Upon hearing the Third Princess's words, Tong Cheng'er's smile faded somewhat.
Before her marriage, Shumulu sent people to inquire about the situation of the royal princes. Although they could not find out much, the Third Prince and his wife were quite a handful!
Shumulu Shi really found out a lot about them, such as how the Third Prince and his wife often quarreled because of the concubines in the harem.
Tong Cheng'er said, "It's not as good as Third Sister-in-law and Third Brother's eloquence. Third Brother likes to write and paint, and his verbal skills are the best. Third Sister-in-law is also very talkative. When the two of them get together, they have endless things to say. However, talking is one thing, but it's not good when they start to fight."
Third Prince's Wife: ...
What's wrong with this person? Isn't he supposed to be quiet? How come he can come up with such a logical and insightful critique?
The Crown Princess at the head of the table and the First Princess sitting next to her couldn't help but laugh when they heard this. The little scandal between the Third Prince and the Third Princess had become a topic of conversation and a source of amusement.
The two did indeed fight.
The Third Princess Consort finally understood that it wasn't that people couldn't speak, but that they didn't want to!
She knew that her master couldn't win against the Fourth Prince on ordinary days, and she originally thought she could regain some face with the Fourth Prince's wife, but who knew that the Fourth Prince's wife was also formidable.
We can't afford to mess with them.
So the Third Prince's wife calmed down.
Tong Cheng'er looked at the Third Princess Consort, who had stopped causing trouble, and felt a little unsatisfied. She thought that her good mother-in-law had more perseverance and could persist.
The Third Princess Consort was well-behaved, the First Princess Consort had nothing to do and didn't want to offend anyone, and the Crown Princess was usually very fair in her dealings and wouldn't make anyone feel embarrassed for no reason. So the sisters-in-law got along quite harmoniously overall.
After staying in Yuqing Palace for nearly an hour, Tong Cheng'er and Yinzhen finally came out. Once outside Yuqing Palace, the two of them left the palace directly.
After leaving the palace, Tong Cheng'er fell asleep in the carriage on her way back to her residence.
Although I slept in this morning, I was exhausted from yesterday and was tossed and turned several times during the night.
She has a habit of taking a nap, but she didn't have a chance to sleep in the palace today. Now she's in the carriage, which is swaying gently on the flat ground, and the swaying makes her sleepy.
So she leaned against Yinzhen and fell asleep.
Yinzhen looked at her, gently touched her forehead, and pulled her into his arms.
He stared at the sleeping person in his arms for what seemed like an eternity before he heard Su Peisheng's voice from outside: "Master, we've arrived."
Yinzhen said softly, "Go straight into the mansion."
So the carriage went directly into the Fourth Prince's residence.
When the carriage stopped again, Yinzhen carefully carried Tong Cheng'er down from the carriage.
Tong Cheng'er was quite carefree; she slept very comfortably, snuggling against him from time to time, showing no signs of waking up.
Yinzhen felt quite comfortable being rubbed against by her, and carried the little princess towards Yaocheng Courtyard. Lanxing was outside the carriage, watching Yinzhen's actions closely, and couldn't help but show an envious look.
She considered herself exceptionally beautiful, and she wished that one day the Fourth Prince could hold her like that. Just thinking about being held in the arms of someone as aloof as the Fourth Prince made her extremely happy.
Yinzhen carried Tong Cheng'er directly into Yaocheng Courtyard, without trying to avoid anyone along the way.
Upon arriving at Yaocheng Courtyard, the nannies and maids rushed to greet her, intending to take care of Tong Cheng'er. Yinzhen shook his head and refused, instead carrying her directly into the room and placing her on the bed where the two of them had slept the previous night.
Seeing her sleeping so soundly, Yinzhen couldn't help but gently rub her cheek. Tong Cheng'er sensed it and shook her hand twice, then stopped moving.
As he watched, he suddenly felt sleepy. Thinking that he would have more energy at night if he slept now, Yinzhen took off his clothes, hugged his little wife, and fell asleep.
The young couple fell asleep immediately, while the news that the master had carried his wife back to Yaocheng Courtyard from the carriage spread like wildfire throughout the Fourth Prince's residence.
The concubines in Yinzhen's backyard who did nothing but eat and drink also heard about it.
After listening, Wu was stunned for a moment, somewhat surprised that the aloof Fourth Prince was actually a caring person. Then she continued to immerse herself in her own world, but when she was reading, she couldn't help but get distracted.
The Fourth Prince's life in the inner palace wasn't bad, but it was a bit boring.
When a woman reaches a certain age and has nothing to do to pass the time, Wu Shi begins to yearn for love.
She sometimes has indescribable dreams.
Before entering the Fourth Prince's backyard, some palace maids showed them a diagram on how to serve men and avoid being swayed by fire. Although they were shy at the time, those words and images were imprinted in their minds.
In her dreams, sometimes it was her cousin, and sometimes it was even the Fourth Prince. That's why Wu couldn't help but lose her focus when she heard that the Fourth Prince was carrying his wife back to Yaocheng Courtyard.
She was once certain that she would remain steadfast in her feelings for her cousin, but now she's not so sure anymore.
Wu remained relatively calm, though she was at most a little flustered.
Upon hearing this, Li and Song Yuerong became restless, as they were both still virgins!
The Fujin (Prince Consort) already held a higher status than them, and now she is even more favored. Will they still have any benefits to enjoy in the future?
In a few years, their prime will be over. By then, they will be old and faded. Even if the Fourth Prince no longer favors his wives, new women will come into the household, and it will be too late for them.
The two of them couldn't sit still any longer and hurriedly sent people to inquire.
But no matter how hard they tried to inquire, they couldn't find out anything. They had been in the mansion for several years and were not favored by their master. The servants below treated them according to their own preferences, and it was already a sign of Yinzhen's good governance that they were not mistreated. They really had no way of finding out specific information about their master and the favored concubine.
Furthermore, they didn't have much money, so it was even less likely that they would find out anything useful.
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