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

“Okay, let’s go together.” Yue Li had a good impression of her two new friends.

The two husbands following behind Lian Xinran knew her personality very well. Seeing her like this, they knew that she must be up to something again.

However, the two of them did not stop them. They exchanged a glance, smiled helplessly, and continued to follow behind the crowd.

However, Yin Xiyue, who had been Lian Xinran's best friend since childhood, quickly figured out what Lian Xinran was up to after a little thought.

She simply smiled gently, but this time with a hint of cunning. Despite her gentle nature, Yin Xiyue, who was on good terms with Lian Xinran, occasionally displayed a touch of rebelliousness. Just like now, she was also eager to see what would happen to this Prince Chen, who had previously been aloof from women and detached from worldly affairs.

When Jin Chenyuan heard that Lian Xinran and her group were also going to the Marriage Lake with them, he leaned over and whispered a few words in Huanyun's ear.

Upon receiving the instructions, Huan Yun immediately bowed and quickly went to make the arrangements.

So the original group of six, consisting of Yue Li, was expanded to include Lian Xinran and six others, and the group headed towards the Marriage Lake in a lively atmosphere.

When Yue Li reached an intersection and turned left, she realized that turning right at this intersection would lead to Le Xiang Ge.

Unexpectedly, turning left led to the road to Marriage Lake.

After turning left and walking a short distance, look to your right and you'll see a bustling scene just like on a long street, with vendors setting up stalls and crowds of tourists. Most importantly, there's a huge lake not far from the crowd.

As the group approached, Yue Li could see more clearly. She saw many flower boats on the lake, each decorated in a different style. The boats were lit with lanterns of various colors. There was even a small two-story flower boat with lanterns of various colors surrounding the upper and lower sides, which looked very beautiful.

The glow of lanterns on the flower boats intertwined, illuminating the entire lake in a hazy glow. Some of the flower boats remained stationary, while others were leisurely rowing along.

Even standing on the shore, you can hear faint sounds of music being played and sung from the boats on the lake.

Jin Chenyuan protected Yue Li, who was only looking at the scenery and not paying attention to her feet, and walked forward, taking the opportunity to give You Yun a wink.

You Yun understood, and immediately took two quick steps to stand in front of the group. He bowed slightly, gestured with his hand, and said, "Everyone, come this way. The ship from Prince Chen's mansion is in this direction."

"The Prince Chen's mansion's flower boat! My goodness! I'm so lucky today, I actually got to ride on the Prince Chen's mansion's flower boat!" Lian Xinran exclaimed in surprise.

Yin Xiyue and her husband, who were with Lian Xinran, were also extremely surprised. They thought that when they came to the Marriage Lake, they could only board the flower boat of the young master's family, the Duke of Yi's mansion.

The group's surprise caught Yue Li's attention.

Seeing that Yue Li was unaware of the inside story, Lian Xinran immediately whispered to Yue Li, "I suppose you don't know the inside story, do you? Since its completion, the flower boat of Prince Chen's Mansion has been the largest flower boat on Marriage Lake. You thought the two-story flower boat we just saw on the shore was very beautiful, but did you know? Prince Chen's Mansion's flower boat has three stories. Moreover, since its completion, Prince Chen's Mansion's flower boat has never been used by anyone. Well, this is our first time."

As she spoke, Lian Xinran became excited again. She took Yue Li's arm and jumped up and down, saying happily, "This is all thanks to you, Yue Li. Luckily, we met you when we left the restaurant, otherwise we wouldn't have had the chance to enjoy the flower boat of Prince Chen's mansion so early."

Seeing Lian Xinran pulling Yue Li so hard that she was swaying back and forth, Jin Chenyuan frowned unhappily. He didn't expect that someone who couldn't sit still in his mother's palace when he was a child would still be so restless even when walking.

"Let go."

After freeing Yue Li's arm from Lian Xinran's embrace, Jin Chenyuan put his arm around Yue Li's shoulder and walked ahead.

Yue Li: ……

Lian Xinran: ...

Both of them were somewhat confused.

However, neither of them paid any attention to Jin Chenyuan's inexplicable behavior.

Yue Li just wanted to get on the boat as soon as possible to see what the flower boat that Lian Xinran had praised so highly was really like.

Lian Xinran, with her skirt lifted and protected by her husband, quickly caught up with Yue Li and the other woman walking ahead.

At this moment, You Yun was very fortunate that when Steward Lian said he wanted to build a flower boat for the future princess to play on, they did not object.

Otherwise, not only would their Prince Chen's Mansion lose face in front of everyone, but the Prince would also likely leave a bad impression on the Princess.

It should be noted that last spring, Jin Chenyuan had absolutely no intention of getting married.

Moreover, after spring, Jin Chenyuan went on a trip south under the pretext of inspecting the people's conditions, leaving all matters related to building the flower boat to Steward Lian, who remained at the Chenqing Prince's Mansion.

It was only when Jin Chenyuan returned to Beijing for the Spring Festival last year that he came to Yinyuan Lake at the strong request of Butler Lian, and saw the flower boat that Butler Lian had been fully responsible for building.

Led by You Yun, the group walked across the shore and arrived in front of a three-story flower boat that was decorated in an exceptionally luxurious and bright manner. You Yun bowed slightly and extended his hand, saying, "Please, everyone."

Looking at the decorated flower boat, Yue Li quietly said to Jin Chenyuan, "This is what you asked Huan Yun to do when you left early."

As Jin Chenyuan helped Yue Li walk from the platform to the flower boat, he whispered, "The decorations on the flower boat were already prepared. I just had Huan Yun come over beforehand to light up the lanterns."

Just then, Huanyun came out of the lower cabin, followed by several servants dressed in the same clothes.

Upon seeing the group boarding the ship, Huanyun immediately moved to the other side of the cabin to make way for them.

After boarding the ship, the group did not stay on the deck, but instead went to visit the cabins.

Looking at the luminous pearl, about the size of an adult man's fist, embedded in the wall of the first cabin, the group of people gathered around the pearl and studied it carefully.

"Wow, how come this luminous pearl is so big? It's bigger than my fist!" Lian Xinran exclaimed in amazement upon seeing the luminous pearl.

It wasn't that they were unsophisticated; after all, those present were prominent figures in Kyoto's upper echelons. Rather, such a fist-sized luminous pearl was quite rare.

The largest luminous pearl they had ever seen was only half the size of this one.

After viewing the decorations in the first-floor cabin, the group went up to the second and third floors for a tour before coming down and gathering on the deck.

When everyone arrived on the deck, Lian Xinran was still marveling, "I never expected that a flower boat could be decorated like this. Prince Chen's mansion is truly extravagant. Each floor is illuminated with luminous pearls, which really saves money on candles."

Yue Li: ……

Why did she feel that Lian Xinran's words weren't an exclamation, but rather a sour remark?