"Royal Sister!"

"Your Highness!"

When Ye Jingming and the others saw Ye Jingshu, they came over to greet her.

“Third Imperial Sister!” Ye Jingming recognized Ye Jingyu and took the initiative to greet her first.

"Third Imperial Sister." Ye Jingyu followed closely behind.

"Second Imperial Brother, Fourth Imperial Brother," Ye Jingyu replied somewhat awkwardly.

In the past, no matter the occasion, she was always the one who was ignored, and she had never experienced being surrounded by people before!

"Greetings, Third Princess!" Upon their first meeting, Wu Zemin and Gu Beichen both bowed respectfully to Ye Jingyu.

"This is Wu Zemin, and this is Gu Beichen," Ye Jingshu introduced to Ye Jingyu, pointing to the two men.

Just then, Ye Jingyu arrived.

He immediately noticed the somewhat unfamiliar yet familiar face among the group.

"You are—the Third Princess? You've come to study at the Wenhua Hall too!" Ye Jingyu greeted Ye Jingyu warmly after recognizing her.

Actually, he had never interacted with Ye Jingyu before, only met her a few times, but he really liked the atmosphere of brothers and sisters getting together.

"Third Imperial Brother." Ye Jingyu nodded to Wu Zemin and Gu Beichen first, then called out to Ye Jingyu.

Yun Shu arrived after Ye Jingyu.

Ye Jingchen and Ye Jinghe calmly and methodically check the time every day.

Only Xie Chang'an always arrived just before the class bell rang.

"Starting today, my third sister will also study with us," Ye Jingshu announced after everyone had arrived.

"Elder sister, since the third princess has come, why is the second princess not here?" Ye Jingyu asked.

"Don't worry, my second sister will come in a few days," Ye Jingshu said.

"Elder sister, our third younger sister is new here and not very familiar with the place. You must take good care of her," Ye Jingchen said to Ye Jingshu.

"Do you even need to tell me? I'll definitely take good care of her!"

Ye Jingshu kept her word. She patiently taught Ye Jingyu from the very beginning of the morning warm-up exercises, and stayed by Ye Jingyu's side the whole time after the run started.

After the morning exercise, Ye Jingshu always kept Ye Jingyu with her. During breakfast, she had Ye Jingyu sit next to her. When they arrived at Wenhua Hall, she also instructed the palace servants to place Ye Jingyu's desk behind her.

Ye Jingyu came out of Yingyue Palace empty-handed. Consort Liang had not prepared anything for her to use for school. It was Ye Jingshu who instructed the palace servants of the East Palace to prepare writing brushes, ink, paper, inkstones, and books for Ye Jingyu.

Ye Jingyu was brought to Wenhua Palace by Ye Jingshu. She was the only woman there besides Ye Jingshu, and Ye Jingshu regarded Ye Jingyu as her responsibility and future ally, so she took special care of her.

A sense of responsibility can help people grow, and this is best exemplified in Ye Jingshu's case.

On her first day at Wenhua Hall, Ye Jingyu had a very smooth experience under Ye Jingshu's meticulous care.

None of the things her mother told her to scare her into giving up did happen.

The only thing that made Ye Jingyu feel uncomfortable was that she was used to being ignored, but today she was being taken care of by her elder sister, which made her feel very awkward.

But it feels good to be cared about; it's a novel experience.

After school, Ye Jingshu invited Ye Jingchen to go to Chaoyang Palace together.

Ye Jingchen knew what she wanted to do and readily agreed.

Seeing this, Ye Jinghe also wanted to join in.

The group then escorted Ye Jingyu back to Yingyue Palace.

Upon arriving at Yingyue Palace, Ye Jingshu did not let Ye Jingyu return alone, but instead went with her to Yingyue Palace.

Consort Liang and the palace servants of Yingyue Palace treated Ye Jingyu so poorly that she felt they should be given a good talking-to.

When the Crown Prince and the Eldest Princess arrived, Consort Liang dared not be negligent and immediately came out to greet them.

"The Emperor personally approved my third sister's decision to study at the Wenhua Hall. I hope Consort Liang will take this matter seriously. If the Emperor finds out about your negligence, it won't just be a simple reprimand." Ye Jingshu didn't give Consort Liang a kind look at all and directly invoked the Emperor's name to warn her.

Being publicly warned by a child, Consort Liang dared not speak out in anger and could only force a smile.

However, after Ye Jingshu and the others left, Consort Liang vented her anger on Ye Jingyu.

"Bringing outsiders to humiliate your mother? You really have some nerve! You've only studied for a day, and your mind has already become wild?!"

"Do you really think those two siblings care about you? They just treat you like a joke. Only Mother is truly good to you!"

"You're just a princess. No matter how much you study, you'll only be sent for a political marriage or a political alliance in the future. What's the use? The more you know, the more miserable you'll be! You'd be better off learning some ways to manage the household and making your life more comfortable in the future!"

Consort Liang launched into a tirade, but Ye Jingyu had heard these words so many times that she was immune to them. She simply looked at her mother with a calm yet somewhat pitying gaze.

It was only after witnessing her mother's folly that she became even more determined to study hard and never be like her mother, who was sent to the palace to become a concubine and was foolishly deceived by her maternal grandparents.

Whether her elder sister and brother genuinely care for her or just treat her as a joke, the knowledge she gains from her studies belongs to her alone, and no one can take it away from her. What reason does she have not to study?

"Next time you see Father, why don't you suggest that he issue an edict ordering Consort Liang to study for two hours every day, with a tutor supervising her, and Consort Xian to conduct occasional assessments? I believe Consort Liang will come to enjoy reading," Ye Jingchen suggested to Ye Jingshu after leaving Yingyue Palace.

"That's a great idea!" Ye Jingshu clapped her hands and cheered.

"Not just Consort Liang, Consort Wen should be treated the same way! So they won't have nothing better to do than torment their own daughters every day!"

On the way back to Chaoyang Palace, Ye Jingshu ordered the palace servants of Chaoyang Palace to bring all the palace servants who served Ye Jingyan in close proximity to Biyue Palace to Chaoyang Palace for interrogation. If Consort Wen objected, she was told that the Eldest Princess suspected that the palace servants of Biyue Palace were abusing the Second Princess, so they had to be brought back for questioning.

After Ye Jingshu and the others returned to Chaoyang Palace, they were already taken to the interrogation room of Chaoyang Palace.

This interrogation room was arranged in advance by Ye Jingshu, right after she and Ye Jingchen finalized their plan.

The interrogation room, following Ye Jingchen's suggestion, was small, with only a small window at the top. Without artificial lighting, the room was extremely dark, creating a depressing atmosphere.

The walls of the room were covered with instruments of torture, some of which had suspicious dark brown marks on them.

The room reeked of a pungent, metallic smell that assaulted the senses of the people inside.

After being locked up for quite some time, Ye Jingshu, Ye Jingchen, and Ye Jinghe, who had just finished their dinner at Chaoyang Palace, finally arrived late.

Although they were just three children, in order to create enough pressure for the six people, Ye Jingshu had several tall and burly eunuchs guard the room.

The room wasn't very big, and with so many people coming in all at once, it felt a bit crowded.

These palace maids from Biyue Palace had never experienced anything like this before. Before the interrogation even began, two of the more timid maids were already crying.