Women dressed as men: powerful officials

Chapter 109 Prince Bei Yuan

The carriage went straight into the city. After Bei Yao changed his clothes, he went to the Prince's Mansion leisurely.

The prince has been away from the palace for many years and has set up a residence outside the palace.

After the prince left the palace and set up his own residence, the first thing he did was to marry Qi Shengmei, the daughter of the prime minister, in order to win over the prime minister's residence.

After Beiyao entered the city, he changed to a carriage.

The standard is the ceremonial procession of the prince’s travels.

Therefore, the Prince's Mansion had already received the news before the carriage arrived at Zhuque Street.

As soon as the Beiyao carriage arrived at the gate of the Prince's Mansion, it saw Butler Sun and eunuch Xicheng waiting at the gate with their heads bowed.

The carriage slowly stopped. Chen Shan got off first, took the stool beside him, and then reached out his hand to help Bei Yao get off the carriage.

During this time, the people waiting at the gate of the Prince's Mansion kept their heads bowed and were very polite.

When the people got off the carriage, Steward Sun immediately knelt down and said, "This old servant greets His Royal Highness the Third Prince. May the Third Prince live a thousand years and a thousand thousand years."

"You're welcome, Steward Sun."

Bei Yao said as he walked in, without any intention of asking Butler Sun to get up. He continued, "Coming to my brother's house is like coming home. You are so polite that I feel a little embarrassed to continue coming."

Steward Sun smiled and said, "Third Prince, you are joking. This is my duty as an old servant."

The gate of the mansion slowly opened, and Butler Sun hurriedly got up and followed Bei Yao, ready to serve at any time.

It was almost curfew time, and Bei Yao came at lunchtime. However, the Prince's Mansion was deserted and empty. He asked, "Brother Wang is not at home?"

"Prime Minister Qi has not been feeling well recently, and the Crown Princess is worried about his health, so the Crown Prince took her to the Prime Minister's residence early this morning. I'm afraid they won't be back until after the dinner."

As Butler Sun spoke, he led the guests to the tea room and said respectfully, "I have learned that the Third Prince is coming to visit. I have sent someone to the Prime Minister's Mansion. Please wait for a moment, Third Prince."

Beiyao smiled slightly and said, "Sorry for bothering you."

Only then did Butler Sun leave.

The teahouse was deserted. Although the weather was not as cold as in Shui County, it was still chilly.

Chen Shan watched Butler Sun leave, turned around and said, "The prince is trying to avoid the Third Master. I don't know if he is guilty or if this is true."

"It is impossible that the Prime Minister is ill without any news leaking out. The story is probably true, but I think there is no need to rush to see the Prime Minister at this moment."

Bei Yao raised his eyebrows slightly, sat leisurely on the chair, and asked again: "Have the people in the palace been evacuated?"

Chen Shan said: "The Third Master has entered the city, so we will withdraw."

Bei Yao nodded and said no more.

Not long after, Butler Sun brought people to serve tea.

A small white jade cup with a faint scent of tea.

Seeing this, Chen Shan stepped forward, sniffed a little, then tried it with a silver needle, and finally handed it to Bei Yao.

Steward Sun was not surprised by this and said, "Your Highness, the Crown Prince is already on his way back home. Please sit for a while."

"Ah."

Beiyao responded and put the teacup aside, with no intention of drinking the tea.

Butler Sun stood by, looking down and saying nothing.

As it grew darker, there was finally some movement at the door.

Guessing that it must be Bei Yuan who has returned, Bei Yao stood up and said, "Brother Wang is back. I will go to the door to wait for him."

Bei Yao went out first, and Butler Sun followed behind.

It was already late, and Bei Yuan was supported by the Crown Princess Qi Shengmei and entered the palace carefully.

Bei Yuan did not see Bei Yao.

On the other hand, the Crown Princess Qi Shengmei bent her knees and said, "I am honored to meet His Royal Highness the Third Prince. The Crown Prince is drunk and I am afraid he cannot accompany me today. If the Third Prince has anything to say, please tell me. I will tell him when he sobers up."

Qi Shengmei is the eldest daughter of the Qi family.

The Qi family originally had four young ladies, but the youngest daughter, Qi Shengju, died young. Since then, only three young ladies were well-known in the capital.

The eldest daughter, Qi Shengmei, married the prince two years ago and became the crown princess.

The second lady, Qi Shenglan, although a concubine's daughter and not as well married as Qi Shengmei, she also married into a wealthy family and became the mistress of the household.

The only one left was Qi Shengzhu, the youngest daughter of the Qi family.

Qi Shengzhu is the youngest daughter of the Qi family. She has been loved since childhood, but is still unmarried.

"Sister-in-law, you really embarrass me."

Bei Yao stepped forward, held Qi Shengmei's arm as she saluted, and said with a smile: "We are all family, why do we have to go through all this empty formalities? It is said that an elder sister-in-law is like a mother, so Yao should be the one saluting his sister-in-law."

Qi Shengmei heard this, and the smile on her lips remained the same: "Third Prince, you are too polite."

Bei Yao took his hand back, held Bei Yuan's arm, and asked with concern: "I heard that Prime Minister He was ill, and my brother and sister-in-law went back to take care of him. How can you still drink so much? If the court officials knew about this, wouldn't they blame my brother again?"

Beiyao didn't believe that Beiyuan was drunk.

It was true that Bei Yuan smelled of alcohol, but the smell was very faint, more like the smell of alcohol that came from alcohol spilled on clothes, rather than the smell of alcohol that came from a drunk person.

What's more... there is an early morning court tomorrow. No matter how stupid Bei Yuan is, he would not choose this time to get drunk.

The only possibility is that the Northern Yuan Dynasty used the excuse of being "drunk" to get rid of him early.

Hearing Bei Yao's words, Bei Yuan's eyes showed a hint of fierceness, but after a moment, he returned to normal, only with a drunken look left.

He raised his head, looked at Bei Yao, and said vaguely: "Ayao, why are you here? It's all my fault that my brother drank too much today. I can't entertain you!"

The Northern Yuan Dynasty is not similar to the Northern Yao Dynasty.

Beiyao looks like the queen, and anyone who sees her will sigh that she is worthy of the reputation of being the most beautiful woman of that time. Beiyuan looks more like the emperor. He is handsome, but in terms of appearance, he is not as good as Beiyao.

At this moment, his face had a drunken flush, as if he was really drunk.

He turned around and ordered, "Come here, dig out the wine I buried under the tree. It's rare for A Yao to come to my residence. I want to get drunk with A Yao."

Qi Shengmei frowned and advised, "Prince, you've drunk too much. You should go to bed early."

After that, she said, "Housekeeper Sun, prepare some sobering tea. Don't let the prince make a fool of himself again."

"Yes."

Butler Sun stepped back in response.

Bei Yao seemed not to have heard the intention of driving the guests away in Qi Shengmei's words. He leaned over slightly and whispered in Bei Yuan's ear: "Brother Wang, when you were looking for someone to buy your life, did you ever think that the person who should have died not only came back alive, but also turned Zhuifeng Hall upside down?"

Bei Yuan trembled all over, but still pretended to be drunk, and asked in confusion: "Ayao, what are you talking about? Why can't I understand?"

"Then tell me something that you, my brother, can understand."

Bei Yao glanced at Qi Shengmei and his voice faded. "I am tired of playing this drama of deep brotherly love. Let your people clean up Zhuifeng Hall. Otherwise, if they find anything unclear, even the Queen Mother will not be able to protect you."

Bei Yao gently patted Bei Yuan's shoulder and said, "I heard that Xie Xiaocheng, the garrison commander of Sishui County, is coming back soon. Brother, you might as well think about how to get out of this situation."

Bei Yao finished speaking, stood with his hands behind his back, and said in a cold tone: "Chen Shan, go back to the palace."

Qi Shengmei couldn't help but look up.

The young man was dressed in white, with a straight back, like the bright white moon in the sky.

It makes people's eyes follow.

Before Qi Shengmei could look away, she heard the person beside her say coldly, "Haven't you seen enough?"

Qi Shengmei suddenly came back to her senses, lowered her head and said, "I dare not."

Bei Yuan stood up straight, his previous drunken state gone. He looked at Qi Shengmei with cold eyes, "Qi Shengmei, the Crown Prince's Mansion is still short of a concubine. If you are still obsessed with Bei Yao, then I can only let your sister enter the Crown Prince's Mansion as well, so that you won't be too bored in the mansion and always think about things that you shouldn't think about."