Chapter 49 Invitation from the Third Prince
Bi Yuntao and Huang Guifei returned to the study of Prince Qi's Mansion. Huang Guifei took a sip of the hot tea handed over by the servant and asked, "Are you reconciled?" Bi Yuntao nodded sheepishly.
"You! What do you want your mother and concubine to say about you? You have to bring your mother and concubine with you when you're in love with a girl. Seeing how you don't dare to breathe in front of the left prime minister, where did your previous attitude of robbing civilian girls go? ?! Fortunately, you are still the fourth prince who is known to the people. You are like a mouse to a cat, timid when seeing a left prime minister. Do you only dare to steal jade and fragrance?!"
Bi Yuntao looked embarrassed and looked up to the sky speechless. What is this mother-in-law doing? After this scolding, it was the fourth prince who snatched the daughter of the people, okay, not me. Although I am the fourth prince now, but...it's really not the case. me!
When Bi Yuntao was humiliated by the imperial concubine's scolding, a servant outside the door came to report, "The imperial concubine, the prince, and the third prince sent an invitation, saying that they are hosting a banquet for the prince in a week."
Bi Yuntao said in his heart that it was a good time. He breathed a sigh of relief and quickly took the invitation. Looking at the content of the invitation, he was confused as to what the third prince was planning. After taking a closer look at the venue of the banquet, it turned out to be Miaochun Pavilion. Bi Yuntao was stunned by this location.
"What's wrong, Tao'er? Is there any problem?" The imperial concubine asked when she saw Bi Yuntao staring blankly at the invitation.
Bi Yuntao handed the invitation to his mother and concubine, pointed to the location written on the invitation, and said lightly: "The banquet location is actually Miaochun Pavilion."
The imperial concubine frowned and looked at the three words "Miaochun Pavilion" written on the invitation card. She felt displeased in her heart and said, "If I remember correctly, this concubine should be a famous brothel in the capital. The third prince is. Will do what he likes.”
"Haha!" Bi Yuntao laughed a few times and hurriedly changed the subject to cover up the embarrassment caused by being exposed by his mother and concubine. "The third prince actually asked me to go by Yu Yao'er's nickname. I guess they didn't do anything. What a great idea, it looks like this banquet will be a lot of fun."
"Oh?" The imperial concubine's eyes flashed, "How do you say this?"
"Isn't it the 100th anniversary of Miaochun Pavilion's construction last time? An oiran came from Jinling to help Miaochun Pavilion. Ruo Lang and I also went over to have a look at the excitement, and found out that the third prince is related to Yu Yao'er, the top star of Miaochun Pavilion. Closely." After a pause, he continued: "Moreover, Ruo Lang and I were assassinated on the way back home. The assassin was discovered by Ruo Lang in advance, and then he went to chase the assassin. I went straight back home, but I didn't expect that we were halfway there. He was being followed, and the person following him was Yu Yao'er, the leader of Miaochun Pavilion."
After hearing Bi Yuntao's words, the imperial concubine frowned and thought for a long time before asking: "In this case, Tao'er, do you want to refuse?"
Bi Yuntao touched the corner of his mouth, with a hint of madness in his eyes, "Reject? No, doesn't the mother-in-law also want to know what they are planning to do next? Moreover, I also want to meet that Yuyao'er for a while. She was followed by her before. It has made me very unhappy. They have been hiding behind my back. Although I have resisted their plots these few times, what if I can't defend myself next time?! There is an old saying that the best defense is offense. .”
"You are right." The imperial concubine nodded, thinking that this was feasible, but she was not sure how sure he was to attend this banquet. "What about your safety?"
"It doesn't matter. If you don't enter the tiger's den, you won't catch the tiger's cubs. Always escaping is not an option. What's more, the dirty tricks last time didn't do anything to me. You don't have to worry this time. I will definitely be able to escape unscathed. .”
The imperial concubine heard the strong confidence in his words. Although she didn't know where his confidence came from, he was her son after all, so she was still a little worried. He didn't know martial arts, and according to what he meant, that Yuyao He seems to have some skills. "Do you want Xiaolan and Meng Ruolang to go with you?"
"No, what happened last time is that the Third Prince and the others all know that Ruo Lang is already good at martial arts. Asking him to go with us will only do bad things and may even be counterproductive. However, we can let him protect me on the road. I'm afraid that if they become angry and send someone else Ambush and assassinate me on the way back to the mansion. This method of assassination is no longer used once or twice. As for Xiaolan..." Bi Yuntao thought for a moment, "She'd better stay at the mansion. But there's no rush, she's here for the banquet. The time is set for next week, which just gives us time to make plans.”
"Hey!" The imperial concubine sighed, "It's up to you." Then she called the servants and asked them to tell the person who sent the message to report back to the third prince. He will definitely arrive on time on the day of King Qi's banquet.
After the servants retreated, they remembered something and then said to Bi Yuntao: "My mother-in-law met Xiaolan today and I feel that this maid is quite good, but I can't just stay with you and be ruined by you, so my mother-in-law." The concubine decided to take Xiaolan back to the palace to train her properly."
"Uh..." Bi Yuntao froze while drinking tea, with a look of embarrassment on his face. He didn't want Xiaolan to follow his mother and concubine back to the palace. He had only been waiting for him for a few days. He had been injured in the past few days. The incident with Meng Ruoxi made me so upset that I had no time to tease Xiaolan.
The imperial concubine also saw the embarrassed look on his face. Zhizi Mo Ruomu knew what he was planning at a glance, "Don't think about refusing, even if you refuse, it is useless. I know what you are planning. You have just reconciled with Ruoxi, and Xiaolan is always by your side, which will only hinder you. You don’t want your newly eased relationship to crack again." The imperial concubine picked the tea leaves in the tea with the lid of the cup, and spoke earnestly. He said: "You have been forced to board the ship of the left prime minister. The most important purpose now is to hold on tightly and have a good relationship with Ruoxi. If the battle for the right to inherit the throne really reaches the point where a sword-to-arms battle is needed. , the power of the left prime minister alone can save your life."
"Then... okay then! Let Xiaolan go back to the palace with the mother-in-law! But mother-in-law, you can't bully her!"
"Don't worry." After hearing the mother-in-law's answer, she picked up the tea and took a sip of relief. "When will the mother-in-law allow her to come back?"
The imperial concubine glanced at him and was a little displeased to see that he was so interested in this maid, "I will not let her see you without my consent."
"Ahem!" The mother-in-law's answer made Bi Yuntao choke. "No! Xiaolan serves me very well, and there is no one of the opposite sex in this house. It's so boring."
"Hmph! I keep thinking about that thing day by day!" The imperial concubine put down the teacup hard. Seeing the embarrassment on Bi Yuntao's face, she sighed, "Concubine, this is all for your own good. You will know later. "Yes." Bi Yuntao had a few words to retort, but the imperial concubine didn't give him a chance at all, "Okay, since there is nothing wrong, the concubine will take Xiaolan back to the palace first."
Seeing the mother-in-law's unquestionable attitude, she had to give up and called Xiaolan in frustration, asking her to follow her mother-in-law back to the palace.
Looking at the disappearing figures of his mother-in-law and Xiaolan with a disappointed face, he sighed, this time the entire Prince Qi's Mansion has turned into a monk's temple again.
At this time, there were only a few people sitting in a room of Miaochun Pavilion. Everyone was wearing light fur and slow belts, and their expressions were calm and unrestrained. Several people were dressed as scholars, and there was one person in the middle with a handsome face, gorgeous clothes, and an outstanding expression and movement. There is a natural air of nobility in it.
"Third Prince, will King Qi really come over to attend the banquet? King Qi already knows about the relationship between you and me, and he also discovered my tracking last time." Yu Yaoer saw that no one spoke, so she took the lead. Make a sound.
The third prince gently patted the back of her hand, "Don't worry, King Qi is a lustful person. Last time, he spent ten thousand taels of silver for you but couldn't get it. I saw your beauty again on the boat. In order to be with you." You spend a spring night together, even if you know that this banquet is not simple, you will definitely come."
"The Third Prince is just a lustful King of Qi. Does it need the Third Prince to come forward in person? Any one of us can come forward. Now that you personally come forward to invite him, you are a little too high on him. "
The speaker this time was a fair-looking young man with a tall body. In such late autumn weather, he was still holding a folding fan in his hand. He was swinging it back and forth unhurriedly, which seemed a bit nondescript, but no one said anything. What, obviously this person also has a very good background.
"Brother Shen, the third prince is not giving face to King Qi. What Brother Shen said just now is right. King Qi is probably just a lustful playboy. As far as he is concerned, he has lost the right to inherit the throne and is of no value at all. No, but there is the figure of Zuo Xiang behind him, and the imperial concubine is obviously not a vegetarian when she can reach the position she is in today. The third prince is giving face to the left prime minister and the imperial concubine." One is slightly better than him. The older man said slowly.
"Haha! What's the matter? You are afraid of the Zuo Prime Minister, but I am not. My father has often opposed the Zuo Prime Minister in the court. If he entertains the Zuo Prime Minister at a banquet, I might still be afraid of three points, but for a mere King of Qi, I Don’t take it seriously yet.”
As soon as these words came out, everyone frowned. This Shen Xu simply didn't know how high the sky was. He was promoted by the emperor because he was the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs and was highly regarded by the right prime minister. He had done several beautiful things for the emperor in these years. When I reached the position of Minister of the Ministry of Finance, I no longer knew who I was.
Shen Xu was originally the son of the Minister of the Ministry of Finance, which is pitiful to say. The Minister of the Ministry of Finance had a son at an old age, and he was very fond of this baby of Shen Xu. As I said before, the Minister of the Ministry of Finance was the person next to the Right Prime Minister, and he had been following the Second Minister before. The prince is a bit ambiguous, but the recent situation of the second prince is really terrible. Not only was he deprived of military power by the emperor, but he also attempted to assassinate King Qi. Zuo Xiangshe took a copy of it and was sent directly by the emperor to suppress the bandits. But this Shen Xu followed the wind and turned to the rudder. As soon as he saw that the second prince was weak, he turned around and took refuge with the third prince. As for why he didn't take refuge with the eldest prince, it was of course because the eldest prince didn't want to associate with people like him.
This person is beautiful and fair-skinned, not like a man, and his personality is an out-and-out reckless temper. He also relies on his own aloofness and does not take anyone seriously.
The third prince invited him to tell the story together because he and Bi Yuntao had a similar affinity. But seeing him behave like this today, I was a little worried about whether things would be messed up on the day of the banquet.
"Brother Shen!" The third prince had a drink and said calmly: "Prince Qi has been arrogantly hateful recently. He has ruined my good deeds several times. It can be said to be a thorn in my heart. This time The purpose of the banquet is to deal with King Qi, so don’t mess things up for me then!”
After all, the third prince has been in a high position for a long time. Although he does not serve in the court, his aura is not something that a playboy can bear.
Hearing the coldness and murderous intent in the third prince's words, Shen Xu felt cold sweat streaming down his forehead, "Third prince, don't worry, the banquet in a week will definitely be a success. Even if a mere King of Qi can ruin your good deeds, There must be help from the Prime Minister Zuo and the Imperial Concubine behind the scenes. On the day of the banquet, no matter how much the Prime Minister Zuo and the Imperial Concubine pointed their fingers to the sky, they would not have followed King Qi to this place of fireworks."
The older man heard what Shen Xu said and nodded in agreement, "Yes! Third Prince, what Brother Shen said makes sense, but to be on the safe side, I think it's better to lay some ambush to prepare for any eventuality. needs.”
Yu Yao'er was a little unhappy when she heard this, with a frosty look on her face, "Why, Mr. Han looks down on Yu Yao'er?! You don't think I can't deal with a waste without anyone to protect you?!"
"Okay! Yao'er, Brother Han made this suggestion just for the success of the plan. It's also for the sake of this prince, so don't blame Brother Han." The third prince quickly stopped Yu Yao'er. Now is not the time for a quarrel. .
"But! He..." Yu Yao'er was unwilling to give in. She was very confident in her martial arts.
The third prince stood up and hugged Yuyao'er into his arms, held her on his lap, reached into the clothes and began to move his hands up and down, bit her earlobe, and whispered in her ear, "Okay! It's not that he doesn't want to I trust your ability, we all have confidence in your ability, and setting up an ambush is just a precaution."
Yuyao'er's face was flushed by him and she groaned, "Yes! Everything depends on His Highness."
Everyone looked at the two of them, smiled at each other, and quietly retreated.
