Chapter 71 The old beggar
Prince Ji's Mansion
As soon as Prince Ji returned home, he was pestered by Princess Ji to ask what was going on now.
"What did the Emperor say?"
"What else can I say? Let's solve it ourselves!"
Prince Ji sat down on the chair, picked up the hot tea on the side, and took a sip of enjoyment.
"Shall we solve it ourselves?" Princess Ji sat down next to him and asked with some confusion.
"Literally, we can solve it ourselves." Prince Ji put down the teacup in his hand and replied with a smile:
"You should work harder during this period and choose the Crown Princess as soon as possible."
"When the time comes, I will report it to the emperor and let him take a look."
"Okay! Wow!" Princess Ji finally let go of her inner hurdle. This look proved that the emperor had no other ideas and had no intention of arranging anything related to politics for Xiao Jingyang.
"Then I'll go talk to them later."
"It's going to be night soon, who are you looking for now?" Prince Ji was a little confused and didn't know what his wife was talking about.
"Who else can I talk to? I must talk to those old ladies!" Princess Ji said with a smile:
"Let me tell you, in this entire capital, if anyone knows which girl is good, in terms of character, appearance, etc., they must be the first to know."
The old ladies that Princess Ji mentioned were actually the wives of high-ranking officials in Jinling City.
When these ladies are bored, they usually get together to eat each other's melons and discuss gossip.
They know best about these things.
"You women are all here." Prince Ji shook his head helplessly and said with a random smile:
"Anyway, you can decide this kind of thing, although the most important thing is to have good character, be virtuous and virtuous."
"But we still have to consider family background. After all, this girl will be a princess in the future. If her family background is too low, she may not be convinced by the public."
"I know." Princess Ji said with a smile.
Then she looked up and looked outside, and found that it was indeed getting dark. She smacked her mouth, thought for a while, and said:
"Forget it, I'll go look for it tomorrow!"
"After we have determined the approximate candidates, we will draw up a list and bring it to you for a look."
"Well! If you can do this kind of thing, I can rest assured." King Ji nodded and smiled.
"Right? We've been chatting here for a long time, where is that brat?" Prince Ji looked around and found that Xiao Jingyang was nowhere to be seen. The only time he saw him during lunch today was to salute, and then he
No one was seen.
"Who knows? Such a big thing happened to this child yesterday. He woke up today and ran out to play again." Princess Ji felt a little uncomfortable when she mentioned this matter. She thought of her son being in such a dangerous situation yesterday.
, she is a little frightened now.
If Prince Ji and Xiao Jingyang hadn't comforted her for a long time last night, Princess Ji would really have had to make a big fuss before it was over.
"Oh, what a child!" Prince Ji felt that he was stupid for bringing up this matter again, and began to persuade again:
"This child has a free and easy-going nature and likes to go out and play. Isn't it normal?"
"Besides, with so many things happening recently, he will definitely stay quiet for a while. At most, he will just go out for a walk and won't get into trouble."
Xiao Jingyang: "Dad, do you know what I am doing? I am preparing to kill your son now?"
"Oh! Just pamper him." Princess Ji stood up, flicked her sleeves, and left angrily.
Prince Ji sat there with an embarrassed look on his face. Could it be that the one who usually doted on him the most was really him?
Posthouse
It's getting dark, and people on the streets are starting to rush home one after another. The Lantern Festival has been over for a long time, and the curfew has already started in Daliang.
Xiao Jingyang lay on the roof and watched the guards patrolling back and forth in the post house.
Today, I had a brief chat with the waiter while eating, and after spending a long time standing there, I roughly got some information.
Prince Ling, Yue Xiuze and Yuwen Nian all had dedicated chefs to cook, and the cooking time was not fixed. Especially Prince Ling, who could eat at any time, so poisoning was not accurate.
Xiao Jingyang didn't intend to poison him anyway, so he ignored this point.
The guards coming and going changed several shifts, but there were patrolling guards at every time.
However, they seemed to be a little dazed, perhaps because their martial arts skills were not particularly good. Xiao Jingyang was flying around in the post house, but no one saw him, and his defense was in vain.
Yue Xiuze's house blocked the bedrooms of Prince Ling and Yuwen Nian, protecting them in the middle.
In other words, if something happens to either of them, Yue Xiuze can react instantly and rush out to protect them both.
Yue Xiuze's martial arts is indeed good, even better than the guards in this courtyard.
People who can reach the top five on the Langye List will never have diarrhea no matter how good their martial arts skills are.
If Xiao Jingyang fought with him, he would definitely not be defeated by him, but it would still be difficult to run away immediately.
When you are doing something, you are very likely to be discovered by him.
This is a big trouble.
In fact, the main problem is that once he discovers it, the news of King Ling's assassination in Daliang will spread. When the time comes, he will die again after returning to Nanchu, which makes the explanation unclear.
After thinking about it, Xiao Jingyang decided to withdraw first. It was not worth it to assassinate him in this post house.
Let’s wait until we meet him outside!
Find someone to keep an eye on him at all times. Once he is no longer with Yue Xiuze, he will be cool.
"Yes!"
Xiao Jingyang seemed to have thought of something, turned over, jumped up on the roof, and quickly left the post house.
Bajiao Alley
This boundary can be regarded as an ancient symbol in Jinling City. All kinds of religions, religions, and humanities are mixed here.
The most chaotic place in Jinling City is this alley.
Xiao Jingyang didn't care what the people inside looked like, so he walked deeper inside.
When I came to a house, there were many beggars outside the house, but none of them looked skinny. Although they were all poorly dressed and dirty, their behavior seemed to be disciplined and controlled.
When these beggars saw Xiao Jingyang coming, they all stood up silently and lined up on both sides.
Xiao Jingyang nodded at them and then walked into the room.
"Hey! Lao Litou! How are you feeling today?"
Xiao Jingyang came to a table, where sat an old beggar who looked to be about fifty or sixty years old. He was in tatters, but he was in very good spirits and looked neat.
The table was filled with delicious food and fine wine, but the old beggar looked very uncomfortable as he took a mouthful of meat and a mouthful of wine.
"Hey! Your Highness? Why are you here today?"
When the old beggar saw Xiao Jingyang coming, he quickly took out a pair of jade chopsticks from the brocade box on the side and placed them next to Xiao Jingyang.
When Xiao Jingyang saw this, he didn't dislike it. Even though he was wearing brocade and jade satin, he sat down directly, picked up his chopsticks and ate the peanuts beside him.
"Why, I can't come and see you!"
Chapter completed!