He Xue listened to the direction of the zither music and realized it should be the courtyard of Li Jiashi and Cheng Jiashi.

These days, Li Jia and Cheng Jia have been quietly staying in their own courtyard. Both Jing and Xue thought that these two people had never entered Yuqing Palace.

Now these two are preparing to make their move. The Crown Prince has ignored them for so long since they entered Yuqing Palace; it seems he's getting impatient. It remains to be seen whether he'll be attracted to them.

Listening to the melodious music, the prince wore a hint of displeasure.

"Brother Crown Prince, if you ever hear someone playing the zither in the middle of the night, you must stay far away, because those who play the zither at night are mostly female demons!"

The prince tilted his head and looked at He Xue with a smile, "Don't worry, no female demon will catch my eye!"

He Xue took the Crown Prince's arm and said, "You must stay far away!"

"Okay, I got it! You little jealous thing!" The Crown Prince said affectionately, gently pinching He Xue's nose.

"Brother Crown Prince, let's go take a look, otherwise we'll miss the music playing in the middle of the night!"

The Crown Prince wasn't interested in who was playing the zither, but since He Xue wanted to go, he accompanied her to see.

"Okay, let's go!"

Following the sound of the zither, He Xue arrived at the courtyard of Li Jiashi and Cheng Jiashi.

He Zhu immediately went up and knocked on the door.

The music stopped, and someone opened the courtyard gate. Li Jia, who was sitting behind the zither, saw the Crown Prince and He Xue, and calmly rose to greet them, "Greetings, Your Highness the Crown Prince, Greetings, Crown Princess!"

"Playing the piano in the middle of the night, disturbing people's peaceful dreams!" He Xue said with a smile.

"Your Highness, please forgive me! The night is long and I wanted to use my music to dispel my loneliness, but I didn't expect to disturb you!"

Lady Li thought that the Crown Prince was just saying it and didn't really not want them to enter Yuqing Palace. Who knew that a long time would pass and the Crown Prince still didn't favor them.

She even wondered if the Crown Prince had forgotten about them. At the same time, she could also see that although He Xue acted nonchalant and indifferent to their entry into Yuqing Palace, she was also unconcerned.

At that time, she wondered if the Crown Princess wasn't worried that they would steal the Crown Prince's favor? Why was the Crown Princess so confident that the Crown Prince would continue to dote on her?

Now she understood what was going on. The Crown Princess was the least tolerant person of them. Even though she was pregnant, she still monopolized the Crown Prince and didn't give them any chance to get close to him.

That's why she did what she did today. She originally wanted Cheng Jia to be with her, but Cheng Jia refused, saying she was very satisfied with her current life.

She scoffed at Cheng Jia's statement. Officials serve to benefit the people, merchants sell goods to make money, and generals fight to protect the peace of their region. They enter the palace to gain favor, otherwise what would they do there?

She felt she needed to fight for herself, so she made preparations, planning to use her music to attract the prince.

Now that the Crown Prince has been attracted, why is the Crown Princess here too?

However, Li Jia was not discouraged. She had made an appearance in front of the Crown Prince this time, and he would definitely remember her. Let Cheng Jia live alone in this courtyard for the rest of her life.

"Lonely? How come my Yuqing Palace makes you feel so lonely?" The Crown Prince looked at Li Jia with cold eyes.

Li Jia's face turned pale. "Your Highness, please forgive me. I misspoke. Please forgive me!"

"Since that's the case, and you enjoy playing the zither, then you may continue playing here until dawn," the prince said coldly.

"Once you enter Yuqing Palace, you must behave yourself and not try any tricks in front of me, otherwise Yuqing Palace will not be able to keep you!"

"Thank you for your instruction, Your Highness. This servant understands!" Li Jia replied, bowing her head.

The Crown Prince said to He Zhu, "Go and see what Cheng Jia is doing? The Crown Princess and I have been here for so long and haven't seen her come out!"

The Crown Prince wanted to take this opportunity to also give Lady Cheng a warning.

Soon He Zhu brought Cheng Jia Shi over.

"Greetings, Your Highness the Crown Prince and Your Highness the Crown Princess!" Cheng Jia bowed to the Crown Prince and He Xue.

"Get up!" Prince He Xuejian said without speaking.

Cheng Jia looked at He Xue gratefully, "Thank you, Crown Princess!"

"I heard from Lady Li that she plays the zither because she's lonely. What about you? Do you also feel lonely in Yuqing Palace?" the Crown Prince asked.

Cheng Jia quickly replied, "Your Highness, I am not lonely. I know my place, and I only wish to stay peacefully in Yuqing Palace."

The Crown Prince nodded. "It's good that you know your place!"

"Cheng Jia, what were you doing just now?" He Xue asked curiously.

She and Prince Cong could hear Li Jia's zither music from a great distance. Cheng Jia and Li Jia lived in the same courtyard, yet Cheng Jia could tolerate Li Jia playing the zither in the middle of the night.