Chapter 129 Entering the East Palace (one more)
On this day, Su Rong and Feng Ling came to the capital, ten days before the scientific examination.
Feng Ling asked in a low voice: "Master, should we find a place to stay? Or go to Mr.'s mansion to find the Eldest Young Master?"
Su Rong glanced at the sky, it was already evening, and she was hungry, "Let's find a place to eat first!"
Feng Ling nodded, "Look for any one?"
Su Rong gave a "hmm" sound, rode his horse and walked a few steps, and suddenly said: "No, let's go to the East Palace. The food in the East Palace should be very good, and it doesn't cost money."
Feng Ling: "..."
Is this something that costs nothing?
Su Rong doesn't care, if it comes to eating comfortably and living comfortably, there is nothing in the capital that can compare to the Imperial Palace and the Eastern Palace, right? She needs to have a good meal, and also needs to find a place to soak in a flower petal bath and sleep comfortably.
Riding the horse into the capital, passing through the city gate, Su Rong visually checked the direction of the imperial city, and followed the road to the East Palace.
Feng Ling held back for a few minutes, but couldn't help reminding her, "Master, don't we need to wash up and change our clothes before going to the East Palace? Are we going to go in such a disgraceful manner?"
It wasn't that he disliked himself, but it was that the two of them probably had two catties of dust on their bodies, and they couldn't even see their original appearance. Just running to the East Palace like this, isn't it dirty the precious land of His Highness the Crown Prince?
The East Palace should be spotless, right?
Su Rong didn't take it seriously, "A few months ago, when I rescued the crown prince at the back mountain of the Town God's Temple in Jiangning County, he was in a terrible mess. I didn't dislike him, and I still rescued him."
The implication is that he is not virtuous, kind, and eloquent? Will despise her?
Feng Ling was persuaded, "Okay!"
You are the master, you have the final say!
So, without further delay, the two went all the way to the East Palace.
The East Palace is too big, both the front door and the back door are heavily guarded.
Su Rong pondered for a while, but still went to the back door, and said to the gatekeeper: "Please go and report to His Royal Highness, and say that someone from Jiangzhou is here to see you."
The gatekeeper looked Su Rong up and down, his eyes full of doubts, but he didn't show any expression of disgust, and asked routinely: "Why don't you go through the front door?"
"Isn't this inconvenient?" Su Rong blinked.
The gatekeeper paused and asked, "Then, is there any token?"
"No!"
The gatekeeper hesitated for a moment, and wanted to send someone away, but he was afraid that he was someone His Highness wanted to see, and would delay His Highness's business, and would be punished later, so he said "wait a moment", and went to report.
Feng Ling approached Su Rong's ear and commented, "There is no dog's eye to look down on people, so it can be seen that His Royal Highness manages the family well."
Su Rong let out a "hmm".
Many gatekeepers in Gaomen's mansion were corrupted by this sentence of "a dog's eyes look down on people". After all, she and Feng Ling really don't look like distinguished guests now, they are disheartened and dusty, and they don't have the slightest good looks.
Prince Yan Huisheng came out of the study and was about to eat when he heard someone report that there was a man and a woman who were waiting at the back door, saying that someone from Jiangzhou came to see him, please give instructions.
Yan echoed his steps suddenly, "Did you ask for your name?"
The man's complexion changed slightly, and he hurriedly pleaded guilty, "Your Highness, forgive me, villain, villain, I saw that the two were ashamed and dusty... I only asked if there was a token, and the two said no, so the villain forgot to ask..."
The man turned around quickly, "Young man, go and ask."
Yan echoed to stop him, "Forget it, go alone!"
The man was startled, and quickly moved out of the way, thinking that fortunately he didn't send him away casually, otherwise there would be a catastrophe. Once upon a time, His Royal Highness personally went out to greet someone? Apart from His Majesty, even when the empress came to the East Palace, His Highness the Crown Prince only greeted her out of the study or sleeping hall.
Yan Huisheng paced towards the back door. It seemed that the steps were not big, but they were fast. The gatekeeper needed to trot all the way to keep up.
On the road, I met Zheng Xi, the steward of the East Palace. Seeing Yan Huisheng walking in a hurry, he asked suspiciously, "Your Highness, are you leaving the palace?"
"no."
Zheng Xi was puzzled, and wanted to ask, "Then what are you?", but seeing that Yan Huisheng had gone far away, he quickly grabbed the gatekeeper behind him, and asked in a low voice, "What's going on? What is Your Highness going to do?"
"There is someone from Jiangzhou, His Highness said to meet him at the door in person." The man said quickly.
Zheng Xi was startled, and hurriedly followed without thinking too much about it.
Su Rong originally thought that he would have to wait half an hour if he didn’t say anything. After all, the East Palace was too big, and the reports were submitted layer by layer, and Yan Huisheng was the prince. If there was any delay, it would take this time, but unexpectedly, the gatekeeper searched around but couldn’t find the housekeeper, so he went directly to Yan Huisheng’s study to report.
He saw the man standing against the base of the wall, and the woman squatting at the base of the wall waiting boredly. The two of them were as disgraced as the gatekeeper described.
"Master, get up quickly, the crown prince is here." Feng Ling recognized the four-claw python robe on Yan Huisheng's body, and was startled, thinking this is the crown prince, right? Is the prince so approachable? Didn't someone bring them into the palace gate, but personally pick them up?
Su Rong also saw the person, stood up slowly, left the base of the wall, stopped three steps away from Yan Echo, and stretched out his paw to greet him, "Hello, Your Highness, I am Su Rong."
Yan Huisheng suddenly saw Su Rong like this, and was stunned. He searched his memory for the figure who rescued him by the river, but he couldn't match him no matter what, but he was strong in his heart, and smiled, "Are you...just coming to Beijing?"
"Yes, I came to join you." Su Rong didn't dare to pat the dirt on his body, afraid of choking Yan Echo, "The one who killed him all the way was exhausted. He didn't want to go to my elder brother to disturb his exam preparation, and he didn't bother to find a place. He had to work hard to find a place, so he came to you directly."
The implication is that you plan to eat your food, drink your food and live in your place, so you don’t have to worry about it.
Yan Echo laughed, covered her lips and coughed, and nodded with a smile, "Welcome."
After he finished speaking, he looked at Feng Ling, "Who is this?"
"My guard."
Feng Ling stepped forward, half a step behind Su Rong, and bowed his hands in salute, "I'm going down to Feng Ling to pay my respects to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
Yan echoed and nodded, his complexion returned to normal, and he turned to tell the butler, "The Yuzhen Pavilion, which is the closest to Gu's bedroom, immediately go and ask someone to clean it up."
Zheng Xi opened his eyes wide, and quickly responded, "I'm going now, old slave."
After he finished speaking, he asked tentatively, "You two, please come with this old slave?"
Yan echoed and waved his hand, "Go and clean up first, and Gu will take them there by himself."
The housekeeper was even more frightened, nodded repeatedly, and hurried forward.
Yan Huisheng made a gesture of invitation to Su Rong, Su Rong stepped up to follow him, Feng Ling sighed inwardly that the master, the savior, was so honorable, and entered the East Palace behind the two of them.
As the two entered, the back door of the East Palace was closed again. After this incident, the gatekeeper repeatedly warned himself that he must keep the door safe in the future, and treat all visitors with caution.
He was thinking about it when Yan Huisheng, who was walking in front, suddenly turned around and said to him: "Good job, I will go to the accountant to receive the reward later."
The man was overjoyed, and quickly knelt down to thank him, "Thank you, Your Highness!"
Yan Echo turned his head and asked Su Rong, "Healed?"
"alright."
"When did you depart from Jiangzhou?"
"Ten days ago."
"Walking for so long, is it because the road is not peaceful?" Yan Hui frowned, "You said that you killed all the way, did you get injured?"
"I was poisoned once." Su Rong said easily, "Fortunately, I had the foresight to collect a lot of poison and antidote in advance, otherwise I might not be able to come to the capital intact."
Yan echoed and pursed his lips, "Is he still the killer of Nanchu?"
"Well, there are five groups of people." Su Rong said: "It seems that not only the Queen of Nanchu wants to kill me, but the paths of the five groups of people are different. Obviously they were not ordered by one person."
When he first left Beijing, it was the person sent by the queen of Nanchu. That's right, it was a big deal, but the later ones were not.
"Is there a counter-kill?" Yan echoed thinking that if killing her failed and she was let go, Nanchu would soon know that she had come to the capital.
"Not one of them was let go." Su Rong didn't hide anything from Yan Huihui, after all, integrity is the most important thing in future cooperation.
Yan Echo paused again, and praised, "Amazing."
Su Rong waved his hand and said modestly, "It's okay!"
Yan echoed and laughed.
Su Rong found that His Highness the Crown Prince seemed to like to laugh, and because he was good-looking, he smiled quite nicely. She thought to herself, no wonder she won the hearts of the people with her lack of airs.
When I came to Yuzhen Pavilion, I saw Zheng Xi leading people to work back and forth, and seeing Yan Huisheng leading people, Zheng Xi hurriedly said: "The kitchen has brought warm water, the two distinguished guests can take a bath first, and then have dinner. After cleaning up, the old slave will also lead people to settle here."
Yan echoed and nodded, and said to Su Rongwen: "Go take a bath!"
Su Rong nodded, followed a maid for two steps, and suddenly asked: "Is it a bath with flower petals?"
The housekeeper said again and again: "Yes."
Su Rong is relieved.
Feng Ling muttered, "I don't want petals."
The butler hurriedly said, "You don't."
(end of this chapter)