Chapter 1215 Overjoyed
The Queen did not object, but said, "Wait until Ali goes to his fiefdom, and then let him go out after the spring."
The emperor pondered and said, "The New Year is almost here. How about staying with Ali for the New Year?"
The Queen couldn't help but pinch him, "It's still early. Didn't we send people to clean up the palace long ago? Luozhou is not far away, only three days' journey. If we miss him later, we can call him back to see him."
The emperor was still reluctant to let her go, and his heart ached. "Ali has never left my side even at this age."
The Queen said helplessly, "You often blame your mother for doting on the Fifth Prince too much, which makes things difficult for you. Why don't you think about the fact that you dote on Ali too much, which also makes things difficult for Chengming?"
The emperor frowned and said, "What's the problem with him? I gave him a share of everything that Ali had, and he also had everything that Ali didn't have. Isn't that enough?"
The Queen sighed and said, "Do you really want to emulate King Wuling of Zhao?"
The emperor's face changed, and after a long silence, he said with a sad heart, "Okay, once Lao Wu's case is settled, I'll let him go to his fiefdom."
The Queen said, "There's no need to wait until it's all over. Let the King of Yizhou go after he's been buried."
The emperor opened his mouth, but under the queen's gaze he had to close it and agree.
There was no widespread publicity before the King of Yizhou's coffin was brought to the capital, because the rebellion was sudden and was suppressed quickly, so the people in the capital had not felt anything yet, and naturally they did not have much feeling about Yin Li's triumphant return.
Yin Li didn't want to publicize it either. The empress dowager was still there, and the emperor was his brother. It didn't feel good to kill a prince.
But when the coffin was brought into the capital, he brought another thousand soldiers to escort it, and he still had to control the streets in advance when entering the capital.
When Manbao and his friends heard the news, they skipped work and classes and ran to the street to see.
Even Old Madam Liu came specially in a carriage to see it.
Watching the three coffins pass by them and then slowly disappear into the distance, Old Lady Liu was silent for a while before lowering the carriage curtain and saying to Liu Gui, the driver, "Go back."
Manbao and his companions were standing on the second floor of a street-facing restaurant, watching. A few of them peeked over the railings and watched the army march away before looking back up. "Can we consider this our revenge?"
Bai Shan hummed softly, "Forget it."
Bai Erlang touched his chest and said, "This matter is finally over."
The three of them breathed a sigh of relief. Bai Erlang asked, "Should we go back to Yizhou to study, or should we go to school in the capital?"
Bai Shan said, "Just stay in the Imperial College first, and take it one step at a time. We can talk about the future later."
Manbao nodded. "That's right. My family's restaurant hasn't even earned back its original investment yet. If we leave, we'll lose money. As long as we can make a living in the capital, we'll stay here until I learn the skills of Doctor Zheng and the others."
Bai Shan and Bai Erlang both looked at her cunningly and smiled.
The King of Yizhou was dead. Bai Shan felt refreshed, the sky was high and the clouds were white, so he smiled and said, "Let's go buy some pig's trotters. The braised pig's trotters at Tu's shop are especially delicious. Let's bring some back for Daji to try."
Manbao: "...Daji is injured, he needs to eat something light."
Bai Shanle said, "Give him a piece. Last night he almost sneaked into the kitchen to eat the meat and scared Aunt Rong."
Bai Erlang nodded. Last night, Aunt Rong was frightened by Daji and screamed. The people in the family thought an assassin had sneaked in and they all jumped out of bed.
After the three of them had discussed it, they ran to Tu's house to buy pig's trotters, and then ran back home happily.
Finally, they saw the coffin of King Yizhou being brought into the capital. Bai Zhou and the three families were very happy. Zhou Wulang specially closed the restaurant and took all the vegetables and meat bought from the store home, and then the three families celebrated with great fanfare.
Two tables were set up in the front yard for the servants and housekeepers, and they also set up two tables in the back yard. Old Lady Liu also sent someone to buy the best Zhuangyuan wine from Zhuangyuan Building.
Bai Shan filled everyone's glasses with wine. Old Madam Liu held the cup and said, "I am very happy today. Our great revenge has been achieved. It is worth all our years of planning. This is a toast to you all."
Although Manbao didn't like drinking very much, he picked up the wine glass, licked it with his tongue, and then drank a little with a bitter face.
Madam Liu drank it all in one gulp, then poured another cup. With tears in her eyes, she said, "This cup is for the souls of the wronged who died because of the King of Yizhou."
Old Madam Liu gently poured the wine on the ground. Manbao thought for a while with a bitter face, and was about to drink the wine, but Bai Shan took her glass, poured all the wine into his own glass and drank it, then refilled the glasses for both of them and poured it on the ground respectfully.
Bai Erlang, who was sitting next to Bai Shan, glanced at the two of them, turned his head and ignored them.
The adults didn't notice the teenagers' little actions, and were feeling sad with red eyes.
After wiping his tears, Mr. Xiang Liu poured a glass of wine and said, "Madam Liu, I need your help to find out about my second son and Xiang Chao."
Madam Liu immediately said, "Don't worry, I'll ask Lord Wei tomorrow. It shouldn't be difficult for Xiang Chao to come out."
Sixth Master Xiang was of course aware of this, so he was even more worried about Xiang Mingxue. He wiped his eyes and said, "Madam Liu, our Xiang family only has our second son left. You are familiar with Lord Wei, so please plead with him. We only hope that our second son's life can be spared. Whether he is exiled or fined, we Xiang family members will follow."
Bai Shan immediately said, "It's not that serious. The Xiang family was completely destroyed because of the King of Yizhou. Even if he had assassinated the emperor's relatives, it was for a reason."
He looked at Manbao, "We will all plead for mercy."
Manbao nodded repeatedly.
Ever since Yin Huo learned that the King of Yizhou was executed, they have been planning to rescue the Xiang brothers.
The people who have the most say at the moment are Lord Wei, Lord Tang and the Crown Prince.
Manbao currently gets along well with the prince. At least he can see him every other day when he goes to the palace to give the queen acupuncture. After getting along for a long time, Manbao feels that he is not a bad person except for his bad temper.
Seeing that both the Zhou and Bai families were concerned, Mr. Xiang Liu breathed a sigh of relief.
These people don’t even have an identity at the moment. Their household registration, travel permits, etc. are all fake, not to mention their connections.
They knew some refugees, assassins, and local gangs, but they didn't know anyone in the court, so they could only ask the Bai and Zhou families for favors.
The dinner table became lively again. Bai Shan and the other two pushed their wine glasses aside and stopped drinking, concentrating on eating.
Zhou Wulang, however, really enjoyed drinking. As they drank, he discussed with Manbao, "We have to write a letter to tell our parents about this great news. We can also tell them at our uncle and aunt's graves when the time comes."
Manbao nodded repeatedly, "I'll write the letter when I get back to the house, and I'll be able to send it out tomorrow."
Bai Dalang said, "That's perfect. Please help me deliver a letter home as well."
He said to Bai Erlang, "I have to let my father and the others know that I'm safe."
The next update will be around 10pm
(End of this chapter)
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