Qin Chuan looked up, about to respond to Xiao Yue...
Before he could finish speaking, Jiang Ran interrupted, "Without Your Highness, could your elder sister have achieved such power today? Suppressing the Japanese pirates, destroying the Southern Xiongnu, conquering the thirty-six kingdoms of the Western Regions, and conquering my Great Jiang, ultimately unifying the world... Do you think your elder sister could have done all that? Without our wise and mighty Your Highness, could she have done it?"
Jiang Yao picked up where Jiang Ran left off, saying, "Jiang Ran is absolutely right. Xiao Li is too self-important. His Highness has been working tirelessly for the sake of the great cause. Now that the world is finally unified, what's wrong with him taking a few women to enjoy himself? Which emperor doesn't have three palaces and six courtyards with countless concubines? Look at His Highness, how many women does he have?"
“That’s right, it’s too little, not enough at all!” Jiang Ran agreed.
Jiang Yao looked at Jiang Lianyue, who had a calm expression, and said, "Lianyue, why aren't you saying anything?"
Jiang Lianyue could only nod: "Yes, it's too little..."
Hearing what the three women from Jiang Kingdom said, Xiao Yue couldn't help but frown. She took a sip of tea and slowly said, "You know what I mean... you're absolutely right. I also think my brother-in-law has too few women..."
Then, as if plotting something big, the four women took turns analyzing how to persuade Xiao Li to allow him to take many concubines and have more children...
This scene left Qin Chuan both amused and exasperated.
Just a moment ago they were brandishing swords, but now they seem to have formed a united front.
I wonder what the Empress would think if she saw this.
The crucial point is that her own sister was also involved in the conspiracy...
At this moment, Qin Chuan had completely seen through Xiao Yue's thoughts. He just needed to find an opportunity to break through this barrier...
Seeing that the four women were making increasingly outrageous claims about Xiao Li, he couldn't help but say, "Alright, stop making my Li'er sound so domineering and spoiled. She's not that bad, and I know how to talk to her properly. Come on, let's go to the Prince of Yan's residence!"
The four women followed Qin Chuan out of the room.
Qin Chuan glanced at the damaged door and then at Jiang Lian Yue: "Look what you've done!"
Jiang Yao glanced at Jiang Lianyue and said, "Lianyue, look what you've done!"
Jiang Ran also glanced at Jiang Lianyue: "Holy Maiden, look what you've done!"
Xiao Yue glared at Jiang Lian Yue: "Hmph, look what you've done!"
Jiang Lianyue: "I..."
She picked up the door that had fallen to the ground and tried to put it back together. Just then, the servants from the Sifang Pavilion arrived with their toolboxes, so she felt at ease following Qin Chuan and the others.
Qin Chuan, accompanied by the four women, returned to the Prince of Yan's residence in a carriage.
Xiao Yue also got off the carriage and followed them into the Prince of Yan's residence.
He then asked her, "Xiao Yue, what are you doing here? Aren't you going back to the palace?"
To everyone's surprise, Xiao Yue replied, "I'm not going back to the palace. I want to stay at your residence. You won't object, will you?"
Qin Chuan was slightly taken aback, and then said, "Isn't that inappropriate?"
"What's wrong with that? They can do it, so why can't I?"
"Alright then, go find a room to stay in yourself."
After saying that, he looked at the three beauties surnamed Jiang and said, "You can choose your own rooms. I'm going back to the palace tonight, so I won't keep you company."
"Huh? Why?"
Jiang Ran took two steps forward and asked Qin Chuan.
She was even thinking of staying with Qin Chuan tonight.
Unexpectedly, he was going to the palace to sleep with Xiao Li again.
Jiang Ran didn't understand the key point, but Jiang Yao, Jiang Lian Yue, and Xiao Yue guessed it: if they didn't appease Xiao Li, given her personality, she might really cause some trouble.
Therefore, none of the three women said anything.
When Jiang Ran raised a question, Qin Chuan did not answer her, but instead kissed her on the cheek, "Good girl, I'll pamper you again next time."
The mere mention of this reminded Jiang Ran of his continued violence, causing her to blush deeply and her legs to ache slightly...
But Jiang Yao thought to herself, "Luckily, it's Jiang Ran in bed this time, not me..."
...
Qin Chuan bid farewell to the four women and returned to his bedchamber.
Sure enough, Xiao Li sat there waiting for him with an unfriendly expression.
"Husband, you said you were going to the Ministry of Revenue, but the officials there said they didn't see you. Where did you go?" Xiao Li stared at Qin Chuan with her phoenix eyes, a hint of displeasure on her beautiful face.
"I've gone to bring Jiang Yao and the others to the Prince of Yan's residence."
Qin Chuan didn't intend to hide it from her and told her the truth.
Xiao Li lowered her phoenix eyes, closed them briefly, and rested her hand on her forehead: "Does my husband mean... that he has taken a liking to Jiang Yao and is preparing to marry her?"
Her voice was seven parts helplessness and three parts coldness.
"Yes," Qin Chuan said calmly.
"My husband!"
Xiao Li let out a mournful cry, and crystal tears fell in a torrent...
Her eyes were filled with tears as she gazed at Qin Chuan.
"So quickly... have you already forgotten? The poem you wrote for me, you said, 'Until the mountains crumble and the heavens and earth unite, I will never part from you,' you said you loved only me!"
Her voice grew increasingly shrill, even carrying an endless sorrow.
She clutched her chest, looking extremely distressed, and said pitifully, "My husband, I don't want to live anymore..."
Seeing her like this, Qin Chuan's heart softened, and he quickly stepped forward to hug her.
"Don't touch me!"
Xiao Li pushed him away and shouted angrily, "Don't touch me while you smell like another woman! I really want to die right now..."
Qin Chuan held her tightly, comforting her, "Then let's die together. If anyone's going to die, it'll be me before you. I'm the one who did something to wrong you."
"Don't touch me..."
Xiao Li tried to push him away, but he held her tightly and continued, "Li'er, you don't understand. With other women, I only love their bodies, but you're different. I love everything about you, I love all of you..."
Upon hearing these words, Xiao Li's hands fell limp, and she gave up struggling.
However, her phoenix eyes still looked sad and pitiful.
Qin Chuan then used his silver tongue to coax the beautiful empress, who was only twenty-one years old, into submission.
After a while, Xiao Li stopped crying and said softly, "...Husband, it's not that I don't want you to find women, after all, it's not convenient for me sometimes, but look at you, you're looking for a slut like Jiang Yao, aren't you just trying to make me angry to death?"
"Alright, alright, I'll keep her far away from now on, and I'll definitely give her a good beating!"
Qin Chuan used kind words to appease her first, then said, "Li'er, you should never worry that another woman can replace you in my heart. Even if I die, I will die with you, Li'er."
"Stop talking about death...it's bad luck!"
Xiao Li sniffed, her eyes still red, but her emotions had completely calmed down.
Where are you sleeping tonight?
Hearing Xiao Li's quiet question, Qin Chuan quickly replied, "Of course I'll sleep here, my beloved wife."
Xiao Li finally smiled, lowered her head slightly, and said in a voice as soft as a mosquito's buzz, "That's more like it..."
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