Guan Zhiyue said with a smile, "This little guy is very well-behaved and has never bothered me."

Li Qiji gently pulled Guan Zhiyue into his arms, resting his chin on the crook of her neck.

His warm breath reached her ears, and he said tenderly, "Yue'er, thank you for making me so happy!"

"Thank you for making me so happy."

"Thank you for coming."

In fact, what Li Qiji really wanted to express was...

Thank you for coming into his world.

He also thanked her for bearing him children.

I also thank her for marrying him back then.

Thank you for your unwavering support.

Thank you for everything she did.

He believed that without her, his world would not be so happy, and he would not have such a life.

Guan Zhiyue could actually hear a lot of helplessness and unspeakable feelings in Li Qiji's voice.

She didn't speak, but simply reached out and gently covered herself with her arms, then patted them softly.

Neither of them said anything more, because those who understood already understood.

Those who understand understand; the tacit understanding between them is truly wonderful.

After lingering for a while longer, Guan Zhiyue got up and shook the hem of her dress.

Looking at Li Qiji, he said, "I'll head back to the palace now. You can review the memorials yourself at your leisure!"

Li Qiji said with some melancholy, "Sigh, won't Yue'er spend any time with her husband?"

Guan Zhiyue quickly pouted and said, "You should hurry up and deal with state affairs. I'll go back to the Cold Palace and wait for you."

Suddenly remembering something, Li Qiji said, "Yue'er, are you planning to stay in the Cold Palace permanently? How about moving to Kunning Palace?"

Guan Zhiyue said disdainfully, "I think the Cold Palace is quite nice. I even renovated the entire Cold Palace."

Don't make me move the courtyard again. Besides, now it's just the two of us living in the palace, plus the three little kids.

"So many of our palaces are still empty!"

Speaking of this, Guan Zhiyue thought for a moment, since all the courtyards are empty, why not renovate the palace?

And then open it to the public? How about creating a landscape resembling something from a past life?

"Your Majesty, I have something to discuss with you." Guan Zhiyue became interested and turned to Li Qiji.

Looking at Guan Zhiyue who had returned, Li Qiji smiled and said, "Yue'er, feel free to speak your mind. What is there between us that we can't say openly?"

When Guan Zhiyue mentioned this, she thought to herself that such things really do exist, like the underpants or socks that mysteriously disappear from your palace!

"Hehe, yeah! yeah! What can't we say to each other?" Guan Zhiyue chuckled and quickly chimed in.

Li Qiji said, "Then what does Yue'er want to tell her husband?"

Guan Zhiyue shared her thoughts with Li Qiji and said softly, "Actually, it's not a big deal."

"Right now, it's just you and me in the palace, three little kids, and the servants."

"There are only two of us, so we don't need that many servants. Do you think we should send the palace maids and eunuchs?"

Let's all leave the palace early. Besides, I'm thinking about all those palaces in this complex where people don't live.

Should we turn it into a tourist attraction, open the palace gates, and let people buy tickets to visit?

After hearing Guan Zhiyue finish speaking, Li Qiji quickly said, "That's not appropriate."

Guan Zhiyue frowned, not quite understanding. "What's wrong with it? This yard is empty anyway!"

"Why not use it to make money?"

Li Qiji said, "Of course it's for your safety!"

"Don't we still have the imperial guards? And Your Majesty will protect us, mother and child!"

Despite Guan Zhiyue's eloquent arguments, Li Qiji remained coldly unconvinced.

He wanted to prevent anything dangerous from happening to her and absolutely not let her get hurt.

"But so much of this palace is empty. How much silver do we have to spend every year to repair it!"

Guan Zhiyue directly revealed her unspeakable secret.

Currently, in the entire harem, Guan Zhiyue is indeed the only one, and Li Qiji is also that kind of person.

A man of his word, once he says he'll only have one woman, that's all he'll ever do.

The rest of the concubines had long been sent away, and now so many palaces are empty.

Upon hearing Guan Zhiyue's words, Li Qiji frowned, and then said, "Then let me think about it some more!"

"Your Majesty, please agree! Think about it, this is a great thing that benefits the country and its people!"

"Most importantly, the fees collected can be used to repair the palace!"

Guan Zhiyue continued to persuade him, but Li Qiji shook his head and gently stroked Guan Zhiyue's belly.

Then he said, "Yue'er, with your health condition, you should go back to the palace to rest first."

"After I've finished processing these memorials, I'll discuss them with you in detail, Yue'er, shall I?"

Seeing that this was no longer an option, Guan Zhiyue stopped arguing with him and stood there sulking.

Just like a little pufferfish, it puffed out its cheeks and then stormed off in a huff.

Li Qiji watched Guan Zhiyue leave in a huff and shook his head helplessly.

However, he quickly regained his composure and let out a deep sigh.

Then, resignedly, he picked up the memorials on the jade table and slowly flipped through them.

After Guan Zhiyue left the Imperial Study, she took Bilian and headed back to the Cold Palace.

"Your Majesty, why don't we continue selling underpants?" Bilian suggested.

These words immediately pulled Guan Zhiyue's thoughts back to when she first learned about that 'private shop'.

That night, after they returned to the palace, they recounted the hilarious moments they had when they stole the emperor's underpants.

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"Your Majesty, are you sure you want to do this?"

"If we get caught, we'll be punished. Isn't this going a bit too far?"

Bilian followed behind Guan Zhiyue, crouching down and asking in a low voice.

Guan Zhiyue looked left and right, holding a tree branch that she had broken off from somewhere.

It stood in front of him, as if this single branch could block everything.

As if to make themselves invisible to everyone else, the two walked into the silent palace.

After overcoming numerous obstacles and crossing countless thresholds, we finally arrived at the place where the emperor bathed, which is the Flowing Wine Pool.

"Shh, keep your voice down, we've arrived!" Guan Zhiyue whispered to Bilian.

Bilian didn't speak, but nodded blankly, then disappeared into the darkness.

We waited and waited, and finally the lights in the Floating Wine Pool went out.

Li Qiji left with a large entourage, heading towards his Chengqian Palace.

Guan Zhiyue and Bilian slowly emerged from the flowers and plants nearby.

The two sneakily entered the Flowing Wine Pool, and disdainfully placed the Emperor's discarded underpants in a cloth bag.

He picked up a twig, lifted it up, and put it directly inside.

Guan Zhiyue looked at the cloth bag, a hint of satisfaction appearing on her lips!

This is money! This isn't just a pair of underwear; it's worth ten thousand taels of silver!

"All done. Let's go, we'll leave the palace tomorrow to sell the Emperor's underpants!"

Bilian swallowed hard, feeling a little guilty and scared! What's wrong with their mistress? Isn't this too risky?

However, she dared not say anything and could only follow along. But this time, she was trembling as she walked. What would she do if she was discovered?

Guan Zhiyue was completely absorbed in the silver she was about to receive, paying no attention to Bilian beside her, who was trembling as she walked...