He refused!
He understood what the Emperor Lord meant, and he also knew that when that matter arrived, things beyond his control might happen.
But he did not want to take risks, nor did he want to alter the life trajectory he was still fairly satisfied with.
It was enough for him to occasionally see Yue Yunshang. As for everything else, let it drift where it would.
Hearing the Phoenix Emperor speak so bluntly and seeing the deep affection in his eyes, Yue Yunshang's heart trembled. She instinctively looked away, not daring to meet his gaze.
"That is precisely why I thought persuading you would be troublesome. Otherwise, I would not have invited Empress Fengming here."
The Emperor Lord shook his head with a smile. The Phoenix Emperor's attitude had been within his expectations.
In this man's eyes, there had always been only Yue Yunshang. So long as it was not about her, he never cared, even when it concerned himself.
"Since you care so much about Empress Fengming's affairs, do you know who stands behind her?" the Emperor Lord asked.
"I do not. Nor do I need to know. So long as she is well, that is enough."
The Phoenix Emperor lifted the teapot and refilled the empty cup before Yue Yunshang before topping up his own.
He had always known that Yue Yunshang had an expert backing her. It had been so from the very beginning. Yet he had never thought to investigate who it was. It was unimportant.
To him, so long as Yue Yunshang lived well, nothing else mattered. Whose person she was mattered even less.
At those words, a complicated look flashed through Yue Yunshang's eyes.
This answer did not surprise her.
For her sake, the Phoenix Emperor would have been willing even to die.