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Kacha—

There was a soft noise, and the room was instantly filled with light.

Following that, they heard the dainty breaths of a girl as she murmured, ”I've cum… Quick, let me up… How outrageous…” Her sentence ended abruptly as if she were muffled by something, followed by a peal of soft giggles along with a man's low chuckle.

Xuanyuan Min was here.

Under the bright light, a man in the prime of his youth was half-naked, loosely clothed in an outer robe. Half of his jade-like shoulders were exposed as he traipsed over, settling down on the frost-covered windowsill and laughed. ”Since the Regent King was so urgent, I thought I'd play a little joke on you.”

Behind him, hidden behind a pale pink screen, ”Yuwen Zi” sat up slightly. Her hair was tousled, and her eyes were red as she tried to maintain a dignified posture. She remained silent in embarrassment, but it was clear from her expression that she had just engaged in some explicit activity.

Xuanyuan Cheng did not expect to encounter such an awkward situation and stood there motionless for a moment before bowing deeply and saying, ”Forgive my impudence… I was just wondering why Your Majesty would be here…”

”I've arrived here a long time ago…” Xuanyuan Min rubbed an eye slowly and laughed faintly. ”Hmm… I've even heard everything that you've told my empress earlier.”

Xuanyuan Cheng looked shocked as he said doubtfully, ”Arrived here a long time ago.”

”That's right,” Xuanyuan Min beamed and continued, ”I can't be apart from Zi-er for even a day, so I snuck in together with the servants first. After you went to see Yun Er after receiving the empress, you didn't notice me at all, did you?”

Xuanyuan Cheng did not say anything, and his expression looked as if he were contemplating something. After a long while, he said, ”Your Majesty, this kind of behavior is rather inappropriate, you… are being ridiculous…”

”Whatever, whatever,” Xuanyuan Min waved a hand and loosened his outer robe with the other. He stood there blatantly with everything hanging out without bothering to cover up and called out to the ladies-in-waiting, ”This manor is also considered part of my palace, so what's wrong with me coming early to enjoy my empress… Chun Mei, help Her Highness to her bath. An Zi, bring my clothes here. I'll talk to the Regent King after wearing my clothes.”

Someone answered softly and entered to support ”Yuwen Zi”.

Xuanyuan Cheng retreated a step back, and his gaze swept the entire room. The windows were completely open, the bedchamber was completely open, and it looked like it was exactly where Chun Mei had been sleeping. An Zi was rubbing his eyes, the short staff he was using to guard the inner palace was propped against the door—everything looked extremely normal.

It was so normal that he had no excuse whatsoever to remain there.

Retreating another step back, Xuanyuan Cheng said, ”It's getting late, and we still have to attend court tomorrow. May Your Highness rest early, I will excuse myself.”

”Are we not talking anymore?” Xuanyuan Min stopped dressing and looked rather disappointed as he said, ”Let's hear about what you've discussed with the empress first, regarding that witch from Fufeng, I'm rather interested to know more.” He patted his cheek and said excitedly, ”Every time after intercourse, I get especially alert. Oh right, I also have a way to strengthen one's libido…”

”May Your Majesty take care of your body, I will excuse myself,” Xuanyuan Cheng finally couldn't stand it any longer and cut him off respectfully but firmly. He bowed slightly and left. Following that, his voice could be heard dismissing the guards that had been summoned in the middle of the night.

Xuanyuan Min stood in front of the window for a long time as he watched Xuanyuan Cheng's silhouette disappear into the darkness and the courtyard doors close behind him before lowering his eyes and revealing a cold, mocking expression.

That expression disappeared in a flash, and he lazily turned around, waving his sleeves as he launched himself towards ”Yuwen Zi”. ”Oh, my darling, let us go for another 300 rounds…”

Ping—

Meng Fuyao unleashed a leg and sent the emperor, who had painstakingly rushed over to save her, firmly under her foot…

”If you dare to act as if this is real, I'll turn you into a female!”

She kicked off the clingy cross-dressing emperor and flipped over the mattress to reveal an unconscious Shadow Blade. When she thought of how she was pretending to be fooling around with that damned cross-dresser on the bed earlier, she cringed, wondering if this unlucky guy under the bed had heard them.

'He didn't hear, did he? It was way too humiliating, I've never made such lecherous sounds in my life, and yet I had to do it in front of other men, my reputation is gone, ahhhh…'

Seeing that Shadow Blade's hand was moving slightly, yet the man was not yet awake, Meng Fuyao sighed and was about to check his wounds when Xuanyuan Min suddenly came over and said, ”Let me take a look.”

”You?” Meng Fuyao eyed him in disbelief.

”If I don't look, then what, you're going to take a look? There should be a divide between men and women, don't you know?”

'This damned cross-dresser, now he knows how to say that men and women shouldn't be too close.' Meng Fuyao didn't know whether to laugh or cry as she moved away. She glanced at Lord Yuan Bao, indicating for it to remain and keep watch for her as she climbed up to the attic.

There was no choice, danger lurked in every corner of Xuanyuan, and everyone hid their true intentions behind masks. One couldn't trust anyone completely and always remain on alert…

Meng Fuyao placed her hands on her hips as she watched a candle flame dancing in the cold wind. She thought of Tie Cheng, who was unable to leave the manor because he had helped her enter the palace, she thought of the Wuji guards who were unable to approach her. Suddenly, she felt an unfamiliar sense of loneliness.