Although the princess wasn't officially married, she was still bestowed by the Emperor and chosen by Consort Xi. In principle, Hongli should have spent the night with her.
The servant stood guard outside the study, looking at the bright lights inside, sighed, and casually squatted down.
"Why are you sighing?" The servant was startled. He looked up and saw the Fourth Prince standing to one side. He jumped up in surprise and asked, "Fourth Prince, have you decided where you'll spend the night? This servant will go and inform you right away..."
Unexpectedly, Hongli directly struck him on the head with a book, and lightly scolded, "What are you thinking about? Go and make me a pot of tea..."
The servant, clutching his throbbing head, stared at Hongli in surprise, seemingly not having heard clearly: "Making tea? Isn't Fourth Prince going to the bridal chamber?"
Hongli blushed slightly, turned around angrily and went into his study. The servant had no choice but to leave dejectedly and obediently go to make tea.
Hongli sat back down at his desk, but he couldn't concentrate on reading a single word. He simply put down the book, stood up, and walked to the window, hoping to get some cool air to clear his head.
Hongli only wanted to marry Mingyu, but somehow Xueying interfered in his life. Accepting Xueying was a helpless move for Hongli, and now two more princesses were being forced into the manor, which Hongli strongly resisted.
Before this, Hongli had never experienced anything between men and women. If he had, it was only by looking at Xueying's body. Ever since then, whenever Hongli thought about it, he felt strange.
The next day, Gao Xiyue arrived at Qiushui Pavilion early and was inexplicably delighted to find that Hongli had not stayed there the night before. Su Lufu came out slowly and, upon seeing Gao Xiyue, guessed that Hongli had not been at Langyue Pavilion the night before. The two sisters looked at each other, and there was a poignant atmosphere of shared misery between them.
Fortunately, Gao Xiyue was lively and quickly cheered up Su Lufu with a few words, and the two of them instantly forgot about the troubles of the previous night.
Despite her joy, Gao Xiyue still took Su Lufu's hand and said softly with a hint of worry, "Sister Su, do you know that the Fourth Prince is getting married soon?" Su Lufu felt a little bitter but smiled and said, "This was decided before the selection of concubines, and we will change it."
Gao Xiyue sighed, "I really envy Zeng Xiwen for being able to be the primary consort, unlike us who are destined to be princesses."
Su Lufu looked at Gao Xiyue and recalled the light in Gao Xiyue's eyes last night, knowing that she was not the only one who had fallen in love with the Fourth Prince.
Gao Xi, oblivious to Su Lufu's unusual behavior, muttered to herself, "The Fourth Prince is going to marry his primary wife and secondary wife. In the future, this prince's residence won't just be for us sisters anymore..."
Su Lufu noticed that Gao Xiyue's dress was a little wrinkled from sitting, and gently smoothed it out before smiling faintly, "As long as we sisters help each other, what else matters?"
Gao Xiyue sat up straight happily, grabbed Su Lu's hand, and said with a face full of surprise, "Sister Su, that's what I thought too..."
Gao Xiyue suppressed her impetuous nature, looked at Su Lufu, and said earnestly, "Sister Su, we are both princesses, and I suppose the Fujin is of lower status. If we cannot support each other, I'm afraid the future will be difficult. I consider Sister Su my own sister. If we sisters are of one mind, we will not be afraid of any difficulties."
“Sister Gao, you have always helped me, and I know I owe you a lot. Now that we are both serving the Fourth Prince as princesses, I will always consider you my own sister. No matter what the future holds, our sisterly bond will never change…”
From that moment on, the two little girls were no longer innocent; each harbored secrets they did not want to share with each other.
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