The scumbag was secretly having an affair, while I was openly having an affair with the prince.

Chapter 204 Your Majesty's Palace is quite large; it can accommodate even more people.

Du Anwen jogged over and picked up a robe.

you do not say!

This is exactly what Prince Cheng wore yesterday!

"Looks like they've gone back to the village!" Fan Yunying stomped her foot in annoyance. "Honestly, why didn't they wake us up before leaving?"

Du Anwen ignored her, staring at the robe in her hand. Suddenly, she narrowed her eyes and a cold smile appeared on her lips.

"Fan Yunying, pick up all these things!"

"Miss Du, why are you picking these up?" Fan Yunying asked her, puzzled.

Du Anwen glared at her fiercely, "Just pick it up when I tell you to. Why ask so many questions?"

Fan Yunying looked at the pile of clothes on the ground; besides Prince Cheng's, there were also Ye Shishu's. Then, seeing the calculating glint in Du Anwen's eyes, she immediately understood.

……

In the villa.

Li Yao was happily munching on a chicken leg.

After gnawing on two chicken legs, she noticed the man opposite her hadn't touched his food. She looked up and asked, "Young Master, why aren't you eating? Don't you have an appetite or what?"

"Cough!" Ye Shiting coughed lightly and awkwardly, while quickly looking away from the window.

"Oh, you think I'm eating too fast? Then I'll eat slower, I won't eat your portion."

Ye Shiting frowned slightly, then turned his gaze back and pushed the food in front of him toward her, saying, "You can eat as much as you want, I'm not hungry yet."

Li Yao grinned and said, "I'm so embarrassed!"

Looking at the two dimples on her cheeks, Ye Shiting smiled slightly. "You're welcome."

Since moving into the General's Mansion, Li Yao has really been generous with food. Firstly, the General's Mansion is exceptionally generous to her, and secondly, she genuinely loves the cuisine of the Great Ye Kingdom.

However, since it was just the two of them this time, she felt a little embarrassed, even though she was a glutton. So she pushed his portion back to him, saying, "Young Master, please eat some. If you can't finish it, just give it to me."

Ye Shiting's lips twitched slightly, finding her words both amusing and exasperating.

Li Yao glanced out the window and suddenly asked him, "It's already noon, why haven't Xin'er and the Princess woken up yet? Could it be that they left us behind and went back first?"

Ye Shiting unconsciously pursed his thin lips.

Seeing the change in his expression, Li Yao blinked and asked, "Young Master, what's wrong?"

"Ahem!" Ye Shiting cleared his throat awkwardly again and said, "They were tired from playing last night, so they overslept."

"Tired from playing? What did they do last night? Is there a really fun place? Why didn't they invite us to come along?"

"..." Ye Shiting's eye twitched violently. He was at a loss for words, unsure how to respond, so he simply picked up his chopsticks and buried his head in his food. He couldn't very well tell her that those two couples were acting absurdly and recklessly, could he?

……

Ye Shishu did indeed wake up in the afternoon.

Chunliu and Xiahua helped her with her washing and dressing. She asked them, "When did the prince leave?"

Chunliu replied, "Your Highness, the Prince left at 9:00 AM."

"Oh." Ye Shishu nodded. Last night, Yu Chiling had told her that he would return to the city early this morning, but she didn't expect him to leave so late.

But it's also his own fault; he had no limit when it came to seeking thrills!

She rubbed her aching lower back, then suddenly remembered something and instructed Chunliu, "Call Sanshui here."

"Yes."

Before long, Sanshui followed Chunliu to her side and respectfully asked, "Your Highness, what are your orders?"

"Have Fan Yunying and Du Anwen left?"

"Your Highness, they got lost in the maze and couldn't get out. They called for help from inside at dawn. I had them rescued and brought down the mountain."

"The clothes that the prince and I changed out of were left by the hot spring. Are they still there?"

"Your Highness, those clothes were picked up by Fan Yunying and Du Anwen."

"Is that so?" Upon hearing this, Ye Shishu's lips curled into a cold smile.

"Your Highness, should we send someone to retrieve it from them?" Sanshui asked.

"No need, we left it behind on purpose."

"what?"

Seeing Sanshui's surprise, she smiled and said, "The prince and I just wanted to use these clothes to test them."

Du Anwen...

It's best to respect yourself.

Otherwise, not only would her father not be able to protect her, but he himself might not be able to protect himself!

The siblings spent two days at Ziqiong Mountain Villa.

Early on the third day, Yu Chi Ling sent someone to pick up Ye Shi Shu.

It is said that people from the Northern Lin Kingdom have arrived in the capital.

……

In the imperial study room.

Yuchi Sheng had officials from the Ministry of Rites go to the city gate early to welcome the envoy from the Northern Lin Kingdom.

Because of this matter, Yuchi Ling stayed overnight in the palace last night.

After the court session ended this morning, he was summoned by Yuchi Sheng to the Imperial Study to help review the memorials.

"Ling'er, when will Shu'er arrive?" Yu Chisheng asked abruptly.

"Your Majesty, I have already sent people to fetch her."

"Ling'er, you only have Shu'er as your principal wife in your household. Don't you feel lonely and lonely?"

Yu Chi Ling was slightly taken aback, then put down the memorial he had been reading for half a day, glanced at him on the dragon throne, and asked with a faint smile, "Father, are you going to add people to my household?"

Seeing that he showed no signs of anger, Yu Chi Sheng said directly, "Isn't it just a matter of time before you add someone to your household? With the arrival of the envoy from Bei Lin Kingdom, I intend to take this opportunity to establish you as the crown prince. At the welcoming banquet, I will invite all the unmarried women from the families of officials in the court to gather. You can then take your time to choose which women catch your eye. During the investiture ceremony, I will announce their identities together."

Yu Chi Ling's smile widened further. "Father, you have considered everything so thoroughly for your son. Should I be grateful to you, Father?"

Judging from his son's expression alone, Yu Chi Sheng almost blurted out that this was something he, as the emperor, should consider for his son...

But upon closer listening to his son's tone, his face suddenly darkened. "You don't want to?"

Yu Chi Ling chuckled lightly, “Father, you are the Emperor, and the Emperor is supreme. Whatever makes you happy. As for your son, it doesn’t matter. One will die anyway, and two will be buried anyway. If there are more, your son won’t mind turning the palace into a mausoleum.”

"You!" Yu Chisheng couldn't help but slam his fist on the table. "Explain yourself! What exactly do you mean?"

Yu Chi Ling stood up and bowed to him, saying, "Your subject has no other meaning. As I said, Father is happy, after all, my palace is quite large, and there is enough room to bury even more people."

"you……"

"Father, you look so energetic, I suppose you don't need me to read these memorials for you. I have other things to do, so I won't bother you any longer."

After saying that, he turned and left the imperial study without looking back.

Yu Chisheng sat on the dragon throne with a livid face, his eyes glaring at the doorway, his mouth agape as if he wanted to curse, but there was no one for him to curse at, so he could only gasp for breath.

"Your Majesty, please calm down!" Qi Sui couldn't help but speak up.

"Look at him..." Yu Chisheng raised his hand and pointed angrily, turning around to glare at him, "How can I not be angry with him looking like this?"