Wang Simeng spent the entire day wandering around Liangzhou City. She only left the city just before the gates were about to close.

As darkness fell, Wang Simeng stayed in the space until nightfall, then boarded the Golden Bell Cloud Flying Machine and headed towards the capital.

Outside the capital city.

Wang Simeng stepped off the Golden Bell Cloud Flying Vehicle, put it away, and entered the space in one smooth motion.

The next day, at the city gate of the capital.

"Oh my goodness, so many people!" Wang Simeng exclaimed as she stood in front of the city gate and saw the dense crowd of people.

Wang Simeng found a good angle and pressed the button on her left wrist. Click! Click! Click! Three camera shutter sounds echoed in her mind, and the photo was taken. She then took several more photos in quick succession.

At this moment, the city gate was opened, and a luxurious carriage slowly drove out from inside.

There were many people outside the carriage. This carriage was specially made and could accommodate four or five people. It was very safe to ride in this narrow carriage.

Wang Simeng stood in the crowd, looking around curiously.

Outside the carriage, many people were watching, and people were constantly discussing it.

"Look at that carriage, it's so beautiful."

"Are you stupid? You can't even tell whose carriage it is."

"Do you know who's sitting in that carriage? That's Zhuang Xinruo, the most beautiful and talented woman in the capital, the eldest daughter of the Prime Minister's mansion."

Just then, a gust of wind blew by, and the carriage curtain was blown open by a corner.

"Wow, no wonder she's called the number one beauty, so beautiful, and talented too!"

"Of course. It's said that she is very likely to be the future Crown Princess."

"Yeah??"

"Only a woman like her is worthy of being the future Crown Princess."

Everyone laughed, and then began discussing the Crown Prince's affairs.

The carriage moved slowly and soon disappeared from Wang Simeng's sight.

Is this the person who is very likely to become the Crown Princess of Qi Cang Kingdom? She is indeed beautiful.

Wang Simeng lined up, paid five coins, and entered the city.

"As expected of the capital, even the entrance fee is more expensive than in other places," Wang Simeng remarked.

Upon entering the city, one finds it bustling with activity.

Most of the women were dressed in gorgeous clothes, adorned with pearl hairpins and dangling ornaments, and carrying fragrant handkerchiefs. Most of the men were also dressed in fine clothes. They were all clearly wealthy.

There were also some ordinary people, but they were dressed better than people in other places. Their clothes had no patches, and they looked quite well.

The capital city was bustling with activity in the morning.

"Huh, what's that smell? Roast duck?" Wang Simeng murmured to herself.

"The most famous thyme-roasted duck in Beijing." A man passing by took a deep breath. "Smells amazing!"

"I can smell it too! Thyme-roasted duck is delicious!"

Hearing the crowd's discussion, Wang Simeng quickened her pace and, following the aroma, found the legendary most famous roast duck restaurant in the capital.

Wang Simeng walked over, bought a roast duck, and paid for it.

"A roast duck costing 10 taels of silver is truly extraordinary."

Wang Simeng plucked the duck leg off the roast duck, put the rest into her bag, and continued eating and shopping.

Soon Wang Simeng bought sesame seed cakes and soup dumplings.

After eating and drinking her fill, Wang Simeng asked passersby for directions and found the brokerage firm.

"Young lady, are you looking to buy a house?" an old woman greeted her with a smile.

"Hello, I'd like to buy a estate," Wang Simeng said with a smile.

"Girl, come with me."

Wang Simeng and the old woman walked into the store.

"I wonder what kind of estate the young lady wishes to purchase?"

"A regular estate will do, something large, and most importantly, close to the capital."

"Isn't this a coincidence? There really is a nice estate recently. Shall I take you to see it?" The old woman clapped her hands and said with a smile.

"Okay, thank you for your help."

The old woman led Wang Simeng in a carriage, and after half an hour, they arrived at the village not far from the capital.

"I think this estate is exactly what you want. It wasn't even for sale a few days ago."

"oh?"

"The previous owner of this estate was the legitimate daughter of the Minister's family. Alas, that legitimate daughter was also a pitiful person."

Her mother died early. Her biological father remarried, and later had a daughter and a son with her. Under the instigation of his second wife, the Minister became increasingly disliked his legitimate daughter.

It is said that the second wife coveted the dowry left by the young lady's mother. No one knows what has happened recently, but the young lady is now planning to sell the estate.

Hehe, I won't talk about these unpleasant things with the girl.

"This village is about half an hour's drive from the capital. I wonder what you think, young lady?" the old woman asked.

"Now you won't say anything! You've already said half of it and then stopped! My gossipy heart is burning with curiosity!" Wang Simeng thought to herself, a sigh escaping her lips.

"Let's do it here then."

"Alright, I'll help the young lady with the formalities," the old woman said warmly.

"Then I'll trouble you." Wang Simeng paid the money and then received the house deed.

Wang Simeng planned to store the goods that Mo Beichen and Mo Mingxuan wanted at this estate.

The next day, Wang Simeng followed the directions of passersby and found the Regent's Palace.

As Wang Simeng approached the gate of the Prince's mansion, the guards stopped her: "Halt."

"Who are you? What are you doing here?"

"I'm looking for the steward of the Prince's residence."

"Find the steward, please wait a moment." The guard went in to report.

A moment later, a middle-aged man came out: "Young lady, I am the steward of the Prince's mansion. And who are you?"

"My name is Wang Simeng. I wonder when your prince will be back? He bought a batch of things from me. The things have arrived now," Wang Simeng asked.

"It'll probably be another two weeks, but I don't know the exact time," the butler said.

The steward knew that his master had learned about the novel foods in Qingshan City and had been gone for some time.

Whether what this girl said is true or false remains to be verified. The news I received a couple of days ago that the prince would be arriving in the capital in half a month is something I certainly cannot mention.

The butler hesitated for a moment.

"Why don't you leave an address, young lady? We can discuss it when our prince returns?" the steward suggested.

"Alright, I'll write down an address first," Wang Simeng said.

After writing down the address, Wang Simeng handed it to the housekeeper.

“I’ll be leaving the capital in half a month. If your prince hasn’t returned by the time I leave, I’ll give you the key. You can pick it up yourselves then,” Wang Simeng said.

When the steward heard that Wang Simeng would be leaving the capital in half a month, he immediately believed her identity to be about 70-80%.

Then she became anxious, wondering if the prince's journey back to the capital would be delayed. She smiled and exchanged a few words with Wang Simeng before hurrying back to her residence to write a letter to the prince.

After leaving the Prince's Mansion, Wang Simeng began to wander around the capital city again.

"This capital city is so big. How long would it take to explore the whole city?" Wang Simeng wondered to herself.

She thought about it for a long time, but still couldn't come up with an answer.

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