Concubine Xian and Princess Xiangyu immediately began to plan a way to fill the Prime Minister's Mansion with concubines.
They wanted to do more than just take her as a concubine. They also wanted to make sure the Prime Minister couldn't find any fault with her, forcing him to accept her and ruining his reputation. That way, Concubine Xian and Princess Xiangyu would have an opportunity to take advantage of her.
If the General's Mansion cancels the engagement and the Prime Minister is doomed to fail, Princess Xiangyu can take advantage of the situation.
Thinking this way, the two of them planned accordingly.
The woman the two men found for the prime minister could not be an ordinary woman. She must be the daughter of a minor official in the capital. Even the prime minister could not send her away casually.
Concubine Xian and Princess Xiangyu had made their plan and were just waiting for a good opportunity. Who would have thought that they would actually find such a good opportunity.
Seeing that there was a banquet in the palace, Yin Yichen went in and dined with the emperor. Not only was there the emperor, but also several of his sons. Because of this, Yin Yichen couldn't refuse the wine and drank a few more glasses.
As it was getting dark, the palace eunuchs helped the already drunk Yin Yichen onto the carriage. As the carriage was about to leave the palace, Princess Xiangyu quickly took her chosen people and chased after it, calling out to the old man driving the carriage in front.
The girl standing next to Princess Xiangyu was the one she had chosen to be Yin Yichen's concubine. She was the legitimate daughter of a seventh-rank official in the capital, named Lou Mengyun.
Princess Xiangyu used her status as a princess to suppress the people from the Prime Minister's Mansion. Now the only one who could refute her, Yin Yichen, was drunk, and no one dared to say anything wrong about her. Princess Xiangyu said to the old man in front of her, "Miss Lou came to the palace to chat with me late at night. It's not convenient for her to leave the palace alone. I was just thinking that there is no other way, but now I see the carriage from the Prime Minister's Mansion, I am finally relieved. Why not let her take the carriage out of the palace, so that I can rest assured."
Uncle Chen was a long-time servant in the Prime Minister's Mansion. Seeing this, he felt something was amiss, but he didn't dare to refuse the princess. He could only say, "Princess, I don't know where this young lady lives. The capital is so big, it would be bad if we went against her will."
Princess Xiangyu had already prepared her excuse and whispered, "The girl's home is on another street next to the Prime Minister's Mansion. It's very close. Uncle, just take the girl out of the palace without worry."
Princess Xiangyu said, her eyes fell on Lou Mengyun, and she whispered, "Don't be afraid, everything will proceed according to the plan. If it succeeds, you will definitely benefit."
When Lou Mengyun heard Princess Xiangyu say this, she just nodded heavily and climbed onto Yin Yichen's carriage.
But Lou Mengyun didn't realize until she got in the carriage that Yin Yichen's carriage was quite large. He was lying on the cushions at one end of the carriage, taking up the entire cushion like a dead fish. His head was still buried in the cushions, making it impossible for Lou Mengyun to do anything she wanted.
Fortunately, Lou Mengyun didn't expect to have anything to do with Yin Yichen right now. She just waited for the carriage to leave the palace and slowly arrive at the gate of the Prime Minister's Mansion.
Lou Mengyun knew that now was the time for her to catch this overwhelming wealth. She took a few steps forward, took the Prime Minister's arm, and shouted outside, "Someone, come, the Prime Minister is about to fall down."
The guards outside the carriage hurriedly got in and helped Yin Yichen out of the carriage together with Lou Mengyun.
Lou Mengyun took the opportunity to speak to the guard beside her, "The Prime Minister is now so drunk. I am grateful that he brought me out of the palace safely, so I helped him into the mansion to let him rest well before returning home. Now there is no need for a little while. Without a careful woman in the Prime Minister's mansion, I am afraid nothing can be done well."
The guards supporting Yin Yichen were also in a dilemma for a moment, but they couldn't say no. Seeing that Lou Mengyun was a weak woman, they responded and helped her into the Prime Minister's residence.
Lou Mengyun was astonished by the exquisiteness of the Prime Minister's Mansion as soon as she entered. The architecture of the Prime Minister's Mansion was not as magnificent as the imperial palace, but it had a more luxurious and elegant charm. Even the trees in the courtyard were lush and beautifully trimmed.
Seeing the tree in the courtyard, Lou Mengyun was curious and asked the guard beside him, "That tree is so lush, yet it's trimmed so neatly. Why does the Prime Minister's Mansion love to maintain these trees so much?"
Seeing this, the guards beside Lou Mengyun just smiled and explained to Lou Mengyun, "Well, it's not that the Prime Minister likes it. It's just that the Prime Minister's wedding is approaching, and he heard that Miss Ning from the General's Mansion likes it, so the Prime Minister specially asked someone to trim it."
After hearing this, Lou Mengyun felt even more sour in her heart. How could Song Wanning, who had already been married once, climb up the tree of the Prime Minister?
As he was thinking this, he saw Lou Mengyun sending Yin Yichen into her bedroom.
Seeing this, Lou Mengyun turned to the guard beside her and said, "My dear, it's getting late now. I'm afraid it's not appropriate for a girl like me to travel at night. I wonder if there are any rooms in the Prime Minister's Mansion. I will rest here tonight and leave early tomorrow morning."
The guard who was talking to Lou Mengyun looked embarrassed. "Miss, I'm just a small guard. I really can't make the decision for the Prime Minister. I'm afraid that if I keep you without permission, the Prime Minister will blame me when he wakes up tomorrow morning."
"What's the big deal? I'll definitely explain the reason to the Prime Minister tomorrow morning and bid him farewell and leave early." Lou Mengyun looked unconcerned about his reputation and said to the guards beside him, "Young Master, just tell me where the guest room is and I'll take it. I won't tell the Prime Minister that he's looking for you."
The guards beside Lou Mengyun hesitated for a while before responding, "Well, young lady, follow me."
Seeing that her plan was halfway to success, Lou Mengyun suppressed her excitement and followed the guard to the guest room in the Prime Minister's Mansion. This was all much easier than she had imagined.
The guard took Lou Mengyun to the guest room of the Prime Minister's Mansion. He looked at Lou Mengyun and said, "Miss, this is the guest room of the Prime Minister's Mansion. Just stay here."
"Thank you, young master." Lou Mengyun responded and went into the guest room of the Prime Minister's Mansion to rest.
She waited until late at night before daring to go out. Fortunately, there were not many guards in the inner courtyard of the Prime Minister's Mansion. She followed the way she came and found the Prime Minister's bedroom again.
Lou Mengyun carefully pushed open the door of Yin Yichen's bedroom and slipped into Yin Yichen's bedroom.
I saw a candle burning beside Yin Yichen's bed, and the person on the bed was stiff.
Yin Yichen had been stripped of his outer robes by his men, leaving only his two inner garments. Even so, the sight of him lying on the bed still made Lou Mengyun's heart skip a beat.
Yin Yichen was so handsome that Lou Mengyun's heart was pounding. She walked over and wanted to touch Yin Yichen's face, but he moved and turned to face inside.
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