Rongguo Mansion is far away from the Wang family.

The road was boring, so Jiao took the opportunity to pick up a curtain and look at the street scene beside the road.

Although it is early in the sky, because it coincides with the Dragon Boat Festival, vendors are already dotted everywhere. The most conspicuous ones are naturally those who set up large pots to cook rice dumplings. They are indispensable in almost every street and alley. The warm mist rising from the pots gathers on the

In one place, the sweet but not greasy fragrance fills the streets and alleys.

Jiao Shun had originally filled his stomach with soup, but he was still tempted to move his index finger, so he chose a clean and tidy place, asked Shuan Zhu to get out of the car and bought a few, and tasted the fruit wine that was always available in the car.

To be honest, it is far worse than what was done in Rongguo Mansion.

But what I want is the atmosphere of the market.

The ancients, especially those who had no worries about food and clothing, attached great importance to various festivals. Naturally, the Jiao family was not immune to the customs after they became prosperous, so the family had already made an agreement to celebrate in the evening.

Of course, whether it is a celebration or a hangover to relieve worries depends on the performance of the Rongguofu team in the dragon boat racing competition held in the afternoon.

During last year's competition, Lai Wang took over in a hurry and finished last in a muddle. He was depressed about this for a long time. This year, he mustered up all his energy to avenge his shame. He has put a lot of thought into it in the past few months.

He also vowed that if he couldn't make it into the top three, he would abdicate in favor of others.

In fact, even if he doesn't take the oath, he will probably have to abdicate next year to make way for someone more worthy.

After all, Mrs. Wang has promised that she will deregister him and his wife after Concubine Yuan's wedding at the latest.

The father and son had discussed carefully what to do after deportation.

According to Lai Wang's idea, since the whole family had already quit their citizenship and Jiao Shun had gained a firm foothold in the officialdom, it would be better to just move out and start his own business.

But Jiao Shun was hesitant about this.

It is certainly a good thing to be able to stand on one's own feet and no longer depend on others.

But if this happens, wouldn't it be even more difficult for him to steal fragrance and jade?

You Qi has hooked up with Li Wan now, and she can use her hand to push Yang to the position of head of the night watch of the Grand View Garden. When the Grand View Garden is completed, the cheap son will be weaned, and Yang will be able to return to work. She is the queen.

It is natural for a housekeeper to be promoted after having a baby.

If things can be done, wouldn't it be like searching a bag for something when entering and exiting the Grand View Garden?

Just as I was thinking about something, the carriage suddenly came to a sudden stop.

Jiao Shun tilted his body involuntarily, and the rice dumpling in his hand fell to the ground and rolled far away. He couldn't help but raise his voice and asked: "What's going on?"

As he said that, he raised the curtains and looked out, only to see seven or eight knights crowding around. Apparently they had just forced the carriage to stop.

"He is the guard of Prince Zhongshun!"

Shuan Zhu turned around and opened the curtain, lowering his voice and said angrily: "These dogs seem to be looking for someone, and they have to stop us for a search."

Is the guard of Prince Zhongshun looking for someone?

The first thing Jiao Shun thought of was the actor named Guan'er, but that plot should have happened after Concubine Yuan's wedding, right?

Why is this suddenly so early?

Just as he was wondering, two of the knights who had stopped the carriage got off their mounts. They stepped forward aggressively and threw the curtain on the hook. Then they looked inside and saw that there was no one else inside. Then they raised their voices:

"Okay, it's none of your business anymore, get out of here!"

This special girl really has a crooked top and a crooked bottom.

King Zhongshun behaves wildly all day long, and the scoundrels below are also very arrogant.

"Keep your mouth clean."

Jiao Shun replied angrily, ignoring the increasingly fierce gazes of the two palace guards, and asked curiously: "With all this fanfare, could it be that some important person has been lost in the palace?"

"That's what you can ask?!"

One of them glared and asked.

The other simply raised his whip and pointed at Jiao Shun and shouted: "Boy, what are you asking for? Are you trying to protect the imperial criminals?! Come down here, I want to search carefully!"

Shielding imperial criminals?

That's a big deal. Besides, when did the royal guards need the royal guards to hunt down prisoners of the imperial court?

Jiao Shun became more and more puzzled, and at the same time he tapped lightly on the carriage: "Look, this is the carriage of Ning Guofu."

The two palace guards were stunned. The one holding the riding whip subconsciously shrank his hand, but immediately raised it higher, shook the whip and shouted: "What about Ning Guo Palace? Our prince is afraid of that?"

Jiao Shun looked at the trembling tip of the whip and added: "I have accepted the invitation of the Inspector Wang Taiwei of the Nine Provinces today and went to visit him at his house - are you sure you want to stop him?"

The name of Lieutenant Wang was obviously much more important than that of Ning Guofu. The riding whip in the guard's hand dropped involuntarily, but he still said stiffly: "What about Lieutenant Wang? Our prince..."

Before he could finish speaking, the guard next to him hurriedly pulled him aside and said with a mocking smile, "We are just ordered to search for imperial criminals, and we have no intention of making things difficult for this lord. Please do as you please. Please do as you please."

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Jiao Shun signaled Zhuan Zhu to lower the curtain, and then the carriage started back on the road.

To say that this can be considered a pretense, but Jiao Shun didn't feel like a 'slap in the face' at all - after all, he had just taken advantage of others, and he was only facing a few ordinary guards.

, I feel so angry and depressed just thinking about it.

When faced with a similar situation, only relying on one's own power and reputation can intimidate the other party, can one really stand out.

Silently set another small goal in my heart.

Only then did Jiao Shun think about the last words of the palace guard.

Supposedly, everyone has already relented, so there is no need to emphasize ‘imperial prisoner’ anymore, right?

Could it be that they are not just talking nonsense, but are actually arresting imperial criminals?

But King Zhongshun is trying his best to taint himself, so why would he suddenly come to arrest the important criminal?

After thinking about it, I can't figure it out.

Jiao Shun had no choice but to put this matter behind him for the time being and concentrate on preparing to deal with Wang Ziteng.

The servants of the Wang family had obviously arrived to give warning, so Jiao Shun had an unimpeded journey after entering the house and was taken directly to the small hall of the inner house.

However, he was inevitably watched by people along the way. After all, 'he' grew up in this mansion since he was a child. Now he is not only an official of the imperial court, but also a guest of the Taiwei Master.

Such an inspiring and bizarre experience naturally attracted the attention of everyone in the Wang family.

Even the maid in charge of serving tea couldn't help but look at Jiao Shun furtively for a long time. It wasn't until Wang Ziteng arrived that she hurriedly left.

Before coming, Jiao Shun originally thought that Prince Teng must have some "high opinions", but unexpectedly, the Taiwei master was full of gossip, which made Lai Wang and Jiao Shun's experience in this mansion much better.

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Fortunately, Jiao Shun had learned about these old things from the sidelines before, otherwise he would have been embarrassed in front of Wang Ziteng.

It was so easy to get past this period of remembering bitterness and sweetness.

Wang Ziteng suddenly asked: "Brother Shun is seventeen this year, right? Have you ever given a cousin name?"

"This has never happened."

"It's time to get one."

Wang Ziteng said seriously: "If you don't have a title in the officialdom, it will always be inconvenient to interact with others."

The problem is that no one takes the initiative to date me!

Jiao Shun complained in his heart, but knew that Wang Ziteng's words were definitely not said casually, but...

He stood up, bowed deeply to Prince Teng, and said respectfully: "You are brave, please give me a word from the Taiwei."

"Haha~"

Wang Ziteng laughed, twirling his beard and pretending to think: "Submissive means unimpeded. Now that you are in an officialdom, how about calling me 'Chang Qing'?"

This has obviously been thought of long ago.

But the meaning is really good.

"Qing" is an official title, and it is also the emperor's nickname for his ministers. The word "Changqing" not only implies an unimpeded official career, but also implies the metaphor of the immortal family.

Jiao Shun considered these two words several times and then bowed sincerely.

After that, Wang Ziteng said nothing useful.

In fact, there is no need to say anything more. This nickname is basically given by the elders who are close to him. Wang Ziteng took the initiative to give Jiao Shun the nickname. Firstly, it means that he will be regarded as his nephew in the future. Secondly, it can be regarded as a further step.

He was branded as Taiwei Wang.

Although Wang Ziteng wanted to stay as a guest, Jiao Shun still politely refused, saying that he had already agreed to go to Shichahai to watch the [remote control] dragon boat race conducted by his father.

Wang Ziteng also knew that there was a tradition of holding dragon boat races in the Four Kings and Eight Gregorian calendars, so he did not try to persuade Jiao Shun to stay, but once again told him to come and go often when he had time, and not to be constrained by life.

But he said that he had escaped from Wang Ziteng's home.

Jiao Shun originally thought of going home, taking the Xiangling and two jade bracelets with him, and then going to Shichahai to watch the dragon boat race. Who would have thought that the horse-drawn carriage had just traveled a short distance when he was stopped in the street again.

He was a little annoyed for a moment, and was about to confront the palace guards. Unexpectedly, the door curtain opened, and a handsome young man in ragged clothes walked in.

"Brother Liu?"

Jiao Shun looked at the visitor and said in surprise: "What are you..."

Before Liu Xianglian could answer, he suddenly realized: "The imperial prisoner that King Zhongshun wants to hunt down, could it be you?!"

Hearing the words "King Zhongshun", Liu Xianglian's face flashed with hatred, but it soon turned into helplessness. She sighed: "I am also too careless. I never thought that King Zhongshun would..."

After a pause, he continued: "After I was captured by the palace guards in a surprise attack, I was imprisoned in the palace for more than ten days. Thanks to someone secretly helping me, I managed to escape."

Previously, Liu Xianglian shot down the flag of the embassy and was listed as a wanted criminal by the court. However, the parties actually had no intention of serious arrest and were just making a show to show to the Western Yi.

Therefore, after Liu Xianglian hid for a few days, she swaggered back to the city and paraded through the city under the name of a hero.

Who would have thought that everyone else would treat him as a guest of honor, but King Zhongshun had already heard of his "beauty", so he had a wrong idea and robbed him into the palace under the pretext of arresting important criminals in the court.

To keep it as a taboo.

Liu Xianglian had been imprisoned for more than ten days. She was already determined to die, thinking that she would rather die than submit, but she didn't expect to be suddenly and quietly released early this morning.

But then King Zhongshun sent people to search the inner city, so that he did not dare to return home and could only wander around in the streets.

As a result, he happened to bump into Jiao Shun's carriage.

After listening to the abridged version of Liu Xianglian's narration, Jiao Shun couldn't help but be speechless. They said that beautiful women bring disaster, but they didn't expect that blue women can also bring disaster.

"No wonder I've been waiting here and there but you haven't come to the door yet. But it turns out you're behind bars."

When Liu Xianglian came to the city, she visited Jia Baoyu and asked Jia Baoyu to help spread the word, saying that she would come to visit Jiao Shun again when he took a rest.

For this reason, Liu Wu'er sat down and fell ill. As a result, Liu Xianglian didn't show up despite waiting around.

After Liu Xianglian finished speaking, she smiled bitterly again.

Jiao Shun asked again: "Then what are your plans now?"

It was just a matter of giving him a ride in the car, but Jiao Shun had no intention of harboring him, let alone offending King Zhongshun for this pretty boy.

"What else can we plan for? We can only take it one step at a time."

Liu Xianglian smiled bitterly and spread her hands: "If it doesn't work, I can only try to break out of the city and fly away - with my skills, I can't go anywhere in the world? Then the dog prince can't cover the sky with one hand, right?"

Hearing that he had no intention of defecting to her, Jiao Shun secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

But I'm afraid it's not that easy to leave the city at this time.

and……

Now that he has come to the door, if he just sits back and does nothing, he will probably lose his reputation in the future. Because of the shooting down of the embassy flag, Liu Xianglian is now quite famous not only in his own circle of friends, but also in the entire capital.

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But if I meddle in this matter, I'm afraid I'll get into trouble.

It would be best to find someone who can step in and take over this hot potato for you without appearing to be unkind and unjust.

Thinking of this, an idea flashed in Jiao Shun's mind, and he immediately said seriously: "If you have nowhere to go, I can show you a clear way."

"Seriously? Brother Jiao, tell me quickly!"

Liu Xianglian was overjoyed when she heard this and subconsciously grabbed Jiao Shun's wrist.

Tsk~

This guy has obviously practiced martial arts, but why are his fingers and palms softer than those of a woman?

Jiao Shun thought with jealousy, but said seriously: "Nowadays, there are only a handful of people inside and outside the capital who dare to go against King Zhongshun, and there are even fewer who are willing to accept you at this time, but I happen to know one person who is not only not afraid

You are loyal and obedient to the king, yet you repeatedly oppose him!"

Liu Xianglian was not a fool. After hearing what Jiao Shun said, she suddenly said: "Are you talking about King Beijing?! I did hear that he once had a conflict with King Zhongshun because of an actor."

Then, he frowned again: "It's just that I have never met the King of Beijing..."

"That's nothing."

Jiao Shun said confidently: "Although I have no friendship with King Beijing, Brother Bao of Rongguo Mansion has a close relationship with him. If Brother Bao is willing to come forward, this matter will be easy!"

"this……"

Liu Xianglian hesitated and said, "Will it implicate Mr. Jia?"

Jiao Shun pretended to be surprised: "What? Are you going to betray him again?"

Liu Xianglian immediately shook her head like a rattle: "How could it be possible? Not to mention that if Brother Bao is really willing to come forward, he is my benefactor. Based on our past friendship, I will never let my friend down!"

This kid...

It is indeed a matter of friendship.

Jiao Shun's envy for him was slightly reduced in his heart, and he smiled and said: "What is there to worry about? You should first find a secluded place nearby to hide it, and wait for my treasure-hunting brother to compile a book and send it to King Beijing.
Chapter completed!