Of course, that's all in the future. As it stands now, "Master hasn't been coming to Peach Courtyard in the middle of the night lately anymore. You've fallen out of favor, Master."
Upon hearing Hongtao's comment about falling out of favor, Jiaming immediately recalled the days when she was exhausted from being favored in the summer. She became excited and exclaimed, "How could falling out of favor be bad? It's good to fall out of favor!"
But this excitement led to disaster!
"Ugh!" Jiaming, who was swallowing a milk bun, choked.
Upon seeing this, Hongtao quickly brought the tea to Jiaming's lips and hurriedly said, "Master, quickly, drink the tea!"
After gulping down two cups of tea, Jiaming finally felt the choking sensation in her throat disappear.
Seeing that Hongtao was about to pour more tea, she quickly stopped her, saying, "No need, it's alright."
Upon hearing this, Hongtao breathed a sigh of relief, but then, remembering that her words had caused her mistress to choke, she immediately apologized, saying, "Mistress, I'm sorry, it's all my fault..."
"Alright, alright, your mistress is fine now, isn't she?" Jiaming said nonchalantly, then changed the subject, saying, "I understand your worries, but don't worry too much. Actually, the arrival of Princess Wuya is a timely help for your mistress."
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"Huh?" Red Heart, who didn't understand, was a little dumbfounded. Shouldn't she be the rival for the master's favor? How come she's the timely rain?
"Sigh, to be honest, I should really thank Lady Wuya, because her arrival has postponed the Fujin's original intention to make a move against me." Although she said that, judging from Jiaming's nonchalant tone, she clearly didn't take it to heart. Saying thank you was just a joke.
Hongtao was dumbfounded. "Didn't the Lady already stop?" Her mistress had clearly been enjoying a period of leisure.
Jiaming picked up a piece of milk bun, put it in her mouth, and explained, "I don't know what the Fujin is thinking. Anyway, when we went to the palace a few days ago, the Fujin looked at your mistress with cold eyes. I could tell that your mistress was about to take action."
"I see!" Hongtao patted her chest in relief, saying, "It seems that Princess Wuya's arrival in the manor is indeed a good thing."
As soon as she finished speaking, Hongtao's expression changed drastically, and she said with great concern, "Master, you must keep a close eye on that young master. We can't let him be taken to the front courtyard by the master to spend time with Prince Honghui again."
Hongtao's implication was that she was worried that since the Fujin (principal wife) couldn't touch her master for the time being, she would turn to Prince Honghui to take action against Hongxuan.
Upon hearing Hongtao's words, Jiaming remained calm and composed, continuing to finish the milk bun she was eating. Only then did she wipe her fingers with a handkerchief and say nonchalantly, "It's alright. The front yard is Master's territory. He won't let anything happen to Hongxuan."
"Master?" Red Peach looked at her disapprovingly.
This is not a good sign. The master is so careless. The master values the young master very much, but if something happens, it will be too late to regret it!
Jiaming glanced speechlessly at the anxious Hongtao and said, "Don't worry, the Fujin won't go through the First Prince to take action against Hongxuan. You know, Hongxuan had an accident in the front courtyard. With the Prince's abilities, he will definitely investigate the matter thoroughly. The Fujin is a smart person and won't risk taking action."
Moreover, from her observation, the Fujin (principal wife) was very good at understanding the Fourth Prince's bottom line. She seemed to be very clear about the Fourth Prince's emphasis on offspring, so even when she wanted to deal with her recently, she never touched a hair on Hongxuan's head.
She had figured out the personalities of almost all the women in the inner courtyard. For Hongxuan, the Fujin was the least threatening person to him.
Of course, Jiaming understood very well that the Fujin might not personally take action against Hongxuan, but if someone else did, and she knew about it, although she wouldn't encourage it, she would definitely turn a blind eye.
In the study, the Fourth Master looked towards Peach Courtyard through the window, his thin lips pursed, and suddenly, he leaned back in his chair. Thinking about how he had been stopped today, his brow twitched.
"Fourth brother, I heard you're going to take a princess as your concubine tomorrow. Would you mind if your elder brother went for a drink with you?"
Faced with such words, what could he say? Could it be that he, the dignified Fourth Prince, couldn't even offer his elder brother a cup of wine?
So, with a cold face, Fourth Master nodded, unable to refuse.
But once this started, the other princes who had been watching the Fourth Prince closely all came over, saying they wanted to have a drink too.
These princes didn't care whether attending the Fourth Prince's daughter's wedding banquet was proper or not; as long as it suited their own tastes and achieved their goals, that was enough for them.
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"Fourth brother!" At this moment, the crown prince, dressed in bright yellow robes, appeared.
Fourth Prince's face stiffened even more. Could it be that his second brother, the Crown Prince, was also going to join in the fun?
"Sigh, Fourth Brother, why didn't you marry a concubine? Otherwise, even if I were to attend that occasion, it wouldn't be very appropriate. But at least I could make do and go."
Fourth Master thought to himself, "Fortunately, it's only Princess Na. It's not appropriate for you to go. Otherwise, if you went too, I would be even less able to control the actions of my brothers under your leadership, and tomorrow would be even more troublesome."
The thought of the strange looks his brothers were giving him made Fourth Master unsure how to face his fourth son, who looked so much like him, and Jiaming, who had given birth to such a striking resemblance to him.
However, the Fourth Prince suddenly realized that there was nothing wrong with Hongxuan imitating him; at least, Hongxuan with a cold face should be more pleasing to the eye.
Because when Hongxuan was smiling, his brothers would look at him with strange eyes, comparing him to themselves, and he always felt uncomfortable.
After thinking it through, Fourth Master suddenly felt that he was being a bit too much by avoiding Peach Blossom Courtyard. So, that evening, when Su Peisheng asked him where he was going as usual, he blurted out, "To Peach Blossom Courtyard."
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