Chapter 252: Visiting the Brothel (1)
After eliminating the Eighth Prince, the biggest hidden danger on his path to the throne, the Crown Prince's power in the capital was like the noon sun. Almost no other prince could contend with him. But this road was far from simple-the mourning period for the Eighth Prince had just ended when the Empress Dowager forced the Emperor to grant the young Seventeenth Prince the title of King. The Imperial Consort was still ill, but her sister from the same clan had quickly shown signs of pregnancy...
It couldn't be said that the Crown Prince wasn't beset by wolves in front and tigers behind, but he wasn't afraid.
When had he ever not entered a dragon's den or a tiger's lair?
The Crown Prince's attitude toward the other princes wasn't as "ruthless" as it had been toward the Eighth Prince. He just turned a blind eye, letting them make their petty moves under his nose, acting as if nothing was wrong. From time to time, he would take his wife into the palace to show off their affection. Every time Sun Jiaojiao accompanied him, she would remember the Imperial Consort's savage, terrifying appearance, and her courage would tremble.
On this day, Sun Jiaojiao accompanied the Crown Prince out of the palace. Seeing her pale face, the Crown Prince, in a rare show of pleasantness, coaxed her to go out for a stroll.
Sun Jiaojiao couldn't remember how long it had been since she'd gone shopping. She immediately agreed, her heart almost flying out of the Crown Prince's Residence.
However, it was, of course, inconvenient for the Crown Princess to show her face when she went out.
The Crown Prince arranged a low-profile sedan chair for her and casually assigned a few Dark Guards to protect her. Just like that, she went out in grand style.
Once on the streets, Sun Jiaojiao visited a few fabric shops and a few cosmetics shops, but soon felt it was dull-wandering around, it was all shops for women. So boring.
Suddenly, an idea struck her. She beckoned to the empty air outside the sedan chair. "Xiao Ba?"
Xiao Ba was stunned for a moment, then appeared in response.
"Come here." Sun Jiaojiao was being mysterious, hesitating. "Want to go somewhere fun and play?"
"Sure!" Xiao Ba, unaware it was a trap, agreed readily.
"Then, later, we'll go to the teahouse up ahead and get a private room. Once inside, you'll sneak me out the window. The two of us will go for a stroll alone, hmm?"
"Alright."
When Xiao Ba heard "stroll alone," he was instantly excited-the Young Miss hadn't summoned him for a long time. To be able to stroll alone with the Young Miss, hehe...
When they arrived at the teahouse, Sun Jiaojiao calmly asked for a private room and ordered a blind songstress to perform. She and Xiao Ba then "shed their cicada husks" and slipped out the window.
Once the two were carefree on the main street, Sun Jiaojiao finally chuckled, revealing her true plan. "Let's go, we're going to visit a brothel!"
"..."
Xiao Ba was speechless.
Taking the Crown Princess to visit a brothel? He didn't have enough heads to lose.
Besides, even for an ordinary woman, visiting a brothel wasn't appropriate.
But Sun Jiaojiao didn't care about any of that. She had never visited a brothel before! She treated all of Xiao Ba's nagging admonitions of "inappropriate" as wind past her ears. She pulled him into an ordinary clothing store, bought a young master's outfit for Xiao Ba, and a young pageboy's outfit for herself. After they both changed, she was finally satisfied, hooking a finger under Xiao Ba's chin. "Look at you, all dressed up, you actually look the part! So dashing and romantic. Who knows how many brothel girls' hearts you'll hook later!"
Xiao Ba gave a helpless, bitter smile.
What kind of mess is this?
Making him dress up as a young master... But he really did look handsome in this outfit. With this bearing, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say he was the young master of some great family.
Xiao Ba puffed out his chest, looking at himself in the bronze mirror again and again.
Before he could finish looking in the mirror, Sun Jiaojiao snapped open her fan, lifted her leg, and walked out the door. Having cast off the identity of the Crown Princess, Sun Jiaojiao felt as free as she could be. "Let's go! Master, we're off to the brothel!"
Xiao Ba, terrified, scrambled to follow her.
There weren't many brothels in the capital. They were all properly built on both sides of a designated street. But the buildings were as magnificent as could be, looking like dens of ecstasy. Even before getting close, one could smell the fragrant scent of cosmetics wafting from afar, making one's head spin and legs unable to move.
A sharp-eyed girl spotted Xiao Ba, dressed as a young master, from a distance. She secretly marveled at his handsome appearance and, twisting her small waist, rushed past her sisters to greet him. "Young Master, come in and play~"
Xiao Ba looked awkwardly at Sun Jiaojiao beside him.
Sun Jiaojiao, carefree, shot him a look. "Go on in!"
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