"This man has three wives and four concubines; it's entirely different from a male prostitute, who is touched by thousands. After all, your three wives and four concubines can only be tasted by you alone, while any man can have his way with a male prostitute." The Crown Prince said slowly, "Fourth Brother, are you still a virgin?"
After speaking, his gaze couldn't help but drift towards Nangong Yu's legs. A man in his twenties, still a virgin, could his thing still be used?
"This Prince intends to remain pure for my Princess Consort." Nangong Yu downed the wine in his cup. "Naturally, I cannot compare to the romantic and amorous nature of Crown Prince Imperial Brother."
"Remain pure?" The Crown Prince laughed, tears almost streaming down his face. "Only women are meant to remain pure. Where in this world does a man remain pure? Third Brother, don't you agree?" Su Dan Novels.
Prince Chu merely smiled and did not answer. If anyone else had said they would remain pure, he certainly wouldn't have believed them. But when Nangong Yu said it, he inexplicably found it believable. If Nangong Yu were lecherous, with his looks and status, what kind of woman wouldn't he have?
"Right, I almost forgot, Fourth Brother, haven't you already broken your purity?" The Crown Prince picked up the wine pot and refilled Nangong Yu's cup. "Your delicate and adorable junior sister, her taste must have been utterly intoxicating, right? Could it be that what Fourth Brother calls remaining pure is for the sake of this junior sister?"
Nangong Yu played with the thumb ring, a cold glint flashing in his eyes. He wondered when Xiao Man's addition to the Crown Prince would take effect. He then wanted to see if the Crown Prince could still be so arrogant.
"There is no need for Crown Prince Imperial Brother to concern himself. Whether this humble subject remains pure for whom, this humble subject knows in his heart. There is no need to explain to others."
The Crown Prince did not get angry. For him, having outmaneuvered Nangong Yu once was enough to regain face. He wanted to marry Xiao Man and form a strong alliance with the Xiao family. Just on the point that he had favored a woman from the martial world, it was absolutely impossible! As for whom Xiao Man married, as long as it wasn't Nangong Yu, he wouldn't care!
In Changle Palace, it was also quite lively. Qiutong had prepared a table full of delicacies. Today was Xiao Man's birthday. Xiao Zhen had come to celebrate his daughter's birthday. Prince Qi's mansion had sent He Qingyi. He himself entered the palace to celebrate with his daughter.
"The last dish has arrived." Qiutong brought in a dish, "Wishing Miss a happy birthday, a swift recovery, and that you find a suitable husband soon."
Xiao Man invited everyone to sit down and eat together, including Mr. Zhong. Mr. Zhong also presented a birthday gift, which Xiao Man accepted without hesitation.
"Here, Man'er, Father has prepared a birthday gift for you." Xiao Zhen presented his gift. "Right, the Wen family's young man asked me to bring this. He is an external official and it's not convenient for him to enter the inner palace, so he asked me to bring it in. This young man is truly attentive to you."
Xiao Man took it and opened it to find a conjoined love knot. She then asked Qiutong to put it away. "Mo Han is considerate and as gentle as jade. He is a fine young man."
Xiao Zhen's eyes rolled. "What, are you smitten with the Wen family's young man?"
Xiao Man put some food into Xiao Zhen's bowl. "Father, how much do you dislike your daughter, wanting to marry her off quickly every day!"
"How could that be? Father wishes you never to marry and to stay by his side, accompanying him. But Father cannot do that. Father will grow old one day and cannot always be by your side. Naturally, he hopes you have someone reliable to lean on."
"The daughters of my Xiao family need not live by relying on men."
Zhong Qing's eyes were filled with amusement. It wasn't that the daughters of the Xiao family didn't need to rely on men, but that Xiao Man didn't need to rely on any man.
Zhong Qing put some food into Xiao Man's bowl. This action was rather abrupt, drawing Xiao Zhen's attention. Before Zhong Qing could put the food into Xiao Man's bowl, Xiao Zhen quickly extended his own bowl, caught the food, and then put a separate chopstickful of food into Xiao Man's bowl himself.
"Who is this fellow? Doesn't he know men and women should maintain distance? How dare he give you food?" Xiao Zhen stared at Zhong Qing with a guarded look and asked Xiao Man in a low voice.
"This is the imperial physician of the Empress Dowager, Mr. Zhong." Xiao Man explained. "He is responsible for regulating my body."
"This fellow has ill intentions." Xiao Zhen felt that Zhong Qing had ill intentions no matter how he looked at him. He was already old and didn't know how to avoid suspicion. His own daughter was not pretentious, but that didn't mean this person could casually give food to his mistress!
Zhong Qing did not care about Xiao Zhen's wariness. He knew Xiao Zhen cherished his daughter very much, but he didn't realize that it was precisely because he cherished Xiao Man so much that he was pushing her into a precarious situation.
Xiao Man smiled sweetly and put a piece of pork rib into Xiao Zhen's bowl. She then put a piece of braised pork into Zhong Qing's bowl. Zhong Qing looked at the braised pork, with its alternating layers of fat and lean meat, with some hesitation. He never liked fatty meat, but now, the braised pork in his bowl was something he couldn't refuse.
Xiao Man watched Zhong Qing eat the braised pork in his bowl, her smile becoming even brighter. She immediately put another piece of fatty meat into Zhong Qing's bowl. It was golden yellow and glistening, looking very appetizing, but it was a bit greasy to eat.
Zhong Qing hesitated. He didn't like eating it.
"Sir, you are too thin. You need to eat more." Xiao Man solicitously put food into Zhong Qing's bowl, mostly fatty meat. Zhong Qing's smile was a bit stiff.
"You're only paying attention to others, you eat too!" Xiao Zhen glared at Zhong Qing. Seeing his precious daughter give food to another man, and the man looking embarrassed, if this person didn't finish it, he would force him to!
Zhong Qing gritted his teeth and ate all the fatty meat in his bowl. Xiao Man watched, delighted in her heart. She put everything Zhong Qing didn't like into his bowl, and seeing Zhong Qing pretend to be happy and eat it all, Xiao Man felt particularly pleased.
Xiao Man ate very happily throughout the meal. As soon as Zhong Qing got up from the table, he made an excuse and left. After eating too much fatty meat and disliked vegetables, he was nearing his limit. Fearing he would make a fool of himself in front of everyone, he hurried to leave.
Xiao Zhen stared at Zhong Qing's retreating back, a flicker of doubt in his eyes. "Has this fellow been living here all along?"
"He lives in the side hall of Changle Palace. The Empress Dowager said it would be convenient for Mr. Zhong to take care of daughter."
"Wouldn't this 'scandal under the plum tree' ruin your reputation?" Xiao Zhen was so angry his beard bristled. The Empress Dowager was truly not a good thing. At her age, she was still scheming and plotting. No one in the royal family was good!
"Father, does your daughter have any reputation left?" Xiao Man asked with a beaming smile.
"How can you say that?" Xiao Zhen straightened his chest. Although his daughter was a frequent visitor to brothels and casinos, and was a tyrant of the capital, striking princes from above and commoners from below, who in the capital didn't know his daughter was arrogant, willful, and lawless?
However, who stipulated that a prodigal son had no reputation?
"My daughter deserves only the most outstanding man in the world!"