Wei Yunlan recognized almost every one of the people who bowed.
The leader was Gong Xishan, and several city defense leaders were also on the list.
Wei Yunlan understood every word they said, but when they were put together, it made him feel confused.
His Majesty the King...
His Royal Highness King You?
Wei Yunlan looked in the direction where everyone was bowing.
The person they worshipped was the one next to them...Mr. Xiao was right.
Mr. Xiao is King You?
Is it His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?
All those clues that had never been noticed in the past are connected together at this moment.
Wei Yunlan suddenly realized it belatedly.
No wonder Mr. Xiao only appeared on their way to exile after His Royal Highness the Crown Prince deposed himself and left the capital. At that time, there were rumors that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's team heading south was affected by the flood and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince himself was in a coma for several days.
This is not a coma, it's clearly an escape!
No wonder, every time Mr. Xiao cooperated with her, everything went smoothly, as if he didn't need to ask for other people's opinions at all. She originally thought it was because the Crown Prince, whom Mr. Xiao served, had some friendship with the Tianshi Mansion and took good care of their family.
Now I understand that the one who cooperated with them was His Royal Highness the Crown Prince himself, so there is naturally no need to let others interfere.
Also, after her brother came back, he mentioned His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, but never mentioned Mr. Xiao. She thought it was because Mr. Xiao was in charge of Tianshu Pavilion and was in the dark. It turned out that the two were the same person, no wonder her brother only mentioned one of them.
It is said that the late Queen's surname was Xiao.
Mr. Xiao's pseudonym...I'm afraid it comes from this.
There were signs of all sorts of unusual things before.
It was a pity that she was so stupid that she had never thought about it in this direction!
Qi Xu accepted the greetings from everyone in Beiguan.
From the corner of his eye, he was carefully observing Wei Yunlan's reaction. Seeing that there was only shock but no anger in her eyes, he breathed a sigh of relief.
Facing the people in Beiguan in front of him, he raised his hand and said, "My lords, no need to be polite, please stand up quickly."
"Your Highness, etiquette cannot be abolished!" Gong Xishan said respectfully.
His sight fell on Wei Yunlan standing next to Qi Xu, and a hint of surprise flashed across his eyes, but he immediately put it aside for the moment and bowed down in earnest.
"On behalf of the people of this city, I would like to thank Your Highness for saving my life today."
"The people of Beiguan will remember this great favor in their hearts."
Gong Xishan knew that his tribute was not only to thank King You for saving his life today, but also to express his sincerity in surrendering to King You.
How could Qi Xu not understand Gong Xishan’s attitude?
However, right now is not the best time to conquer the North.
Accepting their "loyalty" at this time is somewhat like taking advantage of someone's misfortune.
The time is not yet ripe, we still need the last spark!
Qi Xu politely declined Gong Xishan's invitation to stay in the city and said, "My troops will not stay in the city. We will leave the city after we have cleared out the remaining northern barbarians in the city."
"Your Highness, you..." Gong Xishan wanted to persuade him.
Qi Xu had already made up his mind, and raised his hand to signal him not to persuade him any further.
The officials of Beiguan saw that he was not shirking his responsibility, but really had no intention of interfering with the power of Beiguan. They breathed a sigh of relief and cursed themselves for judging others by their own standards. They had a much better impression of His Royal Highness Prince You. At this time, the image of Prince You in their hearts was almost the same as that of the former emperor who was once extremely brave.
The chaos of the night gradually came to an end.
The sky brightened.
Beiguan City finally returned to its former tranquility.
The men brought by King You were different from any soldiers the people had seen before. They were all well-trained and strong, and they were also extremely humble and polite.
He would search the remnants of the northern barbarians in the city overnight, and when searching the homes of the people, he would not steal even a single needle or thread from the people, nor would he do anything to bully men or women. He would also help those in need.
When they withdrew from the city, the people spoke highly of them.
"He doesn't look like a soldier at all. This is the first time I've seen such a polite soldier in my life..."
At the entrance of an alley near the South City Gate, an old woman pointed at her newly repaired roof and said, "The soldier just now saw that the barbarians had made such a big hole in my roof and was worried that it would be inconvenient for me to repair it since I live alone, so he called a few colleagues and they helped me fix the roof in no time!"
"And my grandson was frightened by the barbarians' attack at night. Just now, the soldiers saw that he had a high fever and his cheeks were red with fever, so they asked the doctor who accompanied the army to treat him. After a few silver needles and a dose of medicine, my grandson's body is no longer so hot when I touch him!"
"I heard that these are the soldiers brought by His Royal Highness Prince You."
Beiguan is remote and most people there don’t know what’s happening outside.
They all asked,
"King You, which King You?"
"How come you don't know that there is a Prince You in our Great Yong Dynasty?"
The first person to speak out the name of King You was the owner of a restaurant in the city. The restaurant was always busy with people, including traveling merchants, so he knew more.
Seeing that everyone was looking at him, he began to explain, "Your Highness Prince You is the former Prince Crown Prince. Last year, Prince Crown Prince asked to be deposed, and was named Prince You by the Emperor. He was banished to Tanzhou in the southwest, which had just suffered a flood."
"It's actually His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"
Speaking of King You, few people in the north know him.
But when it comes to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, everyone in Dayong knows him.
Especially the west, which has been affected by wars for many years, and their north.
Whenever people are affected by war and suffer terribly, they will recall the late emperor who had passed away many years ago.
I also sighed and wondered when His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would inherit the throne, follow the late emperor's will, and drive those damn barbarians out of Dayong's territory forever.
They don't understand the twists and turns of the royal family.
All we know is that King You is the crown prince.
Your Highness the Crown Prince has finally come to save them from the dire straits!
…
Near the alley, on an ordinary carriage parked on the street.
Wei Yunlan turned his head to look at the man in black sitting next to him.
Maybe it's because of the different hairstyle, or maybe it's because of the change in identity, this face is clearly no different from the past, but upon closer inspection, it seems that everything is different.
After observing for a while, Wei Yunlan understood. The person in front of him had used a disguise technique on the way to exile. The face was still the same, but the beautiful facial features were deliberately weakened a lot. This made the whole person look useless at first glance, making it difficult for people to remember his appearance.
"Is this face now the true appearance of Your Highness?"
"Yes." Qi Xu nodded seriously.
He looked at Wei Yunlan with three parts of uneasiness and seven parts of guilt, "Miss Wei, I didn't deliberately hide it from you before..."
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