"No one is allowed to enter without the prince's permission!" The two guards spoke in a cold and hard voice, leaving no room for negotiation.

Xiao Zhihua stepped forward angrily:

"Then just kill me. I want to see whether it is your temper or my hard life that matters more!"

"I have lived in Prince Chen's Mansion for so many years, and I never thought that you are just a bunch of dogs that can never be tamed!"

She stretched her neck forward angrily, ready to hit the blade.

As long as she was injured, she could return to Prince Chen's Mansion openly!

It happened in the blink of an eye.

The two guards looked at each other quickly, then put away their swords, went into the mansion, and closed the door in one smooth move.

Bang!

As the door slammed, Xiao Zhihua was caught off guard and was met with a stupor. His face turned as dark as if he had eaten a fly.

From childhood to adulthood, I have never suffered such humiliation.

Once she fell out of favor, even the dog servants dared to bully her and forbade her to enter the palace. This feeling of humiliation was as embarrassing as if she were stripped naked in public.

hateful!

hateful!

She clenched her hands tightly and was shaking with anger, but she had no place to vent her anger. Her eyes quickly turned red and tears welled up in her eyes.

"Master, Master..." Baoyu cried sadly, "When the prince comes back, he will definitely punish these two people. Please relax for now, Master!"

"I will definitely kill them...definitely!"

From between Xiao Zhihua's clenched teeth, words spewed out viciously and hatefully.

Qin Ye!

These two guards!

Everyone!

Kill them all!

Xiao Zhihua turned around trembling and left in humiliation and anger.

“Tsk tsk—”

Suddenly, a hoarse voice like someone watching a play rang out in the air, "Since ancient times, we have only heard the laughter of new people, but never the tears of old people. It seems to be an eternal truth."

Xiao Zhihua's steps froze, he took a deep breath, quickly suppressed the emotions on his face, acted as if nothing had happened, and turned his head to look.

At the hidden alley, there stood a man wearing a black cloak and a hat. He had his hands folded in his sleeves and his head lowered. His face could not be seen clearly. Only his chin and the black and white beard were exposed.

"Who are you?" she asked in a deep voice.

The man lowered his head, his voice was hoarse and old, with a bit of weirdness:

"Poor Concubine Xiao, you arrived at the gate of Prince Chen's mansion, but you can't even enter the house. Princess Chen has taken your place, and she has also won the emperor's favor. She is invading Prince Chen's heart bit by bit..."

"Shut up!"

Xiao Zhihua's face was gloomy and she didn't want to continue this topic at all.

"I will take care of that bitch. No one can take the man I like away from me!"

She snapped and turned to leave.

"Wait for you to clean up? One day?" The man's hoarse voice sounded again, "Two days? Ten days? Half a month?"

He pulled his beard lightly, and the corners of his mouth twitched coldly:

"Every day you delay gives Qin Ye one more chance; if you delay for ten days, you give them ten more nights to spend with each other. A smart woman is neat and tidy, and she will act quickly, accurately and ruthlessly, and she will cut through the Gordian knot."

"And I...can help you..."

.

The crown prince took a concubine, and at the same time, several other princes also took concubines. Everyone shouldered the important task of "continuing the bloodline" of the royal family. The more women around them, the better, and the emperor was generous in rewarding them.

The Minister of Revenue was in the Imperial Study, crying like a 500-pound pig in front of the Emperor.

"Your Majesty, you can't make a big fuss about it, Your Majesty!"

The Minister of Revenue held up a thick account book, knelt on the ground, and his eyes were filled with tears:

"This year, Prince Chen got married, appointed a concubine, held the Queen Mother's birthday party, and the Queen's birthday. His Royal Highness Prince Chen went to war for three months. The war cost money, and the national treasury was in deficit every day."

"I suggest that the Crown Prince and the other princes keep the rules for establishing concubines simple."