Su Peisheng had originally planned to have his subordinates secretly go to the imperial kitchen and get some tasteless meat, which would be delivered to Chengqian Palace without anyone noticing.
However, when it comes to eating roast duck, the quantity is limited, and each palace has its own fixed number.
Su Peisheng couldn't help but sigh, thankfully he had a fellow villager he knew in the imperial kitchen. Although the space wasn't large, it should be enough to prepare a roast duck.
As Su Peisheng walked out with his back bent, he saw his master showing a rare tenderness, and he felt a pang of sadness.
During this period, his master was always cold and indifferent. Empress Tong had died, and life in the harem without his mother's care was not easy.
His Majesty hasn't been visiting Chengqian Palace much lately. Perhaps in the end, his master will return to Consort De's Yonghe Palace.
Su Peisheng was also feeling uneasy. In the past, his master had never given Consort De a kind look, and now that Consort De had given birth to the Fourteenth Prince, he hadn't sent anyone to visit her recently.
Even though her master had returned to Yonghe Palace, his relationship with Consort De was not harmonious, and his future days would not be easy.
The best course of action is to stay in Chengqian Palace and not go back to her biological mother's palace. In a few years, when she reaches the age to establish her own household, life will naturally become easier.
Su Peisheng went off to handle his business with a heavy heart, unaware that his fourth master was about to do something earth-shattering.
The Fourth Prince, Yinzhen, personally fed Duofu some pastries and soup, as well as a bowl of slightly fishy-smelling egg custard.
With great patience, he coaxed the excited Duofu to sleep. Before falling asleep, Duofu kept muttering the words "roast duck".
The Fourth Prince, Yinzhen, looked at him with great tenderness, as if he were raising a young son, cherishing him like a precious jewel.
The eunuch outside returned to report that the Ninth Prince and the Tenth Prince were still in the small garden, pruning the flowers and trees.
Upon hearing this, the Fourth Prince, Yinzhen, scoffed, "Pruning flowers and trees, how nicely you put it."
He had a pair of sharp scissors prepared. The Fourth Prince, Yinzhen, weighed them in his hand, found they were the perfect size, and hid them in his sleeve. With a blank expression, he led his men out of Chengqian Palace.
Su Peisheng had just gone to the imperial kitchen on business and hadn't returned yet.
Now serving the Fourth Prince is another senior eunuch, Wang Dequan, who also grew up serving the Fourth Prince Yinzhen since childhood.
However, the Fourth Prince Yinzhen found Su Peisheng even more convenient and useful, so he had Su Peisheng often accompany him, while Wang Dequan usually stayed in Chengqian Palace to handle matters large and small.
Duofu was sleeping soundly in his warm bed, thinking about the delicious roast duck he would have that night. He was so happy.
He couldn't sleep, so he forced himself to fall asleep quickly, thinking that when he woke up he would have roast duck to eat; otherwise, his roast duck would disappear without a trace.
Duofu was very obedient. Under the coaxing of the Fourth Prince Yinzhen, he drifted off into a dream about roast duck.
Even when asleep, a suspicious, shiny, unidentified liquid was still oozing from the corner of his mouth.
Duofu was content at this moment, having long forgotten about the messy and unsightly fur on his body and the painful wounds all over his body.
Led by palace maids and eunuchs, the Fourth Prince Yinzhen quickly found the two little devils, the Ninth Prince and the Tenth Prince, who were still destroying flowers, plants, and trees in the small garden.
The Fourth Prince, Yinzhen, had a cold face and no hesitation in his eyes, and didn't say a word.
She walked straight up to the Ninth Prince, picked up the scissors hidden in her sleeve, and mercilessly cut off the little braid with the money rat tail on the Ninth Prince's head.
Before the Ninth Prince could react, he felt a chill on his head.
Her eyes were glazed over, her face full of disbelief. She touched her head with her hand, and when she came to her senses, she burst into tears.
She wailed and cried while glaring fiercely at the Fourth Prince, Yinzhen, and uttering harsh words.
"You dare cut my braid? I'll have Goose Mother wipe out your entire family! Waaaaaah, my braid..."
"I won't let you get away with this. You unlucky bastard without a mother, you're the one who cursed your mother to death. You're a jinx..."
"I'm going to have that dog stewed! Waaaaaah! I'm going to skin him alive and eat his flesh..."
"Waaaaah, waaaaah... waaaaah..."
The eunuchs and maids serving nearby, upon hearing their master's words, knelt on the ground, their faces pale, not daring to raise their heads.
The Fourth Prince's extended family includes His Majesty's. If the news reaches His Majesty's ears, his master will not fare well either.
The Tenth Prince was also stunned by this farce. Seeing the Ninth Prince crying loudly, he also started to cry loudly.
Especially when she saw that the Ninth Prince's hair had been cut, she quickly covered her head with both hands to protect her little braid.
I'm afraid that if I'm not careful, my crazy fourth brother will cut me with scissors.
The Tenth Prince cried loudly and quickly ran away from the Fourth Prince, Yinzhen, his big eyes filled with fear and terror.
The tenth prince spoke tremblingly to the wet nurse beside him.
"Quick...hurry...take the master back to Mother's Palace, the master...doesn't want to stay here, waaaaah."
The servants attending to the Tenth Prince quickly realized what was happening and hurriedly picked up the Tenth Prince, who was wailing loudly.
Without even glancing at the Ninth Prince, whose braid had been cut off and who was crying and cursing, she grabbed her own little prince and immediately ran towards the Imperial Concubine's palace. The group fled for their lives, not daring to stop for a moment, as if a pack of wolves were chasing them.
If her own tenth prince's braid were also cut off, the Imperial Concubine would skin them alive.
Fourth Prince Yinzhen ignored the Tenth Prince and his entourage who had already run far away. Hearing the Ninth Prince's words, his expression became even colder, and he stared fiercely at the crying Ninth Prince, as if he wanted to climb up and gnaw on his flesh.
The Ninth Prince was terrified by that look and hid in his wet nurse's arms. He stopped cursing and his crying gradually subsided.
The servants who were serving the Ninth Prince, seeing that the Tenth Prince had already run far away, ignored the Fourth Prince Yinzhen standing to the side, picked up their young master, and ran towards Consort Yi.
They dared not stay here any longer. If they stayed any longer, who knew what the Fourth Prince with the scissors would do?
The Ninth Prince's cries rang out again. Holding his wet nurse, he didn't mind the weight of the chubby little boy in his arms and hurriedly ran back.
While running, she was panting and comforting the Ninth Prince in her arms, saying that when they returned to the palace, she would ask the Empress and the Emperor to make a decision and punish the Fourth Prince severely. She would definitely not let her master suffer any injustice.
Hearing someone comfort him, the Ninth Prince became bolder again, crying and glaring fiercely.
"Your Highness... also wants Father Emperor and Mother... to cut off his braid, and... that dog he keeps, Your Highness wants to skin it alive..."
The crying gradually faded away as the two little devils left the garden.
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