After lunch, the Fourth Master accompanied Jiaming for a walk, and then went back to the house to talk to the baby in Jiaming's belly for a while before reluctantly leaving Peach Courtyard.
"Master, are you relieved now?" Hongtao said as she tidied up Jiaming's bed for her afternoon nap.
"I'm relieved." Jiaming nodded with a smile, then said gratefully, "It's all thanks to Consort De's help. Otherwise, when I was giving birth, I would have been too busy to deal with those women's tricks."
...
At the beginning of Shenshi (3-5 PM), the Fourth Master returned from the Ministry of Revenue and then went into his study.
As usual, Su Peisheng was on duty today. He stayed in the study and would occasionally refill the tea for the Fourth Master.
Time passed slowly, and it was almost late afternoon. Su Peisheng looked at his master, who was busy with the affairs on the desk, and saw that he showed no sign of stopping.
After Fourth Master stopped holding the calligraphy brush, he spoke softly, "Master?"
Upon hearing this, Fourth Master shifted his gaze from the table to Su Peisheng, who had spoken. His brows furrowed slightly, clearly displeased that Su Peisheng had disturbed him.
This level of displeasure was common, and Su Peisheng had experienced it many times. He calmly lowered his head and respectfully reminded her, "It's almost time for dinner. Would you like to move to the main courtyard to have dinner with the Princess Consort?"
Su Peisheng's roundabout reminder was understood by Fourth Master.
Remembering that he had refused the wife at noon, he felt that it was not dignified for her, so he agreed to have dinner with her at dinner time.
"Call the eldest prince"
"!" Fourth Master said to Su Peisheng, then lowered his head and continued to finish the task that had just been interrupted.
When Su Peisheng arrived with Honghui, the Fourth Master had already finished dealing with the matters that had just been disturbed and was leisurely sipping his tea while waiting.
After Honghui greeted the Fourth Master, the Fourth Master said a few words to Honghui, then stood up and led Honghui and Su Peisheng out of the study.
Main courtyard
The arrival of the Fourth Prince at dinner time, as promised, brought some comfort to the Fujin (wife of the Fujin). Furthermore, the fact that her son, Honghui, was also brought along made her even more gratified.
Sure enough, the Princess Consort hurriedly ordered the kitchen to add more dishes. Looking at the table piled high with food, the Fourth Prince couldn't help but frown: "Princess Consort is far too extravagant!"
The Fujin was busy inquiring about Honghui and didn't notice the Fourth Prince's sudden furrowed brows. Su Peisheng, however, did notice, and after sighing for the Fujin in his heart, he quickly composed himself and focused on serving the Fourth Prince the dishes.
The Fourth Prince looked at his wife, about to say a few words to her, telling her to be more frugal.
But seeing her loving and caring motherly demeanor towards Honghui, and then seeing Honghui's happy smile, Fourth Master kept his mouth shut and said nothing more.
Moreover, seeing the smile on Honghui's face for some reason, Fourth Master reached out his chopsticks and put a piece of food on Honghui's plate, saying, "Eat more."
Honghui and his wife were both taken aback. Then, Honghui suddenly smiled brightly with happiness. Seeing the Fourth Prince's actions, the wife, who had been suppressing her resentment today by Honghui's joy at his arrival, suddenly felt much less resentful.
It seems that the master still values his primary wife, but he values his eldest son, Honghui, even more.
At the same time, this also rekindled the mountain of reason in the Fujin's heart, suppressing the various thoughts in her heart, such as the resentment and hatred she felt towards Consort De since her rebirth, and her fear of the Guarjia clan's increasing favor and importance.
Two days later
"Master, the wet nurse has been found." Su Peisheng stood respectfully in front of the Fourth Master and reported.
"Let them in." Behind the desk in the study, the Fourth Master put down the things he was doing and looked up at Su Peisheng, saying calmly.
After reprimanding the two wet nurses, Fourth Master looked at Su Peisheng and instructed, "Take them to Peach Garden."
"Yes, sir!" Su Peisheng bowed to the Fourth Master and was about to lead the two wet nurses away when he heard his master's calm voice from behind the table, "Wait."
"Master?" Su Peisheng stopped and listened to what else the Fourth Master wanted to say.
Fourth Master withdrew his gaze from the window and looked at Su Peisheng, asking, "What time is it?"
Su Peisheng: "Sir, it will be early afternoon in a quarter of an hour."
It was early afternoon, time for dinner, and the answer was exactly as I expected.
The Fourth Master hastily tidied up the things on the table, stood up, and said, "Let's go to Peach Blossom Courtyard."
I haven't been to Taoyuan for two days. Since I'm going to have dinner there anyway, I'll go. I can also see my unborn little prince, and...
Taoyuan
When Jiaming saw the two wet nurses that Fourth Master had brought, she was truly relieved.
Previously, she hadn't seen the wet nurse, and she was worried that the Fourth Master had forgotten about her.
Looking at the woman's dazzling smile, Fourth Master narrowed his eyes and began to ponder once again.
This woman has a pretty face (baby face), but her smile seems even more beautiful than the smile of the extremely beautiful woman in the backyard.
Furthermore, women possess a peculiar quality, especially when they genuinely smile; the sense of peace and reassurance becomes even more pronounced.
Jiaming, feeling uneasy under the Fourth Master's probing gaze, shifted her heavily pregnant body, blinked, her smile fading, and her eyes filled with confusion. "Master, what's wrong with me?"
As she asked the question, Jiaming couldn't help but touch her face with her fair hand.
Could it be acne? Uh, no, I'm pregnant now, so it's more likely to be freckles.
The Fourth Master watched the woman's actions and couldn't help but smile, saying calmly, "Don't worry, there's nothing on your face."
"Then why?" Jiaming put down her hand that was touching her face and continued to ask.
Can Fourth Master say that he is exploring why her smile has such magic? Can he tell her that he is exploring why she has such a quality?
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