After knowing that the person sitting on the throne was Sha Yue, Ye Zhizhou could no longer look directly at those noble consorts in the rear court who fought each other for the emperor's affections.

After completing all the formalities the next day after the wedding, he ignored the fake emperor's unknowing gaze and the odd expressions of the noble consorts behind him. He took Sha Yang to De Lan Palace to have breakfast with De Gui Jun, then followed Sha Yang to Ming Yue Palace.

"Guoshi, Wangye." Rong Guangyan, who was dressed in formal guoshi robes, came out and saluted them respectfully. He said, the secret guards from the emperor have arrived. They're waiting for orders in the side hall."

Sha Yang nodded to express his understanding. He led Ye Zhizhou towards the side hall.

The emperor conferred a total of eight secret guards. In the group, there were seven women and one man. And the only man of the group was Leng Ye from the original plot.

Leng Ye was a little shorter than the average man, had a cold appearance, and was used to hiding his scent, since the way he stood in the crowd made it difficult to draw anyone's attention. Probably becoming aware of Ye Zhizhou's gaze, he stiffened slightly for a moment, before relaxing.

"Xiao Zhou." Sha Yang's jealous nature arose once again.

Ye Zhizhou withdrew his gaze, remembering the plot information of Leng Ye in his head, and wicked thoughts began to collect in his stomach. The emperor's secret guards were basically all women, and there were very few men. It seemed that there was only one male secret guard who could get to the top. And that was Leng Ye. Although he was a secret guard, he wanted to get married, have a child, and live an ordinary life. It was a complete accident that the protagonist was able to catch him. At that time, the protagonist and the prince of the enemy country were in the middle of the "I love you, yet I have to kill you" ambiguous play and were always in a bad mood. The one time the protagonist got drunk, she mistook Leng Ye for Yu Shaung and said some affectionate words similar to "one person in a lifetime". "you farm while I weave", and "husband and wife returning home together". In addition, she also pressed down Leng Ye and kissed him, so the pure and innocent Leng Ye began to fall into her hands... After the protagonist sobered up, she realized this mistake, but she didn't explain it at all. Instead, she started to tease a pure little secret guard from time to time. Such a slag woman.

Leng Ye was also an inflexible person, and since he believed that she had already taken advantage of him, then he could only follow her for the rest of his life. Although in his heart he was jealous over her large harem, thinking of the other's identity as the royal princess, he could only deeply press down the hurt and jealousy in his heart. Furthermore, he was the last one to leave the protagonist's side, and the reason he left was because the protagonist's new concubine caused him to miscarry... The more Ye Zhizhou thought about the plot, the more he felt that Leng Ye was very pitiful. The wicked thoughts in his stomach receded, and sympathy began to flood in.

While Ye Zhizhou was distracted, Sha Yang had already arranged all the female secret guards. Only Leng Ye was still in his original position.

"Xiao Zhou." Sha Yang held his hand. His expression was indifferent, and his tone and even his voice was indifferent.

Ye Zhizhou quickly returned from his thoughts with a shiver, quickly grasped his hand and said after a low cough. "That, from today on, you will be called Leng Ye."

Leng Ye silently knelt down and responded, his heart slightly sinking. Just now, the newly appointed Wangye had been looking at him. Could it be... He lowered his eyes, concealing his reluctance. Even after climbing to this position, he could still not escape the fate of having to please others?

"I have enough people serving me here, so you..." Ye Zhizhou stopped in the middle of his words. He turned to look at Sha Yang and asked him in a low voice, "Can you calculate where his fated person is at?"

Sha Yang glanced at him differently and then said to the still kneeling Leng Ye, "Go retrieve five thousand taels of silver from the warehouse and head south. I will arrange the household registration for you. If you have any difficulty, go find the nearest branch of Ming Yue Palace. Ok, dismissed."

Leng Ye was stunned and did not with the rule that the secret guards should never look directly at their master. He raised his eyes and looked at them in surprise. He asked somewhat hesitantly, "Master's meaning is..."

"You are free." Ye Zhizhou couldn't help but narrow his eyes as he smiled. He got up and pulled at Sha Yang and said, "It's late. Let's get out of the palace. There should be just enough time to go visit the brothel."

Sha Yang looked at him, gripping his hand, and obediently got up. He nodded towards Rong Guangyan who had been standing quietly at the side before he followed Ye Zhizhou.

Leng Ye blankly turned his head to stare at them as they left, then looked at Rong Guangyan, "Guoshi..."

"Get up." Rong Guangyan stepped forward to help him up and made a blessing gesture towards him with his baby-like face, "May peace and joy always accompany you." After saying that, he stuffed a prayer bead into Leng Ye's hand before leaving as well.

The bead in his hand was glossy, and it still carried the warmth of the person's hand. Leng Ye foolishly stared off into space for a while, before he suddenly turned around and knelt down toward the three people who left. He then knocked his head on the ground multiple times and did not get up for a very long time, "Thank you... Thank you."

As night fell, the flower boats that were stopped by the river lit their lights one after another. They were as beautiful as a painting. Ye Zhizhou laid in the window of the restaurant's private room and sighed sadly, "I thought I could get up and experience it..." Sha Yang set down the empty wine cup and turned to look at him, not saying a word.

Ye Zhizhou notice his gaze and quickly and quietly got up before sitting down beside him. He obediently poured wine for him. He didn't know if it was just his imagination, but he always felt that although his lover who had recovered his memory he was still as domineering and jealous as before, his aura seemed to have become a little terrifying... Even though his lover had problems with his brain before, he was still very easy to coax, but now... Ye Zhizhou was completely unable to coax him, and he felt like he was being stifled by his lover in all aspects.

"Xiao Zhou."

It was this indifferent tone again! He was finished! Ye Zhizhou immediately sat up straighter before carefully raising his gaze to look at his lover.

Sha Yang brought the wine up his lips, sipping it lightly, and his tone was indescribable, "You're afraid of me?"

No, no, no, how would he dare be! So he shook his head, frantically shaking it.

Sha Yang's gaze became heavy, and he set down the wine cup before turning and hugged Ye Zhizhou. As he stroked his hair, his voice became relaxed. "Xiao Zhou, don't be afraid of me." Otherwise, he didn't know what he would do.

"I'm not..." Once he was unable to see his lover's expression, Ye Zhizhou relaxed a little and said, "I- I'm just not used to it! Yes, that's is. Before, whenever I arrived in a world, I had to rush to do tasks. I suddenly became idle in this world, and I'm not used to it."

"Is that so." Sha Yang turned his head to kiss his ear, his fingertips shining slightly. "Say my name, Xiao Zhou."

Ye Zhizhou was shaken by his kiss and suddenly felt shy. He called out in a small voice, "Dongfang Shu." For nearly a month, he had been unable to say his lover's real name. He always felt a little awkward and shy. When he had to call his lover, he would always use general endearments such as "dear"... It seemed to have been a little too much.

"Dongfang Shu." Ye Zhizhou didn't give his lover a chance to speak. He took a small breath and then seriously called out his name again. He raised his hand and grabbed the clothes of his lover from behind, then turned his head to rub against him. "Dongfang Shu...Shu, en, Dongfang... I'm not afraid of you. I just like you too." He like him so much that he didn't know what to do.

So this was what it felt like when the person you loved said your name with such affection... The faint golden light on his fingertips disappeared. He closed his eyes and sighed. "I know. I always knew." This person was in love with him, and even if whom this person loved before was just a badly damaged version of him, there was no doubt that this person really loved him.

"Xiao Zhou..." He gently patted Ye Zhizhou's back, and his spiritual power unconsciously reached out and entangled with the other's . "We must always stay together."

His body felt very comfortable as though he was sleeping in a cradle, floating and rocking.

"Thank you for informing me."

"You're welcome. Take care, Boss Liu."

"This one will remember Guoshi's favor."

He heard the sound of a stool being pushed away, the sound of walking, and then the sound of the door being opened. He opened his eyes in a daze and saw a long figure in red flash away from the gradually closing door, vaguely showing the other party's perfect side view.

[The probability of Liu Jun and the protagonist falling in love has fallen to 30%. May the host persist in his efforts.]

"What the fuck, Liu Jun!" He woke up in an instant and quickly lifted up his blanket to catch up with him. In the original plot, the male lead that the protagonist was unable to forget was Liu Jun. And the reason was because Liu Jun was super beautiful! It wasn't that feminine kind of beauty! It was the beauty of the lotus-like gentleman! And Liu Jun's qin, chess, calligraphy, and painting skills were all excellent. He once set a record by playing a song in the qin that caused numerous birds to gather. The most important thing was that he was the first man to shake off the protagonist and went to live a free life!

He actually slept through the chance to meet this god-like man! What a loss!

A shadow covered him. He froze in the middle of putting on his shoes. He finally became conscious of the current situation. He swallowed silently and stretched out a hand to grab his lover's clothes. "That... I'm thirsty..."

"Do you feel dizzy?"

The expected vinegar knife did not come down. His body was lifted up, and he then felt a warm hand on his forehead, before a familiar spiritual power washed over him. "You should not be allowed to drink. The alcohol content here is relatively high. Your body has no alcohol tolerance, as you actually became drunk from just one cup of wine."

He looked at his lover's gentle and concerned face foolishly. He then raised his hand to cover the hand on his forehead and rubbed it. "You're not angry?"

"Why would I be angry?" Sha Yang looked at him strangely and then flicked his forehead. "Did you become foolish while you slept? Since you're awake, let's tidy up and get ready to leave. It's very late, so the flower boat will be closed soon."

Only now did Ye Zhizhou realize that they were on a small flower boat. He felt even more foolish. "Wasn't I drinking with you in the restaurant? How did I end up here after waking up?" He remembered that he was being held by his lover, then the other's spiritual power washed over him. He immediately became happy and entangled his own spiritual power with his lover's for a bit, and he even drank a cup of wine and then... After that, after just one cup, he fell asleep.

"Didn't you say you wanted to experience a flower boat?" Sha Yang neatened his sleep-mussed hair, looking at him with a warm gaze. "I saw you fall asleep and wanted to take the chance to give you a surprise. As a result, I didn't expect you would sleep this long, actually sleeping until now. While waiting for you to awake, I sent someone to Liu Jun's flower boat to invite him over and talk to him for you. Right after we finished talking, you woke up. Is the flag pulled out?"

"There's still 30%..." Ye Zhizhou was lulled into a light and airy mood by his gentle tone. His rationality was completely blown away by the evil wind called 'love'. He grinned and said, "You've worked hard. The remaining 30% will be finished when Liu Jun and his sweetheart get rid of the misunderstanding between them... Dongfang, you're the best. I really like the flower boat."

Sha Yang smiled. "You're saying you like it before you even look at it?"

Ye Zhizhou stuttered, then turned his neck and looked away. "It was super comfortable sleeping on this boat so I really like it!"

Sha Yang couldn't help laughing. Ye Zhizhou felt a bit embarrassed and laughed foolishly.

Tongtian laid silently in Ye Zhizhou's arms. After hesitating for a long time, he decided to continue pretending to be dead and concealed how Dongfang Shu had tampered with the wine... Going from being openly jealous to being secretly jealous, this Supreme Master was someone Tongtian no longer acknowledged. Otherwise, it'd go crazy.

Three days later, the general's heir, Yi Qiong, came across a young scholar selling paintings on an old market street and was surprised to see that she had a jade piece that was identical to his. After a brief conversation with her, he was even more surprised to find out that the other was the childhood fiance that he thought had died.

On the second floor of the teahouse, Ye Zhizhou frowned and watched them walk away, still feeling somewhat worried. "But that person isn't Ying Qiong's childhood fiance. What if that gets revealed? Who exactly is that person? Why aren't you telling me?"

Sha Yang turned his face back, easily crushed the walnut that Ye Zhizhou had been unable to smash, and comforted him, "It's ok if it's revealed. Although their fated marriage has some twists and turns, they'll definitely have a stable and happy marriage. As for who this person is... They're just the leader of a small faction in the Jianghu. It's not worth mentioning. "

"So it's like that... Ye Zhizhou relaxed slightly and took the walnuts that Sha Yang handed over and stuffed them in his mouth. He said with a muffled voice, "As long as they have a good ending. Ying Qiong looks like a traditional sweet and naive person, so we can't let him be cheated by bad guys."

At the corner of the street, carrying several scrolls on her back, Sha Li was dragged along by Ying Qiong. Her face was full of helplessness as she said, "Young master, I really don't know you."

(Sha Li is a male, he's just disguised as a female so everyone else refers to him with she/her pronouns but Sha Li's POV uses he/him pronouns)

"But I recognize your pendant!" Ying Qiong glared at her with a pair of catlike pupils, looking both angry and wronged. "Was it so shameful to be my fiance? Even pretending to be dead to trick me! The tanghulu I fed you back then was for nothing, you liar!"

No, he wasn't a liar; he was a killer. Sha Li looked at Ying Qiong in silence. 100 ways of knocking out the other flashed through his mind, but after meeting the other's clear and simple gaze, he couldn't raise his hand to do so. Sha Li could only continue to explain. "This jade pendant was something I bought, really! I'm really not your..."

Whoosh--

When the sound of a concealed weapon broke through the air, Sha Li's gaze changed. He quickly pulled Qiong into his arms. After a few jumps, he finally jumped behind a wall. He lowered his Voice and asked, "Where is your home? I'll take you back." Damn it, it was all because of this kid's random chattering that his disguise had been seen through by his enemies!

"Y- you can fly!" Yiong Qiong completely ignored her question. He became extremely happy and excited, grabbing her and praising her. After praising her, he became angry, "You even forgot where my house is. It's the General's mansion! General Ying's mansion, remember it quickly! Otherwise... otherwise, I'll tear you painting." As he said this, he snatched a scroll from her back and held it tightly.

Young master, that scroll was only a piece of blank paper. But General Ying's mansion? That seemed to be a good hiding place. Sha Li's gaze changed, and he smiled as he held Ying Qiong. He ran quickly towards the General's mansion with his qinggong skills. He said with a smile, "Actually I was joking with you just now. How can I not remember you, my little fiance."

Ying Qiong became both angry and shy at her teasing, but he couldn't help but feeling happy. My future wife was like this... Seems pretty good.

[The probability of Ying Qiong and the protagonist falling in love has dropped to 0%. The fourth soul flag has been pulled out. Congratulations to the host. May the host persist in his efforts.]

Ye Zhizhou's hand shook and he almost threw his teacup. "Thi- this fast?" Those two left less than ten minutes ago. This speed is going against heaven.

Sha Yang stretched out his hand and took his teacup, bringing it to his mouth before taking a sip with a satisfied smile on his face. "Rest assured, there are faster ones."

I was going to include the translator's note because they included a picture of their new cat, but I couldn't paste it here so... Anyways, low-key want a series about Ying Qiong and Sha Li lol. Thank you for reading!

I apologize for any misspelled words, stay safe :)