Guan Zhiyue led Li Qishang on a leisurely stroll through the Imperial Garden.

Do you know where to find red plum blossoms?

Li Qishang thought for a moment and said, "Yes, come on, I'll take you there."

The two, accompanied by their maids and guards, headed towards the other side of the Imperial Garden. Guan Zhiyue became increasingly confused as she walked. The winding paths and twists and turns were driving her crazy. Where was everything? How could it be so chaotic?

Where are you taking me?

Seeing that they had already passed the Imperial Garden and were heading towards the Imperial Hospital, Li Qishang awkwardly scratched his head and said, "It's all my fault. You've never been to the palace before. You didn't know that there are a few red plum trees in the backyard of the Imperial Hospital. We can go there and pick them."

Guan Zhiyue had a slight doubt and looked at Li Qishang to ask, "Then, elder brother, aren't there any red plum blossoms in the Imperial Garden?"

Li Qishang nodded, looked around at the surroundings, and said softly, "No, anyway, my brother isn't the kind of person who loves flowers, so he doesn't like these flowers and plants at all. So the flowers in the Imperial Garden are just taken care of by the palace servants."

This was the first time Guan Zhiyue had heard Li Qishang talk about his brother, and she asked with some curiosity, "Do you know anything about your brother?"

Li Qishang shook his head, indicating that he didn't know much about it.

"What do you mean by this? How can you, as a younger brother born of the same mother, not understand your own brother?"

“Yes, my brother and I rarely see each other. You know that my brother murdered his father to seize the throne, right?” Li Qishang said to Guan Zhiyue in a very mysterious way.

Guan Zhiyue had seen him in the original owner's memories, but her memory of him was still rather vague. So she didn't know what kind of person her brother was, especially after witnessing his domineering behavior twice, she didn't really like him.

"Don't you think your brother is too domineering? Too overbearing and tyrannical?" Guan Zhiyue complained as she walked.

Upon hearing Guan Zhiyue's words, Li Qishang felt a sense of kinship. He stepped forward and patted Guan Zhiyue's shoulder heavily, as if to say, "She's definitely not my brother."

"Yeah, he's just too ruthless. My brother is incredibly domineering and tyrannical. To be honest, I'm always scared whenever I see him, especially when he has a stern face. It makes me feel like I'm suffocating."

"Hahaha, I thought I was the only one who was afraid. It turns out you're afraid of him too. Wait a minute! Yue'er, how long has it been since you last saw my brother?" Li Qishang suddenly seemed to realize this problem.

Guan Zhiyue said dismissively, "I've met your brother twice, and he bullied me so badly. The first time, I was almost strangled to death by him, and the second time, I was almost strangled to death by him."

Upon hearing Guan Zhiyue's words, Li Qishang's eyes widened in disbelief. He grabbed Guan Zhiyue, who was walking forward, and looked her up and down.

"Are you alright? This happened so long ago, why didn't you tell me!"

Guan Zhiyue stumbled and almost fell when Li Qishang pulled her. She steadied herself by holding onto Li Qishang's hand, turned to look at him, and said, "That's all in the past, it's not worth mentioning. By the way, can we pick those red plums?"

Li Qishang realized that Guan Zhiyue didn't want to talk about this matter at all, so he stopped discussing it with her and changed the subject, returning to the topic of red plum blossoms.

"Anyway, we'll just sneak over there and not let them see us. By the way, what are you going to do with those red plums?"

Guan Zhiyue didn't keep him in suspense and said very generously, "Of course it's to prepare for brewing red plum wine. Let me tell you, when the red plum wine is brewed, it will be so red that it will be even more beautiful than a girl's rouge."

Li Qishang had never heard of such a wine before, and his eyes widened with curiosity. Is it really true?

"Really? But how did you know, Yue'er?"

Guan Zhiyue chuckled and changed the subject, only saying perfunctorily, "Of course, it's something I experimented with. Let me tell you, I've done this before, and I suddenly remembered it, so I wanted to try it out again."

Bilian, who was following behind, was a little confused. When did her mistress brew any red plum wine? She had never heard of it. Anyway, her mistress had been doing some bizarre things lately. Well, she decided to keep quiet.

"Is this wine good?"

Guan Zhiyue was furious when she heard Li Qishang's doubtful words. How could he doubt her cooking skills? She immediately said to Li Qishang, "Damn, it's incredibly delicious! It's so delicious that you'll be intoxicated after just one bite."

Is it really that powerful?

Guan Zhiyue didn't want to say anything more to him. She would just wait and see the final product. She had explained too much to him, but he remained skeptical. There was definitely no point in discussing this.

As a result, the two walked and talked until they arrived at the backyard of the Imperial Medical Academy.

Guan Zhiyue and the other three peeked their heads out from behind the wall and stared in surprise at the four red plum trees in the courtyard.

“There are so many plum blossoms! Why don’t you go in and pick some?” Guan Zhiyue said, glancing at the two men beside her.

Li Qishang looked at Guan Zhiyue with some confusion, as if to say, "Why us? Weren't you going to make some red plum wine? How did it turn into us picking them?"

"Why don't you want to?"

Guan Zhiyue looked at Li Qishang with a questioning gaze and an incredulous expression.

After a series of ordeals, Li Qishang reluctantly went to the backyard, carrying Guan Zhiyue's small basket, to pick red plums for her.

At night, Guan Zhiyue lay in bed, thinking about what those women had said that afternoon. Guan Zhiyue felt very uncomfortable, she didn't know why, but she just felt particularly irritable, inexplicably irritable.

Especially after hearing that Shen Na had also served the emperor, Guan Zhiyue became extremely agitated. She didn't know why she was like this. Guan Zhiyue picked up the pillow that Li Qiji had slept on and angrily slapped it twice, looking quite troublesome.

"Pah, you dog of a man, I'll beat you to death for your philandering ways!"

Guan Zhiyue was a little stunned. What was going on? Why did she feel so awkward after hearing Li Qiji's concubines talk about serving him in bed?

"I know, it must be because I don't like those complicated relationships with multiple wives and concubines. I find them disgusting, that's why I'm upset. That must be it, yes, I think that's definitely it." Guan Zhiyue quickly put the pillow down and kept trying to numb and deceive herself.