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"Go on. What happened between you and My Little Jing?"

"...Between me and the Young Master..." The wording in her head evaporated completely from the heat of her flushed face. She could only look helplessly at His Majesty, swallow several times, and mutter softly, "...Is it not allowed? The Young Master and I..."

"..." He raised an eyebrow and paused slightly. Rather than offering even a single explanation, she had boldly admitted it outright, which amused him greatly. Even the faint smile on his lips widened without him realizing it.

"I know His Majesty values the Young Master very much, and I... really am terribly unworthy of him. But—since I've made up my mind, from today onward, I'll do my best to treat the Young Master well."

Hey, hey, don't speak to him as though you're marrying off your daughter. Wasn't this practically bragging to him?

"Even though the two of you are both men?" He raised his brows and looked her up and down, taking in her entire male scholar's robe.

"The Young Master doesn't mind, so why should I?"

"So, in short, the two of you are formally announcing to Me that you two... are going to become lovers, is that it?"

"We aren't lovers! It's just that the person I like—"

"Just happens to be a man." Cutting her off, he added directly, "That's what all lovers say."

Your Majesty, please don't look so well-versed in the subject of male lovers.

Stroking his Imperial Noble Consort's hair, His Majesty lowered his head in thought, seemingly considering how to deal with this pair of rebellious traitors, the two of them having openly admitted before the Emperor that they favored men. And with the other party being the Young Master His Majesty valued above all else, her audacity really