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

At the same time, everyone noticed that the jade pendant that his father had passed down to him and that he wore close to his body was gone, but two jade bottles had appeared in his arms, each containing 20 pills.

The two jade bottles were clearly labeled as healing pills and hemostatic pills.

It seems that Feng Yuanxi recovered so quickly because he took the pills in this jade bottle.

Moreover, just by looking at the names on the jade bottles, one can know what these two bottles of pills are for.

Therefore, Shao Qi was extremely curious about how the medicine could be so effective. This made him very eager to investigate it.

However, it has not been successful.

Since waking up, Feng Yuanxi had treasured these two bottles of pills. He had also questioned Feng San and Feng Si, and both of them confirmed that they had not seen anyone else at the place where he was injured and unconscious. The people he sent out to investigate had not yet yielded any results.

Putting aside how important the jade pendant that was taken from him was, he was determined to find the person who saved him, given the miraculous effects of the two bottles of pills in his possession.

So when Feng Yuanxi heard Shao Qi make the same request again, he refused without hesitation, saying, "No."

"Brother Yuan, I'll just study it. Or you could scrape some medicine powder for me." Shao Qi was really itching to try it. His handsome face was all scrunched up. He really wanted to study how that little pill could be so effective.

Seeing Shao Qi so eagerly anticipating his arrival, a hint of amusement flashed across Feng Yuanxi's cold face beneath his mask.

Shao Qi and he were half-brothers, sharing the same mother but different fathers. Their mother was the daughter of the head of the Imperial Medical Academy.

Feng Yuanxi's father was the General of Zhennan. Because he had been guarding the border for many years, he had developed a hidden illness. Feng Yuanxi had seen this since he was a child. So, in order to allow his father to return to the capital to recuperate as soon as possible, he joined the army at the age of 15.

With the guidance of his father, a great general, and through his own hard work, at the age of 25, he took over the tiger tally from his father and commanded 30 troops. At the same time, he was also appointed Tiger Might General by the current emperor.

Although Shao Qi was the heir of the Duke's mansion, he had loved studying medicine since he was a child, and his favorite thing to do was to follow his maternal grandfather to learn medicine.

His current medical skills have even surpassed those of their maternal grandfather, the head of the Imperial Medical Academy, though this is something only a very few people know.

Seeing that Shao Qi still wanted to ask for it, Feng Yuanxi said, "Alright, alright, I'll give it to you before I leave."

Feng Yuanxi thought that it would be even better if Shao Qi could figure out the recipes for the two pills he had.

Hearing Feng Yuanxi's words, Shao Qi was finally satisfied and asked, "Brother Yuan, you're not planning to go back to Kyoto? Do you want to go directly to the border from here?"

"Well, there's nothing else to do when you go back. There are many things to do at the border, and they can't do without me. Besides, the investigation into the unauthorized iron ore mining has been almost completed. When you go back, just take the evidence with you and hand it over to the Emperor. The rest will be decided by the Emperor."

At this moment, Jin Chenyuan, who had been sitting to the side, spoke up, "I heard that General Feng sent you back to the capital this time because he wants you to get married?"

Hearing Jin Chenyuan's words, Feng Yuanxi's eyes flashed with helplessness. He really disliked those spoiled and domineering women. "Your Highness also knows that I am a rough man who spends most of my time in the military camp. How can I have time to deal with those pampered noble ladies in the capital? How can I have time to coax those noble ladies every day? Besides, I feel very uncomfortable when I am with those noble ladies."

Upon hearing this, Jin Chenyuan's eyes flashed with understanding. Because there were more men than women, men were afraid of not being able to find wives and continue the family line. As a result, women were pampered by men and became increasingly spoiled, arrogant, and unreasonable. It was for this reason that he was still unmarried at the age of 32.

Everyone in Kyoto knows that Prince Chaochen, the most respected uncle of the current emperor, is handsome and has the appearance of an immortal, but he does not like women.

Back when Prince Chen was of marriageable age, many noble ladies secretly fell in love with him. Regardless of Prince Chen's appearance, his status alone would make marrying him a life of unparalleled privilege.

After all, the current emperor greatly respects his uncle.

However, Prince Chen has not yet married, which has led to rumors that he dislikes women and prefers men.

Originally, the throne should have been inherited by Prince Chen. The late emperor was Prince Chen's elder brother, and the two were born of the same mother. Prince Chen was the posthumous son of the retired emperor, and the youngest son born to the empress dowager when she was over 40 years old. Prince Chen was practically raised by the late emperor, who doted on him immensely.

When the late emperor passed away, the edict of succession also listed the name of Prince Chen.

The prince at the time, now the emperor, was only 13 years old, but Prince Chen did not inherit the throne. Instead, he spared no effort in supporting the current emperor.

Once the current emperor had secured his throne, he immediately relinquished power and became a leisurely prince.

The three discussed some details and confirmed that Feng Yuanxi would take his guards and head directly to the border from here early the next morning.

Jin Chenyuan and Shao Qi, carrying the evidence they had gathered, planned to return to Kyoto the following day at noon. Only then did the three of them go back to their rooms to rest.

The next day, Yue Li slept until late morning. After getting up, she dressed herself up as a young boy again, her ample bosom still tightly covered. She changed into a sky-blue embroidered bamboo robe, the bamboo edges adorned with fine gold thread. She chose a sky-blue jade belt to tie around her slender waist and bound her hair with a jade crown. Only after checking that everything was in order did she go downstairs for breakfast.

Yue Li casually found a table in the hall and sat down, waiting for her food while thinking about her next plan.

Last night she found out that Yuan Xinyi would go to Putuo Temple outside the city to burn incense on the first and fifteenth of every month.

Usually, people go a day in advance, stay overnight at Putuo Temple, and return to the city the next afternoon.

Today happens to be the fifteenth, which means that Yuan Xinyi will return to Qingyuan Prefecture from Putuo Temple this afternoon.

The journey from Putuo Temple to Qingyuan Prefecture presented Yue Li with the perfect opportunity to make her move.

I don't know how someone as malicious as Yuan Xinyi could have the nerve to go to a temple to burn incense and pray for blessings. With such a wicked mind, I wonder if she went there to pray for blessings or to atone for her sins.

Lost in thought, the waiter brought the food to Yue Li's table and placed it steadily on it. "Please enjoy your meal, young master."

Yue Li nodded and said, "Bring another pot of plain water."

Having grown accustomed to tea imbued with spiritual energy in the cultivation world, she found the tea of ​​this world utterly unpalatable.

"Okay!" the waiter replied quickly.

Then Yue Li picked up her chopsticks, putting aside her thoughts. No matter what she was going to do later, she had to fill her stomach first.

While Yue Li was eating, Jin Chenyuan and Shao Qi, each accompanied by their servants, entered the hall from outside the inn.

As soon as the two entered the hall, they saw Yue Li eating there.

Unfortunately, it's neither early nor late, and Yue Li is the only one eating in the inn's lobby.

Upon seeing Yue Li, Shao Qi's eyes lit up. He immediately strode over and sat down on the stool next to her. His handsome face was full of a hearty smile as he looked at Yue Li and said, "Yue Li, so you haven't left the inn yet! I didn't see you this morning, and I thought you had already left."

Seeing Shao Qi's actions, Jin Chenyuan thought that since he had nothing else to do, he also sat down at Yue Li's table, and their respective servants stood behind them.