The next day, the Fourth Lady got up early and went to the palace to pay her respects to Concubine De.
When the Fourth Lady came over, Concubine De was having breakfast with Little Fourteen and Little Thirteen.
"Your son pays his respects to mother." After the Fourth Lady came in, she walked to the front of Concubine De and bowed slightly with a smile.
Little Fourteen and Little Thirteen also put down their chopsticks and stood up, "Greetings, Fourth Sister-in-law."
"Fourth son's wife, get up. Have you had breakfast? If not, sit down and eat with us."
"Thank you, mother." The Fourth Lady came to the empty seat next to Concubine De and sat down.
Zi Su went out and brought in a new set of bowls and chopsticks.
Little Fourteen had already finished eating. He pulled Little Thirteen towards his mother and said, "Mother, I have finished eating. Let's go to the study first."
De Fei nodded and said, "Well, go ahead and listen carefully to the class, otherwise your father will punish you again."
"Xiao Shisan, keep an eye on him. If he causes any trouble, come and tell me. I'll give him a good beating."
This little Fourteenth is a troublemaker. Not only does he not listen to the class seriously, but he also causes trouble all the time.
"I understand, Mother De, don't worry."
When Little Fourteen heard his mother say this to him, he felt a little depressed. Just as he was about to retort, he was pulled away by Little Thirteen.
When he left, he didn't forget to look at his fourth sister-in-law and said, "Fourth sister-in-law, we'll leave first."
The Fourth Lady smiled and nodded appropriately.
After they left, only Defei, the Fourth Lady, and Nanny Yu were left in the room.
"Let's have breakfast first. If there is anything, we can talk about it after breakfast." Defei knew that the fourth wife would not easily enter the palace unless there was something important.
This time, entering the palace might be related to the selection of concubines.
After all, this year's draft has already begun, and the fourth prince's wife is still too anxious.
"yes."
After the two of them finished their breakfast, the Fourth Lady helped Concubine De rinse her mouth and then helped her to sit down on the couch, while the Fourth Lady sat aside.
Zi Su brewed two cups of the best Biluochun tea, put it down and walked out.
Only Nanny Yu was left in the room to serve.
De Fei took a sip from the teacup, then put it down. She pressed her handkerchief against her lips and looked at the Fourth Lady. "You came here this time for the selection, right?"
The Fourth Lady was surprised. She didn't expect that her mother could see the purpose of her visit at a glance.
A hint of embarrassment flashed across the Fourth Lady's face, but it quickly faded away. She smiled gently and said, "There are indeed a few young ladies in this mansion. This son is just thinking about the master."
"In this prince's mansion, the master's backyard has the fewest people. I thought that if I could find a few worthy people to serve the Fourth Master in this selection, the master would be happy too."
De Fei snorted coldly, "You are doing a really good job as a concubine. Other concubines would like to see fewer women in their masters' houses, but you are so good that you can't wait to find a few more good ones to serve your master."
Sometimes Concubine De really wanted to open her head and see what was inside her mind.
She is not afraid of having too many women, which may harm her children. Or she feels that she is the concubine, and no matter what conspiracy others have, they dare not use it against her.
If she really thought so, Concubine De would not know whether to say she was stupid or smart.
After all, when there are too many women, intrigue and conspiracy are inevitable, and some things are hard to guard against.
When the Fourth Lady heard what her mother said, she couldn't help but clench the handkerchief on her knees. She still had a smile on her face, but this time the smile was a little bitter.
"I am the master's wife, so naturally I should consider everything for him. There are few people in the mansion, and few of them can please him. I do this because I want to have more beautiful women that he likes waiting by his side."
Defei sneered in her heart, saying that he spoke so nicely, probably just thinking about himself.
She also knows something about what's going on in the Fourth Master's mansion.
Since the fourth prince likes Mianmian, he will inevitably neglect other people in the backyard. The fourth prince's wife wants to surround the fourth prince with people just to have more people compete for his favor so that the fourth prince won't only favor Mianmian.
However, Concubine De only went over these words in her mind and would never say them out loud.
Such words would not only harm the fourth brother but also Mianmian.
After all, she was a fellow villager and her favorite daughter-in-law, so Concubine De naturally protected her.
"Don't think too much. You're a good person. It's hard for you to consider the fourth brother so much."
The Fourth Lady shook her head. "These are all things I should do. If possible, I don't want too many women in my backyard, but I'm sure Mother has heard the rumors a while ago."
"Although this matter was suppressed, many people heard it. Although it is not true, it is inevitable that no one will bring it up again in the future."
"If we take advantage of this audition to select two more people for the master, then the rumors outside will naturally be dispelled. Even if someone brings them up again in the future, no one will say anything."
The Fourth Lady felt aggrieved when she talked about this. This matter was true, but she couldn't discredit her own master. After all, they were husband and wife.
If this were to be confirmed, she would not be able to attend banquets and feasts in various mansions in the future.
So she also wanted to take advantage of this talent show to find a few more princesses for her master. If her master fell in love with someone else, then this matter would naturally be resolved.
The Wen family has been favored for too long. When the Li family was favored, at least they could have some soup. Now, the Wen family eats the meat and others can't even get a sip of the soup.
How could Fu Jin tolerate this? Even if she couldn't have children now, others could. If someone else gave birth to a child, she, as Fu Jin, was qualified to take the child in and raise him.
If she has more children, she will be more confident in the future.
Wen already has three children now. If she gets pregnant again, not only will she have more confidence in the mansion, but maybe even the housekeeper Quan will give her half of the inheritance.
How could the Fourth Lady be willing to accept this?
Defei had naturally heard about the rumors about the fourth brother outside, and it was she who sent people to suppress them later.
Defei understood the meaning of the Fourth Lady's words, and she was right.
Everyone knows that the emperor hates favoring concubines over wives the most, especially in his own prince's mansion. The emperor will never allow such a thing to happen.
Defei had been with Emperor Kangxi for so many years, so naturally she understood this.
"Have you talked to Lao Si about the draft? What did he say?"
Although the fourth brother went to the south a few days ago, the news of the talent show had already spread. She thought that the fourth lady had discussed it with the fourth brother.
"Not yet. I wanted to tell you, but my master happened to be on a mission and went south, so I haven't had the chance to say it yet."
"But the master will naturally agree with the person chosen by the mother." After all, the mother is the master's biological mother, and the Fourth Master will definitely not say anything at that time.
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