58 concubines
So, everyone went to the dining hall together.
The dining hall was magnificent and elegant, with carved beams and painted rafters.
In the center of the dining room, there was a large round table and some chairs.
On the large round table, there were all sorts of dishes—
Stir-fried mutton, steamed pig's trotters and tripe, three-delicacy meatballs, pan-fried fresh fish cooked twice, bird's nest with rock sugar, ginseng soup, mushroom and fatty chicken, steamed ham...
A huge pile of dishes, steaming hot, exuding an enticing aroma.
"Wow, so much delicious food!" Xu Zhixun's face lit up with joy.
"Long Qian, come eat with me!"
Long Qian chuckled and sat down next to Xu Zhixun: "I've already eaten, you can eat!"
"Oh, okay!" Xu Zhixun then looked at Jing Zhan, Eunuch Yang, and Yu Zan.
Have you had breakfast yet? If not, come eat with me!
Yu Zan said respectfully, "Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden, this servant has already eaten breakfast. Please eat while it's hot!"
Next, Jing Zhan and Eunuch Yang also said that they had eaten breakfast.
So, Xu Zhixun started eating breakfast.
She told Yuzan that there was too much food today, and she couldn't possibly finish it all by herself.
To avoid wasting food, she instructed Yuzan to prepare only three dishes and one soup for each meal from then on.
Yu Zan told Xu Zhixun that after Xu Zhixun finished breakfast, the leftovers would be given to the servants of the Fairy Palace.
Therefore, the food will not be wasted.
Xu Zhixun felt that it was not right to make the servants eat her leftovers.
However, that's how the rules are in the palace, so Xu Zhixun didn't say anything more.
After finishing breakfast, Xu Zhixun belatedly realized that Mingyue was not by Long Qian's side.
So, Xu Zhixun casually asked:
"Long Qian, Mingyue is your personal maid, why isn't she with you?"
Long Qian explained, "This morning, Mingyue and I went to pay our respects to my mother."
“My mother said she wanted to talk to Mingyue alone, so I came to find you.”
Xu Zhixun suddenly realized: "Oh, I see!"
And so, Xu Zhixun and Long Qian chatted for a few minutes.
Immediately afterwards, Long Qian suggested that he go to the homes of other princes, princesses, and nobles to deliver nutritional supplements to them.
So, the group set off in a grand procession.
Throughout the morning, Long Qian delivered gift boxes of nutritional supplements to his close friends and relatives.
Xu Zhixun gave Long Qian's relatives and friends Moutai liquor gift sets and Chanel perfume.
Everyone was very happy to receive the gifts and gave Xu Zhixun and Long Qian gifts in return.
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At noon, Xu Zhixun and her group went to the Fifth Prince's residence.
Because last night, Long Yege invited Xu Zhixun and Long Qian to have lunch at the Fifth Prince's residence.
As Xu Zhixun walked, she asked Long Qian:
"Long Qian, have you found that big pearl yet?"
Long Qian smiled slightly: "I found it last night, and I have already sent the large pearl to the palace's treasury."
"Hey, that's great! Did you catch the robbers who stole the pearls?" Xu Zhixun asked Long Qian casually.
Long Qian: "We've caught him. Yesterday, the Emperor ordered Chen Qian to take the large pearl back to the treasury."
"I guessed at the time that someone might steal or rob that big pearl."
"Therefore, I sent a group of secret guards to escort Chen Qian and the others back to the treasure vault."
Xu Zhixun exclaimed in amazement: "Wow, you're amazing! You're incredibly insightful!"
Long Qian chuckled: "Actually, I'm not that great either, but you must remember that we should always leave ourselves a way out, just in case."
Xu Zhixun: "Oh, I'll remember!"
As they spoke, the group arrived at the Fifth Prince's residence.
At this moment, Long Yege and his concubines were already waiting for Xu Zhixun and the others at the gate of the Fifth Prince's residence.
Long Yege is a dashing and uncontested man.
He had no ambition to seize the throne; he only wanted to be a carefree prince.
This is also why he and Long Qian have a good relationship.
Long Yege supports Long Qian's attempt to seize the throne and will not compete with him for the throne.
As a prince born of the empress, Long Qian was ambitious from a young age under the tutelage of the empress, wanting to become the crown prince and then the emperor.
In addition, although Long Yege had no interest in vying for the throne, he loved beautiful women the most in his life.
He disliked being controlled, so he had no principal wife or secondary wives, only 58 concubines.
His concubines often fought over him, which he enjoyed.
Compared to Long Yege, Long Qian was simply an unparalleled gentleman of ancient times.
Because Long Qian wanted to save his virginity for his principal wife, he never took a concubine and remained single...
Now, when Xu Zhixun saw the large group of beauties behind Long Yege, she was immediately taken aback:
"Fifth Prince, these are..."
“These are all my concubines. Come, let me introduce them to you,” Long Yege said with a smile.
"This is...this is...this is...this is..."
Long Yege spoke fluently, rattling off a long list of his concubines' names.
Xu Zhixun was so confused by what she heard that she couldn't remember the last name!
Xu Zhixun couldn't help but burst into laughter: "Fifth Prince, you're trying to make me laugh to death!"
"You're really lucky with all the beauties around you!"
Long Yege said with a smile, "It's a pity that none of my beauties are celestial fairies."
"If the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden is willing to be my principal wife, I will die without regrets!"
Long Qian chuckled and kicked Long Yege in the process.
"Don't even dream about it! The Heavenly Court practices monogamy, Zhi Xun would never be interested in you!"
Long Yege wasn't angry; she smiled alluringly.
"I'm just daydreaming! In my dream, the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden is my principal wife!"
Xu Zhixun felt a little shy when Long Yege spoke so directly.
Just then, Eunuch Yang looked around and said to Long Qian with a complicated expression:
"Sixth Prince, Miss Mingyue hasn't arrived at the Fifth Prince's residence yet, which seems a bit unusual!"
Jing Zhan, the head of the guards who had been silent all along, suddenly changed his expression:
"I also think something's fishy!"
"Sixth Prince, this morning you made an appointment with Mingyue to have lunch at the Fifth Prince's residence at noon."
"But it's already past midnight, and the moon still hasn't appeared!"
Yu Zan looked very nervous: "Sixth Prince, could something have happened to Mingyue?"
Long Qian's face darkened: "Surely not? Eunuch Yang, go check on the Sixth Prince's residence..."
Before Long Qian could finish speaking, his personal maid Yingluo came running from the alley not far away.
Yingluo ran while wailing loudly:
"Sixth Prince, something terrible has happened! Ah!"
Before Yingluo could finish speaking, she stumbled and fell heavily to the ground!
She was wearing a pale yellow maid's dress, panting heavily, her face streaked with tears.
"Sixth Prince, Waaaaaah, something terrible has happened!"
"Just now, the second young lady said that Mingyue stole her sapphire earrings, so she sent people to strip Mingyue naked!"
Xu Zhixun: "???"
Xu Zhixun was struck dumb, feeling that Zhang Fuyao was definitely framing Mingyue!
"What did you say?" Long Qian was shocked and rushed forward to help Yingluo up from the ground.
Yingluo cried, her face streaked with tears.
"Sixth Prince, waaaaah! The Second Miss ordered ten old and ugly men to strip Mingyue naked in broad daylight!"
"Those ten men took turns defiling Mingyue!"
"Furthermore, the Second Miss also ordered her men to cut off Mingyue's hands and feet!"
"I was so scared! Waaaaah!"
Long Qian felt as if he had been struck by lightning, and it took him a long time to come to his senses.
Where are Zhang Fuyao and Mingyue?
"They're in the Sixth Prince's residence!" Yingluo cried her heart out. "Sixth Prince, please go and save Mingyue!"
"If you arrive too late, Mingyue will be dead!"
Upon hearing this, Long Qian flew into a rage, immediately grabbed Yingluo's waist, and flew towards the Sixth Prince's residence with her in his arms.
"Yingluo, lead the way for me!"
Xu Zhixun was terrified and turned to ask Long Yege:
"Fifth Prince, what's going on? Did I hear that right?"
Long Yege's handsome face turned ashen: "You heard right! Zhang Fuyao sent ten men to take turns raping Mingyue, and even cut off Mingyue's hands and feet!"
"What?" Xu Zhixun was so frightened that her legs went weak.
"Zhi Xun, are you alright?" Long Yege immediately helped Xu Zhi Xun up.
Xu Zhixun trembled all over: "I...I'm so scared, how could Zhang Fuyao be so mean?"
"Don't be afraid, I will protect you! Let's go to the Sixth Prince's residence!"
Long Yege wrapped his arms around Xu Zhixun's waist, leaped into the air, and flew towards the Sixth Prince's residence.
"Ahhhhh!" Xu Zhixun screamed repeatedly in fright.
"Don't yell, or people will think I'm bullying you!" Long Yege reminded Xu Zhixun as they flew through the air.
At the same time, Jing Zhanfei stood behind Xu Zhixun, protecting her closely.
Seeing that things were not going well, Eunuch Yang also flew behind.
Meanwhile, the guards and Long Yege's group of beauties ran quickly toward the Sixth Prince's residence.
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The Sixth Prince's residence is not far from the Fifth Prince's residence.
Because the princes' residences in the palace were all in the same area.
Therefore, ten minutes later, Xu Zhixun and her group arrived at the Sixth Prince's residence.
At midday, the sun was shining brightly.
The square in front of the main hall of the Sixth Prince's residence was packed with people.
Long Yege flew to the ground and put Xu Zhixun down.
At this moment, Xu Zhixun saw that Long Qian was holding a sword and wanted to kill Zhang Fuyao!
A large group of guards desperately tried to hold Long Qian back:
"Sixth Prince, please don't act rashly! Don't kill the Second Miss!"
"Mingyue stole something just now, so the Second Miss punished her!"
"Yes, yes, Your Highness, let's talk this out!"
"Those sapphire earrings are incredibly valuable!"
"The Second Miss cut off Mingyue's limbs in a fit of anger!"
...
The crowd wailed and desperately tried to persuade Long Qian.
Zhang Fuyao burst into tears: "Sixth Prince, I am your future principal wife. Why do you want to kill me for that slut Mingyue?"
Xu Zhixun's mind was in turmoil.
Suddenly, she noticed a huge wine jar behind Long Qian.
A girl on the verge of death was placed inside a large wine jar, with only her head and neck sticking out.
The girl's eyes were tightly closed, blood was flowing from her seven orifices, and her face was ashen.
And that girl was none other than Mingyue, Long Qian's personal maid!
Upon seeing this, Xu Zhixun was so frightened that her soul almost left her body, and her face turned pale.
After a moment, she came to her senses, immediately squeezed out of the crowd, and roared at Long Qian:
"Long Qian, quickly summon the imperial physician!"
"If you don't call the imperial physician soon, Mingyue will die!"
Long Qian only came to his senses a little after hearing Xu Zhixun's roar.
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