Chapter 136 Ji Lingchuan, you have a strong taste?

Chu Li, who was struggling with Ji Lingchuan, was stunned. He turned around suddenly and his eyes fell on the neck of the woman in the bamboo house. He indeed saw a bulge.

After a moment of wandering thoughts, he slowly turned his gaze towards Ji Lingchuan and gritted his teeth and said, "Ji Lingchuan, you have a strong taste, don't you?"

How could Chu Li not be angry when he knew he was being fooled?

Ji Lingchuan smiled guiltily and said, "How could that be possible? My taste is very picky and it will never change in my lifetime."

Chu Li rolled his eyes at him, obviously still angry.

But she suddenly didn't want to make a scene anymore, at least not in Prince Chen's mansion, for fear of being laughed at by others.

But I have to say: "The prince's Spring Festival banquet was really well organized. It's hard to tell the difference between male and female. Could it be that he still has a young prostitute in his mansion?"

King Chen: “…”

Disappointed again, Prince Chen was on the verge of exploding with anger. Being questioned by Chu Li, he became even more furious: "Miss Chu is the legitimate daughter of the Duke's Mansion after all. How can she be promoted when her words and actions are so rude?"

"Isn't it because I am ignorant and frightened by these absurd things in Prince Chen's Mansion?"

King Chen gritted his teeth: "Sharp teeth and sharp tongue."

As he spoke, he glanced coldly at Princess Chen. She had quite a lot of tricks and had used them to win over officials in the court over the years. However, she kept making mistakes when it came to He An and Ji Lingchuan, which really disappointed him greatly.

Chu Li had no intention of engaging in a verbal battle with Prince Chen, so she picked up her whip and rushed into the bamboo house: "I am so angry today, Prince, will you not ask me to help you deal with the servants?"

Then, muffled groans were heard from the bamboo house, and perhaps the rag in his mouth was pulled out, and his screams became even more miserable.

Outside the bamboo house, He'an and Ji Lingchuan were singing and shouting.

"General Ji, can you tell me what's going on?"

Ji Lingchuan looked annoyed: "It's a long story. I had drunk a little too much, so I was wandering around the palace. I saw two men dressed as women sneaking around, so I followed them."

While speaking, he examined the expressions of King Chen and his wife. Although they remained expressionless, the knuckles of Chen's clasped hands turned white, showing his uneasiness.

However, Prince Chen was able to hold his own.

"As a result, I found that the two of them lived in the western corner courtyard. I followed them because I was worried that they were up to something. I found that the corner courtyard was full of yellow earth. Then I realized that the two of them seemed to be digging a hole, no, maybe filling it up."

Digging a hole?

Fill the hole?

The officials were stunned.

Prince Chen: "Nonsense, they must be taking care of the yard. That corner yard has always been used for farming. Spring planting is coming, so they need to take care of it."

"Really?" Ji Lingchuan looked harmless and wondered, "But the pile of soil is as high as a house. I wonder what the prince plans to plant?"

Prince Chen's expression became more and more wrong. The more he said, the more wrong he would be. He had no choice but to change the subject and glanced at the bamboo house again: "Now that the person has been found, Miss Chu's anger should have subsided. It's all a misunderstanding. Let's go back to the front yard."

The prince did not move: "Prince Chen, don't worry. Even if these two are servants of the Chen Mansion, they are men dressed as women, so they must be up to something bad. We must not take it lightly. Arrest them and interrogate them thoroughly to avoid leaving any trouble."

"Also, General Ji also said that they were sneaking around in the West Corner Courtyard. Let's go check it out as well."

The prince turned to leave, but was stopped by Prince Chen: "In a palace, some minor thefts are not surprising. After the banquet is over, I will personally investigate."

**

After leaving Prince Chen's Mansion, in full view of everyone, Chu Li pulled Ji Lingchuan's ear and got on the carriage.

Many officials shook their heads. How can a brave general of our country be promoted if he is so afraid of his own country?

As they said goodbye, the prime minister followed his wife away, explaining what had just happened.

In the carriage, Ruan Qinghuan asked, "You knew Chu Li's temper, why didn't you tell him your plan in advance?"

"Madam, you are wise. I didn't want to get involved in this matter. It was Ji Lingchuan who was trying to test Chu Li's feelings. You also know that Chu Li has been wavering on the relationship between us since he came back from Lucheng. He is afraid."

"You can't do that, can you?"

He An looked embarrassed: "I don't want to get involved, but Chu Li's cousin Feng Yi has been writing to me frequently recently, and Ji Lingchuan couldn't think of any other way, so he took advantage of the Spring Festival banquet at Prince Chen's Mansion to do this."

"Chu Li is your good sister, and Ling Chuan and I are friends for life and death. Otherwise, why would I do this?"

He An explained and leaned closer to her tentatively: "Madam, can you please not be angry?"

He knew He'an's personality. If it wasn't related to Ji Lingchuan, with his cold and aloof style, he would never do what the matchmaker did.

Moreover, today's incident also revealed how cunning he is. He was clearly helping to stir up trouble, but in reality, it seemed as if he had only said one sentence.

Then I suddenly remembered that Ji Lingchuan went to Shuixie in the east.

Just one sentence was enough to push the incident to a climax, which not only made King Chen look forward to it, but also made Chu Li extremely angry and confused, and also aroused the curiosity of the officials present.

All of this has only one purpose, which is the secret hidden in Xijiaoyuan.

Pei Chong failed, and Jiang Jie dared not hide the secret passage. However, the emperor did not mention it for a long time, and no one dared to speculate on his intentions.

And naturally, King Chen would block the tunnel connecting the Pei family to it again at this critical juncture.

He'an's move was to cut off his escape route.

Many officials were present at today's event, so Prince Chen's words about spring ploughing could not be hidden from anyone. Now the dilemma could not be resolved by simply refilling the secret passage. He had to go to the palace and confess the matter to the emperor.

**

"You are becoming more and more useless."

Prince Chen pressed on step by step, and Princess Chen retreated in fear: "My Lord, I have made very good preparations for today's event, and there should never be such a mistake."

"Are you talking about He'an's wine?"

Upon hearing this, Princess Chen's eyes narrowed.

Prince Chen sneered and threw out the handkerchief in his hand. The handkerchief was obviously soaked and exuded a strong smell of alcohol: "All the wine you prepared is here."

"How is that possible? I clearly saw him drinking it."

With a crisp "pa" sound, Princess Chen was beaten to the ground, falling to the side of the bed with blood flowing from the corner of her lips.

The fierce look in Prince Chen's eyes was frightening, and she hurriedly explained: "Please spare my life, Prince. It was my negligence this time. I will definitely find another way."

Prince Chen was furious. He had been tricked by He An and the Crown Prince twice. The feeling of failure tortured him and made him furious.

I wanted to use today to completely destroy the relationship between He'an and the prince.

As a result, not only did the plan fail, but the matter of the secret passage was once again brought to light.

Princess Chen knew what he was worried about, so she stood up and poured a cup of tea: "Don't worry, my Lord. Mother has already agreed to help you. The chances of success are still very high."

Prince Chen glanced at her and sneered, "You don't have to bring up mother. You know in your heart that the identity of He was given to you by mother, but it is always fake. If there is any mistake again, you will end up like your father..."

Princess Chen: "..."