Meng Li was thinking about things when the prince spoke:
"Shu Yi, keep following me, this woman is really interesting."
Meng Li: Huh? ?
So did the other person successfully attract your attention
Seeing Meng Li's slightly surprised expression, the prince coughed dryly and said:
"I am a little interested in knowing what this woman wants to do."
Meng Li: She wants to know too.
Meng Li followed Xu Caishan all day again. Xu Caishan still didn't give up the idea of conquering a ghost, and would communicate with her heart to heart if nothing happened.
But since Xu Caishan was with Princess Pingxian during this period, Meng Li did not cause trouble.
And every time she tried to communicate with the ghost that was following her, there was no response. Xu Caishan couldn't help but wonder, was the ghost not following her anymore
But the feeling of being peeped on seems to still exist.
Xu Caishan was scratching her head, she really wanted to own this ghost!
want to.
The prime minister's birthday is approaching. The prime minister has been an official in the court since the late emperor, and his qualifications are very old. This birthday is planned to be grand.
Meng Li remembered that in the plot, even the emperor went to the prime minister's house as a guest.
Meng Li, who was squatting at the door of Xu Mansion, watched Xu Caishan's personal maid walk out of Xu Mansion with a slightly nervous expression.
If I hadn't looked twice, I wouldn't have noticed the girl's nervous face.
Meng Li hesitated. If she followed Xu Caishan's maid, wouldn't she miss Xu Caishan's appearance
But Meng Li also felt that this girl was so nervous. Was there something she wanted to do secretly
Meng Li finally chose to follow the maid.
Soon after the maid came out, she turned left and right into an alley and walked into a private house. After entering for a while, she changed her clothes.
Wearing very simple clothes, with my face covered, I looked around and saw no one around, so I walked to a pharmacy.
After a while, the maid came out, and Meng Li followed her, watching her change clothes and return to Xu Mansion.
Then Meng Li spent money to find the pharmacy clerk.
The clerk at the pharmacy had a deep impression of the maid and couldn't stand the temptation of money, so he whispered a few words into Meng Li's ear.
Meng Li understood.
He returned to the prince's residence and reported the matter to the prince.
Let me remind the prince, the medicine that girl bought is not a good thing.
Although I don’t know who it is used on, I want the prince to pay attention.
The prince's face straightened up after hearing this, and he was a little serious.
Later, Meng Li discovered that the second prince Wei Zining had been in and out of Xu Mansion several times.
Wei Zining went in and out of Xu's house without arousing suspicion. After all, they were about to get married and it was normal for them to move around.
However, Meng Li still told the prince word for word about the incident.
Soon the day came when the prime minister held a birthday banquet, and the prince also went for a visit, taking only Qin Yi and Meng Li with him.
The plaque of the Prime Minister's Mansion is hung high, and red lanterns are hung on both sides. It is full of joy. The servants and housekeepers who receive guests stand at the door.
The steward of the Prime Minister’s Mansion announced:
"His Royal Highness is here!"
After a while, the old prime minister appeared at the gate and saluted the prince.
The prince supported the old prime minister before leaving and said a few polite words and congratulations before letting Meng Li and Qin Yi hand over the gifts they had brought to the old prime minister.
Although the old prime minister was old and his beard was a little gray, his eyes looked particularly clear, and his attitude towards the prince was neither unruly nor overly humble.
The butler was also very humane. He opened the gift box handed over by Meng Li and Qin Yi and gave it a look to the prime minister. The prime minister looked happy and stretched out his hand to touch it carefully before the butler loudly shouted the gift from the prince.
And carefully asked people to register.
A caring attitude makes the gift-giver feel at ease.
The old prime minister welcomed the prince into the prime minister's house again. Meng Li and Qin Yi consciously kept a distance from the prince, standing in a corner like wooden figures. Meng Li couldn't help but look around.
The female relatives of many officials' families also came, all dressed up in fancy clothes, unwilling to be inferior to others.
Then Meng Li also saw Princess Pingxian coming, chatting and laughing with Xu Caishan and several women.
Princess Pingxian looks older than other people of the same age, a girl in her late twenties.
It's probably because Princess Pingxian didn't spend much time in the capital, she didn't have many friends in the capital, and she was more attached to Xu Caishan.
Facing so many people, I was a little shy.
The Prime Minister was very proud, and all kinds of princes, princes, and officials came to wish the Prime Minister a happy birthday.
Xu Caishan looked at the prime minister's door from time to time, as if expecting something.
Perhaps Meng Li's eyes were too straightforward, and Qin Yi beside him couldn't bear it at first, and said to Meng Li:
"Don't forget to keep an eye on Miss Xu today."
Meng Li said calmly:
"Just because it's today, I have to keep an eye on her more seriously."
With so many people today, Xu Caishan's expectant eyes couldn't possibly be expecting Wei Zining.
After all, Wei Zining had already arrived.
Everyone who is supposed to come has come.
There is only one person to look forward to.
emperor.
Only she and Xu Caishan knew that the emperor would come today.
So is Xu Caishan going to cause trouble today
Sure enough, when it was almost time to start the banquet, the butler shouted from outside the door:
"The Emperor has arrived!"
When the Prime Minister heard this, a look of surprise appeared on his face, and he quickly moved toward the door.
The prince and several princes followed the prime minister. The emperor's dragon bow stopped at the prime minister's gate. A group of people knelt down in unison:
"I respectfully welcome Your Majesty!"
The people in the Prime Minister's Mansion also knelt down. The Emperor said a few words to the Prime Minister, then carried the gift to the courtyard of the Prime Minister's Mansion, then looked at everyone and said:
"Get up."
Everyone stood up. In the presence of the emperor, everyone became a little nervous. But fortunately, after a while, the emperor went to the main hall of the Prime Minister's Mansion, and everyone relaxed a little.
The banquet started soon, and the Prime Minister's Mansion also arranged seats for everyone. The prince and prince were seated very close to the emperor.
so…
As the prince's personal bodyguards, they actually had official positions, but Meng Li and Qin Yi were still too far away from the prince.
After dinner, the prime minister took the emperor to the main hall to sit down. Several more respected officials in the court also went to accompany the emperor.
The prince found Meng Li and Meng Li in the garden, and made a small gesture to Qin Yi and Meng Li. This was a secret signal between them.
The prince took the lead and walked towards the garden of the Prime Minister's Mansion.
Meng Li and Qin looked at each other and followed the prince.
When the prince found behind a rockery, the prince's face turned completely gloomy, and his eyes were filled with anger.
Meng Li had an ominous premonition.
What could possibly piss off the prince
The prince said a few words in Qin Yi's ear. Qin Yi reacted greatly and immediately knelt down and said:
"Master, forgive me. I only blame my subordinates for not protecting my master."
"Master, please punish me!"
The prince lowered his voice and said:
"Let's not talk about these things for now. First, do the things I have asked you to do." The stern look in the prince's eyes reappeared.