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Chapter 65: The Old Prince Next Door 18 Was Su Huandan some sort of three-headed, six-armed creature to be so favored by Prince Chen? As it turned out, one look confirmed she had no extra limbs, but she did possess the looks of a veritable fox spirit. The Second Princess and her daughter had average features, with broad, square faces. Had it not been for their meticulous grooming and fair, tender skin, they might have been mistaken for men if their complexions were even slightly rougher. Their…- 142.0 K • Ongoing
Chapter 66: The Old Prince Next Door 19 Within a month, the parasites within the Prince Chen Estate had been thoroughly purged. Yet Su Huandan knew that before long, new parasites would emerge. Humans live for profit. Even in the modern era, where laws and regulations are so refined, they cannot stop the greed in human hearts. There will always be those who stray onto the wrong path; how could such people not exist in ancient times? They certainly did. In ancient times, the power over a servant's…- 142.0 K • Ongoing
Chapter 62: The Old Prince Next Door 15 A Princess Consort who was perfect in every way was not an easy find, was she? "Don't worry about that. Among the civil and military officials of the court, there are only a few worthy of this Prince offering a toast." How could offering toasts be more important than the joys of the marriage bed? Prince Chen had recently felt his little brother rising to the occasion again. It was a rare occurrence; it had been years since there was any movement down there.…- 142.0 K • Ongoing
Chapter 63: The Old Prince Next Door 16 The advantage of Prince Chen's high seniority was that after Su Huandan left the palace, she only needed to make a single trip to the Grand Princess1's Mansion to be done with her duties. As for the current Emperor's sisters, Su Huandan could simply wait for them to come and pay their respects to her. "Wait for them to come? They'll bore you to death. Every single one of them refuses to live their own lives properly and loves to stir up nonsense. The Eldest…- 142.0 K • Ongoing
Chapter 59: The Old Prince Next Door 12 As soon as Nanny Cui spoke, Su Huandan, who had been dazed by the imperial decree1 of marriage, snapped back to reality. She turned her head to look at the old, wrinkled orange peel of a wet nurse still pinned to the ground. Upon hearing the decree, the woman was trembling all over, her face deathly pale. Tsk, at such an age, she looked quite pitiful, but the way she had pointed at Su Huandan's nose earlier was exceptionally hateful. "Let her go. She is just…- 142.0 K • Ongoing
Chapter 60: The Old Prince Next Door 13 Ever since the Empress Dowager learned that Prince Chen's health was improving due to Su Huandan's cooking, she sent someone to check on them every day. "How is Prince Chen today?" the Empress Dowager asked daily. "This morning, the Princess Consort prepared a bowl of chicken soup wontons with wild vegetable and pork filling, along with a dish of toasted bun slices. The Prince praised it highly. For lunch, they say the Princess Consort's household plans to…- 142.0 K • Ongoing
Chapter 61: The Old Prince Next Door 14 After that, she learned how to organize sacrificial rites and various banquets. Without learning, she wouldn't have known just how many intricacies were involved. Being part of the royal family, they didn't have much else, but they certainly had a hell of a lot of sacrifices. The birth and death anniversaries of past emperors and empresses alone added up to quite a few. Beyond those, there were sacrifices to Heaven and Earth, and the twenty-four solar terms1.…- 142.0 K • Ongoing
Chapter 58: The Old Prince Next Door 11 Why was the Duchess of Yi so intent on marrying Su Huandan off? It was because ever since this widow moved out of the Duke's estate, she had been causing all sorts of trouble. The Duke of Yi household had suffered a great loss of reputation because of her, yet the widow was like a hedgehog—untouchable. The only solution was to marry her off; once she was wed, she would no longer belong to the Duke's household. Whether her life was good or bad after…- 142.0 K • Ongoing
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