Chapter 144 The unexpected lobbyist
Time passed very quickly, especially after Bi Yuntao fell asleep. Under the leadership of the emperor, the emperor and the queen successively went forward to offer incense and pray, and the blessing ceremony came to an end.
"Gululu!" With a protest from his overwhelmed stomach, Bi Yuntao finally woke up and looked at the emperor who was offering incense with a dull look on his face.
He raised his head and looked at the sun, which was already to the west above his head. Bi Yuntao did not expect that a ceremony of offering incense and praying would last for such a long time, and even go from Chen hour to Wei hour. It was just like a company holding a commendation meeting, it was smelly, long, and sleepy as hell. The most important thing is that it has nothing to do with yourself from beginning to end.
As the ceremony came to an end, the ministers stood up one after another and followed the emperor towards the dining hall.
Xia Jie stood up quickly, walked to Bi Yuntao, put his arms around his shoulders, and hugged him shoulder to shoulder as he prepared to walk to the dining hall.
"Boy, stop hanging around here and go have lunch with me!"
"It hurts, it hurts!" Bi Yuntao shouted in pain.
"It hurts?" Old General Xia Jie paused on his feet, shook his head and looked at Bi Yuntao with dissatisfaction, "Boy, your body is too weak, I have no strength at all."
"Hehe!" Bi Yuntao smiled awkwardly, "General Xia misunderstood. He stood for too long and his knees couldn't bend." As he spoke, he bent down and rubbed his knees.
"If you don't say this, I have really forgotten it." Xia Jie looked at Bi Yuntao and asked, "What's the matter with the posture you were in just now? I have been on the battlefield for decades, and I have led countless soldiers. But I have never seen such a weird standing posture, and even the soldiers standing guard in the barracks are not as energetic as you just showed."
"Old General, that's what you're talking about!" Bi Yuntao heard Old General Xia Jie ask and explained to him, "That posture is..."
"Hmph! You old man, get your hands off my uncle right away. Your Highness Prince Qi is the uncle of my Meng family. You are not someone you, an old man, can bully easily."
Before Bi Yuntao finished speaking, the left prime minister's strange voice sounded from behind, interrupting Bi Yuntao.
"Hey!" Xia Jie was not happy when he heard this. He turned around and glared at the left prime minister, "Why, His Highness King Qi is your uncle of the Meng family, so I can't come over and talk to him. ?!”
"That's natural!" Zuo Xiang pulled Bi Yuntao and asked him to stay away from Xia Jie, with an expression full of vigilance to guard against thieves.
"Stay away from this old man when you see him in the future. Have you forgotten what happened between him and the old right minister yesterday?"
"That's what Long Yang is good at! Do you also have that kind of hobby?"
Bi Yuntao shook his head crazily. When he heard what Zuo Xiang said, he remembered that the noise they made yesterday was bigger than his own. His buttocks tightened and he subconsciously covered his buttocks with both hands. He was also wary of Xia Jie.
"You dreamy old dog! You are just spouting shit!" Xia Jie pulled Bi Yuntao over, "Boy, don't listen to the left prime minister. He has nothing to do all day, so he just knows how to throw dirty water. I don't agree with the right prime minister. Just like he said!"
"Oh! It's not like what I said!" Zuo Xiang suddenly realized, "What does that look like? Can you tell us in detail?"
"You!" Xia Jie was swallowed by Zuo Xiang and yelled angrily, "Liu Guizhang! You old guy, stop pretending to be dead and come here to explain yourself."
The right minister, who had not gone far, paused, as if he had made up his mind, and immediately quickened his pace, ignoring Xia Jie at all.
"Wow, yeah, yeah! I'm so angry!" Seeing the right prime minister running away without looking back, Xia Jie jumped up in anger, grabbed Bi Yuntao and threw him towards the left prime minister, and quickly chased after the right prime minister, " Liu Guizhang! You old thing, stop here!"
"Uh..." Bi Yuntao looked at them chasing and escaping, with shock and surprise on his face. Although I know that the left prime minister is deliberately stirring up trouble, how come the two of them act like there is no silver in this place, so it is so easy for people to misunderstand!
"You see!" The left prime minister looked like a winner, "Stay away from Xia Jie and the right prime minister from now on, otherwise Ruo Xi will find out about it and make her sad."
"Yeah!" Bi Yuntao nodded quickly.
"Okay! I won't talk to you anymore." Zuo Xiang left Bi Yuntao and walked straight towards the dining room, but when he passed by Bi Yuntao, his tone was cold and warning.
"You should be nicer to Ruoxi from now on. If you make her angry and let me know, I won't let you go as easily as yesterday."
The corner of Bi Yuntao's mouth twitched, and he went around in such a long circle with Zuo Xiang, just to say this to himself.
"His Royal Highness King Qi!" Ji Youfu saw Zuo Xiang leaving and Bi Yuntao was the only one, so he came over and called him.
"Hey! Lord Ji!" When Bi Yuntao saw that it was Ji Youfu who stopped him, he put on a smile and asked, "I wonder what Sir Ji is doing by calling me."
"Haha!" Ji Youfu smiled sheepishly at him, "I wonder if His Highness King Qi will be free tomorrow?"
"What do you want to say?" Bi Yuntao raised his eyebrows, "Just say what you want to say, no need to beat around the bush."
"Haha! His Highness Prince Qi is really quick to talk." Ji Youfu continued to smile, "Then I will get straight to the point."
"To be honest, didn't Xianguan's dog have some misunderstandings with His Highness King Qi? The blessing ceremony is now over. I don't know if Your Highness will have time after returning home tomorrow. Xianguan specially held a banquet to apologize to His Highness King Qi. .”
"His Royal Highness King Qi, don't be too hasty to refuse. As the saying goes, it's better to resolve enemies than to make enemies. Presumably His Highness King Qi doesn't want to make too many enemies, right?"
"Yes! Brother! What Lord Ji said makes sense!" Meng Ruolang also came over at this time, "Brother, you see Lord Ji is so sincere. Brother Ji has nothing to do anyway, so why not agree to Lord Ji to go there! When the time comes, Maybe we can turn conflicts into friendship and create a good story!"
"Yes!" Ji Youfu nodded, "Mr. Meng is absolutely right."
"Okay!" Bi Yuntao shrugged helplessly, "Since Mr. Ji is so kind and can't refuse, and he invited Meng Ruolang to come over as a lobbyist, then I have no choice but to be respectful rather than obey."
"Thank you, Your Highness, Prince Qi, for your favor!" Ji Youfu hurriedly borrowed the donkey from the slope and thanked him respectfully, "How about setting the time at dusk tomorrow?"
"Okay!" Bi Yuntao nodded indifferently, "Since it is Mr. Ji who is treating guests, it is natural for the guest to do as he pleases!"
"His Royal Highness King Qi, it's settled, I must come to reward you with your face!" Ji Youfu was overjoyed and raised his hands to Bi Yuntao and Meng Ruolang, "I didn't expect the blessing ceremony to take so long. I'm already so hungry." Your chest is touching your back. Then I’ll take my leave first!”
"Ruolang!" Seeing Ji Youfu walking away, Bi Yuntao hooked Meng Ruolang's neck with evil intentions, "Tell me! What are the benefits of accepting Ji Youfu? You are actually found as a lobbyist."
"Brother, don't talk nonsense, I'm not getting any benefits!" Meng Ruolang's eyes dodge, not wanting Bi Yuntao to see the guilt in his eyes.
"You can deceive others, but you can't deceive me." Bi Yuntao smiled maliciously, "You forgot, you said that Ji Youfu was hanging around behind the right prime minister. The right prime minister has always had a relationship with the left prime minister. No, even if you wanted to ask me to apologize, you wouldn’t ask me, the eldest son of the Left Prime Minister, to be your lobbyist!”
"Since Ji Youfu has found you now, I wouldn't believe him if he said he didn't do you any good!"
"Thanks for being the eldest brother, I know I can't hide it from you!" Meng Ruolang had no choice but to tell the truth, "Ji Youfu came to me a few days ago and asked me to be a lobbyist for you and him, and even brought a Right jade bracelet."
"Originally I wanted to refuse, but when I saw the pair of jade bracelets, I thought that Xiaoyu didn't have any jewelry, so it would be a good idea to give it to her, so I agreed to Ji Youfu's request."
"Oh! That's right!"
Bi Yuntao held his chin, but he didn't expect that Ji Youfu was quite interesting! Giving gifts is a technical job. It is not just about giving something randomly. It must not only be valuable, but also suit the taste of the recipient.
This Ji Youfu actually understood this trick! It looks like we can take the opportunity to make some money tomorrow!
Thinking of this, Bi Yuntao couldn't help but reveal a greedy and evil smile.
Meng Ruolang couldn't help but shudder, and when she saw his appearance, she wanted to run away, but she didn't expect that as soon as he turned around, Bi Yuntao grabbed him.
"Where are you going?" Bi Yuntao glanced at him meaningfully, "Tell me quickly, how are you and Xiaoyu doing? Is there any progress?"
"That..." Meng Ruolang's eyes dodged, looking extremely embarrassed. He hesitated for a long time, and finally his face collapsed and he said dejectedly: "No! We have met several times in the past few days."
"Huh?" Bi Yuntao looked astonished, "It shouldn't be! The attention of Zuo Xiang and Meng Ruoxi should be on me now. This is a good opportunity for you two to secretly have a tryst! How can there be no progress at all? no?"
"Hey!" Meng Ruolang sighed, "That's what you said! I don't know what happened. Last time, my sister and Miss Xue had a tit-for-tat confrontation at the door of the dining hall, and then my sister talked to Xiao Yu for a long time, and they didn't even come to the end. I said something, and from then on, Xiaoyu hid when he saw me!"
"That's it!" After Bi Yuntao learned about the situation, he thought carefully, "Then are you still insisting on sending flowers?"
"Of course!" Meng Ruolang nodded, "I'll send them to you tomorrow, but it's going to be winter soon, and there are fewer and fewer flowers. When winter comes, I'm still worried about what to do!"
"That's okay. After winter comes, just send whatever flowers you have!" She subconsciously replied to him, and then an idea came to her mind, "Tonight, bring a jade bracelet and send it to Xiao Yu. , just say that you specially prepared this for her, and when you came to Hanfeng Temple this time, you specifically asked the abbot to help open it to protect her safety."
"But..." Meng Ruolang was a little embarrassed, "This jade bracelet has never been opened at all! What if Xiaoyu finds out about this and turns against me?"
"You're stupid!" Bi Yuntao rolled his eyes, "Didn't I tell you to send it to you tonight? Even if she really suspects it, it's already over. As a girl, she won't go to the abbot to ask for details. ah!"
"If you are really scared, then go find the host now to help you open the light! Anyway, the light is just a matter of chanting Buddhist sutras to the bracelet!"
"Okay! I will do as the elder brother said!" Meng Rulang nodded and walked towards the abbot's room.
"Wait! I'm going too!" Bi Yuntao took a few steps and caught up with Meng Ruolang, "I just happen to have something that the abbot can enlighten me on!"
