Love Affairs in Chang'an - Chapter 259

Chapter 259 King Qi, Please
Li Dao Sect sent three groups of people to look for Princess Gaoyang. In the end, she had to compromise. She boarded the carriage unwillingly and agreed to stay at the Jiangxia King Xingyuan on condition that Qin Mubai “personally” escorted her.

Qin Mubai rode his horse and accompanied her to protect her.

Princess Gaoyang was sitting in the carriage, feeling very depressed. She opened the window and shouted, “Hey!”

“What?” Qin Mubai smiled.

“I don’t obey!” Princess Gaoyang curled her face and was very unhappy.

“What’s wrong? Didn’t you just say that you would change your mind again?” Qin Mubai smiled.

“I’m not talking about this.” Princess Gaoyang said unhappily, “Alright, if Mother Mei wants to do business in Xiang Zhou, she can accompany you all day long. As for me, I have to return to Chang’an in a few days. No, it’s not fair!”

Qin Mubai smiled helplessly, “Then what can I do?”

Princess Gaoyang rolled her eyes and suddenly smiled strangely, “Why don’t we get married in Xiang Zhou? Then I can stay in Xiang Zhou and not go back to Chang’an! Anyway, the Crown Prince and the Royal Uncle are also here, so they can get married!”

“Nonsense!” Qin Mubai scolded her angrily.

Princess Gaoyang said with a sad face, “This won’t do either. Then what should we do? I’m so far away from you, and you have Mama Mei with you. You won’t miss me anymore. Maybe you’ll forget about me in a few days. Also, there’s …”

“What else?” Qin Mubai asked with a smile.

‘”Also” Princess Gaoyang’s face suddenly flushed red as she murmured, “You two will accompany each other all day long. You’re lonely … I’m worried!”

“Haha!” Qin Mubai laughed loudly, “Are you afraid that she will get the moon before the water?”

“Hmph, stop smelly beauty!” Princess Gaoyang said straightforwardly, “She already told me that you can’t touch her for one day! Humph, me too!”

“Oh, so you two have already discussed it.” Qin Mubai laughed even harder.

“Don’t laugh, big bad guy!” Princess Gaoyang knew that she was speechless, so she threw down the curtains and sat down in the carriage angrily.

Qin Mubai thought for a moment, then leaned over to the window and said, “Ling’er, I won’t forget you no matter what. You can’t trust me just like that.”

Princess Gao Yang’s heart was secretly delighted, but her mouth was not soft. She said hatefully, “It’s hard to say! Men are all big bad guys with flower hearts! Therefore, I want to keep watching you for a moment.”

“What you can see doesn’t belong to you. Don’t you understand that?” Qin Mubai said, “The two of us have gone through so many storms to be together. If I still don’t cherish them, wouldn’t it be a beast? How can I, Qin Mubai, let you down in this life?”

Princess Gaoyang was stunned for a moment. Recalling the twists and turns that the two of them had experienced, she couldn’t help but feel warmth in her heart. She opened the window again and looked at Qin Mubai affectionately. “Idiot, I believe you,” she whispered. I just don’t want to leave! … Chang’an, Xiangzhou, thousands of miles away, it’s so difficult to see each other. Why don’t you think of a way to see when you can transfer back to Chang’an? Right, at that time, she will also bring Mei Niang to Chang’an. I’m not as selfish as you think. ”

“I never thought you were selfish.” Qin Mubai said, “It’s just that this matter should be considered in the long run! Prince Wu and I have only been here for half a year, so it’s too early to discuss the transfer. Since you’ve come this time, you should stay longer. The King of Jiangxia is also an idle prince. No one is urging him to go back too early. You can stay longer with him too!”

“Alright!” Only then did Princess Gaoyang happily nod her head and said with a smile, “After speaking for a long time, this sentence is a bit more pleasant to hear.”

Qin Mubai sent Princess Gaoyang to the Jiangxia Palace. Just as she entered, Li You greeted her and said, “Mubai, Ling’er, you’re back-Ling’er, look, who’s here?”

Princess Gaoyang looked at the main hall and immediately jumped up in joy, “Uncle!”

At this time, a middle-aged man in his thirties and forties walked out of the hall and laughed from afar, “Gaoyang, uncle really misses you to death!”

Qin Mubai glanced at him. A man with a rather well-rounded appearance had a bit of Gaussian demeanor. His three long and slender flying beards were elegant, neither tall nor short. He wore a green collared robe, which made him look quite carefree and capable.

“This is Gaoyang and Li You’s uncle, Yin Hongzhi, the brother of Concubine Yin De, right? I only saw him today after hearing his name.” Qin Mubai thought to himself.

Princess Gaoyang had already rushed over and pounced into Yin Hongzhi’s arms. She was so excited that she shouted and jumped, “Uncle, why have you come to Xiangzhou as well? Long time no see, I’ve missed you! Is aunt alright?”

“Good, good. Everything at home is fine.” Yin Hongzhi was also quite happy. He said happily, “It’s just that you haven’t been to Bing Prefecture for more than a year. We all miss you! When your brother came to Xiang Prefecture, I was working in a city under Deng Prefecture. I heard that you had arrived in Xiang Prefecture, so I immediately handed over the business on hand and hurriedly came to see you.”

“Apologize, uncle!” Princess Gaoyang chuckled embarrassedly, “I didn’t even come to see you. Instead, I let you come to see me.”

“I can’t blame you. As the saying goes, a married daughter is spilled water. How can you still think of your uncle if you stay here with your husband?” Yin Hongzhi laughed teasingly and turned to look at Qin Mubai. He nodded repeatedly and said, “This is the famous young master Qin Mubai, right?”

“Eh, uncle, do you recognize him? Have you seen him?” Princess Gaoyang asked curiously.

“Never seen it before.” Yin Hongzhi smiled and said, “However, apart from Qin Gaoyang, who else could be a young husband who could accompany Princess Mubai and possess such a grand appearance?”

“Mr. Yin really has good eyesight.” Qin Mubai smiled and cupped his hands. “This junior is Qin Mubai.”

“How dare you, how dare you!” Yin Hongzhi hurriedly cupped his hands in return, “Young Master Qin came from a sect with outstanding merits. The young hero is famous all over the world. It is truly a comfort to see him today.”

“No, Mr. Yin is overpraising me.” Qin Mubai replied politely.

Princess Gaoyang was unhappy and shouted, “Aiya, Uncle, Mubai! What are you talking about? Are you all family? Do you need to be polite? Brother, have you arranged a place for Uncle? If not, leave it to Mubai. He is the landlord of Xiangyang. Hehe, don’t be polite to him.”

“I don’t need to trouble you. Brother has already arranged such a small matter.” Li You smiled and said, “Mubai, uncle has come from afar. Have you ever had time to accompany us to our humble cottage for a drink?”

“Sure, I’m looking forward to it.” Qin Mubai agreed straightforwardly.

“I also want to go!” Princess Gaoyang immediately cried out in joy.

“Ling’er, it’s getting late, so don’t go. Stay in Xingyuan obediently. How about we come and visit you tomorrow?” Li You picked up Princess Gaoyang’s face and said, “Don’t make things difficult for Royal Uncle Jiang Xia!”

“Hmph … Alright!” Princess Gaoyang could only agree sullenly.

At this time, Li Daozong also walked out of the main hall and laughed, “The family is chatting very speculatively. I wonder if this prince has disturbed you?”

“Imperial Uncle is too polite.” Li You said, “Ling’er is back. I have to trouble Uncle Huang to control her. Let’s leave now and not disturb Uncle Huang’s peace.”

“Why are you in such a hurry to leave? The manor is preparing a banquet. If you two stay, the guest rooms here will be very well tidied up.” Dao Sect Li said.

“Thank you for your kindness, Royal Uncle. Little Nephew has already arranged a place to stay, so there’s no need to trouble Royal Uncle. We’ll take our leave!” Li You insisted on leaving, and Li Daozong did not force him to stay. He gave them a thoughtful look and nodded, “That’s good. If you have time, you might as well come to our mansion and sit down.”

“Alright.” Li You nodded and said to Qin Mubai, “Mubai, let’s go together.”

“That’s good too.” Qin Mubai bid farewell to the Li Dao Sect and accompanied Li You and Yin Hongzhi out of the courtyard.

Dao Sect Li watched the three of them leave, his brows slightly furrowed as he fell into deep thought. Princess Gaoyang stood at the side unhappily and pouted, “Royal Uncle, can’t you let me accompany Uncle and Brother?”

“Did I just say that I won’t let you go?” Li Daozong said, “It’s clearly your brother. I won’t let you go.”

“Uh …” Princess Gaoyang was stunned. “Shall I go now?”

“Forget it! He naturally has his reasons for not letting you go.” Li Daozong kindly patted her shoulder and said, “Let’s go and have dinner with Uncle Huang.”

“Hmph, we must be talking about something’important ‘!” Princess Gaoyang said angrily, “Why is it that all men are the same? When it comes to serious matters, you have to leave us alone?”

“Don’t guess.” Dao Sect Li said with a calm expression, “Can the three of them have any’business’ or’big matters’ to talk about? Perhaps it’s just drinking flower wine for fun.”

“Pei pei pei! Imperial Uncle, you are an old and disrespectful person! Mubai is not that kind of person!” Princess Gaoyang hurriedly shouted.

Li Daozong chuckled, “So you mean that your brother and uncle are like that?”

“Hmph, I’m not going to tell you anymore. You’re teasing me again! I’m going to eat!”

When Qin Mubai and Li You left, they said to them, “Since you two have come to Xiangyang, please let me be the host. Please come to the elegant wine restaurant in Xiangyang for a few drinks, so that I can enjoy the friendship of a landlord.”

Li You smiled and said, “Mubai, uncle is an easy-going person. You don’t have to be so polite. Han She is already preparing a banquet, so you don’t have to waste any money. All you have to do is open your belly and eat and drink with us-please!”

“Yes, Mubai.” Yin Hongzhi smiled affectionately and said, “Although Ling’er hasn’t passed yet, it will only be a matter of time. In that case, we are one family. You don’t need to be polite if you don’t speak to two families. You’er has already prepared a banquet at Youer’s place, so it’s fine if you come with us.”

“This is also good.” Qin Mubai laughed heartily, “Then I won’t be polite! Guys, please!”

Li You and Qin Mubai rode their horses and headed towards the west of the city. When Li You arrived in Xiangyang, he neither stayed at Xingyuan Guanyi nor stayed at Li Ke’s place. Instead, he hired a large inn in the west of the city and lived there alone. Qin Mubai had heard rumors that Li You had to change many different brothel girls every day, open gambling stalls in the inn, play cockfighting, and have fun at night. He had come to Xiangzhou without seeing the sky. He was already famous. Everyone in Xiangyang knew that King Qi, Li You, who was profligate and greedy in gambling, had arrived.

When they arrived at the inn, the three of them got off the carriage and two burly men greeted them, cupping their fists and bowing to Li You.

Qin Mubai was somewhat familiar with the two of them. The last time he saw Li You in the secretariat’s mansion, apart from bringing a group of women, he had followed the two of them along with him.

Li You looked at Qin Mubai and said, “Mubai, let me introduce you. These two are my trusted aides. This one is called Zan Junmo, and the one next to him is Liang Mengbiao. They are highly skilled and loyal. They can be considered dead men. Haven’t you two seen General Qin before?”

“Greetings, General Qin!” Zan Junmo and Liang Mengbiao cupped their fists at him.

“You are welcome.” Qin Mubai nodded and smiled, but she was slightly unhappy in her heart-because the two of them had a “bandit aura” between their eyebrows. It was obvious that they were either adulterers or evildoers, and she could tell with a single glance that they were either adulterers or evildoers. I’ve heard for a long time that besides being arrogant and arrogant, Li You also prefers to make friends with these “bandits”. He treated them as corpses’ eaters and kept them by his side all day long. Apart from some hunting, gambling, and whoring, he had never done anything serious. For this reason, he was impeached and scolded by Li Shimin, but he still pretended to be me.

I remember when I was still on duty in Baiji, Qin Mubai had witnessed it with his own eyes once, After reading a memorial, Li Shimin was furious. The reason was that someone wrote an impeachment letter to Li You, saying that when he was the governor of Qi Prefecture, he ignored the affairs of the prefecture and ignored his work. He was associated with these hooligans all day long. Eating, drinking, gambling, and hunting were considered trivial matters, and bullying men and women to bully goodwill was not rare. Li Shimin called him back to Chang’an and scolded him, except that he had cut off Wang Jue and demoted him to Lingnan. In the end, it was Imperial Concubine Yin De who pleaded for mercy, so Li Shimin spared Li You. However, Li Shimin was still the official position of Chang Shi and the others in his mansion, and a large number of people came to assist him. From then on, Li You restrained himself slightly and transferred all of his activities to the “underground”, analogously continuing to feed Zan Junmo, Liang Mengbiao, and the others.

In fact, if Li You hadn’t been unworthy, Li Shimin’s relationship with Consort Yin De wouldn’t have deteriorated day by day. Ever since Imperial Concubine Yin De came out and pleaded for Li You’s protection, Li Shimin was increasingly indifferent to her. Because he always had Empress Chang Sun’s ruler in his heart, Imperial Concubine Yin De directly intervened to plead for mercy, disrupting his rules of discipline in order to protect his son. This was quite different from Empress Changsun’s attitude and practice. The emotional rift between the two of them was also caused by Li You.

Now that Qin Mubai saw Zan Junmo and Liang Mengbiao appear beside Li You, he was upset. Originally, it was none of his business who King Qi, Li You, wanted to be with. However, he was Princess Gaoyang’s biological brother, his future uncle … This caused a trace of gloom to appear in his heart.

When the group entered the inn, Qin Mubai smelled a strong smell of alcohol mixed with the smell of powder. It was simply choking. What Qin Mubai knew about this inn was that it was one of the more famous and respectable inns in Xiangyang City, but now it was like a wine pool and a meat forest. Everything that entered his eyes was filled with drunken men and whores, or drunken men and whores on their shoulders, or drunken men and women snoring on the ground, and two couples in disheveled clothes fell on the couch, touching their breasts and kissing and whispering lascivious words, so not obscene!

Seeing Qin Mubai beside him, Li You couldn’t help but shout, “What kind of manners do you have? Get lost!”

Most of the people in the hall woke up and hurriedly packed up their cups, plates, tidied up their clothes and left one after another. Many people who had fallen drunk were also dragged away.

Li You squeezed out a dry smile and said, “Mubai, I’ll make you laugh. These people are good drinkers. Don’t take it to heart. Let’s go. Let’s go to a quiet place in the back of the house and listen to Ya Le taste the wine. Isn’t it nice?”

Qin Mubai was disgusted this time, but he still gave Li You enough face. He just smiled indifferently and said, “Your Highness Prince Qi, please!”

The three of them walked towards the inner hall. Yin Hongzhi didn’t miss the opportunity to say, “You’er, you have more time to restrain these people. Look, you haven’t been here for only two days, and they’re not behaving properly! If this were to spread out, wouldn’t it be ruining your reputation?”

“I know, uncle.” Li You gritted his teeth and said hatefully, “I’ll take care of them later!”

Qin Mubai secretly shook his head and sighed, “The upper and lower sides of the coin are not right. This uncle and nephew are singing and acting together in front of me. They are clearly the same birds of a feather.” Imperial Concubine Yin De had such a brother and son, Princess Gaoyang had such an uncle and brother, it was truly sad!