Chapter 165 Discover the mystery! Cai Jing's handle!
"no……"
Li Qian opened his mouth and looked at Lu Bu, not knowing what to say.
Should we say that Cai Jing's wives and concubines are courageous, or should we say that Lu Bu has connections?
Mr. Cai's wives have gathered around him with cute smiles again, some hugging Li Qian's arms, and others clinging to his back.
A warm touch comes from all over the body, and waves of powdery fragrance penetrate into the nose. Beautiful and unique faces flash past the eyes, which is dizzying. The emerald hairpins worn by the beauties and the colorful gemstones are illuminated by the palace lanterns in the courtyard. It emits gorgeous colors.
Li Qian felt that even if Tang Sanzang came, he might not be able to withstand it.
But even if you can't bear it, you still have to bear it first.
For the current plan, we still need to understand the situation first before talking about anything else.
"Wait, you guys wait a minute!"
He hurriedly pushed away the beauties surrounding him.
"Oh, why are you so shy, little brother!" A woman wearing a purple gauze jacket, with a face so tender that she could almost squeeze out water, hugged Li Qian's waist, breathed like orchid, and said with a sweet smile: "Only you and I know about this matter today, and we will definitely not let anyone else know about it."
"That's right, don't be afraid, will the sisters eat you?" A beautiful woman on the other side who was a bit older than her, but had curved eyebrows and quite a charm, also came up to Li Qian again and pressed into Li Qian's arms.
I saw that several more women were about to join in, and maybe seven more could be gathered to stage the Pansi Cave drama.
Could it be that the blessings of being together that I have never enjoyed in the harem will be realized here?
Li Qian thought smartly and hurriedly pushed away the delicate beauty in his arms, untied the two warm jade-like pink arms around his waist, stepped away, and smiled at the accompanying women: "Mrs. , could you please wait a moment?"
"I want to have a few words with my friend first."
On the other side, Lu Bu had already started hugging her left and right, raising and lowering his hands. Hearing Li Qian's words, he hurriedly raised his head from the white shoulders and neck of the woman in his arms and looked at Li Qian: "What's wrong? Master... cough, Lao Li?"
"Come here, come here." Li Qian kept waving to him.
"Excuse me for a moment, excuse me for a moment." Lu Bu hurriedly left the three beauties in his arms and came towards Li Qian, causing the beauties to be coquettishly angry.
"Ladies, let me have a few words with him first." Lu Bu turned to them and smiled evilly, which immediately made the two rosy-faced women soften.
Li Qian was stunned when he saw it, wondering if it was because Lu Bu had poisoned him?
"What's going on?" Li Qian asked Lu Bu in disbelief: "Cai Jing's wives and concubines... why are they all like this?"
Lu Bu chuckled and said in a low voice: "Master, I heard other people talk about this place at first."
"That old man Cai Jing has married twenty-seven wives and concubines in a row. Think about it, with his virtue, can he handle it?"
"Don't we need good people like us to help him?"
Li Qian was dumbfounded when he heard this. He looked past Lu Bu and looked at the women present: "Cai Jing has twenty-seven wives and concubines, and there are only eighteen or nineteen here. Are they all here soon?"
Lu Bu also turned around and glanced, and then whispered: "Master, they come in shifts. Those who didn't arrive today may come tomorrow."
"If you don't enjoy it tonight, come back tomorrow."
Li Qian was speechless. He just sighed, but he didn't expect Cai Jing's wives to be so bold and unrestrained.
But who would have expected Lu Bu to say this out of the blue.
Cai Jing's wives and concubines actually had a shift system, taking turns coming to have fun.
Lu Bu saw Li Qian was stunned, then he smiled and said: "This is not the only small courtyard in Cai Mansion. These women are not satisfied with their desires. As long as they are men from outside and are not ugly, they will accept them all."
"But not many people know about this place, so I still have to leave some dignity to Mr. Cai Jingcai..."
Li Qian was speechless. How could this be called preserving his dignity?
What if you don't show any dignity?
At this moment, Li Qian thought of Cai Jing's eight sons.
He couldn't help but ask Lu Bu: "Of Cai Jing's many sons, how many are really his?"
Lu Bu was also in trouble: "Master, I don't know about this. I guess even her wives and concubines don't know about it..."
"Maybe only God knows, right?"
Li Qian wiped his sweat wordlessly and lamented what happened to the honest Cai Jing.
He has been busy all his life, like a diligent old scalper... no, an old green ox, working hard to make money, seize power, and make friends with party members.
As a result, in the end, I didn’t even know if my son was my own.
"Cai Jing... he shouldn't know what's going on here, right?" Li Qian hesitated for a moment before asking this question.
"I definitely don't know!" Lu Bu said matter-of-factly: "If he knew, he definitely wouldn't let it go!"
Li Qianxin said it was fine if he didn't know. If he knew and didn't care, then there would be a big problem.
The two of them chatted here for a while, and the women over there couldn't wait any longer.
"Lü Langjun, the spring night is too short, so don't delay any longer."
"Yes, and this young man, shall we come too?"
"Have you two gentlemen eaten? I will ask the following to bring wine and food..."
Li Qian glanced at them angrily, and whispered to Lu Bu: "It's better that you stay here, I'll go back by myself."
"What's the matter? Master?"
Lu Bu was startled for a moment, then suddenly realized: "You don't dislike them..."
"Alas~" Li Qian sighed, neither admitting nor denying.
Whether he disliked them or had some sense of morality in his heart and was unwilling to hang out with other people's wives and concubines, he just felt uncomfortable and didn't want to stay here.
"Okay, sir, there may be danger outside, so I will go back with you." Lu Bu said immediately.
"No, you can just stay here."
Li Qian glanced helplessly at the women behind him: "Now we are in Cai Jing's house, and they are Cai Jing's wives and concubines. If we just leave like this, how can they be willing?"
How could the female goblin let go of Tang Monk's meat? This is simply unrealistic, right?
But Lu Bu smiled and said confidently: "Don't worry, sir, I have a clever plan."
He turned around and explained to the women for a moment. Although these women were still a little dissatisfied, they all bid farewell to Lu Bu coquettishly.
"Lü Langjun, don't forget what you said today." He looked at Lu Bu tenderly with tears in his eyes.
"Mr. Lang, what will I do without you?" This is someone who is looking for life and death, crying and hanging himself.
"Lü Langjun, please don't forget me when you are out there." This is a sentiment full of affection and reluctance...
But what surprised Li Qian was that no matter what, these women seemed to acquiesce in their departure.
After leaving the small courtyard, the little maid held a lantern and sent the two of them towards the beautiful rockery.
Li Qian was wondering as he walked, and couldn't help but ask Lu Bu in a low voice: "Fengxian, what did you say to them? Why are these women so happy and just let us go?"
Lu Bu chuckled: "Master, I didn't say anything else. I just said that I will come every day for the next three days."
Li Qian's body was shaken, and he couldn't help but look at Lu Bu with awe in his eyes. He patted his shoulder and said with emotion: "Fengxian... I have really suffered for you..."
No wonder the female goblin would let go of Tang Monk's meat that came to her mouth. It turned out to be so that she could have Tang Monk's meat for the next three days!
After hearing that Lu Bu would come over, those who worked the shift might no longer obey the rules, and they might all come over in droves.
With one person to deal with more than twenty people, Li Qian really doubted that he would be squeezed out.
Lu Bu immediately straightened his expression, and his generous face under the moonlight was full of the glory of sacrifice: "It's all for the master, there is nothing that is not painful!"
The little maid sent the two of them to the rockery, joked with Lu Bu for a few more words, then turned and left.
Li Qian and Lu Bu continued to walk into the woods and walked towards the courtyard wall.
There was a thin layer of mist on the branches and leaves, making the clothes of the two people a little moist.
As they were walking, Lu Bu suddenly sighed: "Sir, in fact, they are all pitiful people, and they may not be that dissolute."
"Yeah." Li Qian nodded, everyone has their own way of life.
Anyway, Cai Jing's wives and concubines were eating rice from Cai Jing's family, and Li Qian was cuckolding Cai Jing. Naturally, Li Qian would not be free to comment on their lives.
Lu Bu thought Li Qian was being perfunctory and hurriedly explained: "Master, many of these women are not willing to marry Cai Jing."
"Huh?" Li Qian paused and turned to look at Lu Bu: "What do you mean?"
Lu Bu hurriedly walked forward to clear the way. As he walked, he explained in a low voice: "Master, think about it. Cai Jing is an old man in his fifties or sixties. He is old, ugly and fat. What do you think a girl would want to marry such a man?"
"It's just that Cai Jing is both rich and powerful."
"Some families are interested in Mr. Cai's money and marry their daughters to him as concubines. Some people are interested in his power and marry their daughters to him as concubines. These are all understandable."
Li Qian was stunned for a moment, and then nodded.
When Lu Bu said this, he only considered the situation of those families, but did not think about the thoughts of these girls themselves.
Are they really willing to marry someone like Cai Jing for money and power?
I'm afraid not necessarily.
It's just that the current social situation is like this, parents order the matchmaker.
No matter whether it is a woman or a man, it is difficult for them to escape the clutches of finger marriage.
This also includes Li Qian.
His beautiful girls were not those who fell in love and entered the palace by himself, but in the later period of the late emperor's reign, many ministers began to draft them.
Those people were all selected for him by the ministers, and even the emperor himself did not have the freedom to marry and love.
In today's society, only a few enlightened parents will allow their children to have free love.
But this is also when the family has no need.
If there is a need at home, no matter whether you are in love or not, you must marry when you should marry, and marry when you should marry...
"Master, not everyone in this world is willing to cling to the powerful!"
Lu Bu didn't notice Li Qian's expression. He moved forward while pushing aside the branches and leaves, and continued to complain: "Sometimes Cai Jing falls in love with someone else's girl, and she doesn't agree. Then trouble comes."
Li Qian followed him and continued to listen thoughtfully.
"With Cai Jing's power, who can bear it except those few people? After these families suffered, they slowly gave in, and in the end they had no choice but to marry their daughters to him."
"Master, think about it, these wives and concubines of Cai Jing did not enter the Cai Mansion willingly in the first place. They were forced to come in. How could they have any good thoughts towards Cai Jing? In addition, Cai Jing is an old useless man. Something..."
"After all this time, who wants to see him? Who really regards him as husband-in-law..."
Lu Bu pushed aside the branches, and the two of them got closer and closer to the courtyard wall.
Li Qian's thoughts had already flown far away.
Since Cai Jing's wives and concubines were forced, can they take advantage of this to stab him in the back?
After thinking for a moment, Li Qian shook his head gently.
It doesn't seem to work.
Although he, Li Qian, thought this was a big deal, in the eyes of many ministers in the court, it was just a trivial matter.
If Cai Jing is defeated, he can use this incident as the icing on the cake and pursue further pursuit.
But if you want to use this incident to cause Cai Jing to flip over, or even be unable to recover from the fall... that is impossible.
While thinking about it, Lu Bu's complaints stopped. The two of them had reached the wall, and Lu Bu slapped his hands twice.
After a while, a cough came from outside, and the familiar voice of the old eunuch said: "It's me!"
"Master? Are you back?"
"Back."
After Li Qian replied, he climbed up the wall with Lu Bu's help and jumped into the alley.
Immediately, Lu Bu's figure also crossed over from the wall.
Li Qian turned around and looked at the high courtyard wall, sighing quietly.
What would happen if Daqian also had Prime Minister Cao?
If he knew about such a paradise, he would definitely be ecstatic, right?
"Master, you are back!" The old eunuch's eyes filled with excitement and he hurriedly came up to greet you.
Lu Bu glanced at him and grunted without saying anything more.
"Long wait, Old Wei." Li Qian looked at him with a smile.
"Soon! Soon!"
Under the bright moonlight, the old eunuch's face also showed the glory of sacrifice: "For the sake of the master, even if I wait here all night, it won't be long!"
"Okay, I know you are loyal."
Li Qianqiang laughed: "The curfew is about to begin. It would be bad if we were caught by the officers and soldiers on patrol at night."
"Let's go quickly."
"Yes, sir." Lu Bu and the old eunuch responded in unison.
The three of them walked through the alleys under the moonlight and returned to the palace.
Walking on the road, Li Qian sighed quietly.
Is this considered a political struggle?
Fake court struggle: all kinds of scheming old shady plots behind the scenes, grass snakes and gray lines, countless secret hands, just waiting for one day to break out and kill the opponent!
Real court struggle: the emperor personally sneaked into the minister's house and had fun with the minister's wives and concubines...cross out the last sentence and change it to "looking for clues".
Looking for clues…
As he thought about it, Li Qian's eyes suddenly lit up and he became enlightened.
"Fengxian!
"He grabbed Lu Bu's arm!
Lu Bu was startled by him, and even the old eunuch almost jumped up.
Li Qian was a little excited and said in a suppressed voice: "You have been living with Cai Jing's wives and concubines these days..."
Halfway through, he changed his words: "Go to his house to inquire about what happened in the past few days. Do Cai Jing's wives and concubines know about Cai Jing's..."
"secret?"
"This..." Lu Bu scratched his head in embarrassment: "Master, I really didn't ask..."
The old eunuch was shocked. Cai Jing's wives and concubines? Are they hanging out together?
What exactly happened here??
"Go back quickly, go back quickly."
But Li Qian kept pushing him: "Go back and spend the evening with them."
"I'll ask afterward if Cai Jing, the old thief, has any secrets or anything shameful?"
Lu Bu was suddenly shocked: "Master, am I sleeping with them on orders?"
Li Qian stumbled and almost fell to the ground.
Why are your angles always so strange?
"Yes, you are!"
He waved his hand helplessly: "Go back quickly!"
"No, sir, I have to send you back."
Lu Bu was very stubborn this time and could not move forward: "Master, I can't see you returning home safely..."
"I...even if I go now, I still feel uneasy."
The old eunuch couldn't help but said: "Master, let him go back with us?"
Li Qian sighed, and Lu Bu said hurriedly: "Master, don't worry, it will be the same whether you go to Cai Mansion in the morning or at Cai Mansion at night!"
"Just relying on my ability, it will be enough for a while."
Li Qian was suddenly startled and raised his head: "This..."
Sometimes too fast is not a good thing...
Lu Bu also realized the ambiguity in his words and hurriedly explained: "What I mean is that in just a while, they can be tidied up."
“When the time comes, you can ask whatever you want to ask!”
"good!"
Li Qian nodded and agreed.
I have to say, Lu Bu is really a damn all-rounder.
The three of them walked on the road, heading back to the imperial city.
As Li Qian walked, he recalled everything that happened tonight and looked at what else might be of use.
"Cai Jing... wives and concubines..."
"Cai Jing's son..."
What will be the relationship between Cai Jing's wives and concubines and Cai Jing's son?
They must have felt uncomfortable watching their biological father keep marrying a wife who was younger than them, right?
But that's not necessarily the case. Li Qian is not them, so it is naturally difficult to understand the thoughts of such a disciple.
So will Cai Jing’s sons know that they are not Cai Jing’s sons?
The statement was a bit convoluted, but Li Qian began to think about this issue seriously.
What would happen if they knew?
As he was thinking about it, he was suddenly startled, and then turned to the two people aside.
"How old was Cai Jing's eldest son, Cai You, when Cai Jing was born?"
This question immediately stopped Lu Bu, but the old eunuch thought for a moment before replying: "It seems... Cai Jing was born when he was in his thirties."
"So..."
Li Gan's eyes lit up: "Cai You may not be Cai Jing's biological son??"
"this……"
The old eunuch was stuck and really couldn't reply to this sentence.
Although he had just heard some sharp edges in the words of Li Qian and Lu Bu, the people involved may not know this kind of secret, so how could he know it?
Li Qian clapped his hands in surprise: "Whether it is true or not, as long as it is possible!"
Combining the character of Cai You in his previous life, Li Qian found that he had found something that could clamp Cai Jing's little tail.
Of course, it could also be that he clamped his neck.