Consort Jia had already heard about this from Greenie and Tinglan, and had mentally prepared herself for several days, so she wouldn't lose her composure on the spot. But when she saw Shang Xiye take out the golden seal to give to the female bandit, her heart still ached terribly.

The news that the Ninth Prince had given his wife the golden seal to manage the household spread like wildfire throughout the capital in no time.

This caused countless women who admired the Ninth Prince to beat their chests in frustration, and countless officials and common people to shake their heads and sigh.

Alas, Ninth Prince is really going to give up and fall into depravity!

Just watch, that female bandit is sure to turn the Ninth Prince's Mansion into complete chaos!

In fact, Ji Fengyao herself hadn't come to her senses yet. Even after washing up in the evening, she was still sitting under the candlelight, staring blankly at the golden seal on the table.

She had never managed a household or finances in her entire life, and suddenly she was asked to manage such a large prince's mansion. Where did she even begin?

Moreover, once the medicinal herbs are delivered to the manor, she will have to devote herself to developing the Time-Freezing Pill and his antidote. How will she have the energy to manage the trivial matters of the manor?

Lin Shuang came in after tidying up and saw that she was still staring at the golden seal in a daze. She reminded her, "Your Highness, this golden seal cannot be left lying around like this. You must find a safe place to store it. If it is lost, it will cause a big problem."

Lin Shuang's reminder only made Ji Fengyao more worried.

Shang Xiye really gave her a hot potato. There are no safes in this dynasty. How could she carry such a big piece of gold on her person all the time?

"Your Highness!" Black Owl's voice suddenly appeared at the door.

Lin Shuang jumped, startled, and exclaimed, "Who goes there!"

"No need to be nervous, he's a guard I picked up on the road," Ji Fengyao said happily, raising her voice, "Come in."

Lin Shuang: "!"

It's already night, and the princess is actually letting a man into her bedroom?!

But the person outside had already pushed the door open and entered. Moreover, he was a very handsome man who was quite pleasing to the eye. Lin Shuang's surprised little heart skipped a beat, and she lowered her head, not daring to look directly at him.

"Go outside and wait there," Black Owl instructed Lin Shuang quite naturally, as if he were the master of Hui Nuan's Pavilion.

Lin Shuang looked up in surprise again, her eyes wide as she stared at Ji Fengyao.

Ji Fengyao already felt that this person was no ordinary guard, and after hearing what he said, she felt that he was even more interesting. So she said to Lin Shuang, "Go."

Lin Shuang looked heartbroken, feeling that she was about to lose her head. She left the house sadly and closed the door behind her.

Black Owl: "..."

He just told her to stand guard at the door; he didn't tell her to close the door!

Hei Xiao turned to look at Ji Fengyao. She was only wearing a thin red dress and her long hair was loose, so she was obviously preparing to go to bed.

If an ordinary young woman were to appear like this in public, she would surely hide under the table to preserve her innocence. But she, on the other hand, sat upright in the light, staring directly at him with an open and honest gaze. "I was just delivering a drunkard, why are you only getting back now?"

"I've been back for a while, but the guards that the Ninth Prince sent for the Princess Consort are not easy to deal with." Seeing that she didn't hold a grudge, Hei Xiao also sat down at the table and glanced at the gold seal on the table.

Under the dim light of candlelight.

His features became increasingly handsome, and his youthful, full skin shone with a luminous glow.

Ji Fengyao could tell that this wasn't because he was young, nor because he was in his prime; even ordinary teenagers didn't have such good skin. Rather, it was because his skin and even his bones had been baptized by spiritual energy.

However, Ji Fengyao's soul was currently locked by the Time-Condensing Pill, and she herself had no cultivation at all, so she couldn't see through his cultivation level. She could only be sure that he was at least not an ordinary warrior.