Quick Transmigration: The Cannon Fodder is Very Leisurely

That night, Fourth Master stayed overnight in the Jade Warm Room.

All night long, if Yu Nuan didn't ask him anything, Fourth Master wouldn't say a word, which drove Yu Nuan a little crazy. Yu Nuan really wanted to grab Fourth Master by the collar and loudly question him, "What exactly do you want to do?", but Yu Nuan restrained herself.

In the following days, Fourth Master came to Yu Nuan's room every day to report for duty, but he just wouldn't speak to Yu Nuan.

Yu Nuan was already used to it, just treating him as another roommate. Yu Nuan didn't want to know what the Fourth Master was thinking.

As for the Fourth Prince's feelings for Yu Nuan, Yu Nuan thought it was just a passing fancy. Putting aside the fact that the real female lead was there, Yu Nuan never imagined that the Fourth Prince would genuinely like her. Regarding the Fourth Prince's previous words, Yu Nuan believed that he only considered Yu Nuan as his wife, so Yu Nuan must have feelings for him.

Also, last time, Yu Nuan clearly rejected the Fourth Master, and given the Fourth Master's personality, he wouldn't think of continuing to invest his feelings.

As summer approached, the Emperor declared in court that the Crown Prince was innocent and reinstated him to the position.

After the emperor finished speaking, the cabinet ministers in the court echoed his decision. The other ministers could tell at a glance that the emperor was determined to restore the crown prince to his position.

They began shouting, "Your Majesty is wise!"

After the Crown Prince's position was restored, the political situation in the court began to change again. The Fourth Prince was so busy that he was rarely seen.

The Emperor has been in a good mood lately, and with his worries resolved, there are no major issues in the court.

With more free time, the emperor began to concern himself with his sons' offspring. Seeing that the princes were having difficulty conceiving, he started to bestow women upon them.

The Fourth Prince was rewarded with a princess and a concubine.

A princess only needs to be carried directly into the mansion in a sedan chair, but a concubine still needs to have a wedding ceremony.

Since it was a gift from the Emperor, the Fourth Prince couldn't refuse.

Back at the mansion, the Fourth Prince sat in his study, wondering how to tell his wife, or whether she would even care how many women he had brought into the household.

After dinner, it was already late. Yu Nuan thought that the Fourth Master probably wouldn't come tonight, and was about to turn off the lights and go to sleep when a maid outside announced that the Fourth Master had arrived.

Yu Nuan watched as Fourth Master walked in and continued with her work. In any case, their current relationship was like that of unfamiliar roommates.

Fourth Master went straight to the washroom. After being served a bath, he came out to find Yu Nuan already in bed.

Fourth Master waved for the servants to leave, then turned off the light and went to bed.

It was getting warm in the room, and Yu Nuan couldn't sleep. She turned over.

Fourth Master also turned to face Yu Nuan. Yu Nuan felt that the two were a bit too close, and prepared to step back and turn her back to Fourth Master, but Fourth Master stopped her with a gesture.

"My Ladyship, Father Emperor has issued a decree today."

"Ok?"

The Fourth Prince considered how to begin, and then said, "Father Emperor feels that there are too few children in the manor."

Few? Could it be that even the Emperor is so down-to-earth, urging people to have children?

Yu Nuan remained silent, waiting for Fourth Master to continue.

"Then, Father Emperor bestowed women upon all of us brothers. Since I only had one concubine in my household, in addition to the princess he bestowed upon me, he also gave me a concubine."

What the Fourth Prince wanted to say was that the Emperor not only bestowed women upon him, but upon all of his brothers.

After hearing what the Fourth Prince said, Yu Nuan was stunned for a moment. Then she said casually, "Then, Your Highness, when will these two younger sisters enter the manor? I'll have someone prepare their courtyards. There's also a small courtyard next to Madam Geng's; I'll have someone prepare it so it can be used. As for the concubine, the courtyard can't be just any courtyard. Which courtyard do you think is suitable, Your Highness?"

As the Fourth Master had guessed, Yu Nuan showed no displeasure whatsoever and even enthusiastically prepared accommodations for the two women.

Fourth Master, unwilling to give up, asked, "Don't you care even a little bit?"

Yu Nuan avoided the Fourth Prince's burning gaze, lowered her eyes, and said, "Your Highness, what you're saying is all part of my duties as the Fujin (princess's wife). With two more younger sisters, the manor will become more lively. They will also bear children for you, increasing the number of children in the manor."

"My lady, I have feelings for you now. Why do you ignore my affection for you?" The Fourth Prince lifted Yu Nuan's chin, forcing her to look at him.

The Fourth Prince was provoked by Yu Nuan's calm and unwavering gaze, and quickly leaned down to kiss her.

Yu Nuan didn't expect the Fourth Master to do this so suddenly, so she didn't react in time. Just as the Fourth Master was about to insert his tongue into her mouth, Yu Nuan tried to push him away, but the Fourth Master anticipated this and directly pressed Yu Nuan's hands on top of her head.

Fourth Master was not a weakling, so once things got serious, Yu Nuan couldn't easily push him away.

The Fourth Master's kiss was the opposite of his usual behavior; it was intense and domineering.

Yu Nuan was caught off guard by all of this and let Fourth Master kiss her.

Fourth Master pulled away from Yu Nuan's lips and kissed her cheek. After tasting the salty and bitter flavor, Fourth Master paused, feeling a dull ache in his heart. His grip gradually loosened, and Yu Nuan easily broke free.

Yu Nuan got up and moved away from Fourth Master, and Fourth Master was thoroughly hurt by Yu Nuan's action.

Looking at Yu Nuan with hurt in his eyes, he said, "Fujin, what exactly do you want me to do to forgive me?"

"My lord, why is it that when you need a dutiful wife, I'm left to be a wife who can't have feelings for you and can only be a dutiful wife? Now that you want to talk about feelings, you expect me to reciprocate your love in the same way. My lord, it hurts me too."

Recalling the Fourth Master's previous indifference towards the original owner, Yu Nuan felt the same way, and had nowhere to vent her emotions at this moment.

“When I married you, I was full of hope for our life. But one woman after another was brought into your household. I told myself that this was normal. As a royal wife, I should prioritize having children. But later, when Li entered the household, you doted on her. Do you know how many sleepless nights I had?”

Yu Nuan recalled that night, hidden beneath the cover of darkness, when she fell asleep each night with tears on her lips.

The Fourth Prince listened to Yu Nuan's accusations without saying a word. He never imagined that he would bring so much pain to his wife. He wanted to reach out and hug Yu Nuan, but then he remembered how she had resisted him just now.

His raised hands froze in mid-air before he restrained himself and lowered them. Watching his wife weep sadly, the Fourth Prince didn't know what to do; he couldn't approach her, yet he was reluctant to leave.

Yu Nuan's accusations against the Fourth Prince were far from over. She continued to recount his past crimes, "Your Highness, when Honghui was so seriously ill, several imperial physicians told me to prepare myself. But what preparations do I need to make? I only have Honghui as my child. How can I live without him? Where were you then? You were traveling with your beloved and your children."

Yu Nuan's words made the Fourth Prince's heart tremble. The Fourth Prince knew that he had neglected his wife before, but when he heard his wife express her dissatisfaction, he realized that he was really wrong.