The corners of Duke Anyuan’s lips twitched slightly. He thought that there were already enough chickens and ducks in the house now.

  If hundreds of chicken and ducks were sold every day, didn’t that mean that he would have to endure this smell every day?

  Emperor Huilin was a little tempted, but he held it back and said, “I don’t like to eat chickens and ducks. It’s not good for your health to eat too much duck in winter, so you should eat less.”


  Lu Chen replied, “I’m afraid the preserved ducks Jinniang made will be in short supply and I can’t get any.”


  Qiao Jinniang had been busy making sauces recently, and all the maids in the Qiao Mansion were ordered to pluck chickens, ducks and geese.

  For a time, the gate of Qiao Mansion was full of merchants who came to collect feathers.

  Their street was full of princess mansions. Qiao Jinniang was afraid to disturb the princesses, so she went to visit them and give them a lot of gifts.

  She gave each of them a set of jewelry from Jewelry Pavilion, and two preserved chickens, two preserved ducks and two preserved geese.

  The princesses were all very happy to receive her gifts. When she went to Princess Jinghua’s mansion, the latter hadn’t recovered, so Qiao Jinniang could only go to Princess Jinghua’s room to see her. Far away, she heard the sound of music.

  She entered, only to see that in the gorgeous palace, several handsome men were only wearing white long-sleeve Confucian robes, looking very graceful and quaint. Surrounded by the handsome men, Princess Jinghua was being fed fresh grapes by one of them.

  Fresh grapes were extremely rare at this time, so these grapes must have been preserved in the ice cellar since last summer.

  It could be seen how extravagant Princess Jinghua’s life was…


  Jinghua smiled and said, “I still have some difficulty walking. Sorry for not greeting you at the door.”


  Qiao Jinniang said, “I made some preserved foods at home. The noises made by the hawkers who came to deliver chickens and ducks and collect chicken and duck feathers might have disturbed you, so I came to apologize.”


  Although they were all on the same street, each mansion covered an area of hundreds of acres, and it was probably Princess Shou’an’s mansion on the opposite side that was the most affected.

  But the other princesses might smell the chickens and ducks and be disturbed by the hawkers when they passed by the Qiao Mansion.

  If they were distrubed, Qiao Jinniang might be in trouble. Princess Jinghua said, “County Mistress, you’re too polite. I have been missing the dishes in Tasty Pavilion when I’m recuperating at home. It’s so nice of you to bring delicious food to me in person.” “Come here, cook these preserved ducks.”


  After Jinghua ordered, a gigolo on the side took the preserved ducks from Qiao Jinniang’s hand, looking a little disgusted, but still went down to cook them obediently.

  Jinghua said, “County Mistress, this is the first time you came to my home. Please stay for a meal.

  “I heard that not long ago, you performed Da Mian in my eldest brother’s mansion, which amazed everyone.

  “My new gigolo happens to be good at playing Da Mian. Would you mind giving him some tips on how to play it?” Qiao Jinniang didn’t dare to reject Princess Jinghua’s invitation, so she could only agree.

  Jinghua’s leg was injured, so she couldn’t walk now.

  A burly, handsome man picked her up like a child and put her in front of the table.

  After sitting down, another handsome man handed over a bowl of tea.

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  There was also a handsome young man beside Qiao Jinniang, with an inexplicable fragrance on his body. He put the tea in front of her and leaned close to her. “Sister County Master, please drink tea.”


  Then he blinked at Qiao Jinniang flirtatiously.

  Qiao Jinniang: “…”


  Jinghua said, “Little Eight, don’t mess around. This is the future crown princess. Be careful with your life!”


  Little Eight shrank his head, not daring to approach Qiao Jinniang any more.

  When the food was served, the gigolos rushed to feed Princess Jinghua. Every mouthful Jinghua took, they would praise her. Qiao Jinniang thought, did Princess Jinghua hurt her hands too?

  Suddenly, the sound of a pipa came. A thin handsome man was playing the pipa, and two other handsome men with masks were performing a sword dance.

  After the sword dance, the two took off their masks.

  Seeing their faces, Qiao Jinniang gasped. Although Lu Chen could be said to be stunningly handsome, she had looked at him too much and was already numb to his handsome face. Now seeing the twins with charming phoenix eyes, she was amazed by their handsomeness.

  “Your Highness, who is this elder sister?”.

  “Nonsense, she’s clearly a younger sister. She is almost as gorgeous as the princess.”


  Jinghua chuckled. “Little Seventeen, Little Eighteen, this is County Mistress Jia’an.”


  “Nice to meet you, County Mistress.”


  Qiao Jinniang hurriedly waved her hands. “No need to be too polite.”


  Jinghua said, “These two are still young, only sixteen years old. If you like them, you can take them away and keep them by your side as servants.”


  One of the twins walked up to singhua, took Jinghua’s hand and said, “Your Highness, you’re so cruel. You promised to wait for me to grow up. I will always belong to you even in my next life…”


  Jinghua patted his head with a smile. “It’s just a joke. County Mistress Jia’an is going to marry into the East Palace. I don’t want my Little Eighteen to be an eunuch, and I don’t want to part with Little Eighteen!” Qiao Jinniang: “…”


  So it was just a joke?

  She was seriously thinking about keeping the twins by her side. Looking at their handsome faces, she could probably eat a few more bowls of rice every meal.

  Having seen such handsome men, Qiao Jinniang thought that the following shows would not be very interesting, but it turned out that she was wrong. A man who had a comparatively average appearance but was still much more handsome than ordinary men came from behind and danced to the beat of the drums.

  But as he danced, his clothes fell to the ground one piece after another.

  The beautiful muscles on his body…


  Qiao Jinniang couldn’t help swallowing, and after this man came a man who was very good at painting, and he outlined Qiao Jinniang’s appearance with just a few strokes.

  After the banquet, more than 20 handsome men with different talents stood beside the princess…


  Qiao Jinniang suddenly understood why those men were so lecherous, and why emperors would keep such a large harem.

  Princess Jinghua smiled and said to Qiao Jinniang, “County Mistress Jia’an, which of them do you think is the most handsome?”


  Qiao Jinniang looked at these men one by one and was about to pick one when she suddenly saw a man with an extraordinary aura who was much more handsome than the others… She immediately walked over with a little guilt and took Lu Chen’s hand. “Of course my honey is the most handsome.”


  Lu Chen turned to Princess Jinghua with a dark face. “Is this how you treat guests, Sister Jinghua?”


  Jinghua smiled. “I always entertain my distinguished guests with the best things.”


  Lu Chen held Qiao Jinniang’s hand. He should never have let Qiao Jinniang come here. She always had the idea of keeping gigolos…


  If she learned from his sisters, that would be a big disgrace for him.

  Seeing that Lu Chen was angry, Qiao Jinniang hurriedly said, “I didn’t even touch their hands.”


  “Your hands didn’t touch them, but I still want to dig out your eyes. Are these men so good-looking? Can they be compared to me? You almost couldn’t look away from them just now!”


  Qiao Jinniang said, “That’s because the princess asked me to choose the most handsome one among them. They are definitely not as good-looking as you!”


  “Plus, where did Princess Jinghua get so many talented handsome men? No wonder she doesn’t want to marry to the South. In such a fairyland, who would want to marry?”