The Third Prince was pondering this; he remembered that he must have seen it before.
Moreover, the Third Prince had a hunch that if he couldn't remember, he was in big trouble.
"It's terrible! There's blood in the Second Prince's private room again. If we don't do something about it, someone might die."
The Third Prince's thoughts were abruptly interrupted. "Bad luck."
The third prince cursed and hurriedly went upstairs.
If his second brother really causes someone's death in the restaurant, wouldn't he be in big trouble?
As the third prince ran, he grumbled, "What's wrong with him? Why does he keep coming to my restaurant?"
"You can put your bill on the master's restaurant."
The third prince was even angrier when he heard this.
They come here, eat his food and drink his drinks, and not only do they not pay him, they also cause him trouble.
But the third prince couldn't do anything about it. After all, he was the second brother. If they fell out over something like this, their father would inevitably scold them.
The third prince instructed, "Go and prepare two jugs of fine wine."
Then, the Third Prince pushed open the door to the private room.
"Oh dear, what is Second Brother doing?"
As the third prince spoke, he gestured to the servants guarding the door to drag the woman lying on the ground away.
When the second prince saw the people coming, he walked to the basin on the side and washed the bloodstains off his hands.
“A disobedient girl, I disciplined her a couple of times.”
The Third Prince looked at the bloodstains on the ground. This didn't seem like what his Second Brother had described—just a few words of discipline.
The Third Prince feigned concern: "Second Brother, why bother with these lowly people? Not only will you get your hands dirty, but you'll also waste your energy."
"There's no way around it. These bastards, if I don't teach them a lesson myself, they'll really get arrogant."
"Brother, bring some wine to your brother so he can calm down. Don't actually kill someone in your brother's restaurant."
The third prince advised tactfully, "At that time, not only will the younger brother be in trouble, but the older brother will also suffer."
"I'm afraid even Consort Shu will have a few more complaints about my brother."
The Third Prince brought up Consort Shu in an attempt to intimidate the Second Prince.
Apart from the Crown Prince, Emperor Xiao didn't like to interfere in his children's affairs. As long as they didn't cause a huge disaster, he would pretend not to know anything.
The second prince's expression had calmed down, but upon hearing the third prince's words, he kicked over the shelf in front of him.
The basin fell to the ground, spilling water everywhere.
"What, now even you, the child of a palace maid, dare to lecture me?"
The third prince was of humble birth, born to a palace maid.
After all these years, I'm still just a concubine.
It was also because the Empress was kind-hearted that the Third Prince was able to grow up by his biological mother's side.
The Third Prince's expression changed slightly. When someone points a finger at you and insults you, no one can pretend nothing happened.
"I'm doing you a favor by coming to your restaurant."
"I am a prince, and you should feel honored to have me grace you with my presence."
The third prince gritted his teeth and bowed, "Yes, yes, second brother is right."
Every time they come, they eat and drink for free, and they often bring people along, all of whom end up paying the bill.
"Also, don't mention my mother in public. She's living in a temple now and can't control me anymore."
The Second Prince has been under the control of Consort Shu's every word and action for years, and he is thoroughly annoyed by it.
Now that Consort Shu has been sent to a temple, the Second Prince can finally live a comfortable life.
"I will remember my second brother's teachings and will not dare to do it again next time."
The second prince then snorted, "That girl in your building, what's her name, Mei? She's quite good. The one who plays the zither, I'll send her to my residence later."
The third prince hurriedly said, "Second brother, that was the musician I invited. She didn't sign a contract of servitude with me."
The third prince opened a restaurant and hired a group of musicians and singers.
But they all belong to the category of selling their art but not their bodies.
"If Second Brother needs anything, I can find a batch for him."
The second prince picked up a wine cup and smashed it at the third prince's feet, saying, "I said I wanted her, and I mean it."
"I'll give you three days. If you don't send the person to my residence, do you believe I'll smash up your restaurant?"
"Even if I smash up the restaurant that the prince has opened in secret, my father won't blame me, will he?"
Although there is no explicit rule, princes are not allowed to open restaurants privately.
However, even if a prince were to open a restaurant in public and cause a scene, Emperor Xiao would not severely punish the Second Prince.
The Third Prince gritted his teeth and agreed. His attendant brought wine, and the Third Prince bowed and scraped as he coaxed the Second Prince a few words before leaving with a dark face.
"Master, should I go and fetch His Highness the Crown Prince?"
“That’s not appropriate,” the Third Prince immediately refused.
Although the Third Prince sends tribute to the Crown Prince every year, the Crown Prince may not be willing to stand up for him in this matter.
Moreover, by inviting the Crown Prince, a favor has been incurred, which will have to be repaid many times over in the future.
"It's not worth it to invite the Crown Prince over such a trivial matter."
"I remember now!" The Third Prince clapped his hands excitedly.
He finally remembered where he had seen the girl next to Shang Huai.
That girl, isn't she the one the Crown Prince brought when the restaurant opened?
Soon, the Third Prince had a plan in mind.
"Find someone to go to the East Palace," the Third Prince whispered to his attendant.
"Hurry up, if you do a good job, I'll give you a year's worth of bonuses."
"Don't worry, Master, I will handle this matter perfectly."
The Third Prince sent his attendant to the East Palace to report to the Crown Prince that the people the Crown Prince brought last time were having dinner with General Shang in a private room.
Not only that, General Shang also invited a group of male prostitutes in.
The Third Prince pondered the scene he had witnessed in the private room that day.
The Crown Prince was extremely gentle with that woman; he should arrive immediately.
All he needed to do was take Shang Huai away, and then have someone bring his second brother to the private room.
Given his second brother's volatile temper, it's easy to imagine what would happen if he saw such a beauty.
The tactic of using someone else to do the dirty work was used quite well.
At that point, not only the Crown Prince, but even Shang Huai would probably have to beat up his second brother.
Upstairs, Pei Zhi drank two glasses of wine when a group of people suddenly rushed into the private room.
Several loosely dressed men led the way, followed by several people carrying musical instruments.
After the group of people stood in the room, the musician played, and the men danced along with the music.
Pei Zhi blinked twice, then looked at Shang Huai in disbelief.
Pei Zhi asked, "Don't tell me this is the gift you prepared for me?"
Shang Huai nodded frankly, "Yes, I've heard they're very good at serving people."
Shang Huai was afraid that Pei Zhi would misunderstand him, "I'm stupid and I don't know how to please girls."
Shang Huai said with a hint of distress, "So you probably abandoned me before because you thought I was too dull, but I really can't learn these waist twisting and stuff."
Shang Huai believed that Xiao Chengci's ability to get along with Pei Zhi must be due to his skill in winning women's hearts.
Shang Huai didn't want Pei Zhi to be hurt by Xiao Chengci again, so he wanted to broaden Pei Zhi's horizons.
He couldn't win Pei Zhi's heart, and with so many men in the world, Shang Huai couldn't distrust anyone else.
Shang Huai added, "Don't misunderstand, I just want to make you happy."
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