Sweet as Honey. White Robe.

"… Long Cheng kept working for Kong Duan to protect the altar. I sent him to a village at the capital's outskirts. He's not the type who can sit still, so I'll probably have to assign him so work."

I recounted what happened over the last few days in a short and concise format. Young Shiyi nodded as I went. Regarding my activities with Divine Moon Cult, she didn't know much more than my fellow martial siblings. She, as a matter of fact, never met my former subordinates before. In some ways, Hongjiu knew more than she did. Having said that, I never withheld any information from her, so she only needed to ask if she wanted to know something. More importantly, I didn't want her to involve herself with Divine Moon Cult in case put herself in jeopardy. She knew what I had in mind, which was why she never pried when it came to the topic.

"I see. In short…" Young Shiyi stopped to think and picked up the most important part: "You went wandering for a few days, married a eunuch and even had a son after!"

Young Shiyi deftly grabbed my left ear right as she finished. She shot me a scary glare at me and smiled: "I was wondering why my eye kept twitching the last few days. Wow, Feizhen, you're amazing, huh? First Princess, Second Princess and even a eunuch now. Let's hear it; how many mistresses are you hiding?"

"I'm sure I recounted the story in Chinese! What exactly were you listening to?!"

I went on to give an elaborate explanation. Young Shiyi grudgingly believed me in the end; however, the way she looked at me suggested she believed I was the type who was bold enough to actually commit thw heinous crime and hide my mistresses around nearby. Thus, I asked her how she was doing as a member of the Female Constables.

Young Shiyi waved a hand: "Heh, nothing much, just a little tired from being commanded."

'S-Someone has the audacity to boss my Young Shiyi around?!'

"Heh, they must be sick of living! Who's bossing you around?! Tell them to step up, and I'll teach them a lesson!"

"Pfft, what are you so worked up for? Unlike you, my comrade listens, takes care of me, cheers me up and even gave me a small plum blossom."

'Huh?! Someone confessed to Young Shiyi? I can't imagine any male entering their courtyard. Don't tell me it was Gramps Huang.'

"One flower?! You're not dead! That's unlucky." I shook the image of the scoundrel trying to steal my Young Shiyi's heart out of my mind: "Bossing you around on one hand and giving you a flower on the other hand. That's what you call a rat. That's the worst kind. Don't fall for his tricks."

"Idiot." Young Shiyi giggled: "What are you jealous for? Her name is Lu Xiaomeng. She's seven years old this year. She's so adorable and keeps calling me 'Junior Sister, Junior Sister.' She's so cute unlike you, always innovating ways to get on my nerves."

"Oh, so the little girl's name was Xiaomeng," I said in my mind. I was relieved for a second before I was annoyed: "I never got on your nerves."

"Really now?" asked Young Shiyi, tone sarcastic and standing akimbo with her eyes narrowed. "You just left for several days without any prior notice. You don't happen to think I don't know you went to the temple fair before you came back, do you?"

"Uh, that, uh…"

"Who did you go with?"

"M-My colleague."

Young Shiyi didn't believe me. She stopped herself when she intended to argue. She, instead, remarked, "Wait, I smell a fragrance on you."

"Where?" I asked before sniffing my sleeve. Tone relaxed, I explained, "I went around to several places today, including eating out. It's probably the smell of the dishes."

"Oh? Which restaurant was this? I had no idea there was a restaurant that could produce Jin Guilan's exclusive premium fragrance."

Because Young Shiyi mentioned it, I could finally smell the faint fragrance when I focused. That said… I suddenly recalled the somewhat lonely smile from the girl who also shared her heartfelt feelings with me. If my memory didn't fail me, it was Bai Lian's smell…

Young Shiyi smiled: "My adorable Ming Feizhen, do you mind explaining what this is about?"

'Shit! Shit! Shit! Shit! Those eyes are menacing…'

"I-I-I, it, that, this, it's actually General Manager Bai's scent. I went with General Manager Bai to the temple fair. Umm, eunuchs like to wear makeup, so it's nothing surprising."

Well, General Manager Bai was a girl, after all. Judging from the atmosphere, though, I didn't think I could mention it…

Doubtful, Young Shiyi stared at me