Wanyan Liang laughed, "Brother Tang Kuo, you're too honest. The one in the palace doesn't always keep an eye on the treasury. The people below will naturally have their own ways to deal with these problems. Why do we have to worry about them?"
Song Qing sighed. In his previous life, he had heard a rumor that the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty had always treated eggs as a rare treasure. This was because the Ministry of Internal Affairs had told him that one egg cost dozens of taels of silver. Even the Emperor felt the pinch when he ate it. He didn't know that eggs could be bought for just a few copper coins. At that time, Song Qing couldn't understand why the people of the Ministry of Internal Affairs would be so daring as to openly take the Emperor's money. Tonight, he finally understood.
"Brother Tang Kuo, I'm sorry for what happened tonight. There's no point in staying here any longer. Come, let's go to my palace. I'll treat you to a drink." Wanyan Liang stood up and pulled Song Qing to his side.
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"Your Highness, you're too kind …" Song Qing hurriedly tried to find an excuse to refuse. Although he was tempted to play with his Highness's women, he knew that there was no free lunch in this world. He would have to pay a higher price.
"Could it be that Brother Tang Kuo is accompanied by the most beautiful woman in the Jin Kingdom every day, so you think that the women in my palace are all mediocre?" Wanyan Liang's face darkened.
Song Qing knew that Qin Yu wasn't truly angry and was only putting on an act. But now that things had come to this, he really didn't know how to refuse. If he refused again, wouldn't that be tacitly admitting that all the women in the King Hailing Palace were mediocre?
As the saying goes, it's better to offend a gentleman than to offend a villain. Song Qing was at the critical moment of saving the people in the Washing Clothes Yard. If Wanyan Liang played tricks behind his back, it would be troublesome.
Just as Song Qing was having a headache, a hearty laugh came from outside the door, "Hailing King, do you welcome me in?"
"Changsheng King!"
Everyone in the room recognized his voice. Wanyan Liang glanced at Xiao Yu, "Why is he looking for me?"
Xiao Yu shook his head, "I'm not sure either. Let's wait and see."
The two's whispers didn't escape Song Qing's ears. Song Qing pretended that he didn't know anything. Very soon, the Ever-Victorious King was welcomed in. When he saw Song Qing, he was startled, "So the Emperor's son-in-law is here too."
Song Qing bowed: "Greetings, Wangye."
"We're family, don't be so polite." Changsheng King laughed out loud. Song Qing was startled at first, but he quickly reacted. Changsheng King was Ge Bi's brother, so he was actually his second brother-in-law.
After they chatted for a while, Wanyan Yuan suddenly said to Wanyan Liang, "Hailing King, you won't blame me for stealing your love today, right?"
Wanyan Liang laughed and said, "Changsheng Wang, you are exaggerating. Competing for the title of Courtesan Belle has always been a matter of elegance. How can there be such a thing as stealing someone's love?"
"Hehe, we grew up together. How can you hide your thoughts from me?" Wanyan Yuan laughed. "Don't worry, I'm not interested in that top courtesan. I just can't stand that brat Dao Ji's arrogant and domineering manner."
Wanyan Liang didn't respond. He calmly replied, "Wei Wang is young, it's normal for him to be a bit arrogant."
Only then did Song Qing find out that Wei Wang's real name was Wanyan Daoji. His heart immediately thundered. Daoji, Daoji, Ji Gong's Buddhist name was Daoji, and Ji Gong was a person from the early Southern Song Dynasty. At the same time, he claimed to be an official from a young age. Could this Wei Wang be the future Ji Gong?
Song Qing felt like his brain wasn't enough to process all of this. This world was a bit too chaotic.
"You're too thoughtful." Hearing Wanyan Liang's superficial diplomatic words, Wanyan Yuan was a bit dissatisfied. "I came all the way here to give you the title of Courtesan Belle."
"Give it to me?" This time it was Wanyan Liang's turn to be surprised.
"Heh, you're pretending. Who doesn't know that you're a playboy?" Wanyan Yuan rolled his eyes at him. "You also know that I'm not interested in women. Tao Yao is also very strict with me. If I really bring the title of Courtesan Belle back, she'll make a scene."
Wanyan Liang was startled. "Sister-in-law has always been gentle and virtuous. She doesn't seem like the type to control you."
"Of course she's gentle in front of outsiders, but in front of me, she's a tigress." Wanyan Yuan's face was gloomy.
Listening to their conversation, Song Qing guessed that the Tao Yao they were talking about was the Changsheng Wangfei. He couldn't help but feel curious. After being in Daxing Prefecture for so long, I've discovered that the names of these female Enlightened Masters are so strange that I can't bear to look at them. But this Changsheng Wangfei's name isn't bad. It's comparable to my family's Ge Bi. I don't know if it's from the Book of Odes, but these female Enlightened Masters aren't very cultured. It's probably just a coincidence.
"Don't be ungrateful of your good fortune. Sister-in-law was a famous beauty in our circle. In the end, she chose you. Who knows how many people sighed with regret. Later, the Emperor specially conferred her the title of Lady Peach Blossom. Who knows how many women were envious of her?" Wanyan Liang teased. He thought of the bright and beautiful young girl from back then. Although she was now someone's wife, she had become even more beautiful. His heartbeat suddenly sped up.
Wan Yanliang's physical reaction didn't escape Song Qing's ears. Song Qing glanced at him and thought to himself, "This Wan Yanliang is really a severe wife-con. I thought I was already ridiculous enough, but I didn't expect that there would always be a higher mountain."
Hearing the words "Lady Peach Blossom," Wanyan Yuan's expression changed slightly, but he quickly concealed it. Unwilling to fall behind, he retorted, "You speak as if Tu Danjing wasn't the common lover of our group. In the end, she still chose you."
"So the Princess of Hailing is called Tu Danjing. No wonder Wanyan Liang has such a close relationship with the Tu Dan family." Song Qing glanced at the four experts beside Wanyan Liang. Two of them were called Tu Dan Ali Chuhu and Tu Dan Zhen. It seemed that the Tu Dan family had bet their entire family on the King of Hailing.
"This is different. Although there were many people who liked Tu Danjing back then, at least that person didn't like …" Wanyan Liang said meaningfully.
Wanyan Yuan's expression immediately became unsightly. Before the current Emperor Wanyan Xi ascended the throne, he was just like everyone else, an ordinary prince. It was an open secret in this circle that he liked Tao Yao. In the end, Tao Yao chose him. Originally, this wasn't a big deal, but who knew that after Emperor Taizong passed away, the various factions would compete and push Wanyan Xi onto the throne. This past event couldn't help but make people's imaginations roam. In addition, he had later conferred the title of 'Lady Peach Blossom' to Tao Yao. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that Wanyan Xi still had feelings for Tao Yao. This made Wanyan Yuan feel like he was sitting on pins and needles.
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