"The best private room, and one of your best dishes!" Eighth Prince had just left the palace and immediately had some money in his hand. Ninth Prince had always helped him, so he was very generous in treating him to a meal.

"Alright, gentlemen, this way, this way!" The steward loved entertaining wealthy young men like the Eighth and Ninth Princes. They were often extravagant spenders, throwing away fortunes.

This was the Ninth Prince's first time dining in such a bustling place. He had left the palace before, even being taken to faraway places by Emperor Kangxi, but he still couldn't do without the servants' company. This feeling of freedom was wonderful, and the Ninth Prince enjoyed it very much.

After the innkeeper led the Eighth Prince and the Ninth Prince to a private room on the second floor, they opened the window and sat down, watching the diners below. It felt wonderful. The Ninth Prince couldn't wait to get married and leave the palace to build his own residence, so he could be free and do as he pleased, no longer having to listen to the discipline of the palace maids.

"Eighth Brother, I need to relieve myself." The Ninth Prince suddenly felt the urge to use the restroom; he had never relieved himself in public before.

"Can you manage without Xiao Wuzi by your side?" The Eighth Prince was clearly worried about the Ninth Prince's ability to take care of himself. These princes had been served by various servants since birth, and even going to the toilet or eating was done by others. So the Ninth Prince had never actually gone to the toilet alone before.

"Eighth Brother, you underestimate me too much. Do you think I can't even go to the toilet without that Fifth Prince?" Ninth Prince said with considerable dissatisfaction.

"Alright, go down from there or find that shopkeeper and have him take you there. Make sure you don't go to the wrong place. The places to relieve yourself outside are not like the ones at home." The Eighth Prince was genuinely worried about whether the Ninth Prince would be able to return safely.

"I know, does Eighth Brother still think of me as a child?!" Ninth Prince's face turned red. He was no helpless coward!

Under the Eighth Prince's worried gaze, the Ninth Prince left the private room and went down the same stairs he had come up from. He saw the innkeeper greeting guests, so he didn't dare ask him where the restroom was.

The Ninth Prince grabbed a servant-like man and stammered, asking him where the toilet was. The servant, probably busy attending to guests, gave the Ninth Prince a random direction and hurried off to attend to the other guests.

The Ninth Prince had no choice but to follow the direction to find the toilet, and unknowingly walked out of the back door of the restaurant. He saw that the quiet back street was completely different from the bustling crowd he had just seen. But he still couldn't find a place that looked like a toilet. The Ninth Prince was too embarrassed to ask the Eighth Prince for help; he couldn't let the Eighth Prince be so petty. He was no longer a child who was only loved by his father and mother.

Thinking this through, the Ninth Prince resolved to find the toilet himself, otherwise it would be too embarrassing. He hesitated and searched, but still couldn't find it. However, he was too embarrassed to ask anyone. Asking everyone he met on the street for a toilet seemed too awkward.

As the Ninth Prince hesitated, he suddenly noticed a sign across the street with two large characters for "toilet." Wasn't that the place to use the restroom?

The Ninth Prince quickly crossed the street and headed in that direction with great joy. He didn't even know which way was right before he excitedly walked into a house. Just as he reached the door, he saw two women come out. They were terrified to see the Ninth Prince, a man, running into the place where women relieve themselves.

"You audacious lecher! What do you think you're doing in broad daylight?" A maidservant shouted at the Ninth Prince, protecting her mistress.

The Ninth Prince was already embarrassed and scared. He had never relieved himself before, so he didn't know that there was a difference between men and women. He was so flustered that he said, "I just went to the wrong place and disturbed you, young lady. Please forgive me."

The maid refused to believe it and was about to continue cursing, but was stopped by her mistress.

The Ninth Prince hurriedly went to the other side. He had just glanced at the girl next to the maid and felt that she looked somewhat familiar, as if he had seen her somewhere before. But he couldn't think about it anymore because he really needed to relieve himself, so he immediately went to the side where the men were relieving themselves.

"Princess, let's go. Biaoge and the others are still waiting for us inside!" the maid said to Dong'e Jinyu behind her.

And so, the Ninth Prince and his consort, already betrothed by Emperor Kangxi, met for the first time at the place where the Emperor relieved himself. After relieving himself, the Ninth Prince hurried towards the restaurant, where the Eighth Prince was waiting for him!

The Ninth Prince finally returned to the private room where the Eighth Prince was, feeling refreshed. However, he did not see that as he went upstairs, a pair of eyes were scanning him.

It turned out that Dong E Jin Yu was in the room next to the Eighth Prince and Ninth Prince's private room with the Third Princess Consort. Just now, when the Ninth Prince walked past their room, the Third Princess Consort Dong E Mei Rui happened to see him. Although the Third Princess Consort had married the Third Prince Yin Zhi, her relationship with him was not good, and she often went out of the mansion to visit her own family.

"Cousin, guess who I just saw?" the Third Princess Consort asked with a smile. She already knew from Consort Rong that the Ninth Prince's primary consort had been chosen as Dong'e Jinyu, but the selection of consorts hadn't taken place yet, and the palace hadn't let the news slip. However, the Third Princess Consort was naturally a gossip, and today, while having dinner with some members of her family, she was still considering whether to remind Dong'e Jinyu.

"Cousin, who did you see?" Dong E Jin Yu asked. Sitting opposite her was her cousin, and then the Third Princess Consort. The sisters had come together for drinks and then to go shopping. These wealthy young ladies often liked to get together and have fun.

"Ninth Prince!" the Third Princess Consort said with a smile. She hadn't yet mentioned that Emperor Kangxi had already betrothed his cousin; she had only told them that she had seen the Ninth Prince.

"Really? Where is it?" Dong'e Jinyu's cousin asked anxiously. For these princesses of the Manchu noble families, becoming the primary consort of a prince was considered the best marriage.

"They just passed by our door, I reckon they're right next door." The Third Prince's wife is only eighteen years old, and has been married to the Third Prince for less than three years. Anyway, the Third Prince has already taken several concubines and princesses, and the Third Prince's wife herself has also started to go out more often, frequently meeting up with her sisters from her maternal family for meals, which is quite common.

"What? It's right next door to us?" Dong E's cousin exclaimed in surprise.

"Yes, and I reckon the Eighth Prince is also there. They're always together," said the Third Princess Consort.