Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Chapter 12 Planning the Assassination
At night, the Forbidden City exudes the fragrance of plants, and the clear artificial stream flows on the smooth white pebbles.The silky palace lanterns emit orange light, which is reflected on the seamless glazed bricks.It looks unusually gorgeous.

Li Lianying came out of the palace in a hurry, and met Prince Li head-on, followed by two sedan chairs.Li Lianying stopped and said, "Hey, isn't this the Fifth Prince? My servant greets you."

"Ah, Eunuch Li, where are you going?" Prince Lu smiled.

"I'm going home. The Empress Dowager passed away today, and I've been tired all day." Li Lianying said.

Prince Lu wanted to curry favor with him, so he hurriedly said: "I know there is a good place, I want to invite Eunuch Li to have a drink and listen to a ditty, I wonder if Eunuch Li will appreciate it or not?"

"The fifth prince killed the slave, what is the slave, dare to drink with the fifth prince?" Li Lianying said.

"Quickly stop talking about these outlandish things. In this palace, who doesn't know that Eunuch Li is the Queen Mother and Qian's celebrity." Prince Lu flattered.

Li Lianying looked proud.

"Eunuch Li, get on the sedan chair quickly." Prince Wu raised his hand.

"Then I'd rather be obedient than respectful." After Li Lianying finished speaking, the two hurried into the sedan chair.

The sedan chair soon arrived at Manxianglou, which is a rather high-end brothel in the capital.Inside the building, everyone is wearing heavy make-up and beautifying.Their hair is combed in the Manchu style.Jewelry and bright flowers illuminated their pink faces in the light.

"Fifth Prince, what kind of place is this?" Li Lianying asked knowingly.

"Eunuch Li, don't ask where it is, just have fun." Prince Lu said.

A bawdy lady who still had a charm came forward and said with a smile: "Hey, the fifth master is here. Come on, please come upstairs."

Prince Li and Li Lianying followed the madam to a secluded luxury room upstairs, where the food and drink had already been set up.

"Fifth Master, which girl should I call to accompany you today?" The madam looked at the Prince and said.

"Wait a minute, you go out first."

"Yes, my lord." The madam curtseyed, turned and closed the door and went out.

After the madam left, Prince Li took out a 10 tael bank note from his sleeve and handed it to Li Lianying.

"Yo, my lord, what are you doing?" Li Lianying pretended to be stupid.

"Eunuch Li, accept it."

"Fifth Prince, with so much money, you have to make it clear that I will not be rewarded for nothing." Li Lianying pretended to decline.

"Eunuch Li, you have to help me." Prince Wu sat down and said straight to the point.

"I'm a eunuch, how can I help you, Fifth Prince?" Li Lianying said intentionally.

"Eunuch Li, Ming people don't speak dark words. Now that the Eastern Empress Dowager has passed away, the Western Empress Dowager will monopolize the government. If the Empress Dowager has any plans in the future, I hope that Eunuch will give you more information. In addition, we originally chose a new emperor this time, and we pretended to be Lian This is also a suitable candidate, and I also told Prince Jin, but he did one thing to the face and another behind the back. I really can't swallow this tone." Prince Jin said.

Li Lianying didn't want to take care of this matter, so she hurriedly evaded and said, "There is nothing wrong with the first one, but the latter one is about your own brother's business!"

"I know that. Zai Tian has entered the palace now. He is still a child, so he might get some kind of illness. He will fall and drown somewhere." There was a murderous look in the eyes of Prince Lu.

The atmosphere in the room became a little tense. Prince Li looked around and whispered in Li Lianying's ear.

"Fifth prince, what you said is the crime of punishing the nine clans!" Li Lianying stared at Prince Lu in surprise.

"In the past dynasties, many emperors died in this way. Can the murderer be found? Also, so many people die every year in the palace. Who can tell how they died? Eunuch Li, if this is done, we will Family Zai Lian inherits the Datong, you are the reborn parents of our Wangfu, all the gold, silver and jewels in the Wangfu are up to you to choose." Prince Wu sneered.

Li Lianying remained silent, as if weighing something.After a while, Guangxu looked at him fiercely, as if he wanted to kill himself, flashed in his mind.I also made a decision in my heart.He was silent for a long time, then said slowly: "My lord, I'll see how to handle this matter, you can't be impatient, you have to take your time."

Immediately, the sun was shining on Prince Lu's face, and he said with a smile, "I know that, let's have a toast." As he spoke, he pushed the banknote to Li Lianying.

The two clinked glasses.

"Come here!" Prince Lu clapped his hands and said.After a while, the madam brought the group of girls in and said with a charming smile, "Fifth Master, the girls are here."

"Choose a few more for Master Li." Prince Wu said to the madam.The madam turned her head and whispered, "I don't know what kind of flavor Mr. Li likes, tall ones, short ones, fat ones, thin ones?"

"It doesn't matter if you are fat or thin. The so-called fat is like a jade ring and thin is like a swallow. As long as it is suitable." Li Lianying said.

"Your Majesty Li, you have great taste. Girls, go up and drink with the adults." The madam flattered.

In the house, there was the sound of warblers and swallows, and the house was full of spring.

(End of this chapter)