That day, after getting up from Lanqin's place, the Fourth Prince gave her a few instructions and then took Su Peisheng to the palace to run errands. After drinking the medicine prescribed by the imperial physicians, the Fourth Prince was indeed no longer so "thirsty." In addition, due to his suspicions about Yehe, even though he wanted to see her, he insisted on not going to her.
Fourth Master couldn't bear to let Lanqin get up early, so he got up first himself. The kitchen staff brought breakfast: fragrant chicken porridge and sesame cakes, along with four small dishes of pickles and a basket of steamed buns—all of Fourth Master's favorites. Su Peisheng also ate some; it was Cui Niang who specifically instructed the kitchen staff to prepare it for Su Peisheng whenever Fourth Master dined there.
Eunuchs are people too, aren't they? Lanqin had a good impression of this personal eunuch of the Fourth Prince, because she had known him for a long time. In many TV dramas about the Fourth Prince before she transmigrated, the name "Su Peisheng" was extremely familiar to her.
Fourth Master and Su Peisheng left with a heart full of warmth, quite content to have such a reliable meal in the South Courtyard that morning.
As for Lanqin, she slept until she naturally woke up as usual. However, she was a muddle-headed person when it came to small things, but not muddle-headed when it came to important matters. Thinking of the Fourth Master's heartfelt words last night, she said to Cui Niang as soon as she got up: "Go to the head nanny's place and find two clever maids to come over. They are to be assigned to Yehe Shi. But we must give them a few instructions beforehand."
After Lanqin finished her breakfast, two well-dressed maids followed Cui Niang to Lanqin's side. Lanqin conveyed the Fourth Master's message to the two maids, who both understood her intention to go to the Yehe clan.
Although Yehe Shi didn't want to take them in, she couldn't refuse since both of them had been personally assigned by the Fourth Prince. She had no choice but to have Yulu take them to arrange accommodations. Taohua still returned to Yehe Shi's side, explaining that she had made a mistake by ruining one of Yehe Shi's clothes while washing it. Fearing punishment, she had hidden outside for a night, and only returned to apologize after thinking things through.
Since two maids had just arrived, Yehe Shi couldn't punish Taohua in a big way, so she only ordered her to stay in her room for a day and not to eat.
Meanwhile, Bai Zhi returned after Madam Nian had finished her lunch. She hurried back to Madam Nian's side.
"Well? What is that powder?" Seeing that Bai Zhi had finally returned, Nian Shi was also eager to know what Ye He Shi had done.
“Princess, I consulted three doctors and had them identify this thing. They all gave the same answer,” Bai Zhi said.
“Okay, what did those doctors say?” Nian asked, looking at Bai Zhi.
“******! And it’s an extremely potent ******. Anyone who takes this ****** will indulge in pleasure day and night, and even have excessive yang fire in their body, causing an imbalance of yin and yang,” Bai Zhi said calmly.
"Excellent! This Yehe woman is truly a vixen, actually using such things to bewitch the master! This time, I, the princess, will make sure she can never recover!" Nian exclaimed excitedly.
“But we have no evidence that the Yehe clan gave such a thing to our master. Relying solely on Tao Hua’s testimony is not reliable,” Bai Zhi said.
“But should we still let her use such despicable methods to seduce Master? Besides, if Master eats this stuff, it will cause him to lose his yin and yang balance. We can’t let Master be kept in the dark by her any longer!” Madam Nian said, her almond-shaped eyes wide open.
“Yes, Princess, you can report to Master and ask him to thoroughly investigate how the Yehe clan obtained such a despicable item. Princess, you will also have a share of the credit, and Master will naturally remember you,” Bai Zhi said.
"Alright, I'll report it when Master returns tonight. It's truly unbelievable that Yehe actually used something from such a filthy place to seduce Master. It really shocked me." The thought that she was not as favored by the Fourth Master as Yehe made her feel very uncomfortable. Now that she knew that Yehe had used such a thing, she felt much better.
“Master, Peach Blossom is crucial right now. She is the only one who personally witnessed Yuhen putting the *** into the tea he served to you,” Bai Zhi said.
“After you left, I still sent her back to the Yehe clan. Now it’s probably inconvenient to get her out.” Madam Nian was unwilling to admit her stubbornness.
"Why don't you ask the concubine to think of a solution?" Bai Zhi suggested.
"No, I don't want to beg her. It would be like she played a part in discovering Yehe's conspiracy, even though I was the one who uncovered it." Lady Nian was already jealous that the Fourth Prince had handed over power in the inner quarters to Lanqin. With the Fujin (Prince's wife) gone, the basis for her cooperation with Lanqin was gone.
“But the master is not here right now. The longer Tao Hua stays with the Yehe family, the more dangerous it becomes. Why don’t we ask the head nanny to take Tao Hua away from there?” Bai Zhi said.
As long as she didn't talk to Lanqin, she didn't care who else it was. So, she personally helped Yuhen to the front yard to see the head nanny.
"Please sit down, Princess Nian!" The head nanny was startled when she saw that Madam Nian had suddenly come to find her, but she did not show anything on her face and asked calmly.
“Granny, I’ve come today to ask you to come up with a way to transfer Peach Blossom away from the Yehe family.” Madam Nian had never taken this head nanny seriously. She thought the head nanny was just a servant, while she was the Fourth Prince’s woman. Why should she be subservient to this old servant?
After hearing Nian's purpose, the head nanny sneered inwardly, but her face remained calm and composed. She said, "Does Princess Nian have any reason to let Peach Blossom leave Princess Yehe's side? Without a suitable reason, this servant cannot arbitrarily change the people serving the masters."
Lady Nian was not expected by the head nanny's reply, and a fire rose in her heart. She said sternly, "I have something to say, but it is inconvenient to tell you, head nanny. Please do as I ask, so that when the master returns, he won't blame you!"
Bai Zhi hurriedly tugged at Nian Shi's sleeve from behind, but Nian Shi had always been dissatisfied with the head nanny's attitude towards her, so she naturally couldn't hold back and rattled off a long speech, trying to use her status to intimidate the head nanny.
The head nanny didn't even lift her eyelids, and continued talking to Lady Nian, finally saying, "This servant is terrified. If Princess Nian wants peach blossoms, this servant does not have the authority to appoint or dismiss them. If the princess insists on having peach blossoms, she should go and ask the concubine for permission."
When Lady Nian was met with such a rebuff, she was so angry that she almost lost her temper. But when she saw the head nanny's rock-like expression and unmoved face, she had no choice but to give up and leave with a huff.
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