The two didn't talk much, but he learned from the princess that the Phoenix Princess Xuya had gone off on business, and he wasn't too concerned about when she would return.

Li Yili approached the princess, just as Lixue also wanted to know about the emperor's return. The princess confirmed with the princess that the emperor was in trouble, but since the princess wouldn't say anything, there was nothing she could do.

That day, she could tell that the emperor was feeling down, but he was just hiding it from her. So she went to Wang Mu's place almost every day, and when he didn't come back, she would wait for him to return to his room.

That day, she cleaned the room as usual. This was something that Qiao Li could have done, but she refused. Instead, she sent the maid away. She felt that her relationship with the emperor was rapidly warming up, but little did she know that there was a third person present.

There is a door at the back of the room. In front of it is another room, which is usually used to store small odds and ends. Then there is a small staircase leading down to a small open space of about ten square meters.

Previously, the area was overgrown with weeds. Wang Mu removed the weeds, then prepared some medicine to prevent them from growing back. He also found some stones and paved the path with small stones so that there would be no mud even when it rained.

The small square is surrounded by some flowers and plants, some of which are potted plants. One path leads to the lakeside, and another path leads to a vegetable garden of about 20 or 30 square meters a few meters away, where he has planted vegetables. There are also flowers and trees around it.

Li Yili visited Tianzi several times before last winter, but she only stayed in his room for a short while before leaving.

After Wang Mu left for several months, she slowly discovered another world in the backyard. Although she had these things on her own farm, this place belonged to the emperor, and he loved everything about it.

In winter, the lawn and vegetable garden behind the house lost their green and red hues. She and Qiao Li would sweep up fallen leaves and remove withered grass from time to time. When they got tired, they would rest on the swing or the chair that could rock automatically, and even have some fruit and drinks.

When the light rain or snow came, the large umbrella in the outhouse could be opened. She gradually discovered this and realized that the emperor was not as cold and aloof as he usually was.

From the simplicity of the room to the poetic backyard, she knew that this was the life she wanted most. Born in the palace, into a wealthy family, this was perhaps the place she longed for. She relied on the emperor even more, and even when the emperor was not around, she regarded this place as her home.

Li Yili had only cleaned half of the backyard when she heard a noise and couldn't help but wonder, who else could be here besides her?

She knew that long ago there were only Viva and her servant, but unfortunately Viva failed to secure the emperor's favor, which gave her the opportunity.

She was about to investigate the noise when the door opened and a girl of similar age entered. She seemed somewhat familiar, but the girl was much more beautiful than herself.

She was very confident in her appearance. Although she couldn't be in the top three of the college's beauty rankings, she was still one of the top ten beauties. However, she felt inferior to this girl, especially because of an invisible aura that made people involuntarily lower their heads.

"Who are you?" she asked, looking up.

She stood tall with a smile on her face. No matter what, she considered this place her home and was practically a part of the owner.

Feng Ji was taken aback. She knew the person in front of her very well. Whether it was the Li Yan Sect or the Dark Sect, they had secretly investigated the Emperor and knew everything about the people around the young man.

She had only known that this princess and the emperor were acquainted, but she hadn't expected that their relationship would become so close in just a few months. She couldn't help but feel jealous and somewhat annoyed.

She deliberately asked, "And who are you?"

Li Yili, of course, could not lower herself in front of a woman more beautiful than herself, so she said, "I am Li Yili, Princess Li Yili, the Emperor's friend."

Feng Ji was aware of this, seeing that the other party was putting on the airs of a mistress of the house. However, he could see something unusual in the princess's eyes, that she lacked confidence and was not confident enough. Her words were also evasive.

She couldn't help but sneer inwardly, feeling a bit dislike for this Princess Li Yili.

Seeing that the other party only nodded, Li Yili couldn't help but feel a little angry, saying that she was a county princess, comparable to a princess of a country.

On a grander scale, this place belongs to our country, so we have the right to be the host. On a smaller scale, I know this room better than anyone else, especially after a few months of living here. I'm very familiar with every nook and cranny of it.

The girl before her was only slightly prettier than herself, and the princess, displeased, scolded her with a slight anger, "You still haven't said who you are? How dare you barge in from the backyard? Don't you know this is someone else's home?"

Upon hearing this, Feng Ji felt even more displeased, as he felt that the princess was usurping his place. Although he didn't come often, this was the case every time he came to see the emperor.

He entered through the back door, and even the room's owner didn't say anything, yet an outsider started talking about him. "I am Feng Ji."

She didn't reveal her identity, but smiled at the other person, wondering if they knew who she was.

Upon hearing the name, Li Yili felt as if she had heard it somewhere before, but how could she have imagined that the person in front of her was the Dark Phoenix Clan Princess? As the Dark Phoenix Clan Princess, she was naturally from the Western Continent, which was tens of thousands of miles away from here. Besides, no matter what, given the Emperor's current status, how could she have imagined that this person was the current Dark Phoenix Clan Princess?

"Then who are you looking for?" She assumed it was just a passerby who might have stumbled upon this place by accident.

She became increasingly convinced that the woman in front of her could not possibly be a student of the academy. She must have a relative or friend at the academy who came here out of curiosity after seeing that people lived here while she was out for a stroll.

Feng Ji stared at the princess, pondering whether to continue the conversation. As a princess of the Phoenix Clan, she naturally possessed this remarkable ability. So what if she was a princess of a nation?

She ignored Li Yili and wandered around the room, looking around.

"Hey, how can you do this? How can you wander around and look at other people's rooms like this?" Li Yili said, slightly annoyed.

Feng Ji ignored him and watched slowly. At this moment, Li Yili shouted loudly, "Get out of here! If you don't leave, I won't be polite!"

Feng Ji turned around and looked at the princess with a half-smile on her face. She could tell that the princess was only a level four water element cultivator, while she herself was a level six high-level cultivator.

Seeing the other party's disdainful expression, Li Yili was even more furious and was about to make a move when she heard footsteps outside.

She knew the emperor had returned as soon as she heard it, and her anger turned to joy as she rushed to the door.

Wang Mu pushed open the door and saw Li Yili. He smiled and said, "Princess, you're here."

Wang Mu looked behind the princess and realized that Feng Ji was also there.

He walked up to the Phoenix Princess, "Feng Ji?"

"I...I'm leaving."

Wang Mu stopped the person with a smile and asked, "What's making you angry again?"

Seeing the two of them like this, Li Yili was full of doubt and felt a surge of jealousy, but the most important thing right now was to find out who this woman was.

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