Chapter 51

Although Emperor Chongzhao was unhappy, he would not call Master Fang to scold him just because of this matter.

If he scolded them, how would he discipline the princes in the future?

However, he had already prepared for what he should do when Qu Duanbian came back and stretched out his hand to ask him to look - give him some jade and jewelry.

This will prevent him from damaging the bedposts in the Zichen Palace again.

However, Emperor Chongzhao waited and waited, but never heard the sound of the puppy car running happily outside. He couldn't help wondering: "At this time, Shunning Palace should have finished dinner, why hasn't he come back yet?"

Not long after, a palace servant came to report: "Your Majesty, there is news from Xiuxiang Palace that the Seventh Prince is with the Sixth Prince today. He will not be back tonight."

Emperor Chongzhao: “…”

He seemed like a fool as he waited for his youngest son to come back and try to coax him.

On the second day, the palace maid reported back that the Seventh Prince was staying in Fu'an Palace, living with the Fourth Prince.

On the third day, the palace maid reported back that the Seventh Prince was staying in Xiuxiang Palace and the Fourth Prince was crying and having nightmares. The Seventh Prince then rushed from Xiuxiang Palace to Fu'an Palace to live with the Fourth Prince.

On the fourth day, the palace maid reported back that the Seventh Prince was staying in Changxin Palace, living with the Fifth Prince.

On the fifth day, the palace maid reported back that the Seventh Prince was staying in Xiuxiang Palace and the Fourth Prince was having a nightmare, so the Seventh Prince rushed to Fu'an Palace again.

For the seventh day, he did not return to the Purple Palace. Since he did not return and Emperor Chongzhao remained stiff and refused to call anyone, the father and son became stubborn for unknown reasons.

The palace servants became more and more terrified.

On this day, Emperor Chongzhao finally snorted coldly:

"He's quite popular. He can sleep wherever he wants!"

"The fourth son is having a nightmare. Find an imperial physician to see him. Xiuxiang Palace is in the east and Fu'an Palace is in the west. He doesn't mind running back and forth."

He walked away with a flick of his sleeves.

The New Year will come in three days. There will be a New Year banquet tomorrow night to entertain all officials, including those who have arrived back to Beijing to report on their work. It will be a grand banquet.

At noon today, he needs to work with the Queen, concubines, and princes and princesses over the age of six to personally sweep the Fengxian Hall and burn heavy incense that will last for three days.

Three days later, when the incense is burnt out, it is time for the New Year's festival, and then new incense will be offered for the New Year.

-

Fu'an Palace.

The elegant fragrance filled the small Buddhist temple.

Half of the harem is empty today, as everyone has gone to Fengxian Palace.

Qu Dubian stayed at the Fourth Prince's place for several days, but he hardly ever spoke to Concubine Yi. This lady usually stayed in the small Buddhist temple beside the main hall after returning from paying respects at Fengwu Palace.

Otherwise, adjust the spices to make fragrance.

Same as Emperor Chongzhao.

But my cheap father made incense because he liked it, and he made all kinds of incense, while this Concubine Yi only made incense sticks for worship. The smells were different, but they were very elegant and didn't give me a headache.

Since he came to Fu'an Palace, Concubine Yi has only said three sentences to him:

"Um?"

"Tell the palace maids to get ready."

"Don't be so loud that it disturbs me. The rest is up to you."

He talks so little that people can't even approach him.

According to Qu Watanabe's observation, even to her own son, Concubine Yi rarely talked to him, and at most she would show concern about whether he slept well.

I wonder if Fourth Brother’s love of sleeping was developed in this way.

Noon time.

Qu Dubian sat at the doorstep, turned around and called out boredly, "Fourth brother, have you packed up? I made an appointment with Sixth brother to go out."

After a while, the Fourth Prince emerged from the small Buddhist temple shrouded in mist, holding an exquisite little box in his hand.

"My mother went to Fengxian Palace. Before she left, she asked me to give you a greeting gift. It's a few days late, please forgive me."

"Greeting?"

Qu Dubian opened the box curiously, and found a set of exquisite paper notes, or flower notes, inside, similar to the square bookmarks of later generations.

There are twelve pictures in total, corresponding to the twelve months. Each picture has the seasonal flower of that month and patterns outlined in gold powder.

If you smell it carefully, there is a light mixed floral scent.

"Your mother is amazing. Did you make this yourself? I like it very much."

The fourth prince yawned and said, "My mother made this for fun. If you like it, I'll give you more in the future."

"Okay, let's go."

He took Qu Watanabe and went to the kennel together.

The Sixth Prince and the Fifth Prince had been waiting in the kennel for a long time.

The Sixth Prince had been coveting his younger brother's small carriage for a long time, and had long ago begged Concubine Lan to find a craftsman to make him a carriage like the one his Seventh Brother had.

So when Qu Dubian lived in Xiuxiang Palace, Concubine Lan awkwardly asked the prince, whom she had framed once and a half, to observe the structure of the puppy cart.

Then, after the car was finished, the Sixth Prince invited them to come to the kennel to choose a dog.

He didn't like dogs like the all-black, old breed, and he was eager to pick the best one for himself.

The fourth prince: "Little Six."

The Sixth Prince's smile froze, and he reluctantly stretched out his hand to help the Fourth Prince get out of the car.

Qu Dubian walked up to the Fifth Prince and whispered, "Did Sixth Brother still bully you?"

The fifth prince also whispered: "Fourth brother is suppressing him, and it's better than before."

That's fine, as long as it's useful.

Qu Watanabe: "Fifth brother, don't you want to make a puppy car?"

The fifth prince smiled shyly and shook his head: "I have ridden in your puppy carriage before, and there will never be a puppy carriage that made me happier than that time."

He wanted to keep that feeling.

Qu Duan patted him and said, "Come and find your brother if you want to sit next time."

The fifth prince nodded.

The Sixth Prince who was running madly in front was picking on people like crazy.

He ran from one cage to another, and finally shifted his sights to the outside of the kennel. He turned his head and rushed in without hesitation.

Qu Dubian's pupils trembled, and he quickly asked someone to chase after him: "Sixth brother! You can't go there!"

Tigers, leopards, black bears... The Sixth Prince's eyes lit up as he imagined how cool it would be if his mount turned into one of them.

Separated by cages, these wild beasts were starved from time to time, and their wildness was retained to the greatest extent. At this time, they looked at the few little guys outside the cage and slowly approached.

The Sixth Prince: "I'm not going in."

The tiger suddenly approached, just one cage away, and shouted, "Roar!"

The Sixth Prince was fine, but the chains of the huge wooden cage at the back had come loose, and the four docile sparrows[1] that were lying on their stomachs suddenly became restless.

In their panic, they actually broke free from the wooden cage, kicked their long legs and ran out in front of the horrified gazes of the palace people!

The big bird of the Great Zhou Dynasty is the ostrich in later generations.

It can grow up to about two meters and five centimeters tall. It has a docile personality and generally will not attack humans. It can run about seventy kilometers an hour, and when it strides with its long legs, it is really impossible for ordinary people to catch up with it.

"Be careful! Be careful, protect the little princes!"

The palace servants each protected their own masters.

In the chaos, Yi Twelve appeared and put Wen Xiaochun in a safe open area before him.

Wen Xiaochun was slightly stunned.

Yi Twelve tilted his head to look at him, nodded slightly, handed the child to him, and disappeared again.

Wen Xiaochun immediately came back to his senses and asked worriedly, "Your Highness, are you okay?"

"It's okay," Qu Dubian went to look at the others. They were just in a panic just now because the palace servants shouted loudly. In fact, if the ostriches didn't attack people, they would be safe.

Apart from him, the three princes were also fine.

The Sixth Prince looked at the panicked backs of the ostriches as they fled, patted his chest, and said with a lingering fear: "The cage that locked the big sparrows is too loose. But the way they run away is so funny."

The fifth prince's face turned pale, "It's over."

Qu Watanabe: "Fifth brother, what did you say?"

The fifth prince stretched out his hand tremblingly, pointing in the direction where the ostrich was flying, "That, that's the Fengxian Palace. Father, mother, and the ladies are all over there..."

The Sixth Prince's smile suddenly stopped.

The fourth prince hugged the little pillow tightly and whispered, "Chase?"

The Sixth Prince held his face and screamed, "What are you standing there for? Come on, chase them!"

He and Qu Dubian quickly got on the doggie carriage and the two of them rushed in the front. The fourth prince and the fifth prince behind them each asked the palace servants to carry them, and they could barely catch up with their speed.

Ulala chased after them, along with the eunuchs and palace maids in the kennel.

-

Fengxian Hall.

To show filial piety, the emperor, empress and concubines would clean the house together before New Year's Day.

Emperor Chongzhao had just finished wiping a pillar. He glanced at the sweaty empress and walked over to take the broom from her hand. "I'll do it."

The empress was moved for just a second when Emperor Chongzhao said, "Don't rest, work harder, go and wipe the pillar next to you."

Queen: “…”

She took a deep breath and looked at the second and third princes who were panting heavily with exhaustion, not even able to drink water. His Majesty ordered his sons around even more harshly than he did the concubines.

It can barely make people feel better.

Some ancestors set such torturous rules, and I wonder whether they received more respect or resentment.

The three princes were mopping the floor in the corner, and they had reluctantly put aside their usual bickering and looked like close family members and brothers.

The Third Prince: "Although I have been doing this for four years, I am still exhausted."

The eldest prince snorted and laughed, "When I was six years old, you two were not yet that age. God knows how envious I was when I saw you playing while I was working."

The Second Prince: "Hurry up and finish before dark so you can rest."

The three brothers were whispering.

On the other side, Emperor Chongzhao walked up to Concubine Xuan with a broom.

Concubine Xuan was standing on a high place, and the dust she swept up fell down with a puff of air.

"Your Majesty has something to do."

Emperor Chongzhao coughed a few times and waved his hand: "Come down and talk."

Concubine Xuan jumped down.

"I have seen Xiao Qi go to your place for dinner these days, but he doesn't know where to sleep," Emperor Chong Zhao said. "But he always sleeps with his brothers, and you are the only concubine without children. I guess he has decided on you."

He lowered his head and glanced at the ground a few times, "I want to ask what you think."

Just as Concubine Xuan was about to speak, a cackling sound suddenly came from a distance.

Everyone in Fengxian Hall stopped what they were doing, and Emperor Chongzhao also looked in the direction of the sound.

I saw a few large sparrows running towards me, stretching out their long necks in the middle of winter, flapping their wings, and a few pieces of fallen sparrow feathers fell on the road they had just cleaned.

A large bird flew by.

Everyone: “?”

Emperor Chongzhao was in a trance: "..."

Not long after, the sound of rapidly turning wheels and the rapid footsteps of the palace servants came. The Sixth Prince and the Seventh Prince wearing a hat sat in the carriage and raised their arms and shouted:

“Catch them!”

The palace servants shouted urgently: "Your Highnesses, be careful!"

The fourth and fifth princes, who were being chased by their personal eunuchs, said: "Brother, wait for me——"

Here it comes.

It passed by again.

Only a few sparrow feathers fell to the ground.

Emperor Chongzhao took a deep breath, and the knuckles of his fingers holding the broom turned white and made a crackling sound.

"Bring them back to me!!"

-

A few minutes later.

In front of the cushion in Fengxian Hall.

Four princes were kneeling in a neat row.

Four, five, six, seven people knelt in order, looking dejected.

Concubine Yi, Noble Lady Rong, and Imperial Concubine Lan stood behind their children's cushions to apologize. Concubine Xuan took a look and stood next to Imperial Concubine Lan, behind Qu Dubian.

Her current position implicitly answered the question that Emperor Chongzhao had just asked -

I want to ask you what you think.

I do.

The concubines immediately began to discuss in low voices.

They looked at the emperor anxiously, only to see that his majesty only nodded slightly towards Concubine Xuan.

It seems to be a tacit agreement!

Concubine Xuan said, "The Seventh Prince is the youngest, and the other princes are not very old either. They chased the big bird just because they didn't want to disturb their ancestors. It was for good reasons. Your Majesty, please don't blame me."

Qu Duanbian looked back at first, he knew there was no one behind him.

Hearing the voice at this time, he couldn't help but be stunned, then turned his head and met Concubine Xuan's gaze.

Concubine Xuan curled her eyes at him.

Qu Dubian looked at his mother standing behind his brothers, then looked at Concubine Xuan, and couldn't help but grin.

After turning around, he blinked hard and felt a little sore at the tip of his nose.

Hehe, there is someone behind him.

Emperor Chongzhao put his hands behind his back and cleared his throat: "Although I am young, I have disturbed the cleaning of Fengxian Hall after all, so I have to punish you."

He waved his hand and said, "Since the outer palace road has been soiled, you guys should not be idle. Clean the Fengxian Hall for me, your mother, and your brothers!"

The eldest prince, who was mopping the floor tiles, laughed out loud.

"No need to feel unhappy watching them play, now everyone has to work."

Qu Dubian went to get the washed rag, but Emperor Chongzhao picked him up and put him down outside.

"The rag is cold, don't touch cold things."

"Then what should I do?"

Emperor Chongzhao raised his chin and said, "Go pick up the hair that fell outside."

"Oh." Qu Dubian turned and left.

Emperor Chongzhao grabbed his arm and asked, "Why didn't you come back these few days? Are you sleeping well outside?"

Qu Duanbian covered his little face.

Emperor Chongzhao: "Speak quickly."

"Hey!" Qu Dubian frowned: "My stomach is always rumbling, you will dislike me."

"So you're just going to stink up your brothers?"

The kid chuckled.

Emperor Chong Zhao was at a loss whether to laugh or cry: "That's why. Why didn't you tell me? I'm your father, how can I dislike you? I won't even bother with you about scraping the bedpost."

Of course, if it were any other son, he would definitely not be willing to get close to him, but when this kid has a fever, he has to take care of everything, and he still dislikes this?

He slapped Qu Dubian on the back and said, "Go to work. You still have to attend the annual banquet tomorrow night. Don't bother your brothers tonight."

Qu Watanabe nodded to show that he understood.

He turned around and called Dahei to pick up the feathers of the big sparrow nearby.

He thought that this was not the reason why he didn't go to the Zi Chen Palace. He was too close to his adoptive father. People are all made of flesh and blood, and sometimes the growth of emotions is out of control, even if it's just a small sign.

The few days he was away also gave his brain time to calm down.

Emperor Chongzhao washed a handkerchief.

Eunuch Bao hurried to his side and whispered in his ear:

"Your Majesty, the Marquis of the Sword is about to enter the capital."

Emperor Chongzhao's expression remained unchanged. "Keep watching and report to me when there is news. Has Commander Zuo gone out to greet them?"

"Don't worry, Your Majesty. I am guarding the city gate with Eunuch Yu."

-

Zhang Mansion.

Zhang Fanming was still lying on the bed.

After so long, his wounds have not healed yet. A faint foul smell emanates from his body, and the muscles in his disabled legs are gradually beginning to atrophy.

In front of him stood a butler.

Zhang Fanming said earnestly, "Shi Ming must stay at home today. Don't go out. Even if it's lively outside, you can't go and watch. Do you understand?"

The housekeeper said, "Master, you have been saying it for several days. Isn't it just that the Sword-wielding Marquis is going to the capital? I don't quite understand why you must stop the young master from leaving the house."

Zhang Fanming: "Why so many whys? What has he been doing recently? Did he not go out today?"

The housekeeper said, "The young master fell in love with the new prostitute in the brothel. He didn't find her fun anymore after buying her. That prostitute was also unlucky. She was just taken out a few days ago, but her family came to the young master to claim compensation." He frowned and said, "If I had known earlier, I shouldn't have sold my daughter to the brothel. After she died, she still pestered the young master. I had to beat her up and throw her out before she behaved herself."

"Tell him to be more honest recently. His cousin is not someone you can trust. I asked someone to find her and ask Shi Ming to go to the palace to avoid the limelight, but she didn't agree. It's really..."

Butler: "Master, don't be angry."

Zhang Fanming: "Go take another look, and remember not to ask him to leave!"

The butler hesitated for a moment before saying, "Yes."

-

Xie Mansion.

Grand Tutor Xie stopped in the courtyard.

"Father, should we go to welcome the old marquis?" Xie Jingshan sat on a stone bench, frowning and analyzing, "The Sword-wielding Marquis is about to arrive in the capital, but His Majesty has not issued a clear order to ask the officials or the Ministry of Rites to welcome him."

"Your Majesty, do you want to see whether the civil and military officials have taken sides?"

"If you welcome him, you stand with the Sword-bearing Marquis. If you don't welcome him, you stand with Your Majesty?" Grand Tutor Xie snorted and laughed, "It's not that easy to stand in line. Who can tell the difference between the real and the fake?"

"Let me ask you, do you think the Xie family should go to greet them?"

Xie Jingshan thought for a moment and said, "It's time."

"reason?"

"Your Majesty has sent Commander Zuo to welcome him out of the city. Commander Zuo is the leader of the imperial guards, and he is accompanied by Eunuch Yu, who has issued an order. This is like the emperor himself coming. As subjects, we should go."

Master Xie was satisfied in his heart, but he didn't show it on his face. He said with disdain, "Why don't you go quickly? What are you standing there for?"

Xie Jingshan hurried out.

Grand Tutor Xie put his hands behind his back and twirled his fingertips lightly. There was a reason he didn't tell her and it was just a guess, so it wouldn't be a good idea to say it out loud at this moment.

-

Outside Kyoto.

A team of about a hundred people, riding on Northern Frontier war horses, galloped all the way.

The dust was flying, and the dark red flag was particularly eye-catching, with one word written on it: Xu!

The ink-colored words were like deep blood stains that had settled down, rough and bold, revealing a murderous aura. In the lower right corner of the word Xu, there was a number written: Jiu.

This is the battle flag of the Ninth Battalion of the Xu Family Army in Northern Xinjiang.

“Gee! Gee!!”

The sound of horse hooves could be heard from afar.

The gates of Kyoto were wide open, and the imperial guards stood on both sides, having been waiting here long ago.

Commander Zuo and Eunuch Yu were both on horseback, waiting for the upcoming meeting.

The sound of horse hooves is getting closer.

Commander Zuo shouted softly, "Go."

The horse took two steps forward.

The sword-wielding Marquis was wearing armor. He sighed and reined in his horse to a stop. He was only five meters away from Commander Zuo. Dust was flying, and Commander Zuo narrowed his eyes.

If it was a little later, we would have collided directly.

The soldiers of the Ninth Battalion behind him also stopped behind the Sword-wielding Marquis.

The war horses neighed softly and their hooves kicked the ground, but no one was laughing or talking, and the bloody and murderous atmosphere was overwhelming.

Xu Jin: "Who's in front?"

Commander Zuo dismounted and bowed, saying, "Commander of the Imperial Guards Zuo Tianlang, greetings to the old Marquis."

Xu Jin glanced at him and suddenly laughed out loud: "I didn't see you when I went to the battlefield in the northern border last time. I guess you must be a rising star!"

The sound is like a loud bell.

He was over 1.9 meters tall and had an extremely sturdy build. Two hideous scars on his face were traces of time, and his bronze skin was extremely rough.

His hair and beard are mottled black and white, with less black and more white. His eyes are as sharp as an eagle, making people subconsciously ignore his somewhat old face and dare not underestimate him.

Commander Zuo: "I was promoted by His Majesty. I was indeed promoted in recent years."

Xu Jin: "I am old, but Eunuch Yu has not changed."

Eunuch Yu said with a smile: "My Lord, that's not true. You are in your prime. This old servant has a decree from His Majesty. Do you think you are..."

Xu Jin: "Read it."

Eunuch Yu directly unfolded the imperial edict: "Marquis Chijian has traveled a long way and has worked hard. You can return to the Marquis' Mansion to rest first. You don't have to go to the palace immediately. Marquis Chijian must be present at the annual banquet tomorrow. I will personally toast and welcome him."

It is not a formal imperial edict, but the words between the lines sound like oral instructions.

Xu Jin rode forward and took the imperial edict. "I will obey your instructions."

He turned his head and said, "Ersen and Lang Qing follow, the rest of you, camp outside the capital, and no one is allowed to enter without permission."

"yes!"

The two generals followed Xu Jin and rode into the city.

On both sides of the city, many officials bowed their hands in welcome, and the common people were stopped twice by the guards, shouting, "My Lord, are you well?"

"My Lord, you are well! My Lord, you are mighty!"

The two generals behind Xu Jin were surrounded by enthusiastic people for the first time. They smiled silly and waved at them.

Commander Zuo and Eunuch Yu fell behind.

Commander Zuo whispered, "Why didn't the Marquis dismount and accept the order just now?"

Eunuch Yu: "Do you dare to ask him to come down?"

Commander Zuo: “…”

Eunuch Yu: "Your Majesty has granted special permission. In informal occasions, you don't have to kneel when you see the imperial edict."

On both sides of the road, Xie Jingshan looked at Xu Jin on his horse and felt deeply moved. Since the last time they met, this Marquis... has aged too much.

Perhaps noticing his gaze, Xu Jin looked over and when he saw Xie Jingshan, he actually nodded slightly at him.

Xie Jingshan was stunned.

A young man next to him lowered his head and turned away.

Xu Jin's eyes focused, he jumped off his horse, formed his palms into claws, grabbed the young man out of the crowd, and then threw him hard onto the official road!

The young man, Zhang Shiming, immediately wailed in pain, "Why are you arresting me?"

Xu Jin stared at the face and said, "I think you look a bit like the Northern Frontier Assassin."

Commander Zuo's expression was stern. He dismounted and came over. He drew his sword and pressed it against the boy's neck. "Is what the Marquis said true? Is this man an assassin?"

But it looks like he doesn't know any martial arts skills.

The young man said angrily, "What do you mean, really? My name is Zhang Shiming, and I'm from the Zhang family in Chunchuan Lane!"

Eunuch Yu pondered: "Zhang Fanming is the son of Master Zhang?"

His heart skipped a beat.

Although this young man is not an official, he is half a member of the Astronomy Department.

"Can the Marquis throw people down in the street? I'm not afraid even if the case is reported to the government office!" Zhang Shiming had bribed the housekeeper in the first place, and he came to see out of curiosity why his father had told him not to go out these days, and also told him to avoid the Marquis with the Sword.

He actually understood a little bit. The Marquis of Holding the Sword was the Seventh Prince's maternal grandfather, and his father said that the Seventh Prince was an unlucky fetus, which inevitably made the Marquis of Holding the Sword take his anger out on him.

But the Sword-wielding Marquis is still a subject of His Majesty after all, so how could he really cause any trouble?

Doesn't that mean I am dissatisfied with Your Majesty?

He just wanted to come and see.

Sure enough, he was the man whose unknown daughter gave birth to an unknown grandson. He was as vulgar as a black bear demon! If he fell into his hands, he would definitely teach him a lesson!

Xu Jin suddenly grinned and patted Eunuch Yu's shoulder warmly: "I know the faces of all the people in the Zhang family. I remember all 145 people in the direct, collateral and branch families clearly."

The hairs on Eunuch Yu's back stood up at this moment.

Xu Jin laughed loudly: "Don't worry, it's nothing else, it's just that we are all officials in the court! Remember a few more people so that we can get along better in the future."

“…”Eunuch Yu’s mouth twitched.

As the chief eunuch of the imperial palace, he doesn't even have the time to remember the people in the main and branch branches of any important family. Does the Marquis believe what he said?

Eunuch Yu took advantage of the situation and said with a smile: "This is what we did. I am young and ignorant. Since the Marquis knows him, then -"

Boom! !

A flash of blood passed before my eyes.

There was blood on the side of Eunuch Yu’s face. His pupils shrank and he slowly turned his head.

Everything around me seemed to be in slow motion.

Commander Zuo looked at his empty hands in astonishment. The knife in his hand appeared in the hand of the sword-wielding Marquis, and the blood dripping from it slid down and dripped onto the ground.

Screams were heard one after another all around.

Zhang Shiming opened his eyes wide, covered his neck and slowly fell to the ground, with a confused look on his face.

Eunuch Yu's heartbeat suddenly accelerated and he looked fiercely at the sword-wielding Marquis.

The latter had an indifferent expression, swung the knife, and inserted it into the scabbard on Commander Zuo's waist with his backhand.

Xu Jin: "I remember those 145 people, but I don't remember him, so he is the Northern Frontier Assassin."

He patted Commander Zuo on the shoulder and said with a smile, "In order to protect your majesty, I just tried to grab the knife. Please forgive me, Commander Zuo."

Zuo Tianlang didn't laugh.

He was silent for a while, "This corpse...?"

Xu Jin waved his hand.

Lang Qing immediately stepped forward and dragged the body away to deal with it. Ersen bowed and said, "Master Zuo and Master Yu, don't worry. The assassins from the Northern Frontier should be dealt with by the Marquis. We are very familiar with fighting on the battlefield and dealing with corpses. We will not leave a single bit to pollute the air for the masters in the capital."

In silence, Xu Jin scratched his head and said with a simple smile: "Alright, alright, let's all get on the horses. I haven't seen my wife for many years, but I miss her very much. If I go back late, I might get scolded."

He jumped on his horse and said with emotion.

"I've long heard that the Zhang family's stargazing skills are amazing. I wonder if they could predict that a member of my family would be replaced by an assassin from the Northern Frontier. Alas, I've never seen the world, and now I'm curious."

After saying this, he apologized to the frightened people around him with an apologetic look on his face, then rode his horse forward and headed straight for the marquis's mansion.

Xie Jingshan stood in the crowd, stunned.