"Please come in, Chief Secretary." A gloomy and lazy voice came from the study.

The Chief Secretary realized belatedly that it was actually the prince who said those words just now.

How could the prince make fun of him? This is too much!

The servant opened the door and Changshi walked in with a sullen face.

When Yu Jin saw the chief secretary coming in, he put the scroll aside and said with a smile, "What does the chief secretary want to see me about?"

The chief secretary first glanced at the book that Yu Jin placed next to him, coughed, and asked, "Is the prince reading?"

As the chief historian, he has three most important tasks: the first is to provide guidance and advice to correct the king's mistakes; the second is to handle ritual and music affairs; and the third is to be responsible for the king's education.

Although the Prince of Yan was already quite old, the Chief Secretary always felt that he did not have a high level of cultural attainment because he had been raised outside the palace since childhood and needed to read more.

The old man was very pleased to see that Prince Yan was nestling in the study reading instead of nestling in the princess's room enjoying the soft jade and warm fragrance.

"Well, I really like reading." Yu Jin pushed the bound book aside.

The chief historian smiled and said, "It is good that Your Majesty thinks so—"

Before he could finish his words, the book fell to the ground with a thud, revealing the title on the inside page: Thirty-Six Strategies to Coax Your Wife.

Changshi's eyes were about to pop out.

"What is this?" the old man asked, shaking his beard and pointing at the book on the ground.

Yu Jin calmly picked up the book, closed the cover, and said nonchalantly, "A military book."

The chief secretary's tone became sharp: "Military book?"

"Um."

"Your Majesty, I am not blinded by old age. It is clearly, clearly -"

It's obviously **!

The chief historian stopped talking out of shame.

Yu Jin brushed off the dust on the cover of the book, looking worried: "I grew up outside the palace, so I don't know a lot of things. Is it inappropriate for me to read a military book?"

"Of course it's appropriate to read military books—"

Yu Jin immediately interrupted the chief secretary and said with a smile: "In that case, don't worry, chief secretary. Tell me why you came to see me."

"I have come to see the prince--" Changshi paused for a moment, and when he came to his senses, he almost felt fooled.

"Your Majesty, I now think that your reading problem is more important!"

Yu Jin raised his stern brows slightly: "What's wrong with reading?"

"Please tell me, sir, what are the thirty-six strategies for coaxing a lady?"

He couldn't even say such a title!

Changshi, who had been serious for most of his life, was now filled with sorrow and anger.

Yu Jinke had nothing to be ashamed of, and explained earnestly: "If there is any conflict between the king and the princess, reading this book will help the king to ease the relationship with the princess. Could it be that the chief historian does not want to see the king and the princess get along well?"

"Of course not!"

Yu Jin said calmly, "In that case, the Chief Secretary should stop getting anxious and angry. Just tell me why you came to see me."

The chief historian was speechless for a moment, shaking his beard.

What the prince said seems to make sense...

Yu Jin smiled contentedly.

My own history is still good.

"I came here to ask your Majesty about the funeral of Marquis Yining..."

"No."

Chang Shi was stunned for a moment.

It's strange. Normally, the prince and the princess seem so loving, but when the princess's aunt passed away, they didn't even go to pay their respects.

However, the prince's status is not ordinary, so it is understandable that he did not go.

"Then I will prepare the ceremonies for the princess alone." The chief secretary bowed and prepared to leave.

"Well, the princess isn't going either."

Yu Jin said it as if nothing had happened, and the chief historian almost jumped up: "The princess is not going?"

"Um."

"Your Highness, it would be very rude if the princess didn't go. Others would think that our palace has no rules!"

The prince has six brothers who have set up their own courts outside, which means that besides him, there are six other chief secretaries.

He also has competitive pressure!

Facing his indifferent master, the chief secretary was filled with despair and asked in a desperate manner: "Why doesn't the princess go?"

Yu Jin wanted to say that it was because the princess didn't want to, but considering that the chief secretary was old after all, if he couldn't stand the stimulation and got hurt, the next chief secretary might be even worse, so he changed his words: "The princess is feeling a little uncomfortable."

The chief secretary tried his best to control the urge to walk away: "Why haven't I heard that--"

Yu Jin glanced at the chief secretary calmly and said, "If the princess is not feeling well, do we need to report this to the chief secretary?"

"Of course not, but——"

"Don't say any more, Chief Secretary. If you continue, I will get angry." Yu Jian flicked his sleeves.

The chief secretary gritted his teeth and said, "I'll take my leave."

Yu Jin nodded slightly.

Changshi left the study and walked in the chilly autumn wind, feeling even sadder than the autumn day when all he could see were yellow leaves.

He could already foresee that the prince would be impeached by the historian for being so willful.

Forget it, let this rotten piece of wood, Prince, be as he pleases!

Changshi thought angrily, went back to the house and drank two cups of tea in one gulp before he felt better.

The old man, who had regained his sanity, began to think about the appropriate words to write back to the Yining Marquis' Mansion.

Yu Jin felt a little regretful.

Although Changshi is old, his voice is still quite loud, which means he is in good health and should not be afraid of stimulation.

You shouldn't say that you seem to be feeling uncomfortable.

The more Yu Jin thought about it, the more he muttered to himself, and he hurried back to Yuhe Garden.

Aqiao was waiting outside the door.

"Where is the princess?" Yu Jin asked as he walked.

Ah Qiao hesitated for a moment.

Yu Jin paused and asked seriously, "What's wrong, Princess?"

Ah Qiao lowered her head and said softly, "The princess feels a little uncomfortable and is resting..."

Yu Jin's face turned pale, and he didn't bother to ask A Qiao anymore, and went straight into the back room.

Jiang Si was lying on the bed with his eyes closed. His black hair was scattered on the autumn-scented pillowcase. His face, resting on his arm, looked a little pale against his black hair.

Yu Jin's heart tightened, and he walked over quickly, grabbed her wrist, and shouted, "Asi——"

Jiang Si slowly opened her eyes, and the other person's nervous look immediately brought her back to her senses: "What's wrong?"

Because he had slept for a while, his voice was hoarse.

Yu Jin became even more nervous when he heard this and put his hand on Jiang Si's forehead.

Jiang Si was stunned by his action: "Ah, what are you doing?"

The skin felt slightly cool to the touch, which made Yu Jin feel a little relieved. He breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It's good that you don't have a fever. I was shocked when Ah Qiao said you were not feeling well."

Jiang Si was at a loss for words and said angrily, "You were so startled that I thought something big happened outside."

Once you enter the royal family, many things are no longer trivial matters.

"But Aqiao said you were not feeling well." Yu Jin's face still looked unhappy.

Jiang Si pursed his lips, with a somewhat strange expression.

Yu Jin slapped his face in frustration: "It's all my fault for talking nonsense."

"What did you say?" Jiang Si asked.

"The Chief Secretary asked about the funeral at the Marquis of Yining's mansion, and I said you were not feeling well and would not go..." Yu Jin felt more and more regretful as he spoke, "I didn't expect that you would really feel ill. It's all my fault——"

Jiang Si raised a finger and pressed it against the man's thin lips.

Yu Jin stopped talking.

Jiang Si was a little hesitant for a moment whether he should say it.

Yu Jin couldn't help but panic and held Jiang Si's hand tightly: "Asi, if you are sick, you must not hide it from me!"

Seeing the man's anxious expression, Jiang Si said, "My period is a few days late..."