The Imperial Palace.

"What?! How dare he!" Inside the imperial study, the pre-imperial emperor, dressed in a bright yellow dragon robe, threw the memorials to the ground, his anger reaching its peak.

"Father, please calm down. What's done is done, so why get angry? We can only blame ourselves for not being destined to be with Sister Yan'er," Qianze comforted him.

"Hmph, they really don't know what's good for them. Where did that brat who suddenly appeared come from?"

The Emperor shook his sleeves and sat back on the dragon throne. He wanted to see which audacious person dared to compete with him for his chosen daughter-in-law.

"That man is named Jun Lin. He is a recently risen wealthy merchant. The number of shops under his control exceeds that of my Qianchen Kingdom. Moreover, it is said that he comes from the Immortal Realm."

Qian Ze spoke the last sentence with a heavy heart, after all, visitors from the immortal realm always inspire some apprehension.

"The Immortal Realm?" The Hidden Emperor frowned, recalling the letter from the Immortal Realm a thousand years ago, and his heart skipped a beat.

Could it be...that person?

"Father, is something amiss?" Qianze asked with concern.

"It's nothing, you may leave now." Emperor Qian waved his hand, signaling Qian Ze to step down.

"Yes, Your Majesty, I take my leave." Qianze clasped his hands in a fist salute.

The door to the Imperial Study closed, and the Emperor stood up, taking out a letter from a shelf behind him. The letter was marked with the character "仙" (immortal).

All letters from the celestial, spiritual, and demonic royal families bear the marks of their respective realms; for example, letters from the spiritual realm royal family are marked with the character "spirit".

The Emperor's fingers traced the letter repeatedly, his eyes filled with an unfathomable darkness. If it was truly as he suspected, then Yan'er's engagement was something he really couldn't interfere with.

Finally, he sighed and said, "Fine, as Ze'er said, let's just say they weren't meant to be with Yan'er. Children and grandchildren have their own blessings."

The Duke of Jin's Mansion.

Jun Lin was naturally invited to stay overnight by the Bei family, who treated him with great hospitality. Bei Yan rolled his eyes countless times throughout the night at the family's enthusiasm for Jun Lin.

late at night.

One of the kings, who was assigned to a side room, actually climbed through his wife's window.

Bei Yan was fast asleep, completely unaware that someone had entered her room.

Junlin walked to the bedside, lifted the bed curtain, sat down on the bed, and looked at the little one's peaceful sleeping face. A faint smile appeared on his face, which was like that of a banished immortal.

Just as she was about to touch Bei Yan's face, before she could even make contact, her hand was grabbed by a pair of small hands.

"Gotcha, you flower thief." A cunning voice rang out, and Bei Yan, who had opened his eyes at some point, was looking at Jun Lin with a smile.

Junlin didn't struggle, letting the little one grab his hand and reach out with his other hand to hold the back of Bei Yan's head.

Thin lips unexpectedly pressed against the little girl's red lips. Bei Yan's eyes widened slightly. What? This is a sneak attack?

Only after the tall body that had been pressing against him receded did Bei Yan come back to his senses from the kiss.

Pointing a finger at Junlin: "You!"

Jun Lin's handsome lips curved into a smile. He reached out, took Bei Yan's fingers in his hand, and kissed them.

A pair of silver eyes narrowed slightly, a doting smile playing on them: "What's wrong with me? Hmm?"

Feeling the warmth and tingling sensation from his fingertips, Bei Yan immediately withdrew his fingers as if he had been electrocuted.

He looked at Junlin and accused him, "You, you, you, you pervert!"

Jun Lin nodded seriously, then leaned down and pecked Bei Yan's red lips again.

Then he readily admitted, "Yeah, I'm a rogue."

Beiyan: "???"

He reached up and wiped his cheek where he had just been kissed, gritting his teeth as he said...

"You shameless person!"

"Yeah, I'm shameless."