Chapter 204 Hu Weiyong's Ambition
Chapter 204 Hu Weiyong's Ambition
What's more, Nianwei didn't say anything, so she couldn't continue to make things difficult for her.

So the three of them sat down, ate snacks and chatted, and the atmosphere was quite harmonious for a while.

After chatting for a while, Caidie brought up the topic of how Qian'er and Ye Xuan knew each other. Qian'er did not hide anything and told them how she was in danger and how Ye Xuan rescued her.

He even told about his life experience and how he was almost insulted by Hu Dapeng the day before.

His words were full of gratitude and admiration for Ye Xuan.

Nianwei and Caidie are also miserable people, otherwise they would not have ended up in brothels. When they learned that Qian'er was also an orphan, they immediately felt a sense of sympathy.

There was pity in Nianwei's eyes when she looked at Qian'er, and Caidie was no longer harsh or awkward when speaking to Qian'er, and the three of them soon became good friends who could talk about anything.

During the chat, Qian'er naturally asked about how Nianwei and Ye Xuan met, and always asked about some of Ye Xuan's privacy intentionally or unintentionally.

However, Nianwei and Caidie didn't take it seriously. They just thought Qian'er wanted to know more about Ye Xuan.

It is natural for a woman in love to want to know everything about her lover.

When they learned that Ye Xuan could enter and leave the imperial city freely and had been awarded gold, silver, jewelry and imperial plaques by Zhu Yuanzhang many times, neither Nian Wei nor the other girl noticed that a strange look flashed in Qian'er's eyes.

The three girls chatted for a while, and then Qian'er said goodbye.

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That night, in the secret room of the Prime Minister's Mansion.

"Prime Minister Hu, these are tributes sent by Champa. I didn't expect this small foreign country to be so generous this time."

The secret room covers a large area, but even so, it is still filled with gold, silver, jewelry and rare treasures.

Wang Guangyang, the right prime minister of the Secretariat, stood in front of a box of gold, silver and jewelry, and said with joy.

Hu Weiyong picked up a gold bar and tossed it, saying with great satisfaction: "Leave the tribute and send the envoys from Champa back."

"Yes!" Wang Guangyang responded, and then hesitantly asked: "Prime Minister Hu, how much do you think we should leave behind?"

Hu Weiyong stroked his beard and took a reluctant look at the rare treasures in the secret room. After a moment, he seemed to have made up his mind: "Now is the time when we are short of money, let's keep them all!"

Wang Guangyang was surprised and hesitated to say, "Isn't this inappropriate?"

"What's inappropriate?" Hu Weiyong glanced at Wang Guangyang. "Anyway, the envoys from Champa were stopped by our people as soon as they arrived in the capital. As long as you and I don't say anything, who would know they were here? Naturally, no one would know the existence of this batch of tribute."

"That being said, if the emperor finds out, the crime will be serious!"

Hu Weiyong sneered and said domineeringly: "Now the whole government is full of you and me, and my teacher Li Shanchang also supports me. How could the emperor know that the envoy of Champa had come?"

Seeing that Wang Guangyang was still hesitant, Hu Weiyong said solemnly: "You are the right prime minister, why are you so timid when doing things? Don't forget that Feng Ji took away almost all of our assets when he went to Mobei this time!"

"Moreover, Fei Ju and Lu Zhongheng need a large amount of food and money to train their troops. This batch of tribute comes at the right time. If we hand them over to the Ministry of Revenue, where will the money for training come from? Where will the money for bribing the Northern Yuan and the Japanese pirates come from?" "This..." Wang Guangyang was speechless and could only bow his hands and said, "Everything is up to Prime Minister Hu. I just hope that the matter of the Champa envoy will not be leaked."

Hu Weiyong nodded and asked, "Send someone to inform the Champa envoys immediately, telling them that the Great Emperor of the Ming Dynasty is busy with state affairs and cannot meet with them, and ask them to leave and return home immediately!"

"I will follow the Prime Minister's orders!" Wang Guangyang nodded, then left the secret room with a worried look on his face.

Not long after Wang Guangyang left, the secret door of the secret room made a sliding sound again, and a graceful figure appeared behind Hu Weiyong.

"Godfather, Qian'er is back."

Hu Weiyong closed the treasure chest, turned around and said solemnly: "You returned home late at night, but what secrets did you find?"

Qian'er clasped her fists and said respectfully, "My foster father..."

Qian'er then relayed the news she got from Nianwei and Caidie to Hu Weiyong, and said solemnly: "It seems that the news that Ye Xuan is the emperor's illegitimate son is not groundless."

"Rewards of gold and silver, imperial plaques, and a badge that allows free entry and exit of the palace. And according to you, when Ye Xuan received these, he was just a small captain of the Imperial Guard?" Hu Weiyong pondered.

Qian'er nodded, "Not only that, Qian'er also found out that Ye Xuan had accompanied Princess Anqing and the eldest daughter Zhu Huan to Mount Qixia to worship Buddha and go outing twice in the name of protection."

"The eldest daughter of the Emperor, Zhu Huan, publicly denounced Li Qi, the eldest son of Li Shanchang, the Duke of Korea, in order to protect Ye Xuan. The Emperor even deprived Prince of Yan, Zhu Di, of his imperial estate and handed it over to Ye Xuan to manage!"

"I even heard that Crown Prince Zhu Biao thought highly of Ye Xuan and had invited him to the East Palace many times, and even gave him a sum of money."

The more Hu Weiyong listened, the more solemn his expression became. He stroked his beard and muttered to himself, "Zhu Yuanzhang has never been so generous to an official, let alone a mere Jinyiwei. It seems that Ye Xuan is indeed most likely his illegitimate son!"

Then he sneered, "Zhu Yuanzhang claims to be a gentleman, but in fact, he is more extravagant than anyone else in private. If such a person with corrupt private morals can sit on the throne, why can't I, Hu Weiyong!"

Hu Weiyong did not avoid Qian'er at all, and when Qian'er heard such outrageous words, she just lowered her head and remained silent, as if it was not the first time she heard such words.

After the sneer, Hu Weiyong looked at Qian'er and said solemnly: "My foster father will invite a famous prostitute from Yangzhou to teach you how to capture a man. You must study hard and make Ye Xuan your slave!"

"Father..."

Qian'er blushed when she heard this. Just as she was about to refuse, Hu Weiyong interrupted her and said, "Qian'er, although you are a martial arts expert, you still know very little about the relationship between men and women. If you want to capture a man, you can't just take off your clothes and lie on the bed!"

Qian'er blushed and hesitated, "But Ye Xuan's concubine is the most beautiful woman in the brothel. Compared to the matters between men and women, Qian'er really has no confidence."

Then, he told her about Nianwei.

Hu Weiyong laughed out loud, "Father said you are a novice, and you really are a novice!"

"As you said, the woman named Nianwei is just a prostitute. When it comes to the art of sex, such a courtesan who sells her art but not her body is just a silver-plated wax spear with no use!"

(End of this chapter)