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

Ignoring Yue Li's feigned loud defense, Jin Chenyuan pointed to a faded red mark below his navel and said, "Li Bao, do you see this? This is the evidence to prove my innocence, to prove that my innocence was taken away by Li Bao."

"What?" There really is one?

Yue Li opened her fingers a little wider, and seeing that Jin Chenyuan hadn't taken off his pants, she breathed a sigh of relief and then looked at the spot he was pointing to.

The spot Jin Chenyuan was pointing to was below the navel, where there was a light red mole.

Yue Li: ……

"Ha! You're not lying to me, are you? This red mole proves your innocence?" Yue Li lowered her hands from her face and looked at Jin Chenyuan with an expression that said, "Don't treat me like an idiot."

Seeing Yue Li's expression, Jin Chenyuan knew that she didn't know anything about this.

Ignoring his wide-open robe, Jin Chenyuan even deliberately pushed his clothes aside to let Yue Li see his figure.

It seems that Yue Li is quite interested in her figure.

Don't think he didn't notice; Yue Li had already glanced at him several times while she was speaking.

Pretending not to notice Yue Li's glance at him, Jin Chenyuan put one arm around Yue Li and used the other to smooth her slightly messy long hair, explaining, "This red mark was bright red before we had sex, and it only faded and disappeared afterward. That's why the color of this chastity mark is so light now. If you wait until tonight, it will definitely be gone. However, I'm actually quite glad that Li Bao woke up early. If Li Bao had slept until evening, and then they said I wasn't innocent, I wouldn't even have a place to explain myself."

Yue Li: ……

Their eyes widened in disbelief, and they were once again struck by how little they knew.

As for the second half of Jin Chenyuan's complaint, Yue Li was too surprised to hear the slight complaint in his voice.

She had only heard of the chastity mark on a woman's body in modern movies or novels; this was the first time she had heard that a man could also have a chastity mark.

Following her heart, Yue Li subconsciously moved closer to Jin Chenyuan's abdomen and carefully examined the chastity mark that had turned light red.

The warm breath sprayed onto his abdomen, causing Jin Chenyuan's abdominal muscles to tense up, making his six-pack abs even more prominent.

"Do all men have a chastity mark?" Resisting the urge to touch it, Yue Li forced herself to look away and asked curiously, whether she had actually touched the chastity mark or not.

Controlling his slightly heavy breathing and trying to keep his tone steady, Jin Chenyuan replied, "Of course not. Whether or not to apply the 'chastity-preserving sand' is voluntary. However, some old and powerful families will apply the 'chastity-preserving sand' to the male offspring after their birth. Some official families will also apply the 'chastity-preserving sand' to the male offspring of their clans in order to facilitate better marriage alliances."

Hearing this, Yue Li understood that whether or not to apply the chastity-preserving sand was also a matter of personal choice.

She said that if every man had a chastity mark, the relationship between men and women in this era wouldn't be so open.

She wouldn't have seen a place like the Pleasure Pavilion last night, a place for people to have fun.

Just as Yue Li's thoughts were wandering, Jin Chenyuan's words drifted into her ears again: "Look, I've already proven that my innocence was taken away by Li Bao, so shouldn't Li Bao take responsibility for me?"

"This is the purity I've guarded for 32 years! And it's all gone in one night. I'm quite heartbroken. And now that I've lost my purity, I can't marry anymore. Can Li Bao bear to see me grow old alone like this?" Jin Chenyuan looked at Yue Li with deep eyes, waiting for her reply.

Yue Li: ……

How come I never noticed before? Why is this guy so dramatic?

Besides, he just said that it doesn't matter whether a man has a chastity mark or not! So why can't he get married?

Besides, hasn't she already lost her own innocence?

Thinking of this, Yue Li remembered Le Xiang Ge again. Just thinking about Le Xiang Ge made her angry. She had only gone to Le Xiang Ge to enjoy herself and had a few drinks. How did she end up getting herself into trouble?

Looking at Yue Li, who seemed lost in thought and somewhat absent-minded, Jin Chenyuan felt a hint of helplessness. Did she have no feelings for him at all? He was talking to her about marriage, and she was thinking about something else.

A knock on the door broke the brief silence in the room, followed by You Yun's voice, "Master, the food has been brought. May I ask where you and the Princess are dining?"

Hearing the words outside the door, Yue Li remembered that she was still hungry. It was Jin Chenyuan's words that had surprised her so much that she had forgotten that she was hungry.

Just then, Yue Li's stomach rumbled again, and instantly, a blush crept onto her fair face.

However, because of the embarrassment she experienced the first time, she didn't feel as ashamed this time.

Seeing Yue Li's cheeks flushed with embarrassment, Jin Chenyuan chuckled and called out to the door, "Just set the food on the soft couch in the outer room."

"Yes."

Then they heard footsteps outside, and You Yun's voice reminding them, "Be careful. You can go out after you've put the food on the soft couch."

Not long after, the sound of the outer door closing was heard, and then the room returned to silence.

While the meal was being served in the outer room, Jin Chenyuan had already tidied his robes and fastened a palm-width belt inlaid with blue gemstones, which made his waist and back appear even more slender and upright.

She opened the cabinet next to her and took out a pair of thin socks and a pair of exquisite embroidered shoes with two thumb-sized, lustrous pearls on the surface.

He returned to the bedside, placed Yue Li's delicate white feet on his lap, and personally put on thin socks and embroidered shoes for her. While doing so, he instructed, "The thin socks and embroidered shoes I took from the cabinet were just prepared for you today. Since you haven't woken up yet, I was afraid they wouldn't fit, so I only prepared a limited amount. Your personal clothing is in the cabinet next to me. I didn't prepare much there either. After you've eaten, I'll have someone come and take your measurements. You can choose whatever style you like. Don't worry about the trouble; they're all from shops under the Prince's Mansion."

Yue Li sat there with a smile, watching everything Jin Chenyuan did.

She wanted to see how far Jin Chenyuan, who had been pampered since childhood and fawned over by countless people, would go for her.

Although, given the current situation, it seems only a matter of time before she and Jin Chenyuan get married.

However, if Jin Chenyuan's performance does not satisfy her and she does not want to marry him, there are plenty of ways to resolve the issue.

So what if he is a prince of this country?

If I can't stay in this country, I can still live a carefree and happy life in another country, right?

However, the two did have a foundation of affection from their time together, although at the beginning, when Yue Li heard Shao Qi say that they were from Kyoto, she suspected that he was deliberately trying to get close to them.

But Jin Chenyuan and Shao Qi are the only two close friends she has made since she came here.

However, her relationship with Jin Chenyuan developed somewhat unexpectedly. But since it has happened, she can't pretend it never happened.