Fourth Master was not in a good mood to begin with, and when he saw Liu crying and sobbing, he felt no pity or tenderness whatsoever. Instead, his brows furrowed even more.
After hastily finishing the task, Fourth Master called out to Su Peisheng in a cold voice: "Su Peisheng, prepare water."
Hot water had been prepared in the clean room long ago. Fourth Master tugged at his disheveled undergarment, his face appearing even darker.
Liu was no fool; she naturally noticed it as well.
She could only attribute all of this to her own poor service. After blushing, she waited for the Fourth Master to come out of the washroom and was then helped to the washroom by the maid.
When Liu returned to the inner room, Fourth Master was already lying on the inside of the bed with his eyes closed, looking as if he had fallen asleep.
Liu Shi tiptoed, dismissed the maids, went to get scissors to trim the lamp wick, and then quietly went to the bed to lie down.
After getting into bed, Liu dared not move, for fear of disturbing the Fourth Master.
She recalled everything that had just happened. Everything on the bed had been changed. Liu turned her head to confirm that it was indeed the Fourth Master beside her, and only then could she be sure that what had happened before was not her illusion or hallucination.
Fourth Master is actually quite gentle, but Liu Shi couldn't help but feel intimidated by his cold face, and even now, sleeping beside him, she still felt uneasy.
She knew she had messed things up today, but she could learn a lesson from this experience.
When Fourth Master comes again, she... she won't do that anymore.
Liu's tense mind finally relaxed. Under the quilt, she folded her hands over her abdomen and slept very properly.
Only the slight upturn of her lips indicated that she had a wonderful dream tonight.
In any case, she was ahead of Niohuru.
Her father was only a fifth-rank official, one rank lower than the fourth-rank prefectural governor of the concubine's father, and slightly higher than the fifth-rank prefectural governor of Wu Gege's father.
However, their fathers were at least local officials, while her father's official position was bought; frankly, it was just a title, and he didn't have much real power.
She could only rely on herself. As a member of the Han Banner Army, she was no match for the Niohuru clan, so she naturally had to scheme and plot to climb the social ladder for her family.
She'd better remember this lesson when Fourth Master comes next time.
Overall, today is a good start, isn't it?
The next day, the Fourth Prince had an early morning court session, and he got up before Su Peisheng could even speak.
Liu woke up a little later, but as soon as she got up, Fourth Master raised his hand to stop her: "No need to get up, rest."
On the first night after the new bride arrived, the Fourth Master would get up and help him dress without anyone else having to do so.
When Li Chenjiao first served him, she was completely asleep; she was the kind of person who could sleep soundly even if knives were falling from the sky.
Thinking of Li, Fourth Master couldn't help but chuckle.
A smile shone through his eyes and brows.
Liu, who was about to get up, had no idea about any of this. She naturally took it all as the Fourth Master's consideration, and then she saw the smile on his face.
Liu's face quickly flushed red. This time, she didn't refuse anymore. She had learned her lesson and didn't pretend to refuse.
She propped herself up, her eyes filled with tenderness as she looked at the Fourth Master, and said softly, "Thank you for your kindness, Your Excellency."
Upon hearing Liu's voice, the smile on Fourth Master's face quickly vanished.
He casually tied the jade pendant around his waist, and Su Peisheng handed him a purse and sachet.
The purse that Fourth Master is wearing now was embroidered by Li Chenjiao before. Fourth Master doesn't wear it every day. When he took it and tied it around his waist, he noticed that the stitches seemed a bit loose and the tassel was not holding it up.
This is because it has been worn for a long time.
Seeing the loose and casual appearance, Fourth Master raised an eyebrow but still took off the purse.
Su Peisheng quickly took it, glanced down at it, and immediately apologized.
Although Liu was exempted from getting up to serve, she still propped herself up and watched. Now, noticing something, she spoke softly again.
"Your purse looks loose, shall I embroider a new one for you?"
The Fourth Master seemed to chuckle at these words. He didn't reply, but tied his cloak on and left.
Liu watched as the Fourth Master's figure disappeared into the distance.
Liu was stunned for half a second, not understanding where she had said something wrong.
However, she secretly resolved to present the Fourth Master with a new purse when he returned.
The needlework skills at the sewing shop don't seem very good.
As Fourth Master left Liu's courtyard, he walked without stopping.
"Take this purse to your master, Master Li." This was said to Su Peisheng.
Su Peisheng readily agreed.
As Fourth Master stepped out of the garden, he felt inexplicably guilty for having stayed at Liu's place yesterday. After a while, he spoke again.
"I remember there's a sandalwood base with a jade mountain in the storeroom. I'll send it to your mistress, Li, later. Your mistress is quite far along in her pregnancy now. Take my token to the Imperial Hospital and have Physician Zhou come every other day to check on your mistress's health."
Su Peisheng immediately understood.
Nowadays, the person most cherished in the Fourth Prince's heart is still his concubine.
When Li Chenjiao woke up and saw the Jade Immortal Mountain, she was stunned for a couple of seconds. When she heard that it was sent by the Fourth Master, she was even more confused.
What's wrong with Fourth Master lately? Why is he sending her things every day?
If this continues, we really need to add another warehouse.
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