Empress, please have some self-respect. I am not your husband.

This King Ye is quite interesting.

Looking at Ye Yuan's easygoing expression, even though Lu Feng was wary, he had to agree with the other's statement that making friends is not about choosing sides.

So he smiled and said, "Your Highness is right. Let time tell."

"That's right."

Prince Ye picked up his teacup and took a sip, but then Lu Feng suddenly said, "Your Highness must know what happened last night. So, do you have anything to say about Chu Hongyan?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Ye Wang coughed, as if he had choked on his tea, and looked at him with a strange expression.

Lu Feng calmly asked, "What's wrong, Your Highness?"

Ye Yuan looked around and lowered his voice, "Brother Lu, is it really true, as the rumors say, that Princess Hongyan has taken a liking to you?"

Lu Feng: "You could say that."

Not only have I taken a liking to her, but she's already mine.

Ye Yuan clicked his tongue, then gave a thumbs up: "Wow, Brother Lu, you've got guts!"

Lu Feng frowned: "Why do you say that?"

Ye Yuan paused for a moment and then began to tell him about Chu Hongyan's first marriage. Finally, he clicked his tongue and said, "Think about it. If it weren't for this strange thing, with such a great beauty as Princess Hongyan, even if there were some untrue rumors before, why didn't those lecherous men rush to her? They didn't dare to."

Lu Feng laughed dismissively: "So that's how it is? So what? I don't believe Chu Hongyan is really some kind of cursed lone star!"

"So, Brother Lu, you're actually also in love with Princess Hongyan?" Ye Yuan chuckled.

"You said it yourself, who wouldn't be tempted by such a beautiful woman?" Lu Feng retorted.

Ye Yuan nodded: "That's right. You must have heard about the King of Zhen wanting to marry Princess Hongyan to me back then. Well, I can tell you, Brother Lu, you can rest assured."

"Although Princess Hongyan is beautiful, I am not interested in her. The two of you are a perfect match."

Lu Feng could not detect any sign of lying in the King's eyes, and his expression softened: "Then I must thank Your Highness for your kindness."

"Alright, alright, Brother Lu, let's call it a day. We have plenty of time to get to know each other better. I hope that one day you can treat me with the same sincerity as I have and shed the title of 'Your Highness'." Ye Yuan smiled and stood up.

Without revealing much emotion, Lu Feng simply said, "Your Highness, please take care."

Ye Yuan shook his head, knowing that it was a pipe dream to open up to Lu Feng like this. He didn't insist, said goodbye, and stepped out the door.

When Lu Feng returned to the hall, he saw Yu Ningyan teaching Xiao Miao to recognize characters. He thought for a moment and said, "I have to go out for a while. I probably won't be back until the afternoon."

Her Highness the Princess had calmed down by now and waved her hand, saying, "Go, go."

Back in his room, Lu Feng took the remaining medicinal herbs from last time and went to the palace.

In the royal study.

Upon hearing that Lu Feng was requesting an audience, Her Majesty the Empress was somewhat puzzled: "Why has this fellow suddenly entered the palace? Could it be that he has a memorial to the throne?"

The eunuch who came to report hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, the palace guards said that Lu Feng brought some medicinal herbs with him."

Since Lu Feng did not have a token to enter and leave the palace at any time, he naturally had to be checked by the palace guards.

Ye Bingyun was taken aback at first, but quickly realized that Lu Feng had come to her for bloodletting. Calculating the time, more than half a month had indeed passed, and it was time to treat the other party's wounds.

She coughed and said, "I understand. Bring him to the Imperial Study to wait."

"As ordered."

As soon as the eunuch left, Ye Bingyun looked at her personal maid and said, "Bring Lu Feng here in a quarter of an hour."

"The slaves obey."

When Lu Feng arrived at the imperial study, he found the emperor absent, with only the emperor's personal maid present. He asked, "Where is His Majesty?"

"His Majesty has gone to his afternoon rest. This servant will take Lord Lu there later."

Lu Feng nodded.

When the two quarters of an hour were up, the maidservant said, "Lord Lu, please come with me."

Led by a maid into the inner palace, seeing that there weren't many people there, Lu Feng couldn't help but ask curiously, "Miss?"

The maid hesitated for a moment, then said, "Lord Lu, you may simply call me Xuejian. Do you have any questions, sir?"

"Okay, Miss Xuejian, I see that there are very few people in this harem. Why is that?" Lu Feng asked, somewhat puzzled.

Isn't it said that the emperor had three thousand beauties in his harem? How come I can't even see any other concubines? Not to mention concubines, there are hardly any palace maids or eunuchs either.

Xue Jian hesitated slightly before saying, "Lord Lu, the late emperor only had three concubines besides the empress. However, the empress and the three concubines passed away one after another in his early years. Since then, the late emperor has not taken any more concubines."

"And His Majesty currently only has one concubine, Consort Bingyun. Therefore, although the harem is large, there are not many people. Furthermore, because Consort Bingyun prefers quiet, His Majesty has specially decreed that she should not be disturbed."

"Therefore, apart from us few personal maids, no other servants are allowed to approach the Empress's bedroom."

Lu Feng understood: "So that's how it is."

I thought the emperor was too young to live, but it turns out he's a rare warrior of pure love.

However, if I had a woman like Lady Bingyun as my wife, I would gladly accept it even if it meant replacing myself.

If I hadn't crossed paths with my love two years ago, I'm afraid I could have loved only one person my whole life!

That face alone is enough to outshine everything.

That Emperor of Qian Kingdom, you deserve to die!

Upon arriving at the palace, Lu Feng felt his heart beat abnormally fast every time he came here, for some reason.

Especially after being granted permission to enter the palace and seeing Ye Bingyun's flawless face, his heart pounded even harder.

"Lord Lu has arrived."

Seeing that he was staring at her, Ye Bingyun broke the silence first.

Lu Feng then realized that he had been quite influenced by Wei Wu's spirit, and coughed lightly, "Greetings, Your Majesty."

What's wrong with this guy?

Her Majesty the Empress muttered to herself, then nodded and said, "I know why Lord Lu has come. Please wait a moment."

Seeing her pick up the dagger that was placed aside, Lu Feng said softly, "No rush, I'll brew the medicine first." A stove and medicine pot had already been prepared in the main hall.

Ye Bingyun nodded; the wound on her left wrist from the last bloodletting had only recently healed.

As the fragrance of medicine gradually spread throughout the hall, Lu Feng looked up at Ye Bingyun opposite him, who picked up a dagger and made another cut on her wrist.

The bright red blood flowed into the small bowl, making a slight sound as it hit the bowl's sides. Only after filling a small bowl did Ye Bingyun seal the acupoints to stop the bleeding. Her face pale, she looked at Lu Feng and said, "Okay, it's done."

Looking at the bright red blood in the bowl, Lu Feng sighed softly and poured the blood into the medicine pot. After a moment, the medicine soup emitted the special fragrance of Jade Dragon Pill.

Lu Feng then poured out the medicinal soup and drank it all in one gulp after it had cooled slightly.