Shi Jingyang came out of Baoping Lane and went straight back to the Hou Mansion.
At the gate of the Hou Mansion, I met Mrs. Hou who was about to enter the palace to see the Queen.
"Madam, the Crown Prince is back." Wu Xu, the coachman, reported.
Everyone in the car was stunned, as if they heard wrongly. They looked at each other. Mrs. Hou asked in disbelief: "Who?"
Wu Xu repeated: "Madam, it's our prince."
Aunt Han was sure she heard clearly, so she quickly raised the curtain and looked forward, seeing Shi Jingyang dismounting.
She was shocked and said to Madam Hou: "Madam, it is indeed our prince."
Mrs. Hou tilted her head toward the car window, looked up at the sky, and asked, "What time is it now? Are we going out late today?"
Aunt Han then looked at the sky and said, "Go back to Madam, look at the sky. It's already the second quarter of the lunar month. We go out as planned, so it's not too late."
"Good morning, mother. Does mother go out so early to enter the palace?" After dismounting, Shi Jingyang handed the reins to the servant and walked to Madam Hou's carriage to greet her.
Mrs. Hou's eldest maid Chun Ling saw the opportunity and lifted the curtain so that Mrs. Hou could talk to the prince.
Mrs. Hou looked at her son and said, "Yes, Brother Le, have you just come back or are you preparing to go out?"
Shi Jingyang replied truthfully: "My son has just come back! It's important for my mother to enter the palace. My son won't delay his mother anymore."
Shi Jingyang didn't expect to meet his mother at the door of his house. He was afraid that his mother would ask too many questions, so he hurriedly warned her.
Mrs. Hou was shocked that her son did not come home at night. When she saw her son again, he looked flustered and tired, Mrs. Hou's heart sank.
I thought to myself, Brother Le didn’t go to that kind of place last night, right?
It's not easy to accuse someone face to face in front of others. Besides, she can't be too late to enter the palace.
Mrs. Hou nodded with concern, and said with concern: "You didn't rest last night, okay? Go back and have breakfast, so you can have a rest."
Shi Jingyang leaned forward and said, "Thank you, mother, for caring. My son understands."
Mrs. Hou took a deep look at Shi Jingyang and thought that she would have to remind her son later that he must not let his youth lead him to lack of sense of propriety, and that he must be restrained in everything.
Mrs. Hou said no more and ordered: "Drive the car!"
Wu Xu received the order, raised the whip in his hand, started the carriage, and headed towards the palace.
As the car passed Wu Jingyang, Mrs. Hou turned her head and looked at Shi Jingyang again, with a lot of questions in her mind.
Where did her son rest last night? Her son will not propose marriage until he takes the martial arts exam. Should she arrange a marriage for her son?
A few years ago, she wanted to arrange a marriage for her son.
First, her son was unwilling, and secondly, the Marquis asked her not to interfere.
Now that her son is staying up all night, she has to take this matter seriously.
Thinking like this, Mrs. Hou looked at Aunt Han and said, "Zixin, the servants in Brother Le's yard are all servants. Is it possible that you are not taking good care of her?"
Aunt Han was pouring tea for Mrs. Hou. After hearing Mrs. Hou's words, she was stunned. She looked up at Mrs. Hou and met Mrs. Hou's gaze. Aunt Han understood instantly.
He nodded and said: "Madam is right, Qingshan and the others are rough people. When it comes to serving people, girls should be more careful."
Mrs. Hou thought about it for a while, then said: "You can pick a few smarter girls and send them to Yayuan later."
Aunt Han pushed the tea in front of Mrs. Hou, "Yes, I understand."
At Weiyuan Hou Mansion, Shi Jingyang returned to Yayuan. After a simple wash, he sat down to have breakfast. He never expected that Mrs. Hou was worrying about the people serving him.
As soon as Shi Jingyang sat down, Qingping knocked on the door and came in.
Shi Jingyang pointed to the opposite side and motioned for Qing Ping to sit down, "You haven't eaten yet, sit down and eat together first, and then we'll talk after you finish."
After Qingping thanked him, he sat down opposite Shi Jingyang. The servants brought bowls and chopsticks, and also brought breakfast.
The rule of the Hou Mansion is to eat without saying anything. The two of them lowered their heads to have breakfast.
Qingping ate very quickly. When Shi Jingyang finished the last mouthful of porridge, Qingping had already finished eating.
Shi Jingyang stood up and went to the study, Qingping quickly followed.
Entering the study, Shi Jingyang asked: "How? Have you caught up?"
Qingping shook his head apologetically, "Hui Ye, my incompetence allowed the bad guys to escape."
After knowing that the opponent was Lingnan Shuangyang, this result was within Shi Jingyang's expectation.
Shi Jingyang said: "Lingnan Shuangyang has been famous for many years. He has some real abilities. He is not just a vain person. I expected him to escape."
After Qingping heard this, he turned around and walked out.
Shi Jingyang was surprised and asked: "Where are you going?"
Qingping said without looking back: "The younger one went to catch those two villains and chop them into pieces to feed to Dahei!"
Shi Jingyang said in a deep voice: "Didn't you chase the person away? Where are you going to catch the person? Come back!"
Qingping came back, bowed and said, "Sir, please allow me to go find these two villains."
Shi Jingyang said: "Okay, I have already asked Qingshan to handle this matter. You don't need to worry about it. I have other things to tell you."
Qingping leaned forward and said, "Yes, I understand, little one."
After saying that, Qing Ping raised his head and looked at Shi Jingyang, "Master, I dare to ask, Lingnan Shuangyang! Aren't these villains in Lingnan? When did they enter the capital?"
Lingnan Shuangyang is engaged in the business of bounty hunter. Logically speaking, he takes people's money and eliminates disasters for them.
But these two were extremely cruel. The people they kidnapped were men, women, and children. After being abused in every possible way, they dumped their bodies at the door of the victim's house, causing the victim's relatives to suffer physical and mental torture.
Three years ago, when Qingping was training in Minzhou, Lingnan Shuangyang appeared in Minzhou.
Liao Yongping, the prefect of Minzhou, was upright and honest, and offended many people. His enemies bribed Lingnan Shuangyang to attack Liao Yongping's only daughter, Liao Yunyun.
Lingnan Shuangyang kidnapped Liao Yunyun, raped her and then killed her. Then she threw Liao Yunyun's body at the gate of Liao Mansion.
Magistrate Liao's wife could not bear the blow and died of anger on the spot.
After Liao Yongping buried his wife and daughter, he became a monk and never cared about worldly affairs.
After Qingping found out about this, he hated Lingnan Shuangyang so much that he searched everywhere for the whereabouts of Lingnan Shuangyang and vowed to kill the two men himself.
Like a stone sinking into the sea, Shuangyang in Lingnan disappeared from the world and never appeared again.
Now that I heard that these two men were the villains last night, how could Qingping calm down?
Shi Jingyang looked at Qingping and said, "I've asked Qingshan to investigate. These two people didn't succeed last night, so I'm afraid they won't let it go.
So, right now, the most important thing is Miss Ning’s safety. You take Qiao Fei and Qiao Shi there and stay near Miss Ning’s house to protect Miss Ning, do you understand?”
Qiao Fei and Qiao Shi's skills were among the best among Qiao's generation. Shi Jingyang would not send the two of them there unless it was an important occasion.
Qingping immediately bowed and said, "Yes, I understand."
Shi Jingyang waved his hand, "Go ahead. Remember to protect Miss Ning."
Qingping bowed again and said, "Yes, I've ordered you to keep it in mind."
In the days that followed, Donghui, Qiuju, and Chuncao reported to Yue Niang that Nanny Qin was looking for them.
When Mrs. Qian found out, she was so angry that she recited scriptures for several days.
After Ning Wei learned about it, she didn't say much. Grandma could see Zhao's face clearly, so it was a good thing to take some precautions against her.
After learning that Lingnan Shuangyang's kidnapping of Ning Wei failed again, and that Nanny Yang and Chu Xia were fined and sold, Mrs. Zhao was so angry that she lost her temper in Lingyun Garden.
Later, Mrs. Xiao Zhao asked Nanny Qin to hire more murderers. However, the people sent out one by one fell into the hands of Xu Mansion's nursing home.
Mrs. Zhao's temper became more and more irritable day by day, but there was nothing she could do about it.
He turned to Nanny Qin and said angrily: "Tell me, what should we do next?"
Nanny Qin clasped her hands in front of her, lowered her head and could not reply.
Seeing that Nanny Qin didn't reply, Mrs. Zhao became even more angry and scolded: "Don't you usually have a lot of ideas? Why are you mute?"
Aunt Qin said tremblingly: "Madam, right now, the old lady has taken the second master and the eldest lady to hide in the Xu Mansion, and there is really nothing we can do.
Moreover, the story about the young cousin has been spread. If we marry the eldest daughter to the young cousin again, it will be bad for the wife's reputation.
According to Yi Laonu, we can only take things slow for now."
Mrs. Zhao smashed the cup in her hand angrily, but did not continue to smash anything else. She sat down on the beauty's couch and sulked.
Seeing that Mrs. Zhao did not continue to smash other things, Grandma Qin felt relieved a little and secretly glanced at Mrs. Zhao.
He bravely said: "The old slave feels that the old lady, the second master and the eldest lady cannot hide in the Xu Mansion for a lifetime. The madam wants to deal with them, so there is no hurry."
Mrs. Zhao's face was still straight as she took over the words: "Well, a lifetime is very long. I can afford to wait. I want to see how long he can hide."
When Grandma Qin saw that Mrs. Zhao was not in a hurry, her anxious heart finally returned to her stomach.
"Madam is right. We have prepared several plans. Once any of the old madam and the others leave the Xu Mansion, we will kidnap them and send them out of the capital. We will not release them until after Autumn."
Mrs. Xiao Zhao glanced at Nanny Qin and said in a deep voice: "Let her go? Why should she let her go?"
Nanny Qin looked at Mrs. Zhao with confusion, "Aren't you going to let me go?"
Mrs. Zhao narrowed her eyes and said coldly: "If it's that old abusive woman, let her go after Qiu Wei.
If she is that bastard, she will be destroyed immediately. I want Brother Qing to suffer the same suffering as me. If she is a little bitch, find a group of strong men to take good care of her. I will make her life worse than death."
Nanny Qin shuddered, leaned over and said, "Yes, I have taken note of it, and I will make arrangements now."
Mrs. Xiao Zhao shook her head and said, "You don't need to interfere in this matter. Let someone come in and wait for me. I'll go to Changbao Road."
Aunt Qin understood and bowed her knees. She walked to the door and asked the maid to come in and wait on her.
Mrs. Zhao dressed up carefully and took Nanny Qin out to Changbao Road.
Yang Haozhuo and Shi Jingyang sat facing each other on the third floor terrace of Yue Ke Lai on Sajin Street, drinking tea and enjoying the view.
"When it comes to the capital city in midsummer, Yue Ke Lai is the best place to go. It's so beautiful to have tea and meet friends, listen to music and enjoy the scenery, and enjoy the cool breeze!"
Shi Jingyang put down his teacup and nodded in agreement, "Hongguang is good at choosing places."
Speaking of Lu Pengfei, Yang Haozhuo half stood up, leaned out, and looked eastward: "Why hasn't Hongguang arrived yet? He was late for the game he organized. We should punish him today."
Shi Jingyang smiled and said nothing. Every time it was Yang Haozhuo who punished him, and every time he interceded for Lu Pengfei, it was Yang Haozhuo.
"Qing'an, here we come. I saw the carriage from the Lu Mansion. Alas, how come the carriage from the Lu Mansion is followed by the carriage from the Chengguo Mansion? Jing Xing is here too? The carriage from the Jiang Mansion is also following behind..." Yang Haozhuo...
said.
Jingxing is the name of Wu Mingxuan, the eldest son of Duke Chengguo.
Shi Jingyang stood up and looked down, and saw that the Lu Mansion's car had stopped at the door of Yue Ke Lai, followed closely by the Chengguo Mansion's car and Jiang Shangshu's Mansion's car.
"Hey, it's not Jing Xing who's coming to Chengguo's residence, it's Miss Wu, and it's Zhangzhu who's coming from Jiang's residence. Let's have a small gathering. Why did Hongguang make an appointment with Miss Wu and Zhangzhu?" Yang Haozhuo looked downstairs.
several people asked.
Yang Haozhuo turned to look at Shi Jingyang.
Shi Jingyang looked back and said, "Look what I'm doing? I don't know!"
Yang Haozhuo smiled very meaningfully, "I think today's party is not simple, Qing'an, what do you think?"
Just as Shi Jingyang was about to answer, Qingshan walked over quickly, lowered his head and whispered to Shi Jingyang: "Master, I saw Qiao Yi going to the embroidery alley next to him."
"Qiao Yi?" Shi Jingyang turned around and asked.
Qingshan nodded.
Qiao Yi and Qiao Er were responsible for the safety of the Ning family brothers and sisters in Baoping Lane. Why did they appear here? Lingnan Shuangyang had not been caught, so Baoping Lane has always been the top priority for prevention.
"Master, would you like me to follow you over and have a look?" Qingshan asked.
It was about the safety of Ning Wei's brother and sister. Shi Jingyang thought it was better to be cautious and nodded: "Go and have a look."
Qingshan received the order and bowed down.
Yang Haozhuo looked at Qingshan's back and asked, "What's wrong? Something happened?"
Shi Jingyang shook his head, "Nothing, just some small things."
Yang Haozhuo saw that Shi Jingyang didn't say anything, so he didn't ask any more questions. He looked up and saw Lu Pengfei coming in with Wu Mingyi and Jiang Xingyu. He stretched out his hand and waved to them, "Hongguang, here!"
Lu Pengfei glanced at Yang Haozhuo, lowered his head and said to Wu Mingyi and Jiang Xing: "Sister Yi, Zhangzhu, go this way."
Yang Haozhuo stood up and waited for Lu Pengfei and his party to come over. He did not forget to remind Shi Jingyang, "Qing'an, people are here, get up and greet them."
Shi Jingyang stood up.
Seeing Shi Jingyang, Jiang Xingyu let go of Wu Mingyi's hand, smiled and saluted Shi Jingyang and Yang Haozhuofu, "Hello, brother Le, hello fourth brother Yang."
Yang Haozhuo said with a smile: "We are all acquaintances who grew up together. No need to be formal. Please sit down, Zhangzhu, and sister Yi, please have a seat. How did you meet Hongguang?"
Jiang Xingyu pulled Wu Mingyi to sit next to Shi Jingyang, and replied with a sweet smile: "Sister Yi and I were shopping.
As soon as I came out of Zhenbao Pavilion, I met Brother Lu.
When I learned that some brothers were gathering at Yue Ke, Sister Yi and I came to ask for a cup of tea and take a rest. What's the matter? Fourth brother Yang doesn't welcome you?"
Yang Haozhuo looked at Wu Mingyi, who was sitting next to Shi Jingyang, and said with a smile: "Zhangzhu's mouth is so eloquent that it's getting better and better.
It is an honor for you, fourth brother, and me to enjoy tea and enjoy the scenery with Zhangzhu. It is a great thing that we can only hope for. How can we not welcome it?
It’s just that the prince didn’t accompany you when you went shopping?”
They all knew that King Jin proposed marriage to Jiang Mansion.
Shi Jingyang handed the poured tea to Jiang Xingyu and said, "It's warm, just right."
