Chapter 1177: Disappointment

The Sixteenth Prince did not name the name, but Cao Yong knew that he was talking about either someone else or the Ninth Prince who was surrounded by the Governor's Mansion.

In addition to the capital and Zhili, the ninth prince's industries are also spread across Jiangnan, Guangdong, Guangxi and Northwest. Although the prince's power is relied on, it is also very economical.

If it weren't for the huge wealth that made him arrogant, he wouldn't have been determined to participate in the dispute over the throne. Even if he had no hope, he would have to personally bring out a prince.

The Sixteenth Prince seemed to remember something, smiled bitterly, and stopped talking.

Cao Yong said in a different way: "The Sixteenth Master really wants to rest in the Governor's Mansion until the Fourth Prince comes back?"

The sixteenth prince shook his head and said, "If that's the case, I'll be free. Let's wait and see, I guess the emperor can't tolerate me being free for that long. After the Dragon Boat Festival, if the emperor has no other arrangements, I have to accompany Hongli."

Cao Yong's yamen still has official duties to deal with, so he can't stay with him for too long. After spending half a cup of tea, he went back to the official residence to process the official documents first.

The Sixteenth Prince would not be wronged. In addition to Cao Yong, there is also Xie Tianlai, the gatekeeper of the Zhuang Prince's Mansion in Qingyuan.

Today, Xie Tian came to treat him to the guests and invited the Sixteenth Prince to have a drink and listen to music.

When the Sixteenth Prince first arrived in Qingyuan, Xie Tianlai booked the largest restaurant in the city and invited the Sixteenth Prince and Cao Yong to enjoy the face.

He was so attentive that he was now a third-rank official. The sixteenth prince and Cao Yong naturally gave him some respect and went to the restaurant for a drink.

Unexpectedly, two days ago, he came to deliver a post in person, saying that the Dragon Boat Festival is approaching, and he wanted to be filial to the Sixteenth Prince, so he arranged for a drink today.

The sixteenth prince was bored and agreed to give him a look.

However, the Sixteenth Prince was very worried about the chef's level in the restaurant in Qingyuan City. The last time I went back to the restaurant to welcome him, the Sixteenth Prince just ate a few vegetarian teriyaki mushrooms, and the rest felt that they were not allowed.

So the Sixteenth Prince set the appointment in the afternoon and went there in the afternoon at Cao's house. Cao's family had three meals, and he, the guest, was no exception.

The appointment time was Weichu (1:00 pm). Just after Wuchu, Xie Tianlai came in person.

He was not wearing an official uniform, and was wearing a silk jacket with a cluster of new ten thousand characters. He was wearing a pigeon egg-sized gold on his hat. He also carried several yellow golden horns on his hands, and a bracelet as thick as a small finger on his chest.

This whole body is "rich" enough, less "no" than "no". If he is not aware of his identity, no one would have thought that he was an official, but he was more like a wealthy rich man.

Although the sixteenth prince felt that Xie Tian had come to dress up a little, he just glanced at him, shook the fan with a smile, and followed Xie Tian out of the Governor's Mansion.

The sedan chair owner had been waiting at the gate of the Governor's Mansion, and the sixteenth prince got into the sedan chair and went with Xie Tianlai.

The sedan chair was very stable, and the sixteenth prince sat in the sedan chair with a smile on his lips.

Thank you, it's interesting.

Of course, it is not just as simple as listening to the music.

The Sixteenth Prince has participated in such social events in the capital, so he doesn’t think it’s nothing, he just thinks it’s boring and passing the time.

Sure enough, the Sixteenth Prince got out of the sedan chair and saw not a restaurant or theater, but a clean house.

The Sixteenth Prince glanced at him and didn't say much.

Xie Tianlai had already stepped forward diligently and led the Sixteenth Prince into the house.

Turning over the screen wall, there was a lush and green area. There were many potted flowers and trees in the small yard, full of vitality and a bit elegant.

The sixteenth prince was already hesitating. Should he accept the words of thanking God to give the beautiful maid later?

This time he left Beijing, he brought two maids to serve his daily life. If he really wanted a woman, he would just take over the house, and he would not have to take over the women outside.

Xie Tianlai is so sincere and so attentive, it would be a bad idea to wipe his face too much.

But if I accept it, I'm afraid of trouble.

When I arrived at the hall, I saw a round table in the middle, next to it was a circle of stools.

Two beautiful little maids were waiting at the door. When they took their seats, they presented wet towels and waited for them to wipe their hands.

Then, a few charming women came in, the leader was the one with a good appearance, but his face was covered in dust, and he couldn't tell his age. At first glance, he looked like he was about twenty years old. When he looked closely, there were fine lines at the corners of his eyes, and his eyes seemed to have experienced thousands of sails.

She seemed to be familiar with Xie Tianlai, and she smiled and invited Xie Tianlai to An.

Behind her were five young women, two years old, and they were not yet in their prime, with innocent and tender faces; there were three left, sixteen and seventeen years old, with more charm between their eyebrows and eyes.

Xie Tianlai smiled and said to the Sixteenth Prince: "Master, this is Rui Niang. Half of the romantic business in Qingyuan City is her business. The few behind are Rui Niang's daughters."

The sixteenth prince snorted coldly and did not answer.

Looking at the meaning of Xie Tianlai, it doesn’t seem like giving it to someone, but rather like introducing it to someone else.

But he is a noble prince and a hero, and he sees a brothel. What's the matter? If it spreads, it will make people laugh.

The Sixteenth Prince was already displeased and had no feelings for Xie Tianlai.

He just wanted to go out for a walk and relax, so he agreed to Xie Tianlai's dinner, and he was in the mood to deal with others.

The atmosphere was a bit cold, and Xie Tianlai was hesitating about how to introduce the Sixteenth Prince to Ruiniang.

Then he saw Rui Niang step forward, knelt down and kowtow to the Sixteenth Prince, and said, "Minister Qiu Ruiniang has met the Sixteenth Master, please ask Sixteenth Jinan!"

This ceremony is a bit big, and it directly reveals the identity of the Sixteenth Master.

Seeing this, the sixteenth prince's face calmed down and he looked at Xie Tianlai coldly.

Xie Tianlai trembled all over and felt that his forehead was about to sweat. He only told Rui Niang that he wanted to entertain a distinguished guest and asked her to pick a few clean girls out, but he did not tell Rui Niang about the identity of the Sixteenth Master.

He hurriedly stood up, fearing and fearful, not knowing whether to explain to the Sixteenth Prince or scold Rui Niang first.

Seeing Xie Tianlai like this, the Sixteenth Prince moved his heart, looked at Rui Niang and said, "Have you met Master?"

This Rui Niang was obviously a woman of fairy life. The Sixteenth Prince didn’t remember any of her own money.

"The young girl met Master Sixteen once at Sister Wu's house in the capital in her early years..." Rui Niang replied.

"Wu... Wu..." The sixteenth prince remembered someone and said, "It's the Shichahai?"

"That's right." Ruiniang replied.

The sixteenth prince's anger subsided a little, waved his hand and said, "Since he is an old man, get up and talk."

Ruiniang responded and her attitude became more and more humble.

The sixteenth prince was too lazy to care about a woman, and was impatient to say more. He lost the intention of listening to the song and said to Xie Tianlai: "It's hot and there's no one. I'll go back first."

Even the seats were not waiting.

Xie Tianlai's intestines were almost ruined, but he also saw that the Sixteenth Prince didn't like Rui Niang and didn't dare to stay. He sent it out with great respect.

Seeing the Sixteenth Prince go away in the sedan chair, Xie Tianlai turned around and went back, but his face turned pale and he was already very annoyed.

Rui Niang didn't dare to come out to see someone off. She waited at the door of the hall, with a little confused look on her face, and she was no longer as smart as usual.

Seeing Xie Tian coming and going, she squeezed out a little smile and said, "Sir..."

Xie Tianlai waved his arm, slapped him hard, stared at him and cursed: "You black bitch, how did you offend you? Do you want to ruin your future and smash your top clothes?"

He was already strong and used his ruthlessness to pull Rui Niang to the ground.

The women who came with Ruiniang were so scared that they were all sifted, and they were shaking like sieves, but no one dared to come forward to support them.

Rui Niang got up by herself, not caring about Xie Tianlai's anger, her body was already stuck like a snake, holding Xie Tianlai's arm, and said softly: "Sir, Rui Niang is wrong. Rui Niang wants to apologize to Master Sixteen, so she will definitely not involve him."

The two of them have a good time, and they are somewhat in love. Xie Tianlai hums twice: "You are a woman, with long hair and short knowledge. What kind of shit can you do?"

Rui Niang waved her hand and sent off the women in the hall before she lay on Xie Tianlai, pressed her ears and whispered...

At the Governor's Office, the Sixteenth Prince just got out of the sedan chair and saw Zhang Yi coming up: "Sixth Master, the young man is about to go find you. Our master has something urgent to do. Send the young man out of the house to invite the sixteenth Master back!"

When the sixteenth prince saw him, his steps slowed down and said, "Do you know what's going on? Could it be that the capital city has an order?"

"Not Jingli." Zhang Yi shook his head, pointed his finger north, and said, "It's the one who is sick and is not clear. The master asked someone to hire a doctor, but it was not very good."

When the sixteenth prince heard this, he immediately stepped faster and his face became heavier.

After a while, the Sixteenth Prince arrived at the official residence.

I saw Cao Yong standing behind the desk, holding a prescription in his hand and watching.

"Furuo, what's going on?" The sixteenth prince stepped forward and asked.

"It was the wind evil that entered the body. When the guard discovered it, he had been sick for several days and was already in a state of confusion." Cao Yong said: "Although I have taken medicine now, I can hear the doctor's intention, which is to hurt my lungs. I am afraid it will be dangerous. I have written a memorial to report this matter and ask the emperor to make the decision."

When the sixteenth prince heard this, his forehead was full of veins, and he slapped the table with a "pop", and said, "How dare these dog slaves, how dare they......"

No matter what his relationship with Prince Ninth, as both princes, the Sixteenth Prince couldn't help but be furious when he heard that Prince Ninth was so neglected.

Cao Yong glanced out the window, turned no one in the yard, and said, "Sixteenth Master, it's not the time to pursue this matter now..."

The sixteenth prince gave up a breath, nodded, and said, "I'm talking nonsense..."

After all, he was not a heartless person. After a moment of enduring it, he couldn't help it and said to Cao Yong: "Furuo, I want to go and see him..."

Cao Yong nodded and said, "Then go, at this time, others can't be picky about anything."

The two of them came out of the official residence and arrived at the small courtyard where the Ninth Prince lived.

At the gate of the courtyard, several guards stood.

When Cao Yong entered the courtyard, they said nothing; but the Sixteenth Prince was stopped by them, and then the leading guard said, "This place is a key place for the imperial court. The emperor has an order. Except for Governor Cao, no one else is allowed to be admitted to the hospital without orders.
Chapter completed!