Chapter 4 Old memories
"Brother, let's sit here. We can see the beauties on the street clearly from here. Let's drink and watch the beauties, hehe."
"Haha, of course, you want to drink wine, and you want to see beautiful women. But this conference is organized by your sister, why don't you go and see it?" "Tch!"
Meng Ruolang curled her lips, "What's there to see? They're all sour scholars. Every year, they are the same bunch of sour scholars who recite poems and compose poems to attract attention. It's very boring. How can it be interesting to watch beauties drinking wine?!"
"Oh, that's it. It's really not interesting to hear what you say. Brother, it's my first time to participate. I still want to see it. I'm experienced. I don't know if I can see what's going on inside."
"Oh, that's okay. Let's go sit over there and I'll chase those people away. The view there is the best. You can watch the conference and the beauties, hehe." With that, Meng Ruolang walked over and chased the people away. , Bi Yuntao also walked over and saw a few poor scholars who dared to be angry but dared not speak out, so they left angrily.
Bi Yuntao couldn't help but shook his head. Sure enough, I can't blame the two of us for being able to work together. We really have the same affinity.
As soon as the two of them took their seats, Meng Ruolang called for the servants, served food and drinks, and the cheap guy started chatting.
"The Emperor is planning to promote Concubine Shu to a noble concubine. Brother, have you heard about it?!"
"Oh? I really don't know. I don't pay much attention to these." Bi Yuntao and the two drank a drink and said, "Tell me the details."
"Ahem!" Meng Ruolang stood up on the spot, cleared his throat, and said with an inscrutable expression: "Hasn't the Khitan been harassing the border of our country in the past few years? The Holy Emperor has sent the second prince to guard the border between the two countries. You Do you know?"
"Know."
Bi Yuntao saw that Meng Ruolang wanted to start a conversation, and he immediately followed his wishes and started talking to him. Meng Ruolang saw her elder brother being so cooperative with her, then raised her eyebrows at him and continued.
"Four months ago, the Khitan sent troops to harass again. The second prince sent troops to fight. The Khitan was defeated and fled. Then the second prince took advantage of the victory and pursued it, conquering a city and achieving great success. After the emperor heard the news, Long Yan was very happy. He heard that his condition had also improved. Things are getting better. After the second prince returned to the court, the Holy One asked the Second Prince what reward he wanted. The Second Prince immediately made this request, and the Holy One agreed. It is estimated that the imperial edict will be handed down on the Mid-Autumn Festival tomorrow." After saying that, Meng Ruolang arrived for himself. A bowl of wine was poured down.
"Oh? There is another thing. We are just talking about the imperial concubine. I heard someone say that the mother-in-law was promoted to the imperial concubine by the emperor after giving birth to me. Why did Concubine Shu and Concubine Yue give birth to the emperor? Prince, is he just a concubine? I remember that the position of Imperial Concubine is vacant! Now Concubine Shu is about to be promoted to Concubine, so do you think the Emperor's position is equal to that of Concubine Yue, will she be promoted to Imperial Concubine?" Bi Yuntao fell for him. A bowl of wine took the opportunity to throw out his questions to him.
"You don't know?!" Meng Ruolang was stunned when he heard this and looked at Bi Yuntao strangely.
"? Do I have to know?" Bi Yuntao was confused, "You weren't really beaten stupid, were you?" Meng Ruolang reached out to touch Bi Yuntao's head, but Bi Yuntao hurriedly blocked her.
"Stop it, you were just beaten stupid. I don't have the energy to pay attention to these things. How can these things be fun like teasing a beautiful woman?!"
Meng Ruolang looked at Bi Yuntao's disgusted face, smiled, and said: "Indeed, teasing beauties is the most interesting. If you can trick a beauty into sleeping with him again, hehehehe."
Bi Yuntao looked at the lustful expression on his face, kicked him, and said impatiently: "Stop being so pretty, hurry up!"
"That's it, that's it. Brother, drink this bowl of wine first and keep up with the progress. I won't tell you if you quit."
Bi Yuntao drank the bowl of wine helplessly, then filled it up and looked at him expectantly.
"This is a long story. Before your mother entered the palace, Concubine Yue was the most favored. After giving birth to the third prince, she was promoted to the imperial concubine. Concubine Shu was always a concubine, even after giving birth to the third prince. The second prince was not promoted to concubine by the emperor, and no one knew why.
Just a few years later, the eldest brother and your mother and concubine entered the palace because of the marriage between the two countries. The emperor saw that she was very beautiful, and the eldest brother and your mother and concubine were very popular with the emperor. The emperor was so obsessed with it that he directly named her A wise concubine. Originally, everything was fine, but..." After saying this, Meng Ruolang glanced at Bi Yuntao with the wine bowl in hand, and saw that there was no change in Bi Yuntao's face, so he continued.
"But things in the world are unpredictable. Your concubine was pregnant with a child and gave birth to your eldest brother. The Holy Emperor was very happy to have another prince, so he wanted to give your concubine a reward. Then your concubine proposed to the emperor that she wanted to be promoted. It was your concubine’s request, but the emperor didn’t agree. After that, your mother-in-law mentioned it to the emperor several times, but the emperor just kept being vague and refused to agree.”
"Hey! Here comes the point. Let's drink this bowl of wine. Prick up your ears and listen to me. I'll only say it once." Bi Yuntao was listening intently. When he heard this, he raised his eyebrows with a speechless expression. The wine bowls were touched against each other, and they drank the wine in one gulp.
Meng Ruolang wiped the corners of her mouth, took a few bites of side dishes, and continued talking while eating, but her voice became quieter, and Bi Yuntao had to move forward.
"Brother, please don't tell anyone what I'm going to say next. Let outsiders know. We both have to..." After saying that, he made a gesture of wiping his neck.
"Of course I know how to measure. Just keep talking. If anything happens, I will be responsible for it." Bi Yuntao nodded solemnly.
"I heard from my father that when my eldest brother celebrates the full moon, the emperor will prepare a grand banquet.
At that time, the Holy Emperor stayed at your mother's concubine almost every day. The other concubines rarely saw the Emperor, and even Concubine Yue hardly went there. This made Concubine Yue very jealous, it could be said that she was burning with jealousy. One day before the banquet, Concubine Yue went to Concubine Shu and stayed there for a long time. No one knew what they said.
On the day of the full moon banquet, all the civil and military officials came to congratulate you. Your mother-in-law came out with you in her arms to toast you with a few glasses of wine. However, you felt dizzy after just a few drinks, so she carried you back to your room. The mother-in-law returned to the room and lay down on the bed to take a nap. At this moment, someone came in. "Speaking of this, he pointed to the empty wine bowl. Bi Yuntao was also very polite and filled it up for them one by one. After they drank it all, he continued.
"The person who came in is a man! And he is not the emperor!"
Hearing this, Bi Yuntao's head exploded, and he guessed the subsequent plot. Just when he was about to stop listening, he saw the meaningful expression on Meng Ruolang's face, chuckled, guessed that there should be a twist, and then continued Holding him in his arms, he said with a smile: "What happened after that? I think this was a conspiracy by Concubine Yue."
"Oh!" Meng Ruolang threw away the folding fan in his hand, "Of course!" Meng Ruolang said with a few triumphant fan blows on his face.
"When this man was about to do something inappropriate, your mother-in-law suddenly opened her eyes and captured this man. No one knew that your mother-in-law knew Kung Fu before. After capturing the man, she asked her servants to The emperor was summoned. When the emperor heard the whole story, Boyan was furious and asked the Ministry of Justice to interrogate him overnight.
I guess the elder brother also guessed what happened next. The man confessed Concubine Yue and Concubine Shu. Concubine Yue was the mastermind. Although Concubine Shu did not contribute, she was also an insider, so she was also implicated by Concubine Yue. Concubine Yue was the imperial concubine. Demoted to the title of Moon Concubine, she will never be granted the title of Imperial Concubine. Originally, Concubine Shu was also going to be punished, but now your mother-in-law revealed some hidden secrets. It turned out that someone had drugged the glass your concubine was drinking from, but Concubine Shu sent someone to inform your concubine in advance. Your concubine made arrangements in advance and changed the wine glasses in advance, so as to avoid contamination. The emperor learned that it was Concubine Shu who helped report the news. He thought that if he knew his mistakes and could correct them, there would be no reward or punishment.
After this incident, the emperor loved your mother and concubine even more, and was named the imperial concubine when you were three years old. After saying that, the two clinked glasses to each other and drank.
Bi Yuntao filled the wine bowl, hesitated for a while and asked: "Is the punishment of never being named a noble concubine a serious one?"
"Hiccup, good wine! Come here, bring me another jar of wine!" Meng Ruolang burped with a reddish face, wiped her mouth casually, and said: "Of course, the imperial concubine is on the same level as the left and right. Hiccup! And the concubine has to salute the left and right prime minister when she sees her. In other words, the concubine Yue and I, the eldest son of the left prime minister, are equal, but because the royal family is in front, I have to salute the concubine Yue. Hiccup! Let's continue. drink."
After saying that, Meng Ruolang raised the remaining half of the jar of wine and started drinking. At this time, the servant also came up with a jar of wine and filled the two of them one by one. Bi Yuntao, who was deep in thought, did not notice that the servant was pouring wine for Meng Ruolang. At this time, some white powder was quietly drawn in his hand. Meng Ruolang himself was a little drunk, and he was drinking half a jar of wine in the dark, so he naturally didn't pay attention to these small actions.
"I didn't expect that there would be such grudges between Concubine Mother and Concubine Yue. After listening to this, my guess was confirmed. The person who killed the first four princes was the third prince. Don't worry, fourth prince, you look the same as me. And We have the same name, and since I borrowed your body to be reborn, I will help you take revenge."
Thinking of this, Bi Yuntao picked up the wine bowl and drank three large bowls in a row. Meng Ruolang saw Bi Yuntao drinking three large bowls and said hello several times, and started drinking too.
Just as the two of them were drinking, the meeting downstairs quietly came to an end.
