0p0 Chapter 456 Old Lovers Meet Again
Chapter 456 Old Lovers Meet Again
Chapter 456 Old Lovers Meet Again
Liu Rushi and Wang Wenzhou accompanied Zhu Youjian and his wife, chatting and talking.
Although Li Xiangjun and Dong Xiaowan entered the mansion, Liu Ru disliked them because of past grievances. Therefore, they would not appear wherever Liu Ru was.
Little Monster 001 entered the mansion to report that because Zhu Youjian was there, security was tight, and it would be too troublesome for him to go to Liu Rushi's place. So Little Monster 001 went to inform Li Xiangjun instead.
After hearing the little monster's report, Li Xiangjun waved to him, signaling him to go out first.
Li Xiangjun looked at Dong Xiaowan with a worried expression and asked, "Should I go see him?"
"Why not go?!" Dong Xiaowan retorted.
"Sigh..." Li Xiangjun sighed. What else could it be? If it were Mao Xiang today, would you even be able to see him?
Dong Xiaowan understood Li Xiangjun. She smiled and said, "Back then, you only wanted to marry into the Marquis's household as his concubine, but he refused. Now that he's come to beg you, why not go and see him? With me here, even if your husband finds out, he won't think you two are having an affair. Let's go!"
After Dong Xiaowan finished speaking, she pulled Li Xiangjun away without waiting for her consent.
"Forget it! We're not Liu Rushi. Even if we beg him, he might not agree," Li Xiangjun said hesitantly.
"Silly sister! Who told you to agree to him? I just wanted you to vent your anger!" Dong Xiaowan said fiercely, "Doesn't Hou Fangyu have any shame? You two have already broken off all ties, and he still has the nerve to ask you to meet and ask you for a favor?"
"Don't hesitate! Let's go!" Dong Xiaowan dragged Li Xiangjun to the back gate of Zhong Yigong's mansion.
Hou Fangyu had been waiting for a long time and paced anxiously. When he looked up and saw Li Xiangjun, he quickly went to greet her.
"Xiangjun, it's been a long time. How have you been these days?" Hou Fangyu asked.
Li Xiangjun felt very awkward, after all, Hou Fangyu was the man she had once deeply loved.
Dong Xiaowan said irritably, "Young Master Hou, what brings you here today? Xiangjun has been very happy these days. She is now Wang Wenzhou's concubine. Although our husband's reputation in officialdom is not very good, not as good as your Hou family, he is sincere to us all. Moreover, my husband is currently enjoying the Emperor's favor and is drinking and chatting with him right now."
"Ahem..." Hou Fangyu coughed awkwardly a few times. Dong Xiaowan's words were a real slap in the face. If he hadn't been desperate, he wouldn't have had the nerve to come and beg Li Xiangjun for help.
"Xiangjun, I have a favor to ask of you today!" Hou Fangyu said.
"Oh my! Young Master Hou, is there anything you can't do in the capital?" Dong Xiaowan sneered. "Xiangjun and I are the most beautiful courtesans in the brothel. If even you, Young Master Hou, can't do it, what's the use of asking Xiangjun? Xiangjun can't even get into your Hou family's house..."
Li Xiangjun was very embarrassed. She gently nudged Dong Xiaowan and complained, "Stop talking!"
Hou Fangyu's face turned red to his neck, and he said with a wry smile, "Xiangjun, it was all my fault back then. For the sake of our acquaintance, could you please ask Wang Wenzhou to spare my father's life?"
Dong Xiaowan said irritably, "Why should she help you now? You looked down on Xiangjun back then and wouldn't let her in, so why should she help you now?"
"Sigh..." Li Xiangjun sighed, looking at Dong Xiaowan and complaining, "Stop talking!"
"Hmph!" Dong Xiaowan was so angry because she felt the same way. She even looked forward to the day when Mao Xiang would ask her for help, and she would definitely humiliate him properly.
Li Xiangjun lowered her head and thought for a moment before saying, "Young Master Hou, it's not that I don't want to help you. Although my husband treats me very well, based on my understanding of him, even if I ask, he won't agree to this. Only Liu Rushi can help you now, and my husband listens to her every word."
Hou Fangyu was deeply moved. It takes a hundred years of cultivation to share a boat ride and a thousand years to have sex. After all, they had slept together, and even if they broke up, there were still feelings between them.
"Xiangjun, then I'll trouble you to tell Liu Rushi that I have a favor to ask." Hou Fangyu had a good relationship with Liu Rushi, and he felt that even if Liu Rushi didn't want to help, he had to try since things had come to this point.
Li Xiangjun shook her head with a wry smile and said helplessly, "Young Master Hou, you don't know this, but Liu Rushi and I are now like strangers. If I were to ask for help, even if she wanted to help you, she would not because of me."
"Huh?" Hou Fangyu frowned. Aren't you best friends?
"How about this!" Li Xiangjun said, "You write a letter, and I'll give it to a servant to deliver."
"Thank you!" Hou Fangyu quickly expressed his gratitude.
But by then, Wang Wenzhou had already led his men out of the mansion through the secret passage, and Hou Fangyu's letter had not even reached Liu Rushi's hands.
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Outside the palace gates, Wang Wenzhou gave a pre-battle pep talk, speaking righteously: "Brothers! Today, Hou Xun has rebelled against the emperor. I am here by imperial decree to lead you to quell the rebellion. Brothers, we must be unafraid of bloodshed and sacrifice! After capturing the culprit Hou Xun, I will lead you to ransack his home!"
Wang Wenzhou smiled slightly and said, "Raiding houses is the most fun! Hou Xun has so many girls, brothers can play with them however they want!"
"Thank you, Your Highness!" Everyone quickly clasped their hands in gratitude.
Wang Chengen shook his head with a wry smile. Lord Wang was really too unserious.
"Wang Wenzhou, I want to play with girls too!" Zhu Cilang said hurriedly.
"Me too!" Zhu Cijiong didn't want to miss out on such a fun activity.
Jiang Xuyang rolled his eyes at the two princes. "You little brats, do you even know how to play with girls? My father would never let you play with girls! He won't even let me!"
"Ahem..." Wang Chengen hurriedly said, "Lord Wang, it's getting late, let's go quickly, otherwise your residence will be breached."
Wang Wenzhou nodded and said, "Let's go!"
Several generals immediately led their troops to set off.
Wang Wenzhou rode alongside the Zhu brothers, Zhu Cilang and Zhu Cilang, and said with a smile, "Little wolves, you must remember, you are men! As men, you must be responsible and avenge any wrongs!"
"Yes!" Zhu Cilang nodded repeatedly.
"Sigh..." Wang Chengen helped Zhu Cilang lead the horse, sighing as they walked. The Emperor really is something else. Doesn't he know who Wang Wenzhou is? He actually entrusted the two princes to his care. He'll corrupt the princes!
Wang Wenzhou said in a serious tone, "If you encounter something like this in the future, what should you do?"
Zhu Cilang declared righteously, "I will lead the troops to quell the rebellion!"
"Good!" Wang Wenzhou clapped his hands and laughed loudly, "That's right! That's a good young man!"
Wang Wenzhou took his two sons to cause trouble because he wanted to train them. In Wang Wenzhou's timeline, after Zhu Youjian committed suicide, the whereabouts of his three sons were all unknown.
At that time, the eldest of these three was only fourteen or fifteen years old. If one of them had been in the army and fought on the battlefield from a young age, like Li Shimin and Zhu Di, they would certainly have been able to escape Beijing. If one of Zhu Youjian's three sons had been able to escape to the south, the Southern Ming would not have been plagued by constant internal strife, and perhaps the Southern Ming would have lasted for a hundred years like the Southern Song.