The empress was bored to death as she sat in the palace. She fiddled with the walkie-talkie in her hand and didn't press the call button for a long time.
She was especially bored today.
However, she didn't think much of it when Ren Baqian went out to drink. After all, this was the norm. Although she had never come into contact with these things, she would occasionally hear some interesting things happening outside the palace. They were all things that Hong Luan and Qing Yuan had heard from other places and told to her to amuse her.
And she was willing to drink.
"I wonder what that House Yunyan is like. I'll go and have a look when I have the chance." The empress was slightly lost in thought. Apart from the palace, she had never been to any other restaurants in Lan City. Presumably, drinking in a restaurant was more interesting than drinking in the palace.
However, the empress felt that she had heard of House Yunyan before.
"Qing Yuan, have you heard of House Yunyan?" the empress asked casually. Qing Yuan loved to find out about those gossips and would talk about them after returning to the palace.
"House of Yunyan …" Qing Yuan was a little puzzled as to why His Majesty would ask about this, but she still thought hard about it. After a long time, she became spirited and said, "I remember now. Last time, the Minister of Works, Lord Tong, and the Minister of War, Lord Qin, fought in that House of Yunyan. Later, people said that it was a battle at the top of a brothel.
"You seem to have mentioned this before." The empress nodded her head. She seemed to have recalled such a matter.
"Why is it called the Decisive Battle at the Summit of the Brothel?" the empress asked curiously.
"They say that House Yunyan is a brothel. It seems that many adults go there. I've heard about it a few times," Qing Yuan said.
"Why is it called a brothel?" the empress asked.
"Maybe it's green?" Qing Yuan's eyes widened as she guessed. She had previously asked why it was called a brothel, but no one seemed to have told her.
"Your Majesty, why did you think of this?" Qing Yuan felt that Her Majesty was a little strange tonight. Why did she suddenly think of this matter? In the past, when she told her about it, she was never interested.
"Oh!" The Empress muttered to herself for a while and didn't say anything.
However, he felt even more bored.
"Call Xin Zhe over," the empress ordered.
A moment later, Xin Zhe entered the palace. "Your Majesty!"
The empress stood up and walked out, "Follow me out of the palace. There's no need to inform the others, we're just going out for a stroll."
"Yes." Xin Zhe hurriedly followed him. It was rare for Her Majesty to be in such a mood, so she naturally wouldn't stop him. No one could hurt His Majesty anyway. In the past few years, the number of times His Majesty left the palace could be counted on one hand. This was the first time he wanted to go out at night.
Qing Yuan pouted at the back. How could His Majesty not bring her along?
It had been a long time since he had left the palace.
After leaving Yangxin Palace Hall, the empress appeared on the roof in a flash. After a few transformations, she appeared outside the palace. Since they were out for a stroll, there was no need to walk through the palace gates.
As for the other mounts, they weren't even as fast as her walking.
"Your Majesty, where are we going?" Xin Zhe landed behind the empress and asked.
"House Yunyan. Do you know the way?" the empress asked casually. She wanted to try out what it felt like to drink in a restaurant. Since so many officials of the imperial court liked to go to House Yunyan, it must be a good place.
She could also listen to what they were saying.
Xin Zhe was terrified after hearing what the empress said. "Your Majesty! We can't do it here! "
Qing Yuan and Hong Luan did not know what kind of place that was, but with so many subordinates under her, how could they not know about House Yunyan?
Even if no one mentioned it in front of her, she would occasionally hear about it.
When the empress saw Ren Baqian's reaction, she turned to look at her and asked, "Why? Is there anything I don't know? "
"Your Majesty, House Yunyan is a place for men to seek pleasure. With your status, the consequences will be unimaginable if you go there. Furthermore, you will be disgraced."
"Seek pleasure? Not a restaurant? "The empress finally understood what was going on.
"Your Majesty!" Xin Zhe did not know whether to laugh or cry. Which bastard told the empress about that place?
"That's a place where women accompany men to drink and seek pleasure. It's really not suitable for Your Majesty to go there. Why don't I accompany you somewhere else? If Your Majesty wants to go to a restaurant, I know two good places to go, "Xin Zhe consoled.
The empress was silent for a while before she chuckled.
Xin Zhe felt the temperature around the empress drop sharply. Even she could feel the chill.
"Hehe, all the more reason to go and take a look." The empress sneered.
"Your Majesty!" Xin Zhe was shocked. If people knew that the empress wanted to go there, the consequences would be unimaginable.
"Lead the way!" the empress said coldly.
…
"With the sweet potatoes made by Sir Ren, life in the mountain village will be much better in a few years. I thank you on behalf of everyone in the village. Sir Ren, why don't you consider going to the Department of Agriculture and Livestock? "Ge Yihong held a small jar and knocked it against Ren Baqian's bowl. Then, he raised his head and gulped down the wine.
"No, I'm not going." Ren Baqian rejected him flatly. Then, he gulped down another mouthful of wine. His eyes were already blurred.
He had already drunk a lot of wine before Ge Yihong. Even though the alcohol content wasn't high, he couldn't handle drinking like this.
Just now, Tong Zhengye pushed a gentle woman to him, and he immediately pushed her away. If that old man set him up, wouldn't he die a miserable death?
"Sir Tong, enjoy it yourself. I'm not interested in women. I'm just here to drink." Ren Baqian grinned, revealing his white teeth.
"Pfft." Tong Zhengye spat out the wine. He looked at Ren Baqian and laughed, "Alright."
However, when that delicate and charming woman called Ling Guan poured wine for Ren Baqian, Ren Baqian deliberately moved his stool a little further away, maintaining a distance of half a meter. It looked like Tong Zhengye was hugging a woman in each hand.
That woman called Ling Guan didn't mind Ren Baqian's actions at all. She pursed her lips and smiled as she poured wine for him. She "considerately" helped Ren Baqian fill up his wine cup. Every time, she would specially get up to pour wine for him. Ren Baqian always felt that this woman was definitely in cahoots with them.
"Tell me, what benefits did Sir Tong promise you to get me drunk with them?" Ren Baqian looked at her dizzily after drinking a few jars of wine.
"Sir, you must be joking. The wine was offered by all of you, and you drank it yourself. I'm just refilling your wine with my bare hands. Don't tell me that you don't like it? "Ling Guan smiled.
When Ren Baqian heard Ling Guan's words, such a person suddenly appeared in his mind.
If that person could be like this … Ren Baqian's heart quivered when he thought of the empress refilling his wine with a gentle voice. That would most likely be the last wine.
However, even though the empress was cold, she was extremely charming when she was cold. Occasionally, she would reveal her feminine side. That kind of contrast was very alluring. However, it was extremely rare. After such a long time, he had only seen it a few times.
When he thought of the empress, Ren Baqian's thoughts magnified under the influence of alcohol and he started to miss her very much.
After all, even though he was always on tenterhooks in the beginning, after such a long time, the empress's weight in his heart was extremely heavy and occupied more than half of it.
At first, when he heard about the brothel, he was full of curiosity, but he was just fooling around. When he really sat here, he was thinking about the empress.
After drinking another two bowls of wine, Tong Zhenye looked at his drowsy appearance and asked,
"Deputy Prefect Ren, why don't you come to the Ministry of Works? We are still lacking an assistant minister. "Tong Zhenye's and Ge Yihong's methods were exactly the same. Feng Lie looked at him with a hidden bitterness.
"Oh … I'm not going!" Ren Baqian flatly refused.
"If you come to the Ministry of Works, with your knowledge and experience, you will definitely be able to do something and change the opinion of the entire imperial court. Why do you need to do those miscellaneous things in Yufu? It's really a waste." Tong Zhenye looked drunk but still tried his best to persuade Ren Baqian patiently.
There were several reasons why he invited Ren Baqian to drink this time around. The so-called celebration was only a side effect. He wanted to see Ren Baqian's temperament, and he also wanted to pull Ren Baqian into the Ministry of Works.
Tong Zhenye's real intention was to pull Ren Baqian into the Ministry of Works. Even though Ren Baqian held a post in Yufu, as long as he talked to the empress, there shouldn't be a problem for him to come to the Ministry of Works.
He always felt that Ren Baqian had a lot of knowledge in his head and would be of great use to the Ministry of Works.
Of course, he also had some other ideas. For example, he wanted to get something out of Ren Baqian's mouth to see how much knowledge he had. However, after three rounds of wine, Tong Zhenye had long forgotten about this matter and only remembered to pull Ren Baqian into the Ministry of Works.
"Even so … I'm not going," Ren Baqian said in a drowsy manner.
He couldn't hear what Tong Zhenye was saying after that. His mind was spinning and his head fell on the table.
Tong Zhenye rambled on for a long time, but he still couldn't hear any movement from Ren Baqian. He only heard Feng Hou say in a drunken tone, "Deputy Prefect Ren has collapsed just like that. You didn't play tricks while drinking, not bad!"
Tong Zhenye looked at Ren Baqian and burped. "Why have you collapsed? I haven't finished talking yet. "
"If Deputy Prefect Ren goes back like this, I'm afraid Her Majesty will blame you." Tong Yan, who was relatively sober, said. Following which, he added, "In any case, Minister Ren, you are the one who will bear the responsibility."
"What's there to be afraid of?" Tong Zhenye didn't seem to care at all. At worst, he could just say that he was helping Her Majesty to test Deputy Prefect Ren's temperament. Would Her Majesty still blame him?
"Oh? Is that so? "A cold voice suddenly came from the window. Two figures immediately entered the room.
With a sweep of her eyes, the empress could clearly see the situation in the room. Each of them had a lady by their side, and there were two ladies by Tong Zhenye's side. Ren Baqian, on the other hand, was well-behaved and kept his distance from the rest. His head had fallen on the table. She was slightly satisfied with the situation in the room.
"Your Majesty …" Before Tong Zhenye could finish his sentence, he broke through three walls in a row and flew out.
The deafening sound alarmed everyone in the brothel.
The empress grabbed Ren Baqian's collar with one hand and disappeared out of the window in a flash.
Before Xin Zhe left, she glared at everyone fiercely. This bunch of b * stards actually brought that person to the brothel? Were they courting death?
Tong Yan looked at the big hole in the wall and the few ladies who were shocked. He calmly drank his wine and said, "In any case, Minister Ren will bear the responsibility."
Everyone was shocked when the empress came in just now. After the empress left, everyone looked at the wall and heard Tong Yan's words. Immediately, everyone burst into laughter. None of them could sit still. Ge Yihong laughed so hard that he slammed his palm on the table, causing a huge piece of the stone table to fall off.
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