Chapter 34 Street Confrontation
The second prince asked Yuanlu to buy a pot of milk, and asked the wine shop to heat it up, and then slowly fed it to his sister with a spoon.
Xia Miaoyuan drank the warm milk one spoonful after another, and squinted her eyes with satisfaction.
[That's more like it. This is what a pot looks like.]
Just then, the sound of a carriage came over.
"Look! Madam Wei is here!" Zhao Yuanlu said excitedly.
Three heads looked out the window at the same time.
I saw Madam Wei asking the servant to knock on the door of the house desperately.
After a while, the door of the house opened wide, and several maids and servants escorted a tall woman to the door.
The woman was exquisitely dressed, with a gorgeous appearance, and a charming look in her every move.
When Mrs. Wei saw the woman, she jumped up and started to curse. A crowd of people gathered outside the house to watch the fun.
Surprisingly, the woman looked frail, but she was not afraid of Mrs. Wei at all.
She stood at the door with a straight back and quite imposing. Facing Mrs. Wei's insults, she was neither impatient nor impatient.
"Mrs. Wei, your husband is missing. You should ask yourself. Why ask me?" The woman showed a disdainful look.
"You filthy thing, it's because of you that my husband refuses to go home because you are in heat like a female cat all day long!" Mrs. Wei cursed with spit flying everywhere. "
Oh, you are such a slut, no wonder he doesn't want to go home." The woman deliberately raised her voice and smiled.
Mrs. Wei's insults were like a fist hitting cotton, which was of no use at all.
She immediately collapsed and sat on the ground, slapping her thighs with her hands and crying without caring about anything.
"Oh, this wife is too outrageous."
"She doesn't even have the dignity of a lady of a mansion. How embarrassing it is for the master of the house."
"If my wife was so outrageous, I wouldn't want to go home either."
Several people who were watching the excitement were talking about it.
[How can a dignified courtesan in Shihua Pavilion be so easy to deal with?]
Xia Miaoyuan complained while burping.
[Thinking back then, this Liu Sisi sold herself in Shihua Pavilion, one of the best brothels in Yuhang.]
[There were so many beauties in Shihua Pavilion, but even so, she still defeated many of them and won the title of courtesan. 】
【However, Liu Sisi has a weakness, which is that she is obsessed with looks and has a soft heart. 】
What does it mean to be obsessed with looks? The second prince wondered in his heart.
【Whenever she meets a young man with a stunning appearance
, her IQ is off the charts. 】 【If it is a handsome and impoverished young man, she will definitely have a motherly heart and be willing to spend money on him. 】
【Alas, the most beautiful courtesan died because of this weakness. 】
The second prince's eyes lit up and he had an idea.
It was noon when the second prince brought Xia Miaoyuan back to the palace.
"Chengnian! Your sister is only more than two months old. How could you take her out for so long and send the nanny back in advance!" The queen hugged her daughter and glared at the second prince.
"Mother, I am not going out to play, I am taking my sister to do some serious work."
"Don't be angry!" The second prince looked at the queen timidly, turned around and ran out of Kunning Palace, fearing that he would be beaten if he ran a little later.
In the Jiang Mansion, the prince had two big dark circles under his eyes, and he was still staring at the guards searching.
In nearly a day and a night, they searched out more than 300,000 taels of silver, 200,000 taels of banknotes, 100,000 taels of gold, and a number of jewels and jades from the Jiang Mansion.
For a corrupt official like Master Jiang, these numbers were really unexpected.
In a disaster relief, they and their son could embezzle hundreds of thousands of taels of silver, not to mention that he had been in a high position for decades.
In addition, what troubled the prince even more was that they searched everywhere but could not find any letters of collusion between Master Jiang and his son and the Minister of Revenue, the Minister of War and others.
If the key evidence could not be found, it would be difficult to convict Master Jiang of forming a clique for personal gain.
Just after lunch time, the second prince rode his horse to Suzaku Street.
Suzaku Street is one of the neighborhoods where the rich people in Beijing live.
In the mansion of Duke Rong, the second prince and a handsome young man sat around the table.
"What! You actually let me, a son of a dignified Duke's mansion, do such a thing!?" The handsome young man's face was full of disbelief.
"Just help me this time!" The second prince muttered as he shoveled rice into his mouth.
This handsome young man, named Dongfang Lingyun, is the grandson of Dongfang Heng, the Duke of Rong. He is three years older than the second prince, and the two have been good friends since childhood.
"I won't go, I won't go!" Dongfang Lingyun protested.
"I have no choice, so you can help me." The second prince put down the bowl and wiped his mouth.
"I'm telling you in secret, this is a matter of national security."
"If this is done, it will be a great achievement, and my father will definitely commend you."
"Then you will be honored, and the whole Rong government will benefit from it. Let's see if your grandfather will scold you for being a plaything." When he got excited, the second prince gestured quickly with his hands.
"Really?" Dongfang Lingyun became interested instantly.
"Of course I'm serious." The second prince nodded solemnly.
"Well... okay." Dongfang Lingyun said with some hesitation.
It was past midnight, the moon hung in the dark sky, and people went home. Only a few latecomers were walking on the street.
In Tongluo Alley, two young men in cloth were staggering.
One of them was tall and thin, wearing a dark bamboo cloth gown that had been washed to a pale color. At first glance, he looked like a poor scholar.
But looking at his face again, he was extremely handsome, with a sense of elegance that transcended the mundane world.
This man was the grandson of Duke Rong, Dongfang Lingyun.
The other one was shorter, dark-skinned, wearing a patched shirt and carrying a bag on his shoulders.
This man was none other than the second prince, Xia Chengnian.
"Is this okay?" Dongfang Lingyun looked a little embarrassed.
"No problem, even if you go out in a sack, you can still charm everyone." The second prince winked at him mischievously.
The two came to the back door of Liu Sisi's house and sat on the steps outside the back door.
Two moments later, there was a creaking sound, and the back door was pushed open, and a woman came out with a basin of water.
"Oh..." Dongfang Lingyun and the second prince screamed at the same time.
"Ah... I'm scared to death, why are you sitting here?" The woman was surprised.
"I say, woman, why don't you watch when you splash water, look at how my young master is splashing, his body is soaked!" The second prince pointed at the woman and scolded her.
"I...I, this is my back door, what's wrong with me splashing water? Who told you to sit here?" The old woman defended.
"Wang Po, what are you yelling about in the middle of the night? You've disturbed the lady." A little girl's voice came out.
"I just let you splash water, why don't you let people stop."
Dongfang Lingyun and the second prince looked inside the door following the sound, and saw a woman in a green silk dress walking in hurriedly.
"Miss Lianye, I just opened the door to splash water, but I didn't expect that there were two people sitting at the door." Wang Po looked at Lianye and pointed her mouth in the direction of Dongfang and the second prince.
"Miss, your old woman splashed water on us, and my young master is soaked. What if he catches a cold?" The second prince was angry.
The maid named Lian Ye raised her eyebrows and looked them up and down and said, "I will report to the lady and see what she says."
Lian Ye turned around and walked inside.
A moment later, Lian Ye came trotting over, followed by a slim lady.
The second prince looked up and saw that the lady was Wei Jianzhong's concubine, Liu Sisi, whom he had seen during the day. He couldn't help but curl his lips.