"The Fourth Master is here."
Just when the atmosphere was very good, the voice of the eunuch was heard outside the door, and the smile on Concubine De's face disappeared a lot.
Seeing this, Jiang Ranli couldn't help but sigh in her heart. Although she and Concubine De had a very close relationship, she still couldn't understand why Concubine De was so cold to Yinzhen.
Is it really because the Fourth Master was not raised by Empress De since childhood? Even if that were the case, they are mother and son after all, so this wouldn't happen.
While Jiang Ranli was stunned, Yinzhen had already greeted Concubine De and sat down beside her.
Yinzhen's arrival made the originally warm atmosphere cool down a lot, but since several people talked from time to time, it was not very awkward.
"Your Majesty, I think it's getting late, so I'll take my leave first."
As it was approaching noon, Jiang Ranli stood up and said goodbye to Concubine De.
"It's already noon, please don't leave. Have lunch here with me," Defei tried to persuade her to stay.
The Fourteenth Prince said, "Are you worried that Ninth Brother can't find you? When I entered the palace, I met Ninth Brother at the Dali Temple. He was very busy and probably wouldn't be back until evening. Stay and have dinner with mother."
Hearing this, Jiang Ranli nodded in agreement. It would be bad if she spoiled the fun if both Concubine De and the Fourteenth Prince wanted to keep her.
Seeing Jiang Ranli agreed, Defei turned her gaze to Yinzhen, "You don't leave. It's rare that it's lively today, so let's have lunch together."
Hearing this, Yinzhen glanced at Jiang Ranli inconspicuously, then nodded in agreement.
After lunch, Concubine De arranged a side hall for Jiang Ranli to rest. Yinzhen and the Fourteenth Prince also did not leave and rested in other halls respectively.
Jiang Ranli had just coaxed little Rouqiu, Hongqi and Hongxiang to sleep, and returned to her resting room. When she opened the door, she saw the Fourteenth Prince with a smile on his face.
"Why are you running here in the middle of the day instead of taking a break?"
Jiang Ranli was not surprised at all to see him, as that guy always popped up like this from time to time.
"I couldn't sleep, so I came to play with you," said the Fourteenth Prince, raising the playing cards in his hand.
Ever since Jiang Ranli made playing cards in the frontier that year, the Tenth, Fourteenth, Fifteenth, Sixteenth Princes and others have been playing with them frequently. The playing cards have long been changed from the original simple thin paper to materials closer to modern ones, and are made very exquisitely.
Sitting down opposite the Fourteenth Prince, Jiang Ranli said with a smile, "How are we going to play with just the two of us? Are we going to play cat fishing?"
"It's okay for the kitten to fish, it's better than being bored," the Fourteenth Prince said without complaint.
"Fourteenth Master, I'm actually a little sleepy, so why don't you..." Jiang Ranli made a gesture of invitation, indicating that Fourteenth Prince could take the playing cards and play by himself.
However, the Fourteenth Prince crossed his legs and acted as if he didn't understand, "If you are sleepy, go to sleep. I'll wait here for you to wake up."
Jiang Ranli was very upset. How could she sleep with him here?
"Fourteenth Master, I can't sleep with you here."
The Fourteenth Prince glared and said, "Why can't you sleep? When we went out with the Ninth and Tenth Brothers before, you slept in the carriage. We were all watching us."
"How can it be the same?" Jiang Ranli was helpless. This was in the palace, how could it be the same as outside? Besides, Yinzhen was there at the time.
"Why is it different? Aren't we all like us, Li'er? When did you become so nagging? It's not like you," the Fourteenth Prince pretended to criticize Jiang Ranli.
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