I'm just an ornamental fish in the water.

The sudden greeting startled Chi'er.

She looked up and was stunned once again.

As the personal maid of Lady Luoshui, dressing up and grooming the lady was Chi'er's daily routine.

If we were to ask who in the world is most familiar with the Empress's appearance and voice, Chi'er would definitely be one of the top contenders.

That's why Chi'er was stunned when he saw the girl's face.

Because the girl's features bore a striking resemblance to the Empress, especially her eyebrows, which were practically identical.

Jiang Li naturally noticed this as well, and in a flash, he realized the identity of the girl in front of him.

He immediately bowed and said, "Jiang Li, a servant under the command of Lady Luoshui, pays respects to Princess Fengmu of the Fuxi Clan."

Chi'er also came to her senses and hurriedly followed suit, bowing and paying her respects.

Feng Mu pouted and waved his hand, saying, "Get up, get up, there's no need for such formalities."

As she spoke, she muttered, "I should have come looking different."

Jiang Li said softly, "Your Highness, Her Majesty and the other princes have all gone to Shouyang Palace."

Feng Mu nodded and said, "I know, but I'm not going."

As if Jiang Li's words had opened the floodgates, the prince said somewhat angrily, "Those few are definitely on Father's side. They're always trying to persuade my sister like this or that, as if she has to bow her head first."

"They're probably still trying to persuade me like this, but I'm not going to go along with them."

Chi'er was somewhat dumbfounded, and quickly whispered, "Your Highness, be careful what you say..."

"What's there to be afraid of? He's not afraid of losing face, so why should I be?"

Feng Mu put his hands on his hips and snorted.

As for the "he" she mentioned, it naturally refers to His Majesty Fuxi.

"But Your Highness, even if it's out of respect for His Excellency, we should still..."

Chi'er whispered her advice, then secretly gave Jiang Li a wink, signaling him to also offer some words of encouragement.

Jiang Li did not respond. Instead, she cupped her hands and asked, "Your Highness Mu, who do you think was in the wrong back then?"

Chi'er was dumbfounded and suddenly turned around to look at Jiang Li.

I told you to tell her to talk less, why did you start talking back to her?!

"I don't know, but my sister is definitely right!"

Feng Mu spoke without hesitation, completely disregarding his own grammatical errors.

What does it mean to say, "You don't know, but you're sure your sister is right"?

If Lady Luoshui is not at fault, then isn't it Emperor Fuxi who is at fault?

Jiang Li's lips twitched.

Clearly, this prince was unaware of the inside story, yet he unconditionally trusted the empress.

"My sister is never wrong. She must have had a very hard time all these years. I'll be able to go to Luoshui to see her soon!"

Feng Mu stood with his hands on his hips, calling her "sister" repeatedly.

"That's why I don't want to go to Shouyang Palace and cause trouble for my sister. I'll just go to Luoshui to see her myself. Isn't that much better than what I'm doing now?"

Ok……

It's confirmed, she's a sister-complex type.

Jiang Li muttered something to herself, then asked, "Is His Highness and Her Highness on good terms?"

"certainly!"

The moment Feng Mu mentioned Lady Luoshui, it was as if a switch had been flipped, and his eyes lit up.

"No one in the whole world loves my sister more than I do!"

She spoke with certainty and conviction, as if she were stating some universal truth.

But she immediately deflated, muttering, "But I haven't seen my sister in all these years. Will she resent me?"

Chi'er wanted to speak, but the prince continued to mutter to himself.

"Sister, you can't blame me. He was the one who wouldn't let me leave Fire Cloud Cave. It was only after His Majesty King Yu went to see him last time that I finally managed to find an opportunity and begged His Majesty King Yu for a long time before I was allowed to leave!"

As she spoke, Feng Mu suddenly looked at Chi'er and asked, "Sister, could I hide inside the carriage and then jump out with a 'ha' once we get back to Luoshui?"

"Your Highness..."

Chi'er instinctively refused, saying blankly, "You are of such high status, how could you do something so impolite? It would be better to... pay a formal visit..."

She carefully chose her words.

That makes sense.

Feng Mu readily accepted Chi'er's suggestion, saying, "Then I'll wait until my sister goes back before we discuss it further."

"We will certainly welcome Your Highness with all our hearts."

Chi'er nodded quickly, managing to calm the very unruly prince down.

She thought she could get rid of this prince, after all, she and Jiang Li were just two small fry under the Empress's command.

The difference in status between them and this prince is simply too great.

However, Feng Mu did not leave. Instead, he looked at Jiang Li and asked the same question again.

"You're Jiang Li?"

Jiang Li was somewhat puzzled. She had clearly already paid her respects, so why did His Highness ask again?

Although puzzled, Jiang Li nodded.

Feng Mu then began to look Jiang Li up and down, as if he were looking at some rare object.

Jiang Li grew increasingly puzzled by the look in her eyes and couldn't help but ask, "Is there something wrong with me?"

"I'm just curious."

Feng Mu blinked and said.

"curious?"

Jiang Li asked, "What is Your Highness curious about?"

"Of course..."

Feng Mu stopped talking abruptly, waved his hand and laughed, "It's nothing, it's nothing, I was just curious."

Jiang Li narrowed her eyes, smiled slightly, and did not ask any further questions.

Logically speaking, the only way this prince could know about him should be through Lady Luoshui.

But it was clear that Feng Mu had not seen Lady Luo Shui for a long time, at least not since Chi Er took office.

Then Feng Mu shouldn't know me. Although I signed up for that big show just now, Feng Mu was obviously not there at the time.

But Feng Mu asked himself twice, "Are you Jiang Li?"

In other words, this youngest princess of the Fuxi clan learned of her existence through other means. From the beginning, she came for "Jiang Li" rather than for "her sister's attendant".

It was Jiang Li who changed the subject at first, bringing up Lady Luoshui, which led to the conversation continuing until now.

Faced with the choice between satisfying his own curiosity and making his sister the central figure in the conversation, Feng Mu chose the latter.

Now, her curiosity has resurfaced.

So how did she find out about her own existence?

His Majesty King Yu?

From Ji Tong's words and Feng Mu's earlier remarks, Jiang Li naturally learned that this prince had relentlessly pestered King Yu to become his disciple in order to leave Huoyun Cave, thus gaining "freedom" and transforming into a patrol officer of the Xiayuan Water Official's Palace.

Aside from Lady Luoshui, the only person who could bring Jiang Li and Feng Mu into contact was His Majesty King Yu, whom both of them had met.

Why would His Majesty King Yu mention himself in front of Feng Mu?

Jiang Li felt a little uneasy.

Although the Empress repeatedly assured that King Yu had given her the spiritual essence of Wuzhiqi to build her foundation, it was purely a casual gesture.

Jiang Li originally thought so too, but if it was really just something done casually, why did His Majesty King Yu bring him up again?

Perhaps it's because Feng Mu once asked King Yu for Wuzhiqi's spiritual essence?

Jiang Li silently deduced in her mind.

This is not impossible, after all, the pure primordial spiritual energy produced by an ancient ferocious god born of nature is indeed a rare divine object.

But this is only relative.

Feng Mu, as the youngest daughter of Emperor Fuxi, a noble human princess, would she really lack such a spiritual essence?

Jiang Li was deep in thought.

Just then, Lady Luoshui stepped into the venue alone once again.

At this moment, the empress was still veiled, so her expression could not be seen, and there was nothing unusual about her movements.

"elder sister!"

Upon seeing Lady Luoshui, Feng Mu's eyes lit up. He forgot about his earlier promise to formally pay his respects at the Luoshui Divine Palace and strode forward like a butterfly flitting among flowers to greet her.