flstandardbreds Chapter 166 A man’s mouth is a liar
Chapter 166 A man’s mouth is a liar
The Second Prince and his staff kept looking at Liu Erdan and Hu Guilin's faces, but they didn't understand what they were talking about.
Liu Erdan was worried about bringing trouble to the Imperial Master, and his throat was smoking with anxiety. He picked up the tea bowl and took a big sip.
The second prince and his staff looked at each other and served tea to see the guests off? Got it.
"Then this prince will return to the palace and wait for news from the Imperial Master."
After the second prince finished speaking, he happily left the Imperial Master’s Mansion.
As soon as I went out, I saw the fifth prince's carriage parked in front of the Imperial Master's Mansion.
The fifth prince, An Luping, was getting off the carriage.
The two looked at each other, sparks of affection flashing in their eyes, and they wished they could kill each other.
Then the second prince laughed and said:
"Fifth brother, what a coincidence? But you and I came at the wrong time. The Imperial Master is not in the mansion."
The fifth prince snorted and asked, "Do you think I believe it?"
"Since the Imperial Master is not here, then please go on, second brother. I will go into the mansion and wait for you."
After saying this, he pushed the Second Prince away with his arm and strode towards the Imperial Master's Residence. One of his followers went to knock on the door, and two more followers followed behind carrying a large box.
The second prince narrowed his eyes and looked at the box.
"Leave one person to watch and see how long it takes for Old Five to come out and whether the box has been taken by the Imperial Master!"
The second prince, who was originally feeling very happy because the imperial teacher accepted his money, suddenly felt unhappy.
The fifth brother had a concubine whose family was from a merchant family and was said to be very rich. He was worried that the fifth brother would give more and that the imperial teacher would not look down upon his 100,000 taels of silver.
Let’s go back home quickly to discuss what to send as a gift.
Liu Erdan had just caught his breath when the Fifth Prince came again.
Are these princes all sick? They only come when the imperial teacher is not around.
Liu Erdan had no choice but to put on airs and pretend again.
Hu Guilin whispered in his ear:
"The old way, you take care of the 'oh' and I take care of the collection."
The fifth prince, An Luping, was as his name suggested, with an ordinary appearance except for his pair of eyes that sparkled with brilliance.
Emperor Jichang's genes need to be improved.
As soon as he entered the door, he said with a smile on his face:
"Master, I am here to congratulate you on your new home. Although I am a few days late, I am here to prepare a gift for you."
Having said that, he signaled his followers to open the box.
The fifth prince has always been cunning and not as direct as the second prince, and he is also impatient.
Inside the box was a white jade statue that was half a person's height and radiated a warm glow. It was obvious at first glance that it was worth a fortune.
"The Imperial Master is the messenger of God. This statue is carved from Kunlun white jade. This prince feels that only the Imperial Master is worthy of it."
Kunlun Mountain is the ancestor of all mountains and the place where immortals live. Kunlun white jade is known as immortal jade.
The fifth prince thought that the imperial teacher would definitely like it.
Liu Erdan and Hu Guilin don’t understand these things. Anyway, it looks nice, so why not just accept it?
The Fifth Prince has already said that this is a gift. Wouldn't it be disrespectful not to accept it?
Liu Erdan: “Oh.”
Hu Guilin stepped forward and took the white jade statue.
The Fifth Prince glanced at the expressionless "State Master" and thought to himself, it seems that the State Master has quite an appetite. White jade of this quality, yet he didn't even show any emotion in his eyes.
Could it be that the second brother’s gift is better than this?
No way, that poor guy, what good things can he have!
He recalled the news gathered by spies from the palace, that his father had asked the imperial teacher for elixirs, and each time he had spent one thousand taels of gold. Could it be that the messenger of God liked golden things?
Then he bowed again and said:
"Master, the family of my concubine runs the largest gold shop in Anning State. They just received a batch of gold ingots recently. I will send them to you later. I hope you can help me with the issue of choosing a crown prince."
Gold ingot!
Liu Erdan's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help curling his lips, and replied readily:
"Oh."
When the Fifth Prince saw that the Imperial Master seemed really interested in the gold, he took the "Oh" as the Imperial Master's agreement.
So he left satisfied.
When the Fifth Prince returned to the palace, he called his concubine Qian Baoer over, held her hand, and said affectionately:
"Bao'er, you must help this prince this time. No matter what, collect 50,000 taels of gold today and send it to the Imperial Master's Mansion!"
"As long as the Imperial Master is willing to lend a helping hand, then this prince's position as Crown Prince will be a sure thing!"
"When this prince ascends the throne, it will be inevitable that you will be given the title of Imperial Concubine."
"Although I cannot give you the position of empress because your family background is not as good as that of the Sun family, my heart will always belong to you alone!"
"Bo!" The Fifth Prince held Qian Baoer's face lovingly and kissed her hard on the lips.
Men’s words are deceiving, but they can always fool girls.
Qian Baoer was so happy that her face flushed as she said:
"Don't worry, Your Highness. I will do it right away!"
Then she happily returned to her parents' home and lived off her parents.
When Gu Xi and Chu Zhao returned to the Imperial Master's Mansion, they saw Liu Erdan lying on a pile of gold ingots, laughing foolishly. Hu Guilin despised Liu Erdan for being unsophisticated, bit the gold and praised him:
"It's all pure gold!"
Seeing their own national teacher coming back, the two of them quickly told him everything that had happened today.
Gu Xi looked at the 100,000 taels of silver notes, the white jade statue, and the 50,000 taels of gold, and smiled so hard that his teeth were showing.
It just so happened that she was planning to carry out large-scale construction and was short of money. She didn't expect that these two guys were also good at making money. They were worthy of being the soldiers led by her, Gu Xi.
Each of them was rewarded with two gold ingots, and Liu Erdan and Hu Guilin went out happily.
Chu Zhao watched Gu Xi put everything into the space, touched his chin and said:
"Who are you going to help become the crown prince?"
Gu Xi raised the corners of his lips and laughed:
"Who will be the crown prince? It doesn't matter. Let's squeeze them dry first!"
As soon as Chu Zhao saw Gu Xi's expression, he knew that the princes were in trouble.
He told Gu Xi another piece of news he had just received:
“I sent people to the north to investigate the matter of Zheng Yongan, the son of Old Man Zheng, and there is news.
After An Mengde arrived in the North, he tried his best to suppress the soldiers loyal to the Gu family. Those who disobeyed his orders were killed by him, and some were tattooed on their faces, demoted to slaves, and sent to mine. Zheng Yongan was among them. "
No wonder Mr. Zheng and his family have not received any letter from Zheng Yongan in the past six months.
Gu Xi's face darkened.
"This An Mengde is really damned! When father recovers from his illness, we have to go to the North."
Chu Zhao deeply agreed.
The soldiers in the north were all brave, and the Northern Yan army invaded many times but failed to set foot into the territory of An Ning State.
But these heroes who were dedicated to guarding the border for their country were treated as slaves and abused by An Mengde. It wasn't just the soldiers in the north who were chilled.
I'm afraid that if the generals knew about this, they would be extremely angry.