"Madam, the master has punished the ladies who came to pay their respects earlier by confining them to their quarters."
Tong Cheng'er was stunned when she heard this. She didn't expect that they would be confined to their quarters, and that it was Yinzhen himself who punished them.
After a moment of stunned silence, she fell silent. What did he mean by that?
Yinzhen stayed in the study for a while, but then he couldn't stay any longer. Before, without his wife, he could only sleep alone, but now that he had a wife, he had to stick to her no matter what.
So he put down the book he hadn't been able to read at all, left the study, and headed towards Yaocheng Courtyard.
Su Peisheng followed behind, wondering to himself, "Why is he rushing like this, no matter how close he is to his wife? He can hardly keep up with his master's pace."
Yinzhen didn't feel like he was walking very fast. He just subconsciously wanted to see his little princess as soon as possible. He didn't know why his little princess was distant from him. He felt like he was being scratched by a cat, and he was very upset.
"Madam, people outside say that the master is coming to our courtyard."
Tong Cheng'er looked indifferent: "So what if he comes? Do you expect me to go out and greet him?"
Upon hearing this, Rulan fell silent.
However, he wondered what was going on between the wife and the master. Why were they arguing as soon as they left the Tong residence?
It seems that the master didn't do anything too outrageous.
Rulan was completely baffled, and then she stopped thinking about it. She hoped that her mistress and master would live happily ever after, but she didn't know what was going on and couldn't do anything about it.
When Yinzhen came in, he saw his young wife reading a storybook. She seemed quite engrossed in it. Even when he walked up to her, she didn't move, her eyes still fixed on the storybook.
He coughed, but Tong Cheng'er still didn't move.
Yinzhen said, "Fujin, is there anything you would like to eat for dinner? I will tell the kitchen to prepare it."
Tong Cheng'er said calmly, "Dinner can be arranged by the nanny, so there's no need to trouble you, Master."
Hearing her speak so casually, Yinzhen felt a little uneasy. After a while, he spoke again, "What are you looking at? Can you tell me?"
Tong Cheng'er said indifferently, "They are just stories to pass the time, not serious books. I won't say them to avoid offending your ears, sir."
Now Yinzhen was certain that he had unknowingly offended someone. As a top student, he asked questions when he didn't understand.
So he asked very directly, "But what did I do to upset the Princess?"
Tong Cheng'er was taken aback when she heard this. She didn't expect him to ask such a question. Most men, driven by their pride, would turn their backs and leave after being rejected twice.
She knew something was off about her, but it still surprised Tong Cheng'er that Yinzhen would ask the question.
Tong Cheng'er put down her book. Some things can't be left unsaid forever. In fact, after learning that Yinzhen had another woman, she thought a lot about it, and she also had some immature thoughts.
Since he's asked the question, it's fine to have an open and honest talk with him.
If you can get by, then get by; if you can't, then just let it go.
Her dowry was more than enough to support ten of her children.
There's no need to live your life dependent on a man's approval.
Tong Cheng'er: "You didn't do anything to upset me, but there's something we need to talk about."
Yinzhen said with a serious expression, "Go on, I'm listening."
"I only found out today that you have other women in your harem. To be honest, it was my own oversight that I didn't find out the details. According to the rules of our Tong family, men only take concubines when they reach a certain age without children. I can disregard your women in the past, but you can no longer go to their rooms. If you can't do that, you won't have to spend the night in my courtyard anymore. I will then become a virtuous and gentle fourth wife. If you want any kind of woman, I will arrange it for you."
Tong Cheng'er thought about it a lot, but she just couldn't convince herself to share a man with another woman.
In the past, she could treat them all as exes, but if he were to touch another woman again in the future, she really couldn't bring herself to lie peacefully in bed with him.
Because it really makes me feel disgusted.
Yinzhen did not expect her to say these things.
Honestly, her thinking is out of step with the times. If he were not mentally ill, he would definitely say she was too arrogant. But he has a problem that he can't talk about. Besides, he has really spent a lot of energy on Tong Cheng'er.
The more energy you spend on someone, the more reluctant you are to let them go. Yinzhen didn't know what kind of feelings he had for his little princess, but he knew in his heart that he had a little princess in his heart. After knowing that he could only touch his little princess, she was the only woman in his vision for the future.
Now that he knew why the young lady was unhappy, Yinzhen was willing to give her assurances.
So Yinzhen nodded and said, "I will not touch other women."
Tong Cheng'er looked surprised when she heard this; his reaction was unusual!
Seeing the incredulous expression on his young wife's face, Yinzhen smiled and said, "What, is it not good for me to agree?"
Tong Cheng'er shook her head: "It's good, but you're just not right!"
Yinzhen's face darkened; he really did have a problem.
Seeing his dark expression, Tong Cheng'er instantly realized that she had said something inappropriate.
Then she said somewhat embarrassedly, "I just didn't expect that you would agree to this without even considering it. Don't you really need to think about it more? We've only just gotten married. There's a saying that goes, 'Cut your losses now.' I can't share a man with another woman because it would make me feel disgusted and nauseous. Although my thoughts are unconventional, I can't compromise myself."
Yinzhen never expected that his young wife would have such thoughts, feeling disgusted and nauseous at the thought of sharing a man with another woman.
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