Shu Qingmu's gaze finally fell on Wan Ge's rosy lips, but he quickly looked away again: "I haven't thought of anything yet, I'll tell you later."

“Alright. In that case, I’ll take my leave.” Wan Ge knew she couldn’t stay away for too long, as the emperor could return to her palace at any time.

As Wan Ge turned around, Shu Qingmu suddenly spoke again: "Wan Ge, Ye Zhaobai is not someone you can entrust your life to, and I'm sure you know that now."

Upon hearing those words, Wan Ge smiled. "As expected of him. He's already got feelings for me so quickly?"

Wan Ge turned back to look at Shu Qingmu in front of her: "But what else can I do? Brother Qingmu... I'm already stuck in the mud, unable to save myself. Will you save me?"

Shu Qingmu replied with a smile, "You came to me and said those things because you were hoping I would come to save you, right? I won't let you down."

"Then I will await good news." After saying that, Wan Ge left.

The opponent displayed his lightness skill right in front of him, without any attempt to conceal it.

After Wan Ge left, Shu Qingmu's shadow guard appeared and said, "Young Master, the Empress's martial arts may be superior to mine."

If the young master hadn't spoken, he wouldn't have even noticed that someone had arrived.

"His body doesn't look like that of someone who has practiced martial arts for many years." His martial arts skills are so good, but he looks so delicate.

"Would you like to investigate, young master?" The young master has always been in control of the entire world situation, but he has not been very interested in the emperor's harem. However, he did not expect that this variable would come from the harem.

Shu Qingmu used to be uninterested; as long as there was no trouble in the harem, he wouldn't care. But now he cares a lot.

"Investigate everything about the Empress." He also wanted to know why Ye Zhaobai seemed to love her so much on the surface, but treated her so poorly in reality.

"Yes," the shadow guard replied and obediently withdrew.

…

Ye Zhaobai returned to the Empress's palace after leaving the secret passage. He did not see the person lying on the bed, and his brows furrowed instantly.

Finally, Ye Zhaobai saw the sleeping person on the couch in the outer room.

When he and An Shuke were intimate in this palace, Wange always stayed here like this.

She doesn't need that bed for the time being, yet the other person hasn't gone back. Is she just used to it?

Ye Zhaobai stood beside Wan Ge, carefully examining the sleeping person.

The other person seemed to have dreamt about something unpleasant; their brows furrowed, and they looked quite aggrieved.

He was like a fairy descended from heaven, and his pitiful appearance was truly endearing. It's just a pity that he already had someone he liked.

However… Ye Zhaobai then remembered what Wan Ge had told him: when she was young, she had also hoped to become his wife. So, when she found out she was going to be his Crown Princess, wasn't she especially happy? Had she liked him for many years?

When Ye Zhaobai had that thought, he inwardly scoffed. Did he not know she liked him? He just hadn't cared.

There are plenty of women who like him, and Ji Wange is just one of them. He doesn't need to care about her at all. Ji Wange is no different from anyone else.

Suddenly, Ye Zhaobai seemed to remember something, his face paled slightly, and then he turned and left the Empress's palace.