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Yun Qingyu smiled and said, "Perhaps I should learn from those noble men and have a harem of beautiful women."
Xin Yao pursed her lips and frowned, thinking to herself: The master already has five annoying individuals in the courtyard; why would she want more to compete for favor?
Yun Qingyu increasingly enjoyed teasing Xin Yao. Although she was a career-oriented woman, she insisted on saying that she should emulate the noble men and have a harem.
With her head lowered and her eyes dim, Xin Yao pondered: There are already five bothersome individuals in the master's courtyard; if more come, it would be overcrowded.
Yun Qingyu watched Xin Yao's expression with great interest and said, "Confucius said that food and sex are human nature. How could one find it annoying to have beautiful people swaying before them? What do you think?"
Xin Yao had no desire to discuss this topic, but since the master asked, she had to respond. Imagining it for a moment, she pictured several attendants around the master, each one more charming than the last, vying for her attention.
Just imagining it made her feel irritated and annoyed; if even more came, it would truly be unbearable.
Suppressing her discomfort, Xin Yao replied, "If there are too many people chattering away, it will be quite bothersome."
Yun Qingyu burst into laughter, finding Xin Yao adorable.
Xin Yao seemed to think this was an insufficient reason. After a moment of thought, she added, "Master is someone who accomplishes great things; you shouldn't be swayed by beauty. You should remain resolute. If someone with ulterior motives uses beauty to tempt you, the consequences would be unimaginable."
Yun Qingyu looked at Xin Yao as she searched for reasons to prevent her from having attendants. This made her particularly happy. Her laughter came from the heart as she said, "But everyone knows that this palace loves beauty. If I suddenly act indifferent to it, wouldn't that raise suspicion?"
Xin Yao was momentarily speechless and lowered her gaze.
"That's what the master said." After teasing for a while, Yun Qingyu shifted the topic. "The Northern Protectorate Prince is arriving soon. What do you think Yun Tianyin will do next?"
Xin Yao pulled back his thoughts, no longer dwelling on beautiful faces, and replied calmly, "Yun Tianyin will definitely try to win over the Northern Protectorate Prince and offer him plenty of benefits. But Yun Tianyin is too foolish; all his plans are mere fantasies. If the Northern Protectorate Prince truly joins his camp, it would just be Yun Tianyin finding a companion on the road to the underworld."
Yun Qingyu appreciatively ruffled Xin Yao's hair and said, "Yun Tianyin isn't as clever as you; he's truly digging his own grave."
Yun Qingyu's teasing was light, but the Shadow Guardian took it seriously.
Meanwhile, Granny Gu, sent by the Empress, returned to the Princess Residence and reported everything she had seen and heard in detail to the Empress.
"The Princess Consort seems to have recently taken in an attendant named Xin Yao. From what I observed, this attendant has decent skills and appears to be reluctantly forced into service by the Eldest Princess. As for the other male favorites, it seems they are not present in the residence." The Empress frowned in thought, puzzled: How could the male favorites in the inner court have the privilege to go out freely?
"There must be hidden circumstances. This palace has never paid much attention to Xiao Chi's harem, but it seems necessary to investigate now. Go tell Consort Xuan to find an opportunity to invite Yun Qingyu to Duke Xuan's Mansion for flowers and tea; you need to arrange this."
"At all times and in all places, people from the Princess Residence can only speak well of the Eldest Princess; they must never say a single word against her. Now that both the Ling Family and the Lu Family have fallen from grace, this period is a good opportunity to petition the Emperor for an heir. We must not offend Yun Qingyu; we need to win her over properly and absolutely cannot follow Consort Duan's old path."
The old woman nodded and said, "Your Highness need not worry too much. The Eldest Princess is fond of beauty; if the princess can cater to her tastes, it should be easy to win her over."
The Empress immediately relaxed.
"Speaking of which, I should thank Consort Duan. If she hadn't pushed her daughter away so far, I wouldn't have found an opportunity to win over Qingyu. Who could easily disrupt a mother-daughter relationship? Unfortunately, Consort Duan is too foolish; years of favor have made her arrogant, thinking her own daughter should obey her. She deserves this outcome."
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