jdhmnovel Chapter 586 Who is Gu Sinian?
Chapter 586 Who is Gu Sinian?
Thanks to Bai Wanwan who has always had people stew tonic food for Naitang over the years, although mice have a short lifespan, Naitang lives a much more energetic lifespan than ordinary mice.
It manages a large group of mouse minions. They don't have to run errands themselves on weekdays. They just need to squeak and give an order, and the minions will immediately rush out to do the work.
After arranging the investigation, Bai Wanwan turned around and watched the performance on the stage.
There was a play being performed on the stage at that moment, with the sound of gongs and drums booming.
As Bai Wanwan listened, the more she felt it sounded familiar. Wasn't this the story from the picture book she had just written last month?
These New Year picture books are very popular in her bookstore. Every time a new book is published, it is sold out before it is even put on the shelves.
She and Gu Sinian made a lot of money with these books.
Speaking of Gu Sinian, as the eighteenth prince, he is very busy every day.
Before dawn in the morning, he had to go to the palace to pay his respects to the emperor and then deal with various court affairs.
Sometimes he is busy trying cases and investigating corrupt officials, and sometimes he has to patrol military camps.
At night, he had to take time to read and study, and research ways to govern the country.
Even if he occasionally had some free time, he would be dragged away by the princes and ministers in the palace to socialize.
If Bai Wanwan wanted to talk to him, she had to make an appointment several days in advance.
The singing on the stage was melodious, but the sound of stringed instruments was suddenly interrupted by a harsh noise.
The muffled thud of something heavy hitting the table came from the private room next door, and the Sixth Prince's sharp voice pierced through the carved partitions: "Who do you think Gu Sinian is? From ancient times to the present, has anyone ever entered the royal family and retained their outsider surname? You really think you're such a big shot."
The tenth prince scoffed, "Isn't it just that father is partial? A bastard who has been raised among the people for many years dares to give orders in the court?"
A minister lowered his voice and said:
"Do you know? If Gu Sinian hadn't interfered in the canal transport case last month, we would have already pocketed the money!
As long as this boy is not eliminated, there will never be peace in the court!"
The Sixth Prince suddenly kicked over the stool at his feet, and the wooden leg hit the blue bricks with a loud noise:
"Tomorrow morning, I will report him to the Emperor!
You guys figure out a way to deal with him."
Someone lowered their voice and said, "The eighteenth prince is not even ten years old yet. If we ruin his health, what else can he do in the future?"
He rubbed his hands while speaking, with a sinister smile on his face:
"Find some pretty girls and keep them around him every day.
How can a child withstand this? It won't take long before he loses his energy and spirit!"
Another minister came over, his eyes rolling:
"How can a beauty trap alone be enough? I heard there's a slow-acting poison in the Western Regions. Drinking it will make your body weaker day by day, but outsiders won't be able to tell what's wrong.
If it gets mixed into his diet..."
Before he finished speaking, the people around him nodded in understanding.
There was also an old man with a goatee, stroking his beard and saying sinisterly:
“It would be better to bribe the people around him and deliberately teach him some bad habits of extravagance.
Taking him to gamble and drink every day, and then reporting his ridiculous deeds to the emperor, even if the emperor loves him, he will be disheartened! "
The Sixth Prince nodded and said, "I think these methods are all good. You should do it as soon as possible!"
A minister with a pointed face and monkey cheeks suddenly lowered his voice and came closer to the crowd:
"I have a permanent solution! Have you heard about it?
Several villages outside the city were struck by smallpox, and the dead bodies piled up like a mountain."
He covered his mouth with his sleeve, his eyes piercing with cruelty: "If the Eighteenth Prince accidentally contracts this disease..."
These words pierced everyone's heart like a poisonous thorn. The Sixth Prince's eyes lit up and he immediately slammed the table:
"Good idea! If you get smallpox, you'll definitely have to be sent to a quarantine camp outside the city!
That place lacks medical care and medicine, and most people who go in there will never come back!
Even if he survives by chance and gets pockmarks on his face, will the emperor still look down on him?"
The tenth prince clapped his hands:
"Yes, yes, yes. Bribe off a few more doctors and tell them to quarantine patients with serious illnesses for eight or ten years.
Without the opportunity to show his face in front of the emperor, what else can he use to fight us?"
Bai Wanwan curled the corners of her mouth. These people really deserve to die!
Shen Tao looked at her smile, trembling and said, "What do you want to do?"
Bai Wanwan glanced at him and said, "Don't watch! Keep listening to the music..."
On the stage was a small band consisting of several girls. They all looked like beauties in paintings, but they were all wearing veils and their appearances could not be seen clearly.
The girl who led the guqin performance sat in the middle. Her eyes and eyebrows were bright and pretty, her lips were rosy, and her skin was as white as a freshly peeled egg.
The Tenth Prince was fascinated by the music, his eyes fixed on the girl playing the piano. Suddenly, he slammed the table and said, "This girl is so pretty! Boss! Where's the boss? Call her over here! I want to see what she looks like under the veil!"
His attendants hurried out to find the shopkeeper. The Tenth Prince craned his neck to peer down at the stage, stamping his feet anxiously. "Stop dilly-dallying! If you don't come soon, I'll tear this place down!"
Bai Wanwan sneered, "If someone like this really becomes the crown prince, our Great Qi State will be in danger!"
Shen Tao and Wang Jingheng were silent. Everyone knew what kind of people the Sixth Prince and the Tenth Prince were.
Soon the girl was brought up. The Tenth Prince looked at her and laughed heartily, saying, "She is indeed a beauty. Her figure and face are absolutely stunning..."
The girl playing the piano was so anxious that she kept backing away, her voice trembling: "Don't do this! I'm just performing here to make a living, I don't do anything shameful like that!"
The Tenth Prince grinned and reached out to pull her:
"Don't be afraid, my beauty! I am a prince.
Follow me, and you will have as much gold, silver, jewelry, silk and satin as you want!"
The girl's eyes suddenly turned red, and tears fell down: "I, I don't care! I'm already engaged, and we're getting married soon!"
The Tenth Prince's face instantly darkened, and he slammed the table. "Engagement? Which blind man dares to snatch my person from me?"
Before he could finish his words, a young man suddenly rushed in from outside the door.
The young man's face flushed red, and he held the girl behind him, his voice loud and hard: "She is my wife! We were engaged since childhood, and you, the prince, can't take her away by force!"
The Tenth Prince was so angry that he jumped up and grabbed the teacup on the table and threw it at him: "This is outrageous! Drag this guy out and beat him! I want this woman!"
The woman's pearl hairpins were scattered all over the floor, and her cries almost broke her throat: "A Lang! Stop hitting me! I beg you!"
The tenth prince slowly turned his ring, and raised the woman's chin with his fingertips:
"If you had known better earlier, why would you have asked for trouble?
This prince loves the way you cry.
Come, drag this untouchable to the woodshed. Don't give him a single grain of rice without the prince's order!"
As the man was dragged by the guards, his fingertips left long bloody marks on the ground, and his intermittent shouts gradually faded away.
The woman collapsed to the ground: "As long as you give him a chance to live... I... I will agree to anything..."