Chapter 406 Arrival in Jin

Under the current emperor's rule, the State of Jin is peaceful and prosperous, and its people live and work in contentment.

The emperor of Jin was a devoted lover. He had only one empress in his harem, and the emperor and empress were very loving. Their relationship was always a beautiful story in the entire Jin Kingdom.

However, it is said that this emperor put in a hundred times the effort in his youth in order to give his empress a lifetime of monogamy in order to appease the entire court.

For wealthy and powerful families, having multiple wives and concubines seems to be a very normal thing.

Especially in the royal family, the harem was often used by the emperor to check and balance the court. Throughout history, there have been countless emperors with harems of three thousand women.

Because this is something that everyone considers conventional, breaking with tradition becomes an extremely difficult task.

Although no law stipulated that the emperor had to marry many women, his ministers would do everything they could to keep the emperor's harem full.

Some people wanted the emperor to have more sons, while others simply wanted their family's daughters to enter the harem.

The fact that the emperor of Jin could be faithful to one person for life was enough to make Sheng Sheng feel favorably toward him.

He asked expectantly, "Doctor Shen lives in the capital. Will we have the chance to meet the legendary Emperor and Empress on this trip?"

Xie Yun-yang thought it was unlikely: "We're just going to the capital, not the palace. How could we possibly meet His Majesty of Jin and Empress Shen?"

"Of course they are! They have such a good relationship, they might even sneak out of the palace together late at night to go shopping." Sheng Sheng smiled. "But it's quite a coincidence that the Empress also has the surname Shen."

"Yes, this Empress Shen was born into the Shen family, which rose to prominence through commerce. It is said that the Shen family was originally just an ordinary farming family in the countryside. The second son in the family was skilled in carpentry, and his carpentry work was exquisite. This is how he gradually became wealthy, opened his own shop to sell carpentry products, and eventually his business expanded to the capital."

"I see." Sheng Sheng nodded.

As the Lunar New Year approaches, the streets are already filled with a festive atmosphere.

Every household hung red lanterns, creating a joyful atmosphere.

On days meant for family reunions, they are far from home, constantly on the move.

In the past, Sheng Sheng would never have imagined that she would spend this year's New Year like this.

It has a unique charm, though.

To make the New Year's atmosphere even stronger for these travelers, Sheng Sheng also asked Zi Juan to buy a few small lanterns from the street to hang on the carriage; they were absolutely adorable.

Xie Yunyang watched as Shengsheng picked up a small red lantern-shaped pendant and played with it in her hand, and laughed, "Fortunately, we came from Song, so we're not too far from the capital of Jin. At our speed, we should be able to arrive in Shangjing two days before New Year's Eve. Then we can rent a courtyard in Shangjing and spend the New Year in Jin."

"Great idea! We can go and pay our respects to Doctor Shen then!"

“That makes sense, but we arrived so suddenly, and we don’t know if it’s convenient for Doctor Shen. Once we’re settled in the capital, I’ll immediately have Ta Ying send an invitation to Doctor Shen.”

"good!"

Sheng Sheng was extremely excited at the thought of seeing Doctor Shen soon and taking the Rejuvenating Herb back to heal her fourth brother's leg.

Counting the days, the journey took much longer than they had planned, nearly eight months to reach the State of Jin, which far exceeded their expectations.

While traveling and sightseeing are enjoyable, nothing beats the warmth of home.

After entering the State of Jin, everything went smoothly, and the brother and sister resumed their days of eating, drinking, and having fun.

After finally arriving in the capital, the group rented a place to stay as planned.

Originally, we only agreed to rent a small courtyard, but in the end, we rented a large three-courtyard house.

They are not short of money, and they will not make themselves suffer even if they are only staying for a short period of time.

Xie Yunyang led the children to settle in and instructed them, "If the house isn't warm enough, take Zijuan out to buy some. Also, bedding; you like soft bedding, so go and buy some more cotton quilts."

Sheng Sheng nodded repeatedly: "Don't worry, brother, I won't let myself suffer."

Sheng Sheng took out the money pouch from her waist and waved it at him, indicating that she would go out and spend the money before coming back after putting her things away in her room.

"The day after tomorrow is Lunar New Year's Eve. This is our temporary home, so we can't skimp on the festive atmosphere. We'll decorate the house to make it lively and festive!"

"Okay." Xie Yun smiled. "If you don't have enough money, come back for more."

"Okay!"

Sheng Sheng obediently agreed and led the little ones to her yard.

Xie Yun watched the little dumpling skip away before asking Ta Ying with a slightly serious expression, "Who delivered the letter?"

Ta Ying handed the letter to Xie Yunyang and replied, "Young Master, it was unsigned. The messenger was a suicide soldier. When I captured him, he had already committed suicide by poison. This letter was all that was left in my possession."

Xie Yunyang snorted coldly and unfolded the letter: "This letter was only sent to us after we arrived in Jin. It must be something extremely shameful."

Xie Yunyang began to read the letter. Although she had prepared herself from the beginning that the letter was not good, she still laughed in anger after reading the whole letter.

Ta Ying: "Young Master, what is this letter?"

Xie Yun-yang tossed the letter to him and told him to read it himself.

After a cursory reading, Ta Ying was greatly shocked: "Who wrote this letter? Who is behind it? How dare they try to support Your Highness in opposing the Second Prince!"

Xie Yun-yang frowned, clearly in a very bad mood.

When he left the capital, there were rumors that Xie Yunchuan had set him up and forced him out of the capital, so that Xie Yunchuan could take advantage of Xie Yun's absence to slowly take Xie Yun's place.

Even Sheng Sheng, who was traveling with him, was twisted into being Xie Yunchuan's spy because she was born of the same mother as Xie Yunchuan.

At that time, none of them clarified these rumors, partly because the initial reason for their departure from the capital was that Empress Zheng attempted to harm the princes, which was a royal scandal.

Firstly, to avoid the scandal becoming known to the whole world, and secondly, because Empress Zheng was Xie Yun's birth mother, Xie Yun still gave her some face.

Who would have thought that their initial avoidance of the topic would be twisted into such an absurd state by those with ulterior motives!

In the letter, these people pledged to become his henchmen and support him in opposing his second brother!

This is utterly absurd! These people don't actually believe in anyone; they just want to gamble on the chance to rise to power!

If not, why would the messenger refuse to sign his name and wait for his permission before daring to show his face?

It is far more beneficial to have someone else successfully seize the throne than to have everyone else assist one person.

The risks are great, but the rewards are even greater.

If they succeed, they will become veteran meritorious officials by the side of the new emperor.