Fourth Master came in and paid respects to Empress De: "Your son pays his respects to you, Mother."

  "Get up, sit down." De Fei hung a smile.

  But this smile was different from the previous relaxed and pleasant one, it seemed as if it had been carved on with a knife.

  "How is Empress Dowager doing? How's her health? Has she had any relapses of her headache condition?" Fourth Master hadn't seen Empress De for days either.

  That day of the Spring Festival I did see him, but we didn't say much.

  "Everything is fine in the palace. You don't have to worry, how's your household?" asked Empress De with her usual courtesy.

  "It's all good if we're together, son and I. Don't worry about it, Mother." Fourth Master replied with a serious expression.

  In the end, there wasn't much to say, and when Fourth Master left, he had only sat for about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea.

  He left. Empress De was even more displeased: "It's as if this palace owed him something, every time he comes back, it's always like this."

  The girls didn't say a word, thinking to themselves: "You're always like this, can Fourth Master really stand it?"

  This is also really hard for the mother and son.

  Fourth Master left Yonghe Palace, took a deep breath, and brought Su Peisheng with him, walking exceptionally fast.

  Every time, seeing his mother is like this. His mother blames him, he knows, but so many years have passed...

  Hasn't it improved at all?

  Su Peisheng followed closely behind, he had seen that Fourth Master was extremely unhappy. He thought to himself, this time the fire would not know where to vent itself.

  Fourth Master returned to his mansion alone. Su Peisheng thought again that Fourth Master was preparing something, probably going to the main house...

  It's also a bad omen, I'm afraid Fu Jin is going to get into trouble again.

  Double happiness...

  As expected, after Fourth Master returned to the manor, he went straight to the main hall.

  "Pay respects to Grandfather." The lady bowed and wished him good health.

  Fourth Master grunted and a gust of wind swept in: "Prepare for me, I'm afraid we're going to make a trip to Zhili."

  "How many days will Master be away?" Fu Jin hastily asked: "I'll take good care of everything."

  "It's been over ten days." Fourth Master thought to himself. How would I know?

  The lady responded with a sound, and then asked: "Since it's been over ten days, who did the master ask to serve? In the past, it was always Li Shi, but Li Shi is pregnant and cannot go out. Master thinks..."

  "Old man went on a business trip, brought what woman? Can't stand it for over ten days? Old man is so lacking in women!" Fourth Master said, stood up, brushed his sleeves and left.

  The lady had to hastily say: "See off Fourth Master."

  After Fourth Master had his tantrum, he felt much better inside.

  Su Peisheng sympathized with Fu Jin in his heart. Every time he could step on the master's explosive temper, it was really impressive!

  Fourth Master returned to the front yard after coming out of Zhengyuan.

  There are also some things to prepare in the front yard.

  As expected, in the afternoon, someone from the palace came to deliver a message, saying that tomorrow, the Crown Prince would go to Zhili, and the Fourth Master and Fifth Master would follow together.

  After sending away the slaves of Yuqing Palace, Fourth Master ordered someone to pass on a message to Zhengyuan, saying that they would leave tomorrow.

  Everything was finally ready, and it had already gotten dark.

  "Go to Li's place and tell her that I'll be leaving tomorrow, ask her to take care of herself and the child, and I'll be back in a few days." Fourth Master said after hesitating for a moment: "Forget it, I'll go see her myself."

  Want to accompany Da Gege and Hong Ru tonight. Is Li's family having a child? Go keep her company for one night.

  In the end, he still called Li An Kang to Jin Yu Ge and told Ye Qiu a word.

  Su Peisheng also ordered Li Ankang to keep an eye on him, lest Fourth Master leave for a few days and Ye Shi would have someone eat it.

  At least don't be stingy with food and drink.

  Fourth Master remembered a concubine just before he left, and it was clear that Fourth Master would not forget her for the time being.

  Back after a look, good-looking beauty has become a laughing stock, what a sin!

  Ye Zao felt a bit down after hearing Li An Kang's words: "I understand. I wish Master Ye a smooth journey."

  Li Kang'an returned to the front yard and naturally couldn't see Fourth Master. When Fourth Master came back, it was almost dawn.

  Before leaving, Fourth Master still called Li Kang'an and asked: "What did Ye Shi say?"

  "As for Master's words, Ye Niangzi looked a bit sad... saying to wish Master a smooth journey. Li Kang'an replied with the same words, neither adding nor subtracting."

  Fourth Master grunted in response.

  "On Ye's side, the snacks are called 'cuisine room'. When she was ill, they were asked to make some delicious food in the cuisine room. No need to go beyond the rules." That is to say, within the rules, just take care of her and that's it.

  That's a big difference.

  Even if it's just two dishes and one soup for a concubine, there is still a distinction.

  On a winter day, would you like a bok choy and tofu soup, or a black chicken soup, spare ribs soup, or an old duck soup?

  Two dishes, one meat and one vegetarian, would you like tofu or sliced meat?

  Are you still serious about ordering two big dishes?

  Moreover, after learning about Ye Zao's situation last time, Fourth Master didn't intervene elsewhere, but only added two dishes to her meals.

  Nowadays, the cafeteria takes care of it a bit more, and the leaves are not bad to say, so there will be no discomfort in eating.

  Besides, apart from the Fan family, no one else knows about this matter. It's not something that would lead people to gossip.

  Fourth Master left the mansion and entered the palace to meet with the Crown Prince.

  Go to Qianqing Palace to pay respects first.

  "Fourth brother, follow your second brother and work hard." Emperor Kangxi said with a smile.

  Fourth Master smiled and followed: "Your son will definitely assist the Crown Prince well!"

  "Alright, go then, be careful on the road and don't catch a chill." Emperor Kangxi said lovingly to the Crown Prince.

  The prince hastily said: "The emperor is in the capital, also take care of your body, don't overwork."

  After the filial piety of father and son, the crown prince, fourth master, and fifth master left the palace to go straight to Zhili.

  Zhili, including the capital city, extends from Mongolia in the north to Henan in the south.

  However, in the capital city, everyone still assumes that outside of the capital is Zhili.

  This time, we will head north from Deshengmen and go straight to Tongzhou. It should take about two days. After all, there is still snow on the road, and it's not easy to walk.

  After Fourth Master left, the house felt especially quiet and deserted.

  The weather was really bad, and after Fourth Master left for two days, another heavy snow fell.

  Even the most mischievous Li Cefujin has calmed down, she's pregnant with a precious one, so she just occasionally calls for the servant to check on how well Xu Gu'niang is copying the scriptures.

  The lady understands everyone and will not make trouble.

  In the rest of his life, he was an honest man who had no favorites and lived a peaceful life.

  Ye Zao lived in Jin Yu Ge, after drinking tonic medicine for several days, she felt that her body was much more comfortable and not as cold as before.

  It's great.

  "Miss?" Outside the window, Song Danni called out.

  "Back? It's so cold, you're still going out." Ye Zao smiled and said.

  Song Danni left the mansion today.

  "There's also a nephew, go take a look and you'll be heartbroken." Song Dainiang smiled: "Miss, it's also a coincidence, today I met someone who lives next door to my nephew. Came to visit, said that I was from the government office, and asked Miss how she was doing. After inquiring, I found out that I knew someone from Miss's family. There's some news that says Miss's mother is pregnant."

  Yezao raised an eyebrow, is Semir pregnant? Is this... good news?