The First Empress and Her Three Husbands and Four Concubines Chapter 15 Mutual Restraint

  I smiled: "But don't worry, I don't like women."

  Her face turned a shade whiter at once, she naturally understood what I was saying, disliking women is the same as liking men.

  "So..." I slowly and deliberately undressed, "You'd better keep an eye on me, or else I won't be able to guarantee the chastity of those few old men."

  "You dare touch them!" Xia Jiu exclaimed excitedly, grabbing my collar. "If you harm a single hair on their heads, I'll die with you!"

  "What's got you so worked up?" I asked, puzzled by her face reddening with anger. "Is it really worth risking mutual destruction? Fine, I'll just make some excuses and let you have the whole day off."

  "Can't rest!" The three words were shouted louder than before, and it seemed that he had understood something in his heart. These men were closely connected to the Feng family's power!

  "Alright, alright, I won't rest if you don't." I pulled open her hand that was grasping my collar and lay down on the bed, "I'm going to sleep now."

  "Hey passerby!" Xiaojiao pulled at my clothes, "Listen up! From now on, you have to get my approval before doing anything! Did you hear me?!"

  "Alas...alas..." These men, can't be touched, can't be rested, a grievance...

  "You this...this...scoundrel of a man!"

  "Hmm...hmm..." Ah, all these men have been put under house arrest...

  "Damn it! Why did it have to be a man?! No way, I won't sleep with you!"

  "Hmm...Hmm..." Among them, excluding the Shadow Clan's Nan Gong Qiuyue, the Empress and Emperor's spies Chu Yue and Chun Yu Xianxian, as well as Hou Xuan who has an agreement with Feng Qingya, what background do the remaining ones have?

  "Get out of here!"

  "Hmm...hmm..." Will I be stuck in this body of Feng Qingya forever? Looking at how frantic she is, I'd rather switch with her. What's wrong with being a kid, and on top of that, a boy? No need to worry about getting the short end of the stick either.

  "Bastard! Sleep like a pig!"

  That night, I had a dream that I became Xiao Jiu and slowly grew up with those men. Surprisingly, there were no inappropriate scenes in the dream, and when I woke up at midnight, I still had a smile on my face... it turns out I can be innocent too.

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  Xiao Jiu's training started on the second day at the fourth watch, when I was still asleep. It should be a distrust of me. Xiao Jiu cried and made a fuss, wanting me to go with him. Having no choice, I went with him to report to University Scholar, my eyes red and swollen from lack of sleep.

  "Is the young master ready?" The old scholar stroked his goatee, asking Little Jiu with respect, presumably because Little Jiu's intelligence had already won him over yesterday.

  "Excuse me, sir."

  This is the royal classroom. On Xiaojie's desk, there was a piece of rice paper, as well as the four treasures of the study and an abacus, which was only half the size of an ordinary abacus, specially for children to use.

  "Please ask the young master, a farmer has three daughters. The sum of their ages is 13 and the product of their ages equals the farmer's age. A friend already knows the farmer's age but still can't determine the ages of the three daughters. Then the farmer says that only one daughter has black hair, and this person immediately knows the ages of the three daughters. What are the ages of the three daughters? Why?"

  Wow, such a deep and recessive math problem with variables XYZ, plus the farmer variable T. The black hair is just a hint that the other two daughters are still minors, their hair color is light, which means they are less than three years old. The farmer is already an adult, so he is over 25.

  On my desk, there are also four treasures of the study, and I pick up a brush at random, starting to calculate. X

  So boring...... In front of the powerful Xiao Jiu, I am just a useless person.

  Sunlight pours in from the window, shining on my body, making me drowsy. This won't do, it feels like I'm back in college, with the teacher singing the most soothing lullaby in the world, and I'm attending class with the top students, getting more and more frustrated.

  When I was in a daze, I felt something licking my face. When I opened my eyes, a dazzling ray of sunlight entered, and under the sunlight was Xiaojiao's small figure. He held a brush pen and smiled mischievously: "Looks like someone needs to wash their face."

  Washing face? I casually wiped it off, and a black patch appeared. It turns out that even the elegant and refined can have unrefined moments sometimes.

  "Hmph!" Xiaojiao laughed complacently, I ignored her and walked out the door by myself, she wanted to follow but was stopped by Fuzi.

  I don't know what she drew on my face, but anyway, all the palace maids and eunuchs saw it and laughed happily. When she found out I was a woman, she became even more impolite.

  Saw a lotus pond, took a look, it turned out to be a turtle. The wind is elegant and thought I was afraid of her? It seems that if I don't teach her a lesson, she will ride on my head.

  I admit I'm not as clever as her, but I will never be taken advantage of either.

  I stood up, and suddenly a gust of wind blew from somewhere, I shook my body, "Bang!" Fell into the pool in front of me, immediately, there was a cry for help: "Ah - the Empress Dowager fell into the water tank!"

  "Come quickly... Help!..."

  Brrr, the water is really cold.

  This swimming pool is just outside Xiaojiu's classroom, Xiaojiu will definitely come.

  I deliberately sank to the bottom of the water and didn't go up. The shore began to be crowded with people, I let myself sink even deeper, swimming is my strong point.

  " Splash!" Someone jumped into the water, one after another jumping down, they lifted me up to the shore with all their might, by my ear was Xiaojiao's loud crying voice: "Waa---Madam sister---Madam sister---"

  Keep pretending to be dizzy, just don't wake up. I want you to know that your body is in my hands, and if I'm not happy, we can die together at any time! After all, it's not like I haven't died before! Think you can make me compromise? No way!

  "Miss Jiě jiě!" Xiao Jiu's voice was laced with panic, yes, she should be afraid, if I died, she would forever only be Xiao Jiu, still a little boy.

  "Empress Dowager! Empress Dowager!"

  "Heavens, what's to be done?"

  "The doctor is not here yet!"

  Someone patted my back, someone sniffed my breath, I held my breath, just scaring them.

  "There's still a pulse, quick shots on the back."

  "No, no, no, hurry up and get it over with."

  "Quickly undo Madame Defender's collar."

  "Quickly pinch the Renzhong! Renzhong!"

  Ha, look at these people, they're in chaos.

  "Let me go - let me go!" Amidst the chaotic voices, Xiaojiao's roar was heard. You're not scared to death! I'll mess with you and won't let you be at peace. I'm a scoundrel through and through! A broken pot is beyond repair!

  "Little Master, you'd better stop making trouble."

  "Little Master."

  "Your Majesty!"

  Just after the emperor's voice, the surroundings became silent, and the people who were holding me and surrounding me also knelt down. Someone pounced on my body, that small weight should be Xiao Jiu, I guess the palace maid who was holding him also knelt down and couldn't hold him for a moment.

  "Madam! Madam! The wind is so refreshing! Wake up for me!" Xiaojiao was desperately pounding on my chest, I thought to myself, if I don't wake up soon she's going to beat me to death. Suddenly, a pair of small hands touched my lips, I was startled and immediately opened my eyes, Xiaojiao's face was right above mine, is she trying to give me mouth-to-mouth resuscitation?!

  I immediately hugged her and spat out two mouthfuls of water, taking advantage of the cough to whisper in her ear: "Cough... which kid... can hold their breath?"

  Unexpectedly, Xiaojiao burst into tears and hugged me tightly, crying hard. This time, I felt that she was really scared because her body shook violently.

  "You scared me to death, I thought you were really dead...... You scared me to death......"

  Uh... I guess she's worried that if I die, she really can't come back.

  "Cough...cough...cough......I'm fine now, right?...Cough...cough...cough..."

  "You scoundrel!" She spat out the words with clenched teeth, softly so that only the two of us could hear. Then she covered everything up with loud sobs.

  "Ah…… it's my fault, it's my fault……" At this moment, I actually felt a bit of sympathy for this woman. She was in charge of those men, and with her abilities and personality, how could she be so willing to submit? There was only one possibility - she had something on them, otherwise she wouldn't still be stuck in the Guardian's Manor, watching me, after gaining "freedom".

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