After most of the day had passed, the carriage was no longer cool. As the carriage set off, Li Chenjiao fanned herself while talking to Granny Lin. Granny Lin then explained the inside story of how the young ladies had ordered their meals that day...
Li Chenjiao was listening with great interest when the carriage suddenly stopped.
The mistress and servant exchanged a glance. Just as Granny Lin was about to ask what had happened, the carriage curtain was suddenly lifted, and Li Chenjiao burst into laughter as soon as she saw the royal blue robe.
"Master? Master, what brings you here?"
It's past lunchtime now, neither early nor late, why is Fourth Master here?
When the Fourth Master entered, Granny Lin tactfully went outside the carriage. Su Peisheng brought in a small ice basin, and the carriage immediately cooled down.
The Fourth Prince simply hummed in response to Li Chenjiao's words, then asked her, "Did you have lunch at Mother's Palace?"
Li Chenjiao said yes, and then briefly explained why Consort De had summoned her to the palace today.
The Fourth Prince didn't ask any further questions. After all, it was his mother who chose a wife for the Thirteenth Prince, who would later become his brother's wife. Naturally, the Fourth Prince couldn't ask too many questions about the ethical relationship.
Li Chenjiao didn't say anything about the girls, but instead kept praising the Empress's small kitchen for its excellent cooking skills.
Li Chenjiao then asked if Fourth Master had had lunch.
Fourth Master said he had already used it at the Ministry of Revenue.
Li Chenjiao mimicked the Fourth Master and hummed in agreement, but she was still somewhat puzzled by his sudden appearance, though she didn't ask.
It's a bit strange that it's not the time when Fourth Master usually leaves his office.
When the carriage arrived at the mansion, Li Chenjiao waited for a while, but the Fourth Master did not get up.
If Fourth Master doesn't move, she naturally doesn't dare to move.
After a while, a cautious voice called out from outside, "Master?"
Fourth Master raised his hand: "You go back first."
Li Chenjiao suddenly realized, "Oh, Fourth Master isn't going back to the manor."
She silently breathed a sigh of relief. Just now, she had been thinking anxiously all the way to the palace. She had gone there alone with her own people, but on the way back, the Fourth Prince had come with her. She was afraid that if the news reached the main wife, she would secretly have someone question her without much thought.
Li Chenjiao didn't think she was exaggerating at all; she was actually thinking positively.
However, now that Fourth Master has made it clear that he will not get off the carriage with her, Li Chenjiao is naturally spared a lot of trouble.
Li Chenjiao's greatest fear in life is trouble.
However, before Li Chenjiao got off the carriage, she turned back again, her smiling face making it impossible for the Fourth Prince to look away: "Today I ate lotus leaf chicken in the Empress's palace. The kitchen's cooking skills are not as good as those in the Empress's palace. Please do me the honor of eating here, Your Highness."
When Fourth Master saw that she was bent over while speaking, he straightened up and pressed on Li Chenjiao's waist. Li Chenjiao was ticklish and flinched away.
"I will come back to the manor to see you," Fourth Master said, giving his approval.
Li Chenjiao smiled and agreed again.
Su Peisheng overheard a few words outside, but he didn't say anything.
The Fourth Prince had people keeping watch outside the palace gates since noon. After lunch, when the Fourth Prince hadn't seen Master Li come out, he found a teahouse nearby and waited. He had to wait for at least half an hour.
But Su Peisheng dared not utter a single word of these words.
After Master Li entered the mansion through the side gate, Su Peisheng asked from outside the carriage, "Master, where are we now...?"
The Fourth Prince's voice visibly turned cold: "Return to the Ministry of Revenue."
This reply was completely different in tone from the one the master had used to answer Master Li earlier.
Su Peisheng only dared to grumble in his heart.
The Fourth Prince personally escorted the person back to the mansion. Meanwhile, when Li Chenjiao returned to the East Courtyard, the Second Princess and the Fourth Prince were both fast asleep. An ice basin was placed in the inner room. The Second Princess occupied Li Chenjiao's bed, while the Fourth Prince occupied the soft couch in the outer room.
Li Chenjiao came out from the outer room, fanning herself, and said with some indignation, "Your mother is still in the palace, but that brat is sleeping soundly."
After saying that, she smiled and praised the Second Princess, "Aman slept so well today... Tell the kitchen to prepare... lotus leaf chicken. I'm actually craving tofu right now, so tell the kitchen to make it..."
Li Chenjiao walked towards the study while talking.
That evening, the Fourth Master kept his promise and came to the East Courtyard after returning to the mansion.
When the Fourth Prince arrived, Li Chenjiao was listening to him recite his lessons. It was rare for Li Chenjiao to have such a stern face.
The Fourth Prince listened for a while outside the corridor. The Fourth Prince was not very old, but he was very intelligent. Before he was three years old, he could recite poems by repeating what the Second Princess said all day long.
I can indeed recite the poem, but I'm still confused about what it's about.
After the Fourth Prince finished reciting, he couldn't discern any expression on his mother's face, and he didn't dare to move.
The mother and daughter looked at each other.
In the end, Li Chenjiao reached out and rubbed the Fourth Prince's little face, saying, "When your father was your age, he could already write poems. You are still far behind your father. Tell your son, Eyun, to wipe his hands and come out for dinner."
This child has such a tender face.
Su Peisheng followed behind his master, speechless as he listened to Master Li's words.
It was unclear which maid coughed lightly, but Li Chenjiao looked up and met the Fourth Master's gaze.
Or perhaps the Fourth Prince was watching her with his hands behind his back the whole time.
Li Chenjiao didn't know when the Fourth Master had arrived. She stood up and walked forward, smiling brightly, "You've arrived, Master? We've been waiting for you to have dinner."
In front of the maids and servants, the Fourth Master gave Li Chenjiao face and did not expose her.
However, when settling in at night, the Fourth Prince still earnestly emphasized and corrected me: "I only learned to write poetry when I was six years old." And those were just some nonsensical doggerel poems, but the Fourth Prince had hidden them away long ago after he could remember.
At this moment, Fourth Master still thought that Li Chenjiao had heard rumors from outside. He was not the kind of person who would get carried away by other people's praise.
Upon hearing this, Li Chenjiao's eyes lit up and she praised Fourth Master.
The Fourth Prince is still so young, and she's deliberately making things difficult for him. The thought of having to choose a wife for Wanwan in the future still gives her a headache.
Li Chenjiao whispered her worries to the Fourth Master.
The Fourth Master remained silent for a while after hearing this.
Li Chenjiao was so clever; she immediately knew what the Fourth Master was thinking. Suddenly, Li Chenjiao felt that being the Fourth Master's father was quite a hard job.
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