Soon—
Word that Xiao Bai took money to get things done quickly spread through Epang Palace. His excellent reputation won him a large number of loyal customers.
Even if he only earned a dozen or so spirit stones from each person, there was no shortage of customers.
Because Qin Feng had the bearing of Cao Wei, the ministers all catered to his tastes.
During his campaigns north into the grasslands and south to Jiangnan, they had gathered countless beautiful young wives from every corner of the land and sent them into the palace. Now, Epang Palace housed tens of thousands of them.
Some ministers even pulled strings to send their own daughters into the palace, hoping that one day they might rise to the branches and become phoenixes.
Some went so far as to send their already-married daughters into the palace!
In the past, that might have been considered a grave crime of deceiving the emperor. Now, it was absolutely a major point in their favor!
And since opportunities to see the Qin Emperor were limited, people had to keep topping up their accounts. Xiao Bai made a fortune—so much so that he even recruited two palace maids to help collect the money.
Meanwhile—
In a magnificent palace in the imperial harem stood a broad wine pool, carved from jade. It was crystal-clear and gave off a faint fragrance of wine.
The beautiful young wives wore gauzy robes that revealed their snowy-white skin as they danced, swaying their hips and twisting their waists with all their might.
"Ah, is it easy being the emperor!?"
Qin Feng sat on his lofty throne and let out a helpless sigh.
For the sake of making his second brother a sage ruler as soon as possible, he had no choice but to face this