After the Fujin collapsed, the Fourth Prince went to check on Honghui. Honghui had only been awake for a short while. The little boy was nestled in the bed. When he saw the Fourth Prince come in, he gave him a sweet and endearing smile.
"Father," the Second Prince called softly as the Fourth Prince approached, his voice timid.
The Fourth Prince sat on the edge of the bed and squeezed the Second Prince's little hand: "Father is here, Honghui, don't be afraid."
The Fourth Prince's voice was unusually gentle.
The second prince simply responded without saying anything, and did not ask his mother if she was alright or anything like that.
The Fourth Prince didn't mention his wife. He touched the Second Prince's forehead, which was still a little hot.
After withdrawing his hand, the Fourth Prince asked again, "Does the Second Prince want to go out and play in a few days?"
The second prince blinked, and after a while asked, "Will Mother come too?"
Fourth Master said without changing his expression, "Your mother isn't going this time."
He didn't give any reason; he simply said that his wife wouldn't be going.
It's not appropriate to make up any excuse in front of children.
After hearing this, the Second Prince remained silent for a long time. After a while, he raised his head and asked the Fourth Prince, "Is Mother alone in the mansion?"
Fourth Master looked at him and said, "Your mother has someone with her."
The second prince said "Oh" and didn't ask any more questions.
After a while, the Second Prince's wet nurse brought in the medicinal soup.
Fourth Master asked, "Do you want your father to feed you?"
Fourth Master used to love feeding the two children medicine in the East Courtyard. Although the two children were not often sick, they did not seem to like Fourth Master feeding them.
Both children complained that taking medicine this way was too troublesome, hence the question.
The second prince nodded, his eyes shining.
The Fourth Prince then fed the Second Prince his medicine, and after the Second Prince fell asleep, he went to see his wife again.
The main purpose was to inform the Fujin that he would be taking the Second Prince with him on his trip to Changchun Garden.
The princess almost burst into tears. She thanked the fourth prince, and her spirits seemed to improve immediately.
Fourth Master didn't have anyone escort him, nor did he linger; he went straight back to the front yard.
Back in the front yard, Su Peisheng told Fulu to prepare dinner, while he followed the Fourth Master into the study.
Before even entering the study, the Fourth Prince had already begun giving instructions: "From today onwards, everything that enters the main courtyard should first be sent to the front courtyard for inspection, and then the things that the Princess Consort has collected in the past six months should be brought out for inspection."
In other words, after the items enter the gatehouse, they are first sent to the front yard, and after being inspected in the front yard, they are then sent to the main yard.
Su Peisheng replied, "Yes, this servant will begin to take care of it tomorrow."
When the Fourth Prince entered the study, servants had already placed an ice basin, making the room cool and refreshing.
The Fourth Prince entered the study, but the coolness could not extinguish the heat in his heart.
Su Peisheng suppressed his anger, not daring to utter a sound.
"Grind the ink," Fourth Master ordered coldly.
Su Peisheng hurriedly added water and ground ink. He turned his head and saw that the Fourth Master was drafting the list of people to go to Changchun Garden this time.
Yes, this matter was originally to be arranged by the Fujin (Prince's wife), but now that she is ill, the Fourth Prince has to take care of it himself.
The Fourth Prince wrote "Concubine Li" first, which was not surprising.
Given the concubine's continued favor, the presence of the Second Princess and the Fourth Prince, and now that she is pregnant...
Although we went to Changchun Garden for the Mid-Autumn Festival, we certainly wouldn't have stayed for only a few days.
How could the Fourth Prince bear to leave his beloved concubine to stay in the manor with his primary wife...
Immediately afterward, Su Peisheng watched as the Fourth Prince wrote "Princess Song".
This is not surprising. Song Gege is an old servant in the mansion, and she hasn't done anything annoying in the past two years. She is also raising the eldest princess. It's not surprising that Song Gege is on the eldest princess's side.
Then, the Fourth Prince wrote "Princess Wu".
This surprised Su Peisheng slightly. If we're talking about silence, then Wu Gege was undoubtedly the most prominent figure in the inner courtyard.
Moreover, there's the heartbreaking story of the eldest prince.
Su Peisheng had originally intended to skip over Wu Gege entirely.
But then I thought about it again and realized that Fourth Master was a man who cherished old friendships, so it wasn't surprising.
Then the Fourth Master wrote down Bai Jiashi and Xu Shi, and then there were no others.
I wrote about Madam Xu because she was the foster mother of the Third Prince, and there was Madam Bai Jia, simply because Madam Bai Jia was considered one of the more low-key people in the household.
However, these are all just Su Peisheng's speculations.
However, at least for now, the people Fourth Master listed are all those who don't usually cause trouble...
After writing the two characters "Xu Shi", Fourth Master put down his pen.
Once the writing was dry, Fourth Master tapped the table: "Send this to your Master Li so she can take a look and make some changes."
Su Peisheng didn't react for a moment; he was stunned for a few seconds.
By the time Su Peisheng realized what was happening, Fourth Master was already looking at him impatiently.
Su Peisheng readily agreed; wasn't he quite surprised?
That makes sense, though. We can't expect the Fourth Prince to handle everything from now on, can we? With the Princess Consort ill, someone has to step in and take charge.
However, Consort Li was usually a woman who didn't concern herself with anything, so it's no wonder that Su Peisheng was so surprised at this moment.
Su Peisheng took the list and personally went to the east courtyard. As soon as he left the study, the Fourth Master leaned back in his armchair.
A deep sigh escaped from Fourth Master's lips.
...
Li Chenjiao had already eaten dinner in the east courtyard a while ago. She was watching the two children playing under the swing. In the past two days, Xiao Luzi and Dongsheng had built another swing so that the two children could play together.
However, Li Chenjiao thought that she would probably have to get another injection after the baby was born.
I'm afraid that it won't be enough by then.
Li Chenjiao was still surprised to learn that Su Peisheng had come.
Why did Su Peisheng arrive at this time?
She still let Su Peisheng in.
"Greetings to Consort Su. His Majesty has instructed me to bring some items for Consort Su to review." Su Peisheng handed over the list.
Qiu Hu took it from the side and handed it to Li Chenjiao.
Li Chenjiao took it and only saw a few names. She looked up and asked, "What's this?"
Su Peisheng explained, "In a few days, His Highness will be accompanying the Emperor to Changchun Garden. This is the list of attendants that His Highness has prepared. Please take a look, Consort."
Li Chenjiao chuckled upon hearing this: "Did Master send me to see this?"
She had already memorized everyone on the list with that one glance, and she pondered for a while.
Su Peisheng replied with a smile, "Of course, this servant would not dare to spread false information."
Li Chenjiao closed the list and asked, "May I ask, Eunuch Su, is Changchun Garden a private courtyard for the master?"
Su Peisheng said, "The princes each have their own large courtyard."
The concubine immediately got to the heart of the matter: the size of the courtyard determined the number of people who could accompany the concubine.
Li Chenjiao thought for a moment, and realized that with the addition of the five people on her list, there were no more and no less...
Add the children to the mix, and it's actually quite suitable.
She smiled and handed the form back to Qiu Hu: "I think it's already perfect, there's nothing that needs to be changed."
Su Peisheng respectfully accepted the order, and Xiao Luzi escorted him out.
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