Chapter 291 The Family Banquet on New Year’s Eve (2/2)

In actual fact, Lin Mengya did not really have a bad impression of Long Qinghan, and instead, she felt much more relaxed when facing this frivolous prince than facing the Crown Prince, who was both arrogant and selfish.

“By the way, I heard Her Highness the empress is quite concerned about you and my brother, and I also heard that there is a newly opened literature garden named North Tower in the city. Two beauties from there will perform as leading dancers and singers in the banquet.”

At the mention of North Tower, the images of the graceful Master Plum and Master Bamboo arose in her mind. It appeared to her that Long Tianyu really favored these two masters.

Otherwise, he would not have had them do the performance.

“He indeed loves Master Plum the most that he would not have her suffer any grievance.” Lin Mengya thought to herself.

Spotting Lin Mengya’s expression changing, Long Qinghan realized he said something he shouldn’t. He knew very well the relationship between Long Tianyu and North Tower.

Judging from Lin Mengya’s expression, he supposed that she did not know that Long Tianyu was the owner of North Tower. A tingle of interest arose in his heart.

“Well, I knew he has a crush on Master Plum and that he will take her in someday, but I’m not a mean woman, and it won’t trouble me that he has an affair.”

Ling Mengya might sound broad-minded, but Long Qinghan could tell she was jealous of Master Plum even if he was a fool.

Affair? She apparently misunderstood it, he thought.

Things became interesting. Long Qinghan felt surprised to find that, Lin Mengya, a smart woman whom he had never thought to be a jealous one, had such an intriguing side.

“Aren’t you angry at my brother’s having an affair, my sister-in-law?” Long Qinghan joked her.

Finally, he got a chance to keep her in the dark, and he felt so pleased after taking in her response.

“Why should I? If you’re such bored to concern about other’s business, I would suggest you enjoy the foods and wines and stop gossiping.”

Lin Mengya had a cold smile on her face as she spoke. She realized it was not the first time that Long Tianyu had had an affair, and it seemed that she was the last one in the world to know it.

Lin Mengya walked to her seat in rage, and she was in an impulse to beat Long Tianyu to death one.

“It’s none of my business,” Lin Mengya comforted herself. Since she had decided to leave him, what he did had nothing to do with her.

“Damn you the womanizer, I wish you die on women’s bed.”

“Achoo—”

All of a sudden, Long Tianyu sneezed, and he got a chill down to his spine and his hair stood on end.

He looked around but didn’t find anything suspicious.

“Your Highness, there she is.”

Night came to Long Tianyu as silent and swift as a night owlet.

In the empty side chamber, Long Tianyu’s shadow swayed with the faint flickering candlelight, like a black cobweb.

A thin figure walked into the chamber slowly.

From the looks of it, the newcomer was a woman, whose face was hidden under a snow-white cloak.

“How is it going?” Long Tianyu spoke up in a low voice.

It seemed that he was very familiar with the woman.

“Quite well. Our men have surrounded Chongqing Palace, and secret guards are lying in wait near His Majesty’s bedchamber. All we need to do now is waiting for a chance in the banquet,” the woman replied with indifference.

Long Tianyu nodded at the words, and his eyes landed on the only dark building in the palace.

Soon, very soon, he would save his father out.

“Tell Plum not to come to my mansion anymore. She is too conspicuous. Once she draws attention from others, the fact that I’m the owner of North Tower will be exposed. As a leader, you know how to constrain a careless underling, don’t you?”

Long Tianyu looked serious while speaking. The reason he had set up North Tower was to hide his force in the capital. However, that day, Plum went to his mansion without his permission to send him some medicine.

Although she was not among the Four-Saints Guards, she was famous in the city.

Therefore, it was easy for others to get the news of her visiting the mansion.

“What? Plum went to your mansion? I didn’t know that, Your Highness, please punish me. When I go back, I certainly will teach her a lesson.”

The cloak fell off the woman’s shoulder as she spoke, and she was no other than the well-known Master Bamboo of North Tower.

Though still wearing a veil, the terror in the woman’s eyes betrayed her and also showed that Long Tianyu had been really strict with his underlings.