Yu Jinmai walked back to Prince Yan's Mansion with extremely brisk steps, and happened to meet the chief secretary of the palace walking out.

"I have met the prince."

"Changshi, are you going out?"

"Someone from the Ministry of Rites asked me to go over there." The chief secretary replied, feeling nervous.

The New Year had just passed, why did the Ministry of Rites ask him to do something for no reason? Could it be that the prince had caused trouble again?

Yu Jian immediately understood what was going on. He was eager to share the good news with Jiang Si, so he didn't bother to talk to the old official. "Then the official can go. By the way, the princess is in the palace, right?"

The old official, who was worried, got angry when he heard this. He shook his beard and said, "Your Highness, haven't been to the government office for a long time, right?"

"Um?"

The old official bowed in the direction of the imperial city and said angrily, "The emperor asked you to go to the government office to observe government affairs in order to train you. You should be more diligent and don't disappoint the emperor's expectations."

How can it look like for a grown man to stay in the palace every day to coax his wife? It is totally unreasonable!

When the old historian thought of the love affair between the prince and the princess, he couldn't help but sigh.

How did we end up with such an unruly pair of masters?

And there's Nanny Ji, who should have worked with him to persuade the prince and princess to mend their ways, but this old woman has not only been doing nothing of her job lately, she's also been giving him the cold shoulder for no apparent reason.

Could it be that as the saying goes, "Birds of a feather flock together," the old woman has learned bad habits from the prince and princess?

Thinking of this, the old historian felt despair about his bleak future.

Forget it. He couldn't count on anyone else. He could only try his best to persuade the prince so that he could have a clear conscience.

As for the future—the old historian shook his head secretly.

It's good enough to be alive, why think about the future?

"So, the princess didn't go out?" Yu Jin turned a deaf ear to the old historian's muttering.

This old guy is talking more and more. It's just that his temper is as mild as water now. If it were in the past, he would have let Erniu go long ago.

The old chief historian stopped talking abruptly, his beard trembling with anger.

Could it be that after all his persuasion, the prince didn't listen to a word he said and was only thinking about the princess?

A rotten wood cannot be carved. A rotten wood cannot be carved.

The old chief historian walked away with a gloomy face.

Yu Jin shook his head, thinking that maybe he was just too good-tempered, and the old man's temper was getting worse.

Yu Jin immediately put the old historian behind him and headed straight for Yuhe Garden.

The weather was not bad. Jiang Si was taking Ah Huan to bask in the sun in the yard. A large, sleek-furred dog beside them kept bringing a bouquet or a rattle to please the young master. It seemed to be busier than the maids and old women.

Hearing footsteps, Jiang Si looked up and saw Yu Jian standing at the gate of the courtyard.

"Is the court adjourned?"

The couple had guessed last night what Yu Jin would encounter when he went to court today, but they kept it a secret except to each other.

"Yes." Yu Jin took Ah Huan and kissed her. After coaxing her daughter for a while, she handed her to the nurse and said, "Let's talk inside."

Jiang Si nodded and was led by Yu Jin into the house.

When Erniu saw the male owner coming back and going into the house with the female owner, he thought based on his experience that there must be something delicious, so he quickly followed with his tail wagging.

Yu Jin didn't even turn his head, stretched out his hand to rub the big dog's face, and snorted coldly: "You are not allowed to join in the fun."

It was really enough. He already wanted to kill this guy and stew his meat for food by seeing that he was closer to his daughter than he was. But he even went so far as to join in the fun when he was having a private conversation with his wife.

If this continues, will he still have a place in the palace?

Erniu shook his aching dog face and cried out in grievance.

Fortunately, the little master was also left behind, and the big dog finally felt a little comforted.

After entering the house and dismissing the waiters, Yu Jian felt relieved and said lazily with a smile, "It's done."

“I didn’t expect it to happen so soon.”

"I didn't expect that. I thought my father wanted to discuss it with the clan leader for a while." Speaking of this, Yu Jin's dissatisfaction with Emperor Jingming dissipated a little.

Although the emperor's vision is a little lacking, he is quite efficient in doing things.

"The Queen wants us to have dinner together in the palace."

Jiang Si smiled and said, "You are now the Queen's son. I should go to the palace to pay my respects to the Queen as soon as possible."

"Tomorrow morning, then."

After the two of them discussed it, Jiang Si remembered something: "Yesterday, my father summoned you and the King of Xiang to the palace together, and announced this matter today. I'm afraid the King of Xiang will hate you."

Yu Jin smiled indifferently: "He used to be in the same boat with the fourth brother, so what if he hates me? There is a beauty waiting for him in the waste well of the Prince of Xiang's Mansion. If he behaves well, I am not the kind of person who will kill him. If he has any intentions, I may ask the beauty to come out to breathe."

Jiang Si laughed: "I actually forgot about this."

Yu Jin pinched her ginger cheeks affectionately: "People say that women become stupid after giving birth to a baby. It turns out to be true——"

He is different. He secretly remembers all the evidences of those who are short-sighted. He would look them up from time to time to check for omissions and be ready to deal with those short-sighted people at any time.

"Who did you say has become stupid?" Jiang Si stretched out his hand angrily, aiming at Yu Jin's ear.

The couple soon burst into laughter.

Outside the house in the yard, Ah Huan heard his parents' laughter, then he opened his mouth and started crying.

I wanted my mother to hold me, I wanted my father to hold me, but I was left behind again——

Erniu raised his paw and patted Ah Huan's shoulder, barking twice to comfort her.

The old clerk came back running and almost bumped into Nanny Ji after rushing in.

"Hey, isn't this the chief historian? Why is he running so fast?" Nanny Ji dodged and said unhappily.

This old thing complains about her being useless all day long, but she doesn't even look at herself now. Where's her supposed stability?

"Where is the prince?" The old chief historian panted and ran out of breath.

"The prince is in the mansion with the princess, of course. Could it be that he is in the study?"

The old chief historian blinked.

That’s right, it’s that prince who only knows how to be close to the princess. How come he was registered as a half-legitimate prince under the queen’s name?

He might be too desperate and daydreaming.

Thinking of this, the old chief suddenly pulled his beard, facing the astonished eyes of Madam Ji, and said with a silly smile: "It hurts!"

Then he ran inside.

Nanny Ji was stunned for a moment and murmured, "It's over. The chief historian has become stupid."

Nanny Ji hurriedly chased after him and stopped Changshi: "The backyard is further in. It's not appropriate for you to go in."

"Please ask Madam Ji to ask the prince to come out."

"What happened?"

"The prince has been adopted by the queen. The Ministry of Rites just asked me to go over and discuss the relevant matters—"

"What?" Nanny Ji exclaimed, her face full of shock.

The chief historian breathed a sigh of relief: "Did the prince not tell me after he returned home?"

"No, I went to accompany the princess when I came back."

The chief historian couldn't help pulling his beard again.

The prince is so unreliable, what kind of luck does he have?

Not long after, Yu Jin and Chang Shi stood in the study.

"Changshi, please sit down." Yu Jin smiled and pointed at the chair.

The chief secretary sat down and was about to speak when the young man opposite him asked, "Has the chief secretary heard about my affairs?"

Changshi nodded.

Yu Jin smiled slightly and said, "Then I will tell the Chief Secretary one more thing."