An Unwelcome Guest Arrives

After slowly shifting aside the several-hundred-pound boulder, Sun Shaozong silently crawled out of the Secret Passage. He first put the stone back in place, then clung to the rockery and peered outside.

Only after confirming that no uninvited guests had intruded did he draw some water and return indoors to wash up.

He had returned too late last night, and Ruan Rong and the others had long since gone to sleep. So he simply went to Jia Yingchun to put his remaining energy to use, while also conveying the instruction to postpone having children.

Speaking of which...

Having grown accustomed to "acting on one's feelings," it really was not easy to "stop at propriety."

As for contraceptive medicines, using them once or twice was fine, but prolonged use would inevitably harm the body.

Sigh~

Prince Yizhong had frequented brothels for years. Why had he never invented something like Durex?

While silently cursing Prince Yizhong, who was either "in heaven" or dead, Sun Shaozong pushed open the door and stepped outside. He had originally intended to join his wife and children for a meal.

But on second thought, although he had just washed up, he could not be sure that some lingering scent of rouge did not still cling to him.

So he turned around and headed for the Front Yard reception hall.

He had only just settled into the grand tutor's chair and was about to call for the servant on duty to lay out food and wine when Zhao Zhongji hurried in again, clutching several gilded calling cards.

Holding the cards out before Sun Shaozong with both hands, he reported, "Second Master, these are Charcoal Tributes just delivered from Jinmen Prefecture. Should we accept them directly as a reward, or would you like to meet the messenger who brought