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

Instantly, the air pressure around Jin Chenyuan dropped so low that Qingyun, who had followed, could hardly breathe.

As he followed his master toward the flower boat, he couldn't help but glance at the person standing with the young master out of the corner of his eye.

He knew that face all too well; wasn't it the face in the portrait he had drawn of his master?

Although he had guessed before that the Yue Li they encountered in Qingyuan Prefecture was Yue Yue from Qingshan Village.

As a result, a lot of evidence was collected, but no matter how much evidence there was, it was still more surprising to see the person who had been told by others to have been dead for three or four months standing in front of him!

Jin Chenyuan suppressed the bitterness in his heart, and a gentle smile appeared on his face the moment he stepped onto the flower boat.

Seeing the two people still chatting happily with their backs to him, Jin Chenyuan cleared his slightly hoarse throat and called out, "A-Li".

Yue Li was listening to Shao Qi when she suddenly heard Jin Chenyuan's voice. Turning around, she saw Jin Chenyuan standing not far from the two of them.

Yue Li immediately said happily, "You're here! Come quickly, Shao Qi is telling me some interesting stories that happened in Kyoto in the past."

Jin Chenyuan stepped forward, pretending not to care, and took Yue Li's hand, asking with apparent interest, "What interesting story is Shao Qi telling A Li?"

As they spoke, Jin Chenyuan looked at Shao Qi, who had just turned his gaze from their clasped hands to Jin Chenyuan. Their eyes met, and both could see wariness and hostility in each other's eyes.

Despite his shy and harmless demeanor around Yue Li, Shao Qi's personality is actually more cheerful and innocent than others.

But don't forget, he is the future head of the Yi State Duke's Mansion. He may lack experience in relationships, but he has all the dignity and restraint that a scion of a noble family should have.

With his keen insight, Jin Chenyuan could tell at a glance that Shao Qi had realized his feelings for Yue Li.

It seems that he specially brought Yue Li out of Prince Chen's mansion this time because he has realized his feelings for Yue Li.

Jin Chenyuan felt a little regretful; it all happened too fast, Shao Qi understood too quickly.

He and Yue Li had only spent a few days together.

In Jin Chenyuan's hands, Shao Qi was still too young. He first looked away, then his eyes unconsciously glanced at the two clasped hands, and then bowed to Jin Chenyuan, saying, "Greetings to Prince Chen."

Jin Chenyuan glanced sideways at Shao Qi, who was bowing to him, and said, "Get up."

"Prince Xie Chen."

He vaguely sensed that something was wrong, and then he remembered the promise he had made to Shao Qi in the carriage.

For a moment, Yue Li felt an inexplicable awkwardness as the three of them stood together.

To ease her awkwardness, Yue Li changed the subject, saying, "Why are you back so early? I thought you'd be waiting a while."

"What? Does A-Li think I'm here too early?" Jin Chenyuan stared intently at Yue Li with his dark eyes, and even squeezed the soft little hand he was holding.

"No, I was just curious, so I asked." Yue Li's voice immediately became coquettish.

OMG!

She's just changing the subject, okay?

Don't look at her like that.

Jin Chenyuan usually exudes a sense of pressure when he looks at people, and now, under the gaze of his dark eyes, Yue Li felt that she really couldn't handle it!

Jin Chenyuan, who was initially feeling a bit annoyed by Yue Li's question, immediately felt his anger dissipate upon hearing her seemingly coquettish voice. He explained, "I didn't have anything specific to do when I came to the palace today. I was planning to pick a few personal servants for you and some people from the clothing workshop to make your dresses. But after having lunch with the Empress Dowager, the Emperor summoned me to discuss something..."

In order to attract Yue Li's attention, Jin Chenyuan deliberately made the story more detailed, even describing in detail what flowers he saw in the Imperial Garden on his way to find the Emperor.

However, his plan was clearly very successful, and Yue Li, who had never been to the palace before, listened with great interest.

Out of the corner of his eye, Jin Chenyuan caught sight of Shao Qi standing to the side, looking somewhat dejected, and he snorted inwardly.

He dared to abduct Yue Li while he was away from the palace; he wanted to see just how capable Shao Qi really was.

And don't think he didn't notice; Yue Li had subtly shown her protectiveness towards Shao Qi just now.

It seems that during my absence, Shao Qi must have said something to Yue Li, which caused a change in their relationship.

Yue Li naturally noticed that Jin Chenyuan was unusually talkative today. In the past, Jin Chenyuan would only talk about the results of his actions. Unlike now, he seemed to want to explain in detail how many grains of rice he ate at noon.

She knew that Jin Chenyuan was cunning and domineering. He must have noticed something when she arrived or from her behavior earlier, which was why he wouldn't let her go and kept talking.

But she had already promised Shao Qi, and she couldn't go back on her word now. Besides, she quite liked Shao Qi's personality.

Just as Yue Li was about to tell Jin Chenyuan about this after he stopped talking about it.

Shao Qi called out to Jin Chenyuan as soon as he finished speaking.

"Prince Chen, I have something I want to say to you." Shao Qi said this as if he had mustered up a great deal of courage.

Even after he finished speaking, he glanced at Yue Li standing beside him, and after looking at Yue Li, his eyes became even more determined.

"Oh, what does the young master want to say to me?" Jin Chenyuan's words were somewhat meaningful.

Shao Qi looked directly into Jin Chenyuan's extremely oppressive gaze and said, "Tell me about me and Yue Li."

Shao Qi's words made Jin Chenyuan's eyes narrow, his gaze darkening further. "Hmm? A-Li is the Princess Consort of Prince Chen. What's going on between you and A-Li?"

Sensing the dangerous aura emanating from Jin Chenyuan, and seeing the tense situation between the two, Yue Li couldn't help but speak up, "Jin Chenyuan..."

But before she could finish speaking, she was interrupted by Jin Chenyuan and Shao Qi at the same time.

“Ah Li will let him speak.”

"Yue Li, I'll speak to Prince Chen."

Yue Li: ……

Looking at the two people who were looking at him at the same time, one had eyes as dark as ink, while the other had eyes that were firm and fearless.

Ok.

Perhaps this kind of thing should be left to two men to handle.

Yue Li waved her hand, signaling the two to continue.

However, Jin Chenyuan did not rush to talk to Shao Qi about the previous topic. Instead, he turned to face Yue Li, put his hands on Yue Li's shoulders and said, "Ah Li, have you forgotten how to call me by my name?"

Yue Li: ……

Sometimes she felt that she and Jin Chenyuan were not on the same wavelength.

Like right now, she's still nervous, wondering what they're going to say later.

Jin Chenyuan, however, was here correcting her on what name she should call him.