Daqian Night Emperor

Chapter 88: Both princes came to invite us?

"No, no, no, it's impossible. That man has long been dismissed from office. Besides, how could His Majesty possibly employ him?"

A name emerged in Gao Erye's mind, but he quickly denied it.

But at this moment, Ji Hengyi said: "I don't know the name of Zhao Qi'an's personal attendant, but I heard Zhao Qi'an call him 'Deacon Gou'."

"hiss……"

The last name is Gou?!
Mr. Gao stood up suddenly and asked Ji Hengyi anxiously, "Does that person have a mole on his chin?"

"Second Master, do you know him? There is indeed a mole on his chin."

"Is your smile creepy?"

"Yes."

"Is there a scar on your back?"

"...Second Master, how would I know this?"

His loud noise startled Ji Hengyi so much that he answered honestly.

After asking a few questions, Mr. Gao Erye was completely sure of the identity of the person who was Zhao Qi'an's close follower.

Is it really that hyena officer? !

It's no wonder that he reacted so strongly. The three words "hyena official" were well-known in the official circles in Beijing, especially in the ears of military generals.

Even though it has been almost ten years since the "Emperor's Arsenal Case", some people still feel sympathetic.

Master Gao was originally a military general from the Western Desert. Although he has resigned from his post and stayed in the capital to serve the Third Prince, he couldn't help but overreact when he heard the three words "hyena official".

But...why would Your Majesty employ hyena officials?

No matter how magnanimous Your Majesty is, you would not reappoint someone who dares to call the emperor a "traitor", right?

Mr. Gao couldn't figure these things out.

But he didn't have to figure it out.

All you need to know is that the hyena official touched the accounts of the Zongzheng Temple.

Although some tricks were done on the accounts of the Zongzheng Temple, if Gou Xiangxi could be concealed from them, then he would be unworthy of being called a "hyena official"!

He couldn't make a decision on this matter, so he had to inform the Third Prince as soon as possible.

Fortunately, the Third Prince was holding a banquet outside the palace today, and he was preparing to go out for the banquet. It was a coincidence that Ji Hengyi's news came.

Mr. Gao looked at Ji Hengyi, who had a frightened look on his face, and suppressed his emotions.

He raised his foot and kicked the beautiful maid who was kneeling beside him, knocking her over: "Ji Sicheng has been here for so long, don't you know how to pour a cup of tea? You have no sense at all!"

He waved to Ji Hengyi again and said with a smile: "Don't panic, don't lose your composure, it's just a small matter."

"It just so happens that His Highness has a dinner party today. I'll go there and let him know. His Highness will have his own way."

"Thank you for delivering this message, Ji Sicheng. Tonight, Ji Sicheng, please have fun in my gambling house. If you lose, just put it on my account. Just have fun."

Ji Hengyi was stunned for a moment, then suddenly overjoyed and bowed quickly: "Thank you, Second Master."

……

"Ruyi Casino?"

At the end of his shift in the evening, Zhao Qian received news reported by his subordinates.

"It's the Gao family's property, and the one in charge is Gao Tianhu, one of the Gao brothers." Gou Xiangxi thought for a moment and gave the answer.

He cupped his hands towards Zhao Qi'an and said with a smile, "It seems that today's plan of alerting the enemy with a startle has paid off."

There are people in the Zongzheng Temple colluding with the third prince. This was confirmed yesterday when Zhao Qi'an and Gou Xiangxi had a night talk.

If there had not been cooperation from people within the Zongzheng Temple, how could the occupation of the imperial land have been covered up?
Today's attempt has indeed yielded some results.

"But I thought the one who colluded with the Third Prince would be the Temple Minister, Duke Ying, but I didn't expect it to be just a Temple Assistant."

Gou Xiangxi clicked his tongue twice, as if feeling a little sorry.

If the Duke of England had something to hide, he would not agree to the investigation of the book library today. But the old man made it easy for him, so there was no grudge.

Zhao Qi'an shook his head and said, "The Duke may not be unaware of the trick here."

Gou Xiangxi was even more certain, and sneered: "How could he not know, this old fox, hey..."

The master and servant walked out while talking.

As soon as he walked out of the yamen gate, he ran into Duke Yingguo Ji Liyuan who was coming back from outside.

His face was flushed and his pockets were bulging. It seemed that he had gained a lot from attending the ceremony at the Taoist temple.

When Ji Liyuan saw Zhao Qi'an and his servant, he greeted them with a smile: "Zhao Sicheng, I'm lucky I got back in time. I almost had to go to your house to look for you."

"My Lord." Zhao Qi'an stood still and saluted, then looked up and said in surprise, "It's time to go off duty. I thought you had gone home today."

Ji Liyuan shook his head and smiled, "Isn't this someone's request for me to come and look for you, Zhao Sicheng?"

"Looking for me?"

Zhao Qi'an was very confused.

Ji Liyuan said, "There are two dinners in Kyoto tonight, the grandest of which is held here. Most of the officials in the capital are here."

He paused for a moment, and his smiling eyes fell on Zhao Qian'an: "And it just so happens that the hosts of these two dinners have asked someone to bring a message to me, asking if Zhao Sicheng would be willing to honor him and attend the appointment."

Zhao Qi'an understood immediately, but pretended to be confused: "Who are the hosts of these two banquets?"

Ji Liyuan lowered his voice and said, "These two are both princes. The second prince Ji Haoyu and the third prince Ji Yunrui. It depends on which family you want to go to."

In fact, Zhao Qi'an already knew about the two dinners today.

However, due to the open and secret struggles between these two princes, Zhao Qi'an thought that he would not be able to get involved for the time being.

Moreover, before today, neither of them had sent an invitation to the princess's residence.

Zhao Qi'an didn't expect that at this moment, these two people actually invited him through the Duke of England.

This was clearly a spur-of-the-moment decision of the two princes. It seemed that the noise Zhao Qi'an made today had spread.

He did not express his opinion immediately, but bowed and asked, "Whose banquet are you going to tonight, Duke?"

Duke Yingguo Ji Liyuan laughed: "Your Highness has been close to me since childhood."

"understood."

"Also, I think Zhao Sicheng should go to the banquet with me tonight. After all, your 'brother-in-law' is also at the Second Prince's table. Of course, the most important thing is..."

Ji Liyuan's smile did not diminish. He just raised his eyelids slightly, glanced at the group of men behind Zhao Qi'an, and said, "The Third Prince invited you to come over tonight. I'm afraid he has bad intentions."

Gou Xiangxi is right.

This British duke is an old fox.

Zhao Qi'an cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, what you said is very true."

"Then what about the Second Prince..."

"I want to go back and change my clothes first."

This answer means that he agreed.

Ji Liyuan's smile widened immediately, and he nodded, "Of course, of course. I will go back with you first, and I will also lend you the carriage. How about that?"

Zhao Qi'an did not refuse and agreed: "It would be great if the Duke could introduce me."

……

After returning to the princess's mansion, the Duke of England was invited to the front hall to serve tea.

Gou Xiangxi followed Zhao Qi'an to the backyard and asked in a low voice, "My Lord, why did you agree to attend the banquet?"

He was indeed puzzled. He had thought that given his benefactor's personality, he would not attend any banquet or eat at any table.

But unexpectedly, Zhao Qi'an chose to attend the second prince's banquet.

(End of this chapter)