Star Trace Gate

At night, the beginning of the Xu hour.

In Prince Shuo's Mansion, the door to the inner hall was closed, and the servants serving around had already retreated and left, so the whole courtyard seemed a little empty.

However, at this moment, the hall was filled with a luxurious scene.

More than forty virgin singers and dancers, all of them plump and thin, vying with each other for beauty, were dancing to the music.

Their figures are as slender as willow branches, their jade feet step on the ground nimbly and neatly, their sleeves fluttering, their dancing gracefully, just like fairies in heaven, their every frown and smile revealing their charm.

The banquet had already started for a while, and all the VIP men present were already drunk and feeling hot and uncomfortable.

Xu Bangzi's eyes were wide open as he stared. All the good things about Master Wang in his heart became insignificant in the face of this slightly obscene scene.

King Huai is still the best. He may cheat you out of money, but when you encounter a grudge and want to entertain him, he will really take you with him.

Behind the main table, Ren Ye, like a little virgin, said to the six beautiful girls who were serving him with an awkward expression: "Please don't feed me wine with your mouth... It's easy to cross-infect, and it's unhygienic."

"Haha." The third prince, with black hair draped over his shoulders, half-lying on the couch in a very lazy posture, looked at Ren and teased, "People outside say that this little Prince Huai is an expert in controlling women. Why are you so shy after seeing him today? There are no outsiders here... Just have fun as much as you want. No one will spread a word about what happens here."

"Your Highness Prince Huai, I'll feed you grapes... Hey, don't hide, open your mouth, open your mouth!" A young girl in a green dress put her arm around Ren Ye's right hand and rested her little head on his shoulder. Her voice was so soft that it seemed to make people melt in an instant.

"Ahem, okay, okay, I'll eat." Ren Ye gritted his teeth and dealt with six beautiful girls, feeling very tired.

It's not that he is not tempted by temptation, but the Yin-Yang sword of the cold and beautiful princess at home is too sharp...

The Third Prince carefully observed Ren Ye's every move. Seeing that he looked embarrassed and didn't seem to be pretending, he took the initiative to wave his hand and said, "Okay, you guys go and have a rest. I'll have a private chat with brother Huai Wang."

"Yes!"

At the command, more than a dozen beautiful girls retreated together.

Ren Ye reached out and wiped the sweat off his face, thinking that the women in the southern border were indeed much more open than those in the Central Plains. Just now, two large facial cleansers almost smashed his head... The steamed buns were like raindrops.

The Third Prince slowly sat up, with a dissolute smile on his handsome and fair face, and said softly: "Brother Huai Wang, I invite you to the banquet alone, you are also full of doubts in your heart, right?"

"My prince is only honored, not confused." Ren was also stunned for a moment, and did not respond at all: "Your Highness is the Minister of Rites, so it is not surprising how you entertain my prince."

Haha, although this guy is not as lustful as outsiders say, he is indeed very slippery.

The Third Prince looked at him, stretched out his hand to touch his fluffy hair, and smiled again: "Brother Huai Wang, it is best if you have no doubts in your heart. This prince is straightforward and can tell you the truth. I invited you here, first, not for the Daqian people to lay out the border; second, not to win over the lord of a friendly country and strengthen my wings. This prince does not care that you have a close relationship with the prince of Southern Xinjiang!"

Ren also blinked, and seeing that he was being explicit, he asked back, "Then you invited me here, didn't you really just want to learn from you... from these forty-plus singing girls?"

"Haha. Even so, why not?!" The third prince clapped his hands and said, "A man is born in this world. If he does not dream of becoming a saint, but just wants to be a mortal, then he will only pursue fame, wealth, and women. Being loyal or treacherous, being a good person or a major villain...what difference does it make? To leave a name in history? Haha, the historian who compiled the history book knows better than my father how to write this comment."

He is a prince, he can talk whatever he wants, but I can't respond to him.

Ren also shut up and just smiled.

"Brother Prince Huai, I invited you to the banquet only because I heard... what other people said about you." The Third Prince reached out and took two walnuts from the plate, and said calmly, "They said you were vulgar and shameless, greedy for money and lustful. I was very curious and wanted to see your true appearance."

Put it close to the face and open it wide. Is this what you call human language?

Ren Ye said helplessly: "Outsiders have a lot of prejudices against me...!"

"Wait a minute." The Third Prince saw that he wanted to explain, so he immediately waved his hand to stop him and said, "If you have too many prejudices, then we can't drink this wine together!"

"Why?" Ren was curious.

"Because I only make friends with close friends." The third prince paused and replied.

Ren Ye came back to his senses dimly, and pointed at the Third Prince with a slightly rude look: "Hehe, then you are not also... a greedy, lustful, vulgar and shameless person, right?"

As he finished speaking, you could hear a pin drop on the table.

The two looked at each other for a long time, and the third prince suddenly laughed: "Haha, you are indeed a bosom friend!"

"Xiao Wang, I understand. If you had told me earlier, I wouldn't have pretended. This is so tiring...!"

"Drink, drink!"

At this moment, the two of them really felt that they had a common taste. Under the influence of alcohol, they hugged each other's necks and waists and continued to chat.

The Third Prince spoke boldly and in a steady voice: "I heard that your Qingliang Prefecture's treasury is tight, and after opening up trade with my Southern Border, it is even more in a state of disrepair."

"Yes, to be honest, if Qingliangfu was not a trapped city sandwiched between Daqian and Southern Xinjiang, the little king would never open the trade now." Ren also shook his head and sighed: "It is in a dangerous place, so we have no choice but to open the door to welcome guests."

"I can help you." The third prince suddenly said, "I am greedy for money, and I have quite a lot of assets. I can allocate funds for your Qingliang Mansion...!"

Is there such a good thing?

Ren also burped and asked weakly, "Third Prince, are you joking?!"

"No, this number!" The third prince raised three fingers.

Ren was also stunned for a moment, and asked tentatively: "Three million star sources?"

“Haha, a mere three million star sources, is it worth my mentioning?” The third prince shook his head and corrected, “It’s thirty million star sources.”

Although Ren Ye is greedy for money, he is not an idiot.

When he heard this, he was not overjoyed, but just a little uneasy: "Then how can I repay you?"

“No need to repay, because I don’t have any money now…!” The third prince shook his head.

No buddy, are you sick? Can you listen to what you are saying?

The third prince turned his head to look at him, his handsome cheeks flushed: "But soon... this prince will have money. The north, if nothing unexpected happens, the north can make a fortune."

Ren Ye frowned and said, "When will I be able to get rich?"

"Now that you are here, the day of getting rich will soon come." The third prince looked careless and spoke in a stream of consciousness. It sounded illogical, but his face was filled with a look of certainty: "There may be a war in the north! If there is a war, this shameless person will get rich. Coincidentally, you and I are both such people...!"

When Ren Ye heard this, he got goose bumps all over his body for no reason.

He suddenly remembered what Taoist Fenglin had said to him on the Eternal Night Divine Ship that day.

He claimed that he would open the road to the north for Qingliang Prefecture, but this was clearly just a private discussion between the two of them, and nothing had been done yet. But why did the Third Prince also say this?

Ren Ye suddenly had a feeling that his current perspective was very low.

Did the Third Prince hear some rumors?

He's not sure...

"Brother Huai Wang, you and I will definitely become close friends." The third prince sat on the couch and vowed, "If I make money in the north, I will definitely invest it in Qingliang Mansion. If I don't help you, who else can I help?"

We've only known each other for less than a day, and he's already asking for 30 million. But don't ask me, I just don't have any now...

Damn, I’ve been running the industrial park for so long, and I’ve never seen such empty promises.

Ren Ye was filled with awe in his heart, and he echoed without taking it seriously: "Then I would like to thank Your Highness in advance."

"Haha. You have just arrived in Kyoto and you came in a hurry. I ordered people to prepare some small gifts. I hope you will accept them." The third prince raised his hand and shouted, "Come on, bring the gifts!"

As soon as he finished speaking, more than a dozen servants walked out of the back hall, carrying five large boxes into the hall.

"Open it and take a look." The third prince drank the wine in big gulps and called out in a heroic manner.

The singer left, and a dozen servants opened five large wooden boxes with exquisite workmanship and showed the hard goods inside.

Porcelain, calligraphy and paintings, antiques, magical weapons, spell books... filled five large boxes.

Ren Ye sat behind the desk, glanced at the treasures in the wooden box in amazement, and rubbed his eyes in disbelief.

The treasure is dazzling, emitting an alluring glow.

At this moment, thousands of words, hints or solicitations are no longer important, because actions represent everything.

Everyone in the palace was stunned when they saw this. Even Li Yan was slightly surprised and said, "Ding Ding has taken a fancy to Qing Ning. Is this prince...taking a fancy to Princess Huai? This is really a huge investment."

"No, I don't like Qingning, and I'm not a bootlicker. I just can die for her...!" the feminine boy corrected.

Mo Youqian didn't care about money at all. He just commented, "These five boxes can be exchanged for two million star sources at a conservative estimate."

Behind the table, Ren Ye looked at the Third Prince and said, "These gifts are too valuable. I won't accept them if I have done nothing."

"It's a small gift." The third prince smiled again and said, "I hope brother Huai Wang will not refuse it."

Even if Ren was a fool at this moment, he could still see that the Third Prince was intentionally trying to win him over, but his purpose was unclear.

He waved his hands repeatedly and said, "Xiao Wang really can't accept it...!"

Five breaths later, the five wooden boxes in the hall disappeared because they were all taken into Ren Ye's consciousness space.

He counseled himself in his heart that if he didn't accept it, he would offend the person. Although accepting it might make him feel guilty, he could also choose to refund...

Take it first and wait and see.

After three rounds of wine, five flavors of food.

The first meeting between the two shameless and vulgar people is about to end in laughter.

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The Ministry of Official Affairs Shangshu Mansion.

Bau had been waiting in the tea room for nearly two hours, but the Third Master, whom he had been thinking about all the time, still hadn't shown up.

Not long after, an ordinary inner courtyard servant hurried into the room and said in a cold voice: "Master Bau, the master may not come back today. You see...!"

Bau slowly stood up and bowed humbly, saying, "Thank you for your help. I will leave now and visit you again tomorrow."

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There is still one chapter to go around 9:30, and the channel will be a little late, so please be patient.