Zu An thought so too. It was understandable for a man from outside the family to give other gifts to the Crown Princess, but rouge and face powder was indeed too ambiguous.

"I didn't think this through. I'll take these back with me." Zuan thought to himself that he would throw them away as soon as he left. These things were practically poisonous; he could never get rid of them.

To everyone's surprise, Bi Linglong snatched it away, saying, "Who said I don't want it? Even if it can't be used publicly, it's good to keep it as a souvenir."

Seeing this, Zu An couldn't help but smile. The little girl was afraid of disappointing him, and she was so considerate. "By the way, what exactly happened in that unknown land?" Bi Linglong asked casually, but she was very nervous. After all, the aura surrounding the unknown land was too heavy, and to some extent, it could be considered extremely confidential information. Currently, only the emperor was qualified to know it.

Without the slightest hesitation, Zuan gave her the gift, omitting some details of his interactions with his female confidantes.

Seeing that he had not disappointed her, her eyes immediately curved into crescent moons.

...

An hour passed, and although Bi Linglong was reluctant, she had no choice but to let him go. After all, it was already the limit for her to have a male companion for so long.

Not long after Zu An came out of the East Palace, he suddenly stopped and said, "Since Consort Bai has come, why don't you come out to greet her?"

At this moment, a delicate figure emerged from behind the artificial hill. Her slender eyebrows were extremely graceful and elegant, and her small, delicate nose, paired with cherry lips, made her look like a little white flower in the cold wind, with a charming and timid demeanor.

"How did you know it was me?" Bai Fei's voice was incredibly soft, and her face showed considerable surprise. After all, she had a special method of concealment. Although she hadn't deliberately used it just now, she shouldn't have been recognized so easily.

Zu An smiled slightly and said, "It's quite difficult not to smell the unique fragrance emanating from Your Highness, which is like that of a fairy of a hundred flowers."

"Lord Zu is truly audacious." Bai Fei blushed slightly. Of course, she didn't believe that the other party identified her by scent. He was just teasing her.

"I'm innocent! The sachet Your Majesty gave me last time was of great help to me. I'm so grateful, how could I dare to be so bold to you?" The sachet was very useful for concealing one's cultivation level and helped him a lot back then. Of course, he no longer needed it in his current situation, but he should still express his gratitude. He was even thinking about whether he should give her a set of Rouge & Kou cosmetics in return.

Bai Fei smiled, clearly used to his way of speaking: "We can talk about other things later. I came to see you today because I have something important to discuss. Have you offended Eunuch Wen in some way?"

"Eunuch Wen?" Zu An was taken aback. "No, why do you ask that?"

"I accidentally discovered that he seemed to be having someone investigate you, and he also seemed to be watching you from not far away just now. I deliberately went to find him to stall for time, and I don't know if it helped me at all." Bai Fei looked at him with a playful gaze, as if she was worried, or as if she was watching a show.

Zu An felt a chill run down his spine. Although she spoke casually, the fact that she knew about Eunuch Wen's movements meant that this woman was not as weak and helpless as she appeared.

But the key question is, why would Eunuch Wen be monitoring him?

I'm not very familiar with the palace, and I can't remember what some of the eunuchs look like. Even if I spotted them around, I wouldn't think much of it.

Since they often met in the palace, they didn't notice anything unusual even though they had sensed him nearby before. It was only after Consort Bai reminded them that they realized something was wrong.