Chapter 187 Everyone has their own agenda
Time flew by, and it was already afternoon before you knew it. The imperial concubine had already led Xue Ruyue back to the palace, leaving Xiaolan and Qiuzhu to serve Bi Yuntao.
Naturally, the news of Bi Yuntao's return did not escape the ears of several princes and reached their ears.
The third prince at this time.
"Bang! Sassafras! Click! La!" bursts of smashing sounds resounded through the sky. In the study of the third prince Bi Yunpeng, the third prince sat in a wheelchair and angrily threw everything they saw.
Jian Shichi shivered and hid aside, letting the third prince beat things and not daring to come forward to persuade him.
"Trash! They are all a bunch of trash!" The third prince gasped and cursed hatefully, "You can't even kill a trash who is just waiting to die, those trash from the White Lotus Sect!"
"Your Highness, calm down!" Jian Shichi carefully walked around the debris on the ground and respectfully handed over the only intact teacup, "Your Highness, please drink some tea to calm down."
"Now that Prince Qi has returned to Prince Qi's Mansion safe and sound, what should we do next, Your Highness?"
The third prince drank a few sips of tea, and the anger in his heart calmed down a little. After listening to Jian Shichi's question, the third prince pondered for a moment, and then said, "Let's do this for the time being! Since King Qi was lucky enough to escape the disaster, Let’s hold our troops still for a long time, and don’t rush to deal with King Qi. The day after tomorrow is the Empress Dowager’s birthday, so we should deal with the Empress Dowager’s birthday first.”
"Is it really okay if we don't step out and deal with this?" Jian Shichi carefully looked at the third prince's face and organized his words, "Now that Peng Xun, the commander of the Suwei Envoy, has been imprisoned by the emperor, should you reciprocate the favor? Take the opportunity. Ask the emperor to plead for Peng Xun?"
"I'm just a small envoy commander. Do you think I, the prince, should condescend to intercede on his behalf?" The third prince glanced at Jian Shichi and began to say.
"I know Brother Jian's concerns, but you may not know something. Peng Xun worked under Zuo Xiang in his early years, and he can be regarded as half of Zuo Xiang's student. Although he later became a small guard envoy, Zuo Xiang I didn’t neglect him because of this, I still kept in touch with him, and even the fact that he was able to become the deputy commander-in-chief of the Suwei Envoy was all thanks to the left minister.”
Listening to the third prince's explanation, Jian Shichi suddenly realized that there was such a connection behind Peng Xun. He had only defected to the third prince's banner in the past two years. Naturally, the secrets in the palace were not as well known as the third prince.
"Then according to what you said, Your Highness, aren't all the Imperial Guards now members of the Left Prime Minister?" Jian Shichi dared not think it was a good idea. When the commander of the Imperial Guards was Xiang Guangtai, he could still get some silver from his mouth if he was stuffed with it. Knowing some of the secrets in the harem, now that the leader of the Royal Forest Army has been replaced by Peng Xun, wouldn't it be as difficult as trying to find out the news in the future?
"Ha! He has a beautiful idea!" The third prince sneered, "The relationships in the Imperial Guard are complicated, and the Left Prime Minister does not have the ability. As for Brother Jian, don't even think about planting nails in the Imperial Guard. You might just show off your bravery and end up with it. It will also have the opposite effect.”
"Your Highness, what do you mean?" Jian Shichi didn't understand the intention of the third prince's words, and the doubts in his heart subconsciously blurted out.
"You will understand sooner or later!" The third prince did not pursue Jian Shichi's questions. He just said lightly and said nothing.
The room fell into silence, which lasted until the third prince finished drinking the tea.
"Brother Jian, push me to go outside for a walk. I'm really upset right now."
"Yes, Your Highness!" Jian Shichi quickly stepped forward and pushed the third prince out of the mansion.
"Brother Jian, how is your contact with the White Lotus Sect?" After walking for a while, Jian Shichi pushed the third prince to the ruins of Miaochun Pavilion. The third prince looked at the Miaochun Pavilion that was under construction and thought of Jian Shichi's friendship. , asked him.
"Um..." Jian Shichi was full of embarrassment when asked by the third prince. However, the third prince had already asked the question, and he had to answer, so he had to bite the bullet and reply, "Miaochun Pavilion is still being rebuilt. At this time, I haven’t been there in Japan.”
"Haha! When Miaochun Pavilion reopens, Brother Jian will come over and pay a visit."
Jian Shichi twitched his lips and nodded in agreement.
"Hey! Isn't this the third emperor's brother!" A rough male voice sounded from behind the two of them, "Why are you interested in coming out of the mansion today?"
"Haha! It turns out to be the second prince brother!" The third prince turned around and saw the second prince walking towards this side with Han Wuyong, and said hello with a smile on his face. "I wonder why the second emperor brother called me to stop him?"
"Do you know that Prince Qi has returned to Prince Qi's residence safe and sound?" the second prince asked.
"It's natural. There was so much commotion in Prince Qi's Mansion last night that everyone knew that Prince Qi was back. Besides, the housekeeper of Prince Qi's Mansion always yells when meeting people. I guess even the deaf know that Prince Qi has returned to the mansion now."
"As far as I know, King Qi was assassinated by an assassin on the day of the accident!"
"What is the purpose of the Second Emperor's words?" The Third Prince's face suddenly darkened.
"That assassin is not mine. Now that King Qi has defected to the eldest prince, the assassin will naturally not be sent by the eldest prince. So who do you think the assassin will be sent to kill King Qi?"
"Brother Second Emperor didn't come here today to see my little brother's jokes, right?" The third prince's face became even more gloomy, and his hands hidden under the blanket clenched his fists involuntarily, "Brother Second Emperor, don't hide it if you have anything to say, please. Tao comes."
"Haha! As a brother, I will get straight to the point." The second prince laughed and said, "You think you did this very secretly, but you couldn't hide it from your father's eyes. Now you already know that it was you The reason why I didn’t impose any punishment on you is just because your leg was broken by King Qi before. The merits and demerits are equal to each other, and the two sides balance each other. And now is a very good time for you. "
"How do you say this?" The third prince frowned, thinking about the meaning of the second prince's words.
"Your Highness, Second Highness, Your Highness, my teahouse is not far from here. How about we go over and sit down to have tea and talk in detail?" At this time, Han Wuyong, who was standing behind the second prince, spoke up.
"If you didn't tell me, I would have forgotten!" Only then did the second prince remember the purpose of leaving the palace. "Why don't the three emperors go together? Brother Han has just opened a new teahouse. Today, I am inspired by him. Invite me to come over and taste the new tea that I brought in."
"That's fine!" The third prince nodded, "I just feel tired from shopping, so I might as well go to the teahouse to sit."
"The tea is good!" The third prince put down the warm Pu'er tea and praised it, "Now that I have drunk the tea, there are no outsiders around. Second prince, just say what you want to say!"
"Brother Han, it's up to you to say it!" The second prince said to Han Wuyong who was sitting down while sipping Pu'er tea leisurely.
The third prince frowned slightly, anger rising in his heart at the second prince's careless attitude. He really wanted to walk away now, but thinking of what the second prince said just now, the third prince suppressed his anger and remained patient. Listen to Han Wuyong's explanation.
"Your Highness, when the Empress Dowager's birthday is over, it will be Meng Ruoxi's birthday soon." Han Wuyong said slowly, "I just happened to be invited by Meng Ruoxi to wish her birthday, and Meng Ruoxi was in Hanfeng Temple. Xi happened to have a disagreement with Xue Ruyue, so in order to ease the relationship between her and Xue Ruyue, she also invited Xue Ruyue to go with her."
"By some mistake, I happened to know that His Highness the Third Highness wanted to get rid of these two bastards, Prince Qi and Xue Ruyue, and I coveted Xue Ruyue's beauty, so I specifically asked His Highness the Third Highness to help me. .”
"What does what you said have to do with me?" The third prince was confused by what he said. He is still confused and doesn't know what he is going to say.
"Haha! Brother Han, what you said is too convoluted!" The second prince shook his head and put down the teacup with a bitter smile, "I, the prince, should do the talking!"
"Third Emperor Brother, actually I came here this time to discuss with you the alliance between the eldest prince and King Qi."
"I was sent by my father to suppress bandits before, and I couldn't get away, and it was difficult to communicate with each other through letters, so I postponed it until now. Now that the eldest prince and King Qi have come together, if the two of us continue to work alone, I'm afraid I will be cannibalized by the two of them one by one, so meeting you today is not an accident, but something I did intentionally."
"You want to form an alliance with me?" The third prince heard the second prince's explanation and immediately understood what was going on. He adjusted to a comfortable sitting position and looked at the second prince playfully.
"That's right!" The third prince nodded, "Brother Han just said so much, but actually he just wanted to say this. On the day of Meng Ruoxi's birthday, both King Qi and Xue Ruyue will go. This is a good way to get rid of King Qi. The timing is right, and Brother Han happens to covet Xue Ruyue’s beauty, and Third Emperor Brother you want to get rid of King Qi, this is simply killing two birds with one stone!”
"Ha! It sounds like you don't want to get rid of Prince Qi!" The third prince sneered, "He slept with Meng Ruoxi the night before my father announced your marriage to Meng Ruoxi."
The second prince, who was still leisurely sipping tea, stiffened, his face immediately darkened, and he stared at the third prince with hatred, "Of course I want him to die too! That's why I came to you. He is now leaning against the eldest prince. With the imperial concubine behind me making suggestions, it’s really hard for me to stand alone!”
Although he said so, the second prince actually wanted to slap the third prince's face to pieces. If he hadn't set up a trap, would Meng Ruoxi have her virginity taken away by that scum? !
The third prince picked up the tea and sipped it with evil intentions. Want to use me as a gunman? How can I do what you want? However, given the current situation, it is indeed a wise move to join forces with him to fight against the First Prince and the others. If this is the case, then form an alliance with him and slowly deal with him after getting rid of King Qi, a serious nuisance.
"Okay! Let's form an alliance today to fight against the eldest prince and King Qi." The third prince groped his chin and pretended to think deeply for a while, "I don't know what I just said, does Brother Han have any plans or plans?"
"Hahaha! The third emperor brother is really happy! Then let's use tea instead of wine and drink this cup together!" Seeing that his goal was achieved, the second prince laughed heartily and raised the tea cup, "After drinking this tea, let's drink this cup together!" Brother Han, it’s not too late to tell him slowly!”
