The final result was naturally an unpleasant ending.

Yinzhen's temperament has improved considerably compared to before, but when he puts on a serious face, no one dares to continue teasing him, although they do talk about it quite a bit in private.

The Third Prince, in particular, was humiliated and naturally unhappy. He felt that Yinzhen was being too dramatic, and that all the brothers had gone through this, so being teased wouldn't hurt them.

Besides, those dark circles under his eyes weren't something he forced on.

Yinzhen wasn't angry with the Third Prince. He wasn't the kind of person to hold a grudge. It was just that when he heard the Third Prince bring up that topic, he couldn't help but think of the scene from yesterday. Others might not know, but how could he not know?

I already felt like I was being cuckolded, so naturally I didn't want anyone to bring up the topic of sex.

That's why I spoke a bit harshly.

It's also the Third Prince's bad luck; who told him to be so talkative! Everyone else is silent, but he's the only one who talks too much. However, the most unlucky one is Yinzhen, who is about to have his turn to eat meat.

And what was the result?

The meat he was about to eat turned out to be spoiled, but it looked fine on the surface. He had to cover it up, because it would be embarrassing if he made a scene!

Isn't that disgusting?

Yinzhen was disgusted and naturally didn't have a good attitude towards Song Yuerong, the source of his disgust. However, he needed a reason to get rid of her, since she was sent by Consort De. If he got rid of her in the blink of an eye, he would inevitably be summoned by Consort De for questioning.

Then Song Yuerong was given the cold shoulder.

Song Yuerong was sent by Consort De to serve Yinzhen, so naturally no one asked her to do any work. However, Yinzhen did not want to sleep with her, so her situation in the Fourth Prince's quarters was somewhat awkward.

Song Yuerong thought to herself, she had spent a lot of money and paid a heavy price to get this opportunity, so why was she still a girl after several days?

Then she began to inquire about Yinzhen's whereabouts.

The Fourth Prince's residence wasn't large, and there weren't many people inside. Yinzhen's daily schedule was fixed, so it wasn't difficult to find out about him.

Yinzhen simply refused to see Song Yuerong, but did not stipulate that Song Yuerong had freedom of movement within the Fourth Prince's residence. Then, Yinzhen "accidentally" ran into her.

"This servant greets Your Highness and pays respects."

Song Yuerong's voice was very charming, but Yinzhen frowned upon hearing it.

He couldn't feel good whenever he saw Song Yuerong. He had finally managed to forget some of the disgusting images in his mind these past two days, but now that this person was right in front of him, he remembered them all again.

That blinding white expanse was an eyesore.

De'er, I can't eat dinner again tonight.

Yinzhen suppressed his disgust and said coldly, "What are you doing here? Who sent you?"

Yinzhen did not let her get up, and Song Yuerong remained in the bowing posture.

"I heard that Your Highness has been very busy lately. I was sent by Consort De to serve Your Highness, so I thought I would go to the kitchen myself to make some soup for Your Highness."

Yinzhen still didn't let her get up.

"Who told you that I've been busy lately?"

Song Yuerong was stunned. Did it matter who told her? The important thing was that she made the soup herself!

It was just a reason; she'd never heard anyone mention it before.

Song Yuerong had no choice but to bite the bullet and say, "This servant...this servant heard it from a palace maid in the front courtyard, but this servant didn't see who it was."

Yinzhen said to Su Peisheng, who was standing beside him, "Go and ask who said it. If you find them, send them back to the Imperial Household Department. This is really against the rules. Is it okay to ask about news from the front courtyard so casually?"

Su Peisheng immediately understood who was being referred to by the phrase "unruly." As a loyal servant, he naturally understood his master's intentions. Since his master disliked this palace maid who served him in bed, he naturally disliked her as well.

“It is my fault for failing to restrain the servants below. I will definitely ask them about it later. It is indeed unruly to openly discuss the master like this.”

Yinzhen said to Su Peisheng, "You must not make the same mistake again next time."

As for Song Yuerong, Yinzhen didn't want to lower himself to the level of a woman, but since she was determined to come up to him and he was disgusted by her, she shouldn't expect to have an easy time either.

So Yinzhen left with the words: "Since you like to blindly believe things so much, it must be because you haven't learned the rules well. Go back and copy the palace rules fifty times. You can come out again when you've finished copying them!"

Don't hang around him unless it's absolutely necessary, otherwise he'll get annoyed and be in a bad mood, and when he's in a bad mood, he might do something that makes others feel bad too.

It's so bad to harm others and yourself!

Song Yuerong was dumbfounded when she heard this. She was about to say that she was illiterate and couldn't even hold a pen, so how could she copy palace rules?

Before he could finish speaking, Yinzhen and Su Peisheng left in a hurry.

Song Yuerong was left bowing, her posture disheveled in the wind.

Isn't the Fourth Prince making things difficult for her?

As for Yinzhen, he naturally knew that Song Yuerong was illiterate, but so what? He was the one who made the decisions regarding the Fourth Prince.

Given what Song Yuerong did, it was only out of his mercy that he didn't let her die directly. Of course, if he could, Yinzhen would have had her eliminated long ago.

Song Yuerong is still in the palace. She was sent by Consort De. If she hadn't been sent there for no reason, Consort De might have done something even more disgusting.

He thought he should be patient for now, and after a few years, he could move out of the palace after the wedding and do whatever he wanted. As for Song Yuerong, he could learn to write and copy the palace rules fifty times in the next few years before making a decision.

Afterwards, Yinzhen "kindly" sent Song Yuerong a literate female official to teach her to write, starting from the most basic level.

For a palace maid, being able to read is naturally a good thing, but it depends on the situation. She was given a female official by the Fourth Prince to teach her to read, but it was only for the purpose of being punished, which made people feel a little upset.

Song Yuerong, after all, came from Yonghe Palace. Given her difficult circumstances, she naturally hoped that Consort De could lend her a hand.

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