When Fourth Master received the news, he was having breakfast with Li Chenjiao.
This morning, the Fourth Prince sent someone to invite Li Chenjiao, who was still half asleep. She only woke up and washed up when she arrived at the main hall. Before coming, she had only dressed properly in her west wing.
Li Chenjiao felt that Fourth Master was really making things difficult for her.
"Don't go back today," Fourth Master said before the meal.
Li Chenjiao thought about it and realized that it would indeed be troublesome to go back and forth, so she nodded.
The two children said yesterday that Hongxi invited them to play today, so Li Chenjiao wasn't in a hurry to go back to the West Side Hall.
"Alright, then I won't come tomorrow?" After agreeing not to go back today, Li Chenjiao discussed it with the Fourth Master.
With the Fourth Prince by her side all day, she probably wouldn't be able to sleep well. Besides, the Fourth Prince isn't the only one around her; she also needs to keep her two children company.
Although staying by the Fourth Prince's side was comfortable and pleasant, I was always worried about offending him. It was not as comfortable as staying in my own courtyard or room.
Upon hearing this, the Fourth Master frowned immediately, but did not refuse outright. He looked at Li Chenjiao.
Li Chenjiao has indeed lost weight recently, and she's lost a lot of weight. She looks like she could be blown away by the wind.
Making Li Chenjiao run back and forth every day is indeed tiring, but...
"Every day, have Xiao Lu report back what you've used there," Fourth Master said.
Actually, it only takes a little over fifteen minutes to get from the west wing hall to the main hall. Since Li Chenjiao is still young, it's not too tiring.
She's just a little afraid of the sun, which is why she finds it so troublesome.
Fourth Master didn't feel anything while recuperating here, but when Li Chenjiao stood under the sun, she felt like she could be roasted alive.
However, it's a good thing that Fourth Master nodded now, even though she felt that she and Fourth Master were thinking different things.
After the two had discussed it and agreed, they began to have breakfast.
Because the Fourth Master is unable to move around easily, his meals have been arranged on a small square table set up in front of the soft couch.
Li Chenjiao ate her mung bean porridge, occasionally putting a couple of bites of food on Fourth Master's plate. Fourth Master can now stand up straight, but he has to be careful and slow, otherwise he will aggravate his wounds.
Li Chenjiao peeked at it twice yesterday while Fourth Master was changing his dressing, and it was truly...horrifying.
Li Chenjiao could barely trace the wound with both hands, and she guessed... it would probably leave a scar.
Thinking this, Li Chenjiao looked at the Fourth Master opposite her with a somewhat weak and pitiful air.
Su Peisheng entered at this moment. He glanced at Master Li first, and then bowed to the two of them.
Fourth Master glanced at him: "Speak."
It means there's no need to avoid it.
Li Chenjiao had already straightened up and was about to get up when she heard Fourth Master's words. She froze for a moment and then sat back down.
No, why didn't Fourth Master ask her if she wanted to listen?
Su Peisheng has already spoken up, which is that the Third Prince and the Eighth Prince have left the Emperor's presence, that His Majesty issued an edict ordering Prince Zhi to return to the capital, and that His Majesty appointed Yinreng to attend to the ailing Prince Yinreng this morning.
Li Chenjiao subconsciously clenched her silver chopsticks, as if she had heard some terrible news.
Fourth Master, is this really something she can listen to?
After hearing this, the Fourth Master said nothing, but simply raised his hand to signal Su Peisheng to step back.
Su Peisheng hesitated for a moment, but after thinking about it, he bowed and withdrew.
He wasn't in a hurry to talk about the letter Lord Longkodo had sent, since he didn't know what it contained.
The inner hall fell silent again. Li Chenjiao silently picked up her chopsticks, but she still said, trying to cover up her misunderstanding, "Did I hear something I shouldn't have?"
She had already heard it, and it was Fourth Master who had Su Peisheng say it.
Fourth Master didn't seem to care: "If we don't know now, we'll find out later anyway."
It's just a matter of time.
However… Fourth Master still showed a hint of displeasure: “I told you to listen. Why are you being so cautious? Do you think I’m the one who will settle scores later?”
Li Chenjiao pursed her lips silently, not daring to speak.
Fourth Master was both amused and annoyed by Li Chenjiao's behavior; she always acted as if he would eventually grow tired of her…
Fourth Master snorted again, avoiding the food that Li Chenjiao was trying to ingratiate herself with by placing on his plate.
Seeing this, Li Chenjiao stopped insisting and lowered her head to eat the food in her bowl.
Is it wrong for her to be cautious?
However, Li Chenjiao didn't make a fuss. After breakfast, she watched the Fourth Master drink his medicine, while she herself had already finished hers.
She waited for the Fourth Master to drink his medicine, deliberately staring at him and smiling. The Fourth Master noticed this, and every time he looked up, Li Chenjiao would look down and not look at him.
After a few rounds, Fourth Master simply watched Li Chenjiao drink the medicine. Sure enough, a few breaths later, Li Chenjiao looked up.
Their eyes met. Li Chenjiao wasn't embarrassed at being caught; she just stared straight at Fourth Master.
Fourth Master chuckled again, putting down the medicine bowl: "Gotcha."
Li Chen laughed so hard she leaned back, which startled the Fourth Master: "Sit still."
There was no large pillow behind Li Chenjiao, so she wasn't worried about hurting her back.
The unpleasantness from before vanished instantly, and Li Chenjiao squeezed back onto the soft couch next to Fourth Master.
She explained, "I feel terrified when I hear about what's going on outside."
That's a nice way of putting it.
Fourth Master played with Li Chenjiao's fingers, saying, "If you didn't know, wouldn't you be worried and scared too?"
That's true.
Li Chenjiao also touched Fourth Master's fingers, but she didn't find it funny at all.
"We've had some free time lately, so let's just listen to what's going on outside, but don't get involved," Fourth Master said.
Since Father Emperor has sent Third Brother and Eighth Brother back to their respective places, he must have found out something. In any case, someone is going to suffer.
Li Chenjiao rested in the main hall that night, but she was really afraid of seduce the Fourth Prince in the middle of the night, so she rested in the side hall instead.
That evening, the two played a few rounds of chess, but Li Chenjiao was really a terrible player; even if the Fourth Master let her win, she still couldn't beat him.
Li Chenjiao stayed in the main hall every other day. Every time Li Chenjiao came, the Fourth Prince would instruct the kitchen to prepare her favorite dishes, but Li Chenjiao's appetite was still just average.
But you can still eat some.
On August 23, a group of servants and even the imperial guards around the Emperor were dealt with in Changchun Garden.
The reason given was poor service, but His Majesty did make an appearance, and the servants who saw his face said he looked quite well.
With His Majesty looking well, everyone could at least breathe a sigh of relief, regardless of anything else.
Compared to the quietness of the previous days, Changchun Garden was much more lively.
However, on the 25th, His Majesty suddenly had another outburst. This time, it wasn't the servants below him who were affected, but the deposed Crown Prince, Yinreng.
This is rather strange. Just a few days ago, His Majesty had Yinreng serve him medicine, and from the outside, they seemed to be a loving father and son. How could things suddenly change like this...?
It is said that a bowl of scalding hot medicine was poured directly onto Yinreng in front of the emperor.
Just hearing about Li Chenjiao's situation makes me feel pain.
Turning to look at the Fourth Master, he too was frowning in thought.
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