Upon hearing Hongli's words, everyone present looked at him, their eyes filled with expectation.

Seeing that everyone was waiting for him to speak, Hongli knew what they were thinking and that they were waiting for him to tell them where they would sleep that night.

Although today's family banquet was to welcome the new bride, Hongli, who had been working hard for several days, did not want to deal with the newly arrived princess. So he said to everyone, "Tonight, I will stay with my wife. You should all go back and rest early."

Upon hearing Hongli's words, Jinshi, who had just been filled with anticipation and joy at receiving his reward, now looked disappointed. She had thought that the prince would definitely come to her place to rest today, but unexpectedly, the prince still wanted to stay at his wife's place.

Unlike the dejected Jin, Keliye and Chen appeared calmer. After all, Hongli's gaze hadn't lingered on them for a single moment since he returned home. Therefore, they didn't find anything wrong with Hongli's arrangements at Mingyu's place, and they hadn't expected the prince to visit them today.

Seeing that Hongli looked tired, the others didn't have any good ideas either. After all, Mingyu had said earlier that Hongli should rest in their rooms more often in the future, and there was no rush tonight. So the others had nothing to look forward to. They all curtsied and left with their maids.

Unlike the disappointed crowd, Mingyu was quite pleased, as she had expected Hongli to choose a room to sleep in tonight.

Mingyu turned and instructed the maid to tidy up the table before she and Hongli went into the room. They washed up briefly, and after the maids helped them change their clothes, Mingyu took off the jewelry she had worn that day, and then the two went to bed to rest.

Perhaps Mingyu slept too much at noon today, or perhaps she was so happy that Hongli was back today that she couldn't sleep.

Mingyu turned her head and saw that Hongli had not yet rested, so she said to him, "Now that the important affairs of the court have been handed over to Your Highness, and Father Emperor and Mother Emperor have gone to the Yuanmingyuan, does this mean that Your Highness will soon inherit the throne?"

After all, Hongli was originally Lanqin's son, and the Fourth Prince usually favored Hongli because of Lanqin, and trusted him greatly. Although a crown prince has not yet been established, many ministers in the court secretly support Hongli. Moreover, the Fourth Prince recently entrusted the affairs of state to Hongli, and although he also had the Seventeenth Prince and Qin Mo assist him, this further proved Hongli's status.

Although Hongli is not currently in the title of Crown Prince, he has the power and acts as one.

Upon hearing Mingyu's words, Hongli paused slightly, then turned to Mingyu and said with a hint of reproach in his voice, "Such matters should be left to their own devices and should not be discussed recklessly."

Seeing that Hongli was still so cautious, Mingyu couldn't help but feel a little disappointed and aggrieved. She said, "These are private words between husband and wife. Why does Your Highness think this way?"

Seeing Mingyu's aggrieved expression, Hongli knew that his tone had been a bit too harsh, so he lowered his voice and said slowly, "I hope Father Emperor is in good health. I am only temporarily overseeing the country, so these things are too early to discuss."

Seeing that Hongli was unwilling to say more, Mingyu knew that continuing to pester him would not yield any results, so she stopped asking and said, "I misspoke."

After finishing her sentence, Mingyu turned around and continued to rest.