"Captain Murong, in front of us are the Crown Prince and his party."
The voice of the soldiers sounded behind him.
Murong Shen suppressed the surging excitement in his heart, hummed lightly, and rode forward unhurriedly.
His eyes naturally passed by the Prince of Beihai, who was as dazzling as a peacock, and fell on the luxurious carriage.
Zhao Xiyan, who thought about it day and night, was in the carriage.
He had expected that as long as Xu Jing was forced to come to Beijing, Zhao Xiyan would definitely come with him. Now, she was indeed here, right within his reach.
This time, no one can stop him.
Murong Shen did not dismount, but just held his hands on the horse and said, "By the order of the emperor, I came here specially to welcome the prince of Beihai into the palace."
Xu Jing snorted coldly in his heart, twitched the corner of his mouth, and responded with a smile: "Colonel Murong, please come to greet me. However, I have to send my fiancée to the Zhao Mansion first, Captain Murong, please wait a moment."
"
The word fiancée was like a sharp arrow piercing Murong Shen's chest.
Murong Shen's eyes flashed and his voice deepened: "The emperor has an oral order, ordering the crown prince to go to the palace immediately. Could it be that the crown prince wants to disobey the decree?"
Xu Jing felt angry, sneered, and was about to sneer back.
A familiar gentle voice came from the carriage beside him: "Brother Chunsheng."
Xu Jing responded and turned around to look. He saw Yue Yaer's sister lifting up the car curtain, with a smile on her lips: "The Emperor has an order, so you should enter the palace first! Let the soldiers take me to the Zhao Mansion. Wait.
Once you've settled in, come see me again at the Zhao Mansion."
Being coaxed by Sister Yue Ya'er's smile, Brother Chunsheng's anger disappeared immediately, and he grinned and said, "Okay!"
From Murong Shen's point of view, Zhao Xiyan's face could not be clearly seen. He could only get a glimpse of Zhao Xiyan's profile and the hint of a smile on his lips.
He subconsciously rode forward, wanting to get closer and see more clearly. However, Zhao Xiyan had already lowered the car curtain.
Murong Shen: "..."
What's even more disgusting is that Xu Jing glared at her with an unkind expression: "In the carriage is my prince's fiancée. Why is Captain Murong peeking like this?"
Murong Shen firmly grasped the handle of the knife and slowly released it: "The general and Miss Zhao Liu are also old acquaintances. I want to come up to say hello and exchange a few words. Why should I worry about it?"
Xu Jing said loudly: "Old acquaintances are all in the past. Now, sister Yue Ya'er and my son are engaged, and they will get married next year! My son is very small-minded and doesn't want to
If you see any man with evil intentions approaching your fiancée, Colonel Murong would be better off staying away."
A chuckle came from the carriage.
Zhao Xiyan was obviously amused by Xu Jing's words.
Murong Shen's heart was on fire, burning fiercely. Anger flashed in his eyes.
At this moment, Yushi Meng got off the carriage and came over.
In fact, Meng Yushi listened for a while in the carriage behind and had already vaguely guessed what was going on. Now he got off the carriage specifically to smooth things over: "It turns out to be Captain Murong."
Murong Shen was in a bad mood and did not want to pay attention to Meng Xizhi, who had a bad temper and was destined to be destroyed by the nine tribes. He said coldly: "Meng Yushi has been traveling hard all the way. Since he returned to Beijing, he went to the palace to see the emperor."
Meng Yushi: "..."
In the Jin Dynasty, the nobles were noble and the military was light. In the officialdom, military generals of the same rank had to bow their heads when meeting civil servants. Among civil servants, the low-ranking censors were always the most difficult to deal with and the ones who could not be offended.
Such a high-ranking official should be treated with courtesy when meeting him.
The Murong Shen in front of me was a fifth-grade imperial captain. He was highly valued and trusted by the emperor, so naturally he could not be taken lightly. Therefore, he was already very polite.
But he didn't expect that Murong Shen didn't appreciate it at all.
Look at that arrogant and stern face!
Yushi Meng's heart became angry, and his tone became harder: "I really have the intention of entering the palace to meet the Holy Spirit. Please lead Captain Murong to lead the way."
Murong Shen: "..."
Murong Shen was really choked.
However, what Meng Yushi said was correct. He was originally sent by the emperor to welcome the prince and his entourage into the palace. Now, he is not the emperor of the new dynasty, but the imperial captain of Emperor Yongming of the Jin Dynasty.
Imperial Colonel, it sounds nice to say it, but he is actually just a soldier of the emperor.
Murong Shen swallowed down the anger in his heart, turned the horse's head, and "led the way" in front.
Xu Jing suddenly found Meng Yushi pleasing to his eyes, cupped his hands at Meng Yushi, and grinned.
Meng Yushi remained calm, returned to the carriage and sat upright with his head held high.
…
Xu Jing and his party did not need to queue up, and followed Murong Shen into the capital through a wide and empty gate.
The people queuing up were only envious, no one dared to get angry.
There are five gates to enter the capital. The gate to the south is the widest, with three gates in total. The merchants and footmen use the gates on the left and right, and the gate in the middle is reserved for dignitaries to enter and exit.
Murong Shen was dressed in silver soft armor, and there were dozens of imperial guards behind him. Xu Jing had a handsome face and a noble demeanor, and hundreds of soldiers were all strong and strong. Such a group of people knew that they had extraordinary origins without asking.
When the city gate official saw Murong Shen, he opened the city gate to let him go without even asking. He even came specially to pay homage to Murong Shen.
The Murong family is indeed very prestigious in the capital!
Xu Jing snorted coldly in his heart.
The city gate official was not blind. After seeing Murong Shen, he immediately came to pay tribute to the Prince of Beihai.
Xu Jing was too lazy to argue with a city gate official, so he nodded and rode forward.
Zhao Xiyan, who was sitting in the carriage, did not lift the curtains and remained seated.
The custom of the Jin Dynasty has always been like this, and ladies do not show their faces in front of others.
Inside the city gate, there was a man who looked like a steward waiting. When he saw the carriage marked by King Beihai, the steward's eyes lit up and he hurriedly came to greet him and saluted: "The young one is the steward of the Zhao Mansion. On the order of the master, I left the carriage ten days ago.
I'm keeping watch here. I'm finally waiting for the crown prince and the girl today."
The main reason was that three groups of bandits were killed on Xu Jing Road, which delayed the trip. According to the original pace, we should have arrived ten days ago.
Xu Jing became much kinder to the Zhao family steward, and said with a smile: "I want to enter the palace, and when I have some free time, I will go to the Zhao family to visit the elders. You came just in time, lead the way, and I will ask the soldiers to escort sister Yue Ya'er there.
Zhao Mansion."
The manager of the Zhao family responded with a busy smile.
The huge convoy quickly divided into two lines.
Zhao Xiyan originally only had six carriages, but he bought more than twenty girls along the way and had to take them with him. Xu Jing also specifically asked to bring the clothes, materials and jewelry that he had prepared before. In this way, there were ten girls.
Several carriages.
Xu Jing was still worried about this and kept muttering beside Zhao Xiyan's carriage.
It is simply not the behavior of a man to behave like this to a mother-in-law.
Murong Shen thought with contempt in his heart. But for some reason, looking at Xu Jing's busy appearance, the sourness in his heart surged up uncontrollably.
