The Fourth Prince stayed in the East Courtyard for another whole day. When Bai Jia found out, she couldn't quite describe how she felt. Now, she no longer felt envious, but rather a little worried.
However, when she heard that the Niohuru clan across from her had been looking gloomy all day, she couldn't help but want to laugh.
Now, in the palace, she is not afraid of attracting attention with the favor of the concubine. Originally, a mere Niohuru princess could not cause any trouble, since she had someone to keep an eye on her at all times.
But now two more concubines have arrived, and I heard they were bestowed upon them by His Majesty.
Although the Fourth Prince stayed at his concubine's place yesterday, Lady Bai was still somewhat worried about her.
However, she hadn't met the two concubines yet, and wondered if they would siphon off the favor of the secondary consort.
She didn't dare let Danqing, who was beside her, investigate, since so many people had gone to the front yard yesterday, which clearly showed that they cared about those two girls.
At least on the surface, they appeared to be very attentive.
With two more people in the backyard, it's hard not to feel uneasy.
However, the Fourth Master's men were indeed keeping a close watch on them. Neither Miss Cheng nor Miss Lu left the courtyard after entering the Fourth Master's backyard.
Fourth Master himself was ready to relax, but others were unwilling to let him relax.
First, the Crown Prince suddenly invited him to go fishing, but that was two days later. The Fourth Prince had two rare days of leisure. One day he was drying books in the front yard, and the other day he was in the east yard. During the day he was in the front yard, he was also bothered by the Fourteenth and Thirteenth Princes for half a day.
This time, when the Emperor came to the palace, the Eighth, Ninth, and Tenth Princes were not with him, so the Fourteenth Prince did not have the opportunity to follow behind them.
Now that the eighth and ninth princes have already left the palace and are living separately, and the tenth prince will also move out of the palace next spring, the fourteenth prince will have even less contact with them.
In addition, since the Fourth Prince had long intended to trouble the Thirteenth Prince, now the Thirteenth Prince and the Fourteenth Prince are together every day and are very close.
When someone from the Crown Prince's office invited the Fourth Prince to go fishing, the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Princes happened to be there as well. The Fourteenth Prince immediately tried to stop them, but in the end, the Fourth Prince nodded and let the Fourteenth Prince go with them.
Fourteen followed suit and dragged Thirteen along with him.
Thirteen was initially hesitant to go along, but Fourteen eventually dragged her along.
When they arrived at the East Palace, they saw that the Crown Prince seemed to have more leisure time than the Fourth Prince. When the Fourth Prince and the others arrived, the Crown Prince was already fishing.
The fish were in a large pond in the East Palace. The Crown Prince sat in the pavilion, holding a fishing rod, looking very relaxed.
Fourteen was initially quite interested, but soon lost patience and wandered off somewhere.
In the end, only the Crown Prince, the Fourth Prince, and the Thirteenth Prince remained motionless while fishing.
The Crown Prince gazed at the still water and suddenly spoke up: "I originally invited Prince Zhi to come along, but I heard that Prince Zhi has been troubled these past few days, so I gave up."
Fourth Prince whispered, "Your Highness, be careful not to disturb the fish."
The Crown Prince seemed unconcerned: "If someone wants to take the bait, they will eventually."
Fourth Master did not agree with the idea of "willing fish take the bait," so he didn't reply and just looked down at the fishing rod.
As the two were talking, the fishing rod on the Thirteenth Prince's side stirred first.
Thirteen used some effort to pull the struggling fish out of the water. The fish's tail shimmered with golden light under the midday sun, making it very beautiful.
The Crown Prince suddenly laughed: "It seems we startled the fish with our words just now."
Thirteen caught a fish and first glanced at Fourth Master.
Fourth Master looked at him reassuringly and said in a serious tone, "It's time for the fish to wake up."
The Crown Prince did not miss the exchange of glances between the Fourth Prince and the Thirteenth Prince, and a look of realization flashed in his eyes.
It turns out that the fourth brother and the thirteenth brother were already acquainted at this time. If the fourth brother took good care of the thirteenth brother from this point on, then it's no wonder that the thirteenth brother was so loyal to the fourth brother later and did so many things for him.
The Crown Prince calmly withdrew his gaze, pretending not to have seen it.
However, in the end, whether it was the Crown Prince, the Fourth Prince, or the Thirteenth Prince, they all returned with a full load of spoils.
However, when Fourth Master was fishing, he realized something was wrong.
After all, they seemed to have caught far too many fish...
The Fourth Prince was somewhat better off; he would occasionally give the Thirteenth Prince some pointers, and his fishing rod often ended up in the pond.
Even so, Fourth Master still managed to catch a full basket of fish, all of them lively and jumping around.
Fourth Prince seemed to understand the meaning behind the Crown Prince's earlier words.
The saying "willing ones take the bait" might actually mean that... if the prince suddenly decides to go fishing, then his subordinates will make sure he doesn't fail to catch any fish.
Everyone was trying their best to please the Crown Prince.
So the Crown Prince spoke to him without caring at all.
When they finally returned laden with their loot, the Fourteenth Prince appeared, covered in sweat, before running off again.
This kid didn't lift a finger while we were fishing, but now he's eagerly running up to take the bucket that Fourth Master is carrying.
Fourth Master glanced at him and said only, "Slow down, who knows who will suffer from heatstroke..."
The Fourteenth Prince snorted but did not refute. He simply slowed his pace and walked to the Fourth Prince's side, following him.
He asked quietly what to do with the fish.
This kid's gotten greedy for the fish he caught at the East Palace.
Fourth Master secretly glared at him.
The Fourteenth Prince, however, acted as if he hadn't seen anything and went to ask the Crown Prince, who was walking ahead, in a very casual manner.
The Crown Prince was still not fully recovered, so all the fish he caught today were carried by the eunuchs behind him.
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