With such a commotion in the restaurant, the owner will definitely have to step in and act as a peacemaker.
But before the restaurant owner could appear, two elegantly dressed men and a young, pretty woman came out of the private room next door.
The handsome man, dressed in a dark, narrow-sleeved robe, frowned upon seeing the scene before him.
The door to Tingyu Pavilion is so big that you can see the people inside as soon as you turn your head.
"Your Highness." The first person to see Xiao Changqi was a young woman in a long gauze dress embroidered with gold thread.
Xiao Changqi glanced at the three people outside the door out of the corner of his eye, his expression indifferent, his eyes devoid of any warmth.
"Seventh Brother," the man in black called out the moment the woman spoke.
Xiao Changqi nodded indifferently: "Fifth Brother".
Fifth Brother?
Yuandan squatted on the table, looking curiously at the person who came with his big, green bean-sized eyes.
The person whom the future tyrant calls Fifth Brother is none other than the male protagonist, Xiao Yan—the emperor's fifth son.
The woman who was with the male protagonist...
As his thoughts wandered, Yuan Dan's gaze involuntarily fell upon the woman.
The woman wore a pale yellow silk gauze dress embroidered with gold thread, featuring a delicate and elegant chrysanthemum that stretched from the hem to her waist. A wide red belt cinched her slender waist, accentuating her graceful figure without appearing seductive. Instead, it gave her an air of refined elegance and nobility. Over this, she wore a light blue open-front gauze robe, which shimmered with every movement. A jade pendant hung at her waist, adding to her refined beauty.
With this kind of temperament, she must be the female lead, Fu Qinglan, right?
At this moment, another man in fine clothes spoke up: "Seventh Brother, why did you only see Fifth Brother and not me?"
Xiao Changqi glanced at the man with a nonchalant air, then said expressionlessly, "Ninth Brother."
Ninth brother?
It seems that this is the Ninth Prince, Xiao Jin, who shares the same mother as Xiao Yan.
On New Year's Day, she suddenly felt speechless. She seemed to remember that in the original story, the emperor had a total of seventeen sons and more than thirty concubines.
Damn, this guy is practically a stud!
Thinking about the number of people in Xiao Changqi's harem after his ascension to the throne on New Year's Day, I suddenly fell silent.
Logically speaking, Xiao Changqi had already reached adulthood and was of marriageable age, but he didn't even have a concubine, let alone a princess.
Even after he ascended the throne, when court officials advised him to fill the harem, Xiao Changqi completely ignored them.
Taking advantage of the fact that the new emperor had just ascended the throne and his foundation was unstable, he kept postponing the throne. Finally, when he was so annoyed by his ministers that he ordered the execution of several officials as a warning to others.
This shock truly intimidated everyone, and the censors who had intended to remonstrate with their lives immediately fell silent.
They feared incurring the tyrant's wrath, lest they be the next to be beheaded.
While reading the book, I actually thought Xiao Changqi was quite cool, but now that I think about it, historical tyrants, in addition to being cruel, also had the characteristic of being lecherous.
For example, King Zhou of Shang not only imposed heavy punishments and taxes, refused to listen to advice and covered up his mistakes, but also indulged in wine and women. He was a typical tyrant who was often mentioned alongside Jie of Xia as "Jie and Zhou".
But why does Xiao Changqi seem not only not lustful, but also somewhat sexually frigid?
Could it be...
He's not good enough?!
Upon hearing this idea, Yuan Dan was immediately shocked and let out a "chirp," her gaze towards the man revealing a hint of sympathy.
She suddenly understood why Xiao Changqi had become a tyrant.
If an adult man who is unable to perform sexually has a pent-up desire that he can't release, he will definitely develop health problems over time.
Therefore, it is normal to have a somewhat dark mindset.
Thinking about it more carefully on New Year's Day, most of the people executed by the tyrant had families, and he felt even more certain that his guess was correct.
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