Chapter 180: The Banquet
Wanbao Pavilion is not only the largest commercial building in China, but also the place where Sima Changying and them collect intelligence.
As soon as Ye Qingtang entered the private room and sat down, Shopkeeper Liu walked over quickly, and respectfully reported everything she wanted to know.
"The man ran out of the back alley? So his purpose is very clear, that is, he deliberately ran in the direction of the Ye family, right? ”
Ye Qingtang frowned and looked at Shopkeeper Liu, listening to his description, his expression became more and more ugly. Judging from the portrait, she was very sure that she had not seen this man, but Ye Qingtang didn't believe that the man had no purpose in doing so.
Even if the current Ye family has a family like Sima Changying, the Ye family's ability is so good, and it is not a big family.
If he wants to rely on the Ye family to take the position, then he probably has a better way. But if the goal is so clear, there must be other intentions.
"Yes." Shopkeeper Liu said softly: "My subordinates have already sent someone to inquire, this man has never appeared in the capital, maybe he doesn't understand the relationship between the Ye family and the general, so he thinks that he can make a big difference by relying on them?" ”
"Impossible." Ye Qingtang shook his head and said coldly: "If you come to the capital from elsewhere, how can you find the Ye family directly from the back alley?" ”
"The back alley is complicated, let alone him, even I don't have a way to find the Ye family directly after entering it now."
The more Ye Qingtang spoke, the more ugly his expression became, and all kinds of signs showed that that person definitely had other plans, and he was afraid that he would be inseparable from the Seventh Prince.
"Do you need your subordinates to keep an eye on that side?" Shopkeeper Liu nodded, although he had some thoughts in his heart, he didn't say much.
A qualified subordinate only needs to complete the requirements put forward by his master, and of course there is no need to ask or say anything else.
"Keep an eye on it." Ye Qingtang sighed with a headache, she always felt that something was very wrong with this matter, and it was right to stare at the General's Mansion.
However, compared to this, Ye Qingtang is more worried about the state banquet in a few days. This was the first major banquet after His Majesty succeeded to the throne.
Not only that, the envoys of the Xia Kingdom and Shen Qingdai came to the capital a few days ago, as if they wanted to discuss cooperation with the emperor.
Although there is a high probability that it is inseparable from the marriage, no matter what their purpose is, as the organizer of this banquet, Ye Qingtang can be said to be heartbroken, and he is busy every day without touching the ground, and now he has to worry about this.
Ye Qingtang didn't know how long such days would last, but she knew it very well. If it takes a little longer, she'll really be gaggling.
After that day, Ye Qingtang put this matter behind him. It's not because she doesn't care about this matter, it's just because there are more important things for her to do.
When she was almost busy, she went straight to the day of the banquet. In the bustling banquet hall, Ye Qingtang and Sima Changying sat not far from the emperor.
Although everything in this banquet hall was arranged by Ye Qingtang, she really sat here, but she felt helpless, and everything was wrong.
Sima Changying saw her embarrassment and immediately calmed her emotions. Seeing that the banquet was in the second half, I don't know why, the expressions of the two of them became solemn.
"I always feel it. It looks like something is going to happen today, and I don't know if it's my delusion. ”
Ye Qingtang leaned on Sima Changying's shoulder, although it was not good to think so, she vaguely had this idea, and she always felt that her heart was not very stable.
"Before you went out today, Shopkeeper Liu came to look for you, and I saw that you were still busy working, so I chatted with him for a while." Sima Changying sighed and said softly, "That man from the Ye family followed them into the palace. ”
"So there's really a good chance he's the Seventh Prince, right?" Hearing this, Ye Qingtang immediately frowned, and his whole face became more and more ugly.
If that person was only a remnant of the Seven Princes, there was nothing to fear. But if the people of the Ye family were stupid and didn't know it, and chose to help him, it would be a troublesome thing for them. At least that's what it looks like for Ye Qingtang.
"Two days ago, we found the body of the Seven Princes outside the city, so that person is not the Seven Princes, it is very likely that it is the remnants of his party."
Sima Changying shook his head, the emperor was not as brutal as the Seventh Prince. The attitude towards the remnants of the party is nothing more than the removal of them from their official positions.
They can still become officials in the future, but they can only start from scratch little by little, and they will be watched every day to prevent them from doing anything harmful to the country.
Therefore, most of the remnants of the party have abandoned the darkness and turned to the light, although the daily work is tiring, it is not a failure.
However, they don't know how many people surrendered and how many people were unwilling to want to make trouble behind their backs. Naturally, I don't know who the person who sneaked into the palace is.
"So what are we going to do?" Ye Qingtang frowned and looked around, but did not find the man on the portrait. On the contrary, I felt that the guards at this banquet had unconsciously become a lot more.
Shen Qingdai also noticed the abnormality on the field, and immediately looked at Ye Qingtang worriedly. The two looked at each other, not much, just nodded with a sad face, and then lowered their heads and did not speak.
"There's an out-of-place one in the pile of attendants in the back row, and it's likely that it's the exception." Sima Changying suddenly saw something, and patted Ye Qingtang's shoulder for verification.
Looking in the direction that Sima Changying said, the moment he saw the person, Ye Qingtang immediately confirmed his thoughts and nodded violently.
After getting the answer, Sima Changying immediately let the attendant take a look at the end of the banquet. Without anyone noticing, the man was captured.
Seeing that the man was unwillingly escorted away by the guards, Ye Qingtang's hanging heart finally fell, and he began to eat with chopsticks.
The banquet was considered to be in danger, and after sending all the courtiers away, Sima Changying returned to the imperial study with the emperor.
And Ye Qingtang returned to the post station with Shen Qingdai, talking and laughing along the way, like two friends who had reunited after a long absence.
It's just that during this period, Shen Qingdai has been trying to see what happened tonight, but no matter what she asked, she was easily prevaricated by Ye Qingtang.
Seeing that she couldn't smell anything, Shen Qingdai immediately sighed helplessly, and stopped with a little embarrassment: "I came to kiss with sincerity, are you really unwilling to tell me about a little thing?" ”
"What can it be? What is the princess talking about? Why can't the concubine understand a word? Ye Qingtang tilted his head and asked puzzled.