Long Yi stepped forward to bolt the door, then turned around and sat next to the Prince to discuss official matters, completely ignoring the dozen or so women nearby as if they were invisible, an attitude that suggested he was well accustomed to it.
The women were amusing themselves, too, seemingly oblivious to the presence of Long Rui and Long Yi, as if they couldn’t see them at all. It appeared that the tea the Old Maid had given them earlier contained something fishy that made them somewhat groggy.
Xuexue lay on the roof, seeing everything inside crystal clear.
It seemed that the rumors were false; the tales of the War Prince’s fondness for women seemed to be a façade he had concocted himself.
Little Baby was extremely curious and poked his head out to look, asking, "What are they doing?"
"Shush, do you not want to live? The Prince is right there!" Xuexue quickly covered his mouth tightly to silence him, fearing to disturb the War Prince.
"Prince, perhaps I should wait for you outside," Long Yi said, still a hot-blooded youth who found the scene somewhat unbearable, lacking the same level of composure as the Prince.
Long Rui glanced coldly at him. "What’s wrong? Don’t you have even this much self-control?"
"Please let me off the hook, Prince," Long Yi said with a gloomy face. He wasn’t even married yet! This scene was not suitable for him.
"It’s alright, I have other official matters to attend to and should head to the study. Let’s go together," Long Qirui stood up as he spoke.
Now Long Yi hesitated. "Prince, is it appropriate to go out at this time?"
After saying this, his gaze unintentionally glanced over the girls in the room.
With their loud calls, if the Prince went out, wouldn’t that give the whole game away?
After all, everyone outside believed the Prince was fiercely cutting down his enemies!
War Prince: "If you leave, it’s pointless for me to stay here alone."
Long Yi’s face immediately fell, and he said helplessly, "My lord, I am not going anywhere. I’ll stay here with you, alright?"
"That’s more like it." Long Rui cracked a smile, thinking to himself, if it’s difficult for me, you shouldn’t expect to have an easy time either.
Others said War Prince’s military exploits were illustrious and his War Prince’s Mansion was glorious, but the real frustration was known only to them. The present Emperor was narrow-minded and feared that after the War Prince’s achievements overshadowed his own, the Prince might plot a usurpation. The Emperor pretended to be grateful for the Prince’s service to the country on the surface but in the shadows sent Assassins to hunt him down.
Within the War Prince’s Mansion, the Emperor had covertly and overtly sent countless spies to watch him.
Every year, the Emperor sent beauties to the War Prince’s Mansion, claiming it was a reward for the War Prince’s service to the Moli Country and his love for beautiful women. In truth, they were the Emperor’s spies.
Xuexue watched from the rooftop, dumbfounded, thinking that this evening’s outing had not been in vain, as she had stumbled upon such a massive secret.
Unexpectedly, with a slight movement, she disturbed a roof tile beside her, causing a faint noise.
Xuexue inwardly cursed her luck.
Sure enough, Long Rui inside the house was immediately put on high alert.
Long Yi also leapt out; the War Prince’s Mansion was fraught with crisis, and they couldn’t afford an incident at this time.
Xuexue reacted quickly, grabbed Little Baby, turned around, and ran, with the roof tiles crunching under their feet.
Little Baby hadn’t caught on yet, and while running, asked, "What’s happening? What’s happening?"
Xuexue ran as hard as she could, irritably replying, "Are you dumb? We’ve been discovered. If we don’t run now, our lives are in danger. Hurry up and go, stop talking."