"Eunuch Gao."
"This servant greets Consort Nian."
Yinzhen was handling official business inside the room when he heard Gao Wuyong's greeting from outside the door.
"Eunuch Gao, is the Prince inside?"
"Reporting to Consort, His Highness is currently handling official business. However, he does not allow anyone to disturb him when he is dealing with matters."
Nian Yunrong looked somewhat displeased. Don't think she didn't know that Geng Gege would send people to deliver food to the prince from time to time.
Gao Wuyong kept his head down, pretending not to see the indignant expression on Nian Yunrong's face.
“Eunuch Gao, my master has something important to tell the prince. Please go in and inform him.”
"Qingyan, the study is a sensitive place. The prince said that no one is allowed to disturb it."
"How come Qianxue was allowed to bring food?"
Gao Wuyong narrowed his eyes, realizing that some of the young rascals around him were not behaving themselves.
As soon as Qingyan finished speaking, she realized she had said the wrong thing and quickly covered her mouth.
Just as Nian Yunrong was about to say something, a deep voice came from inside the room:
"Gao Wuyong, close the door! I'm not seeing anyone right now!"
"Yes, sir."
Gao Wuyong quickly closed the study door, and when he turned around, he saw that Nian Yunrong had already turned and left angrily.
"Master, are you really not going to give it a try again?"
"You heard what the prince just said. If I stay there any longer, I might really anger him. Never mind, it's not urgent anyway, we can talk about it another day."
Nian Yunrong received a letter from her mother's family this morning regarding the matter of a prince in the mansion accompanying his studies.
Hongli and Hongzhou are now seven years old, and Yinzhen has been busy with this matter recently.
"Consort, please forgive me for being nosy, but you shouldn't have brought this up when Madam came before."
Upon hearing this, Nian Yunrong sighed. It was indeed her fault for being so talkative.
Last month, the Prince, in a moment of graciousness, specially invited Madam Nian to visit Nian Yunrong. The mother and daughter were overjoyed to see each other. Looking at the various treasures displayed in her daughter's room, the mother assumed that her daughter was very favored and sighed:
"Your mother gave birth to the four of you. Your eldest brother works in the palace, your second brother is far away in Tibet helping the Emperor solve his problems, and now you are living a better life by the side of the Fourth Prince. When your youngest brother grows up and becomes successful, your mother will be at ease."
"How are you doing now, little brother?"
When Madam Nian gave birth to her younger brother, she was in poor health and the child was weak at birth. Fortunately, she received timely medical treatment, and in recent years, her second brother has also had him learn martial arts, which has helped him recover.
"I'm doing well. He was insisting on coming to see you a few days ago, but I didn't let him."
"My younger brother must be nine years old this year."
"Yes. Very mischievous."
Nian Yunrong's eyes darted around, thinking that this was a good opportunity. So she suggested to her mother that her younger brother should become a study companion for the prince's son.
At first, Madam Nian hesitated, but considering that her second son was the Fourth Prince's man, her only daughter was a concubine, and the Nian family was also valued by the current emperor, she thought the matter should be more or less right, so she quickly and happily agreed.
"Alright, wait for me to go back and discuss it with your father. I'll write to you afterward."
Therefore, the letter that Nian Yunrong received today was the result of discussions between Madam Nian and Lord Nian.
However, Nian Yun's mistake lay in being too proud and confident.
In order not to offend Nian Yunrong, Yinzhen came to Nian Yunrong's place after finishing his business in the evening.
"Your Highness, may you be blessed."
"Get up."
Yinzhen went into the room first, while Nian Yunrong watched as the tea was brewed, then dismissed Qingyan and personally served it to him.
"Did something today's events upset you, sir?"
"I dare not."
After taking a sip of tea, Yinzhen placed the teacup on the table beside him. Seeing Nian Yunrong with her head slightly lowered and lips slightly pouting, he chuckled and said:
"What a spirited girl! That study is a sensitive place; how could a woman like you just wander in like that? Alright, don't be angry. I brought you something nice."
Immediately, Yinzhen called out to Gao Wuyong, who then entered carrying a square box.
"master."
"Look, do you like it?"
Nian Yunrong took out a 'Jade Bead Flowing Light Hairpin' from the box with delight.
"Consort, this hairpin was made by the Imperial Household Department with a design drawn by our Prince himself, which shows the Prince's thoughtfulness."
Upon hearing this, Nian Yunrong smiled shyly and handed the hairpin to Yinzhen, who smiled and put it on her head.
Despite receiving so many gemstones and jade items, Nian Yunrong's favorite is actually pearls.
The fact that Yinzhen remembered this point is enough to show how much he cared for her.
"Speak, did you come to the study to see me today because you need something?"
Nian Yunrong touched the hairpin in her hair and said with a smile:
"I wanted to ask Your Highness whether you have already chosen companions for the Fourth Prince and the Fifth Prince."
Yinzhen casually picked up his teacup, the cup concealing his inquisitive expression.
"I haven't decided yet. What, do you have a recommendation?"
Nian Yunrong said shyly:
"It is like this, my younger brother is nine years old this year, not much younger than the two princes, and his personality is similar. I wonder what Your Highness thinks?"
"I need to think carefully about choosing a study companion for the prince. But I've taken note of everything you said."
Not long after, Yinzhen used the excuse that Nian Yunrong was unwell to go to Geng Youran's courtyard.
But Nian Yunrong wasn't angry at the moment.
"Princess, the Prince has arrived."
When Xiao Anzi came in to announce his arrival, Geng Youran was studying a chess score on the couch. Upon hearing that Yinzhen had arrived, she quickly had Qianxue help her up to greet him at the door.
"Your Highness, may you be blessed."
"Get up."
Yinzhen helped Geng Youran up and they went into the room together. Seeing the chessboard on the bed and the chess manual beside it, he asked in surprise:
"Why did you suddenly decide to study chess scores? I remember saying a few years ago that I would teach you, but you absolutely refused to learn."
Geng Youran looked embarrassed:
"Sir, look at what you're saying. What do you mean by 'refuses to learn no matter what'? It's not that exaggerated."
"So why did you suddenly think of it again?"
"It's all because of that brat Hongzhou. He came back a few days ago and insisted on playing games with me. As a result, I lost a month's allowance."
Qianxue and Gao Wuyong chuckled to themselves. In terms of personality, Prince Hongzhou and Princess Geng were definitely eight parts alike.
Yinzhen shook his head helplessly:
“When I was Hongzhou’s age, I studied hard in the morning and in the evening, afraid of missing the lessons assigned by the teacher. But you, every time Hongzhou comes back, you play with him and even bet money on him.”
Geng Youran disagreed:
“My lord, Hongzhou only comes back for a few hours each time, and I don’t want to spend all those hours checking his homework.”
Yinzhen secretly decided that he must implement the matter of having a companion for study as soon as possible.
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