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

Thinking back to that scene, Yue Li's cheeks and neck instantly flushed pink.

With her rosy cheeks and alluring eyes, Yue Li captivated Jin Chenyuan and Feng Yuanxi, who couldn't take their eyes off her.

Yue Li simply put the storybook into her spatial storage, leaving behind the words, "I'm going to check on Xiao Yu and the others!"

Then he quickly disappeared from their sight.

Watching Yue Li's slender figure flee in disarray, Jin Chenyuan and Feng Yuanxi pretended nothing was wrong and resumed their game of chess. However, if their bodies weren't so tense, their act would be even more convincing.

After lunch, the torrential rain finally stopped, and the weather became somewhat refreshing due to the downpour.

Yue Li and Feng Yuanxi were enjoying the cool air in the garden pavilion with Jin Rui and Jin Yu when they heard footsteps approaching. Turning around, they saw You Yun walking quickly towards them, stopping outside the pavilion, and bowing to the two of them to report, "Your Highness, Madam Yin and Lord Cai have come to pay their respects. The master has sent me to invite you over."

"tide Yue, why is she here at this time?" Yue Li gestured to Feng Qing and Feng Dai, who were standing next to her, to take good care of Jin Rui and Xiao Yu, and then went to the front hall with You Yun along with Feng Yuanxi.

As soon as she entered the front hall, Yin Xiyue, who heard the sound, saw Yue Li's arrival and immediately came to greet her. The usually gentle and soft-spoken person was now excitedly holding Yue Li's hand, saying with eyes full of gratitude that Wanwan's condition had improved.

While listening patiently, Yue Li quickly gestured for Lord Cai, who was bowing deeply to her, to stand up.

Upon seeing this, Feng Yuanxi stepped forward and helped Lord Cai, who was about to kowtow, to his feet.

Yue Li wasn't surprised that Wanwan's condition would improve, after all, it was spiritual spring water, and undiluted spiritual spring water at that. Even if Wanwan could only taste a little bit, it would guarantee her recovery.

Moreover, she directly gave Wanwan almost half a bottle of spiritual spring water. If it works on the first try, Yin Xiyue will definitely continue to give it to her.

Moreover, Wanwan, who drank the spiritual spring water, has probably rarely been sick in recent years.

Seeing Yin Xiyue so excited, Yue Li smiled and comforted her, "Wanwan recovered so quickly mostly thanks to you. If I gave her the medicine and you didn't dare to take it, then it wouldn't have any effect at all."

After all, even the imperial physicians couldn't discern the medicinal effects of the spiritual spring water she gave them. It must have taken a great deal of courage for Yin Xiyue and the others to give it to Wanwan so readily because of their trust in her.

"I still have to thank Your Highness for sharing such good medicine with Wanwan. I was so worried a few days ago. Wanwan had a fever and diarrhea, and I couldn't eat or sleep well. Sigh, none of my previous children were this troublesome," Yin Xiyue said, sighing.

The two expressed their gratitude many times before leaving behind the little trinkets they had brought for Jinrui and Jinyu, and then took their leave.

Returning from the front hall to the courtyard, they saw the nine-linked rings made of emerald green jade held in Jinrui and Xiaoyu's hands, and the six small tigers carved in different shapes from the finest Hetian warm jade.

Yue Li knew that they must have put a lot of thought into this gift.

After all, given Yue Li's current status, nothing she receives is particularly special, but giving the two children some rare little trinkets would be a clever move.

Seeing that the sky had cleared up and that Jin Chenyuan had finished giving his instructions, he had Youyun drive the carriage to a deserted place outside the capital city and used a belt to tie the two children to the chests of Jin Chenyuan and Feng Yuanxi respectively.

Upon seeing this, Haoyun couldn't help but speak up, "Master, General Feng, why don't you tie the young master to me? I guarantee with my life that I will take good care of him along the way."

Looking at the little princess nestled obediently in his arms, curiously looking around, Jin Chenyuan decisively refused, "No need, you just need to take care of yourself on the way."

He had traveled too far this time to entrust his little princess to anyone else. If it weren't inconvenient, he would have liked to keep Jinrui with him and take care of her himself.

Feng Yuanxi was nestled in the soft little body in his arms, and his heart melted completely. He cherished her so much that he was unwilling to give her up to anyone else.

"Don't be nervous, we'll be there in no time." As they spoke, Yue Li had already taken out the Chu Yun Sword.

Bringing Haoyun along was a decision made by Yue Li and Jin Chenyuan. Yue Li had even planned for Jin Chenyuan and Shao Qi to take turns building their foundations once they reached the valley, so bringing along Jin Chenyuan's most trusted person was unavoidable.

Of the four, Qingyun was originally the most suitable, but after more than a year, Qingyun had completely taken over everything at the martial arts academy. The first batch of people who had learned the internal energy cultivation method had graduated. They could fly over walls and rooftops at will. Moreover, the first batch of people who had successfully learned the internal energy cultivation method had been recruited into the Imperial City Guard by the Emperor and had secured a stable job.

The second batch of applicants included even more scions of prominent families, and even some of the women wanted to learn.

Originally, the martial arts academy did not plan to recruit female students, since learning internal energy cultivation techniques is quite arduous. However, Yue Li proposed allowing female students to learn. She didn't have the energy to do anything else, but she was willing to give female students and men an equal learning opportunity.

At worst, it just means you'll learn slower and it will take longer. If you take a long time, you won't have to suffer too much.

She's given them the opportunity to learn, but how much they actually learn depends on these women.

This time, Jin Chenyuan suddenly left with his two children, and there was no suitable person to take over, so Haoyun was chosen to follow him.

With two children in tow, Yue Li dared not fly as fast as she had last time. So when the group arrived at the valley, the sun had already set on the horizon, leaving only fiery clouds that had set half the sky ablaze with color.

As they slowly landed with the group, they found the valley quiet. "Huh! It seems Shao Qi and Han Mo haven't returned from the military camp yet."

Jin Chenyuan held the little princess in his arms, while Haoyun slowly untied the straps binding him, all the while observing the entire valley.

What's particularly eye-catching is the waterfall cascading down the cliff. Just by listening to the splashing sound of the waterfall hitting the pool below, you can imagine how powerful the waterfall is!

Jin Yu, who was still somewhat drowsy in his arms, opened her eyes curiously because of the sound.

At this moment, Haoyun also untied the sash on Feng Yuanxi's body and took Jinrui, who was looking around with wide, curious eyes.

Feng Yuanxi told Yue Li and began to patrol the entire valley. They had been away for several days and were worried that fierce wild animals might run into the valley. Patrolling in advance could prevent any danger from happening. He also sprinkled the insect repellent powder that Shao Qi had prepared back into the valley.

Summer is the season with the most snakes, insects, rodents, and ants, especially mosquitoes. If it weren't for the medicinal powder that Shao Qi prepared, they wouldn't have dared to stay in the valley for so long.