Actually, Fourth Master didn't frequently seek out Shun An Yan for tea. At first, he would exchange a few words with him when they met, but later Shun An Yan took the initiative to invite Fourth Master for tea.
Naturally, given Shun'an Yan's personality—like a mouse seeing a cat whenever he saw the Fourth Prince—it was unlikely that he would take the initiative to invite the Fourth Prince for tea. He was forced by Longkodo to invite the Fourth Prince for tea.
Of course, Longkodo wasn't the only one who wanted to see the Fourth Prince; the Fourth Prince could also run into Longkodo when he came out of the Ministry of Revenue.
Longkodo came to see the Fourth Master with a group of people, including an acquaintance.
However, that happened several days ago. On that day, Longkodo brought another person with him, Nian Gengyao.
Nian Gengyao came to apologize, because his elder brother had made a mistake while serving in Yunnan.
The truth is that the Nian family noticed the Fourth Prince's coldness after the New Year. The Nian family members are all cunning. Ever since the Crown Prince was deposed, they have become more shrewd, and their primary bet is on the Fourth Prince.
There was no other reason than that Prince Zhi already had a powerful minister backing him, so it wouldn't matter much if he wanted to gain merit for supporting the new emperor. The Crown Prince had just been deposed, and no one knew whether he was a favorite or a disgraced prince. The Nian family dared not gamble. As for the other princes, the Nian family didn't have much contact with the Third Prince. After thinking it over, the Nian family finally chose the Fourth Prince, the adopted son of Empress Xiaoyiren.
Noticing the Fourth Master's recent coldness, the Nian family thought for a while and decided to try to make amends.
In the end, the Fourth Prince accepted this gesture of goodwill.
He understood the situation after Nian Gengyao apologized, but he still kept the Nian family in suspense. After returning to his residence, he discussed it with Dai Duo and managed to delay the Nian family for several days.
On the night of the Emperor's birthday, the Nian family secretly delivered many things again. The Fourth Prince had someone accept them and asked Su Peisheng to pick out a few novelties to be delivered to Li Chenjiao in the East Courtyard the next day.
That night, Fourth Master stayed in the front yard. With Wen Xian's wedding approaching, he was busy, and with today's events, everyone inevitably sent some gifts to inquire about things. Fourth Master accepted some gifts from people he had previously had good relations with, but refused the rest.
Fourth Master was a cold-faced person by nature, so it wasn't too surprising that everyone's belongings were returned.
In the backyard, the Fujin (principal wife) breathed a slight sigh of relief knowing that the Fourth Prince was resting in the front yard. She didn't know why, but she just felt inexplicably relieved.
March 20th is a rare day with good weather, making it an auspicious day for marriage.
Princess Wenxian's wedding was a grand affair, and Li Chenjiao went to the princess's residence early in the morning to help out. Knowing her status, she simply followed behind the princess's wife and assisted her, but the princess's wife didn't like to give her any tasks.
The two children didn't come along. Li Chenjiao told Lin Mama and the wet nurse to bring the children to the princess's residence later. The princess's residence was lively today, and with so many people coming and going, it was easy for trouble to happen.
Li Chenjiao didn't want to bring the two children to help, so she simply let them arrive a little later. After all, the focus today was on Princess Wenxian and her consort Shun'an Yan, so it wouldn't attract attention if the two children came to play for a while.
However, Li Chenjiao still informed the Fourth Master in advance.
When the two children were led to Li Chenjiao's side, the consort Shun'an Yan was just coming out with Princess Wenxian. Consort De was unable to leave the palace, but Princess Wenxian and the consort Shun'an Yan were to go to the palace first to pay their respects to His Majesty.
After the couple left the Forbidden City, they would go directly to the Tongjia clan's residence to pay their respects to Shun'an Yan's parents, and then return to the princess's residence. They would not stay at the Tongjia clan's residence.
This is an honor.
The little girl blinked, looking at the sea of red figures, and asked her mother curiously what "Emperor Consort" meant.
Li Chenjiao said, "The consort is the princess's husband."
The little girl thought to herself, "Being a princess must be wonderful..."
Upon hearing this, Li Chenjiao simply patted the little girl's head and refrained from saying anything unlucky on this auspicious day.
Whether being a princess is good or not depends on the person...
That night, Fourth Master drank too much; it was rare for him to get drunk.
In the past, when the Fourth Prince was young, he would get drunk quite often throughout the year. However, now that his children have grown up, he rarely gets drunk anymore. The few times he appears drunk in front of others, it's all an act.
But today, with his younger sister getting married, Fourth Master really drank too much.
However, she still retained some rationality. Li Chenjiao personally fed her the hangover soup. Because Xiao Luzi said that a letter had arrived from home, Li Chenjiao went out for a while to keep it safe herself.
She wrote a letter home when she was eighteen a few days ago, and today is the twentieth, which is also Princess Wenxian's wedding day, so the mansion is busy with preparations.
This is actually quite convenient for sending the letter in.
After Li Chenjiao put the letter away in the study, she returned to the main room without even reading it and found the Second Princess lying on the soft couch, seemingly out of nowhere.
The father and daughter were whispering to each other about something.
Li Chenjiao went in and asked the little girl what she was saying.
The little girl blinked her eyes and said something surprising: "My daughter is asking her father, 'Will I have a son-in-law in the future? And can I have many like my father?'"
Li Chenjiao was dumbfounded.
Who taught this?
Good heavens! Li Chenjiao quickly glanced at Fourth Master.
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