"You can stay put until the physician says it's okay. Until then, you'd better stay put!" Yinzhen didn't know how long it would take, and the physician hadn't said anything yet, so this was all he could say.

"...This concubine is tired and needs to rest. This concubine cannot get up and not see you off, sir." Yin Qingyi was unhappy, and she didn't want to see this big jerk.

"...That's really true! I'll come see you again in a few days." Yinzhen was almost amused by this audacious little woman. He wanted to leave but was worried that she would overthink things, so he could only suppress his temper and say.

"..." The only response he received was Yin Qingyi's soft breathing.

Seeing this, Yinzhen left, but he couldn't vent his anger on the person in charge, otherwise some unlucky people would suffer the consequences.

"My lord, the Fourteenth Prince has arrived." Su Peisheng lowered his head. His master was in a bad mood, and the Fourteenth Prince's arrival was truly ill-timed.

"The Fourteenth Prince? What is he doing here?" Yinzhen asked in confusion. Although he and the Fourteenth Prince were siblings from the same mother, their relationship was rather ordinary.

"I don't know." Su Peisheng was also unsure.

"Let's go." Yinzhen originally wanted to go to the Fujin's courtyard to give her a warning, but for now, he would deal with the Fourteenth Prince first.

Upon arriving at the front yard and entering the house, Yinzhen saw the Fourteenth Prince sitting with his legs crossed and his back to him. His unseemly posture infuriated Yinzhen.

"What are you doing here?" Yinzhen asked indifferently.

"Fourth Brother, I just came to see you." Yinzhen was startled by Yinzhen's sudden voice and quickly stood up, smiling apologetically at Yinzhen. His fourth brother was notoriously bad-tempered, and even though he was his brother's own brother, he dared not be disrespectful in front of him. Actually, they weren't like this when they were little. He didn't know when it started, but their relationship had become like that of other brothers, even though he had listened to his mother and tried to get closer to his fourth brother.

"Just say what's on your mind." Yinzhen didn't want to waste time gossiping with his younger brother.

"Fourth Brother, I want a job. I've already been assigned to a separate prefecture, but I don't have any jobs." Seeing this, Yinzhen got straight to the point.

"!! Ha, you came here just to ask me to find you a job?" Yinzhen was so angry he was about to lose his mind. His younger brother really never came without a reason, and the first thing he did was to give him a hard time.

"Yes, Fourth Brother, you've been working in the Ministry of Revenue for several years now. Could you see if you could get me a job? I'm not afraid of hardship, as long as I have a job." Yinzhen's voice grew softer and softer as he spoke. Looking at Yinzhen's dark face, he really wanted to run away.

"If you want a job, go ask Father Emperor yourself. I don't have the ability to find one for you. If there's nothing else, you can go back. I have other things to take care of." Yinzhen flicked his sleeves, stepped over Yinzhen, and sat down at his usual desk, ignoring Yinti.

"...Fourth Brother is so biased! I'm clearly your own brother, but you only ever think of the thirteenth prince! Mother keeps nagging me to get along with you, but I think she's confused. You're so heartless, you've long forgotten you were born of Mother! In your heart, you're just a member of the Tongjia clan!" Yinzhen roared, then turned and ran. He was afraid his fourth brother would grab him and beat him to a pulp if he didn't run!

Yinzhen sat there, his face dark with rage. Yinzhen's words were like thorns piercing his heart. He couldn't remember who his birth mother was. Who had avoided him like the plague when he was a child, and remained indifferent to him after Empress Xiaoyiren's death? While other princes had their mothers' protection, he alone had to rely on himself. How he longed to be close to his mother, but what had she done? Thinking of all this, Yinzhen couldn't help but feel resentment. If she didn't want to acknowledge him, why did she send the fourteenth prince, Pingfan, to find him?

He sat there from morning till nightfall. Throughout the day, Yinzhen remained motionless at the table. Su Peisheng dared not persuade him, and since the master did not eat, they dared not eat either. They all sat hungry with him, and even lighting the lamps was done carefully for fear of disturbing him.

"Su Peisheng, has the matter in the main courtyard today been investigated?" Yinzhen suddenly spoke in a hoarse voice, asking about the safflower scent that Yin Qingyi had smelled today.

"It's been found out. The red flower was on Geng Gege's clothes." Su Peisheng's heart skipped a beat. Fortunately, he had ordered someone to investigate this matter early on, and the matter was clarified while his master was sitting here. Otherwise, he would be in trouble now.

"Geng? She knows about Yin's pregnancy?"

“There are doubts, but it’s not certain yet,” Su Peisheng replied, head down.

"Who sent her that message? Don't even mention that she found it herself; she doesn't have that kind of ability." Yinzhen's tone was very unpleasant; these women never seem to have a moment's peace.

"This...this servant is incompetent and failed to find out." Su Peisheng lowered his head even further. As for whether he truly couldn't find out or had found out but dared not say, he figured his master knew the answer.

"Geng will be confined to her quarters for six months, and her daughters will be executed ten times." Yinzhen closed his eyes; he already knew from Su Peisheng's tone that the main courtyard...

Ningcui Pavilion

Geng was worried all day, but seeing that there was still no news as it got dark, she felt a little relieved. She must not have found out what she had done, otherwise things would not be so quiet.

"Gege, I hereby order you to be confined to your quarters for six months and to copy the woman's robe ten times." Just as I feared, Su Peisheng's voice rang out from outside the courtyard.

"Eunuch Su, have you come to the wrong place? What have I done?" Madam Geng ran out of the house, her voice urgent.

"You know perfectly well what you did, so there's no need for this old servant to say anything more. Since Master has punished you, you should just accept it obediently and not do anything to anger Master." Su Peisheng did not look down on Geng Shi. His tone remained calm and showed no contempt.

"...I...I." Madam Geng wanted to say something, but couldn't say anything. Seeing Su Peisheng like this, she knew that her master must know everything, so there was no point in her saying anything.

"The message has been delivered, this servant will take his leave." Seeing this, Su Peisheng turned and left. It seemed that this was how Geng Shi's life would end.

After Su Peisheng left, Geng slid down and fell to the ground; she was finished.

"Princess, the ground is cold, you..." Xiao Cui couldn't bear it and stepped forward to help Geng Shi up.

"Get out! Get out of here! Hehe, you must be overjoyed, right? Now that I'm down, you can go find someone else to help you!" Madam Geng pushed away Xiao Cui's support, laughing somewhat maniacally.