Chapter 300: Teahouse Encounter ( words long chapter!)
In Fengji Teahouse, the largest teahouse in Fengzhou, actors on the stage are performing one of the most classic stories in traditional history, "The Case of the Chopping of the Beauty".

The Prince Consort came closer to take a closer look:

It says Qin Xianglian is thirty-two years old.
Sue the current prince consort.

Defrauding the king and disrespecting the emperor,

A man who regrets his marriage marries his mistress.

Killing his wife and exterminating his heirs, his conscience is gone.

Forced Han Qi to death in the temple.

The complaint was deposited in the lobby of a certain building.

What are you gritting your teeth for?

In a secluded private room, Ye Mingsheng, dressed in ordinary people's clothes, leaned casually on a chair and closed his eyes to listen to the charming singing of the courtesan on the stage. Ye Mingsheng, who was used to listening to pop music, was indeed a little uncomfortable when he first listened to this stuff...
But after all, there are no other entertainment tools now, so Ye Mingsheng can only lie down and learn to enjoy it. Don’t say that when you first listen to drama, you will think that this thing is pretentious and meaningless, but if you listen to it often, you can slowly get some feeling for it.

Although Ye Mingsheng wanted to make some changes to the entertainment methods of this era, unfortunately, all his energy was now focused on how to use Fengzhou as a base and then swallow up Liaoyang in order to dominate the world.

Therefore, he just made a few decks of cards and taught Ye Cui, Pei Zhixiu and other female relatives how to play Landlord, Red Cross, etc. As for other games, he could not take care of them for the time being.

"Master, Feng's chestnut cake is especially delicious today. Would you like to try a piece?"

Jinyu, who was sitting next to Ye Mingsheng, picked up a piece of chestnut cake with her little hand, brought it to Ye Mingsheng's mouth and said in a tender voice:
Just now, seeing Ye Mingsheng was going out to play, Jinyu pestered Ye Mingsheng and insisted on following him. This little girl didn't learn anything else, but she did learn the skill of making trouble.

Seeing that Ye Mingsheng didn't want to take her with him, Jinyu hugged Ye Mingsheng's thigh and insisted on coming with him. Ye Mingsheng had no choice but to bring her over.

In response to Jinyu's kindness, Ye Mingsheng, who was not very hungry, just shook his head. Jinyu thought that Ye Mingsheng was still angry with her, so the next second she put down the pastry in her hand and leaned close to Ye Mingsheng's ear.

While gently kneading Ye Mingsheng's shoulders, she whispered in his ear with a tingling voice:
"Master, I know I was wrong. Can you forgive me this time?"

Although he felt the comfort on her shoulder and Jinyu's flattery, Ye Mingsheng wanted to teach Jinyu a lesson and told her not to be so willful, so he remained calm and said calmly with his eyes closed:
"I am not angry··········"

Seeing Ye Mingsheng's attitude, Jinyu was a little panicked. Due to his busy official duties during this period, Ye Mingsheng had less and less time to spend with her. She originally wanted to take this opportunity to spend more time with Ye Mingsheng, but she never expected that Ye Mingsheng would dislike her instead.

Thinking of Xiang Jinyu, she felt more and more aggrieved in her heart and couldn't help sobbing softly. Seeing her like this, Ye Mingsheng shook his head helplessly. This woman was really made of water. She would let go of the floodgates with just a few words.

There was nothing he could do, since he had already taken Jinyu as his concubine. Ye Mingsheng just opened his eyes and coaxed Jinyu. Seeing that Ye Mingsheng was coaxing her, the girl's tears came and went quickly, and soon she was sitting in Ye Mingsheng's arms, bursting into laughter.

At this moment, the case of the beheading of the beauty on the stage was also reaching its climax. At this moment, because the sound insulation of the wooden structure of the room was not very good, Ye Mingsheng vaguely heard the soft and tender voice of a woman coming from the private room next door.

"Qin Xianglian is really stupid. What can she get by suing Chen Shimei?"

"It would be a good thing if Chen Shimei died. She and her child have no one to rely on. Moreover, she will be stabbed by relatives and neighbors for the rest of her life because of murdering her husband. It is extremely miserable..."

"If I were Qin Xianglian, I would not go to Chen Shimei to recognize him publicly. Instead, I would secretly find Chen Shimei and tell him that we mother and son can disappear for the rest of our lives and never appear in front of him, so as not to hinder his wealth and glory!"

"But we need him, as the current imperial consort, to take good care of the rest of our lives."

Ye Mingsheng was a little surprised to hear this complaint, but after thinking about it carefully, he felt that what the woman said was quite right. If she did this, Qin Xianglian would definitely live a comfortable life in the second half of her life without suffering any hardship. It would be much better than being a peasant woman in the countryside!
Thinking of this, Ye Mingsheng couldn't help but become interested in this woman with a soft voice and such rationality...

The voice is so pleasant, and Ye Mingsheng intuitively tells him that this girl must be good looking too!
After waiting for about a cup of tea, the case of the beheading of the beauty on the stage gradually faded away. Ye Mingsheng, who had spent his rare leisure time, asked Ye Dong to pay the money, and then walked out of the box with Jinyu and his personal soldiers, ready to return to the general's mansion to continue facing those cold and boring official documents.

However, to Ye Mingsheng's surprise, as soon as he went out, the door of the private room next door was also opened. Accompanied by two maids, a young woman with a bun slowly came out. She was plump, with graceful posture, and her round and fair oval face was very charming, which made people couldn't help but look at her sideways...
Seeing this woman appear, even Ye Mingsheng, who was a shrewd man, couldn't help but feel moved. He wanted to chat with this woman about life and ideals in the long night, explore the origin of life, where people come from and where they go, and other serious and profound questions.

The beautiful young woman seemed to be used to Ye Mingsheng's look. She did not panic like an ordinary woman. Instead, she frowned slightly and stopped, looking at Ye Mingsheng with disgust. At the same time, the maid who followed her came over and said:
"Excuse me, everyone. My wife is going over..."

Upon hearing this, Ye Mingsheng hesitated for a moment and then stood sideways, making way for the middle corridor. Seeing Ye Mingsheng's actions, the personal guards following him all followed suit.

The young woman was not afraid at all when she saw this. Under Ye Mingsheng's gaze, she walked straight through the middle corridor. As she moved her lotus steps lightly, a fragrant breeze wafted up. It was not known whether it was the scent of the young woman's rouge, or her gentle body fragrance... Looking at the beautiful young woman's slow and graceful back as she left, Ye Mingsheng couldn't help but smile with an unknown meaning. If he was not mistaken, this young woman was the woman with the soft voice. It seemed that his intuition was quite accurate.

Seeing Ye Mingsheng's smile gradually spreading across his face, Jinyu beside him clearly understood what this stinky man was thinking. She pouted and couldn't help but whispered:
"Master, if you keep looking at me, your soul will be seduced away by this shameless bitch!"

Hearing Jinyu's harsh words to this beautiful young woman, Ye Mingsheng could not help but turn his head and scratch the girl's delicate and upturned nose, and asked with interest:
"Why are you jealous?"

"I am just a concubine. It is not my turn to be jealous..." Jinyu lowered her head and said pitifully:

Ye Mingsheng couldn't help laughing when he heard that, and without saying anything else, he led everyone out of Fengji Teahouse.

Ye Mingsheng would never have thought that, although he said it unintentionally, the listener took it seriously. After hearing the conversation between Ye Mingsheng and Jinyu, Ye Dong seemed to have realized something. Looking at the gradually disappearing back of the beautiful young woman, he seemed to have thought of something.

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The next day, after repeated invitations from Murong Yuliang and Cui Dakai, Ye Mingsheng finally agreed to meet with them. However, Ye Mingsheng did not choose the Nanfuxiang Restaurant as the meeting place, but decided to meet in his own general's mansion...

In the lobby of the General's Mansion, Ye Mingsheng looked at Murong Yuliang and Cui Dakai who were slowly walking towards him, then smiled at Murong Yuliang and said:

"I think this person must be Magistrate Murong. I have been busy with military affairs recently and have not had time to meet with you. What a sin!"

After saying this, Ye Mingsheng bowed slightly insincerely.

Seeing Ye Mingsheng's attitude, Murong Yuliang was a little surprised. Although they had never met before, because of what happened before, he originally thought that Ye Mingsheng was an arrogant and domineering person. He was even prepared for Ye Mingsheng to draw his sword and fight him.

He never expected that Ye Mingsheng would be so polite. Although he didn't know what tactics Ye Mingsheng was using, since he had come to Ye Mingsheng's territory, he could only respond accordingly. He then said calmly:
"General Ye, you are too serious!"

After greeting Murong Yuliang, Ye Mingsheng looked at Cui Dakai, but did not say anything, just nodded slightly. Even though he had met him before, Cui Dakai was very embarrassed and his face was full of shame and anger. However, he was still rational and knew that he was now in Ye Mingsheng’s territory, not in the Guangning Mansion of their Cui family, so he endured his anger...

After the greetings, Ye Mingsheng asked the two to sit down and asked the maid to serve them fragrant tea. After completing this series of operations, Ye Mingsheng stopped talking and sipped the tea silently. It seemed that he was more interested in today's tea than the two visitors.

Murong Yuliang and Cui Dakai looked at each other, and Cui Dakai looked at Ye Mingsheng and said with great sorrow:

"Mingsheng, you've gone too far!"

Hearing the word "Mingsheng", Ye Mingsheng knew that Cui Dakai was going to play the "family card" with him. A playful smile appeared on his face, and he said lightly:
"So you come to help Lord Murong and relieve my anger, right?"

Seeing Ye Mingsheng made things clear so quickly and did not play by the rules, Cui Dakai was stunned. Just when he didn't know what to say, Murong Yuliang spoke up;
“Sir Ye, I think there must be some misunderstanding here. I just heard that you and the Cui family are related, so I wanted Brother Cui to introduce you…”

"That's right, it's just a recommendation!" Cui Dakai also reacted and echoed:

"Oh! I see... So I am making a fuss out of nothing. In that case, I will deal impartially with the thief who instructed his servants to attack my Zhenwu Army military officer and obstructed public affairs. What do you think, Lord Murong?" Looking at Murong Yuliang, Ye Mingsheng kept smiling and asked:

Murong Yuliang narrowed his eyes when he heard that and looked at Ye Mingsheng. Their eyes confronted each other fiercely in the air, sparks flying.

Although Zheng Xu had been his butler for more than ten years, his identity as a butler alone was not enough to make Murong Yuliang so anxious to rescue him.

The real reason why Murong Yuliang was anxious was that although he was born into a noble family, had great ambitions, was an honest official, and kept himself clean, he had been in the court for decades, so how could he not have any black material or dirty deeds?
And this Zheng Xu was the one who did these dirty things for him!
Therefore, he had to get Zheng Xu out before Ye Mingsheng pried his mouth open, or make sure Zheng Xu could never speak again!
Seeing the undisguised threat in Ye Mingsheng's eyes, Murong Yuliang knew that he must not show weakness at this time, otherwise Ye Mingsheng would definitely push his advantage, so he took a deep breath and said coldly:
"Master Ye, do you just want to fight to the death?"

“A fight to the death? Although the Murong family is powerful in Luoan, but in this remote and desolate place of Fengzhou, I’m afraid Lord Murong is too confident…” Ye Mingsheng said lightly:
"Mingsheng, stop it. This time, our Cui family stands on the side of Lord Murong!" Before Ye Mingsheng's words had even finished falling, Cui Dakai stood up and said in a decisive tone:

Ye Mingsheng was not angry when he heard this. He looked at Cui Dake and said:
"You can't represent the Cui family. The only one who can represent the Cui family is my third uncle. If you bring his handwritten letter, I will give the Cui family some face for my mother's sake."

Cui Dakai was even more embarrassed after hearing this. He wanted to say something but couldn't say a word. He could only sit back in his seat in dismay.

Seeing Cui Dakai being so disappointing and being put out by Ye Mingsheng with just one sentence, Murong Yuliang sighed in his heart, feeling a little angry at his lack of fighting spirit...
Seeing Murong Yuliang's expression still as calm as a rock, Ye Mingsheng knew that he must have bargaining chips in addition to the Cui family. As expected, Murong Yuliang took out a piece of paper from his arms and handed it to Ye Mingsheng, then said very seriously:

"When I first arrived in Liaoyang, Governor Song sent someone to give me this handwritten letter. General Ye can take a look!"

Upon hearing this, Ye Mingsheng immediately took the letter and checked its contents. The content of the letter roughly meant that Song Wenhui had high expectations for Murong Yuliang's appointment to Fengzhou this time.

He hoped that Murong Yuliang could achieve some results in Fengzhou. At the end of the letter, Song Wenhui also mentioned Ye Mingsheng. Song Wenhui asked Murong Yuliang and Ye Mingsheng to be in charge of civil and military affairs respectively, cooperate sincerely, and serve the court well!
All the contents of the letter can be said to be completely presentable, without any problems at all, but in Ye Mingsheng's eyes, this letter is full of a different flavor...
(End of this chapter)