Chu Yu stood to one side, a cold smirk tugging at the corner of his mouth, his eyes flickering with shrewdness.
He took a small sip from the wine jug, gently savoring it before swallowing it down.
Then he spoke out, "The two of you, disturbing Uncle Prince’s romantic affairs is really not proper!"
"Heehee, little royal uncle, since you say that, why are you watching too?" Chu Zhaowei asked.
But his gaze was on the stark naked body pinned down beneath the Prince of Loyalty.
So this is what a woman’s body looks like.
Following Chu Yu around, yet Chu Yu forbade him from sleeping with women too soon.
This might have been Chu Yu’s desire, as well as his own parents’ earnest requests; otherwise, with Chu Yu’s philosophy of avoiding unnecessary troubles, he wouldn’t bother with how many women they slept with.
Chu Yu curled his lip and said nothing.
Le Xun was so frightened she felt as if her soul had scattered, and the Prince of Loyalty was similarly startled into immediate abstinence.
One hurriedly covered her face, while the other haphazardly dressed, both too shy to face Chu Yu, Chu Zhaowei, and Chu Renzhi.
The Prince of Loyalty’s face flushed red, "Ayu..."
He knew that both Chu Zhaowei and Chu Renzhi followed Chu Yu’s lead; if Chu Yu was willing to keep their secret, then no one else would know.
If Chu Yu wasn’t willing...
If this incident caused a stir, losing face would be the least of problems; arousing His Majesty’s suspicion would be the real issue.
"Prince Grandpa, then we’ll take our leave!" Chu Zhaowei and Chu Renzhi said, and ran off in a cloud of dust.
As they passed through the archway, they even called out and dispersed a bunch of dandies, leaving the gagged servant dumped on the ground. No one paid him a second glance, allowing him to lie there, his eyes brimming with tears, full of grievance and indignation.
He was originally going to find the Princess, but was blocked by a group of dandies.
Each of them teasingly asked him if his flustered look was from doing something bad, so they followed him to this courtyard.
He wanted to warn the Prince, but his mouth was covered.
Chu Yu took a sip of wine, "Uncle Prince, according to etiquette, we ought to address you as ’Royal Uncle’. Why did you insist so adamantly on us calling you ’Prince Uncle’?"
Chu Yu asked indifferently, not even glancing toward the house.
It was as if the people inside the house didn’t matter to him at all.
"Ayu, this matter, it’s a long story. The people inside the house..." The Prince of Loyalty sobered up as well.
He was full of regret, and also deeply remorseful.
"Who is in the house is not important, what’s important is that Uncle Prince should take care of his health, as you are no longer a young man. Also, cousin Xinhuan is already a father. If you were to have a child younger than your little nephew, others may praise you for your perennial youth, but it would be extremely embarrassing for Aunt Princess and cousin Xinhuan!"
The Prince of Loyalty replied tentatively, "You make sense!"
Chu Yu grinned, his smile carefree and heartless, "Then, Prince Uncle, I will take my leave first!"
The Prince of Loyalty nodded, relieved, and then asked, "Why isn’t Jinfeng here today?"
"Jinfeng has gone back to her fief!"
"Ayu, Jinfeng isn’t getting any younger, why hasn’t she sought out a consort yet?" The Prince of Loyalty felt it was his duty to show concern for his niece.
It was a gesture meant to curry favor with Chu Yu and prevent him from gossiping.
"Jinfeng has always been extremely headstrong; she doesn’t want to casually choose a consort, saying she wants to find a man who will be devoted to her for life, regardless if he’s a peddler or a beggar, a thief or a bandit. As long as he is sincere with her, she won’t seek a consort; she would rather marry one!" Chu Yu said, then bowed his fists toward the Prince of Loyalty, "Prince Uncle, if in the future Jinfeng truly marries a man of low status, I hope you will speak kindly on her behalf, and prevent too many irrelevant people from gossiping about her!"