Chapter 6: Being tricked
When the eldest prince saw this scene, he couldn't help but blurt out: "Meng Ruoxi is really charming, my second brother is so lucky!"
The two of them watched Meng Ruoxi's appearance downstairs intently, and no one noticed the third prince's little movements.
After drinking a bowl of wine, the third prince took his hands back under the table without leaving any trace, took out a small paper bag from his sleeve, opened it gently, revealing the wrapped white powder, because he was focused on doing small tricks. . Hearing such a sentence, he responded casually. After saying it, he was immediately startled and looked up hurriedly. A faint trace of cold sweat could be seen on his forehead, but he saw that the two of them were still concentrating on the beautiful scenery downstairs and were not distracted by the conversation. Noticing him, he slowly breathed a sigh of relief.
After calming down for a while, he immediately gestured to the servants in the distance to hurry up and serve two jars of wine. When the servant came over with two jars of wine, he stood up and stopped him silently, and poured the white powder with the two of them behind his back. He entered one of the wine jars and asked his servants to pour the wine for Bi Yuntao. After the wine was filled, he quietly asked the servants to step aside. The servants understood and quietly stepped back with the wine jars in hand. Seeing Bi Yuntao drinking the wine without knowing it, a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth that was not easy for others to notice.
Bi Yuntao's mind was not interrupted by the action of pouring wine, because the third prince had been asking his servants to serve and pour wine after he sat down. When he got used to these two actions, he no longer felt it was unexpected.
As early as the day Bi Yuntao woke up, the third prince was thinking about a strategy, how to let the fourth prince fall into the trap and kill the fourth prince.
When he was at a loss what to do, it happened that his cronies found out that the conference was personally organized by the daughter of the left prime minister. After learning this news, he hatched this vicious plan in his mind. Because he knew that Meng Ruoxi's beauty was enough to attract the fourth prince. Even he was shocked when they first met, let alone the fourth prince who had been lustful since childhood.
On the day of the conference, he had arranged his cronies in advance. In order for the plan to proceed smoothly, he lured Meng Ruoxi to appear in front of the fourth prince in advance to test it out. As expected, when Meng Ruoxi appeared in front of the fourth prince with such stunning beauty, , the fourth prince showed his lust without concealment, which made the third prince at that time feel ecstatic. Sure enough, his series of calculations did not disappoint him. He expected that the plan would go smoothly in the future, which made him laugh uncontrollably. Several times. But at the same time, there was also a little jealousy in my heart.
Then he sent his cronies to follow Bi Yuntao. The third prince knew that Meng Ruoxi would appear at the end of the conference, so he planned to call the eldest prince in advance to go and have a drink with the fourth prince. However, when he learned that Bi Yuntao was drinking with his sworn brother Meng Ruolang, he felt something bad, and then Some changes were made to the plan. He immediately told his subordinates to take advantage of the opportunity of serving wine to drug Meng Ruolang.
After the third prince learned that Meng Ruolang had fainted, he got rid of the others and walked to the fourth prince. He asked two of his cronies to find the eldest prince, and then pretended to have a casual conversation, so that the eldest prince could hear the fourth prince's conversation with him a few days ago. The left prime minister's son was drinking together. The two had a good conversation and became sworn brothers. Now they are drinking in the pavilion opposite.
Although this news does not have any important information, it will make the suspicious eldest prince feel in danger, and he will definitely talk to the fourth prince and others in person to get some advice. After that, just stick to the original plan.
But when he arrived at the place where the fourth prince was, he didn't see the eldest prince, so he couldn't help but hesitate, so he didn't go upstairs. The two cronies who had previously arranged to reveal the news quietly came to him and informed him. The eldest prince is now on the third floor. Then he asked one of his cronies to find a seat on the second floor to have a drink. He went upstairs and taunted the cronies, causing the cronies to be deliberately angered by his sarcasm. Then he attracted the eldest prince who liked to pretend to be a good guy in front of the people, and then borrowed the donkey from Poxia. , inviting the eldest prince to drink with the fourth prince to complete the rest of the plan. But who would have thought that before he could ask the eldest prince to sit down together, the eldest prince sat over without permission, making him want to shout out so that he could cooperate.
Then the third prince only needs to wait for Meng Ruoxi to appear, and then ask his cronies to shout to attract the attention of the fourth prince, and then while he is attracted by the woman downstairs, let his men bring up two jars of wine and give them The fourth prince poured the wine, blocking the eldest prince's sight at the same time. He took the opportunity to pour the drug prepared in advance into the fourth prince's wine bowl and let him drink it. Just in case, every confidant brought it with him. Drugged, including himself.
However, the third prince himself did not expect that Meng Ruoxi was so stunning that the eldest prince could not help but lose consciousness. The third prince, who was focused on making small moves in secret, was not focused on the beautiful scenery in front of him. He was even stunned and subconsciously accepted the eldest prince's words. , after saying that, the third prince realized that something was wrong, and immediately lowered his head to calm down, but glanced at the eldest prince, and seeing that he was not looking at him, he immediately made a gesture to summon his men, and smoothly administered the medicine and poured the wine. After that, he asked his men to retreat with the drugged wine jar and destroy the evidence. Watching Bi Yuntao drink it mechanically, he breathed a sigh of relief and put his mind at ease.
Why did the third prince who planned all this have to call the eldest prince? Of course, it's because if the third prince appeared alone, people would definitely think it was him afterwards, which would offend many people.
The eldest prince won the emperor's love and trust. Although the left prime minister remained neutral, he also favored the eldest prince. And this plan involves the eldest prince. As long as the plan goes smoothly, although the two of them will be suspected afterwards, it will also inevitably cause the eldest prince to leave a grudge between the emperor and the left prime minister. In this way, the third prince can secretly stir up trouble and sow discord. The third prince himself was not favored by the left prime minister and the emperor. Even if he was suspected by the left prime minister and the emperor, he would not suffer much loss.
Although the eldest prince thought about it carefully, he would realize that he was being used by the third prince. Even if he sent people to investigate immediately, nothing would be found. The servant who took his money should have left the city by now. When the eldest prince takes the trouble I found the servant at the right time, but only found a body. The two cronies who led the eldest prince here had already asked them to do other things. By the time they found out the whole story, they didn't even know what had happened.
And what about the fourth prince? It has little use value in itself and can be said to be dead. Even if the emperor couldn't bear to order his death, he would still be thrown into a prison in order to appease the left prime minister's anger. Even if the imperial concubine was whispering on the pillow and begging the emperor for mercy, even if the emperor was soft-hearted and prepared to let him go, he would have to get over the news for a while. When the news is over, the fourth prince will be nothing more than an ant when he is released from prison, and can be crushed to death at any time.
This vicious plan can be said to kill two birds with one stone. It not only improves the relationship between the eldest prince, the emperor, and the left prime minister, but also removes a stumbling block. Not only can he avenge his mother and concubine for being demoted, but it can also increase his chances of getting the throne. By secretly winning over people's hearts, the imperial concubine may even be punished for lax discipline.
The third prince felt very happy when he saw that the plan was going smoothly. He looked at the two people in front of him who were being played between his palms, showing a trace of pride and leisurely tasting the alcohol in the bowl.
