The disgraced official I took care of was actually Zhu Houcong's childhood friend.

Seeing Lin Zhi's hesitant expression, Lin Yao gave him a threatening look, and Lin Zhi immediately became obedient.

Although he was unruly, that was outside the princess's residence.

At home, he was always at the bottom of the food chain.

He only dared to cause trouble for his older brother, Lin Lutian.

As the eldest son of Princess Deqing, Lin Lu was not particularly outstanding in terms of talent, but he was always gentle, kind, respectful and frugal, and Princess Deqing was very satisfied with him. Now Lin Lu is in his early twenties and has gone to the army for training.

Once you've gained enough experience, you can return to the capital to receive your official title.

Lin Zhi had disliked his older brother ever since he was a child.

In Lin Zhi's eyes, everything his elder brother did highlighted how unruly and incompetent he was, and he even felt that his elder brother was hypocritical.

So in the years when his older brother was at home, he would always try to provoke Lin Lu in various ways, hoping to break Lin Lu's defenses and let everyone see how hypocritical his older brother was, and that he had been pretending all along.

But he never succeeded. Lin Lu always doted on his younger brother Lin Zhi, who was much younger than him, and he never cared no matter how much Lin Zhi teased him.

As a result, the eldest princess felt even more that her eldest son was sensible and that Lin Zhi was unruly and incompetent.

Lin Zhi's behavior over the years can be summed up in one sentence: seeking attention and a sense of existence.

He couldn't find a sense of belonging in the princess's residence.

Even his own younger sister, Lin Yao, far surpassed Lin Zhi in both martial arts and academics.

This made Lin Zhi feel extremely frustrated, and he began to give up on himself and let himself go.

Lin Zhi dared to provoke Lin Lu at will because he knew that no matter what he did, his elder brother would not be angry.

It's actually better if you get really angry.

However, he dared not provoke Lin Yao. Although Lin Yao was a year younger than him, she had practiced martial arts very diligently since childhood, and Lin Zhi was no match for her at all.

Most importantly, if he dares to provoke Lin Yao, Lin Yao will never hold back.

I beat him half to death every time.

He didn't dare tell his mother about it; it was too embarrassing, and Lin Zhi cared about his reputation.

Moreover, Lin Zhi knew her mother's temperament well. It would be better if she didn't complain; if she did, her mother would probably punish herself, not her sister.

He's not even as good at martial arts as his own sister, yet he has the nerve to complain?

In the princess's residence, there are so many guards that there are plenty of people who can teach them martial arts.

The princess even hired tutors for them.

Lin Zhi rubbed his face as he followed Zhou Chu and Lin Yao. Just as Lin Zhi was about to follow, Lin Yao turned around and glared at him.

Lin Zhi trembled with fear.

“I suddenly remembered that my cat seems to be about to give birth in the next couple of days, I’m going to go check on her.”

Lin Zhi made up a story off the top of his head.

What kind of cats did he keep? In fact, cats were the animal he disliked the most.

Because of the cat his mother raised, Wuyun Gaixue, he also liked cats when he was a child and wanted to get close to that cat.

But cats are generally difficult to tame, especially when they grow up.

The cat that the princess kept was only close to Princess Deqing in the entire princess's residence.

No one else was allowed to get close.

When Lin Zhi was a child, he often got scratched by this black-and-white dog because he wanted to hug it.

Lin Yao was very satisfied with Lin Zhi's tact.

Upon arriving at the study, Lin Yao immediately prepared ink for Zhou Chu.

Zhou Chu then began to look at the furnishings and books in the study.

Seeing the paintings and calligraphy by famous artists hanging on the wall, Zhou Chu couldn't help but sigh, "No wonder this is the Princess's residence."

Just now, in Princess Deqing's study, before leaving, Zhou Chu glanced around and noticed that the most numerous items hanging in the entire princess's study were the old man's calligraphy and paintings.

For example, the painting of viewing the waterfall at Mount Lu.

When Zhou Chu saw the painting, his eyes widened in amazement, and he wished the old man would paint another one for him.

It's worth noting that in later generations, this painting of viewing waterfalls at Mount Lu was auctioned for 3.6 billion yuan, which is extremely outrageous.