With her chubby, pink face, long eyelashes like tiny brushes, and big, watery eyes like grapes, she's absolutely irresistible, even cuter than most of the princes and grandsons sitting in front!
They saw the child as soon as he came in. At first glance, they thought he was someone's young master, who was well-fed and chubby. But upon closer inspection, they realized he was dressed in eunuch's clothes and was actually a little eunuch, brought by the Ninth Prince.
The clothes they were wearing were from outside the palace. They had come into the palace as attendants to accompany the young masters. They were mostly from prominent families... Those of lower status could not serve as attendants.
Faced with the Ninth Prince's young pageboy, the men were taken aback and asked, "Young eunuch, is there something you need?"
Qi Qi's clear eyes now gleamed with a gossipy light that seemed out of place with his innocent demeanor: "I want to hear about that... what happened last night..."
The group looked at each other in bewilderment.
Qi Qi tugged at the pageboy's clothes: "Little brother, just tell me, I promise I won't tell anyone..."
So, Amu saw that after a few words, he started chatting with the pageboys of the young princes who never spoke to him, while he calmly continued reading.
"I heard it wasn't just a simple fire! It's that kind of thing..."
"What are you talking about? Explain yourself!"
The page looked around, then beckoned the group closer with a mysterious expression. Qi Qi excitedly joined them.
"It's the steward of Lord Chen's household. He's gotten involved with the concubine Lord Chen took two years ago. Lord Chen hasn't visited that concubine in a long time, and the steward, being a lecherous man, has secretly collected quite a few beauties. I don't know how he got his eye on his master's woman..."
"What! Is that so? Wasn't it said that a thief stole something, and when he was caught, he threw away the lamp, which started a fire?"
Qi Qi: "Wow!"
"What? That's what they say to outsiders. Everyone already knows the truth. I never thought that Lord Chen, who's over fifty, would still be cuckolded. I heard the steward is his cousin!"
"Lord Chen is truly pitiful; what a misfortune for his family, what a misfortune for his family..."
"What's so tragic about it? His family has so many concubines, both inside and outside, that the house is overflowing. He doesn't have the energy to take them back into the house, so something bad is bound to happen sooner or later."
"Indeed, so is Lord Chen. He appears very composed and serious on the surface, but I never expected him to be so frivolous in private."
Qi Qi: "Tsk tsk tsk."
"It's obvious. He's over fifty and still taking so many concubines, carrying teenage girls into the mansion one after another. How can he manage all that?"
At this point, the group exchanged glances and revealed smiles that were best left unsaid.
Only Qi Qi said, "That old scoundrel."
The group was engrossed in their conversation when they noticed a little boy listening. They had just thought it wasn't appropriate to talk in front of a child when the boy called them "old scoundrel," and they almost burst out laughing while covering their mouths.
Qi Qi then asked, "Were the steward and the concubine caught? What was the outcome?"
"The two of them knew they would surely die if caught, so the steward set a fire and ran away. The concubine, however, was left unattended and died in the fire. I don't know if the steward has been caught yet; we should have news tonight."
Qi Qi pursed his lips. The gossip was interesting, but Qi Qi didn't like the story. Whether it was about a man in his fifties marrying many teenage girls, having an affair, or the housekeeper running away and the concubine being burned to death.
If Qi Qi were in charge, he should first focus on infrastructure development to ensure the entire country has enough to eat, establish sound laws so the poor are not enslaved and nobles are forbidden from committing evil, starting from childhood to adulthood, and then implement monogamy and equality for all...
At the very least, people should have relatively free choices from birth to adulthood, without being deprived of their personal freedom. Without personal freedom, it's difficult for people growing up in harsh environments to maintain so-called "normal" values, and their actions cannot be judged as right or wrong...
Qi Qi had seen this problem in time-travel dramas. The protagonist was initially righteous and full of passion to change the world, but then he was brutally beaten down by reality. Every era has its own natural survival rules. If you want to erase the spirit accumulated by generations of predecessors, it will take more than just passion.
...That's getting off topic. There are some things that Qi Qi can only understand superficially. He has been exposed to far too many fragmented pieces of information, and not much of it is truly useful. At present, Qi Qi is just a Qi Qi who is not so stupid, and he still needs a lot of growth experience.
What are you talking about that's making you so agitated?
Two more pageboys approached, unable to contain their curiosity, and asked.
"This... is that thing, what happened last night..."
"Last night? You were talking about Lord Wang's matter?"
"What? Lord Wang's family also has matters to attend to?"
"Keep your voices down! Haven't you heard? Lord Wang ran into his father, Old Lord Wang, at the Nanfeng Pavilion last night..."
"???!!!"
I just finished one gossip session, and it's already started again, and it seems even more exciting.
Qi Qi regained his composure and immediately followed the pageboy. His large, bright eyes shone as he looked at the pageboy. Receiving this gaze that seemed to be both encouraging and admiring, the pageboy unknowingly began to tell his story.
"Wow……"
"hiss!"
"What? How could this be..."
"Oh my god, is that true?! Wow!"
"Brother, you know so much..."
Qi Qi wasn't gossipy, but he had a pair of attentive ears and a mouth that loved to flatter. Every now and then, he'd exclaim "Wow!" like a cheerleader, which made people want to confide in him and share their thoughts, giving the gossipmonger more motivation to keep going.
Five or six people appeared to be sitting in a row listening to the lecture, but their whispered conversations were full of juicy gossip.
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