The Crown Prince did not come out today just for fun, and immediately said, "Sixth Brother, go if you want to."

The other adults didn't take it to heart, but Zhan Zheng glanced over there a couple more times.

Xun Xiu noticed his actions and quietly comforted him, saying, "The Tenth Princess is not a mean person. If it were the Fourth Princess, you could worry about it later."

The sixth prince, unaware of their thoughts, immediately got up and left after receiving the crown prince's words, showing no intention of staying to listen to their discussion.

Seeing the Sixth Prince heading towards the pavilion, some people who wanted to see Yin Yin paint gave up their plans.

"Sixth Brother, why are you here too?" The Tenth Princess lowered her voice, afraid of disturbing Yin Yin's painting.

"I came to take a look," the Sixth Prince said, not being familiar with Yin Yin. He stopped beside the Tenth Princess and, seeing Yin Yin's painting, was surprised and whispered to the Tenth Princess, "This... she painted so much in just a short time?"

“Of course, I’ve been standing here for ages,” the Tenth Princess couldn’t help but show off by raising her chin. “Impressive, right!”

Thinking there was no one else in the pavilion, the Sixth Prince retorted directly: "It wasn't you who drew it, yet you're showing off."

"So what if I didn't draw it? From now on, this is under my protection," the Tenth Princess said with an air of authority. "Since I'm protecting her, she's mine. Can't I even show off?"

"How can she be your person?" The Sixth Prince didn't want the Tenth Princess to be smug. "If I can protect her, then wouldn't she become mine?"

The Tenth Princess stared at him for a while, making the Sixth Prince want to touch his face to see if there was anything on it. He barely managed to maintain his dignified posture and gave him a glare: "Don't you want to listen to what you have to say?"

The sixth prince then realized what was happening and glanced at Yin Yin with an embarrassed expression. They were speaking so softly, she probably hadn't heard them.

Seeing his appearance, the tenth princess couldn't help but feel a pang of pity for him for a moment, but quickly smiled and said, "Sixth brother, don't worry, I will definitely tell this to my elder brother, the Crown Prince, and I guarantee that after he hears it, he will give you a good scolding."

"You!" The Sixth Prince was so angry he jumped up and down, but he could only suppress it. "Tell me, what do you want in return to stop reporting me?"

"I haven't decided yet. I'll tell you when I've thought it through."

Yin Yin almost couldn't help but laugh after listening to the whole thing, but luckily her hand was steady so the two of them didn't notice.

As she mixed the paints, she really wanted to turn her head and see what the Sixth Prince, who was being led by the nose by the Tenth Princess, looked like, but this was not a good time, so she had to hold back.

Fortunately, the two of them didn't say anything else after that, and just focused on watching her paint. She was able to see the appearance of the sixth prince after she finished painting.

He must be said, he is a handsome young man.

Yinyin met his admiring gaze, smiled slightly, bowed, and gave up her seat to allow them space to slowly appreciate the painting.

Both of them liked the painting very much, but since the Tenth Princess had asked for it in advance and it featured her in the painting, the Sixth Prince naturally couldn't win against her.

The Sixth Prince wanted to ask Yin Yin to paint another picture for him, but he swallowed the words back. It would be too abrupt; she wasn't his own painter.

After admiring the painting for a while, the Crown Prince and the others finished their business and came out. The Tenth Princess quickly had someone put her painting away.

Before heading that way, the Tenth Princess looked at Yin Yin and said, "It just so happens that Lord Zhan is here as well. Why don't you come with me?"

Yinyin walked beside her, and the Tenth Princess spoke to her from time to time. To onlookers, it was clear that Yinyin had caught the Tenth Princess's eye, and that she would have to be treated more carefully from now on.

The Crown Prince knew that Yin Yin was Zhan Zheng's sister. He spoke to her gently for a few moments to show his attitude, and then went off to do his own thing.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Zhan Zheng glanced at Yin Yin a few more times, and only felt relieved when he saw that she even had time to secretly give him hand gestures.

From then on, before leaving the Xun family, Yinyin never left the Tenth Princess's side again.

When it was time to leave, the Tenth Princess specially said to her, "Once my princess residence is completed, I will send someone to your house to invite you. You must come."

After everyone saw off the Crown Prince, the Sixth Prince, and the Tenth Princess, it was time to take their leave.

Zhan Zheng and Yin Yin were the last to leave. Xun Xiu and his wife wanted Yin Yin to stay at their estate for a few more days, but Yin Yin refused, saying that Yu Miaoqi was at home.

Once they were in the carriage and had traveled a distance, Yin Yin, who had been putting on airs, instantly relaxed.

Zhan Zheng poured her a cup of tea and pushed it in front of her, then gently ruffled her hair: "You've worked hard, Yin Yin was amazing today!"

"Absolutely," Yin Yin replied, quite pleased with her performance that day.

"When I get back, I will definitely learn from my mother and make her happy."

Perhaps because she was looking forward to it, the journey back to the city seemed much faster than when she left the capital. When she arrived at the carriage area of ​​the mansion, Yin Yin got off the carriage with a smile, but found that the atmosphere in the mansion seemed a little tense.

"Big brother," Yinyin moved closer to Zhanzheng, "it seems like something happened?"

What Yin Yin could see, Zhan Zheng naturally didn't miss either. He escorted Yin Yin to the entrance of Dongchang Courtyard, and before he could even pay his respects to Yu Miaoqi, he saw his servant, whom he had left in the mansion, peeking around as if he had something urgent to say.

Seeing this, Yinyin said, "Big brother, you go ahead and do your work. I'll go see Mother first."

Zhan Zheng nodded and led the servant to the study, while Yin Yin went in to talk to Yu Miaoqi, who had been busy all day.

Yu Miaoqi was laughing as she listened to Yinyin's boasting when Zhan Zheng walked in from outside with a dark face.

Yu Miaoqi was surprised. In recent days, no matter how difficult things were outside, Zhan Zheng had never brought his mood home: "Zheng'er?"

Zhan Zheng looked at his mother and then at his younger sister. He opened his mouth several times, but couldn't hold back his anger. To avoid frightening them, he paused for a moment before speaking: "The Zhan family may be in chaos for a few days. If the main courtyard doesn't send someone to invite you in the next few days, Mother, Yin Yin, you shouldn't go."

"If anything happens to them... even if the sky falls down and someone kneels in front of you begging, don't agree to anything. Just push the blame onto me and tell them to come to me."

After Zhan Zheng finished speaking, he thought for a moment and said, "Forget it, let's just pack our things and go stay at my house for a few days."

Yin Yin and Yu Miaoqi exchanged a glance, both seeing the shock in each other's eyes. What could be so important that Zhan Zheng would say such a thing?

As the two were thinking, Hongfu, who had gone to the storeroom to take inventory, also hurriedly came in from outside with a frown on her face.

"Madam, there's a commotion between the second and third wives!"

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