Han Jian sent envoys to the city to further confirm that the queen was not in the city. He also wanted to calm down and return to Jiangdu.

On the day Han Jian returned to the city, Han Song and Han Cui went out to greet him in person, but the scene was not open and the road was not closed. Han Jian rode a horse to the East City Gate. After meeting the two concubines, he passed the city gate with Yang Ronger who was riding in the carriage. Originally, Yang Ronger also wanted to ride with her horse, but at this time she was already the Princess of the East, and her identity was different from before. She could no longer show up frequently as before.

The East King's return to Jiangdu was originally a major event, but this time, because the empress disappeared, everything was done very low-key. In addition to hiding the people in Jiangdu, Han Jian also had to hide the people of the world, including the Southern King Yang Luochuan, who was allied with him. The disappearance of the empress is of great importance. Han Jian also knew that some things must be handled carefully to avoid being distracted.

When he returned to the familiar Jiangdu City, Han Jian did not stay for much. He had lived in this city for 16 years and often went out to travel by himself. It can be said that he was very familiar with the big and small streets in the city. This time he came out, he had no time to go around. When he returned to the city, he had to go to the East Palace as soon as possible.

On the way, Han Song also explained some situations to Han Jian: "...The court did not know about Your Majesty's affairs, but I already knew that I would like to Gu Taifu, so I asked him to take care of him. I did not say that Your Majesty was in good health, and that he was still looking for a substitute. Jian'er, you should go to see Your Majesty first as usual. Your Majesty's bedroom was temporarily placed in the Chengdong Mansion. Jian'er should be familiar with it..."

Chengdong Mansion is actually the emperor's palace, because the emperor has not visited Jiangdu in recent dynasties. The palace was changed to the house of the Dongwang Mansion, and Han Jian would go to cool down in summer.

"Where is Xin'er now?" Han Jian asked.

Han Song looked at Han Jian and replied, "The family of Gu Taifu is temporarily placed in the Eastern Prince's Mansion. You will see it as soon as you go back."

Thinking of Gu Xiner, Han Jian wanted to see him earlier, but he was a little afraid to face him. Gu Xiner was smart and Han Jian guessed that she should be able to guess some of his political intentions to marry Yang Ronger, but he was sorry for Gu Xiner after all. Han Jian thought that when he came back this time, he would marry Gu Xiner first. No matter what, Gu Xiner could not owe any more.

"Er Niang, go back to the East Prince's Mansion first. Go back to the East Mansion." Han Jian said.

Originally, Han Song thought it was not good for Han Jian to go back to the city to see the queen first, but she also knew that even if she went to see her now, she would just go through the situation. After all, the queen was no longer in the city. Going to see her was just to block everyone's leisurely mouths. The departure of the queen means that the entire Jiangdu administrative and military power was completely handed over to Han Jian, and Han Jian will also lead the matter of defending the king and fighting against rebellion.

The group went straight toward the East Prince's Mansion. When he arrived outside the East Prince's Mansion, Han Jian dismounted and looked at the familiar door lintel. He felt a lot of emotion. He left easily, but when he came back, he seemed to have a circle of annual rings, and things changed.

"Let the people in the mansion come out to greet you, and then say that the young master is back." Han Song ordered the guards.

Because Han Jian returned to Jiangdu this time, he deliberately did not want to be high-profile, so Han Song did not even inform the people in the mansion of him. Even Gu Xiner only knew that Han Jian might return to the city recently, and she didn't know when he would return to the city.

As the informant entered the mansion, the mansion became lively. Everyone in the mansion knew that Han Jian was back and they were going to come out to greet him. Gu Xiner, who was taking care of her mother, also hurried out after hearing the news.

Han Jian did not wait at the door, and returned to his own house without any need to deliberately detain some things. He walked into the mansion and saw that the yard was in chaos, and many trustworthy servants were rushing towards the door. Han Jian entered the main courtyard, and some servants who arrived first were already lined up to welcome the young master's return. Although these people were Han Jian's family, Han Jian wanted to see them the most. Han Jian searched around and finally saw Gu Xiner at the end of the crowd.

"Er Niang, please help Xun'er first." Han Jian said to Han Song before greeting Gu Xin'er.

"Yeah." Han Song nodded. As Han Jian's second wife, although she did not support Han Jian and Yang Ronger's marriage, under the general trend, it was imperative to marry the Eastern Prince's Mansion and the Southern Prince's Mansion. She now knows that she is considering Han Jian. It is not the time when Yang Ronger officially meets Gu Xiner as the county princess.

After giving instructions to Han Song, Han Jian, except for smiling and greeting the servants in the mansion, kept walking straight towards Gu Xiner.

When Han Cui saw Han Jian coming to Gu Xiner, he immediately said to the servants in the mansion: "Young Master has just returned. You should go back to do your business first. The mansion will start tonight. Then the young master will meet you one by one."

The servants in the mansion were also keen and knew that it was difficult to disturb Han Jian and Gu Xiner at this time, so they scattered and laughed. Soon, only Han Jian and Gu Xiner were left in the huge courtyard.

Han Jian walked forward, and the beauty in front of him was still beautiful, but he had not seen him for many days, which had been reduced a lot. When he saw him, Gu Xin'er's face was not only a little joyful and excited smile, but also a look of avoidance. The expression was full of longing and concern, but there was also a pain that could not be said to others. Originally, Gu Xin'er was determined to marry Han Jian, and from then on, the two could live together, but Han Jian left without saying goodbye. By the time Han Jian returned, he had already married Yang Rong'er.

"Xin'er, I'm back." Han Jian walked to Gu Xin'er and said with a smile. However, the smile was very reluctant, with a bit of bitterness.

"Yes." Gu Xiner stretched out her hand to cover her mouth and nose, trying her best to suppress the grievances in her heart, but in the end she couldn't help but she could not help but shed tears on her cheeks.

The pear blossoms were raining, and Han Jian couldn't bear it, so he hurriedly stepped forward and hugged Gu Xin'er. Gu Xin'er didn't say much, and Han Jian kept her body tightly protected, and leaned her head on Han Jian's shoulder and sobbed.

"Xin'er, you don't have to be sad. I won't leave this time when I come back. After marrying you, you will still be my princess. I will take good care of you and your family in the future." Han Jian said nothing at this time except that he said this.

"Yes." Gu Xiner choked in her heart with thousands of words, but she could only make this sound.

Han Jian let go of the hand holding the jade man, looked at the beauty in front of him with a smile, and wiped away the tears from her face. Gu Xin'er sobbed for a while, and her mood improved slightly. She just lowered her head, and her expression still had a little aggrieved.

"Let's go, Xin'er, let's go see your mother together." Han Jian hugged Gu Xin'er's waist. Gu Xin'er trembled for a moment, then nodded very gently, as if she was a little daughter's house. She followed Han Jian and entered the side yard with him.

Han Jian accompanied Gu Xiner to meet Gu Xiner's mother Gu Song. Gu Song heard that Han Jian was back, and his enthusiasm made Han Jian think that Gu Xiner did not tell his mother about his marriage to Yang Xuner. But Han Jian knew that some things could not be hidden. In order to prevent Han Jian from resigning after he took Yang Xuner away, Yang Luochuan announced the marriage to the whole world. Even if he was a peddler, he knew that the Dongwang was not the Miss Gu family whom the Queen married, but the second Miss of the Nanwang Mansion.

"I'm back this time and want to get married with Xin'er as soon as possible. I wonder... can my wife agree?" Han Jian asked in the tone of his senior after greeting Gu Song.

"Okay, okay." Gu Song nodded with a smile, but his face showed a little embarrassment, "But we have to discuss this with Xin'er's father."

"I understand that I will discuss the details of the marriage with Mr. Gu." Han Jian said with a smile.

Gu Song nodded and said, "It's good that you will come back. This is the marriage given by Your Majesty. If you are not here, Xin'er will also miss her day and night, and the mother is also worried about her."

Han Jian turned to look at Gu Xiner who was waiting in front of his mother and was quite ashamed. Even if he knew that Gu Xiner would be sad because of his marriage, he still insisted on marrying Yang Ronger. Now, what he felt most sad is Gu Xiner who has been looking forward to his return.

"Madam, if there is nothing else, I will take Xin'er to see several county princesses first, and at the same time I will pay my respects to Your Majesty." Han Jian said.

"It's still thoughtful that the King of Dong thought." Gu Song smiled, "Since you're going to get married, you still have to ask Your Majesty for your intention first."

Han Jian helped Gu Xin'er get up and said goodbye to Gu Song. Han Jian helped Gu Xin'er out of the yard and headed towards the main hall.

In the main hall, Han Jian’s more than a dozen concubines arrived at once, and they were all waiting for Han Jian to come back.

"This little brat, when he comes back, he thinks about Miss Gu's family, and throws us as mothers aside." From a distance, Han Jian heard the voice of his sixth lady Han Xu. The voice seemed to be for Han Jian and his concubines. In fact, Han Xu saw him coming and deliberately complained loudly to him.

"The boy apologizes to Liu Niang." Han Jian went to the door, walked in with Gu Xiner, and bowed.

"Haha. This brat's ears are still so sharp." Han Xu walked over with a smile, pulled Han Jian's sleeve, looked Han Jian up and down, as if he wanted to review Han Jian's whole body.

"Sixth sister, don't look at it anymore. Jianer is in good health these days." Han Song came over and said.

Han Jian's other concubines also came over and Han Jian bowed one by one. Although Han Jian and his concubines were close and far away from him, their concern for Han Jian was sincere. In the past six months, Han Jian had only seen three concubines, Han Song, Han Cui and Han Zhao. Some of the other concubines were helping to manage affairs in the mansion, some were helping Han Song to manage the affairs of the East Prince's Mansion, and some were just planting flowers and grass in the mansion as a sustenance. It can be said that Han Jian was not in the mansion, which made the women in the mansion feel empty.

"My concubines, I'm a little rushed to come back this time, so I didn't bring you any gifts." Han Jian said, "I will make up for it next time. Now, I may want to go to the east of the city to pay homage to Your Majesty."

Among Han Jian's many concubines, some knew that His Majesty had left now, while others did not know that Han Song did a good job in keeping secrets. She was also afraid that people would talk too much. The more things they knew, the easier things would be to leak. Even the sisters of the family on weekdays, she did not tell the truth.
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