"Hmm." Yinzhen nodded, pushed open the door, and went inside.

"Your Majesty? You've returned so early today?" Yin Qingyi thought it was Qiuju who came in, but when she looked up, she was surprised to see it was Yinzhen. Wasn't this man observing mourning for Kangxi's brother?

"Yes, the three-day vigil has passed, and they will be returning earlier from now on." Yinzhen nodded, his eyes never leaving Yin Qingyi for a moment. It had only been a few days, but it felt like several years had passed.

"Your Highness hasn't been eating well these past few days, has he? You've lost weight," Yin Qingyi said earnestly, looking at Yinzhen. But in truth, Yin Qingyi didn't feel that way at all; however, it wouldn't be good to remain silent, so she could only say these insincere words.

“I’ve been quite busy these past few days and haven’t had a proper meal. How dare you criticize me? Today, Vice President Li took your pulse and said you looked a little tired. Why do you have to handle everything yourself? Just leave those small tasks to the servants. What’s the point of keeping them around?” Yinzhen stepped forward and took Yin Qingyi’s hand, speaking with dissatisfaction.

"??? Oh, it's just that Honghui has been staying with us these past few days, right? I was worried he wouldn't adapt, so I've been a bit busy. Now that you're back, Master, you can just take Honghui back." Yin Qingyi was completely bewildered. She was tired? How come she didn't know? Her complexion was rosy and she looked energetic; she didn't look tired at all. Yin Hengyi, are you really my brother? You dug a pit without even giving me a heads-up?

"Qingqing, I think it's better for Honghui to stay with you. Although he's been very obedient in the front yard for the past two weeks, he just sits there alone every day, ignoring everyone who talks to him. If he stays with you, he'll at least talk to you, or at least play with Yue'er and the others." Yinzhen had actually wanted to say this for a while. For the past two weeks, Honghui had been sitting alone every day, ignoring his father's attempts to speak to him. It pained him to see this. Over the past six months, he had come to accept Honghui's fate. After accepting it, he had begun to feel sorry for his son. It wasn't that he hadn't felt sorry for Honghui before, but given the choice between a normal son and a mentally challenged son, he would naturally lean towards the mentally challenged one. After all, the mentally challenged son truly depended on him, his father.

"...I knew you'd say that, Your Highness. I've thought it through. If Honghui wants to stay here, let him stay. It's not like there aren't other places for him to stay." Yin Qingyi knew Yinzhen would say that. What she said just now was just to test Yinzhen's attitude. If Yinzhen took Honghui back, she wouldn't say anything. If he didn't, she would understand.

"Qingqing, do you really think so? I thought you didn't want Honghui to live in Luoxue Pavilion." Yinzhen looked at Yin Qingyi with surprise. He was prepared for a long persuasion, but he didn't expect this little woman to have figured it out on her own.

"My lord, it's not that I don't want Honghui to live in Luoxue Pavilion, it's that I'm afraid of gossip. I've practically watched Honghui grow up, and I've felt sorry for him living in Luoxue Pavilion for the past half year. Before, I was afraid of gossip, but now I've thought about it, who in this mansion would dare to gossip about me? And if people gossip outside, it doesn't matter, I can't hear it anyway. So I've figured it out, it's fine for Honghui to live in Luoxue Pavilion." Yin Qingyi corrected Yinzhen's words. She really didn't not want Honghui to live in Luoxue Pavilion, she was just afraid of what others would say.

"Yes, my Qingqing is the best person." Yinzhen put his arm around Yin Qingyi's waist, rested his head on Yin Qingyi's shoulder, and said with a smile.

"Your Majesty, you are very heavy!" Yin Qingyi reached out and pressed against Yinzhen's chest.

"Hehe, you just said I'd lost weight, and now you're complaining about how heavy I am." Yinzhen laughed so hard his chest vibrated, and his hot breath sprayed onto Yin Qingyi's neck as he spoke.

"Master, please get up!" Yin Qingyi's face flushed slightly; this posture was far too ambiguous.

"Let me hold you a little longer, I'll be leaving soon." Yinzhen held onto Yin Qingyi's waist tightly, his voice darkening. If it weren't for the mourning period, Yinzhen would never have let this little woman go so easily. Originally, the death of Prince Yu had nothing to do with them, the princes; at most, they would have to wear mourning for three days. But now, with the Emperor's personal decree, things were different. They had to abstain from drinking and merrymaking for three months, and they couldn't have any pregnancies during those three months. In other words, no one in the inner palace could become pregnant. This didn't mean they couldn't have sex, but they would have to drink a contraceptive soup afterwards. However, medicine is poisonous, and Yinzhen couldn't let Yin Qingyi drink it. So, he could only stop the problem at its root.

"..." Yin Qingyi stiffened as Yinzhen held her. It wasn't that Yin Qingyi didn't notice Yinzhen's reaction; it was precisely because she noticed it that she felt embarrassed!

Yinzhen held Yin Qingyi in his arms for a full quarter of an hour, but finally realized that holding her like that wouldn't work. He let go of her, said something to her, and left quickly, afraid that if he stayed any longer, he wouldn't be able to resist!

As Yin Qingyi watched Yinzhen leave quickly, she suddenly chuckled. This stinky man can be quite adorable sometimes.

"Master, why did the master leave?" Granny Naqi was a little confused. Why was he leaving so late? But looking at her smiling master, Granny Naqi wasn't worried.

"To observe mourning." Yin Qingyi said with a light laugh.

"..." Then Granny Qi immediately understood.

The next day

Yin Hengyi arrived at the Prince's residence early in the morning. This was something he had agreed upon with Yinzhen the night before. He would come to the Prince's residence every morning to prescribe medicine and acupuncture for the Princess Consort for half a month. If there was no improvement, then it would be confirmed that the Princess Consort was indeed suffering from hysteria! But in reality, no one knew better than Yin Hengyi what was going on.

"I won't drink the medicine! I'm not crazy! All of you, get out of here! I won't drink it!" The princess stared at the dark, murky liquid with horrified eyes. She wasn't crazy; she wouldn't drink this medicine!

"Put it down properly. This medicine is very precious and cannot be spilled. Can't you hold the Princess down and make her drink it? This is what your master ordered you to do," Yin Hengyi reminded her from the side.

"Madam, please forgive me." Upon hearing this, the nanny, who had been hesitant, immediately put down her bowl and apologized to the Madam. Then, several people pressed the Madam down onto a chair, and one of them pried open her mouth and poured medicine into her mouth.

"Ugh...cough cough." The princess tried desperately to get rid of it, but she still swallowed quite a bit of the medicine, some of which went into her nose, causing her to cough repeatedly.

"Tsk tsk tsk, what a waste. Go, bring the rest of the medicine from the pot for the Princess Consort to drink. Luckily I brewed a lot, otherwise it wouldn't have been effective." Yin Hengyi looked at the medicine on the ground with feigned regret, but his words made the Princess Consort want to tear his mouth apart.