Li Chenjiao gestured for the little girl to come closer, then lifted the little girl's hand and tapped her fair and tender palm: "If you two really fought, would your hands be so clean?"
Just as Wanwan was about to retort, Li Chenjiao said in a very confident tone, "Don't talk about being clean and washing your hands. You two both used your hands, so how could you go wash your hands together? You may have used your hands, but you didn't really use them..."
Li Chenjiao then pointed to the bamboo-colored peek-out from the purse at Wanwan's waist. It was Aman's handkerchief, or rather, the handkerchief that Aman, as the older sister, always prepared for her younger brother when he was little because she was worried that he would drool outside. Now that Wanwan is older and doesn't drool anymore, Aman still always carries an extra handkerchief.
This morning, Li Chenjiao took the two children to the East Courtyard. Li Chenjiao naturally remembered that Aman carried those handkerchiefs in her purse today.
A look of annoyance flashed in the Fourth Prince's eyes.
Li Chenjiao gathered the two children together: "Were you fighting in the front yard?"
The second princess, feeling that she was the older sister, acknowledged it first. The little girl lowered her head and rubbed her hands together: "Yes, it was something my brother and I discussed."
Li Chenjiao had already guessed it, and only asked, "How many people are watching?"
If a fight breaks out, then it's all for nothing if no one sees it.
This time, Wanwan chimed in: "Yes! Big sister saw us. But she seemed frightened by us, and she even came over to try and calm us down..."
What he didn't say was that the eldest sister came up to help the second sister.
After listening, Li Chenjiao hummed in agreement and then asked what excuse the two children had used to start arguing, or rather, "Why did the two children get into a fight?"
The second princess smiled shyly again: "There's no reason..."
This was unexpected for Li Chenjiao, but she quickly figured it out.
The Fourth Prince spoke at the same time: "Mother said that if you tell others everything, they will think more about it..."
Li Chenjiao nodded in agreement and raised her hand to pat Wanwan's head, but when she saw the hair stuck to the Fourth Prince's head from somewhere, she silently withdrew her hand.
She said to the nanny, "Have the kitchen prepare water, and take Wanwan and Aman to wash up and change their clothes."
Li Chenjiao put her hands back on her lap. She watched as the two children were led away and said, "Send someone to the main courtyard to apologize. Tell them the two children have embarrassed themselves. Considering that the Princess Consort is also busy with the Second Prince's affairs, I will discipline the two children properly these next few days..."
She knew in her heart that the Fujin (Prince Consort) would certainly not want the Second Prince to be "sick" for too long.
However, this means that only the eldest princess will be left to attend school in the front yard.
After thinking about it for a moment, Li Chenjiao sent someone to inform Madam Wang.
Wang was also very clever. After Qiu Hu came out of the main courtyard, Wang went to the main courtyard and said that the eldest princess had been frightened today. Although this was somewhat hateful, it was Li Chenjiao's way of telling Wang that the concubine did not mind such a statement.
Yes, Li Chenjiao couldn't be happier that the Fujin thought she was at odds with anyone in the backyard.
As expected, the Fujin (principal wife) found out. Although she knew there might be some excuse involved, she still took it seriously and sent Xia Chong and Xia Cao to the East Courtyard and Song Shi's place to deliver gifts and check on the children, so that she could go back and "report back" to the Fujin.
The Second Prince was sick for four or five days in the main courtyard, and only gradually recovered in June. Li Chenjiao waited until the Second Prince returned to the front courtyard to study for two days before letting the children go to the front courtyard to study.
The day the children went to school was the sixth day of the sixth lunar month. The prince and princess went to school, but the master was still asleep. Qiu Hu saw the two young masters off once and then quietly returned to the outer room of the east courtyard.
Qiu Hu was a little worried right now; her mistress's period... it seemed like it hadn't come last month...
This is actually a bit strange. After giving birth to the Fourth Prince, the lady listened to the imperial physician's advice and kept recuperating. Two years ago, her menstrual cycle returned to normal. Later, when the lady's maid, A-Shan, came to the mansion, she also examined the lady and changed two ingredients in the medicine prescribed by the imperial physician to make it milder.
In the past two years, my daughter's menstrual cycle has been almost completely regular.
Qiu Hu had a vague guess in his heart. He couldn't help but feel happy, but he also couldn't help but worry.
Well, it's best to be cautious.
Inside the main room, Li Chenjiao had actually woken up. She was looking up at the canopy bed and let out a sigh.
She gently placed her hand on her abdomen, and images that hadn't surfaced in a long time resurfaced in her mind.
It wasn't actually that long, but for Li Chenjiao herself, it was indeed quite a long time.
In fact, it had been quite a long time since Li Chenjiao had given birth to the Fourth Prince, four or five years after.
Like the Zhao Jia family, who gave birth to their youngest son the year before last, had a happy pregnancy last winter, and only when the weather warmed up this spring did an accident take the child away.
The unsavory methods used are, of course, needless to say.
In comparison, the Fourth Prince's backyard could indeed be described as peaceful and tranquil.
Zhao Jia was quite open-minded and begged the Third Master to investigate thoroughly. Li Chenjiao remembered that in the end, the investigation led to a concubine, and Zhao Jia personally dealt with the matter.
However, Lady Zhaojia wrote a letter a while ago saying that she knew perfectly well that the concubine was just pushed out to take the blame, but she still hated her to the core...
It was a five-month-old baby… Li Chenjiao had met Zhao Jiashi once during the New Year and knew that it was a prince, but naturally she would not say such hurtful things to Zhao Jiashi again.
At this moment, Li Chenjiao touched her belly, knowing that she was carrying another child with Fourth Master, but she didn't know whether it was a boy or a girl until the child was older.
Li Chenjiao figured it must have been the time when Fourth Master left, which was good.
Aside from being a bit tough.
There is nothing in this world that is completely without hardship.
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