Lu Jinyue had a good memory and recognized at a glance that Lord Li had been hiding among the students who were causing trouble on the streets, leading the way in inciting Shen Yunxiao to be brutal and violent, and to take no human lives.
This aroused the young scholars' blood and anger, and they gathered together to cause trouble.
It turns out this was all premeditated!
Were the four scholars who were shot also...
Before she could figure it out, Lord Qin asked again.
"If my guess is correct, this legendary woman is Madam Ye, right?"
Lord Qin looked at Lu Jinyue with a half-smile, gently waving his folding fan.
Lu Jinyue raised her eyebrows and had to meet his gaze.
"So what if it is, so what if it isn't? Lord Qin was wrong. I can't be worthy of Lord Ye right now. After all, how can a forsaken person like me be worthy of the famous figure in front of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?"
Lu Jinyue's face was full of sarcasm, but some people couldn't hear the meaning behind it.
"Sis is so sensible, I really want to go to the left. Oh no, I shouldn't call you sister, Miss Lu, hehe."
Meng Rui didn't laugh for long before her body suddenly stopped and her eyes widened.
Lu Jinyue was wondering why she didn't continue talking when she saw a trace of blood flowing from the corner of her mouth. Then she fell backwards and fell to the ground.
There was a bloody hole in her abdomen from which blood was gushing out. She made two sharp sounds in her throat and then died completely, without even closing her eyes.
Lu Jinyue's expression changed, and she looked at Ye Zhixing with vigilance.
But everyone present seemed to be accustomed to this scene and they were still chatting and laughing, as if the life just now could not attract their attention at all.
Although Lu Jinyue hated Meng Rui, whom she had only met once, she did not expect that this person would die so easily.
The smell of blood in the air made her feel a little nauseous, and she tilted her head and coughed twice.
Soon, two guards came up and dragged the dead Meng Rui away by each ankle.
Lu Jinyue frowned slightly and looked away.
"Now that the troublemaker is gone, Ah Yue can speak." Ye Zhixing placed the bloody dagger next to him, which was easily visible from Lu Jinyue's perspective.
I don’t know if it was a warning to her, but the sharp blade glowed white in the candlelight.
Lu Jinyue picked up the wine glass, covered it with her sleeve and took a sip.
Then, under the expectant or curious gazes of the crowd, he stood up and slowly walked to Shen Yunheng's side and sat down.
Ye Zhixing's smile froze.
"I have heard of the reputation of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince for a long time. I wanted to offer you a glass of wine first." Lu Jinyue raised her head and drank the glass of wine in one gulp, then poured it in front of Shen Yunheng.
Not a drop left.
Shen Yunheng smiled meaningfully, and imitated her, tilting his head back and pouring the entire glass of wine into his mouth, without leaving a drop.
"Your Highness the Crown Prince has a good alcohol tolerance." Lu Jinyue praised with a wry smile.
"Madam Ye is the one with the best alcohol tolerance. Madam Ye has both talents and abilities. I have been waiting for you to come for a long time. If Madam Ye can hand over the blueprints, when I ascend the throne in the future, I will definitely confer you the title of First-Rank Consort!"
It turns out this guy wants her blueprints!
He wishes!
As soon as Shen Yunheng's glass was empty, Lu Jinyue filled it up for him.
While no one was paying attention, he took a pill and the wine swayed for a moment before returning to calm.
Watching Lu Jinyue and Shen Yunheng drinking happily with each other, Ye Zhixing's face turned purple and he kept drinking in silence.
Lord Wang, who was standing next to him, saw him like this and came over to drink with him.
"Mrs. Ye is a person of temperament. If you are used by the prince, your future will be immeasurable!" He was talking to Ye Zhixing, but his eyes stayed on Lu Jinyue's face.
After drinking a glass of wine, he licked the corner of his lips, as if savoring something.
Ye Zhixing's face turned even worse.
He had the lowest status among this group of people because his spies in the capital reported that Lu Jinyue had invented the crossbow. He was able to use Lu Jinyue's influence to slightly improve his status.
But in fact it is still the lowest.
The drinking party was in full swing when it was suddenly interrupted by a burst of wild laughter.
"I'm so sorry, I'm late!" A rough voice came from far away, followed by a clear and pleasant sound of copper bells.
Lu Jinyue narrowed her eyes slightly and accurately locked onto the person who came.
The two of them have blonde hair and blue eyes, and look very eye-catching. If they were to walk on the street, they would definitely cause quite a stir.
The man was only wearing a distinctive tiger-skin waistcoat, revealing a large chest muscle and dark chest hair.
The woman was wearing a gauze dress with a string of ankle bells hanging on her ankles. I guess the bell sound just now came from her.
There are actually foreigners here!
Does this mean that Shen Yunheng has been colluding with foreigners for a long time?
This discovery made Lu Jinyue stunned, and the hand holding the wine glass stiffened slightly.
She felt like she was walking on an iron rope ten thousand meters high, and she had to be very careful with every step. Looking down, she saw a thousand-meter cliff, and ahead was thick fog.
The foreign man casually put his arm around a dancer's waist, leaned over and kissed her cheek, then his big hands restlessly reached for her buttocks.
The dancer shrank back for a moment, then bravely twisted her waist, making the man laugh.
After teasing the dancer, the man threw her out with a flick of his hand. If the dancer had not been caught, she would have fallen and had a bloody head.
He immediately sat down at the empty square table, and the woman who accompanied him also sat down.
"Is there a new beauty tonight?" The man looked at Lu Jinyue deeply with his blue eyes, his eyes full of greed.
"These are not dancers, they are my guests." Shen Yunheng waved his hand, and the dancers came up and sat around the man, pouring him wine and feeding him grapes.
The man was served so comfortably that he was like a napping leopard, his eyes narrowed in comfort.
"Miss, my name is Wu Lie, and this is my sister Wu Jin. What's your name?" Wu Lie ignored Shen Yunheng's words and looked directly at Lu Jinyue.
Wu Jin stared at Lu Jinyue with great interest. She looked different from the outsiders like them, with a kind of delicate beauty.
Lu Jinyue lowered her eyebrows and looked timid.
"Lu Jinyue." She avoided the hand that Wu Lie extended, a hint of displeasure flashing in her eyes.
This damn pervert, I don’t know what means he used to get in touch with Shen Yunheng!
"This name is really nice. If you have the chance, you must go and see the moon where we are. I guarantee you will like it." When Wu Lie saw her retract her hand, the smile in his eyes became even more intense.
Shen Yunheng frowned imperceptibly.
"Prince Wu Lie, don't forget our agreement." Shen Yunheng raised his glass and said to him.
Wu Lie's fingers rubbed each other before he moved his eyes away from Lu Jinyue.
"How could I forget such a big thing? If we succeed, we will divide up all of Nanmo's land. Their westernmost border is with us, and the three cities there belong to us."
When talking about serious matters, Wu Lie straightened his hairy chest and his eyes sparkled.
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