Although the empty rooms in the Zongrenfu were a kind of prison cell, they held the princes and were of course different from real prison cells.

It can be said that except for the lack of freedom, the princes' daily life is not much different from that in the palace. Of course, because of the emperor's punishment, they can only fill their stomachs with fruits and vegetables for these three days.

As they walked out, the princes' legs and feet became weak and their faces turned pale.

I feel weak if I don’t eat meat!

As soon as they came out, a group of people surrounded them.

For those who have married princesses, their wives would come to pick them up at this time. For those who have not yet married, such as the Sixth Prince and the Eighth Prince, their mothers had already sent their confidants to wait for them, fearing that their sons would be wronged.

For a while, there was crying and wailing outside the clan residence, and it was very noisy.

Long Dan secretly sighed and pulled Leng Ying: "Let's go and pick up the master!"

If I had known earlier, I should have brought Erniu with me. He would have beaten all these women!

Long Dan and Leng Ying had only taken a few steps when someone came to Yu Jin first, bowed and said with a smile: "Your Highness, the Queen would like you to come over."

Yu Jin smiled and said lightly: "It's a bit inconvenient now. I have to go back to take a shower, change clothes, eat and sleep."

The eunuch who came to invite Yu Jin was exactly the one who came out of Concubine Xian's palace.

Yu Jin just thought it was extremely funny.

He has been back in Beijing for a while, but his mother, whose appearance he didn't know, had never thought of meeting him. She didn't even show any sign of support on his eighteenth birthday. Now that he has been crowned king, she invites him to the palace to meet her. Isn't that a bit too impatient?

When Yu Jin thought of this, he didn't even feel like getting angry.

To him, the palace was a strange place, and the mother who lived there was also a stranger.

"Mother Concubine" is just a title and has no other meaning.

Seeing Yu Jin walking towards Long Dan and the others, the eunuch followed behind him: "Your Highness, the Queen is still waiting for you——"

After hearing this shout, people at the door looked sideways.

The eunuch was short and had short legs. He could only watch Yu Jin and two guards leave in a leisurely manner. He could only stamp his feet, sigh, and return to the palace with his head down to report.

In the carriage of Prince Lu's mansion, Princess Lu first looked to see if the Fifth Prince was in any serious trouble, and then angrily said, "Why did that damned Seventh Prince just hit the Prince's head..."

The fifth prince felt guilty and depressed, and said coldly: "Don't mention him, it makes me upset when I mention him!"

The Seventh Brother was biting people like a mad dog and could only take the blame. If the tigress knew that he was thinking about the Fourth Daughter of the Duke of Dongping's Mansion, there would be another uproar.

Princess Lu thought about the Fifth Prince's bad intentions and stopped talking about them. She asked, "My Lord, why did my father make the Seventh Prince the King?"

"How should I know!"

Princess Lu was not the only one who asked this question in the carriages of various governments, and none of those who were asked could give an answer.

"You don't have to worry about why my seventh brother was made a king. The emperor's mind is unpredictable and my father has his own ideas. My seventh brother and I are from the same mother. He will have his own mansion soon. You, as his sister-in-law, should pay more attention to him. When he gets married, try to make friends with him." The fourth prince said to Princess Qi in a carriage that looked low-key on the outside but extremely comfortable on the inside.

Princess Qi was only average looking, but she had a dignified demeanor. Upon hearing this, she nodded and smiled, "Don't worry, my Lord. I'll have someone send some supplements to my seventh brother later. When Prince Yan's mansion is repaired, I'll send the two half-meter-tall red corals in my storehouse as a gift."

The Fourth Prince felt a pang of pain when he heard this.

Those two half-meter-tall red corals were rare treasures. He found them very precious, but he couldn't say anything because they were the princess's dowry. Unexpectedly, his princess was so generous.

But this is exactly what the Fourth Prince wants.

Although Yu Jian disrupted the birthday banquet he organized, he was made a king, which caused a lot of discussion in the court and the public, and they were unsure about the emperor's intentions.

In the eyes of the Fourth Prince, no matter what Emperor Jingming thought, Yu Jin's advantages were real, and he was absolutely right to show his brotherly love.

"I'm sorry to have wronged you. Later... I will find you all the good things..." The Fourth Prince held Princess Qi's hand and said meaningfully.

Princess Qi smiled and leaned gently on the Fourth Prince's shoulder: "I don't care about any nice things. It's enough that the prince has this intention."

Of course she knew the prince's ambition, and as the wife of an ambitious prince, she certainly knew what to do.

If the prince was just going to be a leisurely prince for the rest of his life, she could use her dowry as she pleased, but the prince was thinking about that position, so of course she had to build good relationships for him.

In terms of family background, she is no worse than the Crown Princess. Why can the Crown Princess sit on the position of Empress but she can't?

Looking at the mediocre profile of Princess Qi, the Fourth Prince sighed slightly in his heart.

The princess was indeed a great help to him, but she was born too ordinary...

Come to think of it, my fifth brother is really ungrateful for what he has. He has a beautiful princess, but he even has his eyes on the fourth girl from the Dongping Marquis's mansion.

I wonder what kind of beauty the fourth young lady of the Dongping Marquis's mansion is? The fourth prince was vaguely curious.

"Your Highness, are you tired?" Princess Qi noticed that the Fourth Prince was absent-minded and asked.

The fourth prince smiled and said, "It's okay. Let's go to the palace and pay our respects to mother first, so that mother can rest assured."

The King of Qi and his wife went directly to the palace, while the eunuch who came out of Concubine Xian's palace came back first to report.

Concubine Xian was so angry that her face turned blue: "He actually refused to come to the palace to see me on the pretext of going back to take a shower and sleep. Does he still have me as his mother in his eyes?"

That bastard is so careless in finding excuses, it's obvious that he is an unfilial person.

"Your Majesty, please calm down. The Seventh Prince has never lived in the palace, so it is inevitable that he is not very well-behaved in the rules." The trusted nanny advised.

At this time, the palace maid came in and reported: "Your Majesty, Prince Qi and Princess Princess are here to pay their respects to you."

Upon hearing that the Fourth Prince was coming, Concubine Xian's expression eased and she hurriedly said, "Let them in quickly."

After all, the fourth child is considerate and worthy of her motherly love.

On the way back to Quezi Hutong, Yu Jin asked Long Dan, "Did anything happen during the two days I was away?"

"It's okay." Long Dan was so happy to receive the message that he wanted to make a joke.

"Hmm?" Yu Jin's face darkened.

Does this guy deserve a beating? He knew what he was going to ask but he still ignored it.

Long Dan's scalp tingled, and he said hurriedly, "Miss Jiang comes to feed Erniu every day."

Yu Jian paused.

"Master, what's wrong?"

"Come every day?" Yu Jin asked almost word by word.

"Yes." Long Dan nodded.

Any questions?

"Asshole!" Yu Jin cursed softly and strode home.

He actually missed several opportunities to see Ah-Si and almost wanted to kill him!

Rushing to the doorstep, Yu Jin paused as he looked at the crooked date tree lazily basking in the sun. "What time does she come every day? What did you tell her when I was away these past two days?"

"Miss Jiang should have arrived by now." Long Dan chuckled, "I told Miss Jiang that you have offended someone and are in jail. You are suffering."

Huh?

Yu Jin had an idea when he heard it. He took out a dagger and cut a few cuts on his clothes. He then stabbed his arm without blinking. The blood flowed all over his face and body. He leaned against Long Dan and said weakly, "Help me in—"