After Wang Gang made sworn vows to Chao Xiaoshu and Ning Que, he left Chunfeng Pavilion and returned to the inn to rest. Ning Que returned to Laobizhai and Sangsang to report that they were safe.
Chao Xiaoshu did not go home, but went to the palace.
Although the assassination was over, the matter was not over. He exposed that the person behind the Yulong Gang was the Tang Dynasty King, and he had to go to the palace to explain.
Wang Gang helped Chao Xiaoshu deal with the assassins today. It was not a tiring job, but he had seen Yan Se draw talismans and had an intuitive impression of the fate-knowing realm, which was a great gain.
The next day, Wang Gang got up early and walked out of the inn after exercising. Unexpectedly, he was blocked by a large group of people.
"Excuse me, you are Mr. Wang Gang." A middle-aged man who looked like a master walked up to Wang Gang, followed by a group of boys, each holding a wooden box in his hand.
"Who are you?" Wang Gang asked.
"I am the steward of the prince's residence. I would like to send some gifts to Mr. Wang on behalf of the prince."
"Prince Li Peiyan?" Wang Gang asked.
"Exactly." The palace steward clapped his hands, and the boy behind opened the box.
Wang Gang took a glance and found that the smallest box was filled with pearls. Each one was big and round, and they were all treasures.
There are also rare treasures in other boxes, and the last one contains a lot of gold bars.
"Prince, this gift is heavy enough."
The prince's steward said with a smile: "Your Majesty learned that there was some misunderstanding with Mr. Wang. These gifts are just a token of appreciation. If Mr. Wang is not satisfied, I will bring you some other things."
Last night, Prince Li Peiyan learned from his men who had escaped that Chao Xiaoshu was not only a cultivator, but also a monk who could defeat Wang Jinglue. He was so worried that he didn't sleep all night.
As soon as day broke, Li Peiyan asked his men to prepare some things, went to the door to apologize, and personally repaired the relationship with Wang Gang.
As a result, before he left, Li Peiyan was summoned to the palace by the King of Tang. He could only ask his subordinates to find Wang Gang first.
Wang Gang took one look at those rare treasures, turned around and kicked the prince steward out of the inn without giving him any face.
The innkeeper was so frightened that he went to Wang Gang with a bag of silver.
"Sir, the inn is simple and unworthy of your status. This is your room fee. I will refund it all. Please find another inn!" The boss almost cried and stuffed the money into Wang Gang's hand.
Wang Gang checked the weight and found that the boss gave too much, probably because he wanted to spend money to send the plague god away.
"Don't worry, boss, I'll just pack up and leave. I won't cause you any trouble."
Wang Gang had no choice but to pack up his things and leave. The owner of the inn opened the door to do business. Naturally, he did not want to offend a prince. Wang Gang had no grudge against anyone and there was no need to harm others.
Carrying the baggage, Wang Gang didn't know where to go.
It will be some time before the academy exams start. Chao Xiaoshu goes to the palace to meet the saint. He still has to wait before he can fulfill his promise and give Wang Gang a house.
As for Ning Que's place, Wang Gang didn't want to live there because Sang Sang was there.
"By the way, I remember that the princess still owes me money."
Wang Gang suddenly remembered that Li Yu owed money and hurried towards the eldest princess' mansion.
Li Yu's princess mansion is located in the inner city of Chang'an and is very famous. Wang Gang found it after a little inquiry.
But when he came to the princess mansion and expressed his intention to the concierge, Li Yu didn't come out, and instead an old man with a gray beard came.
"Mr. Wang, Her Royal Highness the Princess has ordered that when you arrive, you can directly enter the Princess's residence and wait." The gray-bearded old man said with a smile.
"I won't let you in. Please give me your things." Wang Gang stretched out his hand and said.
The gray-bearded old man smiled and said: "The princess has already prepared Mr. Wang's gold, but the princess went to the palace to get the letter of recommendation for the academy and hasn't come back yet."
Wang Gang curled his lips, secretly said trouble, and then said: "Old man, who are you Li Yu?"
The gray-bearded old man was not angry when Wang Gang called the princess by her name. Instead, he smiled and said, "My name is Li Zhong, and he is the steward of the princess's residence."
Wang Gang said: "When will Li Yu come back? Will your princess's house take care of the food?"
Gray-bearded Li Zhong nodded and said: "Whatever Mr. Wang wants to eat, just tell me, the princess's house has all kinds of delicacies."
Wang Gang waved his hand and walked directly into the princess's house. As he walked, he said: "Bring me a bowl of mutton in a basin. Remember to add more mutton and spicy peppers, and bake two Hu pancakes and fire crystal persimmons."
"Ah!" Li Zhong was confused when he heard this.
It's not that the food is expensive as Wang Gang said, but it's too cheap. It's all street food in Chang'an, and there really isn't one in the kitchen of the Princess Mansion.
"What? Such a big princess mansion doesn't have this little thing?" Wang Gang saw Li Zhong was stunned and couldn't help but ask.
"Yes, the princess's house has everything. I'll have people prepare to go."
Li Zhong gritted his teeth and planned to ask his servants to go directly to the street to buy it. If that didn't work, he would call the stall owner to the princess's house to make it for Wang Gang.
Li Yu once ordered that Wang Gang was her honored guest and must not be neglected.
"Hurry up, I haven't even eaten breakfast." Wang Gang said carelessly.
Li Zhong invited Wang Gang into the restaurant of the Princess Mansion and sent two maids to serve him. He first served Wang Gang cakes and tea to satisfy his hunger.
Half an hour later, a bowl of mutton in a basin was brought to Wang Gang.
Wang Gang ate happily.
At this time, in the palace, Wang Gang's name had been placed on the desk of Tang Wang Li Zhongyi, and Chao Xiaoshu was standing below.
"For this Wang Gang, you took the initiative to expose to Yan Se that I was the person behind the Yulong Gang. What crime should you be guilty of?" Li Zhongyi slapped the table and said angrily to Xiaoshu.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me. There was a conflict between Master Yan Se and my second brother Wang Gang yesterday. All the causes were actually mine, so I had to expose Your Majesty's name." Chao Xiaoshu said, neither humble nor arrogant.
"Hmph!" Li Zhongyi said angrily: "You care about brotherhood, but you ruined my many years of planning in one fell swoop. Wang Gang is your brother, so am I not your brother!"
He cupped his fists towards Xiaoshu and said, "Your Majesty, please forgive me."
Li Zhongyi sighed quietly and looked at the card on the desk with Wang Gang's name written on it.
"Hey, why does this name look so familiar?"
Li Zhongyi picked up the paper, read it again and again, then looked around on the desk and pulled out a letter.
"Two days ago, Yu'er asked me for a letter of recommendation. It seems that the recommender is also named Wang Gang."
Li Zhongyi opened the letter of recommendation, read it over, and asked Chao Xiaoshu: "Is the Wang Gang who made sworn vows to you yesterday from Weicheng?"
Chao Xiaoshu was stunned, not daring to deceive the King of Tang. He nodded and said: "My second brother Wang Gang is indeed from Weicheng. He was originally a commander under General Ma Shixiang."
"It is indeed him." Li Zhongyi put down the recommendation letter and said: "This man once helped Yu'er return to Chang'an, and he can be considered a favor to the royal family."
Chao Xiaoshu was overjoyed. He heard that Li Zhongyi was no longer angry and had become interested in Wang Gang.
At this time, the Tang King's personal eunuch came in to report.
"Your Majesty, Her Royal Highness the Princess and Master Yan Se have requested to see you at the same time."
Li Zhongyi nodded and said: "They came just in time. Let Master Yan Se come in first, while Yu'er goes to the side hall and waits."
