However, not long after Fourth Master sat down, someone who seemed to have no sense of propriety arrived at his table.
Fourth Master raised his eyes and was slightly taken aback when he saw the person who had come.
"...Big brother?"
Since they were outside, Fourth Master called out "Big Brother" after a long time.
The visitor was none other than Prince Zhi.
The funeral of the First Princess Consort had just ended, and the Prince Zhi looked rather depressed. He seemed to have lost a lot of weight, and the dark circles under his eyes were even more pronounced than those of the Fourth Prince.
Su Peisheng, who was standing nearby, pulled out a long bench and gestured for the Prince Zhi to sit down.
Prince Zhi lifted his robe and sat down. Beside him was a bowl of thin porridge that the Fourth Prince hadn't touched yet; it had cooled down a bit and wasn't as hot as before.
Prince Zhi didn't stand on ceremony; he took the drink and drank it in large gulps.
That manner of drinking porridge as if it were wine was quite something.
Seeing this, Su Peisheng couldn't help but wink at Haha Zhuzi, who was next to Prince Zhi.
Seeing this, Fourth Master didn't say much, but simply gestured for the shopkeeper to bring another bowl of porridge.
Perhaps influenced by Li Chenjiao, Fourth Master has also started to enjoy drinking porridge lately, but it's not plain porridge. Most of the time, it's millet and pumpkin porridge, purple sweet potato porridge, and various kinds of sweet porridge.
Prince Zhi gulped down a whole bowl of porridge, but still choked once. He casually wiped his mouth and put the bowl down lightly.
"Thank you so much on the day my wife gave birth."
Prince Zhi was referring to the incident when the Fourth Prince went out of the palace and happened to meet the imperial physician at Prince Zhi's residence. He was surprised that Prince Zhi would still know about this even after the matter had been resolved.
Fourth Master paused for a moment, then simply said, "It's only right."
Upon hearing this, Prince Zhi gave a bitter smile: "Thank you anyway."
Given the current situation and status of the Fourth Prince and the Prince of Zhi, it was a scene that the Fourth Prince had never imagined before, that they could sit together and talk so calmly.
Upon hearing what the Prince Zhi said, the Fourth Prince was at a loss for words, so he simply shut up and started eating the steamed buns on the table.
The skills of outside cooks can never compare to those of the imperial kitchen.
Seeing that the Fourth Prince was silent, the Prince of Zhi stared at him for a while, then stood up and patted the Fourth Prince on the shoulder.
"I have other business to attend to at the Ministry of War, so I'll be leaving now. Fourth brother, I'll treat you to some drinks sometime."
Finally, even the Prince of Zhi changed his self-designation to "elder brother".
Fourth Master raised his eyes, paused for a moment, and said softly, "Brother, take care of yourself."
Prince Zhi suddenly laughed, but the laughter was somewhat eerie, causing Su Peisheng to shudder involuntarily.
"My elder brother will," Prince Zhi said as he walked, his back view showing a rare loneliness.
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