frightfiction Chapter 187 Muddy the Water
Chapter 187 Muddy the Water
The Li family was also very surprised by Yu Qingli's arrival. In addition to the current queen and Yu Qingli's mother, Old Master Li also had two sons. One of them served as the Minister of War in the court, and the other was not interested in a career in politics, so he stayed at home to take care of the business. This was Yu Qingli's uncle Li Mo.
Yu Qingli didn't have much impression of this uncle, but she had heard her mother mention him briefly. She heard that he inherited the old man's indifference and the businessman's greed, which Yu Qingli had a personal experience of.
After his mother passed away, the uncle didn't even look at her. It is said that he was busy with business at that time.
Following the maid through the long and deep corridor, Yu Qingli came to the front hall, and it was indeed Li Mo who greeted her.
He was slightly thinner than the average person, but due to genetics he had a good-looking appearance. His slightly narrow eyes always had a calculating glint in them.
Yu Qingli saluted Li Mo and then stood in front of him politely.
Li Mo took a sip of tea, a look of confusion on his face. "What on earth is the purpose of my niece coming here so late at night?"
Yu Qingli smiled lightly, "Uncle, can you please let me sit down and talk?"
Li Mo was stunned, but he began to look at Yu Qingli with new respect. Although this girl was called a talented woman before, he was very disdainful of her. She could only write some sad poems about the passing of spring and autumn, which were nothing more than a girl's whining. In terms of charm and demeanor, she was really far from her mother.
But when he saw her today, Li Mo suddenly felt that something had changed about his niece.
"I was negligent. Qingli, please sit down."
Yu Qingli smiled and sat down opposite Li Mo. Without beating around the bush, she stated her purpose directly, "I'm afraid my uncle's business hasn't been doing well these days."
Li Mo's expression changed. Yu Qingli was right on the mark. Ever since Liu Ming appeared out of nowhere, the Li family's business had plummeted, and many shops had even run out of supplies.
But as far as he knew, the Yu family's business wasn't doing very well, right?
Li Mo felt a little strange. What on earth was Yu Qingli doing here?
Seeing the change in Li Mo's expression, Yu Qingli smiled and said, "Don't worry, little uncle. I came here to discuss a business deal with you. If the deal goes through, it will be a win-win for both our families!"
"Win-win?!" Li Mo frowned. "How can I trust you?"
Yu Qingli smiled lightly and told Li Mo her plan one by one. Li Mo's originally frowned brows also relaxed more. It seemed that this Yu Qingli was really impressive.
"Okay, let's do as my niece says, but can we guarantee the situation over there?"
“Don’t worry, uncle. Since I came here to discuss this matter with you, how can I not ensure the business over there?!”
"So good!"
Things went unexpectedly smoothly. The next thing was Liu Ming. Regarding this, she thought that she must go and meet Murong Yanhui.
After leaving Murong Yanhui's villa, Murong Cheng was a little confused. After hearing the news, his first reaction was to come to Luoyang to find out what was going on. As a result, when he got here, he found that perhaps his approach was wrong. What problem could he solve by coming to Luoyang alone?
The moonlight hung in the sky somewhat desolately, just like Murong Cheng's mood at the moment.
Murong Cheng walked forward, when suddenly a small figure rushed out from the darkness and bumped into Murong Cheng. When he came to his senses, the child had already run far away. At this time, Murong Cheng unexpectedly discovered that the purse around his waist was missing.
Damn it, he was really too careless. How could a mere thief steal his purse?
The next moment, Murong Cheng chased in the direction where the child disappeared, not for any other reason, but because the purse was made for him by Liu Jinghong himself, and he couldn't lose it!
He followed the little thief's footsteps forward, but he couldn't catch up with the child. He couldn't help but feel a little angry. Had he slacked off recently? His Qinggong was not bad, so how could he not catch up with a child?
After a few trips, Murong Cheng followed the child to the bank of the Luo River. When he stopped, he was standing at the door of a brothel. Looking up, he saw three big words "Beauty House" written on a big red lantern.
Murong Cheng frowned. Wasn't Beauty Place the place that the young uncle had mentioned to him earlier? How did he end up here?
Just as he was about to turn around and leave, he was grabbed by two girls standing at the door. "Sir, you're already here, why are you leaving? Why don't you come in and sit down?"
Before he could even say no, Murong Cheng was pulled in by two gorgeously dressed women. The dark shadow not far behind him paused, then turned and left. It seemed that there was no need to follow them tonight.
Murong Cheng had a cold face and was about to refuse the two women who were pulling him, but he heard them say, "Your Highness, it's not convenient to talk outside. Please come in."
Murong Cheng was stunned. What was going on?
Seeing Murong Cheng's expression change, the two women let go of their hands. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince must have been persuaded.
Following the two women into the inner room, Murong Cheng unexpectedly saw Murong Yanhui, who was supposed to be in the villa. He couldn't help but exclaimed in surprise: "Little Uncle, you..."
Murong Yanhui smiled faintly, "Your Highness, do you think it's convenient to talk to me?"
"What does the young uncle mean? Is there someone watching over the villa?"
Murong Yan suppressed her smile and said seriously, "It seems that Prince, you are not so stupid after all!"
Murong Cheng then realized that perhaps Murong Yanhui's previous indifference was all pretended, and he had thought things too simply. Thinking about it carefully, it was obvious that this matter was secretly planned by someone, and it was mainly aimed at himself. How could his father, who had always been suspicious of his young uncle, not send someone to monitor him?
It seems that my decision to rashly look for the little uncle was really wrong.
"Little Uncle, what do you think about this matter?"
"It doesn't matter what I think about this matter. What matters is that you must leave Luoyang now!"
"Leave Luoyang?!"
"That's right. Do you really think you can come here without anyone noticing? From the moment you left the capital, you've been targeted. If you don't want things to get out of hand, you'd better leave immediately!"
"But I haven't seen..."
"You are now avoiding suspicion and cannot see anyone. If you still trust me, let me handle this matter!"
Murong Cheng was a little surprised, "Little Uncle, why are you helping me?!"
Murong Yanhui's expression was gloomy and unclear. In fact, he simply didn't want Murong Feng to win so easily. Compared to Murong Feng, he hoped that Murong Cheng would become the emperor. At least, his heart was not as cold as Murong Feng's!
"Alright, let's do this. I've already prepared a carriage for you. You'll leave through the back door of the Beauty House and return to the capital as soon as possible. It's best to deny that you came to Luoyang. Do you understand?"
Murong Cheng didn't expect that Murong Yanhui had arranged everything so well, but now that things had come to this, he had no better way, and for the time being he could only do as Murong Yanhui said.
It was late at night. Murong Cheng disguised himself slightly and got on a very inconspicuous carriage from the back alley of Meirenfang. The driver was a middle-aged man who seemed to be a martial artist.
Murong Cheng got on the carriage, and soon the carriage disappeared into the night, heading towards the capital.
Early the next morning, Yu Qingli disguised herself and went to the villa, but to her surprise, Murong Yanhui had no intention of seeing her.
"Please go and inform them again and say that it's Yu Qingli who wants to see you."
The guard at the door was obviously in a very difficult situation. He had already reported it twice. If Yu Qingli had not been to the villa before, he would not have bothered to make this trip.
"Miss Yu, you should go back first. The prince said he won't see anyone right now."
Yu Qingli's face turned cold. Murong Yanhui didn't even see her? What was this? Revenge?!
But since that's the case, there's no need for her to stay any longer. As expected, it's better to rely on yourself than on others.
Yu Qingli didn't say anything else and turned around and left.
In the Linglong Pavilion of the villa, Murong Yanhui was holding a bowl of fragrant tea, half leaning on the soft couch very comfortably. Only the slightly wrinkled wrinkles between his brows betrayed that his mood at the moment was not as calm as he looked.
"Master, are you really not going to see Miss Yu?" Qingjiu couldn't help but ask. What happened to the master today? On normal days, he was always eager to meet Miss Yu, but today, she came to him on her own initiative, and he disappeared again.
Is this the legendary tsundere? !
Qingjiu secretly complained in his heart, but he did not dare to slow down in making tea.
Murong Yanhui glanced at him coldly, "Qingjiu, do you think this king is unkind?"
Qing Jiu rolled his eyes, "I didn't say that."
"But you thought so, didn't you?!"
Murong Yanhui's tone became increasingly cold, and Qingjiu was terrified. He denied it repeatedly, "How could it be? Everyone knows that Your Highness is the most humane prince, bar none!"
"You are becoming more and more talkative, kid."
Qingjiu thought to himself, if I can't speak well and follow such a fickle master, will I still be alive?
Although he thought about it, he absolutely dared not say such words out loud. However, he also felt strange, "Master, Miss Yu must have come to you to discuss the hoarding of goods. Master, you didn't see her. Does that mean you don't want to get involved in this matter anymore? But didn't you promise the prince to help him before?"
Murong Yanhui took a sip of tea and said, "I will make the final decision on this matter. Besides, Lili will definitely find another way if she can't see me. I have great faith in Lili's abilities."
Qingjiu scratched his head, really unable to understand what the prince was thinking.
Looking at the scenery outside the window, Murong Yanhui sat up from the couch, "Qingjiu, give the order, there will be an operation tonight!"