Lingkun Courtyard, in the study.

"Yingyi, has the princess gone to bed yet?"

Mu Lige was sitting in front of the desk, flipping through the historical books of Laifeng Kingdom while asking his secret guard.

"Not yet. Her Highness is in her study, completing homework assigned by the Imperial College teacher."

"Well, she does know how to make progress. I was indeed a bit harsh on her tonight. I'll have someone bring her some midnight snacks later."

Recalling the days when he was the eldest grandson of the emperor when he was young, and had to complete all kinds of tedious and boring schoolwork every day, Mu Lige could also understand Hua Qingcheng.

"It's just..." Ying Yi hesitated to speak.

"Just what?" Mu Lige's hand that was turning the pages of the book suddenly stopped.

"It's just that Wen Siyin punished Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess to write 500 characters for 'virtue' today. Now, Situ Cejun and the three concubines are helping her write in the study..." Shadow swallowed and reported the truth.

“Nonsense!”

Mu Lige covered the book he hadn't finished reading and rubbed his eyebrows with a headache.

The emperor's secret guards are everywhere and appear and disappear at any time. Could it be that these brothers want to accuse him of seducing the princess and ruin their own future?

"Shumo, Lixiang, Yuanyu, and Sangrou, have someone light the fire in the small kitchen stove." (Mu Lige's personal servants who were planted in the Eastern Palace and now serve him personally.)

"Yes, Masaru-kun."

One quarter of the hour of Hai.

Mu Lige, dressed in the dark royal court dress of the Crown Princess, carried a food box and went to the study in the Crown Princess's bedroom with only Shu Mo, Li Xiang, Yuan Yu and Sang Rou, who served her personally.

"Waiting outside."

"Yes, Masaru-kun."

"Qingqing, are you still busy?"

As a very magnetic voice was heard, Situ Ye, Han Yichen, Yu Xiaotian and Si Chengfeng, who were writing furiously in the study, were so startled that their writing hands stopped and the ink on the wolf-hair brushes spilled onto the rice paper.

“Big, big… big brother!”

Yu Xiaotian was so scared that he stood up from his seat and hid the paper in his hand behind his back.

"You've worked hard accompanying the princess to study tonight. It's getting late now, so you should go back and rest early."

Mu Lige glanced at Situ Ye, Han Yichen, Yu Xiaotian and Si Chengfeng leisurely, and the four of them immediately lowered their heads guiltily at his gaze.

"Yes, big brother."

Situ Ye, Han Yichen, Yu Xiaotian and Si Chengfeng then left the study in embarrassment, and then ran back to their own yard at a brisk pace, fearing that they would be punished if they were a step slower.

Big Brother's smile is warm and charming, but when he gets angry, he's also very scary...