Chapter 136 The second prince takes advantage of wine to drown his sorrows

"Your Highness!" The butler took off the coat from the second prince and handed him a cup of steaming hot tea.

"Yes!" The second prince took a sip of the hot tea and felt that the coldness in his body was gone. "Has anything happened in the capital recently?"

"Back to Your Highness, no major events have happened in the court recently. However, something happened in Miaochun Pavilion a while ago."

The butler's face changed slightly when he heard the second prince's question. He had been serving the second prince for many years, so he was naturally immersed in it, and he knew something about what the second prince was planning.

"Huh?" The second prince raised his eyebrows, his eyes a little gloomy, "What happened to Miaochun Pavilion?" Not only that, his eyelids began to twitch at this time, jumping left and right repeatedly, as if Ji Tai was sleeping,

You are simply too beautiful.

The housekeeper glanced at the second prince carefully, thought about his words in his mind, and then said: "Back to Your Highness, there is no Miaochun Pavilion in the capital now. It was destroyed by others."

Hearing the news, the second prince was shocked. He only had one thought now. Could it be that Miaochun Pavilion had been exposed? Could it be that he had unintentionally exposed himself and was discovered by his father? Therefore, he was noticed by his father and found out his intentions.

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Suppressing the panic and doubts in his heart, he looked at the housekeeper and said urgently, "Tell the prince everything you know clearly. The clearer the better."

"Yes, Your Highness!" the butler agreed repeatedly.

"Your Highness, you don't know. On the night of the accident, there was a loud noise, and almost everyone in the capital heard it."

"I didn't know until the next day that something happened in Miaochun Pavilion. I quickly sent people to find out the news, but I didn't expect that whether it was through asking people to find connections or using coercion and inducement, as long as the matter was mentioned, those ministers would

Their faces suddenly changed drastically, they stopped talking, and started to fight with me. Just when I was at my wits end, luckily..."

"Wait a minute!" The second prince interrupted the butler's report, "Are you saying that all the ministers' expressions changed drastically? They kept silent about this matter?"

"Yes." The butler thought carefully and nodded affirmatively.

The second prince's face instantly turned pale, without a trace of blood. Because of panic and fear, even his hands were trembling slightly. Now he is more and more sure of his guess.

"Go on." The second prince picked up the hot tea, regardless of whether it was hot or not, and stuffed it into his stomach. As the scalding hot tea entered his stomach, he started to beat wildly due to panic and fear.

His heart felt a little calmer, and his face became a little brighter.

"Your Highness, please forgive me! I didn't mean it!" When the housekeeper saw the second prince's attitude, he was so frightened that he quickly kowtowed and begged for mercy.

He has worked in the second prince's house for many years, and this is the first time he has seen the second prince in such a posture. He has never seen the second prince, who has always killed people, show a scared expression, and it cannot be said that he is afraid, to be precise.

What are you afraid of?

It seemed that he looked frightened because of what he had just said, but he didn't seem to say anything! What he said was all the truth! Those ministers really avoided each and every one of them, for fear of implicating themselves.

"It's okay! I don't blame you!" The second prince rubbed his eyebrows and waved his hand, "Go on."

The housekeeper raised his head and saw the color on the second prince's face, and then said cautiously: "Fortunately, I met Young Master Han. Seeing that Young Master Han was so anxious, Young Master Han showed sympathy to Young Master and informed Young Master of that day.

What happened in the pavilion?"

"It turns out that King Qi did all this."

"Huh?!" The second prince was stunned when he heard what the butler said, "You mean Han Wuyong told you?" The second prince interrupted the butler again, "How did Han Wuyong know? Why did this matter happen with

Is it related to King Qi?"

"Back to Your Highness, according to Mr. Han, the third prince held a banquet at Miaochun Pavilion that day to entertain King Qi. Mr. Han was also at Miaochun Pavilion that day, and the third prince also invited him. Fortunately, he had a stomachache at the time and went

It was convenient and I managed to escape by luck."

"Ha!" The second prince couldn't help but sneered, "Hongmen Banquet!"

"Yes!" The housekeeper nodded, "Young Master Han said the same thing, but the imperial concubine saw through the third prince's intentions and came to a decisive blow, directly blowing up the Miaochun Pavilion with a thunderbolt."

Miaochun Pavilion was bombed! The second prince fell into a deep shock. This was the only sentence in his mind. At first, he thought it was destroyed by fire. Unexpectedly, the butler now told him that Miaochun Pavilion was destroyed by someone.

It didn’t explode! How could this not shock him?

"What else did Han Wuyong say? What happened next?" The second prince eagerly wanted to know the follow-up, "What happened to King Qi and the third prince?"

"Your Highness, King Qi is safe and sound. The third prince only had one of his legs broken and fell into a coma. He has now woken up. The messenger said that the third prince had set out for Hanfeng Temple today, but was assassinated on the way. However, he

There was a master beside him who drove away the assassin, leaving the third prince unscathed."

"Master?!" The second prince was stunned, "What does that person look like?"

"He always wore a bamboo hat and a scarf on his face. The person who delivered the message never saw his face."

"It's him!" As soon as the second prince heard what the butler said about the master's clothes, he immediately knew who he was. He didn't expect that his father would let him go out of the palace to protect the third prince. It seemed that the situation was getting more and more confusing.

"Did something happen to Yu Yao'er?" Compared with the news about King Qi and the third prince, he was now more concerned about whether Yu Yao'er made any mistakes.

"Go back to Your Highness, Yu Yao'er is dead." The butler replied with difficulty, but he knew that the second prince would go to Miaochun Pavilion every few days, and would only ask Yu Yao'er to accompany him every time.

The second prince is feeling gloomy in your heart at this time. The third prince and King Qi, their two rivals, were not killed in the explosion. On the contrary, Yu Yaoer, who was useful to him, was killed!

The housekeeper looked at the second prince's face, swallowed his saliva, and continued with a look of embarrassment: "I heard that all that was left of Yuyao'er's death was a burnt head. And it is said that King Qi did not receive any favor from the emperor.

The punishment was just that the imperial concubine enforced the family law and was unable to get out of bed for a long time."

"You go down first!" Seeing that the butler had finished explaining the matter, the second prince waved the butler away.

I returned to the study alone, full of irritation. Firstly, it was because of the news of Yu Yao'er's death. After all, Yu Yao'er was also the person in charge of the White Lotus Sect in the capital. Her death would inevitably not delay his own important events.

The second reason is that the word "explosion" has been lingering in his mind. He has been in the army since he was a child and has experienced many wars, large and small. Naturally, he knows the meaning of the word "explosion". The only thing in the armory is "explosion".

Thunder can explode. (Artillery was only available during the Ming Dynasty.)

Those thunders are strictly guarded even on the battlefield. Even if he wants to use them on the battlefield, he must register them. Not only the quantity but also the name must be registered, and when taking the thunders

, and the emperor's supervisors are still watching, and anyone who dares to take one more will cause unnecessary trouble.

But now I didn't expect that the imperial concubine would actually get the thunder.

Did the father do this intentionally? Knowing that there was something fishy about Miaochun Pavilion, he took advantage of the third prince's Hongmen Banquet to get rid of this unsightly place.

Or is it that my father found out that the owner behind Miaochun Pavilion is actually someone else? Although it is apparently a private consumption industry, the boss behind the scenes is himself, and Miaochun Pavilion is used by himself and the White Lotus Sect to spy on intelligence.

The place. Now that Miaochun Pavilion is gone, it’s like losing an arm.

Damn it, the second prince scratched his head irritably. None of the people in Miaochun Pavilion were his subordinates. They didn't tell him any news when they were bombed. Otherwise, he could have known in advance and made some countermeasures, and he wouldn't be in the same situation now.

Only then did he realize that he was passive everywhere and could only guess what the emperor's intentions were.

It seems that we need to urge the White Lotus Sect to re-build Miaochun Pavilion as soon as possible. And after I finish offering incense tomorrow, I will go to the Minister of Household Affairs, Shen Jianqiang.

"Dang Dang Dang!" There was a rapid knock on the door, "It's me, Your Highness!"

"Come in!" The second prince retracted his thoughts, let Ji Taimei come in, and asked Ji Taimei: "If you don't have a good rest at home at night, what's wrong with coming to this prince's place?"

"Your Highness, my eldest brother just sent me a piece of news. Please read it." Ji Taimei respectfully presented Ji Wuli's news.

"Hey! Looking at you in such a hurry, I guess it's not good news." The second prince reached out and took the paper, "Why is there all bad news today? Can't there be some good news to make this prince feel better?"

When he saw the information on the note, he was stunned, "Prince Xue Ruyueben remembers..."

"Yes." Ji Taimei nodded, "That's what your highness thinks. This Xue Ruyue is from Jinling's Xue family, and she is also the woman Tao Penju wants to marry."

"Ha!" The second prince chuckled, "It seems that this Xue Ruyue is not a good girl! She is so dissolute, and she is very good at playing hard to get. If Tao Pengju finds out that she is flirting with the King of Qi in the capital, I will be fine with you.

, I’m afraid I already have the intention to kill King Qi.”

"Your Highness, I don't care what happens to Tao Pengju. The target point we should focus on now is why Xue Ruyue is here!" Ji Taimei didn't expect that the second prince's focus would be here, so he hurriedly reminded him. Could it be that the second prince was so quick?

Forgot, you are also wearing a hat by King Qi now!

"Hahaha, I just relied on my beauty to get close to the King of Qi, thinking that I would be the golden turtle son-in-law. I could use the name of the King of Qi to help my family tide over the difficulties." The second prince laughed.

"But there are rumors in Hanfeng Temple that King Qi wants to break in and has an evil desire for Xue Ruyue. As a result, Xue Ruyue resisted desperately and King Qi did not succeed. How could His Highness say that Xue Ruyue is the king of Qi on the list?

?!"

"Didn't I say that just now? Play hard to get!" The second prince threw down the blank paper, looked at Ji Taimei and said, "Brother Ji is not married yet, right?"

"Yes!" Ji Taimei nodded, "A man should still put his career first, so I won't get married. What's more, I don't have any thoughts about it now."

"Haha!" The second prince stood up and patted Ji Taimei's shoulder, "If you have time, you should find a girl you like!"

"What does your Highness mean by this?" Ji Tai was puzzled, "Aren't we talking about Xue Ruyue and King Qi? Why would Your Highness persuade me to get married now?"

"Haha, after Brother Ji finds the girl he likes, he will understand Xue Ruyue's intention of doing this."

"I still don't understand." Ji Taimei bowed and clasped his fists in salute, "Your Highness, please make it clear."

"Haha!" The second prince smiled, "I just wanted to talk to someone, so you came over. Why don't you take this opportunity to have a drink?"

Ji Taimei wanted to refuse, but the second prince did not give him a chance to refuse, "Hey! Brother Ji, don't refuse in a hurry. Let's drink while listening to His Highness tell you in detail."

"This... okay!" Ji Taimei really wanted to know why the second prince said this, so she had no choice but to agree to the second prince's decision.

"Come here, bring some wine. Your Highness will have a drink with Brother Ji." The second prince ordered to the servants outside.

After a while, the servant came in with a wine jug and a plate of peanuts. After filling them one by one, he bowed and left.

"Here, let's drink this glass first." The second prince drank it all in one gulp without waiting for Ji Taimei's consent.

"Your Highness!" Ji Taimei had no choice but to follow the instructions and drank it all in one gulp.

"Cough cough cough!" Ji Taimei coughed up tears due to the heat of the wine, "Your Highness, your wine is too strong!"

"Hahaha!" The second prince laughed loudly when he saw Ji Taimei's tears. "I want to drink to relieve my sorrow, so of course I need strong liquor!"
To be continued...