When will Li Chenjiao discover that Fourth Master is in the East Courtyard?
If Xiao Luzi hadn't come in to announce their arrival, Li Chenjiao probably would never have noticed the Fourth Master's arrival.
When Xiao Luzi came in to remind her, Li Chenjiao had already changed her clothes and finished her bowl of mung bean and pumpkin soup. She was sweating profusely and only then did she feel a little cooler. Upon hearing that Fourth Master was outside, she almost blurted out...
"Fourth Master has gotten used to the sun in Guangdong. Why is he going outside instead of staying indoors..."
Li Chenjiao got up, but didn't rush to the outer room. She first squatted down in front of the ice basin and used a fan to cool herself. She sighed comfortably before slowly getting up and going to the outer room.
Li Chenjiao could walk around her own courtyard with her eyes closed. She went around to the other side of the covered walkway and tiptoed along, soon appearing on the other side of the locust tree.
She went around behind the swing set without making a sound, but gently swung her wrist to fan herself with a round fan, sending out a cool breeze.
Seeing this, Su Peisheng, who was standing to the side, silently bowed and retreated. Oh, and he also pulled his silly apprentice down with him.
Fourth Master remained silent. Li Chenjiao, having fanned the air for a while, grew tired and gently pushed the swing.
Fourth Master still hadn't opened his eyes, but finally spoke: "So you finally know I exist?"
As he was speaking, he suddenly leaned his head back.
Li Chenjiao took a step forward, and Fourth Master leaned against her.
It was a bit hot. Li Chenjiao thought for a moment, but still didn't dodge, otherwise Fourth Master would have fallen backward.
Fourth Master leaned against Li Chenjiao, his body half-leaning against her.
Li Chenjiao felt a little itchy. There was no need to worry about pressing on her abdomen by leaning back like this, since Fourth Master didn't exert any force at all, he was just leaning against her.
However, Li Chenjiao was actually quite tired after standing for a while, and her legs were a little sore.
She lowered her head slightly and whispered in Fourth Master's ear, "I'm a little tired..."
Fourth Master finally opened his eyes and noticed that Li Chenjiao had lost weight. He subconsciously grasped Li Chenjiao's wrist, but only felt a thin layer of skin.
Li Chenjiao also noticed that Fourth Master had lost weight and become darker.
She made a sound and raised her hand to touch her face: "I don't have much of an appetite in the summer, so I seem to have lost some weight."
Li Chenjiao hadn't yet figured out how to tell Fourth Master about the good news.
Fourth Master had already stood up and helped Li Chenjiao sit on the swing. Li Chenjiao hesitated for a moment, but still said, "But... why don't we go inside to talk? Isn't it hot outside, my lord..."
Fourth Master was taken aback; he really didn't feel that hot.
Li Chenjiao straightened Fourth Master's braid, noticing that Sui Zimo had gotten covered in dirt.
"You must be tired from your journey, Master. Please take a bath and wash up first." Li Chenjiao sat on the swing and looked back at Fourth Master as she spoke.
Fourth Master lowered his head and said "Good".
Li Chenjiao immediately stood up and told Qiu Hu and the others to prepare hot water. She pulled Fourth Master into the inner room, where she instantly felt cool.
While the maids were preparing, Li Chenjiao looked the Fourth Master up and down again after he sat down.
She thought for a moment before asking, "Was the journey peaceful?"
When Fourth Master met Li Chenjiao's gaze, his brows furrowed with nothing but concern.
"Some small fry were jumping around, but they've all been dealt with," Fourth Master said calmly.
Li Chenjiao couldn't interfere with these matters. After hearing this, she could only trust Fourth Master. She nodded, and her gaze suddenly stopped on Fourth Master's left shoulder.
Fourth Master was dressed rather plainly today, so the slight red on his left shoulder was particularly eye-catching.
Li Chenjiao suddenly stood up and moved closer to Fourth Master. She wasn't sure: "Is it...blood?"
Fourth Master is injured? Li Chenjiao's heart skipped a beat, and images of assassinations from various storybooks flashed through her mind.
The Fourth Master turned his head and only then did he finally feel the stinging pain.
The wound reopened.
He held Li Chenjiao's slightly trembling hand, trying to comfort her: "I just bumped into something on the way back. Someone touched me just now, and the wound reopened."
He spoke casually, but Li Chenjiao couldn't stop imagining.
Li Chenjiao felt a little dizzy and didn't dare to look at the bright red blood on Fourth Master's shoulder.
After a moment, she finally reacted: "Green Plum, bring the medicine box..."
After giving her instructions, she added, "You have to wait until you take a bath before you can change the dressing. Just make sure the wound doesn't get wet, so wrap it up with something for now... I'll do it myself."
Qiu Hu, who had just entered from outside, hesitated for a moment after hearing this. She bowed first and said, "Master, mistress, the hot water in the bathing room is ready."
Li Chenjiao breathed a sigh of relief, and the Fourth Master led her by the hand to the clean room.
Only Li Chenjiao and Fourth Master remained in the clean room. Li Chenjiao took this opportunity to check if Fourth Master had any other injuries. Fortunately, apart from the wound on his shoulder, there were no other wounds.
However, Li Chenjiao still noticed some small scars that she hadn't seen before. She pursed her lips but didn't ask.
After taking a bath, when no one was around, Fourth Master took Li Chenjiao's hand again.
"It's alright, really, I said it."
Upon hearing this, Li Chenjiao lowered her head slightly and lightly kissed Yinzhen's tiger's mouth.
A slender, thin figure was reflected on the ground. Fourth Master looked at the top of Li Chenjiao's head and suddenly sighed.
After his trip, Fourth Master's hands were covered in calluses, clearly indicating that he had suffered a lot outside.
He certainly suffered. Besides encountering snakes when he left Fujian, he was assassinated twice after he wiped out the pirates, and several more times on his way back to the capital.
The people secretly involved are all different.
The Fourth Prince didn't tell many people about these things. Even in his correspondence with the Thirteenth Prince, he only mentioned that he had been assassinated a few times, but he didn't specify how many times.
The Nian family is indeed capable; they did manage to uncover some clues. Although there was no concrete evidence, based on various sources, the different groups behind them were able to get pretty close to the truth.
Fourth Master, don't be in a hurry. He'll settle the score slowly in the future.
At this moment, Fourth Master came to his senses and decided to think about how to comfort the tearful woman in front of him.
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