Chapter 1366: Always Getting the Cold Shoulder
The Fourth Prince’s gaze was overly bold; anyone with eyes could see his intentions. Even though Situtu Qinger had thoughts of enticing the Fourth Prince, she couldn’t act openly in front of everyone.
"Fourth Prince!" The Fourth Prince didn’t respond, so Situtu Qinger playfully teased again.
"Ah?"
Only then did the Fourth Prince come back to his senses. Everyone was staring at him, making him realize his lapse. He quickly composed himself and took the painting from Situtu Qinger’s hand.
Perhaps he had been too focused on Situtu Xueer recently, leading him to not seek out women for a long time, which was surely causing an imbalance. The Fourth Prince attributed his earlier loss of composure to this lack of female companionship.
Indeed, in the Imperial Palace, all the princes, upon reaching The Twentieth Year of a Man’s Life, would be arranged with chambermaids to experience sexual relations, and each prince had their own attendant mistresses to teach them bedroom affairs in preparation for future marriage.
So, many princes outwardly remained unmarried, but they were already quite adept in matters between men and women.
The scroll slowly unfurled, revealing a portrait of a man.
Upon closer look, the man bore a striking resemblance to the Fourth Prince.
"This... this... is a portrait of me?"
"Yes!" Situtu Qinger shyly lowered her head, expressing her maidenly thoughts clearly.