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

Hearing the commotion, Huanyun and Youyun, who were guarding the stairwell, both turned around and saw Shaoqi coming up. They immediately bowed and said, "Young Master."

Shao Qi waved the folding fan in his hand and said nonchalantly, "No need for so much formality."

Then he asked, "Prince Chen is here too!"

Huanyun and Youyun exchanged a glance, and Youyun nodded and said, "Yes, Master is here too."

"Then I'll go in and take a look. I didn't see Yue Li when I came yesterday evening. I wonder where she went last night." Shao Qi muttered to himself as he walked in.

However, You Yun stopped him, noticing Shao Qi's confusion. You Yun politely said, "Young Master, let Huan Yun go in and report."

Shao Qi: ...

Shao Qi was speechless. This was an inn, not Prince Chen's mansion. Why did Prince Chen's people have so many rules?

Seeing You Yun's persistence, Shao Qi waved his hand and urged, "Then hurry up and go. I'm planning to take Yue Li to play on the long street later."

Upon hearing Shao Qi's words, You Yun gave Huan Yun a wink, and Huan Yun immediately turned around and went to the room where Yue Li and the other person had just entered.

A moment later, Yue Li walked out of the room with a smile, followed by Jin Chenyuan and Huan Yun, who had just gone in to report.

Seeing Shao Qi still standing at the top of the stairs, Yue Li said happily, "Shao Qi, you're here! Come in quickly! I didn't expect to see you so soon. I thought you would be busy for a while after returning to Kyoto."

Seeing that his master and the princess came out together, Youyun stopped stopping Shaoqi.

When Shao Qi saw Yue Li dressed in women's clothing, he was amazed. He hadn't expected that Yue Li would be so beautiful after removing her makeup and changing into women's clothes.

Moreover, after Yue Li stopped speaking in a low voice and deliberately imitated a man's voice, her own voice was truly beautiful. Even someone as carefree as Shao Qi felt a little soft-hearted upon hearing it.

Seeing that Shao Qi was just staring at her without saying a word, Yue Li patted Shao Qi's shoulder, who had already walked up to her, and said, "Shao Qi, snap out of it!"

Shao Qi, snapped back to reality by Yue Li's slap, saw how close she was to him and immediately took a step back, his ears turning red and his eyes darting around, unable to look Yue Li in the eye.

He mumbled incoherently, seemingly unable to say anything.

It's strange, he already knew that Yue Li was a woman disguised as a man, so why didn't he know how to get along with her after seeing her in women's clothing?

Seeing Shao Qi's appearance, Yue Li laughed, "How is it? Don't I look much better after changing back into women's clothes?"

As she spoke, she looked Shao Qi up and down and found that after Shao Qi removed his disguise makeup, his skin was even whiter and his features were more defined. He looked like a sunny and cheerful young man.

Hearing Yue Li's words, Shao Qi blushed and praised, "Yue Li looks much better in women's clothes, yes, she looks especially good."

"Hahaha, thank you for the compliment." Yue Li was overjoyed to hear someone compliment her on her looks.

She immediately smiled and complimented, "Shaoqi looks very handsome today too."

Jin Chenyuan stood behind Yue Li, his face darkening as he watched the two of them behaving as if no one else was around.

Although he already knew that Yue Li and Shao Qi got along very well, seeing this scene now was still so jarring.

Seeing that the two seemed ready to have a long talk, Jin Chenyuan smiled gently. He stepped forward, put his arm around Yue Li's waist, and pulled her away from Shao Qi before saying, "Li Bao, please invite the young master inside to talk."

Yue Li, who was originally trying to break free from Jin Chenyuan's embrace, immediately nodded upon hearing his words, "It was my oversight. Come on, Shao Qi, let's go inside and talk."

Shao Qi, who was initially a little shy, felt a pang of sadness and discomfort upon seeing the two of them being so intimate.

He nodded somewhat absentmindedly and said, "Okay."

As she turned around, Yue Li forcefully pulled the hand off her waist. Although they had already done something very intimate, Yue Li still felt a little awkward embracing like this in public.

Seeing the hand that Yue Li had pulled away, Jin Chenyuan's face instantly darkened, and his heart sank as well. He then put that hand behind his back and clenched it tightly.

Although Jin Chenyuan knew from the beginning that he was the one who fell in love with Yue Li first, and that he had forcibly obtained his relationship with Yue Li through scheming.

Since the three of them met, Yue Li's relationship with him has not been as close as her relationship with Shao Qi.

Moreover, he could tell that Shao Qi had feelings for Yue Li, but perhaps Yue Li was dressed as a man at the time, or perhaps they hadn't spent enough time together, so Shao Qi himself didn't realize it.

Taking advantage of Shao Qi's lack of awareness of his own feelings, he stepped between the two, deliberately separating them from each other, and began to frequently contact Yue Li himself.

At the same time, she inadvertently revealed her thoughts to Shao Qi.

That's why, during their journey to Kyoto, Shaoqi deliberately avoided the two of them, giving them time alone together.

As luck would have it, on the second day after returning to Kyoto, he and Yue Li had a relationship due to an accident, and the two were thus completely bound together.

But even though they were together, seeing her and Shao Qi interacting so naturally made him feel somewhat uncomfortable.

Looking at the two people walking side by side ahead, chatting and laughing, Jin Chenyuan stood there with a gloomy expression, unsure whether to follow them or turn back to the Prince's Mansion.

Yue Li had no idea what Jin Chenyuan was thinking.

If Yue Li knew, she would definitely say, "Such a handsome and rich person is so willing to come to me, I want him!"

She wants them all!

However, it would be even better if they were less cunning.

However, Yue Li was unaware that her shy gesture had caused Jin Chenyuan to have so many thoughts.

"You're not busy at all after just returning to the capital? You actually have time to come to the inn to visit me." Yue Li asked as she and Shao Qi walked towards their room.

"What do I have to do? I just go to the palace library during the day to look at the medical books there. But I'm free at night. I came here yesterday evening after dinner, but I waited for a long time and you didn't show up, so I went back." Shao Qi's emotions came and went quickly.

In the short time it took for the two to exchange a few words, Shao Qi reverted to his usual cheerful and outgoing self.

Upon hearing Shao Qi recount what happened last night, Yue Li's face showed a hint of unease, and she turned to look at Jin Chenyuan beside her.

Who knew that the spot next to Jin Chenyuan was now empty?

Yue Li: ……

What about people?

Jin Chenyuan is such a grown man.

Subconsciously, Yue Li turned around to look for him and saw that Jin Chenyuan was still standing in the same spot, without moving, and his expression was very unpleasant.