Arrived in Beijing (Second Update)

It was dusk when Beijing Prince Xing Ji came out of the palace. Read

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The sunset covered the magnificent palace with a hazy golden-red veil. He looked back and retracted his gaze. The attendants waiting outside the palace came up to him and whispered a few words.

The master and servant mounted their horses and went to the inn that Xing Yusheng had booked.

Since the iron ore smuggling case was investigated last year, rumors have always existed that Beijing Prince was the mastermind.

Today, Beijing Prince's entire mansion suddenly entered the capital, causing many forces in the capital to be puzzled, because the mastermind of the iron ore smuggling case has not yet been announced.

If it was Xing Ji, he would have come to the capital with his family, wouldn't he be sending himself to death?

If it wasn't him, his sudden family arrival in the capital was even more intriguing.

Among them, the actions of Qin Guogong Mansion, the in-law of Beijing Prince's Mansion, have also been attracting attention.

Although neither Mr. Qin nor Duke Qin Kang showed up, many people saw the eldest grandson of the Qin family accompanying Xing Yusheng to settle the Xing family and meet Old Lady Xing.

Xing Ji entered the inn and went straight to Old Lady Xing's residence.

The two young masters of Qin went home first. Xing Yusheng was having dinner with his grandmother. There was a medicinal meal on the table. It was the recipe that Su Liang had given him earlier. The Qin family chef had specially prepared it and sent it to him.

"Mother."

The sound of the door opening, followed by Xing Ji's voice, and footsteps came in.

The smile on Xing Yusheng's face disappeared with his back to the door. He stood up from the wheelchair and saluted Xing Ji, "Father."

Xing Ji's eyes moved down, glanced at Xing Yusheng's legs, and nodded, "It seems that you are living well in your grandparents' home."

Xing Ji and Xing Yusheng's father and son look very similar. Xing Ji is a serious middle-aged man with an old scar on his left cheek, which was left by the war when he was young.

The reason why Beijing Prince Xing Ji was considered the most likely to rebel among the three princes was that he was very restless when he was young, not internally, but externally.

One year, the northern neighbor invaded. Beijing Prince's Mansion had no military power, and the royal family did not allow him to intervene. But at that time, the northern army of Qian State was retreating step by step, and it was about to hit Beijing Prince's fiefdom.

Xing Ji took two followers and sneaked into the enemy camp fearlessly, captured the enemy general alive, assisted the army of Qian State to drive the enemy out of the border, and captured three cities in a row.

That time, Xing Ji became famous in one battle.

Although he made great contributions, he also exposed his strength, which made the court very wary, and then gave him the eldest daughter of Qin Guogong Mansion in marriage.

The deterioration of the relationship between Xing Ji and Xing Yusheng began with the death of Xing Yusheng's mother Qin Xiang. The fuse was that Xing Ji promoted the concubine to the main concubine before Qin Xiang's body was cold.

At this moment, the father and son met again after a long time, and there was no warmth at all.

"The emperor will issue an edict to confer me the title of Marquis of Loyalty and Faith, and grant me a mansion." Xing Ji said to Old Lady Xing.

Old Lady Xing breathed a sigh of relief, clasped her hands together, and chanted a Buddhist verse, "It's good that everything is safe and sound."

Demoted from a king of a different surname to a marquis, the status is lower than that of a duke's mansion, but at least the hurdle of reducing the vassal state has been passed. Otherwise, if the emperor takes action first, the result will be hard to say.

Old Lady Xing asked Xing Ji to go to the Duke of Qin's mansion to pay homage to his father-in-law, and Xing Ji agreed.

"Yu'er, you stay with your father." Old Lady Xing said.

Xing Yusheng was silent for a moment before saying "um".

The father and son left the inn, Xing Ji rode a horse, and Xing Yusheng took a car to the Qin family.

Although Old Master Qin did not like this son-in-law because of his daughter's death, he did not embarrass Xing Ji for the sake of his grandson.

At nightfall, the news that Prince Beijing came to the capital and asked to give up the throne and fiefdom, and the whole family stayed in the capital spread.

The imperial edict was delivered to Xing Ji the next day. Gan State lost Prince Beijing, but gained a Zhongxin Marquis.

The Zhongxin Marquis Mansion granted by the emperor turned out to be the mansion of the Changxin Marquis Gu family, who had been executed for treason and rebellion...

The Gu Mansion was confiscated and sealed last year, and the escaped Changxin Marquis's son Gu Ling was still at the top of the wanted list of Gan State.

No one with a discerning eye thought that the emperor's gift of this marquis mansion to the Xing family was a coincidence. It was clearly a warning to Xing Ji to let him behave himself, otherwise his fate would be the same as Gu's.

Xing Yusheng, who was still living in the Duke of Qin's mansion last night, was stunned when she heard the news and learned where her new home was. "The old Gu family?"

Qi Yan nodded, "Yes! The Marquis has asked my father to take people to clean up and move in three days later. Do you want to live there?"

Xing Yusheng thought for a while and said, "Now I am the son of the Marquis of Zhongxin, so my residence should be where Gu Ling used to live?"

Qi Jun nodded, "That's right."

Xing Yusheng sighed, "Gu Ling saved my mother, and I don't know where he is now and whether he is safe."

"Don't think too much, master, no news is good news." Qi Jun said.

Xing Yusheng nodded, "This result is already very good. Ning Jing and Su Liang may arrive soon. You can go and see if there is a suitable house for them. It doesn't have to be too big, but quiet and elegant, with a garden."

"I heard that Changxin... our Zhongxin Marquis's Mansion is very big. We can invite Mr. Ning and Miss Su to live in the Marquis' Mansion. Anyway, everyone knows that Mr. Ning got the master's card when he first took the exam, and he is a friend of the master." Qi Yan said.

Xing Yusheng shook his head, "Ning Jing definitely doesn't want to live with me."

Qi Jun coughed lightly, "Mr. Ning is now the head of the Ning family, so he must have arranged it in advance, right?"

"That's his business. I want to give Su Liang a house, what if she doesn't want to live with Ning Jing?" Xing Yusheng said.

Qi Yan looked happy, "That's right! Let's go find it now!"

...

Three days later, the plaque of the Zhongxin Marquis Mansion was hung on the gate of the original Changxin Marquis Mansion, and the Xing family officially moved in.

Xing Yusheng also moved there, mainly to make his grandmother happy.

Qi Yan and Qi Jun ran all over the capital and bought a house not far from the Zhongxin Marquis Mansion. It was not very big, but there were many trees planted in the house, and it was very quiet. Xing Yusheng went to see it and thought Su Liang would like it.

At the same time that the Xing family returned to the capital, the truth of the iron ore smuggling case was finally made public. The real mastermind was not the King of Beijing, but the King of Nanping.

And now the war in the south is about to break out, it is also because the King of Nanping colluded with the enemy country to rebel.

When the emperor sent Nian Jincheng and Lin Bojun to the south, he gave them a secret order to take the head of the King of Nanping.

As for the one in the west who has never had a sense of existence and has not made any moves so far, the emperor issued an order to summon the King of Xiliang and his family to Beijing.

But the King of Xiliang has missed the good opportunity to show his loyalty. Even if he wants to come next, no one knows whether he can arrive in Beijing safely. If they don't come within the time limit, it means they are disobeying the order.

…

Ning Jing and Su Liang, who were on their way to the capital, also received news about the three princes.

"It seems that Xing Yusheng's father is still very smart." Su Liang commented.

The one in the south must die. The emperor must choose at least one of the King of Beijing and the King of Xiliang to stay, so as not to be criticized for not being able to tolerate the descendants of the founding heroes.

There may be only one chance to survive, whoever grabs it first will get it.

Although the high-profile behavior of the King of Beijing when he was young caused fear in the court, it also made those in power feel that he did not have much scheming.

The strength shown on the surface is nothing. Those who pretend to be idle and wait for death on the surface, but do things behind the scenes, are more fearful.

…

The journey was not slow. Ning Jing and Su Liang arrived at the capital of Gan State in the evening of the day before the Lantern Festival.

Today it was Su Liang's turn to drive the car. She dressed in men's clothes, wearing a straw hat woven by Ning Jing, and looked at the capital of Gan State curiously.

Compared with here, not only Bei'an County, but also Pingbei City is a countryside.

As soon as they entered the city, the prosperity and bustle of the market came into view.

The two did not look for Duanmu Chen or Xing Yusheng, but went directly to the teahouse opened by the Ning family in the capital.

The Ning family's chief steward in the capital had received the news long ago, knowing that the master was coming, and cleaned up a yard. Their luggage had been transported in advance and was placed here.

"Miss Wan came yesterday and said that the master of the family would inform us when he arrived." The steward said respectfully.

"Where do they live?" Ning Jing asked.

The steward gave an address, and Ning Jing asked him to leave.

Dinner was bought from the largest restaurant in the capital. After the two ate, they changed their clothes and walked out of the teahouse, intending to see Zheng'er first.

They didn't expect to meet Xing Yusheng halfway, and Xing Yusheng was also very surprised. At first, Qi Yan said that he saw Ning Jing and Su Liang, and he thought he was dazzled.

After confirming that it was Su Liang, Xing Yusheng looked happy, "When did you arrive?"

He went out so late because he heard that Mr. Qin was suddenly ill, so he went to the Qin family to see him.

Su Liang looked at Xing Yusheng, nodded and smiled, "You look good."

Demoted from the Prince of Beijing to the Prince of Zhongxin, there is no need to pretend to be weak.

Xing Yusheng smiled, "It's all thanks to you, I really don't know how to thank you. My grandmother must be very happy to know that you have arrived. She was still talking about you just now!"

"I will visit the old lady another day. I haven't thanked her for the medical book she gave me yet." Su Liang smiled.

Qi Jun whispered in Xing Yusheng's ear, "Why not invite Miss Su to the Qin Mansion..."

Xing Yusheng nodded, looked at Su Liang and asked, "Where are you going? If you have time, can you please accompany me to the Duke's Mansion? My grandfather is sick."

Su Liang looked at Ning Jing, "You go find Zheng'er first, I'll go later."

Xing Yusheng smiled, "Mr. Ning, go and do your own thing. I will take Miss Su to where she wants to go afterwards."

Ning Jing looked indifferent, "I'm not busy."

"Then let's go together." Su Liang nodded, "Prince Xing, lead the way."

"Thank you so much." Xing Yusheng said, "We are friends, don't be so formal, just call me by my name."

Su Liang smiled, "You are still the prince, I won't change my words."

"It's up to you." Xing Yusheng nodded, invited Su Liang and Ning Jing to get in the car, and went to the Duke of Qin's Mansion together.