Chapter 103: The Crown Prince is Humiliated

Lin Qingyue said: "I know, Hong Yao already tried just now. The formations are mainly concentrated in the Nanfeng Pavilion, the Baihua Building, and the place in the back garden called: 'Qionglou'. Among them, the place with the strongest power field is Qionglou."

Dongfang Qi turned his head and saw the tallest building in the whole garden, "Qionglou." What secret is hidden there?

Night fell, and the whole mine was still brightly lit.

In the mining area, the miners were still working hard, the clanging sounds of hammering mixed with the whipping, and vaguely, one could hear the dying struggles and wails of the workers.

And in another mountain hollow, it was a place of magnificent buildings and carved railings, the luxurious lights illuminating the surrounding vegetation like glazed glass.

Just then, a large group of government soldiers escorted seven or eight luxurious carriages, driving out of the night and into that world that was as brilliant as glazed glass.

The carriages stopped, and people came out.

More than a dozen people dressed in brocade and fine clothes gathered together, talking and laughing, and stepped into this elegant garden area.

"Lord Miao, ever since I came to your paradise on earth once last year, I have never been able to forget it. When my father and grandfather asked me where I wanted to be an official, I chose Donglin without hesitation."

"Hahahaha..." Miao Dong laughed heartily, "Young Master Li is truly too flattering. A noble person like you, what good things haven't you seen? Besides, everything here belongs to the Li family, I'm just helping to manage it, and by the way, I built such a small courtyard so that noble people like you can have a place to rest when you come to inspect."

Miao Dong was already forty-five years old, with a tall and straight figure and elegant features; he was quite a handsome man.

And the person he called "Young Master Li" was a direct descendant of the Li family, who had just entered the officialdom and was a local official in Donglin Prefecture.

Although his current official rank was half a rank lower than Miao Dong's, Young Master Li had just turned twenty this year and had the entire family paving the way for him; it went without saying that he would be a general or a prime minister in the future.

Therefore, Miao Dong was exceptionally attentive to him.

Besides these two, the others were also local officials of Donglin, who came as guests.

To receive such noble guests, the specifications were naturally the highest.

Therefore, the group went straight to Qionglou.

Soon, fine wine and delicacies were set on the table, and the noble guests took their seats, but not one of them moved their chopsticks.

Young Master Li just smiled faintly and looked at Miao Dong: "Where are the beauties?"

"With fine wine and delicacies, of course, there will be no lack of beauties." Miao Dong said, clapping his hands.

And so, the screen in front was removed, revealing a lotus stage.

Beauties came onto the stage from the left and right sides.

The row on the left were all men.

The row on the right were women.

Each one was dressed in festive attire, with exquisite makeup. And those beautiful women were especially special, with a thin silk ribbon covering their eyes.

Young Master Li asked: "Why are those women covering their eyes?"

Miao Dong explained with a smile: "These are specially prepared for Lord Hu, Lord Liu, and the others."

Lord Hu said, "I just mentioned it to Lord Miao casually that I like the docility of blind women. I didn't expect Lord Miao to keep it in mind and specially train a batch for me. Every time I come, the feeling is different."

Lord Liu said: "I see that a few of them still have blood flowing from the gauze on their eyes, dots of crimson, which is truly beautiful, simply making one's poetic inspiration surge!"

Saying this, he improvised on the spot, dipping his hand in wine and writing a poem on the table.

"What a great literary talent!" Miao Dong praised loudly, and shouted again, "Someone, copy down Lord Liu's masterpiece; it will surely be passed down through the ages."

Young Master Li was not interested in the blind women, and his gaze swept over the teenagers on the stage, nodding with satisfaction: "Not bad, not bad, the quality of these is all very good!"

In the capital, liking the same sex could not be brought to the table, but now that the Emperor was far away, everything could be done according to one's preferences.

Young Master Li's preference was for the young, but at this moment his gaze fell on the man in white on the lotus stage who had his back to them.

"You, turn around." Young Master Li ordered coldly.

That was no one else, but the current Crown Prince, Dongfang Qi.

After getting on the stage, Dongfang Qi recognized Li Duo at a glance.

Originally, the Qi Emperor, in order to tighten the relationship between the Crown Prince and the major aristocratic families, specially selected disciples of appropriate age from the major aristocratic families to be the Crown Prince's companions.

Li Duo was the candidate selected by the Li family to be a companion, and it could be said that he and Dongfang Qi had been classmates for five years.

However, there were too many companions at that time, and the relationship between Li Duo and the Crown Prince was average; they did not interact in private.

But even so, he would definitely recognize Dongfang Qi.

So Dongfang Qi did not turn around immediately, to avoid exposing his true face.

And at this moment, hearing the other party give him an order: "You, turn around."

He couldn't disobey, and fortunately, he had a flash of inspiration, tearing off a piece of the hem of his inner robe and covering his face with it.

And so, Li Duo saw Dongfang Qi with his face covered in white gauze, his features faintly visible, yet looking even more refined and detached.

"It's you!" Li Duo's eyes went straight, and he couldn't stop praising, "This person has a natural noble temperament, making one's heart beat at a glance, and one can't help but want to tear off his veil to see his true face!"

Dongfang Qi: "..."

This Monarch wants to gouge out your eyes, and then let Xiao Hui bite you to death!

Lin Qingyue and Hong Yao were also on the stage, with white silk cloth covering their eyes in a fake manner.

Hearing Li Duo's words and noticing Dongfang Qi's reaction, Lin Qingyue immediately guessed that it must be an acquaintance.

Now there was still a veil covering him, but once the distance was close, he would definitely be recognized.

So, Lin Qingyue quickly pulled out a disguise talisman. When Dongfang Qi walked past her, she struck it into his back and whispered a reminder: "The effective time of this talisman is two hours; within this time, no one will see through your true face."

Dongfang Qi felt relieved secretly upon hearing this, thinking: How could a meal for them take more than two hours?

The disguise talisman was originally prepared by Lin Qingyue specifically for Hong Yao, fearing she would be recognized by Miao Dong.

Before, at Doctor Wang's place, Hong Yao could still use some demon arts. But in Qionglou, there was a very powerful formation, and Hong Yao's demon power was suppressed and could not be used.

However, these had no effect on Lin Qingyue at all—she wasn't a demon.

Dongfang Qi was selected and brought before Young Master Li. And Miao Dong, Lord Zhou, and the other noble guests also chose the women they liked to accompany them for drinks.

It was a coincidence that Miao Dong chose Hong Yao at a glance. ===== CHAPTER 104 =====