The Prince Jing's Mansion has now fallen into decline. If it weren't for Jing Yang's origin from the eight major clans, he would have been executed by the king long ago!
Jingyang stood on the stairs, looking down at the group of people below, with his chin raised.
"I finally managed to go out for tea, but you guys ruined my mood. What do you think I should do?"
The guard suppressed his emotions and said, "Princess, please forgive me. These people have been disrespectful to the king, and I am about to investigate them."
Jing Yang glanced at the few people at the back who were shaking like sieves and said, "Leave these people to me, Wang Ji."
The guard raised his head, wanting to object, "Princess Wang..."
Jing Yang looked arrogant and said, "Is it your turn to give me instructions when I'm doing something?"
The guard wanted to say something but was pulled back by another person behind him.
"Boss, Wang Ji has the Jing Palace behind her, and she's related to the Grand Marshal by marriage. Let's just forget it..."
The guard thought about the connection and finally nodded and gave up.
"Then please, Princess Wang, deal with these rude people."
After saying this, the team left.
After a while, until the team of guards walked away, the teahouse gradually regained some life.
The men knelt before Jing Yang and kowtowed to express their gratitude.
"Thank you, Princess Wang, for saving my life!"
Jingyang left without saying anything else.
An old man sitting in the corner sighed, put down his teacup, shook his head and murmured,
"Alas, this world... even a little gossip can cost you your life."
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Not long after Jingyang left, Yuan Zhao also left the teahouse with his two children.
Jingyang and Xuezhu did not ride horses today. They walked casually on the street. Xuezhu sighed softly.
"Princess Wang..." She hesitated to speak.
Jingyang was looking at a pair of bracelets at a roadside stall. "If you have something to say, just say it."
Xuezhu looked around at the people around her and whispered to her, "Now that the palace is in decline, it's better for Princess Wang not to be too ostentatious when she's out in public..."
Today's incident is not a big deal, but it is not a small matter either. However, if it is reported to the king, the prince will inevitably be blamed again.
How could Jing Yang not know that she had no interest in shopping anymore, so she threw down the bracelets and walked away.
As she turned around, she was knocked to the ground by a child. The child was holding a string of candied haws in his hand, and all the candied haws were stuck to her clothes.
Jingyang was so angry that he had nowhere to vent his anger. He couldn't help but yell at the child,
"What are you doing? Can't you walk properly?"
The child kept saying to her, "I'm sorry! I'm sorry! Sister, your clothes are dirty. How about I compensate you with one?"
When Jingyang heard the voice, he was slightly stunned.
She looked up and saw a strange face blinking at her.
There were patrol officers and soldiers around looking over. Xuezhu helped Jingyang up, and Jingyang picked up the child.
"This princess wants to see who raised you as this bad boy! Take me to find your parents!"
The child seemed to be frightened by her and ran in one direction.
"mother!"
Jingyang followed and Xuezhu was a little confused, but she quickly followed.
When they turned the corner and there was no one around, Jing Yang saw the child climb onto a carriage. She looked around to make sure no one saw her, and then she got on the carriage.
When she got on the bus and saw who was sitting inside, she was stunned for a moment and stammered,
"Princess……"
Yuan Zhao has removed the disguise on his face, revealing his true face.
Yuan Nan'an and Yuan Qiyu also took off their human skin masks and sat beside her, their brows filled with joy.
"Sister Jingyang! We meet again!"
Jingyang looked at the three of them and didn't know what to say for a moment.
But she suddenly thought of something and said, "Your Highness, Xiaoyue City is so dangerous now, how can you come here?"
Yuan Zhao shook her hand and comforted her, "It's okay, we won't stay long."
Jing Yang thought about Yuan Zhizhi and asked, "Have you got any news about Zhizhi?"
Yuan Qiyu hummed twice, "We are going to rescue my sister now!"
Jing Yang couldn't help but hold Yuan Zhao's hand tightly, "Then Your Majesty..."
Yuan Zhao naturally knew who the "King" she was talking about. She shook her head and said, "I don't know the specific situation yet..."
A trace of disappointment flashed across Jingyang's eyes, and he sighed.
"Since the king disappeared, Domin has returned. He wanted to punish my father, but because of the power of our clan, he didn't act immediately..."
Yuan Zhao saw that her brows were furrowed and she had lost a lot of weight in recent days.
Thinking back to when I met her in the capital a few months ago, she was still a naive girl.
Yuan Zhao whispered to her, "Thank you for taking care of Zhizhi."
Jingyang shook his head and smiled bitterly, "I didn't do anything...it's all the king's fault..."
She thought of her previous guess and hurriedly explained to Yuan Zhao, "The king is really good to Zhizhi..."
"I know." Yuan Zhao nodded, and then she and Jing Yang talked about business, "We have to go find them now. Before leaving Xiaoyue City, we want to understand the current situation in the city. You have been in Xiaoyue City, so I want to ask you..."
When Jing Yang heard Yuan Zhao's question, he frowned slightly, pondered for a moment, and then lowered his voice and said,
"Your Highness, Xiaoyue City is completely different now."
Yuan Zhao remained expressionless, looking at her quietly and motioning her to continue.
Jingyang turned slightly sideways, lifted a corner of the car curtain, and looked out the window.
The pedestrians on the street seemed to be bustling about as usual, but in fact, there were soldiers secretly patrolling every few steps.
She lowered the curtain and whispered,
"Ever since Dominic returned to the city, he's been everywhere. The city gates are much stricter than before, especially for outsiders, who are being checked very strictly... just like those soldiers just now..."
Yuan Qiyu listened, couldn't help but frowned, and muttered softly,
"This Dominic is so annoying!"
Yuan Nanan patted his shoulder, signaling him not to interrupt, and his expression became serious.
"Will we be checked when we leave the city?"
Jingyang nodded, "There should be..."
She continued, "The first thing he did upon returning was to purge dissidents. The king's former subordinates were almost wiped out..."
"Now, all power in the court is in his hands, and all dissenters are being ostracized or monitored." She paused, her gaze set on Yuan Zhao, and after a moment's hesitation, she continued, "Although my father was lucky enough to escape retribution, the Jing Palace is now a mere shell of its former self... After the king disappeared, he practically blocked all news about him."
At this time, Mo Yu handed in the portrait that he had just "taken" from the soldier guarding the city from outside the car.
Yuan Zhao took the portrait and looked at it carefully, a hint of coldness flashed in his eyes.
"Do you know what the portraits in the hands of the soldiers guarding the city are about?"
Jing Yang looked over and saw that the picture above was of Yuan Zhao's family, and his eyes were filled with surprise.
"This... I don't know... This is the first time I've seen it..."
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