Because they were afraid of trouble, they tried to keep a low profile on the road. They usually stayed in inns, so they rarely bothered local officials.
This time is no exception. Qi Haoran didn't notify the officials of Jingzhao Mansion, and naturally he didn't notify the people who stayed at the hidden residence, so no one came out to greet them.
The captain of the guard stepped forward and knocked on the door. He thought it would take a long time to wait. After all, there was only one room left in the hidden residence. The general's mansion is so big and the owner is not at home, so there may not be someone guarding the door all the time.
But he didn't expect that as soon as he knocked on the door, the door opened immediately. A man who looked like a servant looked at the head guard and asked, "What are you doing? I want someone to enter through the corner door. This is the door."
The captain of the guard smiled gently and said, "Your Highness has returned to the mansion, you can ask Zhu Ke to come out to meet him."
Jiading was startled, first glanced at the head guard, then looked at the five large carriages in front of the door, hurriedly opened the door, saluted and said, "You will go later, little one."
Let another servant in the door greet them and run towards the mansion like a fly.
Zhu De was sitting on the Taishi chair drinking tea, and he and his son Zhu Quan said slowly: "The news from Kaifeng said that someone saw the prince and princess over there. You have all restrained yourself recently. , I'm afraid that I will detour to Jingzhao Mansion."
Zhu Quan frowned and said, "Why did the lord come to Jingzhao Mansion when you have nothing to do?"
"What do you know, the princess's natal family is in Xingzhou Mansion, and from the north to Xingzhou Mansion, you can't pass our Jingzhao Mansion?" Zhu De sighed: "Your Majesty is good at everything, but he loves the princess too much, maybe they will come. Well, so you are all being more honest recently, the lord has a very strong temperament, and you don't like these things the most."
Zhuquan can only bow his head.
"The prefect is also taking care of us, and sent someone to inform him."
Zhu Quan refused to obey: "Why does he take care of himself? Last time my son saw the piece of land in Dongcheng, he would not let go. I sent someone to buy it from those mud-legged people, but he even secretly sent the yamen to block it, thinking that After pushing the yamen to come forward, I don't know that he is behind the scenes?"
Zhu De frowned and scolded: "Idiot, do you think I'm selling the prefect? I'm protecting you, we are grasshoppers on a rope now, if something happens to him, it will definitely affect us, this prefect. Although there are many bad things, everyone is familiar with it after all, it is better than a new one who doesn't know the details, and if the prince and princess come to Jingzhao Mansion this time, maybe it will also be an opportunity for us."
The people all over the world know that the prince hates corrupt officials and officials, and officials in the officialdom are especially afraid. The prefect has turned a blind eye and let them make trouble all these years. This is a trick in itself. he.
Zhu De was about to teach his son, when a servant rushed over and shouted, "Big Chief, Chief..."
Zhu De frowned, and Zhu Quan scolded: "What are you shouting, this is the General's Mansion, what's the style of making noise?"
Jia Ding took a breath, pointed to the outside and shouted: "Master Chief, Uncle, a guard and five carriages came outside, saying that the lord has returned."
Zhu's face changed greatly, and the teacup fell to the ground with a shake.
He thought that the prince might come to Jingzhao Mansion, but he never wanted him to arrive today. Zhuda glanced at the clothes on himself and his son, and quickly got up and said, "Hurry up and ask someone to clean up this place, and you hurry back and change your clothes, I also took off all the accessories on my body."
Qi Haoran was sleeping soundly in Mu Yangling's arms, and the guards accompanying outside were still sitting on their horses, motionless.
The window of a carriage at the back was pushed open. An imperial doctor stuck his head out to take a look. He turned back and whispered to his colleagues, "It's been three quarters of an hour. It seems that something has happened to Jingzhao Mansion."
The other imperial doctor still closed his eyes slightly and whispered after hearing the words: "Don't worry about it, we just take care of the prince's body, even if something goes wrong, they will take the blame for themselves. We have passed so many towns from Jinan Prefecture all the way west, although there are injustices. things, but no one has ever been so arrogant."
"This is a servant of the royal family, and he is too daring..."
The daring Zhude father and son ran out of the mansion in a hurry, wearing grey cloth clothes, knelt down before the carriage, and begged the sin: "Your Highness, forgive your sins, the younger ones don't know that your Highness will return to the mansion. It's the little ones who are to blame."
Qi Haoran lifted his eyelids and asked with difficulty, "What's wrong?"
Mu Yangling patted him and said with a smile: "It's alright, the servants are a little surprised, you may wake up, we'll go to the mansion to sleep."
Qi Haoran got up quietly after hearing the words, and said after a while: "Let the imperial doctor change the prescription. It's too uncomfortable to be sleepy every time after taking the medicine."
Mu Yangling said with a smile: "Sleeping is also a way to adjust the body."
The couple talked for a while, and left Zhu De and Zhu Quan to hang there. The father and son had not kneeled like this for a long time, and they were on the verge of falling.
Mu Yangling also poured Qi Haoran a glass of water, and then said through the curtain: "Get up, we will stay for one night, and leave early tomorrow, you ask someone to clean up the prince's yard, the imperial physicians live in In the guest yard, the guards live in the front yard."
Zhu De and Zhu Quan breathed a sigh of relief. It was really nice to only stay for one day. They quickly helped them up and led the way.
The housekeeper removed the threshold to allow the carriage to enter.
After entering the mansion, Mu Yangling helped Qi Haoran to get out of the car, and the two nodded slightly satisfied when they saw that the mansion was cleaned fairly well.
Glancing at the grey cloth clothes on the two of them, Mu Yangling said nothing and helped Qi Haoran to go to the backyard. From a distance, he saw two girls helping a young woman in gold and silver come out of the garden. In a hurry to leave.
Zhu Chuan slid a drop of cold sweat on his forehead. It was his concubine. Didn't he tell them to go back to the room and not be allowed to go out?
Why are you still in the garden?
Mu Yangling didn't seem to see it, and directly supported Qi Haoran back to their yard.
The dust has fallen in their room. Mu Yangling wiped his fingers on the table, and the fingertips were full of dust. Now even Zhu De's forehead was sweating.
Mu Yangling still smiled and said: "Let someone fetch water to clean the room. We will bring a quilt with us, just let them bring it in and spread it, and then fetch me a basin of hot water."
Qi Haoran's face was ugly, and after everyone retreated, he said to Mu Yangling: "Let's go to the inn."
"Don't go," Mu Yangling said: "How can you be comfortable in your own home when you go to the inn?"
Qi Haoran took a deep breath, and sat for a while with a pale face before saying: "General Manager Zhu and Zhu Liang are still capable, and they are not fascinated by the prosperous part of the capital..."
"Everyone has their own good fortune, don't worry about this, we just stay for one night and leave, don't forget, this time we came back with me to save my relatives and play."
Qi Haoran didn't believe it, "You just let it go?"
Mu Yangling sneered, "I have to work hard to manage. Since there are so many smart people in this world, there will naturally be someone to handle these things on our behalf."