Li Chenjiao spent half a day in the front yard and didn't feel tired at all. However, she returned to the courtyard late, and after washing up, she was so sleepy that she kept yawning.
When I woke up the next day, the sun was already high in the sky. Fortunately, it wasn't the first or fifteenth of the month, so I didn't have to worry about being late in paying my respects. However, given the current situation, the person in the main courtyard probably wouldn't be able to spare any time either.
While Li Chenjiao was having breakfast, she overheard Qiu Ci gloating as she said that the Fujin had returned home last night with a new nanny by her side, and that nanny had gone to the kitchen in the backyard this morning to make a big fuss.
Li Chenjiao glanced at today's breakfast on the table. It was the same few dishes she always liked, all within the rules for a princess, and there was nothing different about them.
Qiu Ci explained shrewdly, "The princesses' meals are all without fault. It's just that the rations of the concubines have always been manipulated by the people in the kitchen, who flatter and belittle the concubines. But the main focus of the rectification is on the kitchen's daily procurement."
However, what Qiu Ci didn't mention was that Bai Jia Gege's diet was actually similar to that of the other concubines.
Li Chenjiao didn't care much, and only asked the old woman's surname.
Qiu Ci answered the nanny deftly that her surname was Xu.
Li Chenjiao could easily figure out the reason why the empress in the palace arranged for this Xu nanny to be assigned to the mansion. However, this was actually extremely advantageous to her.
The busier the Fujin was, the less time she had to deal with her.
Her visit to the front yard yesterday definitely stirred up a lot of hatred.
However, Li Chenjiao was not afraid.
As for the situation in the front yard, Li Chenjiao didn't ask. After having breakfast, she was a little sleepy again. In the winter, Li Chenjiao had no interest in strolling in the garden. She just wished she could lie in her soft couch and fragrant nest day and night.
The Fourth Master of the Front Courtyard was not as carefree as Li Chenjiao. These past few days, there had been no extra business at the Ministry of Revenue. Every day after breakfast, he would go to the Ministry of Revenue to report for duty, sit for half an hour, inform the Vice Minister of Revenue, and then leave in a grand manner.
After that night, the eldest princess's condition stabilized somewhat, but the fourth prince was really worried and kept running back and forth between the Ministry of Revenue and the court for several days, so he naturally didn't pay much attention to the affairs of the court.
When the Third Master's reprimand reached the Fourth Master, he didn't feel any heartache at all. If the Third Master were standing in front of him, the Fourth Master would probably have been unable to resist scolding him as well.
According to the mourning system, princes are not allowed to shave their heads within 100 days of their mother's death, but the Third Prince Yinzhi violated this rule within 100 days of Consort Min, Zhangjia.
When the Emperor learned of this, he was furious and demoted the Third Prince from a Prince to a Beile.
Among the princes who held titles, the eldest prince Baoqing was granted the title of Prince Zhi because of his numerous military achievements, and he was also the first prince to be granted a title.
Let's not even mention the Crown Prince.
Last year, the third, fourth, and fifth princes accompanied the emperor on a personal expedition to quell the rebellion of Galdan of the Dzungar Khanate. Only after the war was quelled were the three princes granted high ranks.
Unlike the Fourth Prince and the Fifth Prince, who were only granted the title of Beile, the Third Prince, like the Prince of Zhi, was granted the title of Junwang (Prince of the Second Rank).
At that time, the Fourth Prince was still young and hadn't been around for long. Later, after being comforted by Consort De, he didn't care much anymore.
In just one year, the Third Prince lost his title of Prince and was demoted to Prince of the Second Rank. After hearing what Su Peisheng said, the Fourth Prince did not sympathize with the Third Prince.
The affair between Third Brother and Miss Cao from Jiangnan was not honorable to begin with. Although Consort Rong cleaned up the mess in the end, I never expected that Third Brother would suffer another setback because of this.
The formal ceremony for Cao Wu Guniang to be betrothed as a secondary consort is on the tenth day of the eleventh month, which is only a few days away. Fourth Prince knows that his third brother has always liked the refined and literary style, but he did not expect that his third brother could actually be so foolish.
I don't know who told him that you have to cut your hair to tie it with your new wife when you get married, but Third Brother brazenly went to shave his head after court. He really brought this upon himself.
Even if you marry a legal wife, you shouldn't act so recklessly!
Third Sister-in-law Dong E is still causing a ruckus in Consort Rong's palace. What a mess this is!
The Fourth Prince really wanted to scold his Third Brother, but at the moment he was more concerned about the Thirteenth Prince, Yinxiang, in the palace. In just two months, the world seemed to have completely forgotten about the death of the Thirteenth Prince's birth mother, Consort Min.
The Fourth Prince sat in his study, pondering for a long time: "Instruct Yinxiang to go to the Qianqing Palace and ask him to plead for the Third Prince. Tell Yinxiang to say that he is too young, and that the Thirteenth Princess is willing but unable to help with the pacification of Mongolia next year. He also said that his brothers would need to help him, and that Father Emperor should spare the Third Prince."
For Yinxiang now, his father’s pity for him because of Lady Zhangjia’s passing was enough, but this pity did not extend to the thirteenth prince.
Fourth Prince knew better than anyone that the Mongols treated people differently based on their status. The more prestigious the prince who escorted Little Thirteen to the Mongol marriage alliance, the less they would dare to underestimate Little Thirteen, and Little Thirteen's life would not be so difficult.
Among the adult princes, apart from the Prince Zhi and the Crown Prince, next year when the thirteenth prince is sent to Mongolia, the fourth prince will volunteer to go, and then add the third prince—the third prince is indeed a suitable candidate, enough.
Su Peisheng understood and withdrew.
"Wait. Tell Yinxiang that it's not about letting him take advantage of his mother's death, but about the ruthlessness of his fourth brother, so he doesn't have to worry." The Fourth Prince didn't want Yinxiang to feel uneasy because of this.
That evening, Fourth Master finally had time to inquire about the follow-up to the matter.
As he expected, his father naturally felt even more pity for Yinxiang. As for his third brother, he was certain that he would be tasked with escorting the thirteenth prince to a marriage alliance next year. As for the chaos in his third brother's residence, the fourth prince felt that it was what his third brother deserved.
The capital city was so small that the news of Third Master being demoted to Prince spread like wildfire in less than half a day.
When Prince Zhi received the news, he was with his wife and daughter. He could not tell whether he was happy or angry from his expression: "Ever since he was granted the title of Prince, he has become rampant. This is more than just one incident. It is truly gratifying."
The younger brothers are all getting old, and when they meet, the third brother is the one with the most foul mouth. When his wife gave birth to their third daughter, he made a lot of sarcastic remarks.
Now that the third prince has been demoted, Prince Zhi is definitely happy to see it happen.
Seeing that Prince Zhi was lost in thought, Lady Irgen Gioro coughed twice and said, "It's pitiful that the Thirteenth Prince has lost his birth mother. As his elder brother, Your Highness should take care of him."
Hearing her cough, Prince Zhi quickly touched the back of Lady Irgen Gioro's hand: "I know all this, you don't need to worry—"
As for the Crown Prince, Yuqing Palace remained deserted. Standing in the garden, his gaze fell upon Qianqing Palace, and he murmured, "Third Prince, still so foolish—"
However, the third prince wasn't demoted to a prince in his previous life at this time—
The Crown Prince was puzzled, but then he thought of something else that puzzled him as well—first, Yinxiang went to the Qianqing Palace to plead for the third prince after the third prince was demoted, and second, the eldest princess in the fourth prince's mansion who had already died at this time.
It seems that many things in this life have gone wrong.
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