Cui Boyong suddenly felt a sense of crisis!
The Yue Prince's Mansion, or rather, the Xie family's mansion, seems to be getting a bit out of control.
That won't do!
Cui Boyong tapped his fingers on the floor, while calculating in his mind:
We must take action!
In fact, Cui Boyong had already received a secret letter from the capital last month.
In the letter, the second prince instructed him to send some beauties to Helian Jue so that he would become completely addicted to wine and women.
Cui Boyong's advisors also gave him a brilliant idea: the Queen and her husband, the King of Yue, would use a honey trap!
They wanted to exploit women's jealousy to alienate Xie from the King of Yue.
The two groups had different goals, but their methods were surprisingly similar.
Now that Xie Yuan has once again made a name for herself in front of the officials of Yuezhou, Cui Boyong is even more eager to suppress her.
"Alright! We'll use the honey trap!"
Cui Boyong made up his mind.
Seeing that Xie Yuan had finished receiving the imperial edict, Cui Boyong suppressed his resentment and warmly invited Eunuch Feng and his entourage to take their seats.
Not daring to be presumptuous, Eunuch Feng first respectfully invited Helian Jue to take his seat.
Xie Yuanze and Madam Zheng and other female relatives went to the flower hall on the other side.
Having just received an imperial edict and a title, Xie Yuan became the center of attention for all the women.
Seeing Xie Yuan surrounded by a retinue and stealing her thunder, Madam Zheng tore at her handkerchief with all her might.
She thought bitterly to herself, "Xie, you're so smug, aren't you? Let me tell you, your good days are over!"
...
After several rounds of drinks, the atmosphere of the banquet reached its peak.
Fueled by the alcohol, Cui Boyong clapped his hands, and two beautiful women walked in from outside.
"Your Highness, I am deeply grateful for your presence at my birthday banquet. To express my gratitude for your trust, I have specially selected two capable individuals for you—"
Before Cui Boyong could finish speaking, Helian Jue rejected him with disdain: "No! Too ugly!"
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