Chapter 5 Find other concubines for this young master.

Gu Nanxiao had heard that Shi Qingchen was a man of great talent, and many young ladies in the capital regarded him as their dream lover.

But hearing his own woman dreaming of another man filled him with uncontrollable rage.

He desperately wanted to wake the woman on the bed and get to the bottom of things, but his pride wouldn't allow him to. His fists clenched and unclenched repeatedly within his sleeves. Finally, he stood up, turned, and left.

The maids in the courtyard were all bewildered. The young master had a gentle expression when he came in, but when he left, his face was dark and gloomy, as if he had been angered by something.

Zisu hurriedly arrived at the bedroom door, which was not closed. Looking at her master, who was still fast asleep, she muttered something: "I'll take your dog's life sooner or later."

Even she was angry at her young mistress for her lack of self-respect; she was usually such a dignified and well-mannered person. How could she have uttered such vulgar and offensive words when the young master condescended to come to the side courtyard?

With a gloomy face, Gu Nanxiao returned to his bedroom. The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. Just as he lay down on the bed, a faint fragrance wafted to his nose.

He sat up irritably, his eyes involuntarily glancing at the bathtub in the side room. His mind kept replaying the intimate scenes between the two of them last night, the silky touch still lingering on his fingertips.

Gu Nanxiao felt he must be going crazy. He just couldn't believe that this woman could make someone as composed as him so obsessed.

He called out to the door, "Moyu, go and summon all the concubines that the princess prepared for me. I want to favor them now."

Seeing his master's gritted teeth and desire for daytime debauchery, Mo Yu didn't dare ask a single question and immediately ordered his men to send someone to fetch him.

When Gu Nanxiao was sixteen, the Princess Consort and the Empress Dowager began to send maids to his courtyard one after another. Four years passed in the blink of an eye, and there were more than a dozen maids in his courtyard.

These concubines were all thrown into the most remote courtyard, and they usually didn't even have the chance to see Gu Nanxiao.

Some people are already the same age as Gu Nanxiao, while others have become overweight due to a life of comfort. Most people, in their long years of wasting time, have completely lost hope.

Only two maids who had once tried to seduce Gu Nanxiao still diligently dressed themselves up every day, hoping to one day gain the young master's favor.

Gu Nanxiao's men acted with exceptional speed; in less than a quarter of an hour, a group of beautiful maids, some plump and some slender, were brought into his bedroom.

Upon seeing this group of women, Gu Nanxiao felt that familiar sense of disgust well up inside him again. Looking at their expectant eyes, he was reminded of the life he found repulsive.

His father said that to be a crown prince approved by him, one must be impeccable in every way...

His mother said that as her son, he could not lose to that illegitimate son born of a lowly woman in any way...

Gu Nanxiao thought he had long forgotten the past, but it turned out that it was still clearly etched in his mind. Those days when he was controlled by others played back in his heart like a curse, making him even more upset.

Without even raising his head, he casually pointed at someone and said, "You stay, the rest of you leave."

Upon hearing this, the concubine who was chosen was surprised and somewhat stunned, but she walked towards Gu Nanxiao without hesitation.

The maidservant tried to throw herself into his arms, but as soon as she got close to Gu Nanxiao, he immediately smelled the pungent scent of perfume wafting towards him, instantly dampening his fighting spirit that had been soaring because of Yunxi.

He looked at the heavily made-up woman before him, whose eyes were filled with greed, and shouted, "Stop! You can leave too."

Seeing that the concubine didn't want to leave, Gu Nanxiao rubbed his temples and stepped out of the study. He sat down at his desk, picked up a pen, and prepared to continue designing weapon blueprints, hoping to distract himself.

But today, he was completely unable to engage with the things that used to interest him the most.

After a long while, Gu Nanxiao threw down his jade pen and strode away from the Prince's mansion with his subordinates. He decided to stay at the official residence for the time being to calm down.

After Yunxi caught up on her sleep, she heard about Consort Xu's punishment and simply nodded. She also didn't seem to care at all when she learned that Gu Nanxiao had left the mansion in anger.

She strolled around the courtyard with Zisu. After leaving her own courtyard, she headed straight for the second gate, but was stopped by the guards there as soon as she arrived.

As expected, the guards at the Prince's Mansion were much stricter than those at the Shi Mansion. In the past, when he lived at the Shi Mansion, he could enter and leave the mansion without any hindrance by using Shi Qingchen's token.

At this moment, she belonged to the inner quarters of the Prince's mansion, a household where women were confined and rarely left their homes.

It seems that if she wants to leave the manor, she will have to find a way through Gu Nanxiao. However, Yunxi waited for three days in a row, but Gu Nanxiao did not return to the manor.

At this time, another rumor spread in the capital, saying that Gu Nanxiao was sexually impaired and could not have sex without taking medicine.

It is also said that people like this have difficulty having children, and even if they inherit the royal family in the future, they will have no sons. The Yongwang Mansion may be without an heir.

Before the emperor had even read the memorial requesting the appointment of a crown prince, such secret news was leaked, making it easy to guess who was behind it.

Upon hearing this news, others might not care, but the princess could no longer sit still. She was furious and summoned Yunxi to Qingfeng Garden.

Yunxi was led into Qingfeng Garden by a nanny. She saw the princess lying on the chaise longue with her eyes closed. She looked relaxed, but the violent heaving of her chest betrayed her emotions.

Yunxi hesitated for a moment, then walked closer, knelt down, and kowtowed. She waited for a long time, but the princess did not grant her permission to rise.

Since transmigrating to ancient times, the thing Yunxi finds most unacceptable is kneeling and kowtowing to others. When she was in the Shi family, she spent most of her time living in Shi Qingchen's side courtyard. Since she didn't see any important figures, she naturally didn't need to perform grand rites for anyone.

Since arriving at the Prince's residence, she has been forced to kneel and kowtow at the drop of a hat. She kowtows every time she sees Gu Nanxiao, and she kowtows every time she sees the Princess. In just a few days, the number of times she has kowtowed is almost equal to the number of times she has kowtowed in the past three years.

Yunxi had already guessed the princess's thoughts and didn't have time to waste with her. Without waiting for permission, she said, "I have a way to get the prince back to the manor, but I need the princess's help."

Upon hearing this, the princess immediately opened her eyes and looked at the person kneeling on the ground. Thinking of the concubine's methods, she couldn't help but believe her to some extent.

Instead of taking it out on her, it would be better to hear what solutions she had. The princess suppressed most of her anger and asked coldly, "If you have a plan, why didn't you say so earlier? Why wait until the rumors in the capital are spreading like wildfire?"

Yunxi automatically filtered out her sarcastic remarks and continued, "Your Highness, please find a way to let me into the young master's study. In just half an hour, I can get the young master to return to the manor on his own."