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

"So, Yue Li really did only drink the drinks from there last night."

With the young master of the Sheng family involved, Jin Chenyuan believed that the matter would definitely be thoroughly investigated.

The young master of the Sheng family, though only 19 years old and not yet of age, possesses a skill and ability that surpasses even his father's. Moreover, it is said that he has already taken over most of the family's business.

Therefore, without that ability, it would have been impossible to manage such a large family business.

Upon hearing his master's words, You Yun, who was standing below, remained silent.

Clearly, that's what he was thinking too. As for Young Master Yue's strange behavior last night?

Ah!

No, she is their mistress now.

As for the mistress's unusual behavior last night, we can only wait until she wakes up to discuss it.

Thinking about it, You Yun secretly glanced again. Her master's eyebrows were relaxed, and he looked smug. She also noticed the scratch marks on her master's neck. You Yun clicked her tongue in her heart and thought that only their future mistress would dare to leave marks on her master.

“In that case, let’s leave it at that. We can discuss the rest once the Princess Consort wakes up,” Jin Chenyuan decided.

Upon hearing their master address Princess Yue Li, You Yun and Chuan Wu, who were standing below, were both startled. However, they quickly recovered and replied in unison, "Yes, Master."

Given how much their master cares about that person, she will eventually become the mistress of Prince Chen's mansion and Prince Chen's princess consort. It's just that an accident has brought it forward, so there's no need for them to be so surprised.

"Alright, Youyun, you can go now." After inquiring about Youyun's investigation, Jin Chenyuan waved for Youyun to leave.

"Yes, I'll take my leave." After glancing at Chuan Wu standing beside him, You Yun bowed and left the study.

Looking at Chuan Wu standing below, Jin Chenyuan tapped his fingers on the table and ordered, "Tell me in detail what happened from the time the princess entered Lexiang Pavilion until she met me."

"Yes, master."

Chuanwu recalled the events of the previous night, saying, "Last night, Huang Zhong and I followed the Princess. At first, nothing happened, and the Princess seemed to be in a very good mood, even buying a few trinkets on the main street. But when the Princess reached the intersection of the main street and the flower street, for some reason, she turned directly into the flower street. When Huang Zhong and I saw this, we immediately discussed having Huang Zhong inform our master, while I remained behind the Princess to protect her."

"And so, not long after Huang Zhong left, I followed the Princess to the entrance of the Leixiang Pavilion."

At this point, Chuanwu explained, "Perhaps because she saw that the lanterns hanging outside Lexiang Pavilion were bigger and brighter, the Princess didn't pay attention to the other three houses and went straight to Lexiang Pavilion. After pausing for a moment at the entrance of Lexiang Pavilion, the Princess went directly into Lexiang Pavilion. I was afraid that my master wouldn't be able to find the Princess when he arrived, so I didn't follow her in, but waited at the entrance of Lexiang Pavilion. However, my master didn't come even after waiting for half an hour."

At this point, Chuanwu secretly glanced at his master, whose expression remained calm, and continued, "I was getting really anxious waiting, and I was worried that something might have happened to the Princess Consort inside. I was just about to go and invite her out in your name when the Princess Consort came out. I saw her when she came out, and she didn't seem to be acting strangely, so I didn't show myself."

"After following the princess for about fifteen minutes, I noticed that something was wrong with her. So I took the initiative to show myself and came to her side. At that time, the princess seemed to be taking effect like the medication."

At this point, Chuanwu hesitated, because he didn't know if his guess was right or wrong.

Hearing the pause in the words, Jin Chenyuan looked over. He naturally noticed Chuan Wu's hesitation. "Oh, did you discover something, or do you have any suspicions?"

"Your Majesty, it's not that I suspect anything. It's just that when I appeared beside the Princess, she didn't seem surprised at all. Her reaction was as if she already knew someone was protecting her," Chuanwu explained.

Upon hearing Chuan Wu's words, Jin Chenyuan raised an eyebrow in surprise. Chuan Wu and Huang Zhong were among the most skilled fighters around him, besides Si Yun. That was why he had assigned Chuan Wu and Huang Zhong to protect Yue Li.

With such skill, Yue Li was able to detect the two people following her.

Suddenly, Jin Chenyuan recalled a suspicion he had while at Qingyuan Mansion, as well as the seriously injured Madam Yuan.

It seems his future little princess is hiding many things from him.

Suppressing his subconscious urge to get to the bottom of things, Jin Chenyuan continued, "And then what?"

Chuan Wu continued, recalling the events of the previous night: "Next, after the Princess saw me, I identified myself and explained her physical condition. The Princess then asked if I had any antidote. As the Prince knew, there was no antidote; one had to endure it. However, after I said there was no antidote, the Princess took out a jade bottle from her purse, poured out a pill, and swallowed it. I was terrified, but the Princess said she had taken the antidote."

As he spoke, Chuanwu glanced at his master in the seat, fearing that his master would blame him for letting the princess eat random things.

However, Jin Chenyuan caught his glance and asked, "What are you looking at? What's next?"

Jin Chenyuan's voice startled Chuan Wu, who immediately looked away and continued, "After the princess took the antidote she mentioned, her condition did improve considerably. However, after a short while, it seemed that the antidote she had just taken had no effect. The princess then took another antidote she mentioned, and after taking that antidote, she did not take any more antidotes until she met the master."

"Come and see if the antidote the princess took was poured from this jade bottle?" As he spoke, Jin Chenyuan took out a small jade bottle from his sleeve and placed it on the table in front of him.

Looking at the small jade bottle that his master had placed on the table, Chuanwu examined it again and again until his eyes ached before he said uncertainly, "Master, please forgive me. I was negligent. Last night, I didn't see clearly whether the small jade bottle in the princess's hand was this one."