"The Emperor is the sovereign, so whatever the Emperor says goes," Yun Qingluo said nonchalantly.

Yun Qinglu smiled inwardly.

If Xiao Yi were here, upon hearing her say that, she would definitely call her a scumbag.

One of the modern sayings from scumbag men and women: Whatever you say goes.

Thinking that Xiao Yi hadn't appeared for a long time, Yun Qingluo's lips curled into a bitter smile.

To the Emperor, this expression seemed to be Yun Qingluo's compromise.

Although I was annoyed that she had been talking back to me, so what?

He was the emperor, and she was just a princess; how could she possibly surpass him?

Considering the Empress's arrangements, the Emperor didn't make things too difficult for Yun Qingluo.

But then she heard the black-robed man's instructions and asked in a deep voice, "The Divine Physician Valley sent word that they will be coming to my Tianmo Kingdom soon and will be staying at the General's Mansion. Does the Princess know the chief disciple of the Divine Physician Valley?"

Yun Qingluo raised an eyebrow at him, understanding in her heart that the reason he only suspended court but did not punish his own father was partly due to the Divine Doctor Valley.

A sense of relief also welled up in my heart.

She had never felt so fortunate to be the master of the Valley of Divine Healers, nor had she ever felt so genuinely grateful to her master who had been absent for so long.

"The eldest disciple of the Divine Doctor Valley? I think we met once before. A few years ago, the eldest disciple of the Divine Doctor Valley asked for medicine, and I happened to have some on hand, so I gave it to him. I didn't expect that the Divine Doctor Valley would be so thoughtful and keep it in mind."

Yun Qingluo said softly.

The whole world knows about this. Back then, when she treated that divine guard who had gotten into trouble, she sought out the best medicine in the world and used a lot of favors.

Using this as an excuse was something she and Yunli had already planned.

She asked Yunli to tell Yunju about this as well, and to come to the General's Mansion as soon as Yunju arrived.

For the past six months or so, there seems to have been little progress in southern Xinjiang.

Yun Qingluo still planned to go there herself.

The Emperor scrutinized Yun Qingluo intently, but Yun Qingluo did not flinch and openly allowed the Emperor to look at her.

The Emperor couldn't discern anything from her face, and his gaze involuntarily drifted behind the curtain.

Although she was very careful, Yun Qingluo still caught her eye in a split second.

Even before she entered, she felt a pair of eyes watching her from the shadows.

His gaze, filled with an arrogant sense of certainty and without any restraint, made her very uncomfortable.

But that person probably knew she wouldn't dare to search him openly, which is why he was so arrogant.

Yun Qinglu sneered inwardly, "How ridiculous."

He was arrogant in front of her, without even considering his own limitations.

Yun Qingluo stood up, stretched, and did a few stretching exercises.

A faint floral fragrance drifted through the air, and the Emperor looked towards Yun Qingluo after smelling it.

Yun Qingluo pretended not to notice and even took out a small jar from her sleeve.

The jar was opened, and the fragrance of the flowers became even stronger.

The emperor became very wary and covered his nose with his sleeve.

A cold glint flashed in Yun Qingluo's eyes. It was too late to cover it up now.

The Emperor roared, "What are you holding in your hand? Who gave you permission to bring this in? What are you good for, you dog servant? Didn't you know to search me beforehand?"

Liu Decai, standing to the side, had dried blood on his forehead. His face was deathly pale, his eyes were dark, and blood streamed down his face, making him look like a ghost.

When Liu Decai raised his head, the emperor was startled.

He was about to curse, but then he remembered how he got the wound, so he pursed his lips and swallowed the words back down.

Liu Decai spoke tremblingly, "Your Majesty, please calm down. During the search, we already checked it. This is the Princess Consort's lip rouge; it is not poisoned."

The emperor felt somewhat uncomfortable and took two steps back.

Yun Qingluo smiled and said, "Your Majesty misunderstands. I was just going to catch up with the Empress. A woman dresses up for the man she loves, so of course I have to pay attention to my demeanor."

After Yun Qingluo finished speaking, she shielded the Emperor's face, opened the jar, dipped her finger in, and applied some of the balm evenly to her lips.

After applying the lip rouge, she even licked it lightly with her tongue. "The juice from these flower petals is so sweet. I'm afraid I'll eat it all before I even reach the Queen."

Yun Qinglu chuckled slightly and teased.

The Emperor was slightly relieved to see that Yun Qingluo had eaten, but he remained suspicious due to the nature of an imperial family.

He said in a deep voice, "This is the first time I've ever seen edible lip rouge. Little Eight loves to study these things that are for girls. I wonder if the Princess Consort would be willing to part with it?"

Yun Qingluo was somewhat surprised, but also pleasantly surprised.

But in his heart, he cursed the emperor for being such a troublemaker.

"What? The Eighth Princess likes these things too? But... I've already used all of this lip rouge, so it's not appropriate to give it to the princess. I have a few new jars, so I'll give them to the princess then?"

The emperor said it was unnecessary and then had Liu Decai take the lip rouge from her hand.

As Yun Qingluo watched this scene, which resembled that of bandits, the coldness in her eyes grew stronger.

However, when the emperor looked over, she lowered her eyelids, concealing the coldness in her eyes, and put on a look of surprise.

“I’m overjoyed that the Eighth Princess likes these things. Since the Emperor has said that the Eighth Princess doesn’t mind, then let’s give them to her.” A sly glint flashed in Yun Qingluo’s eyes.

What a pleasant surprise!

Eighth Princess, are you surprised?

Your good father has given you a great gift!

The Emperor said a few more words and then sent Yun Qingluo to the Empress.

Yun Qingluo turned and walked out of the imperial study. Looking at the snowflakes outside, her face was colder than the winter weather.

Seeing Yun Qingluo's expression, Liu Decai assumed that she had been reluctant to part with her lip rouge.

He couldn't help but say, "Since Your Highness is so reluctant, why pretend to be so generous?"

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