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"Alright, as long as you can get Honghui and Hongjun to be on good terms, and also get rid of the rigidity in the eldest prince, your contribution will be the first one, and I will remember it." The Fourth Prince raised his hand and couldn't help but flick Lanqin's nose.
"Then, sir, don't forget, I wonder if you can grant me the reward I want?" Lanqin wrapped her arms around Fourth Master's neck, keeping him in suspense as she spoke.
"What is it that I can't afford?!" Fourth Master's competitive spirit was stirred by Lanqin's playful remark.
"I haven't thought of anything yet. When I want something, I'll tell you, okay?" Lanqin was quite happy to see the rare youthful spirit on Fourth Master's face. Fourth Master was usually too old-fashioned. He was only twenty-five years old, he should be full of vigor. He said his son was rigid. I don't know that with a rigid father like you, your son is naturally not very lively!
"You naughty boy!" Fourth Master suddenly kissed Lanqin's forehead affectionately.
"My lord, I've noticed you're in a good mood today. Is something good happening?" Lanqin nestled her face against the Fourth Prince's chest and said coquettishly.
This time, Fourth Master kept everyone in suspense, suppressing a laugh as he said, "I'm hungry, have you prepared dinner yet?"
Lanqin looked up and said earnestly, "I didn't know that you would be back to have dinner with me today, so I didn't prepare anything. But it's not too late to call you now. Master, let's have some noodles, it's quick and delicious."
Having eaten plenty of noodles, Fourth Master asked skeptically, "What kind of noodles? Have I ever eaten them before?"
Well, it's all because Lanqin spoiled his palate. She thinks of one way to eat something every day, and has spoiled Fourth Master's taste. He wants to eat something different and new every day.
Lanqin really didn't disappoint our Fourth Master. She kept him in suspense and said, "Master, let's have belt noodles today!"
"Belt noodles! What kind of noodles are these?" Fourth Master's curiosity was piqued once again by our Comrade Lanqin.
"Haven't you been to Sichuan and Shaanxi, Master? This 'belt noodle' is a local specialty, also called 'biangbiang noodles', and it's said to be delicious. I already had Niu Baoquan make it according to my instructions, but Fourth Master has been coming back very late these days and goes straight to sleep, so I haven't had a chance to let him try it yet." Lanqin thought to herself: It seems that belt noodles existed in the Qing Dynasty.
"So, it seems I missed out on eating belt noodles." The Fourth Prince tightened his arms around Lanqin. He found himself increasingly fond of this little woman in his arms, whose mind was full of quirky ideas, unlike the previous Lady Li. Lady Li was charming and beautiful, and his fondness for her was that of an ordinary man for a pretty woman. But his fondness for Lanqin was genuine, unrelated to appearance or family background; he simply loved the free and independent spirit she exuded. The Fourth Prince had never found this quality in any other woman. Even Empress Xiaorenyi, who was in charge of thousands of concubines, was still completely obedient to her father, the Emperor, and dared not disobey in the slightest. Lanqin, unlike his wife, was not rebellious or aloof. Instead, she had her own ideas about everything, and he could convince himself to trust and pamper her. This made the Fourth Prince, known as the "Cold-Faced King," completely lose himself in Lanqin's presence. Often, the two would burst into laughter over whatever they talked about, or cuddle and playfully tease each other.
"Let's go eat biangbiang noodles!" Lanqin struggled to break free from Fourth Master's tight embrace, then grabbed his hand and led him out of the study.
After instructing the servants to serve tea, Lanqin pulled the Fourth Master to lie back on the main couch and talk. As they were talking, the maids outside suddenly heard a voice from the main room: "Stop fooling around!"
Huanbi shushed Xicha, because that was the Fourth Prince's voice. The Fourth Prince had never reprimanded a princess so loudly before; everything was fine just a moment ago. What happened?!
Inside the room, Lanqin sat dejectedly on a corner of the main couch, while Fourth Master remained in the same posture, neither of them uttering a sound. Lanqin secretly glanced at Fourth Master out of the corner of her eye and noticed that he seemed genuinely angry, lying there without making a sound.
"My lord, I only feel that my status is that of a mere princess. If I were to actually go to the palace to celebrate Consort De's birthday, I fear it would cause resentment among the many sisters in the household!" It turned out that the Fourth Prince had told her that the Fourteenth Prince had indeed managed to secure the favor of allowing Lanqin to enter the palace to celebrate Consort De's birthday. Since the favor had already been granted, there was no reason to take it back. Therefore, he had just spoken to Lanqin about it when he did not expect the little princess to immediately retort, "I don't want to go!"
Unexpectedly, this brought bad luck to the Fourth Prince. Although his relationship with Consort De was never as deep as the mother-son bond between the Fourteenth Prince and Consort De, this was precisely the most contradictory aspect of his heart: he felt both sad and longing. His feelings for Consort De were so conflicted; he was saddened by the indifferent mother-son relationship between them, yet he also desperately wanted to make up for it.
Lanqin was somewhat wronged. She clearly sensed that the Fourth Prince was in an exceptionally good mood, which was why she dared to reveal her true feelings while he was in such a high spirits: she really didn't want to attend this gathering of royal relatives, and she also had another reason for not wanting to enter the palace: she needed to meet her dear second sister and deliver Yang's secret formula for conceiving a child. Originally, Lingzhu couldn't do anything about her delaying entering the palace, but now the opportunity had presented itself. She had no choice but to go and deliver the letter to Holland.
After realizing that the Fourth Prince was truly angry, Lanqin calmed down and realized that her words had probably touched a raw nerve with him. His raw nerve was Consort De. He would not allow anyone to disobey anything concerning Consort De.
Having figured this out, Lanqin shuffled over to Fourth Master, tugged at his robe, and said in a pitiful tone, "Master, don't be angry. We'll be able to eat belt noodles soon. But a bad mood is the biggest taboo when it comes to good food!"
The Fourth Prince had just been provoked by Lanqin and yelled at her, but he wasn't actually that angry anymore. It was just a little provocation from the little princess, why did he lose control like that? Now, seeing Lanqin coming to coax him with a pitiful expression, his anger had subsided considerably, but he still kept a cold face and couldn't bring himself to change the subject immediately.
"Master, didn't you say you had something to share with me? What is it?" Lanqin asked, changing the subject when he remained silent.
"You must attend Consort De's birthday celebration. The Fourteenth Prince has already obtained the imperial decree. If you don't go, it will be considered disobeying the imperial decree!" As expected of the Fourth Prince, he is not so easily distracted.
Lanqin suppressed her anger and said obediently, "Yes, I didn't think it through just now. Then you can go to the palace with the Fourth Prince's wife."
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