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

The door opened a crack without her noticing, and remembering her earlier misunderstanding, she couldn't help but say, "Don't do things like that again. Since you took the medicine yourself, you should have the antidote, so take it quickly."

She opened the door immediately after speaking, but just as she was about to step out, she heard a restrained and slightly trembling voice say, "No, if you decided to drug someone, why would you carry the antidote with you?"

Perhaps clinging to the last glimmer of hope, Leng Xuanling said this.

He took a deep breath, suppressing his anger. He hadn't expected Yue Li to act so unpredictably. Wasn't it said that women would readily accept men who offered themselves to them?

After all, he didn't need her to take responsibility; he just wanted to leave something to look forward to in the future.

This must be his retribution. Princess Nan Yan used the Seduction Pill to drug Sheng Yifan, and now that Sheng Yifan is Yue Li's husband, it can be considered indirect revenge.

He was already somewhat dazed from the effects of the drugs, and his amorous peach blossom eyes were now misty and watery from his efforts to control them. Combined with his handsome face with its delicate features, he looked like someone who was easy to bully.

When Yue Li turned around in surprise, she couldn't take her eyes off him for a moment.

Who wouldn't be surprised in this situation?

Not only did she accidentally drug herself with the aphrodisiac, but she also didn't have an antidote.

This suddenly reminded her of something she hadn't thought about in a long time: the original owner's stepmother. Wasn't she the one who took aphrodisiacs because she had fallen for someone?

Looking at Leng Xuanling, who was sitting on a chair next to the table because he couldn't stand up, and whose skin was all red, it seemed that the aphrodisiac he had taken was not an ordinary aphrodisiac, otherwise the effect of the drug could not be so strong.

Lowering her eyes and thinking for a moment, Yue Li looked at Leng Xuanling, who still had those hazy eyes looking at her with hope, and knew she couldn't possibly use herself as an antidote. With a flick of her wrist, she produced an antidote pill, flicked it with her spiritual power, and sent it into Leng Xuanling's slightly panting, rosy lips.

The antidote took effect quickly, and within moments, Leng Xuanling's skin was no longer so red.

Seeing that the antidote had taken effect, Yue Li did not want to stay any longer. "I misunderstood Your Highness earlier. Consider this antidote as an apology."

As she spoke, she stepped out of the room, and then closed the door behind her, thus obscuring her bright red peach blossom eyes.

Ignoring the admiring glances cast her by the people in the restaurant, Yue Li quickly left Yuanju Tower.

Inside the room, after feeling a pill suddenly appear in his mouth, the effects of the medicine began to weaken. By the time the figure disappeared from the doorway, the door was closed, and the footsteps faded away, the surging effects of the medicine that had threatened to burst his body had vanished without a trace.

But her peach blossom eyes remained red, and besides the re-condensation of mist, there was an even greater sense of grievance in them.

Thinking that she would rather use such a precious antidote to remove the aphrodisiac from his body than touch him, Leng Xuanling felt that there was no point in him keeping his pure body.

Looking at his still erect penis, Leng Xuanling couldn't help but feel disgusted. What use was it?

The person he cherished most in his heart completely disregarded his body, and it remained stubbornly there, refusing to fade away.

With a look of disdain, Leng Xuanling turned and went into the small cubicle inside the room.

He chose this restaurant because its private rooms had small cubicles, which made it convenient for guests to change clothes if they got wet.

As he put on the robes he had just taken off, he pondered every word Yue Li had said in that short time. Suddenly, his hand, which was tying his belt, paused, and his peach blossom eyes lit up. He remembered Yue Li's words: "I will not touch a man who is already taken."

Does this mean that Yue Li would only touch him if he broke off his engagement with Hua Meiya?

Yes, definitely!

How could he be so stupid, only figuring out the key points now?

Quickly fastening his belt, Leng Xuanling stepped out of the small cubicle.

Only then did he muster the courage to knock on the Crown Prince's door, having just seen Si Ming leave through the crack in the door next door.

"Come in."

Si Ming pushed open the door in response. He had expected to see a dejected Crown Prince, since he didn't think anything would happen in such a short time.

As for why the Crown Prince is still standing here when nothing happened?

It was just a seductive pill; how could he possibly take it without an antidote? You always have to be prepared for anything, especially since they weren't even sure if the princess could be invited.

"Clean up the room, we'll head back to the Southern Kingdom now." Leng Xuanling straightened his sleeves and saw Si Ming's gaze. He noticed the torn and discarded gauze on the floor and said calmly.

"Yes." Seeing the torn gauze on the ground, Si Ming was shocked. After all, even at this point, that person had managed to refrain from staying. However, he still answered decisively.

After leaving Yuanju Tower, Yue Li bought a few meat patties made of lean meat on the way. Then she returned to the teahouse entrance, led her horse, and rode directly out of the city back to the valley.

She ate pastries and drank some juice while listening to storytelling at the teahouse. She wasn't hungry at all, and there wasn't much to see in Linfang Prefecture, so she simply went straight back.

When they returned to the valley, Jin Chenyuan and the others were having lunch. When they saw Yue Li return, Jin Chenyuan looked her up and down and was relieved to see that she was alright.

Originally, after they returned from the mountain, they heard from Laifu that Yue Li had gone to Linfang Prefecture. He wanted to go find Yue Li, but thinking that Yue Li probably didn't want them to follow her if she went out alone, he gave up the idea.

But the worry in my heart did not subside until I saw Yue Li return safely.

"Mother, Mother!" The two little ones, who were eating quietly, called out happily when they saw Yue Li return.

"Hmm, how can they be so well-behaved?" Yue Li looked at the two little faces puffed up as Lai Fu and the others fed them, and leaned over to kiss each of them.

Yue Li shook the meat patties wrapped in oil paper that she was carrying. "I ate at that store last time and thought they were delicious, so I bought a few more this time. Let's cut them open and everyone can have a taste."

"Ah Yue probably hasn't had lunch either," Shao Qi said, taking the oil paper package and heading towards the makeshift kitchen. He asked as he left.

Looking at the seafood noodles they made for lunch and the stir-fried seasonal vegetables, Yue Li sat down, picked up her chopsticks, ate a couple of bites of vegetables, and felt her appetite was whetted. She called out to Shao Qi, who was cutting meat patties in the kitchen, "Give me half a bowl of noodles."

"Okay." At this moment, Shao Qi had already cut the fried dough into pieces and put them on a plate. Hearing Yue Li's words, he quickly took a bowl and served Yue Li half a bowl of seafood noodles.