Chapter 394: Disregarding Relatives

Knowing that he had a lot on his mind, Jiang Qianruo patted his hands and said, "No matter what, you are the child I watched grow up. Whenever you call me grandma, I will be happy."

Xie Siheng forced a smile: "I understand...Grandma."

Jiang Qianruo happily agreed: "Good boy! Go to bed early, we will return to Beijing tomorrow!"

"yes!"

Xie Siheng commanded the Black Feather Guards to bring the bodies of those people back to the Criminal Investigation Department for autopsy overnight, while he himself stayed here with the remaining men, waiting to escort them back to the capital early the next morning.

Ji Changying asked Ying Er but didn't get anything out of him. The matter was of great importance, and no matter how naive Ying Er was, he knew that he couldn't speak carelessly and be vague.

Knowing his difficulties, Ji Changying did not deliberately make things difficult for him. She turned around and left to rest.

No words were spoken that night.

With the Black Feather Guards watching over them, Xing Wu and his group of guards finally had a good sleep in the past half month, and they woke up the next day feeling much more energetic.

When the car was on the road again, all four sides had been repaired. Except for the potholes on it that proved what had happened, everything else was restored.

Even the two horses that were hit by arrows were replaced with two horses of the same color.

"My goodness, you really are worthy of being an official in the capital. Look at the speed. If it weren't for the banknotes in my arms, I would have almost thought that what happened last night was a dream."

Ji Fengshou was shocked by all this.

"Where's the money?" Ji Changchuan immediately reached out when he heard this.

Ji Fengshou wanted to slap himself in the face, you are so quick to talk!

"Dad has never had so much money in his life, and it's not even warm yet! Let me carry some more..."

Ji Fengshou crossed his hands under his armpits and hugged his upper body tightly, mumbling something but was unwilling to take it out.

Ji Fengyi looked at his brother's useless appearance and sighed: "Even an ugly daughter-in-law has to meet her parents-in-law. You are like this..."

If my brother-in-law's background is really confirmed, I don't know what the two people above would think of my brother. I'm so worried!

"No, what's with that look in your eyes? Before you knew Yue Niang's life story, you thought I was good in every way. Why do you despise me all day long now? Am I still your biological brother? Our parents are in the car. When they left, you promised them that you would take good care of me!"

Ji Fengshou was irritated by his brother's slightly disgusted look and immediately yelled indignantly.

Ji Fengyi closed his eyes and opened them again: "I think my own brother is good in every way, but once you put yourself in the shoes of my brother-in-law's parents, how do you...how do you feel?"

Ji Fengshou's momentum suddenly withered, and he felt a little lacking in confidence: "I'm... not that bad, am I? Wait for me to get there and clean it up properly."

"It's okay, Dad! As long as my sister and I are here, you'll have to accept it even if they dislike you."

Season Harvest: “…”

Unfortunately, he didn't feel comforted.

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After walking for half a day, the team suddenly stopped.

"Why did it stop?" Mrs. Hu lifted the curtain and took a look outside. She exclaimed in surprise, "Aying! Look! We're in the capital!"

Ji Changying and Zhou sat up straight abruptly and put their heads to the window to look out.

The city wall was endless, towering and magnificent. Although they had seen many city walls along the way, they didn't know if it was a psychological effect, but they always felt that the city wall of the capital was more finely crafted, standing there, looking majestic and impregnable.

There was a long queue of people entering the city. There were caravans pulling goods, rickshaws pulling firewood, vegetables, and charcoal, peddlers carrying goods on their shoulders, and of course there were also luxurious and exquisite horse-drawn carriages and lone knights riding horses.

There were all kinds of people on the roadside, and it was hard to take in the sight. The carriage stopped because there were too many people in front.

Jiang Qianruo looked at the three faces that showed the same excitement and curiosity, and couldn't help but laugh: "These are just waiting to enter the city, they haven't officially entered the capital yet."

Ji Changying turned around and asked excitedly, "Are there so many people coming into the city every day? Is it more lively there?"

Although Liangzhou City is also more lively and prosperous, it is nothing compared to the other two.

The area there is vast and sparsely populated, and it is rare to see so many people in one place at the same time.

Jiang Qianruo was stunned by this question. She had been staying in seclusion in the palace for many years. The last time she went out was with the help of Tang Qingfeng. However, she did not see so many people at the city gate at that time.

"Maybe, there are so many people coming into the city every day?" Jiang Qianruo said uncertainly.

Their team stopped for a short while before starting to move again.

The team in front was pushed to both sides, and they slowly drove towards the city through the long queue.

The people lining up on both sides of the road were getting impatient. Seeing their tattered carriage and the women inside peeking out through the windows, they immediately concluded that this wasn't some wealthy family. They pointed at the group indignantly and asked, "Why don't they have to queue?"

Someone nearby recognized who it was and turned pale with fright.

Pulling at his sleeve, she said, "Are you trying to kill yourself? Don't you see that the people escorting these carriages are the Black Feather Guards of the Criminal Investigation Department!"

“Black Feather Guards?!” The person who was shouting just now covered his mouth and exclaimed, then immediately retracted his neck and dared not say anything more.

They watched the team of carriages enter the city, then they breathed a sigh of relief and started discussing it.

"Why did the Black Feather Guard leave the city again? Are they going to arrest someone?"

"I don't know. I haven't heard of anyone causing trouble recently. On the contrary, the Jiang family incident has not yet come to a conclusion. Both King Zhuang and King Xuan..."

"Shut up! Are you trying to kill yourself? If the Black Feather Guards hear you, they'll take you to the Criminal Investigation Department! Have you forgotten how someone was arrested last time for just whispering a few words about the succession issue on the street? In less than half a day, they were thrown into a mass grave?"

Everyone shuddered when they mentioned that place.

The Criminal Investigation Department has always only followed the emperor's orders and has been brutal and ruthless in its methods.

No one who entered there could withstand the ten tortures, and all of them wished they could die immediately.

The director of the Criminal Investigation Department is none other than the only child of the late eldest princess, Xie Siheng, the son of Marquis Xuanping.

He is already deeply favored by the emperor, and now holds great power. His behavior has become more and more vicious and violent. He even has no affection for his own father in front of him. He does not recognize any relatives for the sake of power.

Thinking of this, the people who had just been discussing the two princes looked around in horror and immediately dared not talk about this topic anymore.

"Hurry, hurry, hurry into the city. If you're late, you won't be able to catch the excitement of the Northern Yan envoys entering the capital."