Now that the concubine had spoken, she naturally wouldn't slap her in the face. However, as she turned around, she still secretly glared at the two people holding the harp.
Li Chenjiao watched as Niohuru went to the side room before finally giving the two people in the other direction a proper look.
Her expression remained unchanged; she simply waved her fan and said, "Please invite them over."
Qiu Hu agreed and went in person.
A moment later, the two girls came walking slowly, heads down and carrying their harps.
"Greetings to Consort Li."
Li Chenjiao gestured to dismiss the two women's formalities, and said with a smile, "Since the master is not here right now... I don't know how to address you two... Green Plum, please take you down to rest first, and the master will decide everything when he returns."
Li Chenjiao's meaning was very clear: if someone entered the Fourth Prince's harem without being formally selected, they naturally couldn't become a princess; they could only start as a concubine.
So, their official status is already set in stone and beyond question. What else needs to be decided by the Fourth Prince?
The question then becomes whether these two young ladies can stay.
Both of them were sensible, but one of them almost lost his grip on the harp and was eventually "led" to the side room by Green Plum.
Li Chenjiao never intended to arrange accommodations for the two girls from the beginning; she wanted Fourth Master to handle that.
She only ever wanted to be a hands-off manager.
Whether she was at home or now at the imperial palace, her thoughts had never changed.
Whether Fourth Master can get rid of these two girls is one thing, but whether he wants to keep them is another.
Furthermore, apart from spending half a day playing outside yesterday, she really knew nothing about what was between these courtyards or how they were arranged.
When asked to arrange accommodation, she didn't even know where there was any space available.
Li Chenjiao raised her hand and rubbed her chin again, only to poke the handle of the round fan into her chin. She hissed softly, "Alright, tell someone not to be negligent and to ask if they've had dinner yet?"
Although she didn't want to get involved and just wanted to leave the person alone, she wouldn't be so cruel as to starve them.
She then instructed, "Change the ice basins in the side rooms. If they want anything, let me know first."
She watched the two figures disappear into the distance, or more precisely, she watched the Han Chinese women's clothing they were wearing, and something seemed to flash in her eyes.
After a moment, she waved her round fan and said, "Let's go see Princess Niohuru."
But... Princess Niohuru seems to be visiting her more often lately...
Or rather, it wasn't just recently, but there were already signs of it when the attack was carried out at your residence.
Offering unsolicited favors... no wonder Li Chenjiao was suspicious.
She just couldn't figure out what Niohuru wanted from befriending her.
Li Chenjiao was somewhat confused, but she really had no clue what to do.
After meeting Niohuru, Li Chenjiao became even more confused.
Niohuru's attitude was as usual, somewhat like Baijia's usual attitude. Upon seeing Li Chenjiao, she took out the osmanthus cake from the food box and invited Li Chenjiao to taste it.
Because the food had just been delivered from the kitchen and Niohuru had been brought along, Li Chenjiao was still eating it while it was still warm.
The taste was actually quite similar to what Li Chenjiao usually ate at home and in the palace, since osmanthus cake was only made that way.
She smiled and thanked her again, then personally escorted Niohuru to the corridor.
Not long after Niohuru left, Xiao Luzi returned from outside, panting, his hat askew: "Master, the master is back. He's already in the front yard."
Li Chenjiao was slightly surprised; Fourth Master had returned quite quickly this time.
She remained relatively calm: "Alright, let's go and tell those two girls about it."
She wasn't afraid that the Fourth Prince would think she was inactive, since she hadn't really done anything anyway. However, she was genuinely curious about how the Fourth Prince would handle the matter.
This time, unlike the previous Prince Zhi who sent people, this person was given by His Majesty. So, no matter what, there must be a proper arrangement.
Xiao Luzi was about to leave after receiving the order when he saw Su Peisheng enter from outside the courtyard with a worried look on his face. Upon seeing Li Chenjiao, he bowed respectfully from afar.
Li Chenjiao also raised her hand from a distance to excuse his formalities. She guessed what was going on and smiled as Su Peisheng approached.
"But what instructions or orders does the master have?"
Su Peisheng said with a "Oh dear" sound, "I'm sorry to bother you, Master Li. Your master sent me to invite someone. Please don't be offended. I'm sorry to disturb your peace and quiet today."
Su Peisheng said twice that he was disturbing Li Chenjiao's peace and quiet. The first time he said it was for his own sake, so the second time he said it was not for his own sake.
Li Chenjiao knew perfectly well what was going on. She said it was nothing, but she thought to herself that Fourth Master was quick to act, sending Su Peisheng to lead the men as soon as he returned.
She raised her fan again, pointed to the side room on the left at the end of the corridor, said "I won't disturb you while you're doing your work, come have tea another day" and then walked into the inner room.
They didn't care at all about how their master would deal with the girl.
Su Peisheng praised inwardly, but when he went back to the side room, his face was cold again.
When the master heard that there were more people in the backyard, he was not happy at all.
If the master is unhappy, the servant naturally dares not be happy either.
Indeed, Prince Zhi was grieving the loss of his wife and thus acquired two beautiful concubines, but Fourth Prince has everything he needs and doesn't require these two to serve him.
Isn't this just bringing bad luck to the master?
Furthermore, His Majesty didn't mention his master much yesterday, but after rewarding Prince Zhi, he suddenly remembered him...
What Prince Zhi lacks, his own master may not need.
Although Su Peisheng wasn't exactly a man, he was quite understanding of his master in this matter.
Anyone would find it hard to accept such a situation in a short time, unless two celestial beings arrive, in which case there might be some chance of a positive outcome.
However, after Su Peisheng saw the two girls, he gave up on the idea, or rather, he felt that there was no possibility of it.
She had a good figure dressed in Han Chinese clothing and had the air of a woman from Jiangnan, but she was not as beautiful as Song Gege in the mansion.
She is beautiful, but lacks charm.
She is beautiful but lacks spirit.
Isn't that a pity?
The people weren't just sent to any courtyard; the two girls were separated by two courtyards, one to the south and one to the north, but the courtyards were still being tidied up when the girls arrived.
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