Upon discovering it was Fourth Master, Li Chenjiao showed no signs of embarrassment or guilt.
After all, every time Li Chenjiao entered the palace, the most painful thing was that her stomach was upset.
She tilted her head and smiled, saying only, "I'm sorry to have made you laugh, sir. It's getting late. I'm worried about the Second Princess, so why don't you go ahead first, and I'll follow shortly?"
After she finished speaking, she winked at the Fourth Master, her eyes sparkling with intelligence.
Although Li Chenjiao happened to run into the Fourth Master at this moment, and Li Chenjiao had already tidied herself up.
However, Li Chenjiao was not confused and naturally would not leave with the Fourth Master at this time.
If he were to actually appear before the Fujin (wife) with the Fourth Prince, she would be furious.
Li Chenjiao's thoughts were all written on her face, and she didn't try to hide them from Fourth Master at all.
However, how could Fourth Master not see or understand Li Chenjiao's implied meaning?
But at this moment, looking at Li Chenjiao's smiling face, Fourth Master stared at her for half a second and asked in a flat tone.
"Are you trying to kick me out?" Fourth Master glanced at Li Chenjiao.
Li Chenjiao exclaimed "Ah!" and reacted quickly: "This concubine has no such thing." She turned and bowed, her words quite sweet.
"How could I dare? If I can't see you now, the sooner I separate from you, the sooner I can see you later, right?"
Fourth Master stood still, and upon hearing Li Chenjiao's words, he hesitated for a moment, a rare occurrence.
The maids and servants had already lowered their heads.
The Fourth Master's eyebrows twitched, and he uttered a remark about being unruly before striding away.
Su Peisheng walked behind and first bowed to Li Chenjiao before hurrying to catch up with Fourth Master.
Li Chenjiao stood there and clicked her tongue, thinking to herself that her master was still so awkward.
After spending some time talking to the Fourth Master, Li Chenjiao didn't have time to eat the white fungus soup anymore. She could only have her maid pack some cakes and pastries to take with her on the way to the carriage to tide her over.
When Li Chenjiao arrived, the Fujin was standing beside the Fourth Prince, talking to him. Both of them looked quite pleased.
The Fujin noticed Li Chenjiao first and gave a faint chuckle: "Li, you're late."
Li Chenjiao didn't make any excuses for herself. She gave a slight curtsy to the Fourth Prince and said, "Greetings to Your Highness and Your Highness. Yes, I am late."
Just as the Fujin was about to say something more, the Fourth Prince spoke first.
"Let's set off."
Upon hearing the Fourth Prince's words, the Princess Consort glanced to the side, her gaze lingering on the jewels and ornaments adorning Li Chenjiao's hair before slowly withdrawing her gaze.
"It's getting late, it's indeed time to set off," the Princess Consort said, echoing the Fourth Prince's words.
The wet nurse who was holding the second prince quickly followed.
As for the eldest prince and the third prince, they were each carried into the same carriage by their respective wet nurses.
It was obvious that the Third Prince's wet nurse defered to the First Prince's wet nurse and got into the carriage first.
Li Chenjiao glanced at it briefly before looking away and was helped into the carriage by Qiu Hu.
The person who stood outside looking quite dignified began calling for Qiu Hu in a flurry of activity as soon as he got into the carriage.
"Let me have a couple more bites. Where's the handkerchief? I'll use it to pad my mouth."
To avoid getting cake crumbs on your clothes.
It happened before. When Li Chenjiao went to the palace that day, she ran into the Seventh Prince's wife. The Seventh Prince's wife kindly pointed it out and asked Li Chenjiao what kind of cakes she was eating.
Granny Lin is with us today, and she's quite adept at pouring tea.
There wasn't much tea on the carriage, otherwise it would be a real hassle to accidentally spill it on your clothes.
Li Chenjiao ate some cakes and pastries to fill her stomach in the carriage.
The carriage stopped in front of the Forbidden City. The Fourth Prince led the three young princes to the Hall of Preserving Harmony, while his wife and Li Chenjiao went to the Yonghe Palace one after the other as usual.
Logically, we should have gone to the Empress Dowager's Cining Palace first, but the Empress Dowager recently went to the Yuanmingyuan Garden to recuperate and relax, so we skipped that trip.
Furthermore, since His Majesty currently has no Empress in his harem, there is no need for him to go to Kunning Palace. The women of each household went to pay their respects to the Imperial Noble Consort and then went their separate ways.
The noblewomen who arrived at Yonghe Palace included the ladies of the Uya clan, as well as familiar faces such as Consort Cheng and the Seventh Prince's Consort.
While the Fujin (principal wife) went in to inquire about Consort Yinqiede, Li Chenjiao spoke a few more words with the Seventh Fujin, Nara, outside.
"How is your second princess?" Nara was straightforward and found herself quite compatible with Li Chenjiao when they talked about raising daughters.
As the two talked, they naturally came up with the topic of Consort De's illness. Li Chenjiao had been in the palace for a short time and naturally didn't have any informants, unlike the Seventh Prince's wife who was well-informed.
However, I heard that Seventh Prince will also be moving out of the palace and establishing his own residence before the New Year.
The Ministry of Works had already taken the order to start construction on the Seventh Prince's residence, but even once it was completed, it wouldn't be able to be moved out of the palace anytime soon.
The Imperial Astronomical Bureau had to select an auspicious day, and during the Mid-Autumn Festival, Nara secretly told Li Chenjiao about this troublesome matter.
Li Chenjiao and Nara got along quite well, and now she was listening to Nara talk about the Fujin's illness.
"She had just been coughing before. I heard that your wife sent her some Sichuan fritillary bulb and loquat syrup. Later, when she escorted the Empress Dowager out of the palace to the Yuanmingyuan, it was windy, and she caught a cold. However, she has been feeling better these past few days."
In addition, the Fourth Prince has been visiting Yonghe Palace frequently these past few days, and each time he has Su Peisheng bring a lot of medicinal herbs, so Consort De's mood has seemed to have improved considerably these past few days.
However, Nara naturally couldn't say much about these things.
Without the children today, Yonghe Palace was less lively, but with the Princess Consort constantly showing concern for the Empress, it was still quite lively.
However, the Empress then said she was a little tired and went to rest in the inner room. Consort Cheng then took charge of the conversation with Lady Wuya, and the Fujin finally calmed down.
Two flowers bloom, each representing a different branch.
The inner palace was bustling with activity, and the Hall of Preserving Harmony in front was also lively in its own way.
The second and third princes were still too young to walk, and when they were carried to the palace, with people coming and going, it was inevitable that something might go wrong.
The two wet nurses carried the second and third princes to the side hall, where there were also young princes from other families.
Fourth Master also instructed Su Peisheng to stay behind and personally watch over the place, in order to prevent any oversight.
As for the eldest prince, he naturally followed the fourth prince into the Hall of Supreme Harmony.
The eldest prince can walk a little better now, but he still can't speak properly; he stumbles and can't call out "Father" yet.
The Fourth Prince didn't care much about those things. He waited until the First Prince was steady before bending down slightly and extending his hand.
The wet nurse busied herself coaxing the eldest prince to reach out his hand.
Unexpectedly, the eldest prince seemed quite afraid of the fourth prince, and after the fourth prince reached out his hand, he hid behind the wet nurse.
The wet nurse was so anxious she was sweating profusely: "Eldest Prince—Eldest Prince, quickly go to your father's arms, Eldest Prince—"
The Fourth Prince waited a while, and by this time the First Prince had almost disappeared from sight, completely behind the wet nurse.
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