Chapter 473
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The moonlight was clear, the cold wind was blowing, and the banquet hall was filled with cheerful and clear music, drifting into the sky. The intoxicating smell of wine made people smell a strange atmosphere.
Tonight, in addition to Tang Zhen, the minister of the Ministry of Rites was here to entertain Ye Yiqing. However, even Prime Minister Xu was here.
Ye Yiqing was wearing a dark blue robe embroidered with dark patterns, which made him look even more noble and elegant. He was sitting at the head of the guests, drinking and eating by himself, as if he had no interest in singing and dancing at all.
Tang Zhen was talking to other messengers, but his eyes always unconsciously glanced at Ye Yiqing.
The emperor seemed to be quite afraid of him. He just told him to entertain him well. Was it because he was Yao Yao's biological father? Tang Zhen felt that it should not be so simple. The emperor must be afraid of something else.
Ye Yiqing suddenly looked straight at Tang Zhen. His eyes were clear and bright, and there was a warning coldness in them.
Tang Zhen turned his head to look at the singing and dancing in front of him, and cold sweat fell from his forehead.
Ye Yiqing was suddenly tired of facing a group of people who used to laugh at him but now didn't even dare to talk to him. He put down his glass and walked out of the hall alone. He crossed his long legs and sat lazily on the fence, holding a pot of wine in his hand.
"Lord Ye, how have you been?" Prime Minister Xu came out. He looked at Ye Yiqing and smiled, also holding a pot of wine in his hand.
"Thank you for your concern." Ye Yiqing's long eyes drooped slightly, and he faintly responded to Prime Minister Xu's words.
Prime Minister Xu was Ye Yiqing's classmate. He was a few years older than Ye Yiqing. At that time, he was the best in the Academy. No one could compete with him in essays or poems, until Ye Yiqing, who was younger than him, came.
Ye Yiqing was the youngest young master of the Ye family. He had been spoiled since childhood. With Ye Yisong as his foil, not many people in the capital noticed him. They just thought he was a spoiled playboy. Until he entered the Academy, he was not diligent. On the contrary, he would do anything like cockfighting, cricket, gambling, and even steal the wine hidden under the bed by the Headmaster. Such a person should have been hated by everyone in the Academy, but Ye Yiqing was an exception. No one in the Academy did not like this picturesque young man.
The most important thing was that this young man was a genius.
Prime Minister Xu was the first person in his life who was unconvinced and couldn't win.
However, this genius disappeared on the day of the imperial examination. Ye Yiqing was a talented scholar, but he did not participate in the imperial examination. That day, he got drunk in the brothel and got married a few days later.
If Ye Yiqing had become an official back then, perhaps he would have been able to share the limelight with Ye Yisong. Perhaps the Ye Clan would not have been annihilated.
"Why did you come back?" Premier Xu sat down on the other side and looked up at Ye Yiqing's jade-white profile. He wondered what Ye Yiqing ate growing up to be able to make a middle-aged man look so jade-white.
Ye Yiqing looked at Premier Xu as if he was an idiot. "You think I shouldn't have come back?"
Prime Minister Xu was a little annoyed by the question. "Don't tell me you came back to avenge the Ye family."
"Even if I came back to avenge the Ye family, what does it have to do with you? Prime Minister Xu, our relationship is not good enough for me to tell you everything. You betrayed me back then, so I couldn't take the imperial examinations. "Ye Yiqing snorted coldly. He was a very petty and vengeful person.
"When did I betray you?" Prime Minister Xu glared at Ye Yiqing. Although he had been jealous of Ye Yiqing, he had never betrayed him. As he said, their relationship was not that good. What secret could Ye Yiqing have for him to betray?
Ye Yiqing sneered. "You call yourself 'old man' in front of me? Are you half a step into the coffin? If you didn't tell my brother that I was going to take the imperial examinations, would he have locked me up? "
Prime Minister Xu was already 40 years old. As the prime minister of a country, he had to be dignified and calm in front of people, so he seemed a little mature. There was nothing wrong with calling himself 'old man', but it didn't seem like it when it came from Ye Yiqing's mouth.
"How would I know that your brother wouldn't let you take the imperial examinations? You blame me? "
"Just say what you want. Don't try to be friendly here." Ye Yiqing didn't really want to talk about the past. He knew that Prime Minister Xu definitely wasn't here to catch up with him.
There was no friendship between them! Prime Minister Xu stared at Ye Yiqing for a while. "Is Lu Yaoyao really your daughter?"
"What do you think? She's not my daughter. Why would I come back? "Ye Yiqing sneered.
Prime Minister Xu said, "Then are you going to take her to Dongqing?"
Ye Yiqing turned to look at Prime Minister Xu. "Do you think that your daughter in the palace will have a chance to become the empress if I take her away? Don't think too much. I haven't even settled the score with you, and you're already humiliating yourself by running away. "
"Why are you settling the score with me? I'm doing this for your own good. Don't you know that the entire court doesn't want your daughter to become the empress? If she stays, she'll be in danger, "Prime Minister Xu said in a low voice. Prime Minister Xu said in a low voice. He had his own selfish motives. Without Lu Yaoyao, the women in the imperial harem would be the same to the Emperor. At that time, it would all depend on their own abilities. He had confidence in his daughter. Maybe she would really give birth to a prince.
"I heard that your son almost wanted to burn my daughter to death." Ye Yiqing looked at Prime Minister Xu with a smile. "Just because of this, do you still expect me to do as you wish?"
Prime Minister Xu's expression changed. He remembered that his son had been in prison for half a year because of Lu Yaoyao. He looked at Ye Yiqing with a gloomy gaze. "I'm only saying this because we used to be classmates. There are many people in Jin who hate the Ye family to the bone. No one wants to see the Ye family make a comeback in the capital. Once your daughter really enters the palace … you know how many people will want her dead."
"Thank you. You're reminding me to kill you before you do anything." Ye Yiqing nodded with a smile. "I understand."
Prime Minister Xu's face was livid. This Ye Yiqing was still the same as before, a block of wood that couldn't be moved. "That's all I have to say. Whether you believe me or not is up to you."
"Goodbye," Ye Yiqing said lightly. "You'd better tell your son not to go out these days. Otherwise, if I see him, I'll beat him up until he cries for his parents."
"You …" Prime Minister Xu was so angry that his chest was stuffed. "Do you have any sense of seniority to argue with a junior?"
Ye Yiqing looked at him amusedly. "Do I need to care about my status when I beat someone up?"
Prime Minister Xu was so angry that he left in a huff.
Someone couldn't help but snicker secretly.
(Nine-headed Bird Academy)
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