As the sun set and the sky gradually darkened, the wealthy businessman invited these nobles to rest in his manor.
Not only did he not lose any money or manpower during this encounter with bandits, he was also lucky enough to meet two princes. He was really lucky.
The wealthy businessman's manor was in good condition, and even the picky Prince Duan didn't say anything. He arranged the best rooms for the two princes, and slightly smaller rooms for Jin Fu, Jin Zui and Hong Yu.
It started to rain again in the evening, and the spring was chilly. This atmosphere was perfect for eating hotpot indoors.
Da Shang Dynasty had a similar pot. When the owner heard that the two of them wanted to eat it, he asked his servants to prepare it. The two princes also offered to eat it together.
This saves the village owner a lot of trouble, as he doesn't have to prepare meals separately.
King Ying first asked King Duan: "How is the second brother's errand going? He is actually free to pick up Miss Jin and Miss Hong."
King Duan did not answer but asked, "How is the eldest brother's ancestor worship matter going? It won't be over in such a short time, right?"
The two sat facing each other, and Tang Yue seemed to see their eyes meeting above the table, and small lightning crackled.
Jin Zui calmed down the atmosphere, "These spring bamboo shoots are good, they are tender and crispy when blanched."
Even a careless person like Hong Yu noticed something was wrong between the two of them and secretly sent a message to Tang Yue, "Do they have any grudge?"
She couldn't explain such a long court dispute to Hong Yu, so she said casually: "Brothers, you are always stumbling."
Hong Yu, who was opposite him, looked thoughtful, "It's not that simple. The two of them must be fighting for the throne, so they don't have a good relationship."
Tang Yue was shocked. Hongyu had always behaved like a little girl who was inexperienced in the world, but he could actually see this?
The voice from the other side continued: "It's so sad. Although I hope His Highness Duan Wang can become the emperor, but then he will have a harem of three thousand, and I don't want to share him with other women."
Tang Yue was speechless, took a sip of tea, and then began to concentrate on slicing the meat.
Ji Chongguang and Prince Duan were going back and forth, quarreling with each other. Brother Ji even observed Tang Yue when he had time, and seemed to be communicating with the other party in a way that he didn't know.
Sure enough, these two women have a secret that is not known to everyone.
After finishing the meal, King Duan became even more angry. He was now sure that Ji Chongguang was coveting his fiancée, and he secretly looked at her several times during the meal.
But the other party was his brother after all, so he couldn't get angry. He wanted to communicate with his fiancée privately and let her pay attention to his words and deeds. However, Hong Yu kept pestering him so that he had no chance to talk to Jin Fu.
If he hadn't refused, Hongyu would have followed him back to his room, and King Ying would have sowed a wedge between him and his fiancée again like he did just now.
Kureha couldn't go back to sleep with Prince Duan. She was sulking alone in the room and didn't want to sleep at all.
He ran to Tang Yue's room in the middle of the night and shook her awake, "Why did King Duan refuse to sleep with me?"
Tang Yue is now a mortal and needs sleep. Being woken up by Hong Yu feels helpless, "Do you really want me to analyze why he didn't take you back to your room?"
Hong Yu looked at her, "Just tell me, I'm not angry."
Tang Yue sighed, "Actually, you understand in your heart that I am the daughter of the Minister of War. King Duan attaches great importance to the marriage with the Jin family. This marriage can help him win the position of crown prince."
"Although Sister Hong is also the pampered eldest lady in the family, he only thinks of you as a folk woman and cannot tell him your family background. In today's situation, you are his lover and I am his fiancée. We are both here at the same time.
, he cares more about his marriage to the Minister of War, so he is inconvenient to sleep with you."
Hong Yu looked depressed and a little angry, but he knew that what Jin Fu said made sense and did not have an attack.
Seeing that she had endured it, Tang Yue continued: "Sister Hong, don't look at how sweet you and Prince Duan are now, have you ever thought about what will happen in the future? With an identity like Prince Duan, it is destined to be impossible for him to marry only one woman.
Even if the real wife is not me, she will be someone else."
"My father only has one woman, my mother, and I cannot allow my husband to have other women." Hong Yu looked very determined.
Tang Yue nodded, "It's impossible for you to kidnap Prince Duan back, as it will bring disaster to your family."
Hong Yu, who was sitting by the bed, nodded, "I will not take Prince Duan back. He is a human prince. If he is kidnapped back home, heaven will blame us and cause disaster."
Tang Yue felt that Hong Yu, who was calmer, still cared about his family. People would be confused in the world of mortals and blinded by their emotions.
At this time, if someone can always stand by their side, remind them, and accompany them, they will not fall into inner demons and make big mistakes.
In the beginning, Kureha was alone in the human world. No one discussed these things with her, which led to the final tragedy.
She felt better and said, "Thank you, Afu. Even if I don't find a good lover this time in this world, it's still good to get to know you, a good sister."
Suddenly, a faint cry came from the distance. It was very sad. Hong Yu thought of himself and said to Tang Yue: "Let's go and see what's going on?"
Tang Yue nodded. She knew that Hong Yu was in a bad mood at the moment and needed company. She put on her clothes and went to find the source of the crying together.
Both of them were monks with magical powers. They avoided people along the way and found a small courtyard. When they entered, they saw a woman washing clothes. There were more than a dozen basins of clothes next to her.
Looking at her clothes, she doesn't look like a servant in another courtyard, but more like those worn by a wealthy businessman's concubine.
Hong Yu stepped forward and asked her, "Why do you wash so many clothes by yourself?"
The concubine seemed to recognize that the two of them were guests of the wealthy businessman and bowed, "Madam said these clothes are expensive and need to be cleaned by me personally."
Hong Yu didn't understand very much, "You should be your master's concubine, not a servant, right? And the servants don't wash so many clothes."
The concubine suddenly burst into tears, "It's my fate. Madam said that I was born in that kind of place. Washing more clothes can wash away the dirty things on my body."
Hong Yu didn't understand, "Where?"
Tang Yue answered, "Probably a brothel."
Hong Yu was very angry, "Since your master has taken you home, he should treat you better. How could you let your wife bully you like this?"
The concubine shook her head, "Anyway, this is my life."
They were talking here and woke up the old woman who was dozing outside the yard. She was here to supervise the concubine.
"You bitch is lazy again? I want you to finish washing the clothes as soon as possible. You are not allowed to rest until you finish washing. If you don't rest, you won't let me rest. I'll beat you to death."
The mother-in-law walked into the yard and saw two unknown women. She wondered: "Who are you two? Are you newly brought back by the master?"
Hong Yu sneered, "It was indeed your master who brought us back."
"You little ones..." Before she could say that word, Hong Yu whipped her in the face.
The mother-in-law shouted, "Killing, rebelling, rebelling!"
Her shouts alerted the people nearby. The first person to arrive was a servant who was friends with the mother-in-law. He was patrolling nearby at night. When he saw Hong Yu hurting someone, he walked over and tried to grab the whip.
But ordinary mortals are no match for Hong Yu. They are just one more person to be whipped.
After a while, everyone in the manor was alarmed. The wealthy businessman and his wife hurried over and saw the two women brought by the prince to teach their servants a lesson.
He hurriedly came forward and asked, "I wonder where my servants have offended your noble lord? Please forgive me."
The wealthy businessman's wife also apologized again and again. The mother-in-law on the ground lowered her head when she saw her, knowing that she had really offended someone she shouldn't have offended this time.
He hurriedly knelt down with his servant and apologized, "It's just a young man who is short-sighted. Please save our lives."
King Ying, King Duan and Jin Zui also arrived and happened to see the wealthy businessman and his wife apologize to Hong Yu and Jin Fu.
King Duan immediately became unhappy. How could they insult the people at will? If word spread, it would be extremely detrimental to his reputation.
His face turned cold, "Hong'er, Afu, don't be ridiculous."
The concubine who was doing laundry was already kneeling on the ground. When she heard what Prince Duan said, she immediately begged for mercy, "It was Hong'er's fault. Don't beat Hong'er again."