His Majesty?

And Zhao Meiren?

How did they end up coming together?

Li Yunyan was puzzled, but since His Majesty was coming in person, she couldn't just turn away the emperor like she had turned away Consort Zhao.

She dried her hands and said to Yuanbao, "Have someone tell the Master that I'm going out to meet them!"

"Don't worry, Master, I've already sent someone over!"

Seeing Li Yunyan walk towards the door, Yuanbao followed beside her and whispered a reminder: "Your Majesty, His Majesty... has a fondness for beautiful women. Please be careful!"

Li Yunyan nodded slightly and walked out of the hall with a solemn expression.

Outside the Ziyun Palace, Consort Zhao and Emperor Zhou Dezong... stood there blankly.

The young eunuch was very respectful, saying that he wanted their master to come out and personally greet the emperor, but the emperor still felt something was off.

"Am I... locked out of the palace?"

Normally, Consort Zhao would definitely say a lot of bad things about Li Yunyan, hoping to make His Majesty so angry that he would storm off and fly into a rage!

But today, her goal is to get His Majesty inside!

After much pleading and persuasion, she finally convinced His Majesty to come to Ziyun Palace with her. She knew His Majesty best; if he saw Li Yunyan's seductive appearance, he would definitely be unable to resist her charms!

She refused to believe that Yun Yi would continue to pamper this little slut after the Emperor had touched Li Yunyan!

Once His Majesty takes this slut into the harem and she falls into her hands, she'll torture her properly!

Consort Zhao smiled gently. "Your Majesty misunderstands! As the Son of Heaven, how can Your Majesty personally enter the palace to meet a palace maid? It is only right that Miss Li Yunyan come out to greet you!"

Emperor Zhou Dezong nodded in deep agreement, “What the beauty says makes sense!”

As they were talking, the vermilion gate of the Ziyun Palace opened, and Li Yunyan walked out from behind it.

"This servant greets Your Majesty and Consort Zhao!"

Li Yunyan gave a slight bow and stood up. When she looked up, she saw a middle-aged man staring straight at her!

Today she wore a pale yellow palace dress with floral patterns, over which was a layer of milky white gauze. The wide hem of the dress was embroidered with acacia flowers in silver thread. A few strands of her black hair were lifted up and tied back slightly with a jade hairpin, leaving most of it flowing down her back.

Her face was beautiful, exquisite as if sculpted by a master. Her small face was unadorned, her skin was as white as jade, her lips were as red as cinnabar, and her figure was slender and graceful, like a fairy from the Jade Pool.

Her graceful bow just now made her appear even more delicate and charming.

Zhou Dezong was stunned.

Li Yunyan hardened her fist.

Consort Zhao sneered inwardly. Just by looking at His Majesty's demeanor, she knew that Li Yunyan was definitely not going to escape today!

She gently touched Zhou Dezong's arm, her voice deliberately strained and affected, "Your Majesty, Miss Li is waiting for you to speak!"

"Huh? Oh!"

Zhou Dezong snapped out of his daze, a strange light flashing in his lifeless eyes. He strode towards Li Yunyan, raising his hands to support her shoulders.

"My beauty~" The voice was particularly greasy.

Li Yunyan subtly took two steps back, her expression respectful and natural, and said, "Your Majesty's personal visit to Ziyun Palace is an honor for this servant. Unfortunately, our Lord Seal Master is not here at the moment. If Your Majesty has any urgent business, this servant will send someone to fetch him immediately!"

As she spoke, she was also sizing up the emperor.

He looked to be in his early thirties, very tall and thin. His complexion was sallow, with dark circles under his eyes and cloudy eyes; he looked like a man whose body had been ravaged by alcohol and women and was destined for a short life.

Looking at Zhao Meiren again, her face was covered in a thick layer of powder, and Li Yunyan could immediately see the carefully concealed rash marks beneath it. Although the Zhao family had found a renowned doctor to cure her rash, the scars left behind were impossible to remove!

And those two unusual front teeth she had when she spoke must have been added later, polished from ivory! Although the craftsman tried his best to make them realistic, upon closer inspection, you can still see that they don't match the rest of her teeth.

Even though Zhao Meiren is in such a terrible state, she still hasn't given up!

She usually only comes by herself, and Li Yunyan always uses her imperial seal to order her not to leave, making up an excuse. But today, she actually brought the Emperor with her!

Li Yunyan pondered a solution in her mind, wondering if Yun Yi could handle the matter of drugging the emperor in the Ziyun Palace.

Or what if the emperor suddenly falls seriously ill? Will he be able to clean up the mess?

If there were a better way, she wouldn't want to cause Yunyi too much trouble.

As she lowered her head to ponder, she felt the emperor drawing closer to her again.

A lewd smile spread across his face. "My beauty, I'm not here to see the Chief Seal today, I'm here to see you!"

Li Yunyan took two steps back and subtly glared at Zhao Meiren.

It really was her!

She and the emperor were complete strangers. How could the emperor have come to see her for no reason? It must be that Consort Zhao said something to the emperor!

Zhao Meiren smiled smugly, not showing the slightest jealousy even as she watched her man flirt with another woman.

She was overjoyed, her body trembling slightly with excitement. She wanted to see it with her own eyes! To see how His Majesty would favor Yun Yi's lover!

Li Yunyan replied casually, "Your Majesty is joking! I am from the Ziyun Palace, and I am the personal maid of the Grand Seal Master. How could Your Majesty possibly need anything from me!"

She specifically mentioned Yun Yi, hoping that this foolish emperor would back down out of consideration for Yun Yi.

But she was wrong. Although Yun Yi wielded immense power both inside and outside the palace, he always treated the emperor with a policy of flattery that ultimately led to his downfall.

He flattered the emperor, never claiming credit for himself, attributing everything to the emperor and praising him as a great emperor of all time. This made the emperor arrogant and complacent, indulging in wine and women all day long.

Therefore, in the emperor's mind, Yunyi was nothing more than a useful servant who helped him with his tasks.

A servant girl, he can take her if he wants her! It's no big deal!

"My beauty, don't be afraid! I'll ask Yun Yi for you today! I'll make you a beauty! A concubine! Is that alright?"

As he spoke, he lunged at Li Yunyan, who deftly dodged, her skirt billowing in a beautiful arc.

Emperor Zhou Dezong often played this game of tag with his concubines. Seeing Li Yunyan like this, his lust intensified, and he lunged forward with his arms outstretched, leering.

Li Yunyan was about to bleed, and she desperately dodged with her agile body.

At this moment, the servants of Ziyun Palace all came over and stood in front of Li Yunyan.

But they were still slaves, and dared not make it too obvious. They stood there seemingly casually, but when Zhou Dezong pushed them, they didn't even dare to resist and were pushed to the side.

But that's enough!

Li Yunyan has already come up with a solution.

She retreated step by step into the palace. As soon as she and the emperor were alone in the room, she would drug him and then use silver needles to erase his memory.

As for the rest, let's wait for Yunyi to come back and handle it!