That night, the second princess was taken away by her wet nurse.
Li Chenjiao also took a bath today, but now that she is more than a month pregnant, bathing is quite difficult.
After the candle went out, the two lay together. Fourth Master was very warm, and since it was cold, Li Chenjiao subconsciously leaned closer to him.
The Fourth Master hadn't entered the backyard for several days. When Li Chenjiao leaned against him, the Fourth Master froze.
Li Chenjiao didn't notice at first, but she only vaguely realized something when she rubbed her hand towards the Fourth Master.
Li Chenjiao was stunned for two seconds, her subconscious reaction being that Fourth Master was in really good spirits.
She couldn't bring herself to push the maids out of her room; firstly, she couldn't bear to do it for them, and secondly, she found it disgusting.
But it doesn't seem quite right to let the Fourth Prince keep it bottled up like this...
If Li Chenjiao hadn't reacted just now, it wouldn't have been a problem, but unfortunately, Li Chenjiao just now...
Li Chenjiao silently withdrew her hand.
After a long pause, Li Chenjiao reluctantly put her hand back.
In the darkness, Li Chenjiao closed her eyes.
Fourth Master remained still until Li Chenjiao's hands became unruly, then he raised his hand and pressed her down, saying, "Get some rest."
Fourth Master's voice was somewhat hoarse.
Li Chenjiao stared wide-eyed in the darkness. "Fourth Master, what did you just say?"
Is it that she doesn't want to sleep? Who, actually, doesn't want to sleep?
She had finally managed to mentally prepare herself, so why was Fourth Master pretending like this?
Li Chenjiao decisively withdrew her hand. If she wanted to sleep, she would. She wouldn't say who was having trouble sleeping tonight.
Li Chenjiao pulled the blanket up, but still stubbornly refused to move away from Fourth Master.
It's really warm to be around Fourth Master.
Fourth Master's eyelids twitched slightly, and after a while, he suddenly spoke.
"We'll talk about this after you've finished your postpartum period."
Whether it was Li Chenjiao's imagination or not, she seemed to detect a hint of gritted teeth in the Fourth Master's tone.
Li Chenjiao shuddered.
Fourth Master's health has always been quite good...
Li Chenjiao closed her eyes; there were still several months to go.
Yes, it's still several months away, it's too early for you to say that.
...
The charcoal fire burning outside made the whole room warm and cozy, and Li Chenjiao quickly fell asleep.
The baby in my belly was unusually well-behaved all night, not making a fuss at all.
Grandpa Fourth Uncle finally got a good night's sleep.
The next day, the Fourth Prince got up very early. After watching his father, the Emperor, leave the capital, he turned around and met the Crown Prince's gaze.
During the days when the Emperor was away from the capital, the Crown Prince was in charge of the country as usual, followed by the Third Prince, Fourth Prince, and Fifth Prince in charge.
The Crown Prince smiled at the Fourth Prince, but the Fourth Prince did not smile; he simply cupped his hands in a respectful gesture towards the Crown Prince.
These days, the capital city and the imperial court appear calm on the surface, but the undercurrents surging beneath the surface are known only to those in power.
After the meeting, the Fourth Prince went to the Ministry of Revenue first, and then went to Liulichang after noon.
It was quite a coincidence that he ran into Longkodo.
This time, Longkodo didn't accompany his father because of some matters at home.
However, Longkodo's job was to guard the imperial city, so it wasn't surprising to see him in Liulichang at this time.
The two parted ways without exchanging many words.
Longkodo watched the Fourth Master's departing figure and laughed heartily: "Let's go, let's go to the teahouse for a drink."
Going to a teahouse for drinks, the real intention is not the drink itself.
The Fourth Prince was unaware of all that. After selecting the items, he had them delivered back to his residence. He also picked out a pair of enamel porcelain vases for his mother and Princess Wenxian.
After returning to the manor, Fourth Master went back to the front courtyard, only instructing Su Peisheng to deliver the things to the east courtyard: "Also, tell Master Li to make arrangements as soon as possible."
It means I won't go.
Li Chenjiao was quite pleasantly surprised to receive the gifts. Upon learning that the Fourth Master had personally selected them from Liulichang, she immediately chose a pair, and had Qiu Hu and the others carefully put away the rest.
However, the Fourth Prince did not enter the backyard that day.
The weather alternated between sunny and snowy days, and by the twelfth lunar month, the mansion gradually became lively again.
On the first day of the twelfth lunar month, it was time to go to the main courtyard to pay respects.
For the first half of the month, the Fourth Prince would spend one day in the back courtyard and two days in the front courtyard. When he went to the back courtyard, he would visit the princesses who had children.
Neither the Liu family nor the Niohuru family benefited.
I don't know what the Fourth Master was thinking.
There are bound to be some people who can't sit still anymore.
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