Chapter 49: Other Courts
Originally, if the eunuch had lowered his hands, Yang Ning would not have noticed him, but the man's eyes swept across Yang Ning's face. Yang Ning looked at him with a look of white face, but his eyes were bright and sharp. At first glance, he became a little familiar. After carefully looking, Yang Ning immediately recognized that the eunuch's appearance was almost exactly the same as the elder in the gray robe seen in the wine shop.
On that day, Yang Ning took Xiao Guang to escape from the wine shop, but the elder in the gray robe was trapped by Fei Chan Secret End. Yang Ning later thought that he didn't know whether the elder in the gray robe was life or death, but he felt that there was a lot of danger.
These days, I have been hiding in the Marquis of Jinyi's Mansion, but I have almost forgotten the elder of gray robe. I really didn't expect that this person would suddenly appear on such an occasion.
Although the man in front of him had no beard and his clothes were completely different from that of the elder of gray robe, Yang Ning was still sure that this man was the elder of gray robe.
If it were just similar, Yang Ning would not be so sure. After all, he could encounter such evil things as the Marquis of Jinyi Hou who looked almost exactly the same.
But Yang Ning was convinced by the other party's eyes.
The eyes of the elder in the gray robe were very distinctive, deep and sharp, and the eyes of the eunuch in front of him were no different from those of the elder in the gray robe.
Although he was surprised, his expression did not change.
Staying calm enough at the most dangerous moments is one of the most important subjects for Yang Ning to undergo training. Long-term training has given him enough ability to remain calm in this situation.
Although he was calm on his face, Yang Ning's heart was overwhelming.
He really didn't know why this person appeared here as an eunuch. Last time he met at a wine shop, he was wearing a long gown and had a floating beard, and he looked like a gentle scholar. Today, he transformed into a white-faced eunuch without beard. Such a change in identity caught Yang Ning off guard.
He couldn't be sure now whether this man was pretending to be a eunuch, or was he a eunuch himself?
"Criminal, Prince?" The call of General Qiu came from his ear. Yang Ning quickly came to his senses. "Ah", but he heard Eunuch Fan say, "Our family will not delay, let's go back to the palace to report his life!" He nodded slightly to Yang Ning, turned around and left. Yang Ning bowed and went to see the elder in the gray robe who pretended to be a eunuch. He saw that the man had turned around and left behind Eunuch Fan, without looking back.
Yang Ning breathed a sigh of relief.
What he was most worried about was that the man exposed his identity in public. If this was the case, the consequences would be unimaginable.
The other party swept his face several times, obviously confirming his identity. Yang Ning didn't know whether the elder in the gray robe really recognized him.
I remember that it was rainy and the wine shop was already dark. Although he remembered the other person's appearance, he was not sure whether the other person remembered his appearance.
Today, the other party looked at him, maybe he just felt quite familiar. After all, he was the Prince of Jinyi. If the other party had no conclusive evidence, he would not dare to expose it easily.
Yang Ning felt a little chilling on his back at this time, but he thought to himself that the identity of the prince now seemed to be a little dangerous. The man seemed to be a person in the palace. Although he might not be sure that he was a fake prince, since he had already become suspicious, he was already very dangerous.
Qi Jing died, and the Marquis of Jinyi was about to decline, and there were many internal and external troubles. Now that he met that old guy again, Yang Ning immediately thought about whether he wanted to find an opportunity to leave.
"Criminal, we are leaving!" General Manager Qiu interrupted Yang Ning's thoughts from the side, "There is a whole day away from Zhongling. We must arrive there before dark. We cannot delay the way, so as not to miss the time."
Yang Ning also knew that such aristocratic families had too many rules on marriage and funerals, so he nodded. The team immediately left the city, but the martial law in the capital was strictly enforced, but the people who followed the team could not leave the city together. Xue Lingfeng led some soldiers to send them out for a mile, so he watched the team go in, and then returned to the city and closed the city gate.
I played and beat the gongs and drums along the way, white banners fluttered, yellow paper flew, and when it was dark, I successfully arrived at the foot of Zhongshan.
Zhongling is less than ten miles away from Zhongshan. At the foot of Zhongshan Mountain, the imperial court specially built a villa, which was specially used as a place to stop spirits. Before being buried in Zhongling, the team would stop in the villa for one night, which was to show the great grace of the emperor, and to allow the funeral team to rest for a while.
The coffin was parked in the main hall of the other courtyard, where officials from the Ministry of Rites were taken care of. Except for a few people, most of the funeral team could not easily enter the other courtyard.
The third old master and Yang Ning both belong to the Qi family and both have direct blood relatives with Qi Jing, so they can naturally enter. Manager Qiu is the chief manager of Jinyi Hou Mansion, but he is also qualified to enter. In addition, Qi Yu is also following the team for funeral this time. However, because he was born as a concubine, he had almost no say, so he could only follow the team along the way, without showing any mountain or leaking water.
However, when he arrived at Zhongling, although he was born as a concubine, he was still covered with Qi Jing's blood in his body and was able to enter the other courtyard.
Regarding Zhongling Villa, Jinyi Hou Mansion naturally knew its purpose and knew that not everyone was qualified to enter, so they made sufficient preparations in advance. People who came to the funeral set up tents outside the villa to rest, and many of the burial items were sent to guard.
Duan Canghai and Qi Feng led the guards of Jinyi Hou’s Mansion to be responsible for the vigilance.
After a day of hard work, Yang Ning was quite tired. He was the Prince of Jinyi and was arranged to be in an independent room on the east side. Although he moved into a different courtyard, Yang Ning could not get off easily.
From the moment he stepped into the villa, Yang Ning felt a very strange feeling in his heart. He felt that someone seemed to be staring at him in the dark.
This feeling is actually very strange.
In fact, Yang Ning is a very alert person, but alertness does not mean being nervous. Whenever danger comes, Yang Ning will feel unexplained. This feeling actually existed before time travel, but it is not obvious. On the contrary, after time travel, it seems to activate his sixth sense, and the feeling is much stronger.
But after careful observation, I found that no one was watching me around me.
It was already dark, and the spirits were stopped in the other courtyard, so it was naturally extremely quiet. Yang Ning thought that perhaps he had seen the elder who turned into a eunuch today, so he was restless and a little suspicious.
When Yang Ning thought of the strange eunuch, his brows locked up.
Although the strange eunuch just looked at him and said nothing, Yang Ning was unsure of this.
Now the Jinyi Marquis' Mansion regards himself as the prince, and even Duan Canghai and others obey their orders. However, Yang Ning knows that once his true identity is revealed, the Jinyi Marquis' Mansion will immediately regard himself as an irreconcilable enemy. They want to find the real prince. Without anyone's witness, he, the fake prince, is of course the first suspect.
Although the death of Qi Jing led to the decline of the Marquis of Jinyi's Mansion, in any case, Jinyi's Marquis was also one of the four hereditary marquises of the Great Chu. When faced with such a force, once he made enemies, he would never get a single advantage, and he could only escape from the pursuit.
If it was just a desperate situation, Yang Ning would not be afraid, but Xiaodie, whom he was most worried about, has not heard of her most, and she doesn't even know whereabouts, but this is something he can't let go.
Although the Rising Escort Agency was the biggest suspect, and Yang Ning even suspected that Xiaodie had been rescued, this was just a willing guess. In the end, there was no evidence that Xiaodie was safe and sound. Before Xiaodie was confirmed to be safe, it would be difficult for Yang Ning to let go of Xiaodie.
The night was faint and he was thinking about it. When he heard the knock on the door, a voice came from outside: "Crown Prince, I have prepared some snacks and tea, and the villain specially brought it here!"
"Come in!"
There was no bolt on the door. A servant in green came in and brought a tray. There were two plates of snacks, a teapot and a teacup on it.
Zhongling Villa had its own servants. When Yang Ning entered the Villa, he saw more than a dozen servants in the villa dressed in this outfit.
When Yang Ning saw the snack, he felt a little hungry. When he walked to the table, the servant in blue put down the tray, bowed his head and said respectfully: "Criminal, if you have any more needs, even if you have instructions, the food and accommodation in the other courtyard are prepared very well."
Yang Ning smiled and said, "Thank you!"
The servant in Qingyi picked up the teapot, poured a cup of tea for Yang Ning, and placed it in front of Yang Ning, saying, "Prince, please use tea, the villain will take it back first!" Without saying much, he turned around and wanted to retreat.
Yang Ning picked up the teacup and was about to drink it all, but suddenly his eyebrows twitched slightly, "Wait a minute!"
The servant in Qingyi had already arrived at the door, stopped, turned around and asked, "What else does the prince have to do?"
"How many years have you been here?" Yang Ning asked, "Who are there in this villa to take care of?"
The Qingyi servant explained: "The Zhongling Villa belongs to the Ministry of Rites, and the villain is from the Ministry of Rites. It has been here for five or six years. The Ministry of Revenue will allocate special money to maintain the Villa every year."
"For the years, have you been serving tea and pouring water here?" Yang Ning smiled and said, "Have you ever thought about changing the errand?" He waved and said, "Come here, the night is long, and I am bored. You can talk to me with me. If you are smart, I can help you find a better errand."
The servant in Qingyi said happily, "Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you!" He came forward and said, "The villain is here to serve tea and water. If he is respected by the prince and goes through fire and water, he will never refuse."
Yang Ning smiled and said, "Traveling through fire and water? Have you practiced martial arts?"
"Martial Arts?" The servant in Qingyi shook his head and said, "The villain is an official of the Ministry of Rites, a civil servant. He does not understand martial arts, but he has read some books and recognized a few words."
Chapter completed!