"Did the sun rise in the west today?" Fourth Master asked with a smile. He liked to see Lanqin blush and look shy and embarrassed like a little woman.
"If you say that again, I will stop." Lanqin loosened her grip, about to take down the hand that was unbuttoning the Fourth Master's chest, but her wrist was grabbed by a pair of large hands.
"I really spoil you too much. Look at you, now you won't do it if I say a word!" Looking at that small and beautiful pouting mouth, if it weren't for the maids, the Fourth Prince would have already given her a "punishing" kiss.
"My lord, how about we have barbecue and noodles today! I specially asked Niu Baoquan to prepare some top-quality beef and mutton, as well as various delicious vegetable skewers." Lanqin was practically drooling as she spoke. Seeing that the Fourth Master's attention had indeed been diverted, he released the hand that was holding her.
"I've become so picky about food from your little kitchen that I can't stand anything else. I just crave the meals here." Fourth Master released his grip on Lanqin's wrist and unbuttoned the bottom button.
Lanqin slid her hand over Fourth Master's shoulder and took off the long robe covering him. Good heavens! Sure enough, the clothes underneath were soaked with sweat.
"Master, it's so hot, and you're dressed so warmly underneath. Aren't you afraid of getting heat rash?" Lanqin twisted the Fourth Master's slightly damp braid and moved it to the front. Then she looked at his undergarment, which was almost touching his skin, and his entire back was wet.
"It seems like it's already formed. I've been feeling unbearably itchy on my back for the past few years! Can you take a look and see if I have a lot of prickly heat on my back?" Fourth Master waved his hand at Zi Ran, who was standing next to him fanning herself, and everyone else tactfully withdrew.
Seeing that everyone had retreated, Lanqin rolled up her clothes from the bottom hem, only up to her cheekbone.
Oh, Mr. Si, your back is a disaster, covered in tiny red spots.
"Master, quickly find a doctor to prescribe some medicine for your prickly heat. Your back is almost completely covered in bad skin, how can it not itch!" Lanqin was somewhat impressed by Fourth Master's meticulous dressing style; even with his back in such a state, he was still covered up so tightly.
"There's also a treatment for prickly heat?" Fourth Master had never heard of such a thing before. In the past, when people got prickly heat, the wet nurse would apply the sap of a certain plant to the affected areas and it would be cured.
"It's a medicine that can remove prickly heat and relieve itching. Master, have Su Peisheng ask Doctor Zhou to boil some of this water, and then I'll wash you with it. It shouldn't be so itchy anymore," Lanqin quickly explained.
The Fourth Prince suddenly felt that Lanqin seemed to have changed. He turned around and grabbed Lanqin's hand, looking at her with an incredulous gaze, and said, "I don't seem to be used to Lan'er today."
Lanqin gave Fourth Master a reproachful look and said irritably, "I'm not used to this concern from you."
Fourth Master grabbed Lanqin and tapped her little nose with his finger, saying in a fierce voice, "I'm so itchy, scratch me quickly."
The Fourth Master's warm breath on her face, coupled with the fact that he was practically naked from the waist up, made her blush again.
Oh no, is it because I want to have his child that my body has become unusually sensitive? Looking at Fourth Master's extremely handsome face, Lanqin's heart suddenly started beating fast.
"If you keep staring at me like that, I might not be able to resist," the Fourth Prince said in a hoarse voice. The way this little princess was staring at him was truly irresistible.
Lanqin immediately sensed something, turned around, and said angrily, "Master, quickly put on your clothes, I will have someone prepare dinner right away."
After Fourth Master finished dressing, Lanqin personally went to the small kitchen to check on the progress of dinner preparations. Watching that hurriedly departing figure, a smile appeared on Fourth Master's face.
"Su Peisheng, come in!" Fourth Master picked up a fan from the couch and sat down to fan himself.
"Master, what are your orders?" Su Peisheng walked in with his head down and back bowed.
"Go to Doctor Zhou now and tell him that I have a lot of prickly heat on my back and it's very itchy. Tell him to quickly prepare some medicine to relieve the prickly heat and itching," Fourth Master said.
Just then, Lanqin returned and almost bumped into Su Peisheng.
"Eunuch Su, tell Doctor Zhou to cook more. There are quite a few people in this mansion working under the scorching sun, and I bet they're all in pretty bad shape. If you're going to cook, cook all of them too. What do you say, Master?" When Lanqin walked up behind Su Peisheng, she noticed that Su Peisheng was in a worse state than the Fourth Master. Even the back of his outer garment was damp with sweat, not to mention the undergarments. He still had to work. She thought to herself: Being the chief eunuch is no easy job.
"Alright, Su Peisheng is probably not much better off. Just do as Princess Niu says!" Fourth Master nodded in satisfaction.
"Yes, sir!" Su Peisheng immediately bowed and turned to leave, inwardly giving Lan Qin a thumbs up.
"My lord, dinner will be ready soon. How about I have someone prepare some bathwater first? After you've eaten and are all sweaty, you can take a cold bath." Lanqin walked to the opposite side of the Fourth Prince and sat down on a small stool.
"Then you should be a dutiful wife to the end and help me take a bath later!" Fourth Master teased Lanqin while suppressing his laughter. Seeing the little princess's anxious look, he felt it was a good medicine to relieve the fatigue of the day.
Moreover, the Fourth Prince discovered that when he was with Lanqin, he really wasn't the cold-hearted king that others perceived him to be. Having said that, how could he still be cold-faced!
"Master, are you pushing your luck?" Lanqin's lips twitched slightly. She had just shown some virtuousness, and this man was already trying to take advantage of her.
"Fine, I won't wash then!" Fourth Master decided to be shameless to the end; he especially wanted to tease the little princess today.
"Grandpa's back is so red, we need to quickly boil Dr. Zhou's medicine and bring it over to wash him," Lanqin said, wishing she could scratch it.
Upon hearing her say that, Fourth Master seemed to feel that his back was indeed itchy again.
"My lord, Princess, dinner is ready." Huanbi walked to the door, curtsied, and reported.
"Master, it's already dark. Why don't we go out to eat? I noticed a breeze outside just now. It should be cool now." Lanqin suddenly thought of going outside to cool off and have some barbecue, listening to the cicadas and insects chirping outside.
"Alright, hang the lamp on the tree, then they won't need to serve you anymore." Fourth Master had gotten used to Lanqin's habit of eating by herself, and without realizing it, he had also come to like the way of eating without being served.
Li Shubao and Zi Ran carried the table and chairs to a large tree in the courtyard. The round moon hung high in the sky, and the sounds of cicadas, frogs, and crickets from all around truly blended into a symphony of the night.
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