After the engagement was called off, the senior sister of the sect took the initiative to consummate

Leng Qingge sighed helplessly, "Perhaps Fifth Junior Brother has just discovered some secrets about Xiao Guizi and wants to take this opportunity to test him."

As she spoke, she looked at Lin Ruoxi suspiciously, "Do you really hope that Fifth Junior Brother has a problem with his sexual orientation?"

"Let me tell you, Lin Ruoxi, don't even think about it. You don't want sexual happiness, but I do."

"Let's not even talk about the fact that Fifth Junior Brother's sexual orientation is not a problem at all, even if we take a step back and say that..."

"Even if his sexual orientation is just a tiny bit different, with my stunning beauty and graceful figure, turning a gay man straight would be a piece of cake."

At this point, she looked proud, tilted her head slightly, and proudly puffed out her impressive chest, as if to show off her charm to Lin Ruoxi.

"Pah, he's hopelessly narcissistic!"

Seeing this, Lin Ruoxi couldn't help but spit out a light spit, glanced down, and said with a disdainful sneer, "Hmph, acting like nobody doesn't have one."

However, Leng Qingge was unfazed by Lin Ruoxi's sarcasm and instead retorted provocatively, "So what if you have one? Mine is bigger than yours."

Upon hearing this, Lin Ruoxi naturally refused to back down and immediately retorted, "Your Highness praised me personally, saying that my skills are far superior to yours!"

Upon hearing this, Leng Qingge merely sneered and continued, "So what? Mine is much bigger than yours!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Ruoxi's eyebrows shot up in anger, and she retorted, "I have far more tricks up my sleeve than you do!"

But to everyone's surprise, Leng Qingge remained unmoved, repeating her old saying: "Mine is older than yours!"

This time, Lin Ruoxi finally lost her temper. She angrily pointed at Leng Qingge and shouted, "Leng Qingge, can you stop repeating the same thing over and over again? Don't you have anything else to say?"

At this moment, Leng Qingge looked smug and even mocked, "Oh ho, what's wrong? Getting anxious? Yours is younger than mine!"

"Ugh... I'm so angry!"

Lin Ruoxi was so angry that she was trembling all over. No longer caring about her image, she pounced on Leng Qingge with her claws outstretched, shouting, "Leng Qingge, you've gone too far! Today I'm going to fight you to the death!"

Just then, a maid rushed over, bowed, and said, "Steward Ye, Miss Leng, His Highness requests your presence."

The two exchanged a glance and hurried off.

Upon arriving at the lobby, Qin Yichen was leisurely sipping tea.

Upon their arrival, Qin Yichen put down his teacup and slowly asked, "How have you been these past two days while I was away?"

Leng Qingge and Lin Ruoxi looked at each other, puzzled.

Qin Yichen continued, "What I meant was that I'll be going out frequently in the future, so you don't need to..."

Before he could finish speaking, Lin Ruoxi interrupted him impatiently, "Alright, let's not talk about that now. Let me ask you, what exactly happened to Xiao Guizi?"

Only someone like Qin Yichen, who transmigrated from later generations, doesn't have a strong sense of hierarchy or respect for superiors.

Otherwise, Lin Ruoxi wouldn't dare to question him so openly in private.

Qin Yichen looked completely bewildered, as if he were a monk scratching his head, and asked, "What's going on? And what does it have to do with Xiao Guizi?"

"You...you...even now, you still say it has nothing to do with Xiao Guizi?"

Lin Ruoxi was so angry that her eyebrows stood on end and her teeth were clenched.

"Alright, alright, then let me ask you again, why did you have Xiao Guizi serve you during your bath?"

Lin Ruoxi's voice grew increasingly shrill, like a sharp sword piercing Qin Yichen's eardrums.

"You never let a man serve you before, not even a eunuch, but now..."

"If you can't explain yourself clearly, don't even think about sleeping in my bed, or Leng Qingge's bed."

"I didn't say that."

Leng Qingge immediately stepped forward to clarify, not forgetting to sow discord, "Fifth Junior Brother, since Lin Ruoxi won't let you go to her bed, then you shouldn't go to her bed anymore. You can go to my bed whenever you want."

Lin Ruoxi looked at Leng Qingge in disbelief, "No, shouldn't we be on the same side?"

She utterly despised Leng Qingge's last-minute betrayal and was so angry that her chest ached, both of them aching.

Qin Yichen suddenly realized what Lin Ruoxi had misunderstood, and he quickly explained, "I had suspected before that Xiao Guizi was a girl disguised as a boy, and what I was doing just now was a further test."

Lin Ruoxi suddenly realized what was going on and said coquettishly, "Your Highness is so naughty, making me worry for nothing."

Leng Qingge, however, was thinking even more deeply, her heart filled with turbulent emotions. "So, Xiao Guizi is a woman. What is her intention in doing this?"

Qin Yichen smiled but remained silent.

……

Ye Qingxuan, who had fled from the Prince of Jin's mansion, returned to the palace and arrived at Ye Buqun's residence. The door closed gently behind her, shutting out the noise from the outside world.

The candlelight flickered inside, illuminating her slightly flustered yet still resolute face.

She went straight to the point, her voice trembling slightly: "Father, I am guilty. I was unwittingly discovered to be a woman by His Highness Prince Jin."

After speaking, she lowered her head and nervously wrung her hands, as if waiting for a fateful response.

Upon hearing this, Ye Buqun's tightly gripped teacup trembled slightly, and tea spilled onto the table, forming mottled water stains.

He raised his eyes, his gaze sharp and intense, staring directly at Ye Qingxuan, a hint of barely perceptible worry and determination flashing in them.

"Xuan'er, don't panic."

He said in a deep voice, got up and walked to the window, stood with his hands behind his back. The night outside the window was as dark as ink, the moon and stars were hidden. "If that's the case, I have my own solutions."

"Don't worry, I will handle things properly with His Highness Prince Jin. I will definitely protect you."

After he finished speaking, a night breeze blew by, causing his clothes to flutter, as if to blow away the secret and his worries.

Despite this, Ye Qingxuan's worries did not lessen; on the contrary, they seemed to intensify. "Even if things are resolved with His Highness Prince Jin, what about His Majesty..."

Ye Buqun gave a wry smile, "Xuan'er, do you really think His Majesty is unaware of your background and circumstances?"

"Your Majesty...Your Majesty actually knew?"

Ye Qingxuan was utterly astonished, as if she had heard the most unbelievable thing in the world. "How is this possible!"

Ye Buqun shook his head. "Xuan'er, you think too highly of your father. It is true that I am the Grand Eunuch, but every move in the palace cannot escape His Majesty's eyes and ears."

"Your entry into the palace was actually by His Majesty's decree. Otherwise, do you really think I have extraordinary abilities to bring you into such an important place as the palace as a woman?"

At this moment, Ye Qingxuan felt as if her worldview had been shattered by a heavy hammer. "Why did Your Majesty allow me to enter the palace in the first place? And why did I have to pretend to be a eunuch?"

"This matter is actually related to your father!"

Ye Buqun sighed, "Back then, when I was the top scholar in the imperial examination, I was full of vigor and had achieved great success at a young age. It was inevitable that I would be arrogant and proud. With just a surge of enthusiasm, I wanted to make a name for myself in the officialdom and realize my ambitions. As a result, I was naturally arrogant and offended countless people."

"But little did they know that the officialdom was full of deceit and treachery, like a bottomless abyss, and one could easily fall into it if one was not careful."

"By the time I realized what was happening, it was too late. I had no choice but to go down one path until nightfall. So I used any means necessary to climb the ranks until I became the magistrate of Xianyang."

"Only then did I realize that there is no end to officialdom; the higher one's rank, the stronger one's enemies become."

"To the point that I dare not acknowledge my family, and I dare not speak of my lover. If I had to say who I have wronged the most in my life, it would be the Ye family and your mother."

“The Ye family gave me life and raised me, but they didn’t get any benefit from me; and your mother never got a wedding before she died, and in order to protect her, no one even knew she existed.”

"Later, my father entered the palace and was highly favored by His Majesty. When he learned that I still had descendants, he proposed a plan to secretly cross the Chencang pass in order to prevent his enemies from taking revenge."

……