Red Mansion and Crimson Pearl

Chapter 242 Cao Kuangru (Part )

Yangzhou, formerly known as Jiangdu.

Especially in this dynasty, Yangzhou is at the top of the list of the most famous counties in the world.

A prosperous place with flowers and willows, a wealthy place on earth.

Prince Beijing, the governor of Jiangnan, naturally chose this place as his residence.

Now that the flood has subsided, there are only a few grievances among the people that need to be settled, so he still refuses to leave.

Otherwise, according to the usual itinerary of an imperial envoy, he should have been on his way back to Beijing by now.

According to the almanac, October 18th is a good day for banquets and gatherings, but not for making important decisions.

Prince Beijing happily summoned all his confidants, held a grand banquet, and enjoyed singing and dancing.

Naturally, there must be beauties at this banquet.

Half an hour later, everyone was a little tipsy and couldn't help hugging each other, flirting and making a lot of noise.

Cao Yu, who was sitting closest to Prince Beijing, couldn't help but frown and become unhappy and impatient.

Seeing his ugly face, Prince Beijing laughed and pointed at him and asked:

"Cao Kuangru, don't you understand that if one person leaves the room uninterested, everyone else will be unhappy?

"Today is not a day for serious talk. Show me how romantic and unrestrained I am!"

When everyone heard this, they all burst into laughter.

Someone started to make a noise: "It's not appropriate to be serious today! Cao Kuangru, punish him! He's drunk and more unrestrained than anyone else!"

"Punish him!"

"Fine him three seas!"

Cao Yu burst out laughing, stood up, picked up the wine jug on his desk, took off the lid, and glanced at everyone:

"Isn't it just drinking? Even if I'm drunk, I'm still more sober than you!"

After that, he drank directly from the pot! ~

The wine flowed out from the spout of the pot at the same time, but not as fast as he drank it. In just three or five breaths, the whole pot of fine wine was poured directly into his stomach!

"Kuang Ru's drinking capacity is the best in this dynasty!" Prince Beijing cheered loudly and laughed.

He pushed the beauty beside him and said, "Quick, bring a jar of my fine wine over here!"

The woman was bright and beautiful, with charming eyes. She had already looked around Cao Yu seven or eight times, and what she heard was exactly what she wanted.

Then she stood up delicately, and just as her pair of delicate bare hands painted with bright red nail polish were about to place on the small wine jar beside her, Cao Yu stopped her with a look of disgust on his face:

"Don't touch my wine!"

He raised his hand and pointed his slender index finger at the chief official standing beside Prince Beijing. "Please, Mr. Liao, bring me some wine!"

Liao Changshi actually had a seat next to him.

It was just that at this moment, he happened to have received an important piece of news, so he had to report it quietly, and so he stood next to Prince Beijing.

How could he have known that he would be pointed at by this little newly-minted Jinshi, Cao Yu, the magistrate of Yizheng County, and ordered to serve him like a servant and bring him wine? !

I was stunned at that time!

The people below burst into laughter.

Then a silly voice rang out: "Everyone, this situation is really similar!"

When everyone looked over, they discovered that it was the Jiangyin County Magistrate who was the least worldly-wise and the most favored by Prince Beijing: Ouyang Bao!

Originally this fellow was just a county lieutenant, but who knew he would have great luck, and just as he took office, the magistrate of Jiangyin resigned!

Prince Beijing immediately reached out and gently arranged a position of acting county magistrate for him.

Two months later, he was promoted after reporting another success in "controlling floods".

Now he is already the official magistrate of Jiangyin County, and his promotion is faster than all the successful candidates in this imperial examination, including those in the top three!

Everyone's eyes were filled with jealousy and envy, and were extremely complicated.

But everyone knew that this person offended people whenever he opened his mouth, but he could make Prince Beijing happy, so they were naturally happy to laugh at him.

They all laughed and tried to make fun of it: "What's the comparison?"

"Just like Li Bai's "Qing Ping Yue", it requires a strong man to take off his boots and Yang Fei to melt the ink!"

Ouyang Bao was so drunk that his tongue started to swell. "What do you think?!"

Liao Changshi’s face suddenly turned as black as the bottom of a pot!

The Prince of Beijing, who was sitting in the upper seat, spat out a mouthful of wine and laughed out loud!

Everyone followed suit, pounding the table and clapping their legs, stumbling forward and backward, and bursting into laughter.

The one who laughed the loudest was Cao Yu: "If you say so, I have to ask!

"Mr. Ouyang, is this Lao Liao Gao Lishi or Yang Guifei?"

When Liao Changshi heard this, he knew that he couldn't really let anyone see that he was angry.

She suppressed her anger and forced a smile: "I am old and I can't be Yang Fei no matter how hard I think about it!"

Prince Beijing spat at him and laughed so hard that he couldn't catch his breath: "Even if you can do it, I can't accept it!"

His smile softened and he fell directly into the beauty's lap.

Everyone thought back and laughed even louder. Seeing what happened to the Northern King, they followed suit and took the opportunity to flirt with the beauty in their arms.

Only Cao Yu smiled and bowed to Liao Changshi: "Old Liao, it's just a little joke, don't be offended!"

Liao Changshi also raised his hand stiffly: "Li Bai's poetry is famous throughout the ages, but he did not have a good ending. We are the same."

Cao Yu laughed and nodded repeatedly: "Well said!"

He looked around, grabbed the wine jug on the table next to him, shook it, took off the lid and threw it away, then drank it down with his head tilted back.

Ouyang Bao was confused and giggled. It took him a long time to understand a little bit: "I, I have offended someone again? Who is it this time?"

Over there, Cao Yu snatched wine from three tables and drank it, which made Prince Beijing even happier.

When he turned around, he saw Liao Changshi's face was livid, and he couldn't help but feel unhappy:

"What's wrong?! After leaving the capital, can't I relax and enjoy myself?!"

Before he finished speaking, Cao Yu had already strode up the steps, fell in front of his desk, half sitting and half kneeling, and waved to Liao Changshi:

"Old Liao, put away your dead face and talk to the prince properly if you have something to say!"

Prince Beijing secretly praised the Cao family for their sharp tongues, and called Liao Changshi to kneel down in front of him:

"What's the matter? Tell me. Kuang Ru is my confidant and can listen to everything!"

Liao Changshi had no choice but to kneel down as he was told. Just as he was about to speak, Cao Yu raised his hand to stop him.

Cao Yu pointed at the beauty who had come over curiously and said coldly: "Men are talking, get out of here."

Prince Beijing and Liao Changshi were stunned. Only then did they realize that the woman was still close to them. Their faces suddenly turned cold.

Prince Beijing slowly loosened his hand, his face cold: "What do you want to hear? Beauty?!"

The beauty trembled all over, her face was filled with fear, and she quickly knelt on her knees, crawled on the ground, and quickly backed away.

He stayed away from the three people and covered his ears with his hands.

Cao Yu glanced at her with disdain and whispered, "None of these women are good. Your Majesty, stay away from them in the future!"

Prince Beijing looked at him with amusement: "These prostitutes are nothing but playthings.

"When you want to have fun, just talk and laugh, but if you dare to cause trouble, you will be dragged down and beaten.

"Kuang Ru is so disgusted that he is obsessed with appearance."

Liao Changshi disagreed and could not help but advise: "Kuang Ru is absolutely right about this matter. There are some women that you cannot get close to."

These words seem to have a hidden meaning.

Prince Beijing's expression suddenly changed and he looked at Liao Changshi coldly.

Cao Yu paused, and seeing that Liao Changshi was sweating, he smiled and said:

"Old Liao, do you have any important news to report to the prince? I'd like to hear it, is that ok?"