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

Shao Qi's words drew all eyes to Leng Xuanling. When Leng Xuanling saw Yue Li's gaze fall upon him, he suppressed his excitement and politely bowed to Yue Li, saying, "Greetings, Princess Consort Chen."

Originally, Leng Xuanling was the crown prince of a country, while Jin Chenyuan was a prince. When Yue Li first met him, she was supposed to bow to Leng Xuanling. However, Yue Li was so surprised when she came in that she didn't expect this. When she saw Leng Xuanling bowing to her, she immediately stood up to return the bow.

Even though she hated these troublesome formalities, she was already in the situation and had to abide by the rules.

Jin Chenyuan held Yue Li's hand in one hand and placed the other on her shoulder, showing no intention of helping her up.

In the Qian Yuan Kingdom, Yue Li only occasionally had to curtsy to the Empress Dowager. She never bowed to anyone else. Even when the Emperor wasn't on an important occasion, he would have preferred to bow to Yue Li every day. How could he possibly bear to let Yue Li bow to him?

Moreover, this person in front of her harbors desires for Ah Li, so it wouldn't be excessive for Ah Li to accept any amount of courtesy from him.

Seeing Prince Chen's actions, Leng Xuanling's eyes darkened, and he felt somewhat disappointed. He had originally wanted to use the excuse of stopping Yue Li from bowing to him to have a closer relationship with her.

Unexpectedly, Prince Chen directly stopped it.

However, now that Yue Li was here, he decided to discuss the previous matters directly with her.

He turned gracefully, picked up the folded document that had been left unattended on the table, and handed it to Yue Li with hopeful eyes, repeating what he had just said to Jin Chenyuan. Ignoring Shao Qi's expression that seemed to want to kick him out, he looked at Yue Li earnestly and said, "I'm serious. After returning last time, I dissolved my engagement with the Crown Princess. Can you give me another chance?"

Leng Xuanling was handsome, with delicate features. When he looked at someone intently with his amorous peach blossom eyes, they seemed to overflow with deep affection. At this moment, his peach blossom eyes were full of hope, making one feel that refusing him would be a great sin.

As if possessed, Yue Li took the folded document and opened it to read.

Upon seeing this, Jin Chenyuan's deep black eyes swirled. Listening to Leng Xuanling's words, he knew that a lot had happened between the two of them without his knowledge.

However, Jin Chenyuan was certain that Yue Li would not agree to be with him because of what was on the report.

Because Yue Li doesn't care about these things at all.

Moreover, there are two cities that cause her trouble, which is a real burden for someone who hates trouble.

Sure enough, Yue Li frowned as she looked at the contents of the document.

Leng Xuanling had been observing Yue Li's expression. When he saw her frown, he was at a loss for what to do. Had he written something wrong?

Why does Yue Li look unhappy?

Immediately afterwards, Yue Li placed the memorial in her hand on the table next to her and politely declined, saying, "Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness. To be honest, I don't need any more people by my side."

Although the Southern Kingdom's crown prince's appearance captivated her, beautiful things don't necessarily have to be kept by one's side. Sometimes it's nice to admire them, especially in this era, taking in another man means taking on more responsibility.

While giving birth is easy in this world, and raising children requires even less of her involvement, the later months of pregnancy, like now, are still quite inconvenient to move around with a big belly.

What's more, because this pregnancy is for triplets, I haven't been able to be intimate with my handsome husbands for a long time. Even though they try to express their feelings in various ways, nothing beats a passionate and unrestrained lovemaking session.

This makes it almost unbearable for someone who used to eat meat every day to suddenly become vegetarian.

Upon hearing Yue Li's words, Leng Xuanling's initially apprehensive heart instantly sank. His delicate yet not effeminate face paled slightly. He looked at Yue Li sitting in front of him with a broken gaze and said in a somewhat hoarse voice, "Could you please leave for a moment, Prince Chen and Young Master? I would like to speak with the Princess Consort alone for a few minutes."

Upon hearing Yue Li's refusal, Jin Chenyuan and Shao Qi were undoubtedly delighted, given Leng Xuanling's striking appearance.

It's likely that not only Jin Chenyuan had long seen through Yue Li's love of beauty, but even Feng Yuanxi, who had been with Yue Li the shortest, had noticed that Yue Li liked pretty things.

So no matter what they do outside, whenever they appear in front of Yue Li, they will make sure they are clean and presentable, striving to always show Yue Li their best side.

Seeing the broken look in those peach blossom eyes, Yue Li's heart softened for a moment, but she did not change her mind. She only nodded slightly when Jin Chenyuan and Shao Qi looked at her and asked for her opinion.

She didn't know what else Leng Xuanling wanted to say to her, but she still had a little time.

As Jin Chenyuan and the young master stepped out the door, they saw Sheng Yifan standing there. Judging from the expression on his face, he had probably been standing there for quite some time and had heard everything that had just been said inside.

Sheng Yifan's face was expressionless, but the coldness in his narrow, sharp black eyes seemed to materialize. He didn't expect the Southern Kingdom's royal family to be so persistent, like a stubborn plaster.

It was bad enough that the princess of the Southern Kingdom had harassed him before, but now the crown prince of the Southern Kingdom has chased Yue Li all the way here.

Since Princess Nan Yan assassinated Yue Li, although he knew that Yue Li had taken revenge, how could that be considered revenge to Sheng Yifan?

Too light!

He directly sent people hidden in the secret chambers of the Southern Capital to infiltrate Princess Nan Yan's residence and have them put a secret drug in Princess Nan Yan's food. This drug would make people weak and in pain all over their bodies, but they would look fine on the outside and be undetectable by any examination.

Last year, he heard from people in the secret chamber that Princess Nanyan no longer left the mansion and spent all her time in bed.

Since neither the imperial physicians nor the doctors they found could diagnose Princess Nan Yan's illness, the emperor assumed that she was faking it and had lost patience with her, so his favor towards her diminished considerably.

But unexpectedly, Leng Xuanling has now appeared out of nowhere.

Then, Si Ming, Leng Xuanling's personal bodyguard, also came out.

Standing at the door in this freezing weather wasn't a good idea, so Jin Chenyuan led everyone to the east side room to wait for Yue Li and the others to come out.

But just as they took a few steps, they heard a muffled thud from inside the room. Jin Chenyuan and Sheng Yifan, who had also extended their divine senses, saw the scene inside. Their eyelids twitched simultaneously, and their brows furrowed.

They only reluctantly withdrew their divine senses when they felt Yue Li extend them to touch them.

The moment Leng Xuanling knelt down on one knee in front of her, Yue Li quickly stood up from the chair. Despite being almost seven months pregnant, she was no slower than usual.