"From now on, you will be responsible for his safety."

In an instant, joy, elation, and relief rushed to his brain, but he remained standing still, his words as cold as a machine: "Yes!"

"Step back."

"yes."

~~

"What? I've become the emperor's concubine?"

An Ning looked at the imperial edict in her hand, still unable to believe how stupid the emperor must be to be so easily fooled. However... a promotion is always a good thing.

"This servant receives the imperial decree."

Later that evening, when Anning passed by the Imperial Garden, she saw Wu Ying sitting there eating sunflower seeds, with the shells scattered all over the ground, and the wind blowing them everywhere.

"This servant greets Consort Jieyu."

When Wu Ying saw that it was An Ning, she quickly pulled her over: "Come here, come here! I heard you're a palace eunuch now. That's quite a fast promotion."

"Greetings, Consort Zhao."

Unlike Wu Ying's carefree and easygoing nature, Qing Yao sat upright to the side, gently stroking her teacup. When she looked at An Ning, she lowered her eyes slightly as a response.

“Xiao Ningzi, let me tell you, Qingyao is the one.”

As she spoke, Wu Ying gave An Ning an extremely exaggerated thumbs-up.

An Ning was puzzled, but then she saw Wu Ying lean over and crawl right up to her ear.

“Wu Ying!” Qing Yao chuckled softly, “This is the Imperial Garden.”

An Ning and Wu Ying immediately realized that one was an imperial concubine and the other was a royal eunuch. They should not have such intimate behavior. If others saw them, they would be punished with a beating or even lose their heads.

An Ning immediately stepped aside: "It was this servant who overstepped his bounds."

Wu Ying felt a little guilty: "This is not your fault. I was used to being unruly when I was on the grassland."

Qingyao stood up and walked forward on her own: "Let's talk in my palace."

Wu Ying chuckled and said, "Okay." Then she urged An Ning to hurry up and catch up.

Upon entering Bixiao Palace, Wu Ying acted as if she were in her own home, dismissing the palace maids, closing the door, and then mysteriously taking out a pill from a small box.

"Here it is."

An Ning asked, puzzled, "What is this?"

Wu Ying's eyes gleamed with a greenish light: "No erectile dysfunction medicine!"

An Ning was even more confused: "No erection medicine? It's for the emperor?"

Despite the sensitive topic, Qingyao remained unfazed and patiently explained, "I personally prepared this medicine. When mixed into tea, it can render a man impotent. Whenever the emperor enters my palace, I secretly feed him this medicine. Over time, he has stopped wanting to come."

"Hahaha, that's absolutely amazing!" An Ning laughed so hard she almost fell over.

Wu Ying nodded in agreement without hesitation: "Absolutely amazing! When Sister Qingyao told me, my eyes almost popped out of my head. By the way, Xiao Ningzi, do you want to take one too?"

An Ning hurriedly waved her hand: "What would I do with it? But do you think this medicine can be sold in bulk?" Looking at the medicine in her hand, An Ning couldn't help but think that this could be considered a business opportunity.

"These kinds of medicines are all bought by women to be used by men. Apart from those in our palace, who wouldn't want to have sex with a man?"

An Ning looked at her and chuckled, "Sister Wu Ying, tell me, who do you want to make love with?"

Wu Ying, who was always unserious and unruly, giggled and reached out her devilish hand towards An Ning: "Of course, I want to have some fun with Xiao Ningzi."

After saying that, he touched Anning all over with both hands.

An Ning hadn't expected that this princess from Xiliang would be so unruly. She instinctively covered her chest, but the princess still touched her.

Suddenly, Anning gripped her wrist tightly: "No."

Wu Ying was also stunned, her hand frozen in mid-air, her eyes wide: "You?"

An Ning's nerves were stretched to the limit, her small face turned pale instantly, and her lips opened and closed repeatedly but she didn't know what to say.

Wu Ying's eyes flickered, and she withdrew her hand, laughing as she said, "Oh dear, I forgot, Xiao Ningzi is just a eunuch. Even if he wanted to, he wouldn't be able to, hahaha."

After saying that, he withdrew his hand, his expression returning to normal, as if nothing had happened.

Qingyao didn't pay much attention to this side, but she did remind her, "Wu Ying, you can't play around with Xiao Ningzi like that in the future. After all, we are of different statuses. If this gets out, you'll lose your head."

"Yes, I understand, my dear sister."

Wu Ying skipped over and rubbed against Qing Yao.

Qingyao dodged aside, gently covering her face with her handkerchief as she looked at her and smiled: "You, you'll learn to behave after you get beaten up sooner or later."

An Ning's heart, which had been in her throat, finally settled down, and she secretly vowed to visit Bixiao Palace less often in the future.

"Sister Wuying, Sister Qingyao, I have other business to attend to, so I'll take my leave now."

Qingyao nodded.

Wu Ying ran over and took An Ning's hand, appearing unusually serious for the first time: "Little Ning, be careful in everything you do."

An Ning slowly raised her head, met those eyes that could hold the azure sky, and nodded: "Sister Wu Ying, thank you."

"Alright, go quickly, don't delay your work."

Wu Ying came to Daqi all alone from Xiliang, and she knew the hardships she had endured. Now that she knew Xiao Ningzi's identity, she could better understand her difficulties. Surviving in this palace was like walking on thin ice. She couldn't help her much, so she could only tell her to be careful in everything.

Anning knew, of course, that Wuying was protecting her out of kindness. She didn't expose her or ask any questions, but simply told her to be careful in everything. Anning accepted this kindness and was sincerely grateful.

After leaving Bixiao Palace, An Ning thought she would be flustered, but when someone actually learned that she was a woman, she felt a sense of relief.

She originally thought that Sister Yun would be the first to know, but she didn't expect it to be the carefree Wu Ying. She hoped that Wu Ying would keep her mouth shut and not let anything slip. An Ning thought she should find an opportunity to remind her, after all, with her impulsive nature, anything could happen.

As I walked, lost in thought, I finally arrived at my destination for the day: Liuyun Palace.

The Emperor ordered her to deliver Shu brocade to Sister Yun, but she was intercepted by Wu Ying halfway there. Fortunately, it was still early, so the Emperor wouldn't blame her.

"This servant greets..." An Ning began to speak, but was surprised to see that the person sitting on the chair in the main hall of Liuyun Palace was none other than Mu Ange.

'Why is he here?' An Ning wondered to herself.

"This servant greets the Third Prince."

Mu Ange was slightly taken aback, finding the voice very familiar. She instinctively looked in the direction of the sound: 'It's him.'

"Congratulations."

An Ning asked, puzzled, "Congratulations?"

Seeing her bewildered expression, Mu Ange patiently explained, "Congratulations on your promotion."

An Ning suddenly realized: "Thank you."

Hearing that Mu Ange had acquired another beautiful concubine yesterday, Anning thought it best to return the favor and said, "Congratulations, Your Highness, on gaining another beauty."

Mu Ange's face instantly darkened: 'Do I need your congratulations? You stupid eunuch.'

An Ning immediately became unhappy: You think I wanted to congratulate you? This dog of a man dares to call me a stupid eunuch?

Thinking about it, An Ning suddenly regretted it. If she had known that this scoundrel would speak so rudely, she should have taken away the impotence drug and put it in the teacup in front of Mu An Ge, so that he could only watch his beautiful concubine anxiously but helplessly!

"Xiao Ningzi? You're here?" Sister Yun walked in from outside, seemingly having just gone to the small kitchen to get some pastries.