Tong Cheng'er asked with concern, "You're back so early. Did you have a good dinner? Should I ask the kitchen to make you a bowl of noodle soup?"

Yinzhen shook his head: "Don't worry, I won't let myself go hungry. Thank you, Cheng'er, for your concern and thoughtfulness."

Tong Cheng'er said awkwardly, "I didn't care about you at all! Don't flatter yourself."

She felt that since Yinzhen treated her so well after she married him, she couldn't just do nothing. She absolutely refused to admit that what she saw as caring and considerate was actually her way of showing concern.

Yinzhen nodded indulgently: "Alright, alright, I was just being presumptuous."

Looking at his expression, Tong Cheng'er didn't think he felt like he was being presumptuous at all.

She decided to ignore him.

Then she turned her face away and refused to look at him.

Yinzhen found her little actions amusing. His little princess had unknowingly come to regard him as one of her own, but she refused to admit it. How adorable!

He gently coaxed the stubborn and proud young lady, and only after calming her down did he go to his study to handle some official business. In addition to the things he wanted to do, he also had duties assigned to him by the Ministry of Revenue.

He had to rectify the issue of the Ministry of Revenue's lending practices, but at the same time, he couldn't be careless about his own duties.

After all, if he can't even do these basic things well, probably no one will be willing to listen to his orders.

Even if his princes or noblemen are incompetent or perfunctory in their work, others have plenty of ways to appease them, leaving them with no way to complain.

When he went to the study, he saw a blueprint on the desk.

The thing drawn on the drawing looked somewhat like a pen. Yinzhen felt it looked familiar. After looking at it for a while, he realized that the pen looked the same as the one used by the future person in his dream.

Tong Cheng'er followed him into the study. Seeing that he had already noticed the things on the table, she said, "These are the pencils I drew. Oh, and I also used the craftsmen in the manor. I plan to have them try to make the pencils. You won't object, will you?"

Yinzhen, of course, would not object; in fact, he was happy to see it happen.

He was so overjoyed that he didn't know what to say. After a thousand words, he finally said, "Cheng'er, it's so good to have you."

He felt that no matter how lonely he was in his dreams, how absurd the future was, or how heavy the burden on his shoulders was, with her willing to accompany him, he firmly believed that there was nothing he couldn't accomplish.

Tong Cheng'er felt a little embarrassed by what he said. She felt that she wasn't that good, and she hadn't put in much effort. She had finished the task in half a day, which was not as good as what Yinzhen had given her.

So when he said she was "really good" so solemnly, she felt a little uneasy!

She even wondered if she should do more for him, otherwise she felt that Yinzhen was being taken advantage of.

"You're exaggerating. I'm not that good."

Yinzhen didn't care; in his eyes, the young consort was the best one.

"My little girl is the best."

As he spoke, he pulled Tong Cheng'er into his arms. This was his favorite thing to do. His little princess was so small and soft, it was so comfortable to hold her.

Tong Cheng'er was probably used to him hugging her things all the time, so she didn't stop him, and she even felt quite comfortable being hugged like that.

But something feels off today!

What's wrong?

There was something off about the smell on him.

Tong Cheng'er frowned and said, "Why do you smell like a woman's perfume?"

Upon hearing this, Yinzhen suddenly remembered what had happened at the restaurant earlier that day. Although he hadn't touched the girl, her scent was too strong; it must have been from the time he was smoking her.

While he was still in a daze, Tong Cheng'er's gaze towards him became increasingly strange.

Sure enough, men's words are all lies.

They're all big pig trotters.

Liar! He even said he's never touched a woman in his backyard. If he doesn't touch women in his backyard, then he can touch women outside, right?

Sure enough, she was too naive; she believed everything he said.

The more I think about it, the more I feel like I've lost out big time.

Then she stepped out of Yinzhen's arms, her eyes filled with a sense of loneliness and indifference.

"I'm tired, I'm going to rest now. You can sleep in the front yard tonight!" I'm not going to serve you anymore.

Yinzhen was surprised that his wife had abandoned him while he was in a daze. Looking at her disappointed, indifferent, and lonely eyes, he felt wronged for himself and heartbroken at the same time.

So he stopped the young lady.

Tong Cheng'er looked at him and calmly questioned him, "What are you doing?"

He has other dogs outside and still dares to lay hands on her; that's too much.

"Will you let me explain?"

An explanation? She couldn't believe it.

Can a man's explanation be trusted?

You definitely can't believe that!

However, she wanted to see what tricks he could come up with.

"Fine, let's see how you try to argue, no, let's see how you explain yourself?"

Yinzhen thought for a moment and said, "Today I went to Wangyue Tower for dinner with some colleagues from the Ministry of Revenue. In the middle of the meal, someone cleverly invited a few girls to accompany us for drinks, but I didn't touch them at all."

“A girl tried to grope me, so I had Su Peisheng tie her up. You can try it on me, Su Peisheng. As for the fragrance on my body, it must have been from being smoked.”

"Cheng'er, you've wronged me."

His last sentence sounded quite pitiful.

Tong Cheng'er didn't know whether she should believe him.

She said, "Su Peisheng is your servant, so he will definitely do whatever you say. You can't trust what he says."

Yinzhen truly regretted it this time. Why couldn't he have understood why he agreed to today's dinner? It was such a terrible situation.

Not only was he having a hard time, but he also caused the young mistress to misunderstand him.

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