When Yun Yang saw the guards of the Palace of the King leaving, he knew that they were probably at the entrance of the alley, which was where the two of them were waiting at. He could not help but slow down his horse, and Leng Hong Xiu stuck out half her body from the carriage.
"Hong Xiu, don't poke your head out. If anyone sees you in a bad state, I will recognize which two people it is."
To tell the truth, Yun Ri Yang was really shocked by Leng Hongxiu's appearance. He had already known that Leng Hongxiu was very pretty, but he did not expect that after he changed into a woman, he would not be able to see a man's appearance at all. It was so vivid that when he first saw Leng Hongxiu's appearance, he could not say a word for a long time.
That sort of numbing and breathtaking feeling to the bone was still appearing in his body.
At that moment, when he saw Leng Hong Xiu stick out her head, she had a beautiful face with light makeup. He suddenly did not want anyone to see her face, so he said those words.
However, Leng Hong Xiu did not care about what he was thinking about. She simply raised her eyebrows and looked at the alleyway's entrance, "The person I've been waiting for is here."
Yun Ri Yang turned his head to look, and indeed, when he saw the carriage coming from the corner of the alleyway, he immediately saw two men dressed in green. One of them was wearing a small bamboo hat that the driver of the carriage wore, while the other had a long sword hanging by his waist.
The two of them lowered their heads, not even sparing a glance at Yun Ri Yang. As the carriage passed by them, they both landed lightly on the front of the carriage. Their movements were uniform, as if they were well-trained, which made Yun Ri Yang praise them for their agility.
"You two really have good skills!" Yun Ri Yang's voice was not loud, just loud enough for Feng You Ran and his servant who were sitting on the carriage to hear.
To tell the truth, when Feng You Ran saw that it was the Ninth Prince from afar, he was a little shocked. He didn't expect that the man Leng Hong Xiu was talking about would send them out of the city.
Yun Ri Yang might not have recognized him, but Yun Ri Yang had met him a few years ago. In a few years, Yun Ri Yang's change was not too big, and instead became more mature and steady, thus, the shock he felt was not small. Luckily, he managed to hide it well, and Yun Ri Yang did not notice anything amiss with Mu Rong.
Hearing him ask them, she suddenly thought of Leng Hong Xiu's concern and immediately said, "Those who come and go from the north will have to have some self-defense skills. I'm ashamed to not mention it!"
Leng Hong Xiu asked in a voice that only Feng You Ran and Mu Ren could hear, "Did it go smoothly?"
Feng You Ran didn't nod, but merely made a slight 'Mm' sound.
Although Yun Ri Yang did not hear what Leng Hong Xiu said, he knew that Leng Hong Xiu would not tell them anything. Although he wanted to ask more about the two of them, in the blink of an eye, they had arrived at the North Gate.
Seeing Yun Ri sitting on his horse, the guards on both sides of the gate immediately knelt down, "Greetings Your Highness, thousands of years and thousands of years and thousands of years!"
"All of you, get up. Open the city gates, This Highness wants to leave the city." Yun Tianyang gave off a noble air as he gently raised his slender and beautiful hand.
"Yes." The door of the room was slowly opened. Feng You Ran and Mu Lian couldn't believe it. They had been able to get out so easily.
It was at this moment that someone shouted, "Wait!" It was transmitted over.
Yun Ri Yang immediately turned his head. On top of a fine horse, the middle-aged and stable Duke of Xiang Xi, Yun Liu, was leading two squads of infantrymen and quickly galloping over. The one who was shouting 'wait a moment' was naturally him.
Arriving in front of the Sun and Cloud Seat, Yun Liu quickly dismounted from his horse. He faced Yun Ri Yang's horse and performed a bow, "This humble servant, Yun Liu, pays his respects to the Ninth Prince."
Yun Ri Yang sat high up on his horse and waited for him to perform the ceremony before politely dismounting, "Oh, so it's your uncle. When did you return to the capital?"
This humble subject came to the capital city three days ago and met His Majesty, but I haven't seen him. According to His Majesty, you've been living outside the palace for the past few days, and were planning to pay a visit to His Highness tomorrow morning. I didn't want to meet His Highness here today, where are you going? "
Honestly speaking, Yun Liu was quite interested in this ninth prince. After all, even though he did not have the qualifications to succeed the throne, who didn't know that he was the one being doted on?
He had always wanted to marry Xiang Yun, but he didn't expect the empress dowager to point out Mo Shaocong's daughter to him many years ago. Now that he heard that Mo Shaocong's daughter lived in the palace while the Ninth Prince had stayed away from the palace, it seemed like this marriage might not be over for sure.
For Yun Liu, power was something that was better to have as little as possible, after all, as the foundation of the Rising Sun Nation depended on one's own ancestors. Although the Emperor was very courteous to his Yun Family, 'Accompanying a tiger with a lord' might be a crime someday when he was displeased, so the more he did not have any ambitions, the safer he would be. This was a conclusion that the immortal family heads came to after several generations of times had passed, so when it came to his generation, he was more willing to be a duke than a prince.
This time, if it wasn't for his precious daughter, he wouldn't have needed to travel thousands of miles to go to the capital. This time, when he didn't succeed in chasing Feng You Ran, instead, he startled the emperor, and had no choice but to take private matters into the palace to persuade the emperor, saying that Feng You Ran had personally brought people to the capital. He was in a bad situation and had ill intentions, and that plus the son of the Prince of Xi Yue, Yun Yuanxing, had seen the Feng You Ran in his portrait.
Although the emperor spoke highly of him, who knew if he was offended in his heart? After all, vassal lords and dukes were not summoned by the Son of Heaven. They were not allowed to enter the capital without permission, not to mention that he had brought some people with him.
He felt suspicious at first, but second, he felt that this was the best opportunity to get rid of the doubt in the Son of Heaven's eyes, so he immediately came to stop him. After seeing him greet him, Yun Sun Yang personally dismounted from his horse to talk to him, and was very satisfied with the Ninth Prince. He was modest, gentle, and elegant, and was the best candidate for a son-in-law.
He did not know why Yun'er was so hot-headed, treating this frivolous stranger that he had only met once with such care. If he were to marry the Ninth Prince, he would not have to worry about the safety of the Yun Family, and secondly, Yun'er's happiness would also come to an end.
"To be honest, Your Highness, your concubine's health is not very good, and a monster seems to have appeared in the city, afraid that she might be frightened, and is preparing to send her to Longchang Temple, which is a hundred miles away from the city. I am truly ashamed of this matter, so I did not leave in the daytime and deliberately chose to leave from the north gate just as the city gates were about to close."
As Yun Yang said this, he had an ashamed look on his face. It was as if his elder was embarrassed to see him sending his concubine out of the city.
Looking at Yun Ri Yang's shameful appearance, he laughed instead. Thinking about it, the Ninth Prince is already 25 years old, and in the palace, the Ninth Prince already has a maid to help him sleep in his bed when he's 15 or 16 years old, what's more, the 25 year old Yun Ri Yang?
It was a normal thing to have a concubine like Yun Yang as they all had their needs, so there was no need to make such a big fuss about it. Thinking about it like this, Yun Liu felt that Yun Yang was the best candidate for a son-in-law.
Although he didn't think that the Ninth Prince would have any relationship with Feng You Ran and cover them up, it didn't seem appropriate to let them go without checking. He couldn't help but look at the curtain of the carriage.
He then said, "The carriage is my concubine, she is usually too timid to meet strangers, but right now, it is a time of martial law. Although she is a prince, she still has to obey the orders of her father, the king's uncle is not an outsider, so the king wants her to open the curtain and let your uncle have a look at the carriage!"
"Thank you, Your Highness."
Hearing this, Yun Liu Chang felt a bit ashamed. She originally wanted to say that she didn't need to look, but seeing that Yun Ri Yang was already walking towards the side of the carriage, she could only bite the bullet and follow him.
As for Leng Hong Xiu, she had already half-lowered her eyes and lowered her head when Yun Ri Yang said that she was afraid of strangers.
When the curtain was half lifted, Yun Liu looked at her and was immediately stunned, unable to recover his senses for a long time. It was Yun Ri Yang's dry cough that had woken him up, no wonder the Ninth Prince was such a treasure, a concubine had even personally sent him out of the city, he was actually so beautiful, definitely a beauty that could topple nations.
"Prefecture King, this is royal father's dragon pendant. I only allowed Sun Yang to carry it with him because I'm afraid of making it difficult for you." Yun Ri Yang took out his last treasure — — Yun Lengyuan's Nine Dragon Pendant.
Indeed, the Duke of Xiangxi, Yun Liu, immediately knelt down. "Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor! Open the city gates! "Respectfully sending off Ninth Prince."
As for Feng You Ran and Mu Lun, they had already sat back on the shaft of the carriage the moment Yun Liu knelt down.
Yun Ri Yang mounted his horse again.
The city gates were opened wide, and the four of them easily left the city.