The Emperor, with more men than women, made me his mistress.

Determined to go all the way, Yue Li helped the unconscious boy up from the ground and gathered her spiritual energy to pat his back a few times.

"Pfft, cough cough cough." With Yue Li's patting, the boy vomited up all the water in his stomach.

After vomiting the water from his stomach, the boy barely opened his eyes, glanced at Yue Li who had saved him and was squatting beside him, and opened his mouth to say something.

But then his eyes rolled back and he fainted again.

"Oh no! What do we do now?"

She hasn't found Jin Chenyuan's estate yet, and now there's a fainted boy next to her. What should she do?

Just as Yue Li was about to abandon the boy and find Jin Chenyuan's manor, a guard from Prince Chen's manor who had witnessed everything from a short distance away also recovered from his shock.

The moment he came to his senses, he took out a signal flare from his pocket, activated it, and fired it into the air. Instantly, a red firework silently appeared in the sky above his head. The firework was fleeting, but enough for anyone who had been watching closely to see it.

Then he ran quickly towards them, calling out respectfully as he ran, "Your Highness, Your Highness, I have finally found you."

Upon hearing this familiar address, Yue Li turned around in surprise and saw a man dressed as a guard from Prince Chen's mansion running quickly toward her.

However, she had never seen this person before, only recognized the clothes he was wearing. "Are you a guard from Prince Chen's residence?"

At this moment, the guard had already walked to a distance from Yue Li. He bowed respectfully to Yue Li before explaining, "Yes, I am the head guard of the outer courtyard of Prince Chen's mansion. Originally, the prince arranged for everyone to search for the princess on the mountain, but I didn't expect to hear the commotion here just now. When I came here, I happened to see the princess."

At that moment, the guard was very fortunate. When he heard the sound, he ordered his men to continue investigating, but he chose to go and see where the sound was coming from.

"Your prince sent people looking for me?"

Hearing this, Yue Li was even more surprised. Didn't she leave a message when she left?

Why would Jin Chenyuan send people to the mountain to look for her? Let alone such a big mountain, would they even be able to find her?

Even the large, ferocious beasts on the mountain were beyond the capabilities of these guards.

"Yes, Your Highness, His Highness has been sending people to search for you on the mountain." At this point, the guard seemed to remember something and did not continue the conversation.

Instead, she said, "Then, Your Highness, let's go back to the estate. The Prince has been extremely worried these past few days."

"okay."

After saying that, he looked at the person lying on the ground and asked the guard, "Do you know this person?"

Although this guard was just a minor head guard in the outer courtyard of Prince Chen's mansion, don't forget that even a seventh-rank official has to stand before the prime minister. As the head guard of Prince Chen's mansion, he had many people trying to curry favor with him.

He actually recognized the young man lying on the ground, whose clothes clearly indicated he was not ordinary.

"Your Highness, this young man is the heir of the Marquis of Ruyang's household."

Having only been in Kyoto for a short time, Yue Li didn't know anything about the Ruyang Marquis's residence. Since the guard did, she asked directly, "Does the Ruyang Marquis's residence have a manor here? If so, please send the person directly to the Ruyang Marquis's manor."

"I don't know if the Marquis of Ruyang's residence has an estate here, but I can carry the young master of the Marquis of Ruyang's residence to our estate first." He was always in charge of the security of the outer courtyard of Prince Chen's residence and did not often accompany the prince when he went out. It was only because of the special circumstances this time that they were sent out by the prince.

"Okay, let's go then." As dusk approached and the red glow of the setting sun filled the sky, they decided it wasn't appropriate to stay there any longer.

Just as the guards carried the heir of the Marquis of Ruyang's mansion onto their backs, they heard a series of chaotic footsteps. Yue Li was surprised. Was the lakeside some kind of hot commodity? Why were so many people here?

But to my surprise, what came into view was Jin Chenyuan, who looked haggard.

Yue Li: ……

She quickly approached Jin Chenyuan, looked him over, and asked, "What happened to you? How did you get so disheveled in just a few days? Is there something you can't resolve?"

Is this haggard-looking man with bloodshot eyes and a stubble on his chin really her handsome future husband? His looks have dropped by more than one degree!

But to her surprise, she was met with a tight, trembling embrace from Jin Chenyuan.

Upon seeing his master's reaction, Qingyun, who was following behind Jin Chenyuan, immediately gave a signal to the guard carrying the heir of the Ruyang Marquis's mansion. Before Yue Li could react, the group had already disappeared from their side.

Yue Li: ……

"Are there other people here?" With so many people around, it would be embarrassing for the two of them to hug each other in front of so many people.

"It's okay, Li Bao, let me hold you for a while." Jin Chenyuan's hoarse voice rang in my ears.

At the same time, his face was buried in Yue Li's neck.

Yue Li turned her head, intending to give Qingyun and the others brought by Jin Chenyuan an awkward but polite smile, but to her surprise, she didn't see a single person in the spot where they had just been standing.

Yue Li was immediately taken aback. "Huh, where is he?"

"Li Bao, I missed you." Jin Chenyuan's muffled voice came from the side of her neck, and at the same time, she felt a chill on her neck.

"No way? A-Yuan, did something bad happen to you?"

If she wasn't mistaken, that chill wasn't Jin Chenyuan's saliva, but rather his tears.

For Jin Chenyuan, who is usually aloof, composed, and aloof, to lose his composure like this, something truly extraordinary must have happened.

Not knowing what had happened and having no way to comfort him, Yue Li could only raise her hand and gently pat his back to show her comfort.

Noticing the small hand gently patting his back, Jin Chenyuan turned his head, his forehead resting against Yue Li's neck, his gaze falling on her delicate chin.

"Li Bao, where have you been these past few days? Can you tell me?" Jin Chenyuan asked with a somewhat ambiguous expression.

Yue Li could detect the cautiousness in Jin Chenyuan's words. She frowned, puzzled by the change in his attitude.

However, she still replied, "When I left the manor, didn't I tell Fengchuan and Fengyan that I was going to be gone for about five or six days to do some things on the mountain? Didn't they tell you?"

"Also, I heard from that guard earlier that you sent people to search for me extensively on the mountain."

As she spoke, she cupped Jin Chenyuan's cheeks, making him look at her, and said earnestly, "A-Yuan, I did have my own things to do while I was away these past few days. And it's not just these few days; maybe I'll disappear for a while like this often in the future. Do you understand what I mean?"

Suppressing the question that was about to slip out, Jin Chenyuan nodded under Yue Li's gaze and replied in his slightly hoarse voice, "As long as Li Bao doesn't leave me, Li Bao can do whatever she wants."

After saying that, Jin Chenyuan lowered his eyes, concealing the dark depths and intense possessiveness within them. Using the same tactic that Yue Li found so appealing, he pitifully said, "Then, next time A-Li leaves, could you tell me in person? You left without a word, and I thought you didn't want me anymore. I searched everywhere, but I couldn't find you."