The emperor leaned back comfortably on his pillow, his eyes half-closed. "Oh? Why do you say you can't bear to part with it?"

Yunyun giggled, and before anyone knew what she had done, the emperor gasped, and then he and Yunyun embraced.

Chu Yuan, "..."

Please consider her as the person involved!

After waiting like a quail for a while for the two to be affectionate, Yunyun finally threw down her handkerchief and snuggled into the emperor's arms, saying coquettishly, "Oh dear, Your Majesty, how could you forget again? Iris is twenty-five years old, just the right age to be released from the palace."

Otherwise, why would she hide from the emperor? It's because she wanted to be clean and have a respectable reputation after leaving the palace so she could marry someone easily.

Yunyun admires Iris; she is very capable, quick-witted, and loyal.

Without her, Yunyun could not have become the most favored concubine so quickly and steadily.

So when Iris refused to become Yunyun's tool for securing her favor and expressed her intention to leave the palace when she reached a certain age, Yunyun thought about it for a few days and reluctantly agreed.

Her reminder made the emperor realize that the palace maid beside Consort Yun was actually quite beautiful.

She herself had been attracted to him, but in order not to make Consort Yun jealous, she did not force herself on him.

Knowing that she was leaving the palace, I felt a little sorry for her and couldn't help but say, "Iris, is it? Raise your head and let me see you."

Chu Yuan felt numb again, but her heart remained calm.

Slowly raising her head, what came into the emperor's view was a beautiful face, but with a slightly sallow complexion.

It looks like they're malnourished.

The emperor loved fair skin so much that he required Consort Yun to bathe in cow's milk every day. Among his dozens or even hundreds of concubines, not one was not fair-skinned to the point of glowing. Therefore, no matter how beautiful Chu Yuan's features were, he would not be interested in her complexion, which had a yellowish tinge.

So he shook his head and said, "I'm getting old, I'm not as fair and tender as I used to be."

Upon hearing this, Consort Yun poked the old emperor's chest and said, "Your Majesty is joking. At twenty-five, you are naturally not as delicate as a teenage girl."

The emperor lowered his eyes and glanced at the fair and delicate Yunyun, nodding in agreement.

"My Yun'er is still the prettiest." He said, not glancing at Chu Yuan again. Chu Yuan respectfully stepped forward to take the basin of water, and was about to quietly retreat when the emperor changed the subject, saying, "Iris? Is it an iris flower? I remember that Xiao Jinzi has a purple iris tattooed on her arm, it's quite beautiful. Since the Consort is reluctant to let her leave the palace, I will bestow it upon Xiao Jinzi, so that she can see it whenever she wants in the future."

Chu Yuan, “?”

She didn't know whether to curse or be grateful that the emperor had given her a title so quickly.

During his day off, Huo Jin, who was spending lavishly at a casino under the Eastern Depot, had no idea that another woman was about to enter his household.

The entire court, including the emperor, loved to send him women.

However, very few of them survived.

After a while, a young eunuch ran up to him and told him the news that the emperor had bestowed the person upon him.

At that time, Huo Jin was so enraged that he had bet all the silver notes he had, and even a precious sword bestowed upon him by the emperor. His peach blossom eyes were fixed on the gambling table.

No sooner had the eunuch finished speaking than the dealer deftly opened the lid, and unfortunately, Huo Jin lost.

Zhuang, also a member of the Eastern Depot, grinned broadly. Though slow, he firmly shoveled all the silver notes and swords in front of Huo Jin toward himself. "Admiral Huo, you flatter me."

Huo Jin's alluring peach blossom eyes were flippant, devoid of any murderous intent, yet they inexplicably sent chills down one's spine.

His colleague's expression changed slightly, his tone becoming hoarse, "Admiral Huo, the rules of our Eastern Depot casino are: you have to accept the consequences of your bet..."

Before her colleague could finish speaking, Huo Jin suddenly smiled, her smile as beautiful as a blooming peach blossom, alluring and seductive. "Did I say I wouldn't give it to you? This little bit of money is nothing to me! Little actress, later send Lord Chun 100,000 taels of silver notes. That sword was given to him by the Emperor. If he takes it, he'll probably win the money but won't live to spend it!"

Having said that, her graceful figure flashed by and strode away.

Leaving everyone dumbfounded.

I can't help but sigh: Commander Huo truly deserves to be the Emperor's most trusted confidant. He gave away 100,000 taels of silver without hesitation.

"Tsk tsk, it's not just 100,000 taels, he probably lost at least 200,000 taels today..." someone exclaimed, looking at the table.

Then he asked the young actress what she had just said to Huo Jin.

The young actress was inexperienced and had only been following Huo Jin for a short time, so she stammered out what had just happened.

Everyone was taken aback again, but quickly understood, and a knowing smile appeared on their lips. "It seems that His Majesty hasn't given up on winning over Admiral Huo."

"With Admiral Huo standing in the garden, all the flowers pale in comparison. Such a beauty, who wouldn't be able to resist her?"

"Hey, what do you know? Admiral Huo's most wonderful thing is not just his appearance."

"What's that?"

"Him..." The speaker spoke mysteriously, his eyes gleaming, pointing downwards, "Our Admiral Huo's treasure, you know the cunning Lao Ai, right? This is him!"

For a moment, everyone sighed with envy. If that were really the case, then it was no wonder the emperor was so thirsty.

However, although the emperor was bisexual, he had one good point: he never forced anyone, and everyone who followed him did so willingly.

Otherwise, Huo Jin would have been ruined long ago.