Traveling through the Poisonous Concubine

Chapter 297 The Vicious Prime Minister

In Qingshan College, the sun shines on the simple and elegant buildings, reflecting the smiling faces of the dean and the teacher. I am in a very happy mood.

"Haha, today is really a day worth celebrating! Let's go to Bazhenlou and have a drink!" said the dean excitedly.

The Master smiled and nodded: "That's just what I want!"

So, the two of them got on a beautifully decorated carriage, the driver waved his whip, the sound of horse hooves echoed through the streets, and they galloped towards the bustling and lively Bazhenlou.

At the same time, in the grand and solemn Prime Minister's Mansion, the Prime Minister had just returned from the court. He walked into the study with a tired face and lazily lay on the armchair, as if all the strength in his body had been drained. However, at this moment, a mysterious secret guard quietly appeared and broke the tranquility.

When the prime minister heard the noise, he opened his eyes slightly, and after seeing the secret guard, he immediately sat up straight, his expression became serious, waiting for the secret guard to report the news.

"The Prime Minister...all the people he sent out...are gone, and their whereabouts are still unknown. According to my subordinates' investigation, the Mu family might have been rescued by someone. It is not clear at the moment which force is secretly escorting the Mu family back to Kyoto, but I'm afraid that the Mu family has already returned to the capital by now." The secret guard lowered his head and said in a slightly trembling voice.

"What did you say? Repeat it to me!" The prime minister's eyes widened, his face full of astonishment and anger. He simply couldn't believe what he heard. You know, these secret guards were all his carefully cultivated confidants. Now most of them were lost in a flash. How could he not be heartbroken and furious?

After all, even the Prime Minister's Mansion does not have much ability to train secret guards. If he had not coveted some of Mu Wanqing's money, and if he had not seen others embezzling and accepting bribes, how could he afford to maintain secret guards?

The secret guard took a deep breath and recounted the incident in detail. After listening to it, the prime minister was so angry that he trembled all over, his teeth chattered, and his heart was burning with anger.

"How despicable! How dare you ruin my good deeds!" the prime minister roared in anger.

After a while, he calmed down a little and ordered the secret guard: "You retreat first and continue to pay close attention to the movements of the Mu family. If you find that they have not returned to the city, you must find out their whereabouts and catch them all in one fell swoop, and kill them without mercy!" A trace of viciousness flashed in the prime minister's eyes.

Yun Yuxi, who was far away on the other side, naturally would not have thought that the Prime Minister would be so cruel and ruthless, and wanted to put the Mu family to death and kill them all.

The prime minister was very angry and went to Liu's room. Liu was pregnant and was very pregnant. The prime minister was very happy that he had a child in his old age.

"Oh, what's wrong with you today, Master? You look so frowned and worried. Could it be that some fool has dared to offend our majestic Prime Minister? Could it be that you have been humiliated in the court? Mammy, quickly bring Master a bowl of ginseng soup to nourish his body."

Liu was seen smiling like a flower, walking lightly to the side of the Prime Minister, stretching out her slender jade hands and gently holding the Prime Minister's slightly rough hands. Her beautiful eyes blinked, as if she was acting coquettishly or curiously trying to get some clues from the Prime Minister.

"Liu'er, how can you ask about the affairs of the court at will? Those things are not what you should know. Remember, don't forget your identity. Quickly take out some silver for me. I have something extremely important and urgent to deal with. Quickly bring me 10,000 taels of silver. There must be no delay in this matter!"

The prime minister only wanted to get the money from Liu, so he deliberately softened his tone and did not shout at her as usual.

Even Liu herself was a little surprised, thinking to herself: Is it because I am pregnant that the master is so tolerant to me? Little did she know that the prime minister was only thinking about the silver at this moment!

"Master, you know that in our mansion, the marriage is not allowed. I cannot afford ten thousand taels of silver. How about I give you five thousand taels?" Liu cursed the prime minister in her heart, but still had a smile on her face as she discussed the matter.

The prime minister also felt a little guilty. He didn't have anything to do. He was just bored and wanted to go to the brothel to have some fun. This matter must not be known to Liu.

"Thank you very much, Liu'er. I will accompany you tonight. Let's go to your yard. I have to do some business quickly. Please Liu'er, get me some silver." The prime minister tried to please her in a very flattering manner. He also knew that five thousand was not a small amount.

Liu was seen standing there, cursing inwardly: "Hmph! It would be fine if you really had something urgent to deal with, but if I find out that you dare to go to a place like a brothel to do evil and seek pleasure, from now on, don't even think about getting even a penny from me!" Although she said this in her heart, she did not stop and turned to walk towards the inner room.

As soon as she entered the inner room, Liu went straight to her dressing table, opened the drawer skillfully, and gently felt for a secret compartment mechanism.

With a light "click" sound, the secret compartment opened, revealing an exquisite wooden box. Liu slowly opened the lid, and saw a thick stack of banknotes neatly arranged inside, the amount of which was staggering.

Looking at the box full of banknotes, Liu couldn't help but feel distressed. After hesitating for a long time, she finally made up her mind to take out five banknotes with a face value of 1,000 taels. Every time she took one out, her heart felt as if it was pricked by a needle.

After finally taking out five thousand taels of silver, Liu carefully put the remaining silver back in place as if it were a treasure, then closed the lid, pushed the wooden box back into the secret compartment, and carefully closed the drawer.

At this moment, the prime minister, who was about to quietly get up and go over to peek at where Liu's banknotes were hidden, suddenly heard a slight sound of footsteps coming from outside the door. He was startled and quickly sat back in his chair, pretending to be calm.

After a while, a maid came in with a cup of steaming ginseng tea. The prime minister saw this and quickly reached out to take the ginseng tea, pretending to be calm and taking a sip to cover up his previous actions and true intentions.

Liu gave the banknotes to the prime minister with a distressed look on her face, and told him to spend less. She took the opportunity to complain about how difficult it was to be a housekeeper, how much the mansion spent, etc. The prime minister could only listen patiently, and then said some sweet words to coax Liu before he managed to get away with it.

The coachman had already harnessed the carriage and was waiting. Just when the coachman was getting a little impatient, the prime minister finally arrived. He got on the carriage and told the coachman to go for a walk first. He was afraid that Liu would catch him going to the brothel, so he took the opportunity to get rid of Liu's people.

The dean and teacher of Qingshan College in East Street walked aimlessly and talked all the way towards Bazhenlou. They got off the carriage in advance. After all, the carriage was too bumpy, which made the two old men a little unbearable, so they got off the carriage not far from Bazhenlou.

When they arrived at East Street, the Prime Minister also tried to escape by getting off the carriage. He told the coachman to park the carriage near Bazhenlou and wait for him, trying to make it appear that he was meeting guests at Bazhenlou.

Sure enough, after the prime minister got off the car, the people in the dark left. The prime minister breathed a sigh of relief and prepared to go to the clothing store to change clothes, disguise himself, and turn a corner to go to the brothel.

Who would have thought that he would actually meet the dean of Qingshan College. The teacher was even more sharp-eyed and greeted the prime minister. When the prime minister saw the dean was there, he quickly stepped forward to greet him. He could choose not to give face to the teacher, but he must give face to the dean of Qingshan College.

The Prime Minister knew that he might not be able to get away, so he greeted him with a smile on his face. After all, he could not offend the President of Qingshan College, and even Emperor Suwen had to give the President of Qingshan College some face.

Dean Qingshan also looked down on the Prime Minister's character, but thinking of Yun Haoxuan, he nodded reluctantly. After all, Yan Wuque told him privately to keep a closer eye on the young master of the Prime Minister's Mansion.

"Dean, where are you going? Why don't you come to my house and have a seat? I recently got some good tea, please taste it with the master," the prime minister greeted politely.

"That's not necessary. The Master and I are going to go to Bazhenlou for a drink. If Your Excellency is not busy, let's sit together," the dean said indifferently.

How could the Prime Minister dare to refuse, so he nodded, still wondering in his heart why the dean of Qingshan College was so polite to him.