At that moment, Third Master was puzzled and muttering to himself when he suddenly saw Fourth Master walk right past him and enter the restaurant.
Third Master watched Fourth Master's somewhat stern back as he looked behind him, and slapped his forehead in frustration.
His chief eunuch, Kunyu, quickly lowered his head to hide his amusement.
This time, their master has really learned a lesson.
Third Master didn't have time to think much at the moment. He continued to apologize while keeping up with Fourth Master's pace, and he couldn't help but mutter to himself.
He did know that the fourth prince had a concubine in his backyard, but neither Lady Cao nor Lady Zhaojia had ever mentioned it to him.
How could he know that any beautiful woman he casually met was the one he truly loved?
If Madam Cao and Madam Zhao were in front of Third Master right now and knew what he was thinking, they would probably both spit on him.
Which woman would dare to gossip about the women in her brother-in-law's backyard?
Who knows if the guy keeps quiet? What if he gets drunk and accidentally tells someone? Wouldn't that make him an enemy for no reason?
It means that Third Master was bold enough to think like that.
At that moment, Third Master followed Fourth Master to a private room on the second floor of the restaurant, when suddenly Fourth Master stopped.
Third Master, being reckless, almost bumped into it.
Fourth Master turned around and looked down slightly: "Is Third Brother treating us today?"
Third Master felt a pang of heartache when he heard Fourth Master's words, and it's even more so now.
But since Third Master was in the wrong at the time, he didn't say much: "Alright, alright, of course—of course it's my treat as your third brother. I just hope you won't take it to heart, Fourth Brother. I didn't mean it that way."
After he finished speaking, he respectfully cupped his hands to the Fourth Master, showing great sincerity.
Fourth Master raised his hand to stop him, then turned to Su Peisheng and said, "Have someone order a dish of lotus root stir-fry and send it to your Master Li."
Su Peisheng was taken aback, but quickly agreed.
It's quite unusual that you're only ordering one dish.
At that time, Third Master didn't understand either, and thought that Fourth Master was being lenient. But now that he saw that Fourth Master still didn't really want to talk to him, he realized that something was wrong.
The fourth brother is still angry and annoyed with him.
Order only one dish—
I guess it's because that person likes to eat it, or maybe the fourth brother doesn't want him to know too much, or maybe it's to save face for that person?
The fourth brother on both sides didn't seem to mind either.
Third Master didn't dare to show any anger or resentment about this, since it was he who had been careless with his words first.
If this had happened to him, he probably would have been even more ruthless than the fourth brother is now.
How can I allow someone else to snore beside my bed?
Su Peisheng, who was standing next to the fourth brother, had been gone for a while. The third brother rested his chin on his folding fan, looking neither anxious nor in a hurry.
He couldn't help but look at the fourth brother's expression, and sure enough, his face was even more sour now.
He silently withdrew his gaze, inwardly groaning.
What a mess! I should have just gone horse racing with Lao Wu and the others.
It's better than just sitting here feeling the cold air emanating from Lao Si.
About fifteen minutes later, there was a knock on the door and Su Peisheng's voice.
Before Fourth Master, the proper master, could even speak, Third Master hurriedly summoned Su Peisheng in.
"Come in quickly."
After a while, Su Peisheng respectfully brought in a small food box.
He first paid his respects to the Third Master and the Fourth Master.
Then she walked to the Fourth Master's side, leaned down slightly and whispered in his ear.
Third Master watched from the sidelines, feeling rather uneasy.
Normally, the fourth brother would rarely speak to him in such a way.
That lackey Su Peisheng, he's learned to be opportunistic, something his master never did.
Moreover, Su Peisheng was holding what looked like a food box, but no one knew what it was.
I wonder what that concubine took.
Third Master has sharp eyes, and he kept watching closely, so how could he not notice the softening of Fourth Master's expression after Su Peisheng finished his report and got up?
Could this be the case of "even heroes can't resist the charms of a beautiful woman"?
Third Master stroked his chin, pondering, while keeping an eye on Fourth Master's movements.
His younger brother's wife was the one who saved him from dire straits.
After a while, Third Master watched as Su Peisheng opened the food box.
He instinctively peeked out, trying to see what it was.
This time, Su Peisheng didn't try to hide or conceal it, and Third Master saw it clearly.
When Third Master finally saw what Su Peisheng had brought out, he was taken aback once again.
After realizing what had happened, he almost burst out laughing, unable to contain his amusement.
A dish of pea flour cake is nothing special, just like the lotus root stir-fry that Lao Si ordered is nothing rare either. Could it be that Lao Si just likes this kind of simple and unpretentious style?
That's such a waste of a beautiful face, with such a dull interior; it's a real pity.
Fourth Master was clearly in a much better mood at this moment.
When he asked Su Peisheng to deliver snacks to Li, he didn't let Su Peisheng say much to Li.
Fourth Master is not the kind of narrow-minded person.
However—Fourth Master was indeed somewhat displeased because of Third Brother's words. Anyone who knows that their woman is being coveted would hardly be able to smile and say it's nothing.
Moreover, that was the Li family, and at that moment, the Fourth Master was filled with an inexplicable anger.
Just then, Li sent over some pea flour cakes. Although they weren't really related to the lotus root stir-fry he had sent, Fourth Master's mood inexplicably improved a lot.
This matter had little to do with Li Shi, and Fourth Master would not hold a grudge against her because of it.
But for some reason, Fourth Master himself couldn't explain why his mood had improved so much.
Fourth Master had lunch with Third Master at the restaurant, but the two didn't exchange many words.
After lunch, when Su Peisheng reported that Li had eaten lunch and returned to the mansion, Fourth Master turned to look at Third Master for once.
"Lunch today was quite good; I'd like to take some back with me now—"
Third Master hurriedly said, "Alright, alright, I'll have someone bring the list right away. Fourth Brother, make your choice."
Fourth Master was not polite either.
The entire morning had been nerve-wracking for Third Master, so Fourth Master's request, which wasn't too outrageous or too damaging, actually put Third Master at ease.
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