Serathis glanced at her close friend in surprise. She had not expected her to catch on so quickly.
The corners of her lips lifted in a knowing smile. Lowering her voice as well, she offered a pointer. "You're quite clever. Remember, before His Eminence, only one thing matters: absolute obedience. Whatever His Eminence requests, whatever his preferences, you need only obey. There is no need to ask questions, and you must never defy him in the slightest. Understood?"
Lailana's eyes lit up at those words, and she nodded emphatically, already forming a plan.
Soon, more than a dozen carefully selected maids arrived at Li Chen's residence.
Together with the three beautiful, mature maids who had already been serving him, twenty Half-Elf women, each with her own distinctive charm, now gathered in the spacious private courtyard.
Had anyone else in the lineage learned of such an arrangement, even Clan Head Lotherma would have faced severe condemnation, perhaps even impeachment.
The Half-Elf Tribe had inherited some of the Elf Race's romantic traditions, cherishing pure, devoted love. Loving only one person for a lifetime was a creed etched into their very bones.
Thus, even Lotherma could only keep his mistresses in secret, enjoying their company alone in the dead of night for fear that the slightest whisper might escape.
Li Chen, however, was an entirely different matter.
As the inheritor of the supreme elf king bloodline, he could have had not merely twenty maids, but two hundred, and no one would have dared object.
In the eyes of the tribe, he had long since transcended worldly conventions. These women were merely tending to his daily needs.
Several elders had even volunteered their own wives, certain that someone like Li Chen would never be tempted by ordinary women.
But was Li Chen the sort