On the other side, in the brothel.
Shun was now surrounded by a group of women in the middle. The table was filled with a dazzling array of delicious food.
He directly picked up the wine jug and poured the wine into his mouth, looking wild and unruly.
"Ooh, Your Highness the Crown Prince, you're so majestic!"
A heavily - made - up woman in a peach - colored sheer veil said this. Every frown and smile of hers exuded charm.
This woman was the top courtesan in the brothel, named Peony. Just like her name, she was as showy as a peony flower.
"Hahaha, beauty. Look at your charming face. I'm almost reluctant to leave this Dongsheng Kingdom," Shun said with a wild laugh. He pulled Peony into his arms at once. The woman seemed boneless. As soon as she sat on his lap, she clung to his body. Leaning on his shoulder, she began to giggle and say, "I'm also reluctant to part with Your Highness the Crown Prince!"
Shun stroked the slender waist of the woman in his arms with one hand and her face with the other.
Looking into Peony's soft, water - like eyes, a lecherous desire welled up in his belly.
Just as he was about to kiss her, someone suddenly said from the other side of the table, "Brother, don't forget what we're here for!"
The voice was Ye's. Since all the women in the room were surrounding Shun, Ye was left alone.
It wasn't that no one was willing to surround him. When they first came, seeing how handsome he was, the women flocked to him one after another, especially a woman named Xiaotao.
The moment she approached Ye, she suddenly fell to the ground, blood gushing from her mouth.
After that, no one dared to get close to him.
Hearing Ye's voice, Shun paused in his action. Although he was extremely unhappy, he still pushed Peony, who was sitting on his lap, away.
Then he roared at the women, "Get out all of you!"
Immediately afterwards, Peony and the others rushed out of the room with fear on their faces.
"I said, brother, if you want to talk business, why did you come to this brothel? You know I like this place the most, but you still won't let me have a good time!"
Shun frowned and said. He was truly unhappy, because it was not easy for him to come to the Dongsheng Kingdom once. The women here were very different from those in their Nanlin Kingdom, each with their own charm.
The women in Nanlin were mostly bold and unruly, with a wild and unrestrained beauty, while the women in Dongsheng were mostly reserved, gentle and charming, and their skins were smooth and fair.
Just thinking about it made his heart flutter.
Looking at the man opposite him, Ye couldn't help but sigh. He thought to himself that his elder brother was really a lecher.
The reason they came to this brothel was that there were no informants here. It was convenient to talk and they didn't have to worry about eavesdroppers.
Who would have thought that his elder brother would start to have fun here.
After thinking for a while, he said to the man in front of him, "It's much more convenient to talk here. The palace is full of the Dongsheng Emperor's spies. It's not convenient to talk too much."
Only then did Shun calm his mind. Then he asked, "Ye, do you have any plans?"
"Brother, do you know about the Dongsheng Emperor's construction of the imperial mausoleum?" Ye asked.
Shun frowned slightly, thought for a moment and replied, "I've heard a little about it."
"This time, Father sent us here. On the surface, it's to pay tribute, but in fact, it's to disrupt the Dongsheng court so that we can take advantage of the situation," Ye said.
He continued, "Most of the imperial guards in the palace have gone out of the capital to work on the imperial mausoleum. Now the defense of the imperial city should be weak."
After saying that, he squinted slightly, his eyes full of cunning.
After hearing this, Shun also laughed wildly. He seemed to be able to foresee the celebration after the great cause was accomplished.
"But there's still one thing we need to do," Ye said again.
"What is it?" the man opposite him asked.
"The Queen of the Dongsheng Kingdom. We need to do something to her. I've already seen that she is the soft underbelly of the Dongsheng Emperor," he continued.
Thinking of that woman, a desire to conquer welled up in his heart.
"But she's in the harem. What can we do?" Shun frowned and asked.
He felt that his younger brother seemed to be too interested in that queen, which was not a good sign.
"Brother, have you forgotten our fifth younger sister?" Ye said with a sly smile on his lips.
He looked very pleased.
Looking at the man in front of him, Shun thought for a while and then let out a long sigh. He said, "You can handle everything as you see fit!"
Although the two brothers didn't have the same mother, they grew up together. Ye's mother had passed away when he was young. They were both raised by the Queen of Nanlin, so they had been very close since childhood.
Ye had always been smarter than children of the same age. Shun had always trusted him and had always discussed everything, big or small, with his younger brother.
When they came to the Dongsheng Kingdom this time, the Emperor of Nanlin originally only sent Shun alone, but he insisted on bringing Ye with him. That's why the two of them were discussing things together now.
After they had discussed everything, Ye left the brothel. Shun watched his back as he left with a look of trust in his eyes, and then began his night of debauchery again.
As long as his younger brother was around, he didn't have to worry about anything, because he knew that his brother would clear all obstacles for him.
On the other side, Ye, who had left the brothel, didn't stay outside for long. Instead, he slowly walked towards the palace.
Just as he was about to enter the palace, a black - clothed man suddenly jumped down from the roof in a small alley.
The black - clothed man held a dagger and stabbed at him.
Ye dodged his attack with a sideways step, but the black - clothed man still didn't give up. He continued to entangle with Ye using well - structured moves.
Ye curled his lips and asked the man he was fighting with, "Who sent you?"
But the black - clothed man didn't answer him. Instead, his moves became more fierce.
Looking at him, Ye couldn't help but snort coldly, and a glint of killing intent flashed in his eyes.
Then several needles appeared between his fingers. The tips of the needles were shining blue, which showed that they were coated with poison.
With a flick of his hand, the needles pierced into the black - clothed man's body.
In a moment, the black - clothed man knelt on the ground, and blood began to flow from his mouth.
"Tell me, who sent you?" he asked again.
The black - clothed man still stubbornly showed his loyalty with his eyes.
Ye sneered at him, raised his hand and broke his neck, then continued walking towards the palace.
Even if the black - clothed man didn't say anything, he knew who had sent him.