Ye Youlan's daily life of traveling through time

Chapter 31 Asking for an explanation

The Seventh Prince came back from the temple, and the smile on his face did not disappear all the way until the carriage stopped at the gate of Jinguifang.

Li Zhi lifted the curtain and waited for him to get off the car. The Seventh Prince just stood up and sat back down.

"Let's go back to the palace!"

Li Zhi turned around and told the driver to go back to the palace.

In the evening, the prime minister left the palace, and a group of ministers followed him. They said that Minister Li was hosting a banquet at the Full Moon Tower. The prime minister should have received the invitation, right?

The Prime Minister nodded. "But I refused. The wine I drank at his house yesterday was really intoxicating, and I still don't feel well."

A chubby man, who should be an official from the Ministry of Rites, smiled and said, "Prime Minister, please give us all a favor. The Minister has asked us to invite you. If you don't go, we will be embarrassed to go."

A group of people echoed this, and then, regardless of whether the prime minister agreed or not, they pulled him and dragged him into a carriage. The prime minister's driver shouted, "Master, you got on the wrong carriage."

Someone explained from behind: "The Prime Minister went to the Full Moon Tower to drink, you go there and keep watch!"

Li Zong had been to Full Moon Tower that morning, so he slept all afternoon after returning home. Qin Yurou, busy with chores in the mansion, didn't bother him, thinking he was concentrating on his wedding night. She felt even more shy and embarrassed to go back to her room.

Li Zong changed into a new outfit, a light purple brocade robe, with a jade-like face and an extraordinary temperament. He appeared in front of the shopkeeper, who looked at him and felt that he was the son of the Shangshu. He personally took him to the Peony Hall on the second floor.

The Peony Hall was large and luxuriously furnished, with two large round tables that could easily seat twenty or thirty people. Li Zong had always hung out with young people and had never eaten here. Another reason was that Minister Li forbad him from coming here. It wasn't because it was expensive, but because only those who came here were wealthy or noble, and Li Zong was not smart enough, so he was afraid of causing trouble.

Li Zong looked at the prime minister respectfully as he was surrounded by people. He quickly greeted the prime minister and invited him to the highest seat. The prime minister glanced at him lightly.

This kid seemed good in every way before. Although he was not good at either civil or martial arts, he was eloquent and could make his daughter happy, so he thought highly of him. Now he has married someone else's daughter. After a closer look, he really is not worthy of Youlan. The prime minister was glad in his heart that he did not marry Youlan.

If Ye Youlan was present, she would definitely say that her father had turned on the filter of his daughter, and Ye Qingchen also had this filter.

Li Zong poured tea for the prime minister, asked everyone to sit down, and said some polite words to make everyone very happy.

The prime minister asked, "Why didn't your father come?"

"My father has been overworked these past few days, and he probably slept a little longer this afternoon. I've already sent someone to your house to urge you to come back. He told me to treat all of you uncles well. I didn't let you drink enough yesterday, so let's have a few more drinks tonight."

Li Zong asked the waiter to serve the dishes, bringing out all the best dishes in the restaurant.

The prime minister frowned. He looked at Li Zong who was chatting and laughing, and thought of Li Shangshu who had not shown up for a long time. He had a bad premonition and always felt that the Full Moon Tower was also a trap this time.

The waiter quickly filled the table with delicacies from land and sea, and everyone started to eat. Li Zong lined up to toast everyone, and some people lined up to toast the prime minister.

The prime minister's bad premonition worsened. After drinking a few glasses, he felt his vision blurred and his speech became slurred.

"I haven't even had much to drink, how come I'm drunk?"

The prime minister tried hard to pick up the wine glass to toast everyone, but it fell to the ground with a thud, and then he knew nothing.

Li Zong didn't expect that the task was completed just like that. He asked someone to help the prime minister up and put him on the couch beside to rest. He went downstairs to call the coachman from the prime minister's mansion to come and help him.

Li Zong walked out of the Peony Hall to the north, went down the stairs and entered the backyard.

At this time, the people from the Li Mansion helped Li Shangshu to the Peony Hall. The servants helped him sit down and stepped aside. Everyone was surprised to see what happened to the Shangshu.

Minister Li seemed to be in pain, his facial expressions exaggerated with every word he spoke. "I fell down at the door on my way out. I didn't want to come, but when I thought about how you all were waiting for me, I gritted my teeth and came. Thank you all for coming. I apologize for the poor hospitality yesterday. I must eat and drink well today."

After the Shangshu said so much, he asked in surprise why the prime minister didn't come?

Everyone curled their lips and motioned him to look over there. The prime minister was lying on the couch, sleeping soundly and snoring.

The Shangshu laughed and said, "The Prime Minister looks tired. Let him take a nap and we'll eat."

So everyone continued eating, drinking and chatting, and some even started playing finger-guessing games.

Minister Li looked at the prime minister, a hint of pride appearing on the corner of his mouth.

The waiter brought in a woman in bright clothes and heavy makeup. Everyone was stunned. They looked at each other, then at Minister Li. Was this an extra benefit?

Minister Li smiled awkwardly and asked the waiter what was going on and what was this girl doing here?

The guy clasped his hands and let the girl speak for herself.

The girl took a step forward, and the fragrance of her makeup filled the air.

She bowed slightly and said timidly, "Excuse me, gentlemen, but I was deceived by a heartless man and I want to find him and ask for an explanation. I heard he would be attending a banquet at Full Moon Tower today, so I've been searching each private room one by one."

Minister Li smiled and pointed at everyone, saying, "These are all my guests. It's very rude of you to come and see them like this. But I can't bear to see a woman like you being deceived. So, I'll let you see it, so that everyone can be cleared of all charges."

The girl had a pretty face. Although she looked a little worldly, one had to admit that she was a beauty. Everyone stared at her, secretly wondering who had failed her. If it was me, I would not be able to bear it.

The girl walked in, glanced at everyone one by one, and said with disappointment: "Sorry, there is no one I am looking for."

The waiter was about to take the girl away, but Minister Li became anxious. The show wasn't over yet.

"Girl, there is another person in this room, don't you want to take a look?"

When everyone heard this, they remembered that there was a prime minister in the room! But everyone knew the prime minister's character, so it should be impossible for this girl to be the prime minister's daughter. Everyone looked at Li Shangshu with some displeasure, feeling that he was hinting at something.

The girl shook her head. "Thank you for reminding me, sir. The one who let me down was a young man, about twenty years old, a handsome gentleman. He has a small mole on his left chin, which is invisible unless you look closely."

Everyone suddenly felt like they had discovered a major secret. Wasn't this girl talking about Li Zong, the son of the Minister of State? Hey? Where was Li Zong? Why was he gone? Did he get wind of it and sneak away?

Li Shangshu's face turned pale: "Nonsense, complete nonsense."

The girl was so frightened by the minister's sudden rebuke that she trembled. "I dare not say anything nonsense. I am only here to look for someone. I don't know why this gentleman is so angry."

Minister Li saw that everyone was staring at him and realized that he had lost his composure. He felt that he was trying to cover up his mistake and said, "The person you are looking for is not here. Please leave immediately."

Someone came to the Prime Minister's residence to take the Prime Minister back, but the Prime Minister said in a daze that he was not drunk.

"Master, you are drunk," said the servant.

After the prime minister left, the waiter took the girl to the private room next door. Her words could be heard through the wall. Minister Li clenched his fists in anger and wanted to go home and question Li Zong immediately, but he could only bear it for now.

Everyone understood what was going on and found excuses to leave.

Minister Li stood up and decided to go back to his house. He went downstairs and found that the group of people had not left yet. They were gossiping about what had just happened.

Minister Li was very embarrassed because his legs no longer hurt and he could walk. So what did it mean when he was helped in just now? It made people doubt it.

Everyone was embarrassed. They had originally planned to gossip a little while waiting for the family carriage to arrive, but they didn't expect to be caught by the Shangshu. So they all slipped out without saying goodbye, found their own carriages and left quickly.

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