Li Chenjiao understood that it was Fourth Master who gave her face.
However, she wasn't really too worried. She just noticed that Fourth Master used to come every two days.
Fourth Master is a man who values rules, but sometimes he doesn't.
It's fine as it is for now. Fourth Master comes to visit her every two or three days, and she feels relaxed.
As for the new bride moving into the manor, Li Chenjiao actually asked, "Which two courtyards have been tidied up? Are they ready? Has anyone said when they will move in?"
Qiu Hu looked at her master and replied, "Both courtyards have been having people cleaned these past two days. One is the front courtyard where Xie Gege used to live, and the other is behind our courtyard. There's been a lot of noise about it these past two days."
Qiu Ci, who was standing to the side, didn't say anything, but her expression wasn't exactly pleasant either.
These two courtyards, one in front of the other, sandwiched Li Chenjiao's east courtyard in the middle.
However, Li Chenjiao didn't hear any noise behind her.
The front courtyard was alright, since it was separated from the courtyard where Princess Wu used to live, and it was quite far away.
However, the courtyard behind, the east courtyard that Li Chenjiao is currently in, has been expanded and is now the largest courtyard in the entire east side. Further back, there is a small pavilion and a small courtyard, but it is somewhat remote.
Qiu Hu said, "I heard it was the Fujin who ordered it, to keep the peace of the mansion quiet. Besides, it's just cleaning, not a major renovation, so there's nothing much going on."
However, this arrangement does indeed seem somewhat targeted.
No wonder Qiu Ci was so indignant.
However, the courtyard in front, which is now considered an unlucky place in the mansion, has actually been cleaned up and given to a princess who has just entered the mansion to live in.
Something doesn't look quite right.
Li Chenjiao frowned and asked the question Qiu Hu hadn't answered earlier: "Did they say when we'd be entering the manor?"
Qiu Hu shook her head: "No, Wu Gege only had two courtyards tidied up, and didn't say anything else."
Li Chenjiao remained silent for a moment, then slowly said, "We might know when we go to the main courtyard to pay our respects on the fifteenth."
At this time in the past, she would have been preparing to enter the mansion.
Fortunately, the Fourth Master's courtyard was large enough, otherwise it wouldn't have been able to accommodate so many people.
Li Chenjiao yawned; that meant she was sleepy.
I'm tired.
It's only a few days away, so thinking about it now is a waste of time.
Qiu Hu was both amused and exasperated. Her master's calm and composed demeanor, even in the face of imminent danger, was something all the maids in the courtyard could learn from.
As Li Chenjiao walked into the inner room, she couldn't help but miss the time she spent on the estate before, when she truly felt relaxed and carefree.
Unfortunately, I'm afraid I won't have that opportunity this year.
However, on the fifteenth day, when everyone went to the main courtyard to pay their respects, the Princess Consort kept silent about the new bride entering the mansion, and even when she did mention it, she only mentioned it briefly.
He only said one sentence: "My younger sister will be coming to the mansion in a few days. It will also be the second prince's first birthday, so we can have a celebration then."
That's true. The Second Prince will turn one year old at the end of April, and a few days later it will be the Second Princess's first birthday, followed shortly by the Third Prince's birthday.
There's also the Dragon Boat Festival in May, which is really keeping me busy. I can let everything else go, but I'm afraid I'll have to go to the palace for the Dragon Boat Festival.
This year's Qingming Festival was simple, although Qingming is traditionally not a big celebration, but it was slightly simpler than in previous years.
This is going to keep us busy.
However, from beginning to end, the Fujin (wife of the Fujin) did not talk about the new lady entering the household at all, which was quite contrary to her usual behavior in the past few days.
Now, anyone could see the change in the Princess Consort's attitude.
Wu was one of the only two people in the know who knew the truth, but judging from her smiling face when she paid her respects in the main courtyard, it seemed as if she knew nothing at all.
Li Chenjiao sat firmly to the left and right. Even if Bai Jia was worried, what could she do? She could only watch helplessly. Song Shi, on the other hand, was probably the most anxious one. She was so worried that she had even developed a few pimples on her chin.
Xu remained as sullen as ever.
The princess consort did not linger with them, leaving them to guess who the newcomer might be.
When Madam Song came out of the main courtyard, her face was not very pleasant. She muttered to herself, "When the grand selection was held three years ago, the Fujin entered the mansion earlier. At that time, she also kept quiet about who was going to enter the mansion. I want to see what kind of medicine the Fujin is up to this time."
She appeared flustered in the main courtyard, but now that she's outside, there's no trace of panic on her face.
Seriously speaking, what did she have to panic about? After all, she had given birth to the first child in the manor and was an old servant of the Fourth Master. The two newly entered princesses, even if they were as beautiful as celestial beings, who knew if they would turn out to be the second Xie Shi?
Thinking of Xie Shi, Song Shi lowered her eyes. Even though they were halfway there, she couldn't help but mutter under her breath, "Xie Shi's courtyard has been empty for almost a year. Now that the Fujin has had it cleaned up, who is she trying to jinx? Just wait and see, the Fourth Prince might not let her do this. It's not like we don't have other places to live in our mansion."
However, Madam Song also understood that even if the Fourth Prince really asked, the arrangement of accommodations for the newly arrived princesses was actually made by the Fujin (Prince Consort) for Madam Wu.
The Princess Consort could easily pin all the blame on Lady Wu.
But Wu is usually so shrewd, would she really let the Fujin (principal wife) scheme like this and be pushed out as a scapegoat? That shouldn't be the case.
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