"Come here, Princess. Since your father won't let us help, let's get on with our own business," Jiaming said with a smile, beckoning to the princess.
She didn't want her child's enjoyable time to be ruined by this.
The eldest princess was somewhat tempted after hearing this, but her father hadn't given any instructions yet.
Thinking about it, she timidly glanced at Fourth Master.
The Fourth Master's expression, which had softened after Jiaming's interruption, suddenly stiffened again.
Jiaming was speechless. The ladder had been handed to her, why didn't she know how to get down?!
How exactly does the Li family raise their children?!
The Fourth Prince thought the same thing, and at the same time regretted that he shouldn't have kept his eldest princess by Li's side to be taught by her.
Thinking it over, a resolute glint flashed in the Fourth Prince's eyes. From today onward, the child would stay by the Fujin's side. He hoped that she could learn something from her stepmother and change her ways.
Jiaming was unaware of Fourth Master's thoughts; if she had known, she would have certainly scoffed at them.
The child is already so old, almost old enough to get married, and her personality is already set. We'll send her to the Fujin (principal wife) to "correct" her ways.
Hehe, this is making things difficult for the Princess Consort!
Whether Fourth Master couldn't think of it or refused to think that way, it's unclear.
After thinking for a moment, he nodded to the eldest princess, but his expression and tone were still somewhat stiff as he said, "Go!"
Only then did the eldest princess feel less uneasy as she walked towards Jiaming.
Hongxuan sensed the awkward atmosphere and quickly joined in, trying to change the subject: "Mother, what are you busy with?"
Jiaming smiled and said, "I've prepared lunch for you. Would you like to eat here?"
Hongxuan's eyes lit up, and he immediately understood what his mother meant. He exclaimed with delight, "A picnic?!"
Jiaming nodded, glancing at Fourth Master, for he was the one in charge.
Honghui and Hongjing also looked at the Fourth Master expectantly.
Honghui knew that Guarjia's mother was a very good cook, much better than Chef Yao.
Delicious food is always something to look forward to.
Hongjing can only eat what his mother makes, and he doesn't want to eat what others make.
Fourth Master also quite liked Jiaming's cooking skills. He nodded and said, "That's fine."
Upon hearing the Fourth Prince's reply, the princes, except for Hongshi, all had even brighter smiles on their faces.
Hongshi muttered in confusion, "It's just cooking a dish, why are you so happy? Maybe it won't taste good." For example, the one his mother made.
Except for Honghui, who couldn't hear clearly, Fourth Master and Hongxuan had excellent hearing. After hearing it, they glanced at him with eyes that didn't recognize his worth.
Little Hongjing also had good hearing. After hearing it, he puffed out his cheeks, opened his little mouth, and wanted to speak up for his mother.
Hongxuan abruptly covered her mouth, stopping her.
He leaned close to Hongjing's ear and whispered, "Don't worry about him. He's never eaten Mother's food before. If he had, he would definitely want to eat it. Mother only makes it for Father and us, so he doesn't have the chance."
The little guy felt relieved when he thought of his third brother, Hongshi, who wanted to eat but couldn't, and could only swallow his saliva and stare longingly. He didn't want to argue with the poor guy anymore.
Fourth Master overheard the brothers' whispered conversation but didn't say anything to them.
He glanced at the two brothers, then at Honghui and Hongshi, and urged, "Hurry up, don't just stand there, pull up these flowers and plants."
Over here, Fourth Master and his brothers, including Hongxuan, were diligently pulling up the flowers and plants. Over there, Jiaming and the eldest princess were processing the ingredients brought by the servants.
It's more accurate to say that she was accompanied by the eldest princess than that the eldest princess was standing there watching her busy herself.
Honestly, this eldest princess is a bit delicate. When it comes to handling ingredients, she's afraid of getting things dirty here and there, afraid of getting the smell on her hands... In short, she's not someone who can help.
Jiaming couldn't bear to watch any longer, so she stopped letting her help.
At first, the eldest princess was a little reluctant, but after secretly glancing at the Fourth Prince a few times and seeing that he wasn't paying attention to them, she stood aside and watched with a clear conscience.
Jiaming glanced at her, said nothing, and let her be.
On the other side, a patch of land that used to be planted with flowers and grass has been cleared out.
Honghui was feeling unwell and only pulled up a stalk from time to time. Looking at the neat pile behind him and comparing it to the piles pulled up by his younger brothers who were much smaller than him, he felt embarrassed.
I couldn't help but feel annoyed by my body's incompetence.
When Hongxuan saw this, he chatted with him considerately to divert his attention. Then, he scattered the flowers and plants he had picked behind his older brother, covering up the ones that Honghui had picked.
When Fourth Master saw Hongxuan, his eyes warmed instantly.
After he pulled them out, he no longer neatly arranged them together, but like Hongxuan, he threw them haphazardly behind Honghui from time to time.
Hongjing didn't understand any of this, but he puffed out his cheeks and then insisted on interrupting Hongxuan and Honghui's conversation.
"Fourth brother, look how many I picked!" Little Fatty Hongjing pointed to the pile of flowers and plants he had picked and put together, proudly sharing them with his fourth brother.
Oops!
Why bring this up of all things! Hongxuan glared at Hongjing, then ignored his younger brother Hongjing's reaction and nervously turned to look at his older brother.
Hongjing's cheeks puffed out, and his nose felt a little sore: "Bad fourth brother, he always takes care of eldest brother and doesn't pay much attention to him. He even glared at him."
Honghui smiled, showing no sign of being affected by Hongjing's words.
He even praised Hongjing with a smile, "Fifth Brother, you're really amazing!"
Hongjing snorted coldly, turned his head, and faced the back of Honghui.
Honghui was taken aback, but he wasn't angry. He only felt a little regretful and confused.
Because my fifth brother looks so cute. If only I could talk to such a cute little brother nicely.
Moreover, the fifth brother was fine before, so why did he suddenly change his attitude?
As Honghui pondered, he heard his fourth brother, Hongxuan, reprimanding his fifth brother, Hongjing.
"Fifth brother! Your elder brother spoke to you nicely and even praised you. What kind of attitude is this?!"
As Hongxuan reprimanded Hongjing, he quickly glanced in the direction of the Fourth Master. Seeing that the Fourth Master's expression was somewhat gloomy, his heart skipped a beat, and he became worried for his younger brother Hongjing.
At the same time, she also began to worry about her mother.
After all, if the younger brother Hongjing is disrespectful to his elder brother, he will definitely think that it is because his mother did not teach him well, which is why the younger brother behaves this way.
Sigh, I hope my younger brother can realize his mistake soon and admit it.
Hongjing, however, did not comply with Hongxuan's wishes. He stiffened his neck, remained silent, and turned the back of his head towards him.
Hongxuan was furious and roared, "Hongjing!"
The sound was so loud that Jiaming, Da Gege, and the others in the distance all turned to look.
The eldest princess looked at her with curiosity, while Jiaming looked over with concern.
Startled by the sound, Hongjing turned to look at Hongxuan.
When he saw his fourth brother looking at him with an icy expression, his nose tingled, and he said with a tearful voice, "Hmph, I knew you didn't like me!"
Hongxuan was dumbfounded!
Hongshi's expression, which had been one of anticipation, froze!
Honghui was stunned! After realizing what had happened, he tried to laugh, but ended up laughing so hard he almost choked.
After a moment of stunned silence, the corner of Fourth Master's mouth twitched involuntarily.
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