Female-dominated society: My husband is clingy and I can't shake him off

Chapter 120 What does he need?

The General's Mansion, to be precise, should be the Chu King's Mansion. Chu Xiaohuan's position as general has been stripped, but because his ancestors made contributions to the founding of the state, they were once enfeoffed as a king of a different surname.

He is no longer a general, but he still retains the nominal title of King of Chu.

"General Chu..."

Qingzhu, the servant boy beside Chu Xiaohuan, was about to call him to take his medicine when he was glared at and stopped.

"Qingzhu, I've told you so many times, just call me Young Master Chu now."

Chu Xiaohuan looked out the window, his eyes filled with longing for the distant battlefield. His life as the first male general had come to an end just like that.

Qingzhu stopped speaking, but his eyes were filled with stubbornness. In his heart, he would always be General Chu, the most valiant general of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.

He silently placed the medicine bowl beside Chu Xiaohuan's hand, "Young Master Chu, it's time to drink your medicine."

After recovering from his illness, Chu Xiaohuan began to teach himself the language of Britain.

He can currently communicate in a basic manner, but he still feels that progress is slow because he has always been an outstanding student since childhood, otherwise he wouldn't be constantly being compared to the Fifth Prince.

However, the language of the British was very different from what he was used to, so even after almost half a month, he could only barely understand their writing, and it was quite difficult for him.

Chu Xiaohuan glanced at the medicine beside him, then poured it into his mouth without hesitation, without even frowning, and ignored the candied fruit next to him as if he hadn't seen it.

"Young Master Chu, it's time to rest for a while."

Qingzhu couldn't help but speak up. The Empress had already taken back his position as general. He didn't understand why a general would still study these things and risk his life for the Empress.

Chu Xiaohuan waved his hand, signaling Qingzhu to leave, "The Fifth Prince has been kind to me, and I promised to give him my most precious thing, so naturally I will."

Chu Xiaohuan thought to himself, since he couldn't give him the family heirloom jade pendant, he would learn the language of this Kingdom of England and teach it to him, after all, knowledge is priceless.

"These?"

Qingzhu pointed with a puzzled look at the stacks of British books on Chu Xiaohuan's desk.

Chu Xiaohuan shook his head mysteriously, "Of course not. I plan to learn these things myself and then teach them to the Fifth Prince."

Qingzhu was stunned. How could someone repay a debt of gratitude with knowledge?

"Young Master Chu, perhaps this is inappropriate?"

He hesitated for a long time, but finally decided to speak up.

These past few days, he'd seen Young Master Chu studying constantly, and assumed he was still thinking about the surrender document, hoping to turn the tables on him. But...

"What's wrong with it?" Chu Xiaohuan asked, puzzled. "Knowledge is the most precious thing, and since I've taught the Fifth Prince, he'll inevitably compete with me again, which will naturally make him happy."

Qingzhu looked at her young master's clear face and said, "Young Master Chu, perhaps the Fifth Prince doesn't need this?"

Chu Xiaohuan was taken aback. He hadn't thought about what the Fifth Prince needed; instead, he had been considering what was most precious.

"What does he need?"

Chu Xiaohuan looked at the green bamboo with inquisitive eyes.

"Ahem, recently the Prime Minister has proposed marriage between his daughter and the Fifth Prince..."

Qingzhu was just about to stop when Chu Xiaohuan's words shocked him to his core.

"Understood. I'll go help capture the Prime Minister's daughter and have them..."

"Young Master Chu, you mustn't!"

Qingzhu smiled bitterly, "Young master, the fifth prince is not satisfied with the prime minister's daughter. Perhaps you can choose the most suitable candidate for him."

Chu Xiaohuan nodded. This life-long event was indeed the most precious thing.

However, the Fifth Prince wanted what was most precious to him, and Li Mo'er's image reappeared in his mind.

It seems that the jade pendant is his most treasured possession, otherwise why would he always think of her?

It seems the plan is to have him find someone he likes and then give them to the Fifth Prince.

After figuring it out, Chu Xiaohuan immediately put down his pen and prepared to ride a horse to Kyoto to see which woman caught his eye.

Qingzhu followed beside him, noticing that the young master would shake his head when he saw a woman, and frown when he saw another.

Of all the women on the street, not a single one caught his eye.

"Young master, why not go and take a look at Zuifeng Tower? The women there are all handpicked by the owners, so they must have something special about them."

Chu Xiaohuan thought about it and nodded, then had Qingzhu lead the way to Zuifeng Tower.

Before even reaching the door, Chu Xiaohuan's feet seemed rooted to the spot.

Is this Zuifeng Tower? This is clearly a place where women entertain guests.

However, Zuifeng Tower is indeed different from other towers, as the women here are divided into two groups: those with talent and those with beauty.

She won the titles of talented woman and courtesan after competing for the title.