Chapter 40 The Cold Third Prince
While Liang He and his group were waiting for news in the inn, in the capital, Pei Shangling learned what had happened and immediately rushed to the palace.
At the Liang Mansion, Liang Huanyu looked at the letter in his hand with a cold expression: "Waste!"
Jin Heng walked in with his head lowered, and reported cautiously, "Sir, the Third Prince invites you to his residence for a chat."
The Third Prince's Mansion, pavilions, towers, ponds and waterside pavilions, and roads and paths lined with green pines and cypresses make people feel relaxed and happy when walking among them.
Liang Huanyu, however, felt a little irritated. He walked into the pavilion, looked at the man leaning on the railing feeding the fish, and bowed, "Huanyu greets the Third Prince."
The third prince was dressed in a light blue robe, his face was as rosy as a peach, but with an unhealthy paleness.
When he looked over, he raised his eyes slightly and gave a faint smile: "Come on, sit down."
"The Third Prince is looking for me today. I wonder what it is for?" Liang Huanyu pretended to be confused even though he knew the truth.
It was a coincidence that he had the idea of letting someone contact Lao Xin that day.
Since he has caught me, I might as well take action myself and solve this problem.
But who knew that the person the third prince found was so unreliable!
The third prince put down the exquisite porcelain set containing fish food and walked over slowly.
He asked casually, "Huanyu, did you see the Luo family when you came back?"
Liang Huanyu's expression changed slightly. He looked up at the Third Prince's calm eyes and felt uneasy.
Finally, he knelt down and pleaded guilty:
"Third Prince, please forgive me. I acted on my own initiative and now I have alerted the enemy. Please punish me."
"Heh." The Third Prince curled his lips and smiled, as if he didn't blame him at all: "It's good that you know you're wrong. Get up."
Liang Huanyu was still nervous and tense, not daring to relax, but he obediently returned to his seat.
The Third Prince seems to care about nothing, but in fact, only those who have truly come into contact with him know what kind of person he is.
Gentle on the surface, but actually cold.
It's like a poisonous snake hiding in the dark, ready to bite you at any time.
Sometimes, he felt that the Third Prince was interested in that position.
But sometimes, the third prince's behavior is very puzzling.
The emperor clearly gave him the opportunity to make a contribution, but he directly pushed it to the eldest prince.
Such a good opportunity to win over court officials was given up just like that.
Sometimes even he didn't know what the Third Prince was thinking.
But he knew one thing: if he really offended the Third Prince, he would definitely have no good days.
The Third Prince smiled intriguingly again, his voice light and airy, "But Father already knows about this. What do you think we should do?"
This incident refers to both the incident of luring wolves to the foot of the mountain and the incident of Liang Huanyu sending people to secretly put medicine in the body.
Liang Huanyu had already thought of a solution on the way here.
The emperor must give an explanation to all the officials, and the third prince and he must not be exposed.
The only way is to find a scapegoat.
"Third Prince, we..."
Liang Huanyu whispered a few words in his ear, causing the Third Prince to smile playfully.
"Okay, I'll do as you say." He patted Liang Huanyu's shoulder and said sincerely, "It seems that you and Guangyi are truly the right-hand men of this prince."
As he was speaking, a tall and handsome figure appeared at the corner. He was dressed in black and walked towards him. He looked like a scholar.
Then, as he came closer, his eyes were as cold as ice, like thick ink that could not be melted, and the chilling chill in them made people's backs shiver.
The person who came was Tan Guangyi, who was already middle-aged. He had a slender figure, angular facial features, a high nose bridge, and a small mole at the corner of his eye.
He leaned forward and said in a calm voice, "Third Prince."
The Third Prince nodded and couldn't help laughing: "Don't keep a straight face. The Luo family has been exiled, and you have also avenged yourself. Remember to smile more in the future."
Tan Guangyi seemed not to have heard these words, but fixed his cold gaze on Liang Huanyu: "This prince heard that you had someone drug the eldest wife of the Luo family?"
Liang Huanyu's expression remained unchanged as he asked with a smile, "Why, do you still want to rekindle your old lover?"
His voice became heavier, with a hint of murderous intent: "You just need to answer, yes or no?"
The two looked at each other, and there was a crackling sound, as if there was a flash of fire.
The third prince did not stop them, but looked at them with a smile, as if he was watching something exciting.
"So what?" Liang Huanyu shrugged indifferently.
Tan Guangyi pursed his lips, clenched his fists, and wished he could go up and beat him up.
But he still endured it, then turned to look at the Third Prince: "Third Prince, I have avenged my great hatred and will be leaving the capital soon."
The Third Prince sat up straight, his eyes cold, "Are you leaving?"
"Yes!" Tan Guangyi turned around and left without giving him a chance to stay.
"Wait!" The third prince stood up and called for help, but Tan Guangyi didn't even turn his head.
Liang Huanyu couldn't help but provoke: "He doesn't take you seriously at all."
Hearing this, the Third Prince glanced at him sideways and said calmly, "You can go down first. By the way, remember, from now on, you are not allowed to attack the Luo family without my permission."
"But..." Liang Huanyu was of course unwilling, but he couldn't resist at this moment: "Yes, I understand."
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Zhencheng.
Zhu Mingqing’s goal today is to go out and purchase the most important medicinal herbs.
Liang He was no longer surprised. He waved his hand and said, "Go ahead." Then he sent two officers to follow him.
Not to mention, in the past, officials didn’t want to do this kind of purchasing work. They would rather rest in their rooms with this time.
But since they knew that they could earn money by going out with Mrs. Zhu, they all rushed to recommend themselves.
Today, it was the turn of Chang Wu, who was already in good health, and another young man named Qin who was in his twenties.
There is only one main commercial street in Zhencheng. Zhu Mingqing has been going in and out these days, and each time he makes a big move, which has attracted the attention of many bosses.
Seeing her coming again this time, everyone rushed forward as if they had not noticed the two officers.
"Mrs. Zhu, I have some new fabrics at home."
"A lot of rice has arrived at my house."
"There are also calligraphy and paintings. Do you want any, Madam?"
The atmosphere here is extremely lively, but the doorway of a herbal medicine store is very deserted.
The waiter tentatively asked, "Boss, why don't we go over and take a look?"
Maybe we can bring someone in.
Shopkeeper Zhou sighed, and his brows furrowed even more as he thought of the piles of medicinal herbs in the backyard.
When will this crappy weather get better?
These were purchased by wealthy families in the capital. Just here, the total amount of various medicinal herbs is no less than tens of thousands of kilograms.
If the goods are delayed or not delivered on time, he will have to bear the consequences.
But the key point is that the place of Zhencheng simply cannot absorb so much.
"It's useless. Who can eat so many medicinal herbs?" Shopkeeper Zhou shook his head. Buying rice and medicinal herbs is different. The difference in money is an astronomical figure.
Without ten thousand taels of silver, you can't get it at all.
It's also his fault for being greedy. If he had known earlier, he would not have borrowed money and would have done business according to his ability.
Better than nothing to sell.
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