Chapter 313 Long time no see
Li Chenan, Wang Zhenghaoxuan and the dog in the sack left the Imperial City Division.
At this time, a person fell down on the dark building opposite the crooked neck tree.
He stood beside Changsun Jinghong and looked in the direction where Li Chenan's back disappeared.
"You really like this boy?"
Changsun Jinghong looked away and nodded, his face still filled with joy: "It would be great if he really became my grandson-in-law...sit down."
This is a middle-aged man with a beautiful face.
He was wearing a blue Confucian shirt and a Confucian crown on his head.
He lifted up his clothes and sat across from Changsun Jinghong, took a fire stick, lit the tea stove, and brewed a pot of tea.
The eldest grandson was shocked and said, "Wen Boiyu, it's been a long time since we last saw each other. Where have you been these days?"
This man turned out to be Wen Xiaowan’s father, Wen Boiyu!
Wen Boyu grinned: "I went to Guangling City."
"Is that place still worth going to?"
"worth!"
Wen Boyu raised his head and looked at Changsun Jinghong, "It's still pleasant to drink and listen to the waves in the Tingtao Pavilion on Peach Blossom Mountain. The orchids on Peach Blossom Island are in bloom, so strangers should still be kept away."
"This time when I returned to Guangling City, I went to Peach Blossom Mountain and drank a pot of peach blossom brew."
"Then we went boating on Huaping Lake and circled Peach Blossom Island...without landing."
"Later, I asked a friend to take the people from the Li Mansion away from Guangling City."
"I guess even you can't find their whereabouts."
Changsun Jinghong raised his eyebrows, and instead of asking how the people in the Li family were doing, he asked, "Why didn't you go to Peach Blossom Island?"
"No more need."
"So, Shang Di is Xi Wei?"
Wen Zhuiyu twisted a handful of tea and threw it into the teapot, but did not answer Changsun Jinghong's question.
"At that time, four large-leaf figs were planted in Kyoto, and one of them was planted by Shang Di in the old Yulou."
"Later he went to Guangling City and built Peach Blossom Island... His surname is Shang, the Shang of the Jiangnan Shang family! The Shang of the Prime Minister Shang a hundred years ago!"
"The money for building Peach Blossom Island came from the Shang clan in the south of the Yangtze River. Shang Di was actually the younger brother of Shang Liang, the head of the Shang clan."
"So, he is not Xi Wei!"
Changsun Jinghong frowned, "Is this the result of your investigations over the years?"
Wen Boyu nodded, "For this reason, I even worked as a housekeeper for the Jiangnan Shang family for three years."
"Then where is he?"
Wen Boyu looked at Zhangsun Jinghong, pondered for a moment, and then whispered: "Maybe, he is in Changle Palace!"
Changsun Jinghong was startled, "How is this possible?"
Wen Boyu smiled slightly: "This is the most likely! Because that place is the safest!"
"How could he get in?"
"You overlooked something."
"where?"
"Dongshan, Taiyi Taoist Temple!"
"..."
Changsun Jinghong was silent for a long time, then his eyebrows suddenly raised, "What's wrong with you in the Shuangjiao Mountain situation?"
"I don't know, but I still think Ji Tai is also a pawn!"
"So the Shuangjiao Mountain situation also happened at Xi Wei's hands?"
"It can't be wrong, because the Emperor shouldn't have returned to Kyoto by such a coincidence, and because the Emperor shouldn't have hinted to everyone so abruptly that Li Chenan is the Emperor's eldest son... Aren't you also cooperating with the Emperor to stage this drama?"
"What is your purpose?"
Changsun Jinghong pondered for three breaths and then suddenly smiled: "He is the king and I am the minister. Of course I have to cooperate with him."
"No!"
Wen Boyu leaned over and whispered: "You haven't forgotten the incident of the late emperor's grand trip in the 34th year of Jingtai! You doubted the emperor's identity and intended to use Li Chenan to find out what happened to him!"
Changsun Jinghong glanced at Wen Boyu meaningfully, "I did think so before, but now...I have changed my mind."
"Why?"
"Li Chenan is a good kid. I like him very much, so I can't use him as a pawn to cross the river and die!"
"I also think Li Chenan is a good kid, so I asked Xiaowan to go to Meiyuan and send him a letter!"
"…who to guard against?"
"Everyone! Including you!"
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In the 23rd year of Zhaohua, September 18th, Mao hour.
It's not yet dawn, but Jade Capital has already woken up.
The food shops in the streets and alleys have opened their doors. Thick smoke is already rising from the stoves in the food shops, and the smell of freshly steamed buns or straw cakes is wafting in the cold air.
There are also a lot of pedestrians in the streets, most of them are small traders. If you want to get up early and go to the morning market, you can earn two more copper coins.
Changyue Alley is relatively quiet. There is a Prime Minister's Mansion and a Plum Garden in this alley. The two families occupy more than half of one side of the alley.
But there are many people in Changyue Alley.
Just outside the Plum Garden, under the dim light, hundreds of cavalry stood neatly!
The neighbors in Changyue Alley had already opened their windows or looked through the cracks in their doors to see the cavalry who were killing them. They didn't know where these cavalry came from and what they were doing here.
I was thinking that Master Xiao Li was going to lead these cavalrymen to break through the newly repaired door of the Prime Minister's Mansion?
At this moment, Ji Tai from the Prime Minister's Mansion also received the news.
He was a little worried because these cavalry were well-trained elite soldiers.
"Sir, Wang Zheng Jinzhong from the Seventh Division of the Imperial City Department is at the gate of Meiyuan... These cavalrymen are probably trained by Changsun Jinghong over the years."
Kang Shiji, the steward of the Prime Minister's Mansion, said this cautiously.
Ji Tai stroked his long beard and said, "This old guy, I guess even the emperor doesn't know about this!"
"So, this should be the reason why Li Chenan dares to go to Shuangjiao Mountain!"
"Just right, then eat them in one bite!"
Kang Shiji pondered for a moment and then asked in a low voice: "Master, if these cavalry are really Changsun Jinghong's hard work... Since he handed over these cavalry to Li Chenan, this is his great trust in Li Chenan."
"The old slave is a little confused. Is this Li Chenan really the son of Queen Lu?"
"Otherwise, how could Changsun Jinghong have shown his heart to him?"
Ji Tai suddenly smiled sadly, "This is no longer important!"
"...Old slave, you talk too much."
Kang Shiji bowed and retreated. Ji Tai picked up the tea cup and looked out the window at the dark night. Only now did a trace of doubt appear in his eyes. After a while, the doubt disappeared.
Plum Garden Main Courtyard.
Zhongli Ruoshui straightened Li Chenan's clothes and raised his eyes to look at Li Chenan's face worriedly.
"You must remember your promise to me!"
"Although we are suppressing bandits, we must not be careless."
"You, you are a scholar after all. You should not be the one to do things like suppress bandits."
"I thought about it all night last night, and now you can't put it down, but after this... I still think you hold the pen better."
Li Chenan smiled slightly and hugged Zhongli Ruoshui into his arms.
"I know, don't worry about the rest. Remember what I told you last night. If you can't convince your grandma... remember, take Xiao Shisanniang and the others to Guangling City and wait for me!"
"...Is it really that serious?"
"Not necessarily, but after all, we have to be on the safe side."
"Besides, didn't we originally plan to return to Guangling City?"
"Okay, remember to be more careful!"
Chapter completed!