Yi Zhici acted like a thief. Looking around to make sure no one was there, she quickly pulled Wei Xing aside. After thinking for a long time, she finally spoke up. "Hey, for men your age, how many times a night is normal?"
Wei Xing blushed and it took him a while to utter a word. "Huh?"
Yi Zhici wasn't thick - skinned enough for this. Her face also showed her embarrassment. "… If Senior Sister Haitang were here, I wouldn't have to ask you…"
It took Wei Xing a while to react. Usually good at joking around, he couldn't even manage a bit of that now. He replied properly, "I… I'm not married yet! And this depends on one's physique and stamina. Most importantly, it depends on the size. It's not determined by age…"
Yi Zhici was very worried. "Then who should I ask?"
Wei Xing said, "I think… the Marquis's heir seems to be about the same as Third Brother."
"Oh," Yi Zhici nodded. "You go and ask."
Wei Xing: ??? "What sin did I commit in my past life to be ordered around like this by you? No way!"
"Really not going?"
"Not going!" He was quite stubborn.
Yi Zhici nodded. "Then do you still want to meet Miss Yueci from the Flower Pavilion?"
Wei Xing immediately turned around. "I'll ask, okay? I'll ask!"
Yi Zhici was pleased. "That's a good boy."
Wei Xing reluctantly came to the place where the court officials were gathered. He wasn't a court official, but as a man, it wasn't difficult for him to blend in.
Finding Hou Chen, Wei Xing quickly called out to him. "Your Highness, Your Highness—"
Hou Chen paused and looked like he was watching a show. "What's the matter?"
Wei Xing said, "I have something to ask you, but it's a secret. Come with me."
Hou Chen raised his eyebrows. "Young Master Wei, there's no such thing as a secret between us, is there?"
Wei Xing got anxious. Regardless of how cold Hou Chen usually was or how terrifying the rumors about Hou Chen were, he just pulled Hou Chen out of the main hall.
Yi Zhici was hiding in the grass, just waiting for the two of them to come.
Wei Xing said, "I'm asking you a very private question."
Hou Chen didn't answer but just looked at him.
When Wei Xing made up his mind to speak, Hou Chen opened his mouth. "Princess, are you also interested in my affairs?"
Yi Zhici was startled. She scratched her head embarrassedly and stood up.
Wei Xing knew Hou Chen was highly skilled in martial arts, but he didn't expect him to be this good. His ears were so sharp. He could only stand there at a loss, mouthing to Yi Zhici: Should I still ask?
Yi Zhici was extremely embarrassed. She walked out of the grass. "Well, Your Highness, I'm asking you a question. Can you just forget all about it after tonight?"
Hou Chen said, "I'll try."
When he said "try"… Thinking about the scale of this topic, Yi Zhici was a bit hesitant to ask. After all, her relationship with Hou Chen wasn't as good as that with Wei Xing. What if Hou Chen got the wrong idea…
"Forget it, forget it. I won't ask."
She turned around and was about to run.
Hou Chen said, "Princess, you went to so much trouble to call me here and now you don't ask?"
Yi Zhici didn't answer and still walked quickly. After a while, Hou Chen's voice came faintly. "If you don't ask, I'll go and ask Lin Yuan. The great princess has an emotional problem and General Lin doesn't even care—"
"Wait, wait. I'll ask," Yi Zhici gritted her teeth, stamped her foot, and closed her eyes. "You, how many times a night do you and Sister Yan…"
For a long time, there was no sound.
Yi Zhici slowly opened her eyes to take a look. She saw Hou Chen with a blank and helpless expression. It wasn't shyness, but rather he was quite puzzled that Yi Zhici could ask such a question.
Wei Xing was smiling awkwardly beside them.
Yi Zhici said with difficulty, "… If it's not convenient to say, then forget it, forget it…"
Hou Chen's expression was a mix of disgust and confusion. "Are you not satisfied with Lin Yuan? Is Lin Yuan… not up to the task?"
"You're the one who's not up to the task!" Yi Zhici retorted instinctively. "No, how can you talk like that?"
Hou Chen said, "Your hesitant and embarrassed look is just conveying a message that you're not satisfied with Lin Yuan."
Yi Zhici mumbled, "I'm afraid he's not satisfied with me…"
"Oh," Hou Chen understood. "So do you want to ask me how many times I am with Sijin, or how many times I can do?"
"Of course, how many times you can do."
Hou Chen clicked his tongue. "Four or five times, still craving more."
Wei Xing's eyes widened in surprise.
Yi Zhici's eyes were also wide open. "This… so many times?"
Hou Chen looked disgusted. "Lin Yuan seems to be no good."
Yi Zhici really got anxious this time. "You're the one who's no good! If you say that again, I'll beat you!"
Hou Chen shook his head. "On the wedding night, when one first experiences such things, usually one can't stop. It's more than the usual amount. And later, one should be afraid of tiring you out, so it's less than one's own capacity. You can just calculate the average and you'll get a rough idea."
Wei Xing looked at him curiously. "How do you know?"
Hou Chen glanced at him. "That's what I did, so of course I know."
Yi Zhici was silent for a long time. When Wei Xing asked her, she blushed and her voice was as soft as a mosquito's buzz. "I… on my wedding night…"
Wei Xing got curious again. "What happened that night?"
Hou Chen said, "Fainted."
Wei Xing: ??? "How do you know?!"
Hou Chen said, "Oh, I guessed, because Sijin also fainted."
Yi Zhici's face turned even redder because, indeed, she had fainted…
Not only did she faint, but when she woke up groggily in the middle of the night, Lin Yuan was still going on. That intoxicating feeling was really… so embarrassing…
Wei Xing asked, "What about now?"
"At most twice," Hou Chen seemed to sigh. "Sijin doesn't give me the chance. When she gets angry, she even wants to fight with me."
Wei Xing burst out laughing.
Yi Zhici even forgot that they were discussing such a shameful topic and laughed heartily.
Hou Chen: "Anything else? This place isn't very friendly to me."
Yi Zhici stopped laughing. "Your Highness, I still have one last question. Do you think it's better like this now or when you're satisfied?"
Hou Chen looked at Yi Zhici with a disgusted expression. "Is that even a question?"
Yi Zhici nodded. "Got it."