The once indignant and frustrated Prince Yinreng suddenly became utterly cowardly.
Tong Wanyan felt both annoyed and amused: "I'm not petty."
"Then I feel guilty too. It's because I love you so much and can't bear to see you even the slightest bit unhappy," Yinreng said.
Tong Wanyan felt a sweet warmth in her heart. After all these years, she still couldn't get enough of his sweet words.
With a smile in her eyes, she had a general idea in mind: "Alright, I understand. Things may not be as you think."
Yinreng cupped his hands and, mimicking the operatic style that the Empress Dowager loved to hear, said, "Please enlighten me, Madam."
Tong Wanyan chuckled: "Xiao Shi loves to follow Xiao Jiu around and never listens to anyone else. Even when it's the Emperor and Father in front of Xiao Shi, he listens to Xiao Jiu more."
Yinreng nodded: "That's right. He's stubborn and only recognizes Xiao Jiu."
“Little Jiu’s mischievous ideas flow like a spring. He does one wicked thing after another, and he always manages to clean up the mess so that no one can find out what’s going on. Come to think of it, even someone as clever as Father Emperor has been fooled by Little Jiu,” Tong Wanyan said.
Yinreng said helplessly, "It's not just Father Emperor, everyone except Grandmother Emperor has played tricks on him."
"That's it. He's incredibly shrewd; how could he be so easily fooled by Yinzhi? When they were younger, they were all around the same age and went everywhere together, so it's no wonder their brotherly bond was strong. After what happened with the fourth brother, Xiao Jiu told me afterwards that he was terrified. He never expected that his seemingly kind eighth brother was such a venomous snake. Master, you said he said those words himself; could he really have forgotten them so easily in just a few years?"
Tong Wanyan explained things to Yinreng in detail, and Yinreng calmed down, but he felt that something was amiss.
"That's hard to say. Xiao Jiu likes to be pampered, and he doesn't even look at servants without status. Yinzhi is good at saying nice things, does things properly, and seems kind. Even the hardest steel can be softened by a gentle touch. If Xiao Jiu gets pampered, who knows..." Yinreng raised an eyebrow.
Tong Wanyan glared at him reproachfully: "What does Master take Xiao Jiu for?"
"I told Father Emperor last time that if I want Xiao Jiu and her husband to have a happy marriage, I must choose someone who is sweet-talking and good at coaxing people. Xiao Jiu is easily swayed and will become docile if you stroke her fur," Yinreng said smugly.
Tong Wanyan couldn't help but chuckle and said, "It's late today. We'll invite Xiao Jiu over tomorrow and have the kitchen prepare some of his favorite dishes. We'll find out just by asking. We can't let him fool us this time since he's made the master so angry."
Yinreng pursed his lips: "I have a fourth brother. He is better than my own brothers. He is responsible and considerate. He is worth ten of them. As for Xiao Jiu and Xiao Shi, I only bothered to take care of them because the Consort and Consort Yi had looked after you before. I am not at all upset about them."
Yinreng said that Yintang was easily influenced, but in fact, he himself was even more soft-hearted.
If he didn't care about his younger brothers, why would he specifically say that in front of Tong Wanyan?
Tong Wanyan saw through his tough exterior but soft heart: "Master, go try on the clothes? The undergarments have also been made and are stored in your usual wardrobe."
In an instant, Yinreng's eyes lit up, and he leaped off the chaise longue like a carp, rushing to find his clothes.
What are brothers compared to the clothes his beloved made for him?
She not only has an outer robe, but also an inner garment; what a good wife!
Yinreng happily went to try on the clothes, and Tong Wanyan was happy to see him smiling so happily.
New clothes always look better than old clothes; at least they're new and eye-catching.
Yinreng didn't change into his inner clothes, but put on his outer robe directly. He even straightened his hair and stood tall and proud in front of Tong Wanyan.
"You're so handsome, sir!" Tong Wanyan exclaimed.
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