Chapter 278 Beijing, they are back
They stayed at an inn near Mawang City tonight.
The officials at the post station knew that the King of Qi would be stopping by, so they made preparations early.
They had been traveling these days and in order to shorten the journey they did not take a break at noon. They sat in the carriage the whole day and Su Ying's bones were broken by the bumps.
After Su Ying arrived at the inn room, she lay down directly on the bed.
The child's bones were soft and he could lie down in the car, so he was not that tired. He felt much more energetic after getting off the car.
After Su Ying ate something quick and washed up, she handed the child to Mother Zhao and the others and went to bed.
After Su Ying woke up, she heard Jiang Yang's voice coming from the outer room.
"Your Highness, the Horse King has arrived. He said that the post station along the way knew that Your Highness was here, so he came to visit."
"Please bring the person in."
"yes."
Su Ying went to bed early last night and woke up early now, feeling more energetic. She put the children into bed, covered them with a quilt, washed them with cold water, and went downstairs.
There is a dining room on the first floor. It is not big and is located in a room.
The Horse King looked at Xiao Jin with an unclear expression. He saw that there was more hostility between his brows than before, and a hint of deep meaning flashed in his eyes.
“When I heard that King Qi was in trouble, I was shocked. Everyone knows that King Qi sacrificed his life for the State of Chu. But the military generals who shed their blood outside are no match for those eloquent civil servants in the court. It’s really heartbreaking that the emperor believed their nonsense and wrongly accused the prince.” King Ma sighed.
Xiao Jin just drank the tea in his hand without changing his expression. After the Horse King finished speaking, he slowly said, "Does the Horse King think that the Emperor can't distinguish right from wrong?"
Prince Ma was shocked. His words were meant to provoke, but how did it mean that he looked down on Emperor Kangze?
Although it is one thing to think about it in your heart, who would say it out loud.
"King Qi has misunderstood. I am just feeling sorry for him."
Xiao Jin put down the teacup in his hand and said, "The Emperor will clear my name."
After seeing how powerful Xiao Jin was, the Horse King agreed with him and said, "What the King of Qi said is true. I would like to congratulate the King of Qi on his redress. He is now in power and has 300,000 soldiers. Even if someone wants to murder the prince again, they will have to think twice."
"I have to return to the capital as soon as possible, so I won't see King Ma off." Xiao Jin stood up, and his intention to see him off was obvious.
The smile on the horse king's face did not change. "If the king of Qi was not in a hurry to leave, I would have invited you to the horse king city for a chat. Then I will take my leave."
"No."
Jiang Yang personally escorted Ma Wang out of the post station, and when he came back, his face gloomy.
"This horse king has more tricks than hair on his head. He came here and said a few words, and every word he said was to test the prince."
Jiang Yang turned around and saw Xiao Jin looking at him. He thought his face was scratched and reached out to touch it.
"What is your Majesty looking at me for?"
Xiao Jin said in surprise, "You can actually hear that he is testing you?"
Jiang Yang choked. He seriously suspected that the prince was humiliating him!
"Obviously, the prince only has the military power of Jincheng, where did he get three hundred thousand? He just wants to know whether the prince will hand over the tiger talisman at Yanxi Pass to the emperor. What else can he do after knowing this? Is he going to tell you, the prince..." Jiang Yang realized something was wrong before he finished speaking, and quickly shut his mouth.
Xiao Jin glanced at him coldly, "If you continue to behave like this when you return to the capital, you'll have your tongue cut off."
"I deserve to die. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."
"Go straighten your tongue before you come see me again."
"yes."
When Xiao Jin returned to the room, Su Ying was preparing to have breakfast.
Xiao Jin sat down on the chair, picked up the bowl and chopsticks and started eating.
"You didn't eat with the horse king?"
Xiao Jin didn't even raise his head, "I can't eat facing that face."
Su Ying discovered that this boy had a very vicious tongue.
"Fortunately, his son doesn't look like him." Su Ying was not afraid that the Horse King would recognize her. If she didn't admit it, who could prove that she was the one who treated the Ma Princess?
Xiao Jin paused for a second and said calmly, "Why? Are you still thinking about Prince Ma?"
Su Ying didn't notice anything unusual. "I'm just curious if my breathing therapy can help his heart disease."
Xiao Jin suddenly stopped what he was doing and asked, "You're still treating him?"
Su Ying then realized that Xiao Jin's expression was a bit stormy, "What's the problem?"
Xiao Jin put the bowl and chopsticks on the table, "Where did you touch him?"
"Why would I touch him?" Su Ying felt that Xiao Jin was sick, and a serious one.
Didn’t touch?
Xiao Jin slowly picked up the bowl and chopsticks again.
"I'm just asking out of curiosity."
Su Ying frowned. Is that curiosity? Judging from his attitude just now, he would have knocked the prince of Ma down if he was in front of him. I don't know what kind of madness he has.
"Please stop being crazy." After Su Ying finished her meal, she put the dishes on the table and prepared to carry the two little babies to the car. If they were not awake yet, she would let them sleep for a while. Driving was boring anyway, so they might as well fall asleep and they would arrive sooner or later.
The team continued on their journey, and after walking for nearly ten days, they finally saw the city gate of the capital.
Su Ying looked from afar through the car curtain and felt that this city gate was inferior to the city wall of Tiankui City.
"Mother!"
When they saw the city gate of the capital, the two little kids subconsciously threw themselves into Su Ying's arms.
Su Ying hugged them tightly and comforted them softly, telling them not to be afraid.
Xiao Jin looked at the towering city gate with gloomy dark eyes.
Beijing, he is back again.
Normally, when a victorious team returns to the capital, the emperor would send people to the city gate to welcome them, and the people would line the streets to cheer. However, when Xiao Jin and his team entered the city, there was no reaction to their arrival from inside or outside the capital.
Although they travelled light in order to speed up their journey, with the main group following behind, there was not even a eunuch, which was really hard to understand.
After the team entered the city, the car became lively, with the sounds of vendors shouting everywhere.
Compared with Tiankui City, the capital city is naturally much more lively.
After the initial fear of the playful child was soothed, he curiously leaned on the car window and looked at the street outside. His two big eyes were full of anticipation for everything outside the car.
Xiao Jin has not yet been restored to the throne by the emperor, so they cannot return to the palace. When the Prince Qi's palace was ransacked, Xiao Jin's private residence was also confiscated.
Now they have returned to the capital, but whether they can gain a foothold in the capital again depends on the will of Emperor Kangze.
So after entering the city, the team headed towards the palace without stopping for a moment.
When the team reached the palace gate, the imperial guards stopped them.
Xiao Jin and Su Ying got off the carriage, and the child stayed in the carriage as there was no need to follow him into the palace.
After Jiang Yang and others went to negotiate with the Imperial Guards, the Imperial Guards entered the palace to deliver the message.
It didn't take long before Emperor Kangze summoned them into the palace.
(End of this chapter)
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