"Damn it!" Luo Ziyun flicked her sleeve as she watched their figures disappear into the distance.

When was the first time he had ever seen His Majesty treat a man like this? The way His Majesty looked at him didn't seem like he was acting. Could it be that His Majesty had really fallen for this vixen?

"Prepare the carriage for the Jade Balance Palace," Luo Ziyun said coldly, and then left the Plum Garden.

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Inside the Jade Balance Hall, a man dressed in blue sat at a desk painting. His features were gentle and refined, exuding an air of scholarly elegance. Who would have thought that such a man came from a family of military generals?

Chi Heng was born into a family of military generals but he didn't know any martial arts. This was not because he was a man, but because he had never liked learning martial arts and only liked reading since he was a child.

So, despite being the son of a great general, he didn't know any martial arts at all.

Chi Heng did not look up, but continued to write with the wolf-hair brush in her hand: "What brings Consort Luo to my Jade Balance Palace today?"

Luo Ziyun didn't seem to care about being polite and sat down directly in the chair. She said, "His Majesty stayed at Fengjun's place yesterday. I don't believe you didn't know that."

"As His Majesty's official husband, what's wrong with His Majesty keeping Feng Jun with him?" Chi Heng's hands continued moving, but when she heard Luo Ziyun's words, she trembled slightly, which made Ye Zi, who had just put down her pen, look a little strange.

“You and I both know that His Majesty would never touch anyone, nor would he stay overnight in anyone’s palace. But His Majesty only left his palace when he had to attend court at dawn.” All the philandering that His Majesty did was just to cover up his true intentions. At first, when the Crown Princess had male servants, Luo Ziyun was particularly angry.

It wasn't until she was about to become a member of his harem and he came to find her that she realized what kind of person she really was.

"You mean His Majesty really likes him?" Chi Heng paused for a moment, then put down the pen in her hand.

Luo Ziyun crossed her arms and replied, "That's right! You have no idea how His Majesty looked at him in the Plum Garden today; he seemed to want to give his whole heart to him."

“Luo Ziyun, you and I both know what kind of person His Majesty is, and we also know why he chose the two of us back then.”

"Yes, didn't you have any interest? Although I am a bit willful, I am not stupid. The three of us grew up together. You said you just didn't want to become another woman's husband and be tied to the backyard, so you took the initiative to become His Majesty's person."

Actually, you're just like me, aren't you? We're just using excuses to say we like her and want to stay by her side. If she really knew we truly liked her, she wouldn't have chosen us in the first place.

If she had known from the beginning that they liked him, His Majesty would probably have said that he couldn't bear their affection and told them to find someone else.

When they first met, she was seven years old, and they were only five. The seven-year-old princess, dressed in red, rode on horseback, her vibrant appearance and spirited horse striking a chord with them.

After that, they entered the Imperial Academy and would often find various excuses to visit her. The Crown Princess was gentle at that time and took great care of them, showing no impatience whatsoever. They grew up together like this until the Crown Princess went to gain experience.

Chi Heng paused, his hand holding the teacup still, a ripple of emotion stirring within him. He had thought Luo Ziyun wouldn't notice.

"I know I can't out-scheme you, but we grew up together. Even if His Majesty likes you, it's still better than him liking that other man."