"But Master hasn't been idle either!" Lanqin couldn't help but say sourly. She had been angry with him all along, but hearing that he was with other women still made her feel sour, though she held it in.
"But my heart is with you~" Fourth Master walked up to Lanqin and put his arm around her waist.
Looking at the Fourth Prince in front of her, Lanqin was filled with emotion. This Fourth Prince, who was known in history as "cold-blooded and ruthless," could actually say such sentimental words. She was probably the first woman to enjoy such treatment. She should be content, otherwise some people might take advantage of her and bully her since she was not favored.
"You're such a jerk! Your heart is with me, yet you go and sleep with other women. You're so irresponsible!" Lanqin said reproachfully.
"Yes, I may be ruthless and cold to others, but I am warm only to you." Fourth Master naturally understood the sarcasm in Lanqin's words, but he didn't mind. He liked this woman's straightforwardness and quick wit, as well as her frankness and slight willfulness.
Lanqin rolled her eyes at Fourth Master, then pressed her face against his heart to feel its beating.
"My lord, isn't it unbelievable to you that I, your concubine, actually want to possess your entire heart?" Lanqin said coquettishly.
Sigh, our Comrade Lanqin has it tough. A modern person dressed in ancient clothes, yet she wants a feudal prince to be devoted to her. It's a bit of wishful thinking, but why not give it a try?
"I understand. I don't know what it feels like to be devoted to someone. Father Emperor has many concubines and children, and so do you..." Fourth Prince explained somewhat awkwardly.
"Master, Qin'er understands." Lanqin suddenly felt she had been a bit harsh. After all, Fourth Master was born into a natural feudal aristocratic family; his father had dozens of wives, both concubines and concubines. He had lived in such an environment; to expect him to devote himself entirely to one woman was simply a pipe dream!
"Qin'er, I understand your heart now. From now on, I will not betray you, nor will I doubt you. But please don't argue with me anymore. I don't like seeing you angry. I hope you will always be happy and carefree. I love seeing you so happy in the South Courtyard every day," said the Fourth Prince. Once upon a time, the joyful laughter and chatter inside the South Courtyard would infect him, so he grew to love coming there more and more. Here, he could let down all his guard and defenses. Lanqin never mentioned her family to him, nor did she ever ask for anything from them. It was always the Fourth Prince who took the initiative to do things for her, like getting Niu Gulu Zheng into the Hanlin Academy. That was something he had the ability to do; it was just a matter of a word.
Lanqin nodded and closed her eyes in Fourth Master's arms. On this autumn night, with the bright moon hanging high in the sky, Fourth Master's promise, like the fragrance of flowers, gradually seeped into Lanqin's heart.
As the two strolled hand in hand through the south courtyard, Lady Fucha, waiting in the front yard, began to grow increasingly anxious. She didn't know when the Fourth Prince would arrive, and since she couldn't return home, she sat there listlessly. Her initial joy had turned to restlessness; she had no one to talk to.
Lady Fucha seemed unable to contain herself any longer. She walked to the door and looked outside. Where was the Fourth Prince?
Seeing that the Fourth Master hadn't returned, Su Peisheng went back to his room. As he passed the Fourth Master's bedroom, he looked at the light shining from inside with pity, thinking to himself: Fucha Shi will probably have to stay up all night. Since the Fourth Master hadn't given any orders, he dared not make the decision to let her go back on his own.
So Su Peisheng returned to his room. The other servants knew nothing about him and had no idea where he was.
Meanwhile, Fourth Master had already followed Lanqin into her bedroom. When the maids saw Fourth Master being brought back by his master, they all widened their eyes in surprise, but quickly pursed their lips and went to fetch water.
With the help of the maids, the two quickly washed up and went to bed.
The quilt was already filled with the fragrance of bellflowers, a scent that Lanqin loved. Only the South Courtyard had bellflowers like this. When the Fourth Prince heard that Lanqin particularly liked them, he specially sent someone to transplant some to the South Courtyard. To be honest, this flower wasn't common in these deep palace courtyards; the Fourth Prince had specially obtained it for Lanqin.
"Oops!"
The Fourth Prince suddenly remembered Lady Fucha; she was still in her room, and he should send someone to take her back.
"What's wrong?" Lanqin asked, sitting in the quilt.
"It's nothing." Fourth Master didn't want to mention others at this time. As for Lady Fucha, let her spend the night in her own room. Anyway, there's a bed, and she can sleep when she's tired.
Well, while the Fourth Prince was devoted to Lanqin, he was inevitably heartless to other women.
Fourth Master had finally managed to win Lanqin back, so he certainly wouldn't mention other women at this crucial moment.
The two fell asleep in each other's arms. Lanqin thought that Fourth Master would do something physically demanding, but he didn't. He just held her, as if afraid of hurting her.
"My lord, it's a little uncomfortable for you to hold me like this," Lanqin said.
"Then you can rest your head in the crook of my arm," Fourth Master said. He had just held Lanqin completely in his arms, which had indeed made it a little difficult for her to breathe.
"But I don't like sleeping with my head on someone's arm either. How about we each sleep separately?" Lanqin said with a flattering smile. She really didn't like sleeping in a man's arms or nestled in the crook of his arm.
"Alright, then I won't hold you." Fourth Master pulled his arm out from under Lanqin's neck.
"My lord, are we about to join Father Emperor's hunt?" Lanqin asked. "I wonder if my hunting attire is ready?" It turned out that Emperor Kangxi had mentioned in the palace that he wanted Lanqin to make several sets of hunting outfits for Western women, so as soon as Lanqin returned, she immediately found an embroiderer to make them. However, these kinds of clothes were really difficult to make, since they had never made them before, and it was much more time-consuming than making ordinary clothes.
"Let me take you to buy it, there's no time to spare. They've never done it before, and they certainly wouldn't do it well," Fourth Master said.
“That means we have to go out of the manor to buy them. You have to try on clothes before you buy them, otherwise you won’t be able to buy them well.” Lanqin immediately became interested.
"Yes, of course we'll be going out of the manor. I only have half a day tomorrow, I'll take you shopping when I get back," said the Fourth Prince.
"That's wonderful! We'll be waiting for Master to come back tomorrow." Lanqin happily placed a kiss on Fourth Master's chin.
This kiss ignited the Fourth Master's lust. Our Comrade Lanqin thought she could finally get a good night's sleep, but now she's been dragged out by the Fourth Master to do manual labor again.
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