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"All right. I have indeed been rather tired lately."

Li Chen nodded slightly, accepting Yu Jing's invitation into the inner room.

Especially under circumstances like these, the feeling of stealing a forbidden pleasure made things all the more exciting.

Hearing Li Chen agree, Yu Jing was overjoyed, a flush spreading across her face.

Li Chen really had not intended to read anything improper into it, but her actions were simply too tempting. Perhaps she did not even realize it herself.

Afraid Li Chen might change his mind, Yu Jing hurriedly gestured for him to enter, then followed behind Luo Xi and Li Chen as they left.

"Thank goodness for my wife!"

Only long after Li Chen had left did Qiu Zuo pat his chest and let out a long, stale breath, inwardly giving Yu Jing a thumbs-up for keeping her composure in a crisis.

Facing an emperor like Li Chen, no matter how approachable he was, Qiu Zuo still felt as though a mountain loomed over him. Without his wife Yu Jing taking charge, he feared he would have brought disaster upon the entire Qiu Family.

After thinking it through, Qiu Zuo secretly resolved to thank his wife properly. He also planned to visit the Treasure Pavilion himself and buy the Hairpin she had once loved most, no matter the cost!

In his view, he was an uncouth man, and the servants did not know any better either. It would be best to have his wife attend to the emperor personally, so they would not risk angering him.

Of course, the service he had in mind was nothing more than serving tea and pouring water.

Meanwhile, Yu Jing had already brought Li Chen to the little courtyard she shared with Qiu Zuo.

Since Li Chen was the emperor, they naturally