Love Affairs in Chang'an - Chapter 257

Chapter 257 Two Women on the Same Stage
The atmosphere of the banquet was generally relaxed and casual. With Princess Gaoyang as a living treasure, there was no lack of laughing stock and fun. Originally, these local officials in Xiangzhou were still somewhat frightened and nervous about the arrival of the Crown Prince. But after a while, everyone relaxed. Even the lowliest officials present dared to laugh happily.

This was because Li Chengqian was clearly not the kind of person who was dignified and oppressive.

However, there were two people who had a calm expression and did not relax to tease and laugh. They maintained their pride and pride during the banquet.

It was Li Ke and Li Daozong.

Actually, the officials present were even more afraid of Li Ke.

Although Li Ke was quite similar to Li Chengqian in terms of generosity and easiness, there were times when he would be strict with his iron wrist. When he first came to Xiangzhou to vigorously rectify the government offices, the gentry officials of Xiangzhou had suffered a lot from him. For example, in such a formal occasion, Li Ke would never lose his prestige and dignity as an upper echelon in front of many subordinates. This was because in his view, this was not a model of “enjoying oneself with the people”, but a model of self-dignity.

This subtle difference and contrast allowed Qin Mubai to conclude that Li Chengqian, Kuan Shan, and Li Chengqian were more powerful than Qin Mubai. Although he didn’t lose his affinity, he lacked the “might” that a human lord should possess. A ruler should be tolerant and merciful like water and fire, which is the only way to control others.

Nothing is good or bad but by comparison. Looking at Li Chengqian alone, at least on the surface, it might be difficult to pick out anything wrong with him. But put him and Li Ke together, a little evaluation, good and bad judgement!

Qin Mubai shook her head secretly. Even I could tell that Li Shimin wouldn’t be able to tell? Would those veteran ministers not be able to see it? It was no wonder that rumors had been circulating in recent years that the Emperor had the intention to cripple his savings. Li Chengqian seemed to have such a “soft energy” in his bones. This definitely did not suit the taste of Li Shimin, who was strong and dignified!

As Qin Mubai ate and drank, he slowly pondered over these questions. Just as she was absorbed in her thoughts, Princess Gaoyang arrived in front of his couch and smiled, “Hey, General Qin, can I have a drink with you?”

Everyone was present, and Princess Gaoyang spoke so arrogantly. Qin Mubai glared at her angrily and amusedly. He could only stand up and raise his glass to welcome her. “Your Highness, please obey, Your Highness!”

“Please!” Princess Gao Yang smiled and covered her cup with her sleeves. She drank all the wine in one gulp.

Qin Mubai was stunned-this was the Qin Xianyu wine that the Crown Prince had brought from Chang’an.

“Cough, cough!” As expected, Princess Gao Yang coughed loudly, her face almost flushed red. She jumped to the side and drank a bowl of tea.

Qin Mubai shook his head, “This stunned girl!”

Unexpectedly, not long after, Princess Gao Yang came over with a smile. She still raised her cup, “General Qin, as the saying goes, good things come in pairs. Let’s have another drink together.”

“Uh, still drinking?” Qin Mubai couldn’t help but be stunned. Then, she looked at her cup suspiciously and rolled her eyes.

“What are you looking at, Qin Xianyu!” Princess Gaoyang deliberately shouted so loudly that many people heard her. She said seriously, “Could it be that you won’t drink even if I come to toast you?”

Qin Mubai’s teeth itched with hatred and he wanted to laugh. He could only shake his head and say, “Alright, Your Highness, please drink!”

“Please!” Princess Gaoyang drank another full glass and jumped away.

“Ah, Your Highness the Princess is truly magnanimous, magnanimous!” Many of the officials present exclaimed in admiration. Of course, there was no lack of flattery and courtesy.

Qin Mubai drank half a glass of wine and sat down, his face flushed red. He was too clear in his heart, but no matter who it was, it was impossible for him to consecutively drink two full glasses of Qin Xian wine. Among the people he had met, his father, Qin Shubao, Li Shimin, and Cheng Zhijie could be counted as magnanimous. None of them could do it, and they did not dare to do it.

Without a doubt, Princess Gaoyang’s glass was definitely not filled with wine. Luckily, she pretended to be choked and pretended to be very similar.

“This guy is getting more and more naughty!” Qin Mubai couldn’t help but glance to the side. Princess Gaoyang was proudly gesturing at Wu Meiniang. The two women looked at him and snickered maliciously.

“If the two of them work together to think of a prank, then it would be really hard for immortals to defend themselves.” Qin Mubai shook his head and smiled bitterly, “What a tragedy! How can we let them gather together in Xiangzhou?”

Soon after, the banquet was over. After all, the Crown Prince and the others were tired from the long journey, so they prepared to rest early. Qin Mubai, Li Ke, and the others bid farewell.

Not long after he walked out of the main hall, Li Chengqian followed him and called Qin Mubai, “General Qin, wait a moment. I have something to say to you.”

Qin Mubai and Li Ke were walking together when the two exchanged glances. Qin Mubai promised, “Yes.”

Returning to Li Chengqian, he did not avoid Li Ke. Instead, he said, “I drank two more cups and almost forgot one thing. That is, my father asked me to bring you a message on an interim basis.”

“What orders does His Majesty have?” Qin Mubai hurriedly asked.

“Actually, it’s not a royal father’s order. It’s a death row prisoner’s order, given by His Majesty.” Li Chengqian smiled, “How is it? Interesting, isn’t it?”

“Indeed” Qin Mubai also thought that it must be Zhao Chong.

Now that it was the autumn of the ninety-nine suns, Zhao Chong must have been killed by the knife in Chang’an. But every year before the autumn beheading, Li Shimin, the emperor, would personally patrol the prison to see if there were any death row prisoners complaining. Zhao Chong was indeed very talented to ask the Emperor to send a message at such a time!

“That death row prisoner is called Zhao Chong. General Qin must be familiar with him.” Li Chengqian said, “At that time, His Majesty the Emperor went to patrol the prison. He did not complain. He asked his father a ridiculous question and then made another request. What was even more inconceivable was that his father answered his question and agreed to his request.”

“What question? What request?” Qin Mubai asked.

‘”That question is about the Mausoleum of Emperor Yang. How come Father Emperor didn’t tell me the specifics? Anyway, Father Emperor told Zhao Chong that you solved the secret of the blueprint, retrieved the Imperial Jade Seal that had been missing for decades, and also told him about the skeletal doll beneath the mausoleum.” Li Chengqian said, “Later, Zhao Chong’s request was to dig out his grandfather’s skeleton and turn it into a corpse doll. He also asked my father to convey Zhao Chong’s gratitude to you. He also said that if there was a future life, he would be your friend. He would do anything for you!”

Qin Mubai shook his head and smiled, “Since His Majesty has already agreed, it seems that this lowly official has no choice but to comply.”

Li Chengqian nodded his head and smiled. “The words of a dying man are good. General Qin, you have the respect and gratitude of a dying man, which proves that you are truly outstanding.”

“Thank you for your praise, Your Highness. Your Highness is tired from traveling. Please rest early! I won’t disturb you. Goodbye.” Qin Mubai said goodbye.

“Alright, General Qin can leave easily.” Li Chengqian glanced at the back of Li Daozong and Li Ke, who were slowly advancing not far away, and whispered, “If you have time, why don’t you come over here to enjoy some tea?”

“The Crown Prince has summoned me. I dare not come? Please return, I’m leaving.” Qin Mubai bowed and retreated.

Li Chengqian nodded with a smile on his face and watched Qin Mubai walk out of Xu Yuan with his hands crossed before returning to the doorman.

Qin Mubai quickly caught up with Li Daozong and Li Ke and said with a smile, “Strange news. Do you two want to hear it?”

“The Crown Prince is whispering to you. There’s no need to be in a hurry to confess to us, is there?” Dao Sect Li deliberately teased.

“Haha, how confidential is what you said on the stairs? Mubai, tell me!” Li Ke smiled.

Qin Mubai repeated what the Crown Prince had just said about the Emperor.

Li Daozong and Li Ke couldn’t help but feel rather amused. They laughed teasingly, “Your Majesty really loves me and the crown prince. Because of a jade seal, you even gave up your wish on behalf of the prisoner and let the Crown Prince run errands to pass on the message.”

Qin Mubai shook his head and sighed, “It’s a pity that I have to be friends with Zhao Chong in the next life.”

Dao Sect Li couldn’t help but smile. He turned his chin to Qin Mubai and said to Li Ke, “You should be satisfied!”

Li Ke also smiled and said, “Yes, Royal Uncle, I am very satisfied. Because Qin Mubai, this friend, is obviously much stronger than Zhao Chong!”

“I can’t beat you guys. You have to join forces to tease me.” Qin Mubai shook his head and smiled.

“Heh, we can already be considered very benevolent and righteous. Isn’t it easy to deal with?” Li Daozong smiled strangely and pointed at the gate of the Crown Prince’s mansion. “In a moment, the two ruthless characters over there are the real troubles. Obviously, they are still in the same place. Let’s see how you deal with them!”-Haha, Ke’er, let’s go! No matter how good a friend you are, you can’t help, but you’re in debt. Let’s see how this kid ends up! ”

After saying that, Li Daozong and Li Ke laughed heartily and left.

What were these two people trying to do? They really made Qin Mubai’s scalp go numb. When Qin Mubai thought about how he had met Wu Meiniang and Princess Gao Yang when he walked out of this place, he felt a little drummed up in his heart.

Being alone with them one-on-one, there was always endless tenderness and honey whispering, how comfortable was that?

However, women are naturally jealous, as long as there are more than or equal to two women together, it is impossible not to “same-sex repulsion.” The result of this repulsion was either a claw-waving PK, or an undercurrent of fierce underworld battles. However, there was another “special situation”. That was, they had sublimated this “repulsion” to a new realm and reached a “strategic alliance” in the name of pity for their lives. Not only did they no longer hate each other, they would instead turn their love into grief and indignation, and instead “deal” with that man with the same hatred as their enemies.

In short, even if they were jealous and ate to the “Transformation Realm”, their mental realm was also different, and they had cultivated new techniques!

Qin Mubai, who once boasted of being an expert in love, had always thought that this kind of “Transformation Realm” would only appear in legends. I didn’t expect that I would see someone alive now.

Wu Meiniang and Princess Gaoyang were both clever and eccentric. There was probably no one in this world more suited to interpret such a thing as a legend than them.

“What should we do? Either of them is not easy to deal with. Now that they have mixed together and undergone chemical reactions, their IQ and power have increased exponentially. How can a mortal like me contend against them?” Qin Mubai thought bitterly to himself, but he scratched his head in amusement.

“Qin Mubai, what are you doing there slowly, walking like this with your toes touching your heels? Are you measuring the size of the courtyard of the Crown Prince Xingyuan?”

At the entrance, Princess Gao Yang’s shouts could be heard.

Qin Mubai raised her head and saw that the little girl’s arrogant hands were crossed in front of her chest, glaring at him provocatively! Beside her stood Wu Meiniang, who also had a wicked smile on her face.

“Now I understand why 21st century law allows men to join the army at the age of 18, but it takes 22 to get married. It turns out that dealing with a wife is much harder than dealing with a group of enemies!” Qin Mubai shook her head and sighed as she walked over. She pouted, “Not to mention, she has two wives!”

“Hey, what are you muttering about? It’s too much!” Princess Gaoyang said angrily, “Even though she knows that the two of us are waiting for you outside, she still dawdles for a long time. She is even more shy than a big girl getting into a sedan chair!”

Wu Meiniang did not say anything and looked at Qin Mubai with a miserable smile.

Qin Mubai wasn’t stupid. He knew that if he dared to retort against Princess Gaoyang at such a time, it would be like lighting a lantern in a toilet and courting death. Now, they wished for him to fight them, and when he made a move, he was greeted by a storm that had been prepared for many years.

“Don’t get on this ship, or you will die a tragic death.” Qin Mubai said to himself. Therefore, he was not angry at all. Instead, he smiled and said, “Your Highness the Princess condescended to wait for this lowly official. Why?”

Princess Gaoyang waited for Qin Mubai to retaliate, and then fought with him happily. She didn’t expect that a punch would hit cotton, so it wasn’t easy for her to explode. So she angrily said, “Wait for you … arrange for us to live in fear and guard!”

“Residence and garrison?” Qin Mubai blinked her eyes a few times and said, “Shouldn’t Her Highness the Princess live in Jiangxia King Xingyuan?”

“I don’t want to live with that little old man. It’s boring. I want to live with Mama Mei.” Princess Gaoyang said, “Cut the crap and arrange for us!”

“But” Qin Mubai scratched his head in embarrassment, “The King of Jiangxia warned you not to stay overnight. Say, this is an imperial edict.”

“I don’t care. Don’t use the imperial edict to suppress me. Even if Father is here, he will still have to obey me. Hmph!” Princess Gaoyang said unbridled and foolishly, “Hurry up, hurry up!” Arrange a comfortable place for us to stay. There must be big courtyards and flower beds, artificial mountains and flowing water. Oh, there must be a bamboo and wood building on a stream like Jing Xiang. It must be clean and secluded. There’s no need to hire a servant servant chef or servant servant maid outside. Neither Mother Mei nor I can afford to leave without a single person. All of us will be staying here. The bodyguard must be Baiji. “Alright, that’s all. Just do as you ask!”

Wu Meiniang laughed out loud when she heard this from the side.

“Only … such a small request?” Qin Mubai grinned and blinked his eyes. “Your Highness, I want to ask, what will happen if this subject refuses to carry out this order?”

“Then!” Princess Gaoyang was indeed prepared and pulled on Wu Meiniang’s elbow. The two of them said in unison–

“Together, we’ll divorce you!”