After Xue Shu washed the clothes, he sent them to Ciqing Palace the next day.

Yin Chengyu looked at the neatly stacked clothes, his eyebrows twitched, and he said jokingly, "I didn't expect that Supervisor Xue is also quite good at washing clothes."

Xue Shu did not miss the teasing in his eyes. He pursed his lips and did not respond.

"Put the clothes in the closet." Yin Chengyu gave the order with his side profile, and Zheng Duobao took the clothes and went inside.

Seeing Xue Shu still standing there, Yin Chengyu asked again, "Anything else?"

He leaned his body slightly to one side, resting his forehead on the pillow with his elbows, and looked up with his eyelids raised. He had a lazy look, but a hint of intimacy that was different from that of others.

It seemed that he had rarely put on that dignified and distant attitude when he was with Xue Shu. Most of the time, he was like a cat that tiptoed past you, occasionally stopping to look back at you, with its long furry tail vaguely wrapped around your ankles, and its half-closed cat eyes, with an expression that was never easy to fathom.

Xue Shu's heart was itching because of that tail. He wanted to grab it and play with it in his palm, but he was afraid of angering him and never getting close to him again.

Twisting the hand hanging by his side gently, Xue Shu suppressed the desire in his heart and said in a lowered voice: "Yesterday Chen He confessed, and the confessor has presented it to His Majesty. The third prince was fined and grounded for one month, and was imprisoned again. The actors in the mansion were ordered to be dismissed. I heard that the third prince lost his temper after returning to the mansion."

Hearing this, Yin Chengyu became interested.

He sat up straighter, his lips curled up in a playful arc: "Sending the actors, I'm afraid the third brother's heart must be bleeding right now, right?"

Among his father's three sons, he was the eldest and the legitimate son, and was made the crown prince early on. Even though Emperor Longfeng was jealous of him, he could only support Yin Chengzhang to oppose him. Without a suitable reason, he could not even depose the crown prince.

Although Yin Chengzhang was not the eldest son, his biological mother, Concubine Wen, had been favored by the emperor for many years. Although Concubine Wen was also born in an official family, her father was not a high-ranking official and had no talent. The glory of the Wen family depended on this favored daughter. Because of this, Emperor Longfeng was almost unscrupulous in his favoritism towards Concubine Wen, and he also doted on Yin Chengzhang, the second son, because he loved her.

On the contrary, Yin Chengjing, who was neither the eldest nor the legitimate son, had neither a prominent and powerful maternal family nor a favored biological mother who could whisper in the ear of Emperor Longfeng. The wealth and manpower he had today were probably accumulated over time.

Now, Emperor Longfeng had ruined his years of business with just one word. The fact that he could endure it showed that he had a character far beyond that of an ordinary person.

If he had not helped Xue Shu to make a comeback in the previous life, perhaps the third brother would have been able to defeat Concubine Wen and Yin Chengzhang, becoming the final winner and sitting on the throne.

It’s a pity that no matter in the past or present life, this position is destined to belong to him.

Especially after what happened in the banana plantation, the more miserable Yin Chengjing felt, the happier he was.

Yin Chengyu chuckled and looked at Xue Shu with admiration: "You really know how to pick the right time."

The matter of Chenhe was not reported earlier or later, but at this time. At present, Emperor Longfeng may still consider the father-son relationship and let it go. But when Concubine Wen hears the news and whispers a few words, Yin Chengzhang and his mother will suffer.

"It's all thanks to your highness's good teaching." Xue Shu said with his eyes downcast, not taking any credit for it.

"I didn't teach you anything."

Yin Chengyu glanced at him, but what he was thinking was that people are indeed divided into different classes. Some are born as stupid as pigs, while naturally some are born with smart minds.

Xue Shu was probably born with a very smart mind, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to fool Emperor Longfeng around without any guidance in his past and present lives.

In the previous life, if he hadn't gone crazy and tortured me from time to time, cooperating with him would have been a very profitable deal.

After hearing about Yin Chengjing's misfortune, Yin Chengyu's mood became very good, and his attitude towards Xue Shu also became particularly warm.

Before Xue Shu left, he received another reward.

The reward was placed in a flat sandalwood lacquer box. Yin Chengyu did not say what it was, and Xue Shu did not ask.

After leaving Ciqing Palace, he took out the lacquer box from his arms and found a handkerchief inside. The handkerchief was snow-white with dark patterns embroidered on the four corners, the kind that Yin Chengyu often used.

Xue Shu could smell the familiar scent of cold plum blossoms without having to lower his head.

He stopped and looked back at the high roof of Ciqing Palace.

Although I can no longer see the people in the palace, I can imagine that at this moment, His Highness must be smiling softly with his lips curled up.

He always liked to smile at him like that. Obviously, her features were still cold and indifferent, but deep in those slightly narrowed eyes, there seemed to be some kind of inexplicable emotion, half hidden and half revealed, which made people explore.

“Your Highness…”

Xue Shu's Adam's apple moved and he muttered softly.

He grasped the snow-white handkerchief in his hand, and with his rough fingertips he wrinkled the smooth handkerchief little by little, to vent the surging emotions in his heart.

The wrinkled fabric reminded him of his snow-white undershirt which was also crumpled into a ball.

The undershirt had now been washed and dried by him, ironed and ironed flat, and even smoked with snow pine so that not a single stain was left.

His Highness asked Zheng Duobao to put the inner garment into the wardrobe.

In the future...will Your Highness wear it?

Thinking of Yin Chengyu wearing his used undershirt next to his body, Xue Shu's blood began to boil, and the excitement in his heart almost overflowed.

He clenched the handkerchief tightly until it was crumpled into a mess, and then he let go.

He stared at his palm for a while before smoothing out the handkerchief and carefully putting it into his arms.

After Xue Shu left, Yin Chengyu went to Kunning Palace again.

Empress Yu only found out about what happened in the banana garden yesterday later, and she had already sent Nanny Zhao to inquire about it twice. Yin Chengyu simply went there in person to reassure Empress Yu.

Empress Yu finally put her mind at ease after seeing his rosy complexion and energetic appearance. But she felt uncomfortable when she thought of his despicable behavior, so she said coldly, "Yin Chengjing usually acts like a playboy, and Concubine De has always been well-behaved in the harem. I didn't expect that both mother and son are so scheming. It seems that I have to teach her a lesson."

Yin Chengyu poured her a cup of tea and said with a smile, "Why should you be angry about this, mother? Both Concubine De and Yin Chengjing will be dealt with by Concubine Wen. Mother, just watch the show." As he spoke, he whispered his plan into Empress Yu's ear.

Empress Yu's face brightened after hearing this.

The mother and son talked for a while and had dinner together before Yin Chengyu left Kunning Palace.

When he was about to return to Ciqing Palace, Zheng Duobao came again to report that the eldest princess was at Wangshan Pavilion and met him.

Yin Chengyu was a little surprised that Yin Ci Guang would come to find him again. After thinking for a moment, he went to Wangshan Pavilion first.

Yin Ci Guang was waiting in the pavilion.

Today he wore a light blue skirt, no makeup, his long hair was simply tied up, and he had no servants with him.

Seeing Yin Chengyu approaching, he bowed and saluted with an elegant posture. If it weren't for his extremely frail figure and sickly face, he would be worthy of the phrase "face like a lotus and peach blossom".

Knowing the truth, Yin Chengyu had a rather complicated look on his face: "What does the eldest sister want to see me for?"

Yin Ci Guang lowered his eyes slightly, thinking for a long time, and then said slowly: "Yesterday's incident was already magnanimous on the part of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. I shouldn't bother His Royal Highness the Crown Prince again, but... my mother and I have a very hard time living in the palace. I can only shamelessly come to ask His Royal Highness for some protection."

His voice was slightly hoarse, and he seemed to want to cough several times, but he held it back.

"I know that this request is a bit unreasonable, but my health is not good. I don't know when I will be unable to hold on. I will be left alone in the deep palace without anyone to rely on. Even if I die, I will not be able to close my eyes. I can only take advantage of the fact that I am still alive and shamelessly come to ask the prince for help."

Perhaps it was because of the mention of Concubine Rong that he became a little emotional, and finally he couldn't help turning his head and covering his lips and coughing softly.

After a long while, he managed to stop coughing and said with a pale face, "I have lived in the palace for a long time, and I know a few things. I am willing to serve His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Yin Chengyu didn't expect that he came to him just to say such words.

There are too many people who cannot survive in this deep palace. From the concubines who are not favored to the palace maids who serve the masters, who is not living a precarious life?

He is not a Bodhisattva, and he can't even save himself, so how can he save others?

But when he met Yin Ci Guang's pleading eyes, he couldn't help but be moved.

It was probably because the experiences of Rongpin and Yin Ciguang in his previous life were too similar to his.

If he had not met Xue Shu, perhaps his fate would have been the next Yin Ci Guang.

He died of illness in the imperial tomb, and his injustice could not be redressed.

After many years, the grave is left alone and no one comes to pay tribute to it.

Yin Chengyu sighed, waved his hand to dismiss the followers around him, and then helped the man up: "You and I are brothers, there is no need to do this."

Yin Ci Guang suddenly looked up at him, his face pale as he took a step back: "You...what are you doing..."

Yin Chengyu did not answer, but said in a gentle voice: "Yue'er is too young to be away from home, and it is boring for the queen mother to stay in Kunning Palace all day. If Rongpin is free, she can often go and sit with the queen mother to relieve her boredom."

Yin Ci Guang stared at him for a long time, his eyes changing emotions, and after a long while, he finally smiled: "I understand, I will ask my mother to visit Kunning Palace more often in the future."

Yin Chengyu said "hmm", and seeing that his face was as pale as paper, she reminded him again: "Take care of yourself, eldest sister. If you don't have enough herbs, you can go find Nanny Zhao."

He always had some sympathy for Yin Ci Guang as a fellow human being, and was willing to help him to the best of his ability. However, the lessons of his previous life also taught him to be wary of others.

So he deliberately revealed Yin Ci Guang's identity and told him clearly that he knew his secret.

Yin Ci Guang is a smart man and he must understand what he means.

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