Chapter 135: Different Thoughts
"I obey the decree!" As the emperor finished speaking, Zuo Tong kowtowed and led the decree. All the ministers also reacted and kowtowed quickly.
"Your Majesty, let's eat fast. I'm already a little hungry." Seeing that the whole matter has been resolved, the Imperial Concubine acted like an aggrieved little daughter, holding her mouth and hugging the Emperor's hand aggrievedly. arm.
"Your Majesty! Don't tell me, I feel a little hungry when the imperial concubine said this." The empress of the palace agreed from the side, and at the same time, not to be outdone, she hugged the emperor's other arm coquettishly.
"Okay, okay!" The emperor said perfunctorily, and his arms on his left and right were hugged by the two beauties at the same time. Although they were separated by clothes, the touch on his arms still made him distracted. He had no intention of enjoying vegetarian food.
After such a fuss, although the Prime Minister was unwilling to do so, he had no choice but to give up.
Bi Yuntao was extremely happy now. If it weren't for all the people here, he would have put his hands on his hips and looked up to the sky laughing.
Is this Hanfeng Temple really my blessed place? ! It was obvious that he had done something wrong and he was already prepared to be punished, but he didn't expect that these old fritters would forcefully change the truth. Not only would he not be punished, but even the left prime minister, the person who complained, would touch his nose. of ashes, and in the end he became a sinless person. Now I can not only eat well and drink spicy food, but I also have a beautiful woman by my side, which is really great.
"Hey hey hey!" Bi Yuntao said unconsciously with joy.
Meng Ruoxi was interrupted by the sudden laughter. She turned her head and glanced at the giggling Bi Yuntao next to her in surprise. Her eyes were full of confusion. She didn't know what he was giggling at. !
"Hmph!" When the Prime Minister saw Bi Yuntaotian laughing shamelessly, he snorted in disgust and lowered his head to eat, not looking at his disgusting appearance.
Don't look at the disgust on the face of the left prime minister now, but in fact all this is just an act. From the beginning, he and the imperial concubine were the ones who made the suggestion to the emperor to punish King Qi.
After the imperial concubine raised an army to investigate, she left Bi Yuntao's room, leaving Xiaolan alone with Bi Yuntao. However, she did not return to her room, but went to the left prime minister.
Yuanwei explained the whole matter to the left minister, and then the drama just happened.
Although the result was good, it was not the result that Zuo Xiang and Huang Guifei had originally envisioned.
They originally envisioned that Bi Yuntao would be punished, and the imperial concubine proposed to the emperor that Bi Yuntao should stay at home and think about his mistakes.
According to the news, the second prince and his entourage hurried towards the capital. Calculating the time, they estimated that they would arrive in the capital tonight at the latest.
The third prince also set off for Hanfeng Temple. Although he walked leisurely and walked leisurely, not in a hurry, he would definitely arrive tomorrow before the Empress Dowager offered incense and prayed for blessings.
So the two of them planned to take this opportunity to let Bi Yuntao calm down for a while. After all, Bi Yuntao had been making a lot of noise recently.
First, he stayed overnight in Meng Mansion and became a flower-picking thief, causing a series of scandals. Although he finally saw through the intentions of the second and third princes and cleverly solved their plans, it also made the second and third princes resentful.
Then there was the banquet at Miaochun Pavilion, which not only killed Shen Xu, the only son of the Hubu Shangshu family, but also turned the third prince into a cripple. Although we still don’t know how the third prince and the Hubu Shangshu will take revenge, but There must be some small moves in secret.
Now there is another incident of forcing people to break into people's houses for misdeeds. Although the emperor has already spoken, people are not allowed to mention it again. Hanfeng Temple is full of people from the court, and there are people from all walks of life. How can it not be spread? In the ears of the second and third princes? !
Therefore, the left minister and the imperial concubine discussed and planned to use this matter to let Bi Yuntao retreat for some time to think about things peacefully, so that they could concentrate on dealing with the revenge of the second and third princes.
Of course, the imperial concubine did this not only for Bi Yuntao, but also for Xue Ruyue.
She knew why Xue Ruyue came here. Xue Ruyue had not achieved her goal and would not leave the capital for a while. Therefore, there was still a risk of being noticed by the second and third princes. Now she wanted to keep Xue Ruyue away from the capital. She didn't want Xue Ruyue to be targeted by the two of them anymore, so Bi Yuntao's intentions were all in vain.
Moreover, she didn't want the only girl she saw so far who could catch her eye to fall into danger like this.
In fact, the imperial concubine had already made a plan when she came back from Xiaolan. After the empress dowager offered incense and prayed for blessings, she sent Xiaolan to secretly protect Xue Ruyue. This is why she did not The reason for punishing Xiaolan immediately.
But after learning about Bi Yuntao's intentions, he became more determined.
Of course, she also wanted to seize this opportunity to ease the relationship between them while Xue Ruyue was still in the capital. After all, Xue Ruyue was also her favorite future daughter-in-law.
What's more, she really didn't want this innocent girl, whose smile could warm people's body and mind, to live like the most annoying person she had ever been, and follow in her footsteps.
Back then, she was helpless and had no choice but to participate in things that did not belong to her. Her hands were filled with blood because of this. In the end, due to pressure and threats from many aspects, she had to compromise and marry a man she didn't like. Although that man regarded her as a treasure and even gave birth to a child for him, she just couldn't like him.
She really didn't want Xue Ruyue to be like her, feeling sad whenever she was alone in the dead of night.
The plan was indeed carried out according to the ideas of the imperial concubine and the left prime minister at the beginning, but what the imperial concubine did not expect was that the queen would suddenly speak out. In the end, because of the queen, Bi Yuntao was in peace, and the emperor did not even express any punishment. This It made her feel a little weird.
During this period, while she was watching the situation quietly, the emperor and the queen murmured quietly in front of her, and it seemed that neither of them wanted to carry her behind.
After listening to their conversation, she immediately understood the queen's intention, which was to take the opportunity to help her facilitate the marriage between Xue Ruyue and Bi Yuntao.
But it was a pity that the emperor only cast a vague glance at Meng Ruoxi, hesitated at the queen's proposal, and did not reply, which made her somewhat disappointed.
When the imperial concubine was full of disappointment, the left prime minister became anxious. The left prime minister guessed the emperor's intentions. Although ministers were told not to speculate on the emperor's intentions without authorization, it was just words. Otherwise, how could he be promoted to an official position? Jue, a meteoric rise? !
The emperor understood Bi Yuntao's intention from the beginning. The way Bi Yuntao and Xue Ruyue were flirting with each other before was noticed by the emperor.
Although the emperor didn't say anything at that time, I'm afraid he was making some calculations in his heart. Judging from the muttering between the emperor and the empress, he probably learned the origin of Xue Ruyue from the empress.
To be honest, when Prime Minister Zuo learned from rumors that the woman staying overnight at Prince Qi's Mansion was Xue Ruyue, he was also shocked. He did not expect that Xue Ruyue looked so similar to that old friend.
Privately, he secretly sent someone to investigate Xueru Yue. After learning about her family, he was also shocked. It had been more than ten years since he last saw that old friend. Unexpectedly, he was now in Hanfeng Temple. Seeing her daughter, especially seeing the way Xue Ruyue smiled with her own eyes, was exactly the same as hers.
Looking at it now, I am afraid that the emperor is a little moved by the queen's proposal. After all, the emperor can also use the reason of meeting his future in-laws to let the old friend return to the capital and see the old friend who was passionate when he was young and frivolous.
Although he was an insider who said that the eldest prince had instructed the queen to facilitate the marriage between Xue Ruyue and Bi Yuntao, he never expected that the eldest prince and the queen would be so ungrateful and dishonest.
For their own benefit, they did not hesitate to let their daughter be ridiculed by everyone in the world. They also took advantage of Bi Yuntao's attempt to forcefully break into a private house to have sex with Xue Ruyue and mention Xue Ruyue and Bi Yuntao's marriage to the emperor.
This made Zuo Xiang feel resentful towards the eldest prince and the queen. That is my precious daughter. I hold it in my hands for fear of falling, and hold it in my mouth for fear of melting! You are reluctant to beat and scold yourself, how dare you do such a chilling thing in front of me? ! If the Emperor really agrees to the Queen's proposal, aren't you afraid that I will have second thoughts and make consequences that you cannot bear? !
Fortunately, the emperor did not agree, otherwise he might really be unable to control himself and do things that even he is afraid of!
These thoughts also left a grudge in Zuo Xiang's heart, creating a slight gap in the relationship between him and the eldest prince.
Bi Yuntao is probably the only person present who can still laugh now!
Not to mention the left prime minister and the imperial concubine, Han Wuyong, who regarded Bi Yuntao as his love rival, ate his vegetarian food absentmindedly and thought about how to deal with Bi Yuntao.
It was still early before the banquet was held, and the person he was dealing with was King Qi, who was in the limelight recently. If Meng Ruoxi hadn't informed him in advance last time and asked him to run away in advance, I'm afraid he would have gone like Shen Xu by now. Reported to the King of Hell.
Han Wuyong thought about these things absently, but for some reason, he always felt a little unsure in his heart, always had a cold feeling on his back, and always had an inexplicable chill in his heart.
Although I was a little worried in my heart, I still had a little bit of expectation for that day to come.
It's a pity that Meng Ruoxi has a strong personality since she was a child and she is the woman he will marry later. He cannot treat her like an ordinary woman, otherwise he could stun her and take this opportunity to get her body.
That Xueru Yuesheng is indeed beautiful and charming, and since she can't get Meng Ruoxi, it would be good to get her. Even if she doesn't get what she wants in the end, it's not impossible to destroy her.
Xue Ruyue didn't know that just for Meng Ruoxi's birthday banquet, not only Meng Ruoxi wanted to take revenge on her, but even the unrelated Han Wuyong was also interested in her. If she knew now that so many people were thinking about her, even if it was Therefore, she lost her virginity and had to fall into Bi Yuntao's arms, so that she could still get the protection of the imperial concubine.
Meng Ruoxi didn't even know that Han Wuyong, who had always been regarded as her elder brother, usually had a graceful demeanor, but had such a nasty side behind his back. He even thought about drugging himself, possessing himself while he was unconscious, and destroying himself.
