"Our little Bailu is so wonderful, the prince can't bear to kill you," Ji Fengyao teased, pulling Bailu's little hand to her feet as they walked. "Come on, my little darling, let's go to sleep. I'll pamper you tonight!"

"Your Highness, you...you're acting like a..." rogue!

Bai Lu was still an unmarried young girl, and she couldn't withstand Ji Fengyao's teasing. Her face turned as red as if it were about to bleed.

But she was happy inside.

In this dynasty, women had no status. In the past, they were nothing more than a burden at home, and even their own parents would never give them a smile.

Later, her own parents sold her off, and she became a lowly servant, thinking that her life would be miserable forever.

Who would have thought she would meet such a wonderful mistress as the princess, who treated her like a sister.

Seeing that Ji Fengyao really wanted to sleep with her, Bai Lu finally stopped her.

The better the princess treats her, the more she should remember her place.

With tears in her eyes, she said gratefully, "Your Highness, this is impossible. How could I possibly sleep with you?"

"I told you, you and Xique are both my sisters, how can we not sleep together?" Ji Fengyao noticed the tears in her eyes and guessed what she was thinking. She deliberately used her index finger to lift her chin and laughed, "Could it be that you're really afraid I'll eat you up!"

Bai Lu: "..."

This princess was someone she both loved and resented—how could she be so mischievous!

"Alright, we're in a den of wolves now. We should try to be together for everything, from eating and drinking to using the toilet, so as not to cause any trouble. So, are you willing to sleep with me?" Ji Fengyao gently held her hand and spoke softly to comfort her.

Bai Lu thought about it and agreed. Meeting Ji Fengyao's warm gaze, she nodded and said, "Yes, this servant will listen to the Princess. This servant will go to sleep!"

Ji Fengyao was amused by her heroic, death-defying demeanor and laughed so hard she almost fell over: "Look at you, as if I'm really going to favor you, my goodness, how could there be such a cute little girl like you, hahahaha..."

Bai Lu finally got annoyed by her laughter. Embarrassed and annoyed, she hugged a small corner of the quilt, turned her back to her, and huffed without saying a word.

Hmph, you stinky princess, I'm ignoring you until dawn!

Just as Ji Fengyao had predicted.

The next morning, Chen Ziyun went to Shang Dongyang and asked him to issue an imperial edict to summon Ji Fengyao to the palace for questioning and to bring up the matter of marriage again.

Shang Dongyang readily agreed to write the imperial edict, but he was more concerned about his adoptive father.

So, Shang Dongyang complained indirectly, "Mother, as you know, that bandit has always been unruly, and I'm afraid my imperial decree won't have much power to restrain her."

If she disobeys the imperial decree and I punish her, it will inevitably lead to a major conflict.

If I don't punish her, I will lose all face in front of my subjects, and my imperial dignity will be completely destroyed.

“It’s alright. The emperor only needs to send someone to tell her, ‘If you want to save people, come to the palace.’ She will definitely come to the palace obediently,” Chen Ziyun said arrogantly.

"Save people?" Shang Dongyang asked, feigning confusion, but showed no intention of immediately writing the imperial edict.

After all, he was her own son, so Chen Ziyun didn't treat Shang Dongyang as an outsider. She dismissed everyone around her and then said directly, "Do you think that bandit came to the capital? It's because your father captured the bandit's two younger brothers."

Then, Chen Ziyun gave Shang Dongyang a general overview of Meng Qi's true identity and the fact that the Demon Lord was in the palace.

Shang Dongyang was astonished and became even more eager to learn about those mysterious and unpredictable methods.