"Smack!"
The book of beauties in Zhao Shu's hand fell onto the table.
"There are still virgins?" She couldn't believe her eyes.
Prince Yong's mansion has eighty-nine concubines, and the "List of Beauties" has eighty-nine pages. "Show me the Book of Spring Favors."
Bi Qiao handed the Spring Grace Book to Zhao Shu, "Princess, the Prince is not as absurd as the rumors say. He hasn't been to his concubine's room for a long time."
Zhao Shu flipped through the Spring Grace Book and, sure enough, found that the last time someone shared a room with Prince Yong was two months ago.
“By comparing the medical records with the Spring Grace Register and the List of Beauties, we were able to identify the virgin concubines.”
The Spring Grace Register records Prince Yong's sexual affairs, detailing which concubine he stayed with on which day, at which time, and when he left.
"Yes, Princess." Bi Qiao was stunned by Zhao Shu's actions these past few days, but she thought this change was good. Everyone thought the people of the Prince Yong's mansion were easy to deceive, and everyone wanted to deceive them. She had disliked many of the concubines for a long time.
Those are all lazy, good-for-nothing people with bad character. How can the Prince's mansion have such people as concubines?
"Father has so many concubines, yet none of them have given birth to a son or daughter for the royal family. It must be because they lack exercise and are physically weak. Starting tomorrow, all the concubines must get up early to exercise."
Bi Qiao opened her mouth, imagining a group of flamboyant aunties getting up early, lining up, and running breathlessly, which made her feel better.
Then she said nothing more, lowered her head, and said, "This servant will go and inform all the concubines."
"Yes, go ahead, I'll go see my father."
After Bi Qiao left, Zhao Shu went to Bao Xia. At that moment, the doctor was writing a prescription. Through the door, she heard the doctor say, "Your Highness, it was discovered too late. If it had been two years earlier, it would have been easier to handle. Now, you cannot have sexual relations for two years, otherwise there will be no cure."
"Thank you, Doctor Li. I understand." Prince Yong's face was now deathly pale. He was quite frightened by Doctor Li. He had already decided to abstain from women for two years. No wonder he only had one child, A-Jun, all these years. It turned out he had been poisoned.
"This humble subject takes his leave," Doctor Li wrote down the prescription, handed it to Uncle Fu who was serving him, packed his medicine box, and left Baoxia.
When he met Zhao Shu outside, he bowed and greeted her, saying, "Princess."
Zhao Shu handed him the prescription she had prepared beforehand, and gave Doctor Li an extra prescription as payment for him speaking those words to Prince Yong.
After checking the prescription and finding nothing missing, Doctor Li bowed deeply and said, "This humble subject thanks Your Highness. If there is anything I may need in the future, please feel free to give the order."
After bidding farewell to Doctor Li, Zhao Shu entered Bao Xia. Prince Yong was looking at his "Great General King." Upon seeing Zhao Shu enter, he gestured and called out, "Ah Jun, come and see quickly."
“Father, the centurions in our household are all men who have distinguished themselves on the battlefield, and they have worked diligently for the royal household in recent years. Shouldn’t Father reward them?” Zhao Shu picked up the goosegrass next to her and poked the cricket in the box.
Prince Yong poked another cricket to fight the one Zhao Shu had poked. After hearing Zhao Shu's words, he didn't look up, but focused on the crickets in the box. "Ah Jun, how do you think your father should reward them?"
“Of course, money and gifts should be given, but Ah Jun has learned that several centurions are unmarried. Ah Jun thinks it is best to find them good marriages.”
Prince Yong put down the goosegrass in his hand, closed the box, and asked, "Who values a centurion?"
He assumed that the maids in the manor had taken a liking to the centurion and had gone to Zhao Shu for help.
Zhao Shu shook her head, "Ah Jun was just making a suggestion; how would she know who values the centurions?"
Uncle Fu, who was serving nearby, had a sudden thought. He had just received a hint from Bi Qiao. He stepped forward, bowed, and asked Prince Yong, "Does Your Highness still remember Xin Yun, Jing Yue, Shu Qi, Bing Qing, and Fang Zhu?"
Prince Yong shook his head. "Who are these people?"
Uncle Fu and Zhao Shu exchanged a glance and said, “Your Highness, these young ladies were brought into the palace by you out of pity for their tragic backgrounds and struggles to survive. Now they have grown up and reached marriageable age. Their backgrounds are pitiful, and no one has taken care of them. When the princess mentioned the centurions, this old servant thought it would be quite suitable to match these young ladies with the centurions. However, these young ladies have been treated as concubines in the palace.”
Prince Yong has a long history of heroic rescues, so he doesn't remember who is who. She's just a concubine who hasn't had any children. Since she's a candidate, he immediately nodded and said, "Go and do it. You don't need to ask me about this kind of thing."
“Father is kind-hearted. Since these centurions are getting married, why not let them go home and find their own way? Our royal family can’t possibly make them generals. What do you think?”
"If we let them go, won't we be left with no one to use?" Prince Yong didn't actually know these centurions; he was just thinking about the problem instinctively.
“How could that be? We still have eight hundred soldiers, and we can elect more centurions. Moreover, Ah Jun heard that there was a drought in the north last year. Although it was not very serious, many families still ran out of food at the beginning of the year. Now there are still many people who have run out of food living in dilapidated temples outside the city to make a living. If we take these people in, it will not only be a good deed, but it will also recruit manpower for us. Isn’t that appropriate?”
Upon hearing this, Prince Yong looked directly at Zhao Shu and said, "A-Jun has become sensible."
“Ah Jun is already nine years old and still doesn’t understand things. Isn’t she just a good-for-nothing? What does Father think?” Zhao Shu tugged at Prince Yong’s sleeve and acted coquettishly.
In other people's homes, daughters and fathers are not usually so close, but it is different in the Yong Prince's residence. The Yong Prince is a man who often goes against the grain, and he only has one child, Zhao Shu, so naturally he dotes on her.
"Ah Jun has instructed someone to handle this matter. Father, rest assured, our Ah Jun is going to be chosen as the commander of the palace guards." Prince Yong pinched Zhao Shu's cheek, feeling proud.
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