The prince's subordinates quickly delivered what he had requested: a brocade box containing more than a dozen neatly wrapped red envelopes, which looked quite exquisite.
He distributed them to Fang Ruotang's younger siblings one by one.
When it was Lei Pingting's turn, she refused with an embarrassed look on her face.
"No, no, I don't need it."
The crown prince's gaze shifted downwards and lingered on her stomach for a moment.
Lei Pingting hesitated before accepting, "Then I'll thank you on behalf of the child... as her uncle?"
Although she hesitated in addressing him, she immediately pleased the Crown Prince. Just a moment ago, he had only been going through the motions, but now his brows relaxed and a smile appeared on his face.
"Yes, you're welcome."
Lei Pingting nodded in surprise.
When it was given to Shen Lixia, she said quickly, "I have one too? But I'm not pregnant yet! When I'm pregnant, I'll bring the child and ask you, my uncle, for it."
The crown prince still gave her one, saying, "I'm giving it to you in advance."
Shen Lixia accepted the gift with a bright smile, "I thank you on behalf of my future child! Uncle is so kind."
"Yes, you're welcome."
After the Crown Prince sent out a round of red envelopes, his dimples couldn't help but show. It was all because Fang Ruotang's siblings were too sweet-talking, calling him either "brother-in-law" or "the child's uncle."
The prince was almost lost in the sound of these voices.
Huo Zhige looked at the Crown Prince with disdain, thinking that he was nothing special. He completely forgot that when he sent Hong Feng earlier, he laughed like a complete idiot, while the Crown Prince at least managed to stay calm.
Later, when the Prince of An and the Prince of Rong arrived with their entourages, and as they handed out red envelopes, they began to understand why Huo Zhige and the Crown Prince, who had preceded them, were so arrogant.
I just... can't resist even a little bit.
Afterwards, the six men accompanied Fang Ruotang to set off fireworks, build snowmen, and have a snowball fight at home, experiencing all sorts of childish games that they had long since stopped playing.
After a lively dinner, none of the six mentioned leaving, but the Fang siblings, being perceptive, left first, leaving the seven of them to discuss their plans.
Fang Ruotang blinked her big eyes and said frankly, "I'm going to rest tonight."
"Okay! I'll go with you."
The Crown Prince's expression was indifferent, as if he were talking about the weather, and it was impossible to tell what he was fighting for. But Huo Zhige was different.
His emotions were straightforward and passionate. He said with a clear conscience, "My little darling and I have just become husband and wife. We are newlyweds, so of course I should stay with her. Besides, if she has any soreness or swelling now, it is because of me. I should stay and take care of her."
Fang Ruotang was shocked by Huo Zhige's shameless remarks. She glanced guiltily at the other five people's expressions and found that... they were all fine.
This person seems to be more accepting of her.
Fang Ruotang's big eyes darted around as she thought of the last time she went to ask the Emperor how he balanced the women in the harem, and the look of disdain in his eyes that she still remembered.
"Tsk, I am the emperor. I can favor whomever I want. Balance? Only an incompetent emperor would try to balance the harem to restrain the court."
Fang Ruotang felt that she had been unfairly treated by the Emperor. His opinions were of no use to her, and she dared not do as the Emperor suggested, to set up a nameplate so she could sleep with whomever she wanted at night.
But now it seems like this idea has some feasibility.
Prince An raised an eyebrow, leaned closer to Fang Ruotang, his hot breath brushing against her face, and asked with a smile, "What are you thinking about, Sixth Sister, that makes you laugh like that?"
Fang Ruotang leaned back instinctively, and Prince An reached out and pulled her into his arms.
She awkwardly covered her cheeks and stammered, "I wasn't laughing!"
"Really? But I saw you smile! Have you already made up your mind? Why don't you tell me?" Prince An's voice was soft and gentle, making people feel safe.
Fang Ruotang naively blurted out her thoughts.
"How about we choose a card?"
After saying that, noticing the strange constipated expressions on the faces of the six men, Fang Ruotang immediately shifted the blame.
"This wasn't my own idea; it was the Emperor's suggestion. I... well, it's okay if you don't want it to be this way. I didn't really want it to be this way either."
After Fang Ruotang finished speaking, she flipped her fingers together, looking like a pitiful, innocent little thing.
The six men found it both amusing and infuriating; no one would fall for it, but none of them could bring themselves to blame her.
What could the little girl have done wrong? She's always been playful and mischievous; to her, this was just something fun.
"I'll play with you later." Prince An patted Fang Ruotang's head.
Fang Ruotang stole a glance at him and saw that his eyes and brows were full of gentle smiles, and he did not look unhappy at all. She looked at the others and they all had a tolerant look on their faces. Then she laughed twice.
"Okay!"
"You should think about who you'd like to sleep with tonight!"
Huo Zhige rolled his eyes in annoyance, but he did not refuse Prince An's offer to accompany Fang Ruotang to play the game of "The Emperor Choosing Concubines" in the future.
It's nothing serious. If the little girl thinks it's fun, just play along! It's just a little bit of fun before bedtime. At most, it's just that the five people who didn't get selected are a little upset.
But so what? There will always be a day when I am chosen.
"Do we really have to choose one?" Fang Ruotang asked shyly, blushing, before uttering a surprising question: "Can't the seven of us sleep together?"
The Crown Prince's face darkened, and the expressions of the other five were also extremely complicated, as ugly as if a five-colored palette had been overturned.
"Stop messing around, you can't handle it."
Upon hearing the Crown Prince's words, the four who had not yet served him turned their gazes away, looking embarrassed. However, those who had served him, especially Huo Zhige who had only experienced sexual intimacy the day before, were greatly dissatisfied.
"Was it because I didn't perform well last night and didn't satisfy you? Why are you doing this? You weren't like this last night, so was your behavior in bed just an act?"
Huo Zhige looked like the sky had fallen. This was even more painful for him than a defeat. He was questioning his life. This was not what he had expected.
He should at least... not be, and cannot be, the kind of man who can't satisfy his woman, right?
Seeing that Huo Zhige was about to go crazy, Fang Ruotang realized what the six men were imagining. Her face turned bright red, and she gesticulated wildly as she explained, "What are you thinking! Stop it! Stop it!"
After saying that, she still felt it wasn't enough, so she stepped forward and slapped the six men hard. The six men stood still, and each of them received several slaps from her.
She said angrily, "Didn't you all sleep in a dormitory when you were little? That is, several sisters in the family squeezed onto one bed."
Not to mention Huo Zhige and his group of four, even the Crown Prince and Prince Rong, these two men with calm demeanor, couldn't help but vividly show their embarrassment on their faces.
However, none of the six had ever experienced sleeping in a shared dormitory.
Even if they weren't all only children, as men, they seemed to be born with a dislike for sharing a bed with other men, so their first reaction was always to have all seven of them together.
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