The next morning after breakfast, Ji Fengyao asked about the whereabouts of the walking corpse from the previous night, and Shang Xiye simply told her two words: "Empress."

Ji Fengyao raised her delicate eyebrows slightly, pouted, and remained silent.

The magpie was furious: "The royal family is really bullying us. They invited us to the capital so politely, but behind our backs they ganged up to mock us and wouldn't let us resist. If we resisted, they would use these insidious and vicious methods to harm us!"

Wuhen: "...Cough!"

This silly girl, doesn't she know how to speak? The prince is also a member of the royal family!

"Why are you coughing? If you're sick, go back to bed and don't get in the way," Xique retorted immediately, clearly annoyed with Wuhen.

"Hey, don't be so short-tempered," Ji Fengyao said, reaching out to grab Xique.

"Miss, they've all bullied us like this, how can you still tolerate it? If this were before, you would have already grabbed a weapon and fought back," Xique said angrily.

Ji Fengyao stood up, patted her clothes, and waved her index finger at Xique from side to side: "Who said I would tolerate your young lady? Let's go get revenge right now."

"Great! Miss, I'll go get the whip. We only brought the whip with us this time," the magpie exclaimed joyfully.

Shang Xiye: "!"

Could it be that this little female bandit has only just recovered a little bit of her martial arts skills and is already going to go back to her old ways and fight?

Wuhen asked Shang Xiye with his eyes: Your Highness, should I tie up Miss Xique?

"Come back, come back! I'm going to Black Owl's place. What are you doing with the whip? Are you going to spar with Black Owl?" Ji Fengyao quickly reached out and pulled Xi Que back from where she was going to find the whip.

Xi Que was stunned: "Didn't Miss say we were going to take revenge? Why are we going to Blackie's place? Blackie has no grudge against us."

"Have you ever heard the saying, 'A bandit who can't use poison isn't a good bandit'? I'll go and concoct a hundred or eighty kinds of poisons. Poison is the most suitable for dealing with those vicious people." Ji Fengyao took two steps with an air of banditry before realizing that she had left someone behind.

She hurriedly ran back, her face beaming with smiles: "Of course, every poison and antidote I prepare will be submitted to Your Highness for backup. This is a way of repaying Your Highness for my hard work."

So, wasn't it worth it to help me find medicinal herbs?

When you look for medicinal herbs again, will you be full of motivation?

Shang Xiye stared at the little bandit's increasingly bright and tender chubby face, his fingers itching to move. He remembered how he had almost scared her yesterday and barely managed to suppress his urge to take liberties with her. He gave a faint "hmm" without changing his expression.

Finally, he said calmly, "The Emperor has summoned me. I must go. You go to Black Owl's place first."

"Yes, Your Highness!" Ji Fengyao eagerly pushed Shang Xiye out of the courtyard gate, handed him to Wuhen, and waved goodbye to him with a very good attitude: "Your Highness, see you later!"

Wuhen: Women really do need to be disciplined. Look how virtuous and sensible the princess has become after being disciplined by the prince yesterday.

Thinking about it, she glanced back at the magpie that was hopping and skipping behind Ji Fengyao.

Ji Fengyao arrived near the Black Owl's residence.

Black Owl was sitting idly in the pavilion outside the courtyard, leaning against the pillar and gazing absently at the endless green lotus leaves.

He didn't know why, but ever since he started practicing his inner energy cultivation according to the mental techniques Ji Fengyao gave him, he kept having dreams.

Moreover, the things in my dreams are all vague and unclear, and I can't remember them when I wake up.

I only vaguely remember that in my dream, I was riding the clouds with someone in the highest heavens, like an immortal.