Because of the donkey, the city gates of Jinan were already closed before they even reached the city. Fourth Master and his group had no choice but to turn back to the nearest small town to Jinan.
Fourth Master then booked the only four remaining rooms with the innkeeper. He and Lanqin shared one room, Li Wei and Su Peisheng shared another, and Nianxue and Miaoshou each shared a room.
After a day of travel, everyone was quite tired. After dinner, they all returned to their rooms. Su Peisheng and Nianxue wanted to serve them, but Fourth Master sent them back to rest.
"My lord, shall I serve you while you wash your face?" Lanqin, used to being waited on hand and foot by Su Peisheng, felt a little uneasy now that no one was there to serve her. Seeing the Fourth Master sitting at the round table lost in thought, she couldn't help but tease him.
"Manchus and Han people, Lanqin, when will the distinction between these two disappear? Only then can we truly achieve the ideal of 'all land under heaven belongs to the king's land'~" Fourth Prince suddenly said. He was quite uncomfortable with Miaoshou's remarks today. As a prince of Kangxi, he would not like anyone who dared to disrespect the Qing Dynasty.
"Master, we Manchus have only been in the Central Plains for a century, and there are still many things we haven't accomplished. Moreover, people's hearts are the most fickle. As long as the Emperor can appease the people and allow the vast majority of ordinary people to live and work in peace, the remnants of the Ming dynasty won't be able to stir up much trouble," Lanqin comforted him. She walked behind the Fourth Prince and reached out to massage the back of his neck.
"Good, I didn't expect my little princess to be such a sensible and considerate woman." The Fourth Prince liked Lanqin even more as he thought about her performance these days. She did not take advantage of his favor and act spoiled, nor did she do anything to embarrass him in front of his father.
"I've always been this way, it's just that you didn't notice before, Master." Lanqin smiled, sat on the Fourth Master's lap, then wrapped her left arm around his neck and said haughtily, "Master, can I now be considered your confidante?"
After staring at the little princess's alluring curves, the Fourth Prince nodded in unquestionable agreement and said, "You are not only my confidante, but also my strategist. Only now do I realize that my little princess is a woman with such a broad mind."
Although Lanqin felt a little ashamed to accept the praise from the Fourth Master, because she knew the outcome of many things, which was why she could seem to have foresight in everything.
"My lord, if you can grant me a lifetime, I will grant you a lifetime. I want to be with you for all eternity," Lanqin said emotionally. Unbeknownst to her, she had already found herself deeply in love with this man named Yinzhen, and there was no way to extricate herself. Her previous hesitation and observation had long been replaced by deep affection.
"Greedy girl, but I'm even greedier. I'll spoil you for the rest of my life," the Fourth Prince said with unparalleled domineering power.
"Then I'll wait for you to pamper me for the rest of my life," Lanqin said coquettishly, snuggling into the Fourth Master's neck.
"If you keep sitting like that, you'll break my legs. Have you gained weight lately?" Fourth Master said deliberately to provoke her.
Sure enough, Lanqin immediately jumped off Fourth Master's lap, frantically touching her waist and abdomen, and said indignantly, "I've clearly lost weight! You love seeing me worry, you're so mean."
Fourth Master hooked Lanqin's chin up and said in a tone only she could hear, "Then I'm going to start being naughty now."
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