Chapter 47 Zhang Min: My wife told me to stay away from other women...

There was singing and dancing in the Chunxiao Tower.

The sound of the flute is as warm as jade, the music of the sheng is clear and melodious, the flute shows the bright summer light, the qin plays the clear spring water, the pipa tunes bring the breeze, and the string instruments rise and fall in the heart and ears.

Playing music together, singing, dancing, painting, pitching pots, playing backgammon, drinking, gambling on tea... Ye Jindian even saw someone talking about drum books in the middle of the hall, and the drumstick head wrapped in red cloth was "dong dong" on the yellow drum skin.

Such a decadent scene can only be found in Shengjing.

It was just a mixed crowd, with all kinds of entertainment from highbrow to lowbrow, but not a trace of her husband.

Even in the slightly hidden seats behind the screens, there was no one dressed like a teacher from Minglu Academy, let alone a beautiful husband.

Seeing her tirelessly running around looking for someone, Zhang Min felt a little guilty, a little distressed, and a little inexplicably resentful. He always felt that this intense concern was like something stolen and would have to be returned sooner or later.

"Spring Night Tower has three floors. The second floor is reserved for the nobles year-round, and the third floor is a place only those who spend hundreds of thousands of gold per year are allowed to visit. Are you looking for more?"

Ye Jindian thought about it and felt that the third floor was unnecessary, but the second floor...

"Your Excellency can take me to search a few floors, and I'll do that." She raised her eyes and bowed gracefully. "Thank you for your help, Your Excellency."

Zhang Min: “…”

He suspected that his wife was provoking him with an innocent face.

Even so, he was still sober and took the trick, and took her to a room on the first floor, closed the door, and isolated Luo Ying and others who followed later.

Turning around, he saw Ye Jindian holding a large porcelain vase, looking at him warily across the table, her tone strangely calm: "What are you doing, Lord?"

The Prime Minister did nothing. He was almost irritated by the different treatment. He went inside and took out a more luxurious dress and some jewelry, and pushed the tray onto the table.

The face beneath the golden mask was tense. "Go change in the inner room. You can't go up to the second floor in this dress."

Ye Jindian wasn't sure if he was kind or just wanted to let her guard down, but based on what the outside world said about the Right Prime Minister, and considering his ability to still defend himself against enemies even when seriously injured, it shouldn't be necessary for him to lower her guard before he could subdue her.

Even so, she still warned him out of caution: "Please call me in advance if you need anything, my Lord. We weapon forgers like to carry some strange hidden weapons on our bodies. If we accidentally hurt you, I would be terrified and filled with fear."

It was not known whether it was the "panic" or the "fear" that provoked him, but the dignified Right Prime Minister actually leaned on the gold-lacquered and colorful screen of a hundred birds and laughed for no reason, laughing so hard that his head drooped and his shoulders shook.

The screen was almost knocked down by him.

Zhang Min said with a hint of a smile: "Are you threatening me?"

Ye Jindian: “…I dare not.”

"Are you angry?" Zhang Min saw that her expression was not right and subconsciously explained, "I'm not making fun of you for overestimating your own abilities. I'm just..." He considered his words, "I'm a little happy."

The more wary she was of strangers, the more relieved he felt.

Ye Jindian: “…”

She privately thought that the Right Prime Minister was probably seriously ill.

It's rare for a wife to be in love with someone else, but he actually likes to hear people secretly threatening him...

She looked at him speechlessly, took the tray, turned and went into the inner room and bolted the door.

The original dress was tight and short enough, so the skirt was enough to cover it tightly.

Ye Jindian carefully adjusted her dress in front of the mirror, then sat down in front of the dressing table, tied her hair into a more dignified bun, picked out a few elegant gold and jade hairpins on the tray, and picked up a brush to draw a green leaf peach blossom hairpin between her eyebrows.

After she changed and came out, Zhang Minjing looked at her for a long time. When she came closer, she handed her a pearl veil to cover her face.

Ye Jindian hesitated.

Zhang Min: "You don't want to be recognized, do you?"

Ye Jindian then reached out to take it, lowered her head and tied it around the back of her head.

When she looked up again, the golden mask had turned away and was not looking at her.

She withdrew her gaze, lowered her eyes, and straightened the sleeve that had slipped down to her arm.

The two of them slowly walked towards the second floor, knocking on the doors of each room along the way. Luo Ying repeated the same words beside them: "Sorry to bother you all, the Prime Minister's friend is looking for someone, please give us some convenience."

Apart from the emperor and the left prime minister, who else could cause him inconvenience?

Most of the dignitaries just put on a smiling face, but as to what they actually think in their hearts, that is debatable.

There were also people who sincerely wanted to invite him to drink together, but most of these people were military generals, and they were drunk and crazy, so Zhang Min kicked them rudely in the buttocks and kicked them back to the side room, rolling into a ball.

Luoying closed the door very familiarly, ignoring the ghostly howls of "Prime Minister, you are so heartless" coming from inside.

Ye Jindian: “…”

The stereotype of military generals is even deeper.

The door opened to Xie Zhaoming and the others. Li Wuji put his arm around Gongsun Shuo's shoulders, propped himself up on the couch, and shouted, "Right Prime Minister, this is so unkind of you. You called us out for a drink, but you went out to look for a young lady yourself."

Zhang Min: "...You have no regrets in this world. You have done everything you should do, right?"

How dare you set this up for him in front of my wife?

Xie Zhaoming fanned himself to dispel the faint smell of alcohol from his face. "Madam, please don't listen to Li Canjun's nonsense. In fact, this is the first time our Right Prime Minister has brought a young lady before us. Seriously, don't disbelieve it."

Zhang Min said with a forced smile: "...I think you guys have been taking too much rest, and your brains have been damaged." He turned to look at Ye Jindian, "Your husband is not here, let's go."

He couldn't stand these bastards who were talking nonsense for a moment longer.

Ye Jindian had already scanned the interior and indeed found no sign of her husband. However, seeing an acquaintance, she couldn't help but lift the veil and ask, "Didn't my husband drink with you?"

Facing that genuinely anxious face, the heartless people felt a little guilty and almost dared not look back.

However, this anomalous point makes sense in the context of "discovering a friend's wife standing next to the forward" and does not arouse suspicion.

At this moment, Xie Zhaoming still has to step forward to deal with it.

He smiled gently, "So it's Miss Ye. Brother Bai Shi has no relatives in the capital. Apart from us, he only knows his colleagues in the academy..."

Ye Jindian: "I heard that he was drinking with his colleagues in Chunxiao Tower."

"Maybe that person heard it wrong." Xie Zhaoming analyzed for her without blinking, "Brother Bai Shi rarely spends money. If he knew we were going to drink at Chunxiaolou, he would definitely refuse. If he really wanted to drink, he would definitely go to a small wine shop and only have a few drinks."

Ye Jindian thought about the money her beautiful husband had saved and her face that turned red after just a few drinks, and she felt that everything made sense: "Then, Mr. Xie, do you know where they would go if they wanted to drink?"

Xie Zhaoming shook his head: "I don't know about that. If we want to drink, we usually meet at our respective homes, or at small villas in the mountains to enjoy the scenery."

Ye Jindian was a little disappointed and decided to keep looking.

At this moment, a lively and playful voice came from behind: "Brother, you are here too? This is——"

Ye Jindian looked back and met a pair of glass-like eyes.

The owner of the eyes is delicate and lively, like a freesia with pink and yellow petals spreading out, so bright that it seems to have captured the sunlight.

When Ye Jindian turned sideways, Zhang Heng met the face of Gongsun Shuo in the inner room with thick eyebrows and deep eyes, and his smile almost collapsed.

Who can tell her why Gongsun Shuo is here too?

Zhang Min had a headache. "Why are you here? Is the academy closed today?"

"The women's ward is closed, but the men's ward is not." Zhang Heng saw that his face was not right, and glanced at the other people in the inner room with a questioning look.

It wouldn't be such a coincidence that she ran into her brother on business.

She thought that her elder brother had gone out to drink, and was afraid of being discovered by his sister-in-law, so he changed back into the right prime minister's clothes.

Gongsun Shuo stood up with a sullen face and walked towards her.

Zhang Heng immediately waved at Ye Jindian: "Oh, the princess seems to be calling me, my lady, see you again if we are lucky enough."

She turned and ran, slamming the door shut.

Ye Jindian looked at the vibrating mica sheet on the door, then at Gongsun Shuo whose face was ashen, and said goodbye to the other two and continued to look for her husband.

As expected, the second floor was not found either.

Zhang Min rested his hand on the wooden railing with a carved Ruyi pattern on the side of the stairs, and looked down at his wife who was sitting on the stepping stone massaging her feet. "You're so tired, why are you still looking for him? Why don't you go home and rest early?"

"No." Ye Jindian shook her head. "My husband is kind-hearted and won't refuse anyone. He's also so handsome. It's too dangerous for him to be outside late at night."

Zhang Min: “…”

He felt a little uncomfortable and whispered, "What if one day you find out that he's not that good..."

"Prime Minister." Ye Jindian interrupted him sternly, somewhat displeased, "My husband is the best in the world, and the best in my heart. Please don't say anything bad about him in front of me."

Zhang Min looked at her for a long time and whispered, "Okay."

Ye Jindian finally relaxed, stood up, and looked up at the third floor: "Can we go up there too?"

"Of course." Zhang Min composed himself and instructed her, "But when you get to the third floor, remember to stay away from me and hide behind Luo Ying and the others. If anything goes wrong, run away."

Ye Jindian: “???”

Is there an enemy of his on the third floor?

It was obvious that he looked relaxed and didn't seem to take the matter to heart, so I had to suppress my doubts and follow him upstairs.

She was stunned as soon as she stepped onto the third floor.

This place is not much different from a place of wine and meat. The people here are all unruly, disheveled, and willing to show their bestiality anytime and anywhere.

Suddenly, one would mistakenly think that they have returned to the chaotic world a few years ago.

Ye Jindian, who had lost three years of memory, still thought that the days she had lived for more than a month were fake.

After walking a few steps, a man with a white face and powdered face suddenly stumbled and fell at her feet. His body was covered with bruises and marks of oil and wax. He murmured weakly: "Save me——"

He reached out to grab Ye Jindian's skirt.

Out of habit for many years, Ye Jindian subconsciously took a step back, intending to observe carefully before making any move. However, before she could observe the situation, she saw the hand fall into the palm of a person wearing a black silk glove.

She was stunned.

Zhang Min exerted force on his hands, pulled the man up, and stuffed him into the arms of a subordinate next to him. He said to the young man who was chasing after him, "I have my eye on this man."

Luoying whispered to Mingwei to take the person to the room on the second floor first.

The young man staggered a few steps and bumped into Ming Wei directly. The smell of Wu Shi San came to Ye Jindian's nose.

She took two steps back in disgust.

The young man didn't see the person clearly, only catching a glimpse of a red robe with a dark blue background. He immediately shouted, "Who are you? How dare you snatch my person from me?" He raised his head and finished his quarrel. He caught a glimpse of Ye Jindian's bright peach blossom eyes, who was protected by the Ming Guards. His eyes lit up, and then he looked at the things she was wearing. Recognizing that she was not from the royal family, he said arrogantly, "I can give it to you. This little beauty must be with-"

Before he could finish his words, Zhang Min, who was furious, raised his hand, grabbed his chin, threw him to the ground and held him down.

He leaned close to the young man's ear and said, "This is not someone you can tease. Understand?"

He was forced to open his eyes wide, and finally he could see clearly the half of the golden mask in front of him. Fear instantly surged into his heart, and the word "terrible" was hammered into his heart and brain like a pile driver. The loud "bang bang" sound made him extremely sober.

The young man tried hard to pry Zhang Min's hands open, but couldn't move them. He quickly nodded to indicate that he understood.

Zhang Min stared at him, and only let go when his face turned purple and he was about to die.

As soon as I let go, the young man ran away in a panic.

There was such a big commotion here, but the people who were driving slaves in the wine and meat forests seemed to be unaware of it and were still trapped in a drunken stupor.

Ye Jindian didn't hear what Zhang Min said.

She frowned and scanned the crowd, looking for a familiar figure.

After walking around for a long time, I still couldn't find it.

However, there was a stunningly beautiful woman in thin clothes who seemed to be confused. She brushed past Ye Jindian through a Ming guard and pounced towards Zhang Min.

It was dark and misty all around, but she didn't care too much. The thin gauze dress slipped down between her elbows, revealing a red mole on the back of her shoulder.

She subconsciously called out, "Right Prime Minister."

Zhang Min dodged the stunning woman who pounced on him and turned to look at her, as if asking why she called him.

Ye Jindian didn't know how many people were lying in ambush here, and she didn't dare to alert the enemy. She just relied on her mask to reach over Luo Ying and grab him, pulling him back: "Stay away from her."

She had absolutely no experience in jealousy, and her tone was a little stiff.

Zhang Min looked at the hand that was gripping his sleeve, but he was so happy that he didn't know what to do. "You mean, you want me to stay away from other women?"

Ye Jindian: “…”

Luo Ying and others: "..."

He is quite good at picking out the key points he wants to hear.

"Okay." Zhang Min's tone was full of satisfaction, "I'll do as you say."

Ye Jindian: “…”

Luo Ying and others: "..."

Everyone looked at him with such dismay that they couldn't bear to look at him.

Stunning woman: “???”

Is this person really the God of Death, or an imposter?