Highness. It's almost time. I'll go to the main courtyard now."
With his eyes closed, the Fourth Master softly hummed in agreement: "Tell the maid to take good care of you."
Li Chenjiao agreed, glanced at Fourth Master twice, and smiled.
Hearing the laughter, Fourth Master opened his eyes and saw Li Chenjiao's radiant smile. He finally couldn't keep his cold face and smiled.
Li Chenjiao laughed along, "Master, rest a little longer." Then she turned around gracefully, took a couple of steps, and looked back, "Master, please leave me two candy packets, two, okay!"
After speaking, he quickly walked out.
Leaving Fourth Master alone in the room, he slowly chuckled: "No manners at all! You've learned all the rules but forgotten them." He dares to say anything.
Li Chenjiao came out of the house and realized it was snowing.
Everything was a blanket of white, with snowflakes drifting down, landing on my palm, and slowly dissipating.
Li Chenjiao tucked her hands together: "It's snowing!" She left a footprint with each step.
Qiu Hu, holding an umbrella, quickly draped a cloak over Li Chenjiao's shoulders: "Princess, be careful not to catch a cold."
Li Chenjiao walked along, looking at the footprints under her feet, and smiled when she heard this.
Qiu Hu continued to nag, "The snow only started falling in the middle of the night yesterday. I should have told Qiu Ci to prepare a hand warmer for you. Your Highness is weak, and it wouldn't be good if you caught a cold."
Li Chenjiao sighed, "Let's hurry up, or we'll get our shoes and socks wet."
"Yes, yes, that won't do either. Princess, please slow down... be careful not to fall..."
The master and servant chatted and laughed as they slowly approached the main courtyard.
Before even reaching the main courtyard, they heard a considerable commotion. Li Chenjiao stopped in her tracks: "What's going on? Why is there such a loud noise?"
Outside the main courtyard, maids, servants, and old women were all hurrying around, going in and out, and it was unclear what they were doing.
Qiu Hu quickly approached Li Chenjiao and whispered, "This servant thinks something is wrong, Your Highness, please be careful."
Li Chenjiao nodded and slowly walked in.
Once inside, everyone was there: Bai Jiashi, Hu Shi, Xu Shi, and Zhang Shi, who was ill. However, Song Shi was nowhere to be seen.
The faces of these people were not very good, and they did not react at all when Li Chenjiao came in.
Li Chenjiao's heart skipped a beat.
Well, this must be a real incident, and probably quite serious, otherwise they wouldn't all be acting like this.
Li Chenjiao slowly sat down in the first seat at the bottom. As soon as she sat down, she heard arguing inside.
Is that... Song's voice?
Li Chenjiao was stunned for a moment, then glanced at the crowd, but none of them reacted.
Li Chenjiao couldn't think of anything that could have happened, and frowned slightly, feeling somewhat puzzled.
Just then, Fourth Master arrived, his face looking very grim.
Li Chenjiao's heart skipped a beat again. Why is Fourth Master here? What happened?
After exchanging greetings, Fourth Master glanced at Li Chenjiao, waved his hand, and went inside.
The people outside were unaware of what was happening inside. After about fifteen minutes, Su Peisheng came out.
He forced a smile and said, "Master said to disperse first."
Li Chenjiao paused for a moment: "In that case, everyone should disperse. Su Peisheng, go in and serve Fourth Master."
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