How could these two matters be possibly comparable to each other?

Yuan Zheng could only silently accept it as Rong Yuan vented his anger on him. If Yuan Zheng tried to explain himself again, he would only cause Rong Yuan to become angrier. Who knew, he might end up having to clean the latrine pits for a month instead. It was better for him to keep quiet before Rong Yuan had given him any punishment.

When Gu Lingzhi came out from her sleeping quarters and was met with this situation, she immediately felt ashamed and wanted to return to her room.

She was stopped by Rong Yuan the moment she turned around. He pulled her into an embrace, and he whispered into his ear, “Why are you going back in? Follow me.” Then, he nested his head between her neck and her shoulder and took a whiff of her scent.

Yuan Zheng, who had just turned around to look at Rong Yuan immediately turned back as soon as he saw what was going on.

For goodness sake, he was still single and he had to witness something like this every day.

“Your Highness,...