Waking up at dawn, Chaosheng was still confused about where he was for a moment.

  Ah, I see, she's no longer in Huanyi Alley, this is Yiqiu Palace.

  The tide adapts very quickly.

  Because life in the palace is all regular, no one can sleep in until five watches. The slaves get up to wash and sweep and work to serve their masters, and the masters also have their own things to do. The emperor has to attend court, the princes have to go to school. The empress has to manage affairs, and the concubines have to pay respects to the empress - look, no one can sleep in late.

  It's not that hard to get up early, once you're used to it. It's just a physiological habit, when the time comes, you'll wake up and want to go to the bathroom. The only difficult thing is during winter, who wouldn't love to snuggle in their warm bed? Even if there's a charcoal brazier in the room, it would have gone out after a night. The air inside the room is really icy in the morning.

  The fourth prince went to the Chongwen Pavilion early in the morning, and Chao Sheng helped Chun Mo with some odd jobs. Although she didn't need to tidy up the main house or study, she still couldn't take a break for half a day, and even the time to drink water was squeezed out with difficulty.

  The rain kept drizzling down, Chunmo raised her head to take a look outside the window, shook her head and said: "This rain won't stop for a long time, when will it finally stop?" She ordered Chaosheng: "Get some incense to fumigate the house and get rid of the dampness."

  The target of the incense was naturally the fourth prince's residence. Chao Sheng opened the small drawer that Chun Mo had mentioned, and inside were a few scattered pieces of incense.

  She picked one out and handed it to Chun Mo.

  Chun Mo took out the incense burner and wiped it clean. She looked at her palm, where she was holding a deep purple piece of incense with a piece of paper, and asked: "What is this?"

  "It's tea fragrance."

  "Spring ink arrived with enthusiasm: 'Do you know fragrance?'"

  "I had an older sister who taught me a bit."

  "Not bad," Chun Mo shook his head and said, "This incense thing is too troublesome. I wanted to teach Dong Zhi before, but her nose... osmanthus, jasmine, sandalwood, she thinks they all smell the same, and when it comes to strong ones like agarwood and musk, she starts sneezing as soon as she smells them, can't do this job."

  Uh, there are people like that. Before Chao Sheng had a female classmate who was very particular about perfume, and every time she went out on a date, she would change to different perfumes according to the weather, mood, and clothes, but her boyfriend never distinguished between so many perfumes and always thought she was wearing the same one.

  Chun Mo asked her again: "Why did you take the tea leaves?"

  Because... Chao Sheng thought, although only a glimpse of him yesterday, but the fourth prince is obviously a refined person, even the names of the palace maids by his side were changed to pen, ink, paper and inkstone, so he should also like lighter scents. The fragrance of tea leaves is light and elegant, with a long-lasting scent. On a rainy day, smelling this scent should make people feel calm.

  But Chao Sheng said: "Because it's better than Yue Zhi Bi, this flavor is better. There's another kind of fragrance in the drawer that I don't recognize."

  Chun Mo nodded and said, "You're quite clever to pick that one. If I had to choose myself, I would have also chosen the Tea Wuxiang. The other kind in the drawer is Zui Cao Xiang, which was given by someone else. Our master doesn't like it, so we haven't used it before."

  Chao Sheng also saw it.

  The position of the incense is at the back, and it seems that none of them have been moved. If the fourth prince likes that incense, he will definitely use it frequently and won't leave so much left over. Therefore, Chao Sheng will not take that one.

  She chose tea leaves for another reason, the incense block she held was knocked out from the whole incense, scattered outside, looking like it wasn't valued much. But people all have habits, the more they like a pair of shoes, the more they wear them, and the older they look. And those that don't fit or aren't liked are placed aside, looking even neater.

  Chunmo threw the fragrant block into the censer and quickly covered it with a lid. A faint purple smoke emerged from the mouth of the lid, dispersing in the air, giving off an extremely pleasant fragrance.

  "Our master is a good person, never beats or scolds the servants around him. As time goes by, you will understand. That Yu Jia who came with you yesterday, her luck is not as good as yours."

  Chao Sheng listened attentively.

  Chun Mo's expression seemed to change slightly when he mentioned the Fourth Prince.

  If Chao Sheng hadn't been fully focused, he would have definitely overlooked it.

  Chunmo's eyes sparkled slightly, and his smile seemed to hold a hint of secret joy.

  "Ah, there's a box over there, take it to the West Wing and give it to Dongzhi. Tell him it's from the Fourth Prince for the Eighth Prince, with some books and toys he asked for. The Eighth Prince should be taking his noon nap now, so remember to tread softly and speak quietly, don't disturb His Highness."

  Chao Sheng responded with a sound, and there was a box on the case.

  She carried the box towards the west wing.

  The west courtyard is slightly smaller than the east one, and there is a pavilion near the wall in the east courtyard. The pool under the pavilion is connected to the maple pool outside. There is no pool in the west courtyard.

  As soon as she entered the courtyard, a little palace maid came up to greet her.

  Chao Sheng said he was sent by Chun Mo to deliver something. The little palace maid said, "Then follow me - I've never seen you before."

  "I just arrived yesterday."

  "Oh, I heard someone was added, and it's you! My name is Dan Gui, what about you?"

  "My name is Chōsei."

  They all spoke in hushed tones, probably because the eighth prince's nap time was fixed, so everyone knew to keep their voices down at this hour.

  Dong Zhi took back the things she brought and asked her to take a pen bag back to Chun Mo: "You help me tell her, this is not well done, I'm busy lately and rushed."

  The tide brought it over, and then I heard the sound of a child's voice coming from inside the house: "Want to drink tea." The voice was soft and sweet, still carrying a strong sleepiness.

  "Dong Zhi hurriedly responded with a 'yes' and said: 'Your Highness is awake? I'll go pour some tea right away.'"

  She was busy, and Chao Sheng took his leave. The needlework in his hand was still passable, but it was plain and had no decorative patterns on it.

  Chun Mo shouldn't need this thing.

  Is it for the fourth prince?

  The wind suddenly picked up a bit, and the umbrella was blown inside out, so I hastened my pace. Just as I was about to leave the house, my umbrella collided with someone else's in mid-air.

  Chao Sheng was shocked and lifted her head, and the person coming towards her was also sizing her up.

  He is the fourth prince.

  The edge of the umbrella was dripping with water droplets, and Chao Sheng was stunned for a moment before remembering to bow.

  "Get up. Are you the one who came yesterday?"

  His voice was as fresh as yesterday, and I had already heard it once. Today, hearing it again, I still felt that this voice was unrealistically beautiful. Perhaps it was because of the rain, in the sound of the rain, the fourth prince's voice seemed distant and empty.

  "Reporting back to Your Imperial Highness, the Fourth Prince, I am Chao Sheng."

  "Hmm, I remember, Chun Mo said so last night. What are you doing here in Xi Yuan?"

  "Spring Ink sister sent me to deliver something."

  After finishing speaking, seeing that the Fourth Prince had nothing more to ask, Chao Sheng stepped aside and let him pass, and the Fourth Prince entered the courtyard.

  Chao Sheng and others went up the steps, then turned around and slowly returned.

  I didn't get a good look at the Fourth Prince's face yesterday, and just now I caught a glimpse of him in a hurry...

  The fourth prince was born very well.

  To be honest... since I arrived here from Chuo, I haven't seen a man with such an outstanding appearance.

  However, what makes him more eye-catching is not his appearance.

  But it's the charm of the atmosphere.

  The person walking slowly with an umbrella in the rain is like someone who has walked out of an ancient painting.

  That painting is vaguely familiar, but I don't recall where I saw it. However, the impression was incredibly deep. After all this time, I've forgotten what the person in the painting wore and looked like, but that aura remains exactly the same.

  Beautiful, elegant, calm, noble, serene...

  These words all seem to be able to describe the feeling of being born with the tide, but none of them can accurately outline the appearance of the Fourth Prince.

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  Will continue tomorrow morning... too sleepy...

  Really craving, had a cup of coffee, and ended up constipated for three days... Guess I still need to quit.