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"Then could you please... go back first today Young Master?"

"Of course not?" He raised his eyes arrogantly. "Does your huge brothel only have that one woman, Sister Rongrong?"

"Huh?!" Is the Young Master going to abandon Rongrong and choose another woman for the first time? This... this is simply unheard of!

"Hmm... I think all the women in this room look the same. Fine, whatever, you'll do. Little girl."

"Ew! Ahhhhh?" Every time she delivered a visiting card to the Young Master, she would indeed swallow a huge glob of saliva, clearly drooling with anticipation. Had this good fortune truly befallen her? Young Master, would you like her to accompany him?

A silver note, accompanied by a radiant smile, fell into the young maid's eyes. The Young Master's refined voice, like Incense, lingered in her ears, "Come, tell me, is there a foolish patron with Cat in your sister Rongrong's room?"

"... Yes, yes. It's Young Master Piao..."

"Oh. I see. Thank you. Please." With a bow, Li Chenjing turned around and pulled Zhu Bafu, who was still lost in thought while touring the Taixu Pavilion, straight to the private room on the second floor of the Chunfen Pavilion.

"Huh? What's going on? Where are you taking me?"

"Find the person you're looking for, and fulfill the promise I made." Thinking of the reward, he became completely loyal to the emperor and patriotic. He wanted to quickly find that foolish emperor, bring him back to the palace, and then he could...

Liu Rongrong's room was not hard to find at all.

A beautiful embroidered sign with the word "Rong" hung in front of the door, and flowers and vines twined around the door creating an elegant and fragrant atmosphere.

Before Zhu Bafu could even prepare himself, Li Chenjing had already lifted his robe and kicked open the door to the boudoir.

With a loud bang, the wooden door was kicked open, the latch broke off and flew out, startling the man, woman, and cat inside the room.

Liu Rongrong froze, her hand still fastening the man's coat buttons. She was stunned, her eyes fixed on Li Chenjing, who was standing by the door, kicking it like a bandit. She couldn't believe it. How could someone as refined as him do something so crude and arrogant as kicking a door? And his hand... he was still holding that Little Scholar who had been a scapegoat last time.

Weren't they just putting on an act for Prime Minister Li? Why... are they still together?

"Who is the emperor? Speak!"

The first words he uttered made Liu Rongrong's eyes widen even more.

Is it really as His Holy Emperor said, that he has truly forgotten everything?

Is this really Li Chenjing? No, this isn't him! Where did this idiot come from? The Emperor, with whom she grew up studying, is right in front of her, yet this guy acts like a bandit, abruptly daring to offend her, speaking in a roguish tone. Most importantly... he hasn't even glanced at her once, only staring at the man before her, constantly trying to figure him out...

"Young Master..." Concealing her surprise, Liu Rongrong raised her watery eyes to look at the man close to her, "Chen Jing, he..."

"See? I wasn't lying to you, was I? Our Little Jing has truly risen from the ashes, turning her back on us... Rongrong, I'm so heartbroken. I wonder if you're sad too?"

A light, laughing voice echoed in Zhu Bafu's ears—how familiar, how utterly depraved. Peeking out from behind Li Chenjing, Zhu Bafu looked at the intimately pressed couple before him...

"Young Master Piao...!" Yes! She knew Young Master Piao was also Liu Rongrong's lover, but she didn't know... he was actually... Good heavens! What had she done to the current emperor? Taking him to drink the cheapest, worst tea, seducing him into Longyang relationships, and even negotiating a deal with him to spy on others' privacy... The punishment for confiscating her family's property wasn't even finished yet, and now her entire family was going to be executed?

"Hey, Pig Kid. Long time no see." The carefree greeting came from the same Young Master Piao, smug grin as always. But... she already knew his identity, and her nearsightedness had changed. She'd better kneel down first before she could even speak!

Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor!

Doggy style! Prostrate style! As long as her life can be saved, even lying on her back is fine.

After kneeling down herself, she tugged at Li Chenjing, who, after losing his memory, seemed to have forgotten the meaning of "rules," and said, "Kneel down, kneel down, kneel down! Kneel down and we'll talk later!"

"..." Li Chenjing curled his lips, looked at the so-called emperor in front of him with a beaming smile, and sneered, "Do you want me to kneel before you?"

Unexpectedly, he asked this question. Young Master Piao raised an eyebrow, a slight smile curving his lips. "Do as you please. It's my special permission."

"Look. He doesn't want me to kneel." He shrugged matter-of-factly, picked up Zhu Bafu, who was still lying on the ground, his bones trembling, and half-embraced him behind his back. "I won't kneel, and you don't need to kneel either."

"What? If you're close, of course you don't need to kneel. I'm not a relative, just a commoner, an outsider. You expect me to kneel down, kneel down, kneel down?"

"You are not."

"What?"

"You're not an outsider." He spoke firmly, glancing at the meaningful-looking Young Master Piao, feeling there was no need to involve Little Eight in the relationship with other men, so he clarified, "You're not an outsider to me. I don't need to kneel, so you don't need to kneel. That's settled."

"..." That's not up to you to decide, is it?

A childlike, stubborn remark made Young Master Piao chuckle. He brushed away Liu Rongrong's hand, which was still resting on his chest, and naturally sat down on a chair, crossing his legs. He lightly tapped the table with his fingers, and Liu Rongrong immediately understood. She lowered her eyes and brewed him a cup of tea. He accepted the service as a matter of course, taking a sip of tea while raising his eyebrows to observe the shifting gazes of the two men in front of him.

"Pig Kid, are you showing off to me by bringing Little Jing along? Have you two become really close?"