"Have both children gone back to the front courtyard for school?" the Fujin asked expressionlessly.
Yu Ru said, "This morning, the Second Princess and the Fourth Prince from the East Courtyard went back to the front courtyard to study. However, unlike before, this time the Second Princess and the Fourth Prince did not arrive at the front courtyard together. The Second Princess arrived about fifteen minutes early, and the Fourth Prince arrived just in time a while later."
A faint smile appeared on the Fujin's face. She wanted to say something, but before she could speak, she asked, "By the way, have you found out why they took action?"
Several days have passed, and the Fujin (principal wife) had already ordered an investigation, but she had forgotten about it in the past few days.
My memory... seems to be not as good as it used to be...
The Fujin frowned slightly, lost in thought when Yu Ru's reply interrupted her: "The servants in the front courtyard are extremely tight-lipped, but we still managed to get some information from the servants around the First Princess. Apparently, the Second Princess and the Fourth Prince are dissatisfied, feeling that Consort Li is biased..."
eccentric……
It's unclear which word in the conversation struck a nerve with the Fujin, but the smile on her face froze slightly.
After a long silence, the wife exhaled, but she didn't laugh: "Having many children isn't all good. Distributing them unfairly can actually cause estrangement between mothers and children..."
However, having both sons and daughters naturally has its advantages. Yu Ru knew the source of the Fujin's worries and simply echoed her with a "yes."
The princess consort didn't dwell on it too much; she suddenly smiled.
The Second Prince just returned to the front courtyard to study a few days ago, and today, Madam Li from the East Courtyard sent the Second Princess and the Fourth Prince back to the front courtyard, as well as the Eldest Princess. By the Double Ninth Festival, she will be an eight-year-old girl, and she will still be frightened by the quarrels and fights of her younger siblings.
The princess didn't believe it, but she understood one thing.
Whether it was Madam Xu, who followed suit and claimed illness, or the Second Princess and Fourth Prince, whose actions were of dubious authenticity, or now, the fact that they dared not let their children return to the front courtyard unless their Second Prince did...
Is it because they are all afraid of her, dread her, and dare not offend her?
That's enough. What the princess wants is for her servants to have lifelong respect for her, and for them to never be able to surpass her.
Mothers and mothers feared her, let alone children; their children would also have to respect and revere her, Honghui, for their entire lives.
The Princess Consort was in a really good mood, and she rarely took the initiative to ask the ladies in the palace, "Has Your Highness said anything these past few days?"
Yu Ru shook her head: "Her Madam only sent Zhao Mama once. She heard that the Second Prince had fallen ill after taking care of him day and night. She left some tonics and then took her leave. Later, Her Madam sent someone to deliver some things again, just telling the Second Prince to take good care of him."
The princess snorted: "It's all empty words... What visit? She's clearly here to warn me. Fine, I'll submit my nameplate tomorrow and go to the palace to pay my respects to her."
In just a short while, the Fujin became irritated again, and even the account book in front of her became an eyesore. She flipped through a couple of pages in frustration, and finally waved her hand to signal Yuru to leave.
Yu Ru was a little worried, but she still left as instructed.
...
June was indeed a busy month. After a few days of leisure, the Princess Consort realized that she still had a lot of things to do. Not to mention the accounts, expenses, and other matters, there was also the birthday celebration of the palace lady before the Thirteenth Prince's wedding. Since the Fourth Prince was afraid that he would not be able to return to the capital in time this year, he had already instructed before his departure that the birthday celebration of the palace lady should be held in a grand and lively manner.
The thirteenth prince's wedding was held in the Fourth Palace of Ganxi. The princess consort always valued appearances, so she naturally followed Consort De's instructions and took on any help she could. Consort De was now selecting a primary wife for the fourteenth prince, who would be the princess consort's future sister-in-law, so she couldn't be careless. There were also the additions of children to various households, and other trivial matters in the household were all handed over to the maids.
The so-called trivial matters are things like some insignificant replies from various places.
When the Fourth Prince was around, the concubines, princesses, and maids would inform the front courtyard if they had their periods, which meant they could not serve him in bed. However, when the Fourth Prince was occasionally away from the mansion, they no longer liked to report to the main courtyard, since the Fourth Prince was not at home anyway.
The same was true for Li Chenjiao in the East Courtyard. In fact, because Li Chenjiao always accompanied the Fourth Master when he went north or on his southern tour in previous years and was not at the mansion, the maids in the main courtyard had actually forgotten about it.
Li Chenjiao, being in the East Courtyard, naturally wouldn't send someone to the Main Courtyard to inform them.
To be honest, Li Chenjiao hadn't had her period for two months.
Li Chenjiao's period was two days late at the end of April. However, at that time, Li Chenjiao was having many dreams at night, and the Fourth Prince had only set off a few days earlier. Li Chenjiao herself forgot whether her period had come or not. Later, she found out that she was pregnant, so she didn't find it strange that her period hadn't come recently.
Li Chenjiao herself realized that Qiu Hu beside her had probably already discovered her. The girl had been watching her during her meals, during her baths, and during her bedtime routines these past two days.
However, Qiu Hu had clearly not alerted anyone else, and the maids in the courtyard remained as they always were.
Li Chenjiao herself was no different from before. It wasn't the first time she had experienced pregnancy, so she didn't feel nervous at all.
She continued with her daily routine as usual, but whether it was due to the weather or something else, Li Chenjiao's appetite had not been very good since June.
It doesn't seem like a reaction to pregnancy; it's just that I don't have a good appetite.
Now Pingniang and Qiaoniang in the small kitchen were even more worried.
Although the two little masters' appetites haven't changed, they can't help but eat less when they see their mother eating less.
Li Chenjiao made cherry pancakes again in the small kitchen, and they tasted a bit better than before, but she still didn't eat much of them.
Within a few days, Li Chenjiao had lost a little weight, but it wasn't very noticeable.
On the tenth day of the sixth month, good news came from Guangdong, but Li Chenjiao had no idea what the details were or how many casualties there were. The Fourth Prince did not send any news back; the so-called good news was only presented to His Majesty.
Since this trip was to suppress bandits, Li Chenjiao did not write a letter to the Fourth Master. Firstly, the journey was long and time-consuming, and secondly, she did not know what to say.
Before telling her about her good fortune, Li Chenjiao thought about it carefully and decided to wait until the Fourth Master returned to give him some good news.
This was the only thing that Li Chenjiao could look forward to.
The days passed in this way, and it wasn't until the day of Consort De's birthday that things finally got busy again.
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