Chapter 63 Murder and Arson on Lantern Festival (Part )

"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness Prince Liang is waiting for you in the hall."

"What? Who?"

After breakfast, Murong Zan went straight to the home of his brother, the third King of Wu, Murong Yang.

In fact, the two houses were not far from each other, just separated by a few walls. The King of Wu's house was in Daningfang, while Murongzhan's King of Liang's house was in Changlefang. Both were close to the imperial city.

When Murong Zan arrived at the King of Wu's residence, Murong Yang had drunk a lot of wine last night and had been making love with him again. At this moment, he was hugging a voluptuous, naked beauty who was still fast asleep.

When he was awakened by his trusted eunuch and learned that his second brother Murong Zan had arrived and was drinking tea in the front hall, Murong Yang took back the curse he wanted to say.

"Change."

Several maids came in quickly to help him wash and change his clothes. Half an hour later, Murong Yang appeared in the front hall neatly dressed.

"Second brother is here so early."

"Hahaha, Third Brother is so lucky. I heard that you took Fan Sanshi Niang to your house last night. How was it?"

"Don't mention my second brother. Although Madam Fan Sanshi has a good appearance and figure, she is ungrateful. She sat in my house for a while and then hurried to say goodbye and leave, fearing that I would eat her. It's boring, too boring." Murong Yang took a sip of tea to moisten his throat.

Murongzhan smiled and said, "Third brother, I think you are not decisive enough. If you want this woman, just ask her directly. Do you think she will refuse?"

Murong Yang shook his head: "Second brother, this kind of lovemaking naturally requires both parties to be happy. A forced relationship is not sweet."

Murong Zan's face flashed with surprise when he heard this, thinking that he knew something, but then he thought it shouldn't be the case and quickly returned to normal, "That's not necessarily true."

"That's right. Everyone has their own preferences."

Murong Yang was very curious. Why would his second brother, who had always been at odds with him and was not on good terms with him, come to his house so early in the morning? What was he planning?

In fact, Murong Zan's purpose of coming to King Wu's house was very simple, which was to keep an eye on his third brother. He was very worried that Li Yuanhui would come to King Wu today to inform him about what happened yesterday.

If the third brother knew about this scandal, it would definitely cause him a lot of trouble.

And he is here. Even if Li Yuanhui wants to inform on someone, would he dare to say it now that he is here?
"By the way, I heard yesterday that Third Brother's house was full of guests and it was quite lively. I wonder who were they?"

"Oh, yesterday, there was the Prince of Lingzhi, several of my cousins, and my husband Li Jiasilang from Jinyang."

"I thought so. Yesterday I saw Sanniang and Li Jia Silang walking on the street, along with Vajra."

"Hahaha, that must have been when I just left my house."

Murong Zan could mention Li Silang, and seeing that Murong Yang did not shy away from mentioning him and there was nothing unusual about it, he felt much more relieved.

As long as Li Silang doesn't come to complain today, the possibility of bringing up the old matter again in a few days is very small, and he may not even talk about it recently. After all, it is important to strike while the iron is hot.

If Li Silang knew what was happening, he would let him live a few more days and then find a chance to get rid of him later.

Although Murong Yang felt that things were abnormal, he had to deal with his second brother who stayed here and refused to leave.

It was not until the time was almost up that he was invited to go to the palace to meet the emperor.

At this time, his confidant Pu Bu Gu came over and whispered something in his ear. After hearing it, Murong Zan breathed a sigh of relief, then walked ahead with a big smile.

This made Murong Yang more suspicious. Was he afraid that he would go to the palace to pay his respects to his father first and steal his limelight?
Do we have to compete for priority in such matters?

After leaving the gate of the Wu Wang residence, Murong Yang asked in a low voice: "Is the news accurate?" "It's accurate. The Li family sent seven or eight people to Jingzhao Prefecture early this morning, saying that they stole the family's property. I heard that they were all drugged and could not speak. It was Li Silang who personally escorted them there."

"Well, this Li Silang does things cleanly and efficiently. If he really knows how to handle current affairs, we can consider sparing his life."

Murong Zan smiled somewhat complacently.

Pu Bu Gu said, "Li Silang is the son of Duke Tang after all, and he will marry a princess in the near future. If he can serve the king, he will be a great help. But Princess Jinyang and King Wu are brothers from the same mother, so Li Silang probably won't serve the king. Although he dealt with those people this time because he was afraid of the king, it is hard to guarantee that this is not a sign of weakness. We must be careful."

Murong Zan nodded: "You are right. It seems that we cannot keep him alive. But we still have to wait for some time. After what happened last night, the wind in Chang'an will be very tense in the next few days. So we should act later and remember to act secretly. Do you understand?"

"I understand, Your Majesty, please rest assured."

Li Yuanhui did not expect that as soon as he returned from Jingzhao Prefecture, a eunuch from the palace would come and summon him to the palace to meet the emperor.

After greeting his father and brothers, he saw his second brother winked at him secretly, and Li Yuanhui nodded slightly.

He followed the eunuchs into the palace and waited for a while in the corridor outside the side hall of Taiji Palace before he was summoned to come in and see the emperor.

At this time, in addition to the emperor, there were also the empress, concubines from the harem, as well as the princes' wives, princesses and their husbands.

After Li Yuanhui arrived at the palace, he began to perform various rituals, such as "Greetings to the Saint", "Greetings to the Queen", "Greetings to the Imperial Concubine", "Greetings to the Kings", and "Greetings to the Highnesses".
However, I have to say here that you don't need to kneel or kowtow in such occasions, you just need to bow.

The emperor smiled and said, "No need to be polite, please stand up."

Li Silang thought to himself that he was being too polite when he told me that I didn't need to be so polite after going through all the formalities. But he still said, "Thank you, Saint."

Murong Ying smiled and said, "Aren't you guys going to see the young hero who killed Yang Xun? This is Li Yuan's son, Li Yuanhui. Li Yuanhui, raise your head."

Upon hearing this, Li Yuanhui slowly raised his head. He did not dare to look directly at the concubines around the emperor. He could only look at His Majesty the Emperor with reverence.

Murong Ying nodded with a smile. An unknown concubine behind him said, "This Li Silang is indeed a handsome man, worthy of being the consort of our Third Lady."

"That's right, congratulations to Sister Wei."

When he finally left the palace, Li Yuanhui didn't know what the emperor's concubines looked like, including his mother-in-law, Concubine Wei.

Always keep your eyes straight and be respectful.

Before leaving, Murong Ying rewarded him with an eight-sided Han sword as a sword. The hilt and scabbard were inlaid with gems, and the sword tassel was decorated with pearls and jade.

After Li Yuanhui came out, Murong Zan and Murong Yang chased him out again, under the pretext of seeing him off.

It was really painful to walk between the brothers Murong Zhan and Murong Yang.

Murong Yang was fine as he didn't say anything inexplicable, but Murong Zan's words were full of temptations and warnings.

Or is it a warning that only Li Yuanhui can understand?
This made Murong Yang think that his second brother was trying to win over Li Yuanhui. However, he didn't care about this matter and chose to watch from the sidelines.

After all, he and Murong Jiayin are from the same mother, so he is not worried at all that Li Yuanhui will help Murong Zan.

He carefully accompanied him to the palace gate, bid farewell to the two princes, and then mounted his horse to go home.

On the way home, the sword was placed across the saddle, and Li Yuanhui's hand was always holding the hilt.

Never let go for a moment.

(End of this chapter)