Yinreng was in low spirits today. Perhaps sensing his poor condition, Yinzhi, who was beside him, was even more eager to tease him. It would be most interesting to make the usually well-behaved man break down in his guise!
"If it weren't for that time... how could the Emperor have even considered establishing a Crown Prince... He only gained attention because of his status..."
"Empress Dowager also forbade it back then..." The little eunuch lowered his voice and kept glancing around, afraid of being seen.
They got more and more excited as they talked, as if they could use these words to strike down the lofty prince in their hearts.
Even after a day had passed, those somber words still seeped into Yinreng's ears, playing on a loop within him.
His lips were a little pale.
He couldn't understand whether his father truly favored him because of his status as the crown prince.
And does his own grandmother also particularly dislike him, or is it because of his status as the crown prince that she values him so much?
He should know that he shouldn't be thinking such nonsense. What he should do is go to his most trusted Khan and complain to him, so that those few eunuchs who were talking nonsense can be punished.
But what if there's even a tiny possibility of this happening?
But his uncle's words from before kept popping into his mind, along with his father's kindness and indulgence towards his elder brother...
Sometimes it's like a needle; it may not seem like much under normal circumstances, but it can play a crucial role at such a critical moment.
His elder brother had a mother… Consort Hui always had a kind and gentle face when she was with his elder brother, and her body was always fragrant and soft. She would hug his elder brother into her arms. This scene was always remembered by Yinreng because he did not have a mother…
Yinreng kept thinking like this, so he completely ignored Yinzhi's hostility and occasional provocations.
"Second brother of the Crown Prince? Did you not rest well yesterday? Why are you so absent-minded today? You didn't even listen to what Lord Chen was saying to you. What did you secretly do last night?" Yinzhi asked mischievously.
Could it be that he was looking at something he shouldn't have at night? Thinking of the drawing book that had recently been recommended to him... Yinzhi knew exactly what was going on.
Yinreng snapped out of his daze, glanced at Chen Yanjing apologetically, and apologized. He had been in far too much contact with Chen Yanjing lately, first because of delivering festival gifts to the temple, and now because Chen Yanjing had to accompany him on his errands.
"Mr. Chen, please forgive me... I just had something on my mind..." He scratched his head, somewhat embarrassed.
Chen Yanjing waved his hand, naturally not blaming him. He didn't know what had troubled the young prince so much, but based on his previous understanding of the prince, he was never the kind of person who knew things this way.
However, he did not mention again what Chen Yanjing had just said, "There is a banquet in the back garden of the mansion today..."
The Crown Prince has always been sensible and has never been one to run around recklessly, no matter where he was. He never lost his manners even without being reminded.
The carriage stopped at the Chen residence, and then Chen Yanjing led the two men into the study.
Originally, he was supposed to lead the two people to handle some matters, but the steward rushed over and said a few words to Chen Yanjing. Chen Yanjing had no choice but to go and deal with the matters there first, leaving the two people temporarily in the study and instructing his subordinates to take good care of them.
Yinzhi and Yinreng naturally didn't care. The two of them had come for private matters, so they certainly couldn't disturb Lord Chen's official duties.
"Second Brother Crown Prince, you seem to be in a bad mood. Why don't you go to the back and admire the flowers?" Yinzhi invited. Yinreng didn't want to go out, but he couldn't resist Yinzhi's insistence on dragging him outside, so he had no choice but to follow him.
The servant naturally led the two of them there. The Chen family's back garden was very large. The place where the banquet was held was separated from the place where the two of them wanted to enjoy the flowers by a lake. There was a small path along the lake, and very few people went there.
So it wouldn't be considered a disturbance for the two of them to go there.
Yinreng, of course, had no interest in strolling through the garden. He sat under the pavilion, found a quiet corner, and sat there silently.
Yinzhi originally thought that strolling through the garden was optional, but since Yinreng was in a low mood, he was naturally happy, so he still had someone lead him around.
Yinreng was sitting near a small path where he could faintly hear laughter coming from. Upon closer listening, he realized it was all female voices, so he knew he couldn't go any further.
Yinreng was preoccupied with his own thoughts and didn't like others getting close, so the servants in the Chen household kept their distance from him.
He sat in the pavilion, the ground covered with fallen flowers. The wind was blowing quite hard, and he was tidying his clothes in a disheveled manner. This was the scene that Jingrou saw when she came over.
The little girls got along well while playing and started to become lively, insisting on playing hide-and-seek together. The adults were too lazy to bother them, since the garden was only so big and they couldn't run away from there.
Jingrou had already seen it. There was a path here, and she knew there was a lake inside. She hadn't originally planned to go there; she was just thinking of hiding on this path.
Then they saw Yinreng.
Oh, this is someone I know. I still have some impression of him after meeting him once at the temple.
Jingrou remembered him as a young master from a good family. He was very meticulous in his work, like a little adult, and seemed very precious. She wondered which family's young master he was.
Seeing him here today only confirms my impression. Anyone connected to the Chen family must have some connections, right?
"Beep, character binding card triggered, locking onto a 7-year-old boy within 100 meters."
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