Young Master, Don't Show Off - Chapter 22
[Chapter 22: The Harem]
After finally making ice for the Empress’ Yongning Palace, Lin Xiu had no time to rest before he was taken to Changchun Palace.
This is the residence of the Imperial Concubine. After entering Changchun Palace, Lin Xiu clearly noticed that the eunuchs following him looked much more nervous. Before entering, General Manager Li had repeatedly warned him to be careful in what he said and did in Changchun Palace. If he angered the Imperial Concubine, no one could save him. When Lin Xiu
stepped into the gate of Changchun Palace, he saw a beautiful woman in palace clothes standing in the courtyard, holding an animal that looked like a cat in her arms.
The animal had snow-white fur all over its body. It was not a cat, but it did have the body of a cat. It was a cat, but it had a pair of small white wings on its back. It was the first time that Lin Xiu had seen a cat with wings.
Lin Xiu was not particularly surprised by this. He already knew that the species in this world were different from those on Earth as he knew them.
In addition to humans, this world also has other races such as the spirits, barbarians, and sea tribes. It is not surprising that some animals that do not exist on Earth appear.
The beautiful woman in palace dress has an outstanding appearance, a kind of nobleness, a graceful and charming figure, and a high chest, which makes people want to replace the cat in her arms.
Such women are fatal to men.
Fortunately, when it comes to women, Lin Xiu has also seen countless storms and waves, and did not show any abnormality.
After Butler Li walked in, he quickly stepped forward and bowed, saying, “Your servant greets the Imperial Concubine.”
The beautiful woman in palace dress glanced at him indifferently, then looked at Lin Xiu and asked, “Who is he?”
Butler Li hurriedly explained, “My Imperial Concubine, he is a student of the Academy of Extraordinary Arts, and was specially summoned to the palace by His Majesty to make ice for the ladies.”
The beautiful woman in palace dress gently stroked the fur of the spirit beast in her arms, no longer looking at Lin Xiu, and said, “Go, and be quick. The girl is afraid of strangers. If you scare it, I will chop off your heads.”
Butler Li said repeatedly, “Yes, yes, yes, we will leave after making the ice, we will leave after making the ice…”
This Imperial Concubine was obviously not a good person. Not only Butler Li and several eunuchs were submissive, but even the palace maids and eunuchs in Changchun Palace were trembling with fear. They did things very lightly and did not dare to make any sound when they walked.
After making ice with great difficulty, several eunuchs including Li Zongguan wiped the cold sweat from their foreheads after coming out of Changchun Palace. They looked like they had survived a disaster.
The emperor of Daxia had countless concubines, and the five most respected ones were one queen and four concubines.
The first queen was naturally the queen. She was the mother of a country and the mother of the world, and she was the well-deserved head of the harem.
Under the queen, there were four concubines, namely the noble concubine, the virtuous concubine, the virtuous concubine, and the virtuous concubine. After them were the nine concubines, the imperial concubines, the talented women, and the beauties. Under the leadership of Li Zongguan, Lin Xiu strictly followed the order of the ranks of the concubines in the harem and went to the palaces one by one.
After the noble concubine was the virtuous concubine. This concubine did not say anything except coming out to take a look, so Lin Xiu and his team completed the task smoothly.
Coming out of the Ningxia Palace of Concubine Xian, Li Zongguan finally breathed a sigh of relief and said, “The master of Qianqiu Palace has a very good temper and never embarrasses the palace people. You can rest assured.”
Qianqiu Palace is the residence of Concubine Shu. According to Li Zongguan, this Concubine Shu seems to have a good reputation in the harem.
Not long after, in Qianqiu Palace, Lin Xiu put one hand on the mold and wiped the sweat from his forehead with the other hand. Making ice in this way consumes too much energy. He could originally make 50 square meters of ice, but now he is afraid that he can’t even make half of it.
At most, he will go to one more palace, and his energy will be exhausted.
Just as Lin Xiu gritted his teeth and insisted, a fragrant breeze suddenly blew around him. A palace maid came over with an ice bowl in her hand. In the ice bowl were more than a dozen peeled, crystal clear grapes.
She looked at Lin Xiu with a smile and said, “Thank you for your hard work. This is a reward from Concubine Shu.”
After handing the ice bowl to Lin Xiu, she walked back with light steps.
Lin Xiu looked at the grapes in the ice bowl and ate a few himself. Then he turned around and saw the three eunuchs swallowing hard, so he handed the ice bowl to them and said with a smile: “This is the reward from the Concubine Shu. Share it among you.”
Only the nobles in the palace could enjoy eating an iced grape in the hot summer. Steward Li swallowed his saliva and shook his head: “No, no, no, this is a reward from the Concubine to Mr. Lin. We can’t eat it…”
Lin Xiu waved his hand and said: “It’s hard for the eunuchs to follow me around. How can I eat alone…”
Seeing Lin Xiu so free and easy, Steward Li didn’t insist. He laughed twice and said: “In that case, let’s follow Master Lin and get some benefits…”
I don’t know what kind of grapes these are, but they are juicy, seedless, and very sweet. After being chilled, eating one is so refreshing. Lin Xiu put down the ice bowl and couldn’t help saying, “These grapes are so delicious…”
Steward Li smiled and said, “These are tribute grapes from the Western Regions. Even the Empress only got two bunches. Only the Concubine Shu would give us this precious tribute.”
Lin Xiu turned his head and looked in the direction of the inner palace. The Concubine Shu was really nice to people. The masters of the three palaces he had visited before didn’t even look at him, let alone give him any rewards.
The palace has rules for everything. Ten cubes of ice are made for the Empress, and the four concubines can only get half. Lin Xiu has a good impression of the Concubine Shu, so he made two more cubes for Qianqiu Palace. Steward Li didn’t say a word about this.
After sharing the reward from Concubine Shu, the distance between them was shortened again. After leaving Qianqiu Palace, Li Zongguan gave Lin Xiu a look and kindly reminded him, “Next we will go to Ruidong Palace. It was originally the bedroom of Concubine De. After Concubine De died a few years ago, only Princess Minghe lived there. When you go there, remember not to talk nonsense, be careful not to anger the princess.” Lin
Xiu knew that what Li Zongguan said meant that Princess Minghe was not easy to mess with.
He nodded and said, “I know.”
Stepping into Ruidong Palace, Lin Xiu clearly noticed the difference between this place and the previous palaces.
Yongning Palace, Changchun Palace, Ningxia Palace, Qianqiu Palace, the palaces where the queen and the other three concubines lived, there were many palace maids and eunuchs in the palace, and people were busy everywhere, but there were only two figures in Ruidong Palace.
A girl in a red skirt sat on a swing under a sycamore tree, with a palace maid standing behind her.
Li Zongguan walked to the courtyard and bowed, saying, “Greetings, Princess. I am here on the orders of His Majesty to bring people to make ice for Ruidong Palace.”
The girl in the red skirt glanced at him and said, “Ruidong Palace does not need ice, get out.”
“Yes.”
Li Zongguan responded, and was about to take Lin Xiu out, when the voice of the girl in the red skirt suddenly came from behind again.
“Stop.”
The girl in the red skirt looked back at the palace maid behind her, with a thoughtful expression, and then said, “Cai’er, take them to the well.”
Although he didn’t know why Princess Minghe regretted it again, Li Zongguan still honestly took Lin Xiu over, made enough ice for Ruidong Palace, and then bowed and said, “Princess, we still have to go to other palaces, so we’ll leave first…”
When leaving with Li Zongguan, Lin Xiu looked back.
The girl in the red skirt was also looking at him, and their eyes met. For some reason, Lin Xiu suddenly felt very uncomfortable. It was obviously the first time they met, but he had an urge to fight with the girl in the red skirt.
At the same time, looking at Lin Xiu, the girl in the red skirt also frowned beautifully.
Next to the swing, the little maid noticed something strange about the girl in the red dress and asked curiously, “Princess, what’s wrong?”
The girl in the red dress asked, “Cai’er, don’t you think that person just now was annoying?”
“Princess, are you talking about the young man just now?”
“That’s him.”
The little maid shook her head and said, “No, that young man is very handsome…”
The girl jumped off the swing and said, “But I just think he is annoying, even more annoying than the prince. These ice will be enough for you for a long time. Don’t let him come tomorrow…”
After leaving Ruidong Palace, Lin Xiu was still thinking. He and Princess Minghe were obviously meeting for the first time, and there was no hatred or resentment. Why did he feel disgusted with her?
He turned around and asked Li Zongguan, “Princess Minghe, has your special ability awakened?”
Li Zongguan nodded and said, “Of course, the princess is talented and intelligent, and what she awakened is the power of fire.”
Lin Xiu finally knew where his disgust for Princess Minghe came from. The most important power in his body is ice, and Princess Minghe’s ability is fire. One is ice and the other is fire. These are two completely opposite powers. How could the two of them fall in love with each other?
When ice and fire meet, they can only get tired of each other and don’t want to stay together for a moment longer.
Lingyin is ice, Lin Xiu feels very comfortable with her, and is very happy both physically and mentally; Princess Minghe is fire, Lin Xiu gets annoyed when he sees her, and she must feel the same as Lin Xiu.
There is a restraint relationship between supernatural powers, some are unilateral restraints, and some are mutual restraints. Lin Xiu and Princess Minghe belong to the latter.
If someone awakens the supernatural power of water, then under the condition of equal Yuanli, he will never be Lin Xiu’s opponent. In the duel between ice and water, if the opponent wants to defeat Lin Xiu, he must awaken at least once more than him.
As for the mutual restraint between ice and fire, who is better depends on who has a deeper Yuanli of the two. Princess Minghe is obviously much stronger than Lin Xiu. Lin Xiu decided to try to avoid her when he comes to the palace next time.
This woman is born to restrain him.
(End of this chapter)
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