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

Qingyun placed the box he was holding on the small table in the middle of the pavilion, and then withdrew.

An exquisite enamel and gold-inlaid box was placed on the table. Seeing such a valuable box, Yue Li was speechless.

What must this be, something so valuable, to be stored in a box like this!

He got up from the bench at the edge of the pavilion, went to the small table in the middle of the pavilion, and picked up the clasp of the enamel-inlaid gold box to open it.

In an instant, a beautifully crafted red jade crane hairpin, placed on a white velvet cloth inside the box, appeared before Yue Li's eyes.

A crane hairpin carved from red jade lay on a white velvet cloth, making the red jade appear even more translucent and its color more vibrant and lustrous.

Yue Li picked up the hairpin, and the delicate texture of it made her even more certain that it was top-grade red jade.

Holding the hairpin in her palm, Yue Li looked at the lifelike crane and exclaimed, "I never imagined that a crane carved from red jade could be so vivid and lifelike! I thought only white cranes were beautiful."

Jin Chenyuan glanced at the hairpin lying in Yue Li's hand and merely raised an eyebrow.

Which family with a bit of heritage doesn't have a few treasured items hidden away?

Moreover, while this red jade hairpin was indeed valuable, it wasn't valuable enough to surprise him.

"Why don't you try it on?" Seeing Yue Li's amazed expression, Jin Chenyuan wondered if he should take the few pieces of red jadeite rough from the warehouse and have them made into jewelry for Yue Li as well.

Yue Li held the hairpin and admired it for a while before putting it back in the box, saying, "It's too late, let's talk about it tomorrow."

After closing the enamel-inlaid gold box again, Yue Li said, "Let's go back."

She still kept thinking about that jade hairpin.

"Okay." Jin Chenyuan took the box from Yue Li's hand and handed it to Qingyun, who was following behind him, after leaving the pavilion. He then led Yue Li back to their room.

The next morning, Yue Li woke up using Jin Chenyuan's wake-up service.

Seeing that Yue Li was unusually up early and looked so energetic, Jin Chenyuan tidied her hair while smiling and said, "Are you so happy to go to the manor? You didn't even sleep in."

Upon hearing Jin Chenyuan's words, Yue Li saw him standing behind her, tying her hair up, in the blurry bronze mirror in front of her, and smiled without saying a word.

She wasn't happy about going to the estate.

Thinking back to last night when she returned to her room, while Jin Chenyuan was taking a bath, she used her spiritual power to cut the red jade hairpin in half and poured out the spiritual essence liquid that filled half a jade bottle, Yue Li felt even happier.

If Jin Chenyuan hadn't slept in the same room with her last night, she definitely would have stayed up all night cultivating with the spiritual essence liquid.

She remembered that the red jade hairpin was a gift from Jin Chenyuan, which was why she was able to obtain so much spiritual essence liquid.

Yue Li felt that she should also give Jin Chenyuan some nice things as compensation.

Even though Jin Chenyuan didn't know about the Spirit Marrow Liquid.

After the two finished getting ready, the carriage for the family's trip was already prepared and waiting at the gate.

When Jin Chenyuan went to the manor this time, he knew that Yue Li was going into the mountains, so he took half of Qingyun, Huanyun, Youyun and his personal guards with him.

Yue Li also brought Feng Chuan and Feng Yan with her.

As the group arrived outside the mansion gate, Yue Li's lips twitched as she looked at the four carriages and a dozen or so tall and strong horses parked there.

She finally found out where Jin Chenyuan had put all the things he had asked Feng Chuan and the others to pack since she said last night that she wanted to stay at the manor for a few days.

"Let's go." Seeing Yue Li's speechless expression as she looked at the carriages, Jin Chenyuan spoke up.

Women should travel with a full set of belongings, from bedding and decorative items to changes of clothes, shoes, socks, jewelry boxes, cosmetics, combs, teapots, and cups. They certainly shouldn't be like Yue Li, whom they first met, who could travel far with just a small bundle.

"okay."

After responding, Yue Li seemed to remember something, and turned back to Feng Luo, who had been left in the manor this time, saying, "Feng Luo, go to the Duke of Yi's manor later and tell the young master that I'm going to the estate outside the city for a few days." She didn't want Shao Qi to come to the Prince Chen's manor only to find it empty-handed again.

Upon hearing Yue Li's instructions, Feng Luo immediately replied, "Yes, Your Highness, this servant will go right away."

As he spoke, seeing Yue Li nod, Feng Luo immediately withdrew from the crowd to carry out the task Yue Li had assigned him.

After the two boarded the carriage and the caravan started moving, Jin Chenyuan looked at Yue Li and said sourly, "What, Li Bao, do you want to forget your old love now that you have a new one?"

Yue Li: ……

Seeing the aggrieved look on Jin Chenyuan's handsome, otherworldly face, I was speechless.

What new love or old love? She and Jin Chenyuan haven't even been together for ten days yet, and this is already considered an old love?

But what to do?

She was quite taken with Jin Chenyuan's act. Yue Li explained, "Don't overthink it. I just received such a valuable hairpin from Shao Qi yesterday. I can't just go to the estate without saying a word."

Besides, she had just promised Shao Qi yesterday that she would give him a chance.

"Since I've given Li Bao so many hairpins, shouldn't Li Bao give me something in return?"

Looking at Jin Chenyuan's wicked schemes and his innocent facade, Yue Li rubbed her forehead.

She knew that Jin Chenyuan didn't care about those few hairpins. Even if all the hairpins in his storeroom were taken away, he probably wouldn't even lift an eyelid.

He was just expressing his opinion.

Yue Li didn't want to answer in the same way Jin Chenyuan said, but instead asked, "Oh, so what benefits does A-Yuan want?"

As she spoke, Yue Li deliberately moved closer to Jin Chenyuan, slipped her hand inside his shirt, and touched his abs.

Yue Li's actions caused Jin Chenyuan's body to stiffen abruptly. However, he did not stop Yue Li's little actions, but instead reached out and pulled her to sit on his lap, his expression and eyes serious as he said, "If I tell her, will Li Bao agree? Don't let her get angry and ignore me if I tell her later."

Unexpectedly, Jin Chenyuan suddenly became so serious. Yue Li thought for a moment and did not agree to him without knowing what conditions he was talking about. Instead, she asked, "Then tell me what you want? I need to know if I can do it."

"Li Bao can definitely do it, and only Li Bao can do it."

Are you so sure?

Jin Chenyuan cupped Yue Li's cheeks, looked into her eyes, and said earnestly, word by word, "Li Bao, even if you have other husbands in the future, when you plan to have a baby, can you please have our baby first?"

After all, the first child always has a different meaning for a mother. Perhaps their child will receive more of Yue Li's favoritism in the future, even if Yue Li no longer cares about him/her.

"what?"

Yue Li racked her brains but never expected to get such an answer. She also never imagined that Jin Chenyuan would think so far ahead.

Seeing that Jin Chenyuan was still staring at her intently, Yue Li lowered her eyes and thought for a moment before telling the truth, "You know, I haven't been using contraception since we got together."

She initially thought that she should let nature take its course. If she reached a certain age and still didn't have a baby, then it wouldn't be too late for her to take the fertility pill from her space.

Jin Chenyuan, who was extremely nervous and whose heart was sinking because Yue Li hadn't answered for a long time, felt like he had been given a new lease on life when he heard Yue Li's words, and his eyes lit up.

He knew that Yue Li had those magical pills, and he was afraid that Yue Li might secretly take birth control pills when she was with him because she didn't want children.

Now it seems I was overthinking it.

However, just in case, Jin Chenyuan thought it would be better to get a promise from Yue Li, "Has Li Bao agreed?"