"Princess, what should we do? Let's retreat." Yan'er panicked the moment she saw it was the Fourth Prince. Their abrupt appearance here was certainly against the rules. The governesses back in the manor hadn't taught them this way.
"What are you afraid of? Master has already seen me." As the Fourth Prince walked towards her, Fucha's heart suddenly started to race. Her mind raced, trying to think of a polite way to say something that would catch the Fourth Prince's attention and make him think she was special.
Before Lady Fucha could figure it out, the Fourth Prince and Su Peisheng had already walked up to them. Su Peisheng, who was next to the Fourth Prince, was startled to see an unfamiliar woman standing in the flower garden on the left side of the veranda. However, he guessed that she must be the princess who had just entered the mansion. He thought to himself: How bold of her to come here and try to seduce the Fourth Prince.
"This concubine greets Your Highness!" Lady Fucha quickly curtsied and paid her respects.
"Fucha, what are you doing here?" the Fourth Prince asked.
"I've lost my way and don't know how to get back. I've offended you, Your Majesty, please forgive me!" Lady Fucha said, bowing her head.
What a strange situation! Su Peisheng thought to himself, this new princess seems to be quite formidable.
"Su Peisheng, you should escort Princess Fucha back," the Fourth Prince said after looking at her.
Lady Fucha had fully expected that the Fourth Prince would personally deliver it to her; how could it have been Su Peisheng who delivered it instead?
"Princess Fucha, please!" Su Peisheng had no choice but to walk up to Lady Fucha and bow.
"My lord, there is one more thing I wish to report to you." Lady Fucha was unwilling to miss any opportunity. Now that she had encountered the Fourth Prince, how could she let it slip away? She was plotting in her mind how to capture the Fourth Prince's heart!
The Fourth Prince looked at Lady Fucha with slight surprise, pondered for a moment, and said, "What do you want to say to me?" He thought that Lady Fucha Fu Heng had asked his eldest granddaughter to deliver a message to him.
After all, he was already Yinti's teacher. Now that Yinti has fallen, he is marrying his granddaughter to him as a princess. Isn't that just a case of switching allegiances?
"My lord, this matter must not be known to others. Please dismiss everyone else." Lady Fucha decided to take the risk.
Fourth Master was even more convinced this time, so he said to Su Peisheng, "Go back and get the folding fan from the desk for me."
After Su Peisheng turned and left, Yan'er also stepped back a dozen steps away at Fucha's signal.
"Speak!" Fourth Master said, looking at Lady Fucha.
“My lord, I know that you will be more than just a prince in the future. I come from the Fuca clan, and I can definitely help you obtain the position you desire,” said Fuca.
The Fourth Prince was shocked to hear such words from her, for he had never confided his thoughts to anyone, not even Lanqin. How could she, a newly arrived princess, so confidently express her innermost thoughts, even predicting that she would never be in her current position? The Fourth Prince stared at Lady Fucha, and seeing that she wasn't joking, his heart grew even colder and more sinister.
"Fucha, you have disrespected the rules and spoken nonsense. You are hereby confined for a month! Go back." With that, he turned and left, ignoring Fucha and her servant who were standing there dumbfounded.
What? What's going on? Why isn't he curious at all, or even asking me anything, before making this judgment?
As Fucha watched the Fourth Prince walk away, she felt as if a piece of her flesh had been ripped out of her heart.
"My lady, let's go back." Seeing that Lady Fucha was standing there motionless, Yan'er had no choice but to step forward and persuade her.
"Why is he not curious about what the princess is saying at all? How could this be?" Fucha asked.
"Master, what did you say?" Yan'er asked.
"Why is Fourth Master so unhappy? He should be very curious and keep asking me questions!" Lady Fucha didn't expect that her words would not only fail to attract Fourth Master's attention but would even provoke his disgust. Just a moment ago, when he turned around, Lady Fucha clearly saw his disdain.
"Master, let's go back. It's getting darker and darker. If we don't go back, the streetlights over there won't be any, and it's really scary," Yan'er said.
"Being confined for a month means you can't go out. Now that you're not confined, take advantage of the time and breathe in the fresh air here," said Lady Fucha.
Meanwhile, Fourth Master had originally planned to go to Lanqin's place, but Fucha's interruption had dampened his enthusiasm. He pondered Fucha's words and was incredibly surprised; how could a woman say such things? Although Lanqin also had many strange ideas, what she said was true, even more so than a general who had fought for ten years.
"Master, shall I bring water?" Su Peisheng said quickly upon seeing the Fourth Master's expression.
"Yes, go ahead and serve me a bath," said the Fourth Master.
When Su Peisheng directed the eunuchs to set up the bathtub for the Fourth Prince, he then helped the Fourth Prince, who was already naked, into the tub.
"How did Lady Fucha find out?" Fourth Master muttered to himself.
"Your Highness, what did you say?" Su Peisheng was scrubbing the Fourth Master's back with a bath towel. Hearing the Fourth Master mutter something, he asked.
"Send someone from the Fucha clan to keep an eye on things, confine one person to the house, and forbid anyone from entering or leaving," Fourth Master instructed.
Goodness, what exactly did that princess say to the Fourth Prince that made him so angry?
"Yes, this servant will take care of it immediately." Su Peisheng put down the bath towel and left right away.
"Alright, let's investigate the Fucha clan thoroughly tomorrow," the Fourth Prince thought to himself.
When Lady Fucha and her servants returned to their room, Lady Liu, who lived across the street, saw Lady Fucha return and immediately came over to her, saying, "Sister Fucha, it's so late, do you still know the way?"
"We got lost too, so we came back a bit late," said Lady Fucha.
"Oh, I see. Then does Sister know who will be serving you tonight?" Liu asked.
"How would I know!" Lady Fucha thought that Lady Liu's IQ must be offline, how could she ask such a stupid question.
"Oh, I thought my sisters and I weren't favored by the master," said Madam Liu.
"Excuse me, I'm sleepy and need to wash up before going to bed." Fucha was indeed hungry.
Even the slow-witted Liu knew that Lady Fucha didn't want to continue the conversation, so she simply ignored her. That night, the Fourth Prince had a strange dream. He dreamt that he grew wings and began to fly in the blue sky. He had never felt so comfortable before; the Fourth Prince was ecstatic in his dream.
She slept soundly until dawn. As soon as the Fourth Prince woke up, he instructed Su Peisheng to inform Lanqin and tell her that Lady Fucha had been confined to her quarters for trespassing.
After learning the news, Liu secretly rejoiced at home for quite a while.
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