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

Last night, he was so focused on the princess that he didn't even notice what the small jade bottle in her hand looked like.

Seeing Chuan Wu like this, Jin Chenyuan didn't blame him. Given the situation last night, he had already done a great service by safely escorting Yue Li to his side.

Having asked all the questions and learned all the information he needed to, Jin Chenyuan waved for Chuanwu to leave. "I know everything. Although you handled some things improperly last night, it was out of necessity. You may leave now. Remember to collect your reward from the steward."

When Chuanwu heard his master say that he had done something inappropriate, he was about to apologize. But when he heard the second half of his master's words, Chuanwu immediately knelt down on one knee to express his gratitude and said, "Thank you for your reward, Master. I will take my leave."

After the fifth message was passed down and he was left alone in the study, Jin Chenyuan picked up the jade bottle on the table again.

Looking at the familiar note and notes pasted on the small jade bottle, Jin Chenyuan recalled the two small jade bottles in Feng Yuanxi's arms when he was injured and rescued in Qingyuan Prefecture.

The two jade bottles were exactly the same as the one in his hand, except for the words on the note attached to the small jade bottle.

The two small jade bottles in Feng Yuanxi's arms had labels that said "Healing Pill" and "Hemostatic Pill," while the small jade bottle in his hand had a label that said "Antidote Pill."

Because of the peculiar effects of the medicine in the small jade bottle, he carefully examined the two small jade bottles at the time. Now it seems that the words on the small notes on the three jade bottles are different, but the handwriting is exactly the same.

What does this mean?

This means that the person who saved Feng Yuanxi when he was injured was Yue Li, and it was Yue Li who put two bottles of pills in his arms.

As for why Jin Chenyuan was so certain that the two bottles of pills in Feng Yuanxi's arms were given by Yue Li and not by someone else.

That started when Jin Chenyuan woke up in the morning.

Jin Chenyuan woke up, carefully got out of bed, and then covered the bed curtains again for Yue Li, who was still sleeping. He then put on his robes and prepared to go out, asking the servants to prepare hot water for him to bathe.

But when he put on his robes and pulled back the bed curtains to look at Yue Li, who was still sleeping in bed, he saw a jade pendant lying quietly on the inside of the bed.

Jin Chenyuan was very surprised at the time. He didn't know how there could be another man's jade pendant on his bed. Yes, a man.

Because that jade pendant was clearly worn by a man.

Picking up the jade pendant, Jin Chenyuan examined it carefully. After a long time, he recognized it as the jade pendant that Feng Yuanxi had lost when he was injured at Qingyuan Mansion.

Because Feng Yuanxi treasured this jade pendant so much, very few people had ever seen it.

He had only seen the jade pendant once, during this investigation when the two of them were working together.

If the jade pendant wasn't taken by herself, then it must have been taken by Yue Li, the other person on this bed.

At that very moment, by sheer coincidence, he noticed a small jade bottle peeking out from an open purse in the inner corner of the bed.

Pick up the purse and take out the small jade bottle inside.

Looking at the two items in his hand, Jin Chenyuan fell silent.

The jade pendant belonging to Feng Yuanxi, along with the matching jade bottle and the identical inscription on the bottle, all point to the fact that the person who saved Feng Yuanxi and exchanged the jade pendant for two bottles of pills was Yue Li.

The thought of Feng Yuanxi searching for the person who saved him and took his jade pendant made Jin Chenyuan want to facepalm.

Although Feng Yuanxi said that he saw a boy saving him in the moment when he was in Qingyuan Mansion, how could Jin Chenyuan not know that it was Yue Li dressed as a boy?

It's unclear why Yue Li took Feng Yuanxi's jade pendant. After all, that jade pendant was passed down to Feng Yuanxi by his father, and he treasured it dearly, never letting it leave his side.

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Jin Chenyuan put down the small jade bottle in his hand and took a sip of the tea that had gone cold.

Why did Yue Li take Feng Yuanxi's jade pendant, or what use does she have for it? We'll have to ask her when she wakes up.

Jin Chenyuan put down his teacup, picked up the jade bottle, and left the study. He wanted to go to the room to see if Yue Li had woken up.

Although he knew Yue Li liked to sleep in, it was already quite a while past breakfast time, so he had to have someone prepare some easily digestible food in advance to prevent Yue Li from waking up hungry.

Upon leaving the study, Jin Chenyuan saw Huanyun and Haoyun waiting outside and immediately instructed, "Haoyun, go tell the kitchen to prepare some easily digestible food so that the princess can eat it when she wakes up."

"Yes, Master." Although they had already heard Youyun say that their master had called Yue Li "Princess Consort," Huanyun and Haoyun were still somewhat surprised to hear it with their own ears.

They all knew what Qingyun had gone to do. At this moment, their master didn't even know Yue Li's family background, or where she lived or who her family members were. How could it not be surprising that their master had directly ordered Yue Li to be called a princess?

As we explained at the beginning, although there are more men than women in this world, and women are precious, the rulers of this world are still men.

Moreover, although this world is ancient, the relationship between men and women is very open.

Just like Yueyue's father and mother, although they had a relationship, as long as they didn't report it to the authorities, it was equivalent to not forming a marital relationship. So even if they had Yueyue as a child, they were not related.

This is what is now known as a one-night stand.

Therefore, in this era, if both parties are willing, there is no responsibility involved in having an intimate relationship.

Therefore, as long as both Jin Chenyuan and Yue Li agree to the relationship that has occurred, they do not need to be responsible to each other.

But judging from his master's words, he has already acknowledged Yue Li's status as the mistress of their Prince's Mansion even before he knew about her background.

As Haoyun walked toward the kitchen, he thought about telling all the servants in the mansion about this news later, in case any fool offended the princess.

Well, although the chances of such a thing happening are very small, isn't it better to be safe than sorry?

Thinking of this, Haoyun's mood brightened. Now, the men of their Prince Chen's mansion had a mistress. He would definitely instruct the kitchen to prepare plenty of delicious food, in case the princess woke up.

During the time he spent with the princess, he could tell that she loved food. So he told the kitchen staff to make some more delicious snacks, hoping the princess might enjoy them.

Thinking this, Haoyun quickened his pace toward the kitchen.

Jin Chenyuan, who had already arrived at the bedroom, was unaware that one of his subordinates was even more thoughtful than he had imagined, having even thought of preparing snacks for Yue Li.

Gently pulling back the bed curtains, Jin Chenyuan looked at Yue Li, who was still curled up in bed, fast asleep. Although he wanted to get her up and eat something before going back to sleep, he remembered the time Yue Li usually woke up and how tired she was last night, so he suppressed his thoughts.

He decided to let her get up, and then wake her up when she hadn't woken up by her usual time.

He bent down and kissed the forehead of the still-sleeping Yue Li without disturbing her, then drew the bed curtains again.