As soon as I entered the study, the door slammed shut behind me.

He Yue's heart skipped a beat, and then she looked to her left and saw the Fourth Prince standing by the window with his hands behind his back, his profile hidden in the shadows, making it impossible to tell whether he was happy or angry.

"Fourth Brother," Heyue called out to him with a smile, trying to sound as normal as possible.

The Fourth Prince turned his gaze from the window to her.

"Sit." A simple word, revealing neither joy nor anger.

Heyue obediently sat down on a chair to the side.

The footsteps approached slowly and stopped a few steps in front of her.

Heyue lowered her head, twisting the hem of her clothes with both hands, not daring to look up at him.

"Tell me, what happened between you and the thirteenth brother?" A calm voice quietly rang in my ears.

He Yue subconsciously shook her head: "It's nothing."

She was somewhat annoyed that she always felt unconsciously nervous whenever she faced the Fourth Prince's anger.

Is it simply because he is the future emperor?

"There's no reason why the thirteenth prince would do that?" The fourth prince raised an eyebrow and scoffed.

He Yue pursed her lips and remained silent.

"I asked the thirteenth brother, but he wouldn't say anything. However, I could tell that he was protecting you. What's wrong? Did you have a falling out with the thirteenth brother?"

"We're doing great, there's no conflict between us!" Heyue explained with a smile.

The Fourth Prince looked at her, clearly disbelieving: "You two practically grew up together. The Thirteenth Brother likes you, and after marriage, he indulges you in everything, not even going to the concubines' quarters. You should understand, what else could you be dissatisfied with? Hmm?"

Heyue frowned. It was as if she had encouraged him to do all this. When had Heyue ever asked him not to go to the concubine's room? It was clearly his own choice not to go.

However, even if you say that, the other party is unlikely to believe you.

In any case, it's always the woman's fault; whatever the man does is perfectly justified and right.

Just like this time when something happened, everyone said it was Heyue's fault and tried to persuade her not to make a scene.