Chapter 254: Your boss is getting wilder and wilder

Chapter 254: Your boss is getting wilder and wilder

"So, here's the bill!" Xiaoyue handed the bill to the proprietress.

"Your Highness, I couldn't possibly let you pay! Consider this my treat for the Imperial Tutor, and the music is also my treat for him," the proprietress quickly stepped forward, took the bill, and tore it in half.

"No, put this bill on the Imperial Tutor's tab and let him pay it himself!" Xiaoyue said.

"This is really not appropriate!" the proprietress awkwardly said, "Your Highness, rest assured, the Imperial Tutor only listens to music from behind the curtain, enjoys his drinks and meals, and never requests any company."

"Alright, then he doesn't need to pay this bill!" Xiaoyue said, then walked out with her hands behind her back.

"Madam, this..." a maidservant came up, looking at the woman who walked out, then at their proprietress.

"The Princess Royal is truly back to her old self!" the proprietress of the Drunken Joy Pavilion was not angry but smiled, "This is how she should be, clever, witty, and charming!"

"Madam, she didn't pay... Princess, she is the Princess!" the maidservant was also shocked, staring wide-eyed at their proprietress.

"Yes, she is the Princess, ten years ago, she was the most talented beauty in the world, her 'Orchid Melody' astonished the world, no one else could play the mysteries of the 'Orchid Melody' like her," the proprietress nodded.

"Then, is the Princess here for the Imperial Tutor?" the maidservant asked.

The Imperial Tutor of Great Wei, as beautiful as a celestial being, with a beauty that blurs the lines between male and female, his beauty shames women and bewitches men. Since he came to the Drunken Joy Pavilion, for these two days, whether it's the performers or the maidservants, they all work absentmindedly, just wanting to catch a few more glances at the Imperial Tutor, feeling content.

Once, everyone thought that the Princess Royal must be with the Imperial Tutor, after all, a match made in heaven, a talented woman paired with a handsome man, a talented man paired with a beautiful woman, a pairing unmatched by anyone.

However, in the end, the Princess Royal married the unknown Shangguan Jinghong, while the Imperial Tutor dallied with flowers, passing through a myriad of blossoms.

While everyone sighed, many women secretly rejoiced, as if as long as the Imperial Tutor was not with the Princess Royal, he would be theirs.

"Of course, she is here for the Imperial Tutor... Oh, missed, missed," the proprietress stood up and quickly ran out.

However, on the street, there was no trace of the Imperial Tutor or the Princess Royal who had walked out earlier.

"Madam, what are you looking for?" the maidservant followed and asked.

"The child the Imperial Tutor is holding is the little princess, that little princess is a little fairy, conquering Beiling, and even subduing the Tatars, making the Tatars our gold mine in Great Wei, how clever and powerful this little princess is!" the proprietress stomped her feet in frustration, "Even just bowing to the little princess and offering her some rare treasures can earn us her blessings!"

"Then, then, will the Imperial Tutor come again next time?" the maidservant quickly asked.

"He will come, we have to wait, he likes to listen to music," the proprietress returned to the shop, "Find me, find the famous musician Qiaoniang from the Southern Mingyue Kingdom, bring her here with a hefty sum."

"Madam, I heard that Qiaoniang is very profitable in Xiyue City," the maidservant added.

"Spend the money, can't you spend money to bring her back? The money we spend, with the little princess's blessing, will double, tenfold, a hundredfold in return," the proprietress almost kicked the maidservant.

Ask, ask, asking for half a day, and still don't know to do the work.

Ci Xin carried Xiao Xi'er onto the carriage and returned to the palace.

"I'll go wash up first," Ci Xin handed Xiao Xi'er to Dong Ju, then went back to his palace.

Because Ci Xin was so beautiful, the previous emperor granted him a mansion.

As a result, women would gather at his door waiting, which made him afraid to enter or exit casually.

Even worse, women and even men would climb the walls with ladders at night.

Unable to bear the disturbance, Ci Xin sold the mansion and simply moved into the palace.

Even when he leaves the palace, he mostly rides his horse at full speed or makes a slight disguise, making it difficult for people to recognize him.

After Xiao Yin ascended the throne, he granted Ci Xin the Zhaohua Palace, located next to the Nourishing Heart Palace.

This was where the emperor, as a young prince, lived with the current empress dowager.

In his youth, Xiao Yin was also favored by the previous emperor for his intelligence.

However, due to the persecution by a certain imperial concubine later on, both he and his mother fell out of favor and were moved to the remote Cuiyu Palace, which is even more secluded than the Cheng'en Palace where the chosen court ladies reside.

The Zhaohua Palace was where the emperor allowed Ci Xin to stay, and they once advised by the empress and the prime minister that it was inappropriate for Ci Xin, the Imperial Tutor, to live in such a place, as it was meant for the emperor's concubines.

However, very few can persuade the current emperor, Xiao Yin.

Ci Xin went to freshen up, while Dong Ju brought the child to see the emperor.

"Let's change Xier's clothes, she must not like the smell of alcohol from the Imperial Tutor on her," the emperor immediately understood as he saw the little girl tugging at her clothes.

Ruo Xi looked up, her eyes shining brightly.

"Uncle is truly the best, he knows I can't stand dirt!"

Ci Xin, after spending two days eating, drinking, and sleeping at the Drunken Joy Pavilion, reeked of alcohol and ended up making Ruo Xi smell like it too.

"Hongmei, where was the Imperial Tutor found?" Xiao Yin asked.

"Your Majesty, he was found at the Drunken Joy Pavilion, and the princess went in to bring him out," Hongmei replied.

"Hmm, the Drunken Joy Pavilion!" Xiao Yin thought for a moment and said, "Go there yourself again and tell the owner of the Drunken Joy Pavilion to spare no expense to invite the famous musician Qiao Niang from the Western Regions."

When the owner of the Drunken Joy Pavilion heard that it was the emperor's order, she quickly dispatched more people and offered an even higher price.

After Ci Xin had freshened up, he arrived at the Nourishing Heart Palace.

"Xier, still awake? You're getting more lively!" Ci Xin tapped Ruo Xi's cheek and said, "Ah, you've changed clothes too. Come on, Little Heart, let's get some sleep."

"Little sister," Xiao Ruilin came in from outside.

"Brother, you're here, then I won't sleep, let's see how much you've improved!" Ruo Xi looked at her brother and smiled cutely.

Xiao Ruilin took his sister over, and with Hongmei watching, he played with her.

"Your eldest is becoming quite the wild one!" Ci Xin said with a smile, adjusting his sleeves.