Ruoyin: “…”
Originally, she had wanted a losing Lord Fourth to strip off everything and be as naked as the day he was born.
However, she had crushed her own foot by her actions, for the tables had turned.
The real loser who needed to strip was she, herself!
Ruoyin bit her lip. Her face was awash with a deep blush, exuding a dignified but charming aura.
Inhaling deeply, she mustered up her courage to meet Lord Fourth’s eyes with her hazy, beautiful ones.
In a bashfully begging tone, she entreated, “Lord Fourth, can we stop here? I… I’m shy~”
With that, she pounced into Lord Fourth’s embrace directly.
Lord Fourth’s body now shielded her body and her internal shyness.
Having his body slammed into and taken over by the woman in his embrace made his heart melt.
Not to mention the woman’s expression, her sweet voice, as well as her beautiful figure.
She seduced him from head to toe, arousing in him an unlimited tender affection.
Lord Fourth hugged the woman in his embrace tightly for more intimacy.
…
After a few days, another blood-related princess was born in Prince Zhi’s mansion.
Upon knowledge of this, all his brothers naturally came to visit him.
Lord Fourth was one of these brothers. Also, as his Fujin, Ruoyin followed Lord Fourth to visit him as well.
Right now, Prince Zhi’s residence was as busy as a marketplace and bustling with so much excitement that the only thing out of place was a still-intact doorstep.
This was expected. After all, apart from the Crown Prince, Prince Zhi was the other son Kang Xi regarded importantly.
Upon Lord Fourth’s arrival, the subordinates in Prince Zhi’s residence came forward to welcome him.
There was also a maidservant who came up to Ruoyin, probably with the intention of bringing her to where the other women were hanging out.
Before they split, Ruoyin looked at Lord Fourth, reluctant to be parted.
Lord Fourth then squeezed her hand tightly and said, “Don’t be afraid, they’re all your sisters-in-law. However, don’t drink, because you can’t hold your alcohol well. Drink less tea too, but water is still the best. They know that you’re expecting, so they won’t urge you to drink.”
Ruoyin’s lips twitched. Did Lord Fourth still remember how bold she became after drinking on her birthday?
Upon recalling the incident, Ruoyin blushed. After glancing around to make sure that there was no one around, she said coyly, “I will keep Lord Fourth’s words in my heart, so please don’t make fun of me anymore~”
Lord Fourth took in Ruoyin’s bashfulness and did not speak further. He followed a subordinate into the main hall.
After all, he was in Prince Zhi’s residence and not his own, so he still had to exercise restraint.
Upon arriving at the main hall, Lord Fourth saw that a few princes had already arrived before, including Lord Third and Lord Eighth.
“Fourth Brother, you’re late. You have to drink three cups as a forfeit!” said Lord Third, who was wearing a purplish red robe.
He had seen Lord Fourth only from afar but was already starting to urge him to drink.
He was an intellectual scholar but was also rather partial to beautiful women~
His personality was one of the more easygoing and licentious ones among the princes.
Lord Fourth smiled and replied, “Third Brother, that’s uncharitable of you. There are still half of us brothers who aren’t here yet, so if I were to be punished with three cups, wouldn’t the later arrivals need to drink six or seven cups?”
“Hey! How could you say that? I don’t care; you have to drink a cup first, at least.” After hearing Lord Fourth’s words, the learned Lord Third had nothing to say and could only relent a little.
Faced with only a cup of wine, Lord Fourth did not complain further.
He lifted his cup and clinked it with all the brothers at the table before drinking the wine in a single gulp.
“Fourth Brother, I heard Fourth Sister-in-law is expecting. Yaqin keeps mentioning that she wants to go to your residence to see her, but that you’ve gone to the manor to avoid the summer heat, so she can only wait until you return to your main residence before she can visit her.” Lord Eighth smiled gently.
He was wearing an ivory-colored robe that made him look modest.
Serious visits between sisters-in-law had to abide by rules, and it was better to visit each other when they were residing in their main residence.
Yaqin was the Eighth Fujin of Gololo Hala.
Everyone knew that the Eighth Fujin was an unreasonable person. To put it more bluntly, she was practically a tigress!
It forced Lord Eighth to take only a single concubine, but even that caused conflict between them.
Lord Fourth paused. He was well-aware of the Eighth Fujin’s personality.
However, no matter what, it was still Lord Eighth’s thought that counted.
Thus, he replied while smiling, “Eighth Brother is kind. Ask Sister-in-law to come over once we return to the main residence—it’ll still be the same.”
Even though he kept in mind the explosive temper of Eighth Fujin and would not want his own Fujin to get the short end of the stick, he still had to agree to this politely.
After all, it was normal for the brothers’ consorts to mingle with one another. If he were to reject this, he would look dismissive of Lord Eighth’s kindness.
Just then, Lord Third looked like he had just heard some incredible news.
Everyone knew that Lord Fourth did not have a successor in his residence. The Fourth Fujin was not well-loved, and for five years, there had been only silence in her abdomen.
No one knew if the silence was because she was not well-loved.
Or was she not well-loved because there was no activity in her abdomen?