Damn it, he misunderstood! I don't want to escape this cage of Fourth Master. I really enjoy staying here and living a life of wealth and luxury!
Lanqin pondered for a moment, then her mind raced, and she said in a soft, sweet voice, "Qin'er doesn't want to go out. Qin'er just wants to see Master more often."
"Oh my god, I'm trying to win his favor!" Lin Mengyao thought to herself.
"Alright, that's not difficult. I'll come here often." The Fourth Prince smiled, thinking to himself: This little princess is vying for favor, but I like that she said it directly!
The two whispered sweet nothings in bed all afternoon, and then it suddenly got dark outside.
Fourth Master lifted the quilt and called for someone to come in and help him change his clothes.
As Lanqin got dressed, she began to think about what to have for dinner.
The two walked to the main house, and were about to call Su Peisheng over to order food when they saw him return from the courtyard gate with a troubled look on his face.
"Su Peisheng, come in and let Princess Qin order the food," the Fourth Master called out.
Lanqin had already sensed that he seemed to have something to say, so she immediately asked, "Eunuch Su, do you have something to report to the master?"
Su Peisheng immediately bowed and thought to himself: This Princess Qin is really straightforward. If she were another master, she would probably be afraid of him interrupting right now.
"Reporting to Your Majesty, the eunuch from Consort Li's side just came over and said that the Fourth Prince has a fever." Su Peisheng couldn't help but lower his voice. He was a little afraid of offending Consort Niu, who was currently enjoying the Emperor's favor. He glanced at Lanqin out of the corner of his eye and saw that she looked surprised, but not very unhappy.
The Fourth Prince frowned. His son was only a little over six months old, and fever was the thing he feared most.
"Your Highness, please go and see the Fourth Prince. Although it's warm in spring, there are still many cold winds, and such a young child is most vulnerable to the wind." As soon as Lanqin heard that it was the Fourth Prince, such a young child, she immediately became anxious.
Upon hearing this, the Fourth Prince immediately said, "I'll go check on him. You can order your meal first. If the Fourth Prince is alright, I'll come and have my meal."
She's a sensible person!
Fourth Master tapped her nose, then let Su Peisheng leave and head towards the east courtyard.
At this moment, smoke billowed from the east courtyard.
The four wet nurses were so frightened by Consort Li that they knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly. The Fourth Prince lay on the bed, his little face flushed, and Doctor Bai was ordering someone to put a cold towel on the Fourth Prince's forehead.
Li was anxiously watching, her face covered by a handkerchief.
"How is the Fourth Prince?" The Fourth Prince strode in, and before anyone else could even pay their respects, a group of servants in the room immediately knelt down.
When Li saw the Fourth Prince arrive, she walked up to him, sobbing, and said, "Your Highness, the Fourth Prince has been burning with fever for an hour. He can't take the medicine prescribed by Doctor Bai. He's too young to swallow such bitter medicine."
Doctor Bai had already knelt down by the bed and continued, "The Fourth Prince is too young, and I am trying to find a solution."
"You need to think of something quickly, we must bring the child's fever down immediately." Fourth Master frowned, and no one dared to say a word.
Meanwhile, Lanqin had ordered her meal and asked Xicha to deliver it to the kitchen. She then remembered the Fourth Prince's fever.
Such a young child must be suffering terribly when he has a fever! Consort Li was so anxious that she asked the Fourth Prince to go and take a look, which is understandable! Although Lanqin was so understanding and let the Fourth Prince go just now, it's impossible to say that she felt nothing at all. She had just had a big argument with the Fourth Prince, and then she was called away by another concubine. She's not a saint, so she must have felt a little uncomfortable!
"Fever! Fever!" Lanqin muttered to herself.
An hour passed, and Fourth Master still hadn't sent anyone to say, "Are you coming for dinner or not?"
Lanqin looked at the table full of food, but couldn't eat it. It was too cruel!
"Princess, why don't you have some snacks first?" Nianxue could tell from Lanqin's longing gaze at the table that she was craving something!
"Hmm, get me some osmanthus cake." Lanqin lay on the warm couch, took the tea Xicha handed her, took a sip of water, and then ate a bite of pastry.
After eating two pieces, Lanqin suddenly remembered something and said to Nianxue, "Nianxue, go to the East Courtyard and talk to Eunuch Su. Tell him that the wet nurse can express milk and mix the Fourth Prince's fever-reducing medicine into the milk to feed the Fourth Prince."
Nianxue was startled. "Why is Princess suddenly bringing this up?"
"Go quickly and do as I say." Seeing her hesitation, Lanqin didn't explain, but urged her to hurry up and deliver the message.
After Nianxue left, Xicha spoke up, "Princess, are you afraid that the Fourth Prince will find the medicine too bitter and refuse to drink it?"
Lanqin smiled and said, "You're quite clever, unlike Nianxue who's too old-fashioned. That's right, the Fourth Prince is so young, the medicine prescribed by Doctor Bai must be bitter. How can such a small child drink it?"
Xi Cha smiled, finding it rare for the princess to praise her, and said with a smile, "The princess is truly clever!"
Lanqin smiled and continued drinking her tea, but in her heart she thought: Sister is not only doing this for the child, but also to remind Fourth Master that if he is not coming to eat, he should say so quickly, as there are still a whole room of people waiting to eat.
Nianxue walked to the gate of the east courtyard and told the old woman guarding the gate what was coming. The old woman told her to wait and then turned around and went inside to talk to Li Shi.
The old woman walked to the door and beckoned to Xiangqiao inside. Su Peisheng, with his sharp eyes, saw Xiangqiao go out and peeked out, only to see the old woman talking to her.
"I understand. Tell her to wait and not to come in," Xiangqiao said coldly.
After the old woman left, Xiangqiao went into the house, but instead of speaking to Su Peisheng, she went to Li Shi's side and whispered a few words in her ear. Upon hearing this, Li Shi's face immediately showed disgust, and she pushed Xiangqiao out to chase Nianxue away.
Seeing that Xiangqiao had left, Su Peisheng suddenly had an idea. He walked up to Fourth Master and whispered something in his ear.
The Fourth Prince nodded to him and then turned to look at the Fourth Prince.
Nianxue walked back with a helpless expression, but suddenly heard someone call out to her from behind: "Miss Nianxue, wait for me!"
Nianxue turned around and saw that Su Peisheng had caught up. She immediately turned back and went to meet him.
“Father-in-law, I’ve been looking for you!” Nian Xue bowed.
Su Peisheng thought to himself: It really is someone from Princess Niu's side. He just felt he had offended Lanqin, and now he's whispered in the Fourth Master's ear that Princess Niu is waiting for him to have dinner, so this can be considered a form of repayment. The Fourth Master ordered him to come out and say: There's no need to wait for him.
“Miss, let Princess Niu eat first. I’m afraid Fourth Master can’t leave.” Su Peisheng said.
“Father-in-law, our princess didn’t come here to ask about that. She asked me to tell the Fourth Prince: have the wet nurse express the milk, then mix the medicine into the milk and feed it to the Fourth Prince,” Nianxue hurriedly explained.
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