I, the villainous eldest prince, will suppress everything!

The sunlight of the first day of the Lunar New Year shone into the courtyard, where pretty maids swept the grounds, chattering like birds in the trees.

The beautifully decorated bedroom still smelled of last night's alcohol.

Qin Liping lay on the bed, his eyes fixed on the top of the canopy, his brows furrowed as if trying to recall something.

Alcohol is really no good; Qin Li has been burned by it several times.

The first two times, it was the Empress who set a trap and slept with him, and then he didn't say anything.

But he drank the wine voluntarily last night, intending to liven things up.

To everyone's surprise, Qin Li couldn't remember anything that happened last night.

Qin Li reached out and patted his head hard, trying to recall... It seemed that the two sisters, Chun Tao and Xia Liu, had served him in bed last night.

He vaguely remembered that the two sisters carried him back to the room, one on each side, and then the three of them fell onto the bed together. He didn't remember anything after that.

He stretched out his hands and grasped... The feeling in his hands didn't lie; it was like touching something big and soft.

After examining his hands, Qin Li lifted the covers to take another look.

It was a complete mess; there were even two holes cut in the bed sheet.

"hiss!"

Seeing those two holes made Qin Li's head ache even more; it seemed he really had slept with the Chun Tao and Xia Liu sisters.

Tread!

Just then, footsteps came from outside the room.

"Your Highness, it's time to get up!"

With a creak, the door to the room was pushed open.

Chuntao and Xialiu walked in, carrying hot water and towels.

Xia Liu, carrying hot water, looked at Qin Li with shy eyes. Her face flushed before she even did anything, and she bit her lower lip, looking like a shy bride.

Chun Tao held the towel in both hands. Unlike Xia Liu, who was shy, her eyes were full of hatred and gritted teeth as she looked at Qin Li.

Got it!

It seems she really is asleep.

Qin Li sighed inwardly.

Propelling himself to sit on the edge of the bed, Qin Li cut to the chase, asking, "Did we... last night?"

"I didn't do anything! Nothing!"

Chuntao spoke before Xialiu, emphasizing and repeating what she said.

Upon hearing this, Qin Li shook his head slightly and smiled... It would have been better not to say anything at all; the implication of self-deception was too obvious.

With a whoosh, Qin Li threw back the covers and asked, "What happened to those two holes in the sheet?"

"That's because...because..."

Upon hearing this, Chun Tao didn't know what to say and began to stammer.

The two holes in the bed sheet are two plum blossoms, left from last night.

She and her sister Xia Liu secretly cut it off with scissors this morning before Qin Li woke up.

"Your Highness, please stop teasing Chuntao."

"What happened last night was voluntary on our part..."

Xia Liu smiled and stepped forward, put down the hot water, and took the towel from Chun Tao's hand.

After soaking it in hot water and wringing it out, she respectfully handed it to Qin Li with both hands.

"It wasn't voluntary!"

Chun Tao pouted, on the verge of tears.

His older sister, Xia Liu, likes Qin Li, but he doesn't.

Last night, because she was drunk, and her sister helped her out, that's why...

"Waaaaah..."

Thinking of this, Chuntao burst into tears, covered her mouth and nose with her hand, and ran out.

"She..."

Qin Li reached out his hand and asked with concern.

"It's alright, Chun Tao is just all bark and no bite..."

Xia Liu said.

Nodding, Qin Li took the hot towel, wiped his face and hands, then stood up and walked outside.

"Your Highness, where are you going?"

Xia Liu was about to chase after her when she accidentally aggravated her "injury," causing her beautiful brows to furrow in pain.

Qin Li reached out and supported her arm. "Are you alright?"

"N-nothing!"

Xia Liu gasped in pain, and it took her a long time to recover.

Seeing Xia Liu like this, Qin Li said shamelessly:

"Alright, stop pushing yourselves. We'll give you two sisters a few days off."

"Go back and get some rest. You don't need to come and serve me these next few days."

"I don't even know how crazy I can be when I'm drunk."

Xia Liu blushed again, lowered her head, and dared not look Qin Li in the eye.

The memory of last night's storm still haunted her. Despite having the numerical advantage, she and her sister were relentlessly defeated by Qin Li, almost to the point of begging for mercy.

"Thank you, Your Highness!"

Xia Liu bowed slightly and greeted them.

Qin Li hummed in agreement, then turned and walked out of the room...

……

The January sun shone on the library, slightly dispelling the chill.

A window on the top floor opened outwards, revealing Bai Zhenzhen's pretty face.

As the Lunar New Year approached, she changed into a new outfit, though it was still a Taoist robe, loosely draped over her body.

The library originally had an owner, Old Snake, but since Old Snake returned from Jiangnan, he no longer lives in the library often, and Bai Zhenzhen became the owner of the library.

Every day, I would diligently study the obscure and difficult secret manuals in the building. When I had nothing to do, I would open the window to let in some fresh air, bask in the sun, and daydream for a while.

Today is the first day of the Lunar New Year, and she has no interest in looking at the secret manual. So she props her cheek up with one hand, watches the maids walking together in the distance, and mutters to herself:

"What a lecherous scoundrel... He even sleeps with his own maid... Heaven should have sent down a bolt of lightning to strike him dead long ago!"

"Who are you going to kill?"

The sudden sound from behind startled Bai Zhenzhen.

She stiffly turned her head to look and found that Qin Li had arrived at the library at some point and was standing right behind her.

She had been there for who knows how long, yet she hadn't noticed anything.

Bai Zhenzhen hurriedly picked up a secret manual from the table in front of her and began to read it diligently, looking very serious.

He kept repeating to himself: You can't see me, you can't see me.

But when Qin Li sat down opposite her, Bai Zhenzhen looked utterly desperate.

He simply buried his head behind the manual, not even glancing at Qin Li.

"You're holding the book upside down, how can you understand it?"

Qin Li's words caused Bai Zhenzhen's face to flush red at a visible speed, and she quickly put the book back in its place.

Before I could even start reading, Qin Li snatched the book away.

"Why?"

Bai Zhenzhen panicked and tried to snatch her book back, but Qin Li wouldn't give it to her.

Qin Li then asked in a questioning tone, "What happened to you last night? Did sleeping with me make you feel uncomfortable?"

"In Jiangnan, I not only saved you, but also your Jade Maiden Sect. Is this how you repay me?"

Qin Li was a little angry. He had given Bai Zhenzhen his whole heart, but Bai Zhenzhen was avoiding him.

If Bai Zhenzhen were half as obedient as Xiao Xueer is now, Qin Li would be overjoyed.

No, no.

Bai Zhenzhen stammered as she explained, "Last night, I... I wasn't feeling well."

"What's wrong? Are you on your period?"

Qin Li asked.

"relative?"

Bai Zhenzhen said she didn't understand.

Qin Li really wanted to crack open Bai Zhenzhen's head to see if it was full of water, whether she was pretending to be stupid or was genuinely stupid.

"Sunflower water!"

Qin Li explained it more clearly.

Bai Zhenzhen nodded vigorously, "Yes, yes, yes, I've started my period!"

Knowing that Bai Zhenzhen was lying to him, Qin Li didn't want to argue with her because he had a more important purpose.

"May I borrow your disciples?"

Qin Li got straight to the point.

This time, not only Bai Zhenzhen came to the capital, but all the disciples of the Jade Maiden Sect also came.

"use?"

Bai Zhenzhen instantly became furious, "You already have so many women, why are you still thinking about other women? No way!"

She had no desire to share a husband with her disciples!

Snapped!

Qin Li flicked her forehead with his finger, "What are you thinking? Do you think I'm that kind of person?"

"I saw that they were harmed by their constitution, living in constant fear and unable to find peace, so I wanted to help them and help them start a family."

"Get married?"

Bai Zhenzhen covered her head, indicating that she didn't understand.

"Get married, get married, do you understand? Then there will be no more 'Jade Maidens' faction, and they will no longer be disciples of the Jade Maidens faction, but someone else's wife!"

"Whom should I marry?"

"That's none of your business. In any case, their future husbands will protect them, and your and your master's wishes will be fulfilled."

The original intention of Master Ziwei in establishing the Jade Maiden Sect was to protect women with the Xuan Yin Body.

"No way. You have to let me know who they married, or I'd rather die than let them marry people they don't like. I'd rather protect them for the rest of my life."