"Although it's good, you can't drink it every day." Concubine De looked at him with a meaningful look.
The Fourth Master sensed something else in these words, but he didn't quite understand.
"There's something behind what you said, mother. I don't quite understand it. Please explain it to me."
"Mother, I won't beat around the bush with you. I heard that you've never been to the new princess's place. Is that true?"
"This was said by Fu Jin and Mother again." Apart from Fu Jin, he could not think of anyone else. The Fourth Master was a little angry. Fu Jin really did everything she could to get what she wanted. She even ran to Mother and told her about these things.
"Your wife is right. Now that Mianmian is pregnant, if you continue to behave like before, others will inevitably feel unfair. No matter what, you should take time to visit other people's courtyards and balance the backyard. Otherwise, if this gets to your royal father's ears, do you think you can protect Mianmian?"
"Mother, I..."
De Fei waved her hand at him, "Mother knows you like Mian Mian, but love doesn't have to be expressed on the surface. Sometimes doting on her like this isn't loving her, it's harming her."
"Especially your father. Don't you understand his personality? What he hates most is exclusive favor. If your royal father knew about this, Mianmian would also be implicated by you..."
After hearing what his mother said, the Fourth Master's face became increasingly ugly.
"Think carefully about these words. The most taboo thing in this backyard is not treating everyone equally. You grew up in the palace, so there are some things that you don't need your mother to teach you."
The Fourth Master stood up and bowed to his mother, saying, "I understand. Thank you, mother."
A relieved smile appeared on the corner of De Fei's mouth. "I'm glad to know. I won't keep you here for dinner today. Go ahead."
"I'll take my leave."
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On the way back, the Fourth Master's mind kept revolving around the last words his mother said, "The most taboo thing in the backyard is not treating everyone equally."
The Fourth Master's sharp pupils narrowed slightly, and a chilling air surrounded his body. He whipped the horse whip hard and shouted coldly, "Gee!"
Su Peisheng rode his horse and tried to catch up with him but he couldn't. The master was in a bad mood when he came out of Concubine De's palace. Could it be that he had a quarrel with Concubine De?
But that shouldn't be the case. Ever since Concubine De became a better person, the master has never quarreled with her. So what's going on?
Su Peisheng couldn't figure it out, so he could only ride his horse hard to catch up.
After returning to the mansion, the Fourth Master went back to his study alone. Seeing this, Su Peisheng did not dare to go in and disturb him, so he could only wait outside.
It was getting dark when Su Peisheng saw that his master still hadn't come out, so he went in anyway.
"Master, it's getting dark. Do you want to serve the meal now?"
The Fourth Master put down his pen and stood up, "Let's go to Zizhuyuan." Then he strode out.
Su Peisheng hurried to catch up. Concubine Wen was so lucky that she was pregnant and still the master cared about her so much.
When the Fourth Master came over, Wen Mianmian was just about to have dinner. Now the children were in the front yard, and Wen Mianmian felt that Zizhu Courtyard was a lot quieter.
"Master, have you had your meal?" Wen Mianmian looked at him and smiled while sitting on the chair.
When the Fourth Master saw Mianmian's gentle and smiling face, his heart warmed a little and he said, "No."
The Fourth Master took off his cloak, warmed himself by the fire for a while, and then sat down next to Mianmian.
"I haven't eaten yet either. Master, you're here just in time. Let's eat together." Shancha also brought a set of clean bowls and chopsticks to the Fourth Master, while Shannai brought water for the Master to wash his hands.
"Why haven't you eaten yet so late?" The Fourth Master said while washing his hands.
"I had some snacks earlier and wasn't very hungry, so I put it off until now."
"Master is so lucky. This is the hot pot I just asked someone to make. Master, please try it. It's delicious." Wen Mianmian smiled and picked up a piece of tender and plump shrimp meat and put it in his bowl.
The Fourth Master also returned the favor by giving Mianmian a piece of lotus root slice, which Mianmian liked to eat. "You have some too."
As Wen Mianmian was eating, she realized that her master didn't seem to be in a particularly good mood today, but she didn't say it out loud.
After the meal, the two sat on the warm couch, and Wen Mianmian nestled in the Fourth Master's arms.
"Master, are you worried about something today?" Wen Mianmian asked while pulling his big hand and playing with it.
She liked the Fourth Master's hands the most, with distinct joints and slender fingers. It would be a pity if such hands were not used to play the piano in modern times.
The Fourth Master let Mian Mian play with his hands, lowered his eyes to look at her and said, "Mian Mian, would you be sad if I went to someone else's place?"
"Yes." Wen Mianmian said without thinking, then raised her head and looked at the Fourth Master and stared at him, "But there are so many people in the master's backyard. Although I will be sad, I will not stop them, but..."
Wen Mianmian paused for a moment, then smiled and said, suppressing the bitterness in her heart: "But Master, can you promise me one thing?"
"What's up?"
Wen Mianmian's hand touched his lips, "This place can only be left to me, you can't kiss them."
"Mianmian..." The Fourth Master knew that Mianmian was wrong.
"Master, I know my request is a bit excessive. Can you agree to it? Just consider it as you repaying the wish you owed me."
"When did I owe you a wish?" This confused the Fourth Master.
Wen Mianmian glared at the Fourth Master, "Master, you forgot. When we were playing Gobang, you said that if I won, you would grant me a wish. I still haven't fulfilled that wish yet."
Fourth Master: “…”
"It happened so long ago, but you remember it so clearly." If Mianmian hadn't told him, he would have forgotten about it.
"Of course I do. I remember it clearly. Master, just tell me whether you agree or not." Wen Mianmian looked at him intently.
The Fourth Master was amused by her and pinched her face and said unhappily, "When did I ever say I would favor them?"
Now it was Wen Mianmian's turn to be surprised, "Didn't the master just say that he wanted to go to someone else's courtyard?"
"I did say I would go to their courtyard, but I didn't say I would favor them."
"Master, what you mean is..." Wen Mianmian covered her mouth and looked at the Fourth Master in surprise.
"You don't have to worry about Mianmian, but I didn't know that Mianmian had such a strong possessiveness, huh~" The Fourth Master hooked Mianmian's chin, and an ambiguous atmosphere surrounded the two of them.
"Why? Master Xu has a strong possessiveness, but I can't do the same." Wen Mianmian is not afraid of the Fourth Master at all now, and dares to go against her.
"Of course, I like Mianmian like this." After saying that, he lowered his head and kissed her.
Wen Mianmian climbed onto Fourth Master's neck, and the two kissed passionately, and the heat in the room rose sharply.
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