The Enchanting Imperial Concubine (Book 3)

Epilogue - The Fifth Prince

If the least prominent princess was the Third Princess, then the least notable prince was the Fifth Prince.

The Eldest Prince was the eldest and couldn't be ignored. The Second Prince had once had a powerful adoptive mother and was also well-remembered. The Third Prince was imprisoned, and as for the Fourth and Sixth Princes, they were legitimate sons, so no one dared overlook them.

But when you looked around, it was the Fifth Prince who was stuck in the middle, making him easily overlooked.

Even though his adoptive mother, Qi De Fei, came from a prestigious family, she was naturally cold and low-key, and not favored. As a result, the Fifth Prince grew up with a quiet temperament.

Just how quiet was he? One year during the Lantern Festival, all the princes went out to the temple fair together. They had so much fun that after having a meal at a restaurant, they planned to go solve lantern riddles.

The Fifth Prince, disliking crowds, proposed staying behind in a private room to wait for them.

After the others finished their outing, they completely forgot about him and returned to the palace without him. It wasn't until Qi De Fei sent someone to ask where the Fifth Prince was that everyone realized they'd left him behind.

It caused quite a panic.

The Fifth Prince only had a eunuch and two guards with him. If something had happened, no one could take responsibility.

Ye Yun hurriedly sent people to search for him, and the Crown Prince followed along as well.

Fortunately, the shopkeeper had noticed that the Fifth Prince had an extraordinary bearing and didn't chase him out even though the shop was about to close. He kept him comfortably in a private room.

When he saw the imperial guards coming to fetch him, he finally realized that these young masters were actually princes from the palace, which gave him quite a shock.

Before leaving, the Crown Prince rewarded the shopkeeper with a handful of gold melon seeds for taking such good care of the Fifth Prince.

Perhaps it was the imperial aura, but ever since that day, the restaurant's business became even more prosperous.

However, there was no trouble outside the palace, but back at the palace, Ning Chen was still angry and punished the other princes.

The punishment wasn't too harsh—each received ten slaps on the hand and had to copy books as well.

The Fifth Prince felt embarrassed and came to plead for his brothers.

"Father, please don't blame my brothers too much. It's because of my introverted nature. If I had gone with them, this wouldn't have happened."

Ning Chen sighed...

He was also worried about the Fifth Prince's personality, thinking he would need to find a capable wife for him in the future, otherwise, how could he establish a household?

It was clear that after this incident, Qi De Fei also noticed her child's shortcomings, and during his later education, she focused on cultivating him more.

Although his handling of matters improved greatly, his quiet nature never changed.

This preference for quiet carried over to his criteria for choosing a wife. After much deliberation, he eventually chose a girl from Qi De Fei's family.

She was a proper lady from a noble family—dignified, gentle, elegant, and beautiful.

The Fifth Prince was very satisfied.