When Qingxu received Peilan's message and appeared near the eldest prince's mansion again, Huanghuang had already hidden in the backyard of the eldest prince's mansion.
Qingxu chose to wait on the top floor of a teahouse three hundred meters away from the eldest prince's palace.
They waited until the sun set, but no big red bird appeared in the sky above the eldest prince's mansion.
Qingxu thought that it would only appear after dark, so he ordered a meal, leaned against the window and ate slowly while waiting.
＊
Kunyang Posthouse
"Mother, we will arrive at Jinglong Posthouse at 3:00 PM tomorrow. Can we rest here tonight?"
Shangguan Lan was dressed like an ordinary lady from a noble family. She drew aside the curtains and looked at the sky outside. She was anxious to see Su Xingyi, and she couldn't travel after dark.
"Then let's rest here."
Shangguan Yu quickly arranged for someone to send Shangguan Lan and Shangguan Jinnian, mother and son, to the largest and best upper room in the post station.
"Big brother." Shangguan Jinnian stuck out his tongue at Shangguan Yu and said mischievously, "You are my best big brother. I like you more than I like my nephew Yunxiao."
Shangguan Yu looked at his heartless and cute little appearance, and she couldn't vent her anger.
This mother and son are really amazing. They actually waited for him at the border in advance without any guards around them.
The mother and son are so brave. Aren’t they afraid of being robbed by criminals?
Fortunately, Yunxiao didn’t follow us, otherwise I would have broken his legs!
If you can’t beat your younger brother, you can at least beat your son, right?
"Big brother is convinced by your little mouth. If you dare to disregard the danger and persuade mother to leave the palace next time, big brother will really beat you, believe it or not?"
"Okay, big brother, I won't dare to do it again next time." Shangguan Jinnian quickly threw himself into Shangguan Yu's arms and acted like a spoiled child to Shangguan Yu, just like he acted like a spoiled child to Su Xingyi. "Don't take it to heart anymore. I won't dare to do it again next time."
Fortunately, this is my biological brother. If he was my biological son, I would just tear him apart and throw him away so that I wouldn’t have to see him and be bothered by him.
"Okay, big brother, don't worry about it. But the Queen Mother is old and can't stand it any more. You must not act without authorization from now on."
Shangguan Jinnian nodded obediently, "Yeah, big brother taught me a lesson, I won't dare to do it again."
"You two brothers, stop standing outside and talking. You've been traveling all day. Hurry up and wash up and get some rest."
Shangguan Lan looked rosy along the way and did not seem to be physically or mentally exhausted by the long journey.
On the contrary, he was full of energy because he was about to meet his eldest grandson and his grandson's wife.
"Okay, mother, let's wash up and rest, and then have dinner together."
"Report!"
At this time, Shangguan Yu's personal guard, Chang Lilian, hurried to the door of the wing room and whispered in Shangguan Yu's ear, "Nie Shiyi is here."
"Avoid the sight of Yicheng and others and bring the person in."
"What's the matter, Yu'er?"
"Let's go inside and talk." Shangguan Yu held Shangguan Jinnian's hand with one hand, and supported Shangguan Lan with the other hand and walked into the main hall of the wing room.
Not long after, Li Lian came in with Nie Shiyi.
"Subordinate, I pay my respects..."
"No need to be polite, come closer and talk."
Nie Shiyi took out Su Xingyi's handwritten letter. Shangguan Jinnian took it and opened it to take a look, then handed it to Shangguan Lan.
Shangguan Yu was unwilling to be the last one to read the letter, so he quickly walked to Shangguan Lan's side and glanced at the contents of the letter.
"How could Xingyi allow Princess Xiao to fake her own death?" Shangguan Lan was horrified after reading the letter. "This fake death drug is bad for the fetus!"
"Mother, don't worry. Princess Xiao is smart and has great medical skills. She will definitely not treat her child as a joke."
While comforting them, Shangguan Yu thought to himself that they were confused and that it was Feng Jinyu's business to worry about. Was it necessary for them to worry about it as well?
Feng Jinyu will be the obstacle for Su Xingyi to ascend the throne of Beiyi.
There will definitely be a fight between these two brothers!
Now they are so close that they seem like they were born from the same mother. You know, Feng Jinyu's mother might be the murderer of her sister.
He hoped that Feng Jinyu would die so that there would not be so many troubles.
"Your Highness the Crown Prince, Your Highness the Empress, Your Highness the Ninth Prince." Nie Shiyi said respectfully, "The prince also said that this matter concerns the Eastern Seal and he needs to discuss it with you in person."
"Eastern Seal?"
The mother and her two children looked confused when they heard this. What did this have to do with the Eastern Seal?
Just as the mother and her two children were puzzled, Li Lian's voice rang out from outside, "Your Highness, Du Yu, the commander of the imperial guards beside Empress Dowager Du, is here with his men."
"Let him wait in my room first."
"yes!"
"Yu'er, when Queen Mother and Jinnian arrive at Jinglong Posthouse, they will not come to the capital with you. Queen Mother will go to the Huguo Princess's Mansion first."
"Nie Shiyi, don't rush back to report. Once you arrive at Jinglong Post Station, I will arrange for someone to follow you. You must ensure that the Queen Mother and Ninth Prince are safely delivered to the Duke of Huguo's residence. No mistakes can be made. Do you understand?"
"Your Highness, rest assured. I will fulfill my mission and will bring the Empress Dowager and His Highness the Ninth Prince safely to the Duke of Huguo's residence."
After Shangguan Yu left, Shangguan Lan asked the two accompanying maids to change her and Shangguan Jinnian's clothes and dress them up as ordinary wealthy businessmen.
"I am Du Yu, meeting His Royal Highness Crown Prince Yu."
"No need to be polite, please take a seat."
"His Royal Highness, Crown Prince Xie Yu."
Du Yu stood up and looked at Shangguan Yu who was sitting in the first seat, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
He is about the same age as his emperor, yet he is still the crown prince.
You should know that Beiyi has not yet appointed a crown prince.
The person in front of you has been firmly in the position of crown prince for decades.
Should I be happy for him or sad for him?
As soon as Du Yu sat down, Shangguan Yu asked, "I wonder why the Queen Mother sent Commander Du here?"
Du Yu said respectfully, "As a courtesy to the host, the Queen Mother learned that Prince Yu and his party would arrive in the capital soon, so she ordered us to come and greet them."
Shangguan Yu smiled and said, "I'm sorry to trouble the Empress Dowager. We just arrived here and will rest here tonight. We will set off for Jinglong Posthouse at noon tomorrow and arrive in Beijing the day after tomorrow. Your Highness will personally thank the Empress Dowager."
"Your Highness, Crown Prince Yu, may I ask if you would like to go to the imperial mausoleum to pay your respects first, or enter the palace first?"
"It's still the old rules. I have to go to the capital to see the emperor first, and then the emperor needs to take me to the imperial mausoleum to pay homage." Shangguan Yu said, raised his teacup and drank tea.
Du Yu quickly stood up and said, "Your Highness, Crown Prince Yu, it's getting late. I won't bother you any more."
Shangguan Yu nodded, and Du Yu bowed and retreated.
Du Yu returned to his lodgings, and his trusted subordinates quickly came over. "We didn't find anything suspicious. It's just that in the largest upper room of the post station, there lived an orphan and a widow. They were originally wealthy merchants from Ruilin County. They were on their way to the capital to inspect their shops. On the way, they were robbed by robbers. Prince Yu and his entourage rushed to rescue them and escorted them all the way to the capital."
"Have you seen what the mother and child look like?"
"The post station sent them food. When I saw the faces of the mother and son, they looked like ordinary wealthy merchants."
Du Yu was silent for a moment, "Keep watching and see if there is any sign of Aunt Fang in the team."
"yes!"
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
