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

"Ah Li, sit down and let's talk. Standing is tiring." His deep, magnetic voice was full of concern.

Yue Li, who had almost shaken off Sheng Yifan because of his sudden action, eventually let him lead her to the seat of honor, considering their current relationship.

Then, Sheng Yifan poured tea for Yue Li and placed the fruit and pastries closest to her.

"Thank you, Yi Fan, for your trouble." Yue Li smiled at Sheng Yi Fan.

"It's what I should do." Sheng Yifan looked at Yue Li's bright smile, and his originally carefree expression became more serious. His heart was pounding because of Yue Li's smile.

He was still very nervous when he came out to hold Yue Li's hand. After all, Yue Li had only agreed to give him a chance yesterday evening, and he was afraid that he would offend Yue Li if he was too hasty.

But seeing Yue Li and Prince Jin laughing and joking, he simply couldn't remain a bystander.

After all, besides being just as good-looking as him, the Crown Prince Jin was also a member of the royal family. How could this not make him feel threatened?

Fortunately, Yue Li did not hate herself because of this.

Thinking this, Sheng Yifan's bright red lips curled into a smile, and his dark pupils revealed a deep affection that was immediately apparent as he stared intently at Yue Li.

When Feng Chuan, who had followed in to serve, saw this scene, he could only silently retreat. However, he glanced at the princess out of the corner of his eye and saw that she did not refuse. He then roughly knew how to treat this young master Sheng in the future.

However, the intimate actions of the two left Jin Moyu and Gong Hanmo stunned.

Did something happen that neither of them knew about just one night later?

As if hearing their thoughts, Sheng Yifan turned around, his sharp, narrow eyes, filled with a smile, looking at them. He raised the corners of his eyes slightly, as if explaining or showing off, "Yesterday evening, A-Li agreed to give me the opportunity to stay by her side."

Upon hearing this, both of them widened their eyes, their gazes lingering on Sheng Yifan's face for a moment before shifting to Yue Li, who was sitting there. Seeing that she didn't intend to refute, they turned their sharp, piercing gazes back to Sheng Yifan.

They never expected that Sheng Yifan was so cunning. After the two of them went back after dinner, he managed to get Yue Li to agree to let him stay by her side.

Yue Li: ……

She felt somewhat uncomfortable being watched by the two of them.

Gong Hanmo couldn't sit still any longer. He got up and sat down next to Yue Li, tugging at her sleeve and asking, "What does Sister Li see in him?"

As she spoke, she pointed to herself and said, "What do you think of me, Sister Li? Although I'm still young, I'll grow up eventually. When I grow up, will you marry me, Sister Li?"

"what?"

Yue Li was truly surprised by Gong Hanmo's words. Looking into his clear and earnest eyes, she fell silent for a moment.

"Sister Li, will you agree? When I grow up, I will definitely marry you." Gong Hanmo said, holding Yue Li's hand.

"Young Master Gong, you are still young and don't understand matters between men and women. It's not too late to talk about it when you grow up. Maybe when you grow up, there will be other girls who are in love with you." Sheng Yifan was afraid that Yue Li would agree to this because she was a person who liked to pretend to be innocent in front of her, so he added some words of disapproval from the side.

"So, Young Master Sheng is quite knowledgeable. That's true. Young Master Sheng travels all over the country and knows several close female friends and wives, so it's not too surprising. But which female friends or wives have you met by boat or had heart-to-heart talks with late at night?" Before Gong Hanmo could retort, Jin Moyu, who hadn't moved, launched the first attack. His eyes, brimming with evil aura, stared straight at Sheng Yifan, as if trying to bore a hole through him.

Sheng Yifan remained completely unmoved by such an attack, because he had long been aware of Jin Moyu's feelings for Yue Li, and naturally knew why he was saying such things.

At this moment, he was also extremely grateful for the chastity mark that his father had placed on his body since birth, after all, not everyone in this world has a chastity mark.

If it weren't for the chastity-preserving sand, he was really afraid that Yue Li would doubt his innocence after hearing these words.

At this moment, Sheng Yifan stood beside Yue Li, one hand resting on the square table next to her, the other fiddling with the jade pendant at his waist. He glanced at Jin Moyu with his lowered eyelids and said casually, "Young Master Jin, there's no need to say such things to sow discord between me and A-Li. Whether I'm innocent or not, it's up to A-Li to examine... Hiss..."

Before he could finish speaking, Yue Li pinched his arm hard and then rolled her eyes at him.

Yue Li's cheeks flushed red. What exactly were these three people talking about?

What's this talk about being innocent or not, or whether it's been inspected or not?

Is it appropriate to say something so private here?

Besides, things between her and Sheng Yifan haven't really gotten to that point yet.

So far, the only time the two of them have had their lips touched by Sheng Yifan was yesterday evening. How come it sounds like they've already done everything when Sheng Yifan says this?

However, after today's events, she at least figured out what Gong Hanmo and Jin Moyu were thinking.

As for how to handle it?

As a lazy bum, Yue Li's motto is: go with the flow.

Why think so much now?

The little one in her belly hasn't been born yet.

Moreover, who knows if Gong Hanmo and Jin Moyu will still think this way in a few years?

And so the matter was dropped. Regardless of what the three of them thought, seeing Yue Li's attitude, they didn't mention it to her.

After exchanging a few more words in the reception room, the group got up and left the manor together.

Since we're here for sightseeing, what's the point of staying on the estate?

Just as the group finished discussing where to go for the day, a familiar voice called out from afar, "Yue Li, I didn't expect you to actually be here."

Hearing the shouts, the group looked in the direction of the sound and saw Lian Xinran, Yin Xiyue, and two unfamiliar ladies, followed by about ten men, walking towards them.

“It’s Xinran and the others,” Yue Li said with a smile.

He then raised his arm, waved at them, and quickly went to meet them.

The group quickly gathered together. "I didn't expect you guys to come here too."

"We came here from Huangjue Temple, but we didn't expect to see you so soon after leaving the manor. What a coincidence!" Lian Xinran said happily as she took Yue Li's hand.

Then, Yue Li was introduced to the two unfamiliar ladies who were with them, besides Yin Xiyue.

The two ladies immediately curtsied to Yue Li.

Yue Li quickly stepped forward, took the arms of the two ladies, and helped them up, saying, "We're all outside, there's no need for such formalities."

After seeing that the two ladies had already paid their respects to Yue Li, the husbands of these two ladies, as well as the husbands of Yin Xiyue and Lian Xinran, all bowed to Yue Li and said, "Greetings, Princess Consort Chen."

"Okay, everyone, please get up." Yue Li waved to them.

Lian Xinran observed Yue Li's surroundings and only saw the Prince Jin, Prince Gong, and Young Master Sheng, whom she had met at Yingxiang Pavilion last time. She didn't see Prince Chen at all. She asked in surprise, "Yue Li, where is your cousin Prince Chen? Isn't he always by your side? Why don't I see him here this time?"

The young master who had arranged Yue Li's wedding banquet was also absent.

This is unreasonable!