Shocking! Five men are in love with the same woman!

She selected the few dozen smartest and fastest learners from among the thousand people and trained them separately.

Then they were put in charge of training the rest of the team as group leaders for each track.

They were required to study diligently and meet the standards as soon as possible.

Anyone who is lazy or not serious will be dismissed immediately.

Of course, those who perform well will also receive certain rewards.

Under these circumstances, everyone did their best to learn all sorts of things.

It made them feel incredibly fulfilled and full of energy.

Lingyan was very satisfied with their performance.

Among the thousand women selected this time, there were several whom Lingyan had met when she visited Liuchunlou last time.

Ten of them signed up this time, and they were just trying their luck, not sure if they would be selected.

The main reason is that their social status is not respectable, and they are afraid of being looked down upon.

To their surprise, all ten were selected, which surprised and moved them.

He immediately redeemed himself and began to study diligently.

They were more diligent and hardworking than others because they had no way out and never wanted to go back to that quagmire.

Therefore, all ten people were selected as group leaders because they were so outstanding, and were responsible for training the group members.

This made them feel that they were also useful, not completely useless.

Lingyan was very satisfied and pleased with the performance of these ten people.

She finally found a way out for them and freed them from their predicament.

It wasn't just them, because she had announced early on that she would open shops all over Dazhao and even the whole world, and that she would only hire female workers.

Therefore, apart from wealthy families or those who were not burdened by making a living, other families treated women in a completely different way.

After giving birth to baby girls, they no longer drowned or abandoned them, but raised them with all their heart and soul.

Not only did they stop abusing them, but they also made sure they had enough to eat, and those who could afford it were even allowed to go to school.

The status of women has improved significantly.

They are no longer criticized as money-losing goods, but as gods of wealth who can earn money to support their families.

Besides unmarried women, married women have also seen their status at home rise significantly.

Apart from husbands and mothers-in-law who never mistreat their wives, other families who used to mistreat their wives no longer do so.

Instead, they were treated kindly and gently, and they were no longer treated as nannies for the family.

Instead, they held the same or even higher status as other family members.

Therefore, this event changed far more than just providing a livelihood for women across the world.

They were also prevented from being beaten, sold, treated as less than human, or easily sent away.

They also gained their own value and meaning, and had a status and a voice in the family.

These are things they never dared to dream of before.

Seeing this, Lingyan felt a great sense of joy and accomplishment.

Next, she began training the artisans that Xiao Muyao had found.

They are all making serious preparations for their respective tracks.

We will strive to ensure that everything goes smoothly in all aspects.

Amidst these preparations, Chu Zhan and his entourage arrived in Da Zhao, weary from their journey.

It was noon, and as soon as Chu Zhan led his troops into the city, they went straight to the residence that Emperor Jingzhao had bestowed upon Chu Xiyao.

This mansion is top-notch in terms of location, luxurious size, and everything else.

After all, he was a prince of another country, so Emperor Jingzhao naturally did not treat him poorly; in fact, he was highly regarded.

At this moment, Chu Xiyao was fishing by the lake in the backyard of the mansion, a scene that seemed rather out of place.

It was winter, and the lake was frozen over, but he still stubbornly sat there fishing, and no one knew why.

In any case, none of the servants in the mansion could understand it.

Chu Xiyao didn't care what they thought.

The daytime always seemed too long and tedious for him.

He was also unwilling to leave the mansion to do other things.

So he found a unique way to pass the time – fishing.

This is not only because Lingling happened to see him fishing when she came to visit him last time.

It is also because of his deep love for this tranquility and focus.

He sat quietly by the lake, fishing, but his mind was filled with unspeakable thoughts.

Although Lingling has been very busy during the day lately, she still spends her evenings with them...

Thinking of the wonderful feeling every night, and the very lively dance Lingling performed for them last night, he felt a little thirsty.

I wonder what surprise Lingling will bring them tonight.

Just as he was immersed in this wonderful reverie, the steward came to report that the fourth prince of Western Chu had come to see him.

Chu Xiyao was not surprised to hear this.

I had already guessed that my elder brother would send someone.

So he calmly ordered, "Bring the person in."

A quarter of an hour later.

Chu Zhan and his group arrived at this place.

After everyone paid their respects to Chu Xiyao, Chu Xiyao instructed the steward to take the others to their accommodations.

Once only the two of them remained, Chu Zhan, who had been incredibly composed just moments before, immediately rushed to Chu Xiyao's side.

She clung tightly to his leg, sobbing and crying her heart out, "Uncle! I've missed you so much! How could you be so heartless as to abandon me? Don't you care about me at all?"

Upon hearing this, Chu Xiyao calmly replied, "I don't care."

Chu Zhan choked up.

This has disrupted his rhythm; how is he supposed to continue the performance?

Just as he was about to continue his performance, his stomach suddenly made a noise.

He said embarrassedly, "Uncle, I've been traveling in such a hurry that I haven't even had a proper meal. What do you think, Uncle..."

After speaking, she raised her head in a fawning manner and stared pitifully at Chu Xiyao.

Upon hearing this, Chu Xiyao calmly stood up, then packed up his fishing rod and said softly, "Follow me."

After saying that, he left first.

Chu Zhan immediately followed after him, all excited.

Upon entering the hall, Chu Zhan saw the food on the table and immediately forgot everything else.

They devoured the food like starving ghosts reincarnated, leaving nothing behind.

After finishing all the food on the table, he sat comfortably and contentedly in his chair, not moving an inch.

Then, smiling, he exclaimed, "The chef at Uncle Jiu's residence is quite skilled; these dishes are absolutely delicious!"

Chu Xiyao was elegantly brewing tea at the time. Upon hearing this, he replied without looking up, "This was packed from a restaurant outside."

Chu Zhan immediately pressed, "Which restaurant? Tell me quickly!"

Chu Xiyao replied, "I don't know, but as long as you look for the red plum on the shop sign or food box, any shop with this red plum on it will have top-quality food, drinks, toys, and other items."

Chu Zhan was both surprised and intrigued by what he heard.

He glanced at the red plum blossoms on the food box and said with a smile, "Then I'll have to see what's so special about these shops during this time."

After saying that, he remembered the important matter of his trip, so he said very seriously, "Ninth Uncle, Father and Mother have ordered me to bring you back. Please cooperate with me and don't put me in a difficult position. Please come back with me."

Chu Xiyao had just brewed the tea and was slowly savoring it.

Without changing his expression, he replied, "You should know what kind of person I am."

Chu Zhan smiled bitterly.

He knows!

It was precisely because he understood him that he found this matter extremely difficult.

So he opened his big eyes and looked at Chu Xiyao, pleading, "Uncle Jiu! My dear Uncle Jiu! Uncle Jiu, please say yes to your nephew! Uncle Jiu~ Uncle Jiu~ Uncle Jiu~ Uncle Jiu..."

Annoyed by the noise, Chu Xiyao said coldly, "Shut up."

Chu Zhan immediately shut his mouth.

But the next second she called out, "XiXi~"

At this moment, Chu Xiyao shot him a murderous glare, and Chu Zhan was so frightened that he dared not speak again.

After a long while, Chu Zhan finally spoke up and compromised, saying, "If Ninth Uncle won't come back with me, at least let me meet my future aunt. I want to see what kind of woman could make Ninth Uncle so appreciative."

Upon hearing this, Chu Xiyao replied calmly, "No."

Chu Zhan said angrily, "I was just curious! If you won't let me see her, you should at least tell me her name, whose daughter she is, how old she is, whether she is tall or short, fat or thin, beautiful or ugly, what her character is like, and what her talents and virtues are like."

Chu Xiyao replied as before: "No."

Chu Zhan was furious.

She glared at him fiercely.

Chu Xiyao put down his teacup and replied, "You only need to know that I can't live without her, and that she loves me very much. You don't need to know anything else."

Chu Zhan withdrew his gaze.

Well, he knew that with Uncle Nine's personality, if he wasn't willing to talk, he wouldn't be able to get it out no matter what.

Unfortunately, that was the only option.

Anyway, he'll be staying in Dazhao for a while longer, so I don't believe Uncle Jiu can resist seeing his sweetheart.

We'll find out when he goes with us!

After figuring it out, he went back to his room to rest.

Having rested enough, he plans to explore the capital city thoroughly starting tomorrow.

After Chu Zhan left, Chu Xiyao remembered that he went out every night.

There's no need to worry about the servants; they would never dare to come to his courtyard without orders.

But Chu Zhan is different.

He absolutely dares.

He couldn't avoid going out to see Lingling; the fact that they could only meet at night every day had already made him lovesick.

So in order to avoid him finding out, we had to resort to some unconventional methods.

So he slipped a sleeping potion into Chu Zhan's dinner. This potion would not harm his body, but would only put him to sleep.

He also knew that if this continued, he would definitely find something was wrong.

it's fine.

We'll just admit it when the time comes.

She said she drugged him because she wanted to meet him every night and didn't want him to come along to watch.

He probably won't say anything.

Well, perfect.