Rong Fei is not honored

Cheng Rui sighed and said, "After you enter the Imperial Study, you must study hard and stay away from Yinti... it would be best to stay away from him as well." Cheng Rui pointed to Saiyinchahun.

Although Yinreng rarely went out, he had heard from his former servants that there were two little tyrants in the palace: one was Yinti, whom he had only heard of, and the other was the Saiyinchahun in front of him.

The former, in particular, was notorious for his ignorance, recklessness, and stupidity.

Yinreng nodded to indicate that he understood.

Sainchahun couldn't help but frown. Wasn't this attitude a bit too casual? He hadn't overlooked the suspicious pause when Yinreng spoke earlier. The other party didn't take Yinti seriously at all. If they weren't in front of them, he probably would have called him by his name directly.

Cheng Rui remained noncommittal, and asked gently, "It's too hot today. Saiyinchahun and I will rest in the side hall for a while before returning to the South Third Palace. Would you like to come along?"

Yinreng shook his head and refused, "No, I want to go back to my own palace."

The three then parted ways.

At first, Saiyinchahun could hold back, but once they entered the side hall and were surrounded only by his own people, his face immediately darkened. "Was he doing this on purpose?!" Was he deliberately showing off his special status in front of them?!

Everyone knows that the Crown Prince lost his mother at a young age, and His Majesty took pity on him and raised him personally. Therefore, the current Crown Prince does not live in the Eastern Palace, but lives with His Majesty in the Qianqing Palace.

"Weren't we shocked when we first saw how Father and Mother got along in private? I guess he wasn't happy about it."

"Ha, as if no one has ever lived in Qianqing Palace before." Putting aside the past, even now, this side hall of Qianqing Palace has almost become their exclusive resting room.

"He probably didn't know that Yinreng was still young at that time, and his arrogant servants probably wouldn't have mentioned the glory of others."

"Big brother!" Even though Saiyinchahun was still angry, he couldn't stay angry anymore. "No, you're not angry at all."

“I’m used to it. Yinreng has always been like this. More than him, I want to know why Mother came to see Father.” Chengrui and Saiyinchahun exchanged a glance, both understanding why the other stayed in Qianqing Palace.

As a result... they didn't see their father and mother for the entire afternoon. They were stopped several times when they went to their father's bedroom. Helpless, they could only spend the afternoon in the side hall.

That evening, upon receiving the news, Yinreng pretended to pass by and, upon seeing Chengrui and Saiyinchahun, exclaimed in surprise, "You haven't left yet?"

Saiyinchahun spoke frankly: "If you weren't the Crown Prince, you would definitely be beaten for talking like that."

Yinreng was taken aback; no one had ever told him this before.

“I didn’t mean anything by it, but you all said that you would go back to the South Third Palace once the heat dissipated, but now…” Yinreng looked up and said, “The sun is almost setting.”

"We are waiting for our mother."

"Consort Rong? She hasn't..." Yinreng sensed danger and stopped himself in time, changing his words to, "What matter requires such a long discussion?"

"I'm afraid this isn't a business discussion."

Yinreng looked at Chengrui with suspicion, "Then what else could it be for?"

Sainchahun's expression was a little off. What else could the concubines be staying in the emperor's palace for so long?

Cheng Rui knew his younger brother too well; just by looking at the subtle change in his expression, he knew the other man wasn't up to anything. He glared at Saiyinchahun, then explained, "My mother is in poor health. I noticed she didn't look well before; I'm afraid she's had heatstroke."

Even though Yinreng has some minor flaws, he is still only a five-year-old child. He shouldn't be associated with the word "vicious." Hearing Chengrui say this, he immediately said with concern, "At that time, Consort Rong's face was indeed a bit pale."

After saying that, seeing that her two older brothers were still standing there, she couldn't help but say anxiously, "Since you're worried, why don't you just go and ask Father Emperor? Doesn't Father Emperor want to see you? Otherwise, I..."

"You do not understand."

"what?"

The two of them explained, one after the other: "My mother is afraid of taking bitter medicine, so she avoids having the imperial physicians consulted whenever possible. Even Father Emperor couldn't persuade her otherwise, so he had to compromise."

"So, whenever Mother feels unwell but there's nothing seriously wrong, she'll try to tough it out to avoid taking medicine. It's fine when Father isn't around, but once he is, she gets very irritable."

"Then, they will take their anger out on others. For example, on incompetent servants and troublesome sons."

Yinreng was very clever and immediately understood their concerns. "So, if you ask to go in now, although you won't be stopped outside, you'll become their punching bag once you're inside."

Cheng Rui and Saiyinchahun nodded in unison, expressing their deep agreement.

The three of them were silent for a while.

Cheng Rui was worried that Yinreng would have other ideas after hearing these words, while Saiyinchahun was trying to fool Yinreng. As for Yinreng, he was shocked, not knowing that his father had this side to him.

"I've never seen my father like this before," Yinreng said with a hint of malice in his eyes.

"Isn't this normal? Father always puts on airs of a monarch in front of his children. How would we know what he's like in private? It's just that we often visit our younger siblings at Zhongcui Palace, so we have more opportunities to see Father and Mother spending time together."

Yinreng fell silent again; he was destined never to have such an opportunity. But... it wasn't impossible.

“How about…” “How about…” Saiyinchahun and Yinreng spoke at the same time.

Saiyinchahun paused for a moment, and in that brief moment, Yinreng spoke first: "My mother, Rong, has taken great care of me. How can I ignore her at a time like this? Even if Father is angry, I can go with you and share some of the burden."

Saiyinchahun was speechless. Although he had originally thought so too, it felt strange that Yinreng had brought it up himself.

Cheng Rui didn't know what Yinreng was planning, but he still agreed. He wanted to see what his adopted younger brother was up to.

The three of them walked together to the outside of the bedchamber. Their originally firm steps suddenly became weak and limp after they saw Liang Jiugong and Wei Zhu, especially after they looked over, as if they could no longer walk.

"How about we reconsider?" It was Yinreng who was the first to back down.

Even though the Emperor was usually quite easy to talk to, and even though he made a serious mistake, the Emperor never made him suffer physical harm. But the Emperor's furious state, just by standing there, had already left a considerable psychological scar on Yinreng.

Saiyinchahun sneered, "You were the one who volunteered to come with us just now."

Seeing Yinreng's face gradually turn pale, Sainchahun couldn't understand at all. Was it really that bad? At worst, he'd get a couple of beatings from his father, and it would just be a bit more uncomfortable in this hot weather with thinner pants.