Marquis Ningyuan, who was clamoring to kill Meng Hetong with a mountain ax, never expected that this boy would be so bold as to stop him on his way out of the palace.
Ning Yuanhou looked at Meng Hetong who stopped him. He was stunned for a moment at first, and then laughed angrily: "What, are you here to die?"
Meng Hetong was not surprised that Marquis Ning Yuan wanted to kill him. After all, he did use unfair means to coerce the Xu family.
"Aren't Marquis Ning Yuan curious about why I did this?" Meng Hetong looked at Marquis Ning Yuan, raised his head and raised his chest, trying his best to look like a mature adult.
Ning Yuanhou looked at Meng Hetong trying to make himself look more powerful. He didn't find it funny. Instead, he seemed to see himself when he was young. He looked at Meng Hetong for a long time, and then said: "Is it possible that you just want to talk to me here? ?”
"Then, Lord Marquis, please go somewhere with me!" Meng Hetong turned sideways and made an invitation gesture to Marquis Ningyuan.
Marquis Ningyuan did not refuse and followed Meng Hetong out of the palace.
But Marquis Ningyuan never expected that Meng Hetong would be so bold as to bring him to Yuyun Pavilion.
Although Marquis Ning Yuan was a rough man, he had never been to such a place of sensuality. He stood at the door and looked at the colorful homes of his daughters. One of the girls' homes looked like she was not even older than Xu Qingmo, and she was already wearing heavy makeup. It jumped in his arms!
Marquis Ningyuan's face was livid. He pushed the daughter's house away and scolded: "Meng Hetong, what are you doing!"
"Master Marquis, don't lose your temper in a hurry. Come with me first and take a look!" Meng Hetong was not afraid of Marquis Ningyuan, but said calmly.
Marquis Ningyuan grasped the sword at his waist: "After all, according to your seniority, you still have to call me uncle. If you can't explain the matter clearly, I will teach you how to behave right here!"
Meng Hetong looked at Marquis Ning Yuan, his face still calm: "Okay!"
Marquis Ningyuan frowned slightly, and a slight sense of weirdness arose in his heart. Under this weirdness, Marquis Ningyuan followed Meng Hetong into Ruyun Pavilion.
This is the first time in Ning Yuanhou's life that he has stepped into this kind of extravagant vocal music venue. Ning Yuanhou has been obsessed with the art of war in his life, but he is not interested in the vocal music, wine and sex that normal men like, so these things are strictly prohibited for the troops he leads. of.
This time, it was the first time in Ning Yuanhou's life that he stepped into it.
Meng Hetong was a regular visitor here. As soon as they entered the door, a girl they knew came forward and led them to the private room that Meng Hetong had reserved all year round. After leading them to the private room, the girl wanted to stay and play music, but this time, Meng Hetong rarely refused.
"Actually, it would be better to keep them, but I was worried that my uncle would be tainted with the smell of powder and would have no way to explain it when he went back, so I let them leave!" Meng Hetong walked to the window, opened it, and then said to Marquis Ningyuan, "Uncle Please take a seat!"
Marquis Ning Yuan sat down with a frown on his face. He looked at Meng Hetong with doubt on his face: "What can you see here?"
"This is the private room with the best view in the entire Ruyun Pavilion!" Meng Hetong looked at the people coming and going in the lobby downstairs. "Ruyun Pavilion can be regarded as the biggest sensual place in the capital. Those who can come here are all very special. Wealth means wealth!”
Marquis Ning Yuan did not speak, but frowned tightly.
"Uncle, look at those people dressed as barbarians!" Meng Hetong looked at a corner and said coldly.
Ning Yuanhou looked at that angle and indeed saw several people dressed as barbarians. Ningyuan Hou frowned slightly: "They are not barbarians. No matter their skin appearance, bone appearance, or even height, they have no characteristics of barbarians. They should be It’s in disguise!”
Meng Hetong smiled and poured a glass of wine for Marquis Ning Yuan, and then said: "Thanks to my uncle, he saw something fishy at a glance!"
"What's the meaning?"
"Those people dressed as Hu people are indeed not Hu people, they are out-and-out Han Chinese. However, these people are all doing business with the Hu people. From them, we can get a lot of information about the Hu people. The shopping mall From crops and crops, even from the Hu people’s royal family, as long as you pay more, you can get what you want!” Meng Hetong put down his wine glass and said softly.
Marquis Ning Yuan frowned: "So? Is this why you often come to this ghost place?"
Meng Hetong smiled: "Uncle, let me listen again. Don't you think the laughter next door is a bit strange?"
Marquis Ningyuan was stunned for a moment, then calmed down and listened carefully, and then heard the voice of the Minister of Rites speaking.
"...My in-law's family is really nothing. For the sake of her own glory and wealth, she gave her own granddaughter to a fifty-year-old man as a concubine. It is really unconscionable..."
Marquis Ningyuan squeezed his hand, and then listened to another person's voice: "...those generals know that war requires money, and war requires money. The food and grass purchased this year is not as good as before, and I don't know if it will be replaced." Discover……"
"...I have looked at the cotton I just bought. They are all old cotton. They are not suitable for daily wear. If there is a severe cold, I am afraid they will not be able to withstand it. If you ask me, it is better to mix in some new cotton. yes……"
Marquis Ning Yuan stood up suddenly: "He..."
Fortunately, Meng Hetong reacted quickly and pressed Ning Yuanhou's hand directly: "Uncle, this is just the tip of the iceberg, don't worry!"
"They, they..." Marquis Ningyuan never thought that in the past few years, which could be regarded as a peaceful and prosperous time, the world was peaceful, and the national treasury was not in short supply, these guys actually wanted to tamper with the supplies of the soldiers in order to line their own pockets. It's just too much.
"Uncle, does he know who is behind Ruiyun Pavilion?" Meng Hetong looked at Ning Yuanhou and asked softly.
Marquis Ning Yuan sneered: "After all, they are just those relatives of the emperor who are sitting on nothing and don't know how to work hard to make progress!"
Meng Hetong leaned slightly in front of Marquis Ning Yuan: "The real backer of Ruyun Pavilion is the prince!"
Ning Yuanhou frowned: "What did you say?"
"Our idiot prince is far more scheming than we imagined!" Meng Hetong looked at Ning Yuanhou and said coldly, "It has been ten years since the rise of Ruyun Pavilion, and ten years ago, the prince was only a teenager, but he was He already has such thoughts, uncle, do you think our prince is really stupid?"
Marquis Ning Yuan did not speak, but looked deeply at Meng Hetong in front of him.
"My ancestors taught me not to be contaminated by the dust of the world. I swear to the sky that I will never be contaminated by the dust of the wind!" Meng Hetong looked at Ning Yuanhou and said word by word.
