Chaos of the Three Kingdoms Summons

Chapter 2630 Mandarin Ducks Playing in the Water, But Their Strength Is Not Enough

These beautiful women, all dressed in plain robes and with peach blossom-like faces, stood smiling before Li Xiang and bowed to him.

People are knives and servants, and I am fish and meat.

Regardless of what they were really thinking, they couldn't possibly show a cold face to Li Xiang; they had to at least pretend.

Since they've already been sent to the Bronze Sparrow Terrace, they're either not particularly resolute, or they have something on their mind.

Those who are fiercely independent will not have the chance to be captured. Even if they are captured, they will not live for more than a few days.

Like Qin Yao, who committed suicide not long after being imprisoned.

There was also Feng Quji, an important official in Youzhou, who, despite being quite old, starved himself to death.

Why bother!
Anyway, even if such a person doesn't surrender, he will most likely be kept imprisoned indefinitely and won't be killed easily!

At this moment, the white floral shirts of the group of beautiful women quickly became transparent under the steam, revealing the delicate and smooth skin underneath.

"The water's hot right now, so come and keep me company," Li Xiang laughed and waved his hand.

The beautiful women looked at each other, all blushing slightly. For a moment, they all became shy and hesitant, and none of them took the initiative to remove their clothes and go into the water.

“His Majesty has given the order, what are you sisters still hesitating for?” Ni Chang was the first to put aside her shyness and calmly took off her robes little by little.

After all, compared to the others, Ni Chang came from a lower background. She was originally just a dancer, the kind of dancer who was specially trained by high-ranking officials and nobles to be given as gifts.

After that, she caught the eye of Bei Chen, a naval commander of the Qing-Han Navy, which changed her tragic fate.

Fortunately, Bei Chen did not care about her background, but married her formally and made her his legal wife.

However, before they could enjoy a few years of peace, the Northern War broke out, and Bei Chen died in battle along with Liu Rengui, the Qing-Han naval commander. Ni Chang, who was left with no one to rely on, was sent to Luoyang as part of the spoils of war, along with the families of other important Qing-Han officials.

The only difference was that she was somewhat beautiful, which is why she was sent to the Bronze Sparrow Terrace.

Those who were older or not good-looking were mostly sent to the laundry department or other similar institutions.

As prisoners of war, they held the lowest status even within these institutions, doing the hardest and most tiring work. After years of exhaustion, they simply couldn't endure more than a few years.

And the worst off were those who were sent to the Imperial Music Bureau. After all, when the imperial court was short of money, it always had to find ways to generate revenue.

In comparison, being a canary in the Bronze Sparrow Terrace was already her good fortune.

At least here, she has no worries about food and clothing, and a group of people to serve her. At worst, she just doesn't have freedom.

Because of her different experiences, she was clearly more open-minded than other noble ladies or wives of high-ranking officials.

Ni Chang's voluptuous figure immediately came into view, and all that remained on her body were a few pieces of vermilion silk cloth, barely covering her private parts.

With her taking the lead, the other beauties followed suit, removing their robes to reveal figures that, while dressed similarly, possessed unique charms. For a moment, a dazzling expanse of white stretched before them. Even though Li Xiang's harem was not lacking in beauties, they were momentarily dazzled.

The swimsuits worn by these beauties were made by the palace tailors on a whim, modeled after those of later generations.

Although the social atmosphere at this time was much more open than after the Song Dynasty, these things could only be done privately within the Bronze Sparrow Terrace.

If this were to happen outside the Bronze Sparrow Terrace, or if some rumors were to spread, those censors would probably put on a show of remonstrating to the death.

Among the civil officials of the imperial court, the censors are probably more likely to be the kind of people who are willing to risk their lives.

After all, for the censor profession, dying for remonstrating is a way to be remembered in history. Some censors even look forward to such an opportunity.

The beautiful concubines, of course, had no idea that the emperor, who was visiting the Bronze Sparrow Terrace for the first time since they had been sent there, had suddenly come up with the idea of ​​having them swim in such revealing clothes.

The beautiful women, laughing and joking, lowered their heads and smiled as they entered the warm pool.

Looking at those beautiful creatures, Li Xiang laughed heartily, and like a shark that had smelled meat, he suddenly plunged into the pool once again.

As soon as Li Xiang pounced, the beauties in the water scattered like sparrows startled from their nest, laughing and giggling.

Li Xiang swam around, chasing after the beauties who were laughing and fleeing in all directions in this huge pool.

"Sister Wan'er, this pool is so comfortable, why don't you come down?" Ni Chang floated in the water and laughed loudly at Lin Wan'er, who was still swaying shyly by the pool.

"This is so embarrassing, I'd rather not." Lin Wan'er was quite shy, covering herself with her arms and curling her slender body into a tight ball.

Lin Wan'er is different from Liu Ying and Zhang Chunhua, who are all widows, while she is still a virgin and unmarried. In comparison, she is naturally much more shy.

Her father was a figure of some importance in Jizhou. Like many others, he also adopted a policy of appeasement during the Nanpi incident. Although he did not surrender, he did not resist either, acting as if he knew nothing about Mao Xiang and his group.

While these people were treated better than the actual prisoners, they certainly weren't as well off as those who surrendered voluntarily.

Even so, Liu Ying and Zhang Chunhua, who were family members of enemy generals, were escorted back to the capital, while Lin Wan'er entered the palace as a candidate for imperial concubine selection.

However, this year's selection happened to be held during a special period, with a number of participants far exceeding those of previous years. The palace could not accommodate so many, so a considerable number of them were naturally sent to the Bronze Sparrow Terrace, and she was one of them.

"What are you afraid of? There are no outsiders here, only our own sisters. What's there to be shy about?" Ni Chang was quite generous. She swam to the edge of the pool, proudly displaying her snowy breasts, and persuaded Lin Wan'er.

Because of her birth, she may not be the smartest among them, but she still has her own wisdom for survival.

However, Li Xiang wasn't paying any attention to them at that moment.

There were many beautiful women in the Bronze Sparrow Terrace, so one more or one less wouldn't make a difference to him.

Besides, he's older now, not like he was a young man in his twenties anymore, and he can't be as reckless as he used to be. If he really wanted to force himself on so many beautiful women for one night, he'd probably be too weak.

After all, you have to take care of your own body.