Volume 4: The Case of Dust in the Mirror Chapter 98: Arriving in Kyoto
On the spacious official road, the two men galloped, and the sand and dust kicked up by the horses' hooves became one.
These two people were none other than Li Waner, the princess of Daqi's Pearl Princess, and Liu Duanming, the crippled old man from Nancheng.
Soon, the two of them arrived at an inn. Li Waner looked up and said, "It's almost time. In more than an hour, we should be able to reach Kyoto."
"Princess Wan'er, should you tell me what exactly happened?" Duan Ming jumped off the horse and handed the horse to the clerk at the inn.
"Get us a new horse, the fastest one." Li Waner also handed over the flattery to the clerk, and then said to Duan Ming: "This matter is a long story, we can't delay, otherwise Brother Xing is afraid...
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"Okay, okay!" Duan Ming sighed.
The day before, Duan Ming was resting in his Luoyi Alley while studying the longevity rune given to him by Xing Qianqiu. Unexpectedly, Li Waner suddenly rode into the city and told Duan Ming that Xing Qianqiu had committed a serious crime and was already waiting on death row.
Ask and chop.
Duan Ming didn't have time to think too much, so he rode to Kyoto with Li Waner.
Along the way, Duan Ming and Li Waner worked day and night. Coupled with Li Waner's special status, they would change horses every time they visited a station.
The journey that originally took seven days was shortened to one and a half days under such circumstances.
It is precisely for this reason that although Duan Ming wanted to ask what happened along the way, he just couldn't spare the time.
After hearing Li Waner's words, Duan Ming sighed.
He didn't even have time to take a sip of water, he climbed directly onto the horse led by the inn clerk, and then continued towards the capital.
By the time he arrived in the capital, Duan Ming already felt like his whole body was falling apart.
He couldn't figure out why whenever something was related to Xing Qianqiu, he would always be the one who suffered.
At the same time, Duan Ming admired Li Waner even more. This woman who seemed extremely weak was actually so determined.
You must know that she rode from the capital to Linyang, and then rode back from Linyang to Chengcheng.
For three full days, she was still able to hold on.
Should I say that she is worthy of being the daughter of King Jing'an?
While Duan Ming was thinking wildly, the two of them had already entered the capital.
Now that the New Year has just passed, it happens to be the seventh day of the first lunar month, and the capital is still bustling with activity.
Red lanterns are hung everywhere on both sides of the street, and the air is filled with the tempting sweetness of spring dumplings.
The road is crowded with people, the vendors are shouting loudly, and all kinds of exquisite jewelry and delicious food are displayed on the street, which makes people dazzled.
Li Waner and Duan Ming jumped off the horse. With such a density of people, it would be very dangerous if they jumped off the horse.
And you can also take this opportunity to ask Li Waner to tell Duan Ming what happened.
"Actually, I don't know exactly what happened." Li Waner said to Duan Ming: "On New Year's Eve, a strange thing happened in the palace, but I don't know what the specific strange thing was..."
"You don't know anything about this..." Duan Ming sighed.
"I..." Li Waner blushed, and then said, "But my father must know."
"Then where are we going now?" Duan Ming sighed and asked.
"Go to my house, Prince Jing'an's Mansion." Li Waner said, "Go and ask my father first."
"Okay!" Duan Ming nodded.
Soon, Duan Ming and Li Waner arrived at Jing'an Palace.
Jing'an Palace is located near the Imperial City. The two tall stone lions at the entrance are extremely majestic. The four characters "Jing'an Palace" are hung on the vermilion door. The handwriting is strong and powerful, making it look extremely majestic.
And just to the left of the gate is a huge stone with two lines carved on it: "The prime minister gets off the horse, the general gets off the horse."
"This..." Duan Ming looked at the boulder with a surprised look on his face.
"This stone tablet and plaque were inscribed by His Majesty himself, which is the greatest favor to our Jing'an Palace." Li Waner said, "But my father said, just look at these words, don't worry about it."
"After all, His Majesty's favor belongs to His Majesty, but you must not be arrogant due to favor."
"Your Majesty, you can see clearly." Duan Ming nodded.
Then the two of them walked into Jing'an Palace. As soon as they entered the palace, they saw a water pool. The water pool was sparkling and there was no sign of freezing in this cold winter.
An old man wearing a brown-gray coat was standing by the pool, looking quietly at the water.
Li Waner hurriedly walked over and said to the old man: "Dad."
"You're back?" The old man said calmly without turning his head: "The room has been tidied up and is in the east wing. It's been a tiring journey, so please take the guests to have a rest."
"Duan Ming, I met King Jing'an." Duan Ming also took a step forward and said.
"Well, thank you for your hard work, Mr. Duan. The dinner is being prepared. Go and have a rest before having a meal." King Jing'an turned to look at Duan Ming and said in a deep voice: "He is indeed a young and talented person. He is indeed a talented person."
"Thank you for the compliment, Your Majesty." Just one glance made Duan Ming's heart tremble.
His intuition told him that this King of Jing'an was definitely more terrifying than the Master of Chiyuan Hall and the Master of Wangji Hall combined.
If King Jing'an wanted to kill him, Duan Ming felt that he would have no chance of survival.
Afterwards, Li Waner took Duan Ming away.
"My father looks quite fierce, but he is actually very kind." Li Waner said to Duan Ming.
"Ah, it's okay, it's okay." Duan Ming said hurriedly: "But he is indeed King Jing'an, he is indeed very majestic."
"Indeed, many people say so." Li Waner said with a smile.
Soon, Li Waner took Duan Ming to a wing. This wing was located to the east of Jing'an Palace. There was no trace of snow on the ground and it was extremely clean.
"We're here, Mr. Duan." Li Waner said to Duan Ming, "You should take a rest first. I will send someone to pick you up later to take you to the main hall for dinner."
"Okay, thank you!" Duan Ming nodded.
"Mr. Duan, there is no need to be polite." Li Waner said with a smile: "Brother Xing still needs to rely on Mr. Duan's help."
"You're welcome. Although I'm very tired of being tortured with thousands of knives, he treated me just fine." Duan Ming said, "That is, he forced me to solve the case with a knife, deducted my reward, and put me in a sack.
Me, I almost died several times..."
After a pause, Duan Ming took a deep breath: "Forget it, I'd better not say it. I'm afraid I'll leave now..."
"Yeah, that's right." A strange smile appeared on Li Waner's face.
Even Li Waner felt that Xing Qianqiu did go a bit too far in the past.
"Okay, Mr. Duan, you can rest first." Li Waner said, bowed to Duan Ming, turned around and left...
