After returning to the palace, Yue Zhixiao suddenly felt a surge of heat in his body. Drinking many cups of tea did nothing to alleviate the discomfort. He turned around, opened the mechanism, and walked straight inside.

Inside, it resembled a royal bedchamber, with sandalwood beams, crystal and jade lamps, pearl curtains, and gilded pillar bases.

On the six-foot-wide sandalwood couch was a jade pillow, covered with soft silk and mushrooms, and folded with jade belts and silk quilts. A huge pearl hung in the middle of the hall, shining brightly.

I never expected that Yue Zhixiao's palace would have such a large and luxurious secret room.

"This servant greets Master!" In the dark room were several very handsome men, with straight noses, lips as red as cinnabar, and skin as smooth as cream.

That night, in the dark chambers of the Prince Xiao's mansion, passion erupted, and the room was filled with enchanting beauty...

On Consort Chen's side, just as the first watch of the night arrived, Consort Chen fainted due to a severe headache.

Just as Granny Qiu was preparing to serve Consort Chen her nights, she cried out, "Call the imperial physician! Quickly call the imperial physician! Consort Chen has fainted!"

"Imperial Physician Wang, what's wrong with Consort Chen? Why did she suddenly faint?"

Granny Qiu had been by Consort Chen's side since childhood, so she could be considered part of Consort Chen's family.

“Granny Qiu, Consort Chen’s pulse is somewhat disordered. She is deficient in blood and has liver stagnation, which hinders the flow of qi and blood. I will prescribe some yin-nourishing and sweet-warming formulas. Consort Chen must take them on time.”

"Go and prepare the medicine." Granny Qiu wiped the fine sweat from Consort Chen's forehead.

"Summon Prince Xiao to Yanfu Palace after court tomorrow and tell him the truth," Granny Qiu instructed the maid beside her.

The next day, Yue Zhixiao's personal guard, Zebin, went to his bedroom to summon Yue Zhixiao to court. He knocked several times but received no answer, so he pushed the door open and found the door to the secret room wide open. "This is bad!"

Zebin knew everything about Yue Zhixiao, and even those handsome men were all handpicked by Zebin. But Yue Zhixiao was usually careful in his actions, and it was impossible for him to leave the door wide open like today. Otherwise, how could Yue Xiyuan not have discovered this secret?

"Master!" Zebin rushed into the room. The sensual scent made him frown. The torn clothes scattered on the floor and the marks left on Yue Zhixiao's body on the bed testified to yesterday's madness.

Upon seeing Zebin enter, the handsome man stood up and bowed, "Young Master Zebin."

They were terrified by Yue Zhixiao's madness yesterday, after all, many people had already been executed by Yue Zhixiao before them. Yue Zhixiao was so exhausted that he fell asleep at the crack of dawn, while they were already completely worn out.

Zebin's heart skipped a beat, and a sharp, dense pain surged through his heart, as if his entire body was being torn apart. He gently picked up Yue Zhixiao, carried her out of the dark room, and called for servants to prepare hot water to clean the marks off Yue Zhixiao.

Zebin gently touched the traces of their lovemaking, "Mmm~ Zebin..." Yue Zhixiao's voice was a little hoarse, but in Zebin's eyes it was a fatal temptation.

The customs of the Tiancang Continent are relatively open, and many men are fond of male lovers and women are fond of female lovers, so keeping a male concubine is not unusual here.

If the mistress of the house agrees, male favorites can be brought home, but this is something that cannot be done openly, although many famous scholars and officials keep male favorites.

However, he was only kept outside. For a prince like Yue Zhixiao, especially one who was obsessed with the throne, such matters could not be made public, otherwise the throne would truly be out of his reach.

Xianrenzui was the most famous entertainment venue in the capital. Officials and dignitaries could drink, make merry, listen to music and watch dances here, often accompanied by handsome women and men.

However, Xianrenzui does not engage in prostitution. If two people are in love and want to relax, they can go to Yirenxiao, which is connected to Xianrenzui. It is the largest brothel in the capital and belongs to the same family as Xianrenzui.

Zebin was someone Yue Zhixiao met once when he was listening to music at Xianrenzui. Zebin was only five years old at the time and had been sold to Xianrenzui to serve those high-ranking officials and nobles.

Although many disgusting people groped him every day, he couldn't run away because he could earn more money here. He needed to treat his sister's illness. Once he received enough tips to pay for his sister's treatment and earned enough to repay the money he had sold himself, he could reunite with his sister.

That day, a man nearing fifty years old tried to take Zebin to Yirenxiao. Zebin refused and resisted in every way, but to no avail. At that time, the steward in charge of Xianrenzui had already been bribed by that man.

Seeing Ze Bin's fair and delicate skin, Yue Zhixiao found him quite adorable and, for some reason, rescued him, who then became Yue Zhixiao's personal bodyguard.

Yue Zhixiao gave Zebin some money to treat his sister, but there was no cure. Zebin then harbored resentment towards the doctor.

If the doctor hadn't refused to treat his sister without receiving payment, she wouldn't have died.

Seeing that Ze Bin was in low spirits, Yue Zhixiao took advantage of the darkness, led his guards, killed the doctor, and burned down the pharmacy.

Zebin felt a sense of pleasure upon seeing that scene. He learned martial arts and served Yue Zhixiao diligently, even killing people to cover up their crimes. From then on, he regarded Yue Zhixiao as family and developed feelings for her differently.

Zebin tidied everything up and asked the Ministry of Personnel for leave on behalf of Yue Zhixiao, so Yue Zhixiao probably wouldn't be able to attend court for the next few days.

Just as dawn broke, Consort Chen was awakened by the pain. She drank the medicine prescribed by the imperial physician the night before, which provided some relief but was of no use.

"Your Highness, Prince Xiao did not attend court today. Seeing that you were groaning with a headache, this old servant took it upon myself to send a letter to Prince Xiao's residence. Prince Xiao's personal guard, Zebin, said that Prince Xiao caught a cold after returning home yesterday and, fearing that it might affect Your Highness, he will come to visit you again in a few days after he recovers. Your Highness, although Prince Xiao cannot come to see you, he has sent many trinkets with his servants." Granny Qiu informed Princess Chen of the events of the morning court session.

"Granny Qiu, please take those warm and detoxifying tonics to Xiao'er. It's too much trouble for him."

"yes."

Consort Chen was certainly unaware that Yue Zhixiao was a good man, but since Yue Zhixiao had not yet woken up, she took it upon herself to return to Consort Chen and brought some gifts with her.

It wasn't until nightfall that Yue Zhixiao woke up. After Zebin reported the matter of Consort Chen to Yue Zhixiao, he said, "Please punish me, Your Highness!"

"It's nothing, you did it for me."

Yue Zhixiao suddenly remembered what happened yesterday and felt something was strange. He was not unaware of matters of the bedchamber, but he had never experienced anything like what happened yesterday.

"Go and investigate what happened yesterday. Be discreet. If you can't find anything... it's alright. Go now."

"By the way, those people inside have been dealt with." Yue Zhixiao said calmly. Those who knew about yesterday's events could not be allowed to live, which was why Yue Xiyuan had been unable to find any real leverage against him all these years.

"Yes, Your Highness." He had disliked the people inside for a long time.