Chapter 322 The Prince Investigates the Tianming Pavilion
the next day.
Early in the morning, the Liang State's envoys to Nanyu gathered at the gate of the imperial city.
The grand ceremonial procession had to leave via the main road in the inner city all the way to the gate of the Imperial Capital. The streets were cleared along the way, but ample space was left for the common people to watch.
Beside the leading carriage, Xiao Changheng, dressed in the crown of a prince, stood tall and slender, staring intently at the street corner.
"Your Highness, it's almost time to set off." Nan Zheng reminded him in a low voice behind him.
Xiao Changheng frowned slightly, said nothing, and made no movement, so Nan Zheng had to retreat.
In the center of the team, in another carriage, Lu Fan leaned against the window and opened the curtain, holding his chin with one hand, looking listlessly at the motionless back of someone in front of him.
Suddenly, the man turned around and glanced at me with a cold look.
Lu Fan's face paused, then he suddenly restrained his expression and curled his lips indifferently. He jumped off the carriage and said loudly to the front:
"My Lord Regent, the journey to Yujing is long and the mountains are high. It will take quite some time to get there. Why hasn't the Regent Princess come to see you off?"
Xiao Changheng just looked at him for a moment, then turned around and got on the carriage.
Ignore him.
Lu Fan, however, chuckled and felt much better than before.
He returned to the carriage, took out the several talismans that the princess had sent yesterday from his chest, counted them again, and put them back with satisfaction.
"The princess is still generous... No, you can't call me princess anymore, you should call me Master Qingyun!"
Lu Fan thought of the information he had obtained previously and felt better.
Although Chu Jingyan was a sinister villain, he had said some useful things in order to gain the trust of all parties.
Lu Fan now remembered that Chu Jingyan had once said that cultivators are like ordinary people. Power, status, money and the like are of no value to cultivators, not to mention something as illusory as love.
What cultivators pursue is the realm, and their lifespan is immeasurably longer than that of ordinary people. Therefore, since ancient times, cultivators have always formed companions. If they already have a family before practicing, the first thing they do is often to cut off worldly ties.
To cultivators, mortals are like ants. How could they condescend to associate with ants?
Therefore, he had long suspected that there was something else going on with the marriage of the two. Sure enough, even with such a big event today, Master Qingyun did not come to see them off.
Lu Fan uttered a "huh" and sucked his teeth, his face falling slightly.
So, in her eyes, am I not also an ant?
...Who cares!
That is the goddess in his dreams. No mortal in this world is worthy of her!
Anyway, he was happy knowing that she didn't care about that guy Xiao Changheng!
Humph~!
In front of the team.
Xiao Changheng got into the carriage with a gloomy face and called Nan Zheng over on the spot.
"The time has come, let's go!"
"yes!"
Nan Zheng responded and was about to pass on the message when suddenly the prince's voice came from the carriage again:
"Wait a moment!"
"…Prince?"
Xiao Changheng looked down at the jade talisman on his waist and slowly reached out to pick it up.
Sure enough, the jade talisman felt hot in his hand.
His eyes moved slightly, and he held the jade talisman tightly and said calmly:
"Wait a little longer."
As he said this, he lifted the curtain and got out of the carriage again. He stood in his original position with a calm expression and continued to look towards the street corner.
"……?"
Nan Zheng was very tired, but he didn't dare to say a word.
He knew in his heart that if the prince was not normal at the beginning, it must be related to the princess.
Sure enough, after a while, the sound of horse hooves approached from the corner of the street, and a moment later a fast horse galloped out from the corner and headed straight for the front of the team.
Xiao Changheng looked at the little girl riding her horse at full speed. His tense expression finally relaxed and he stared at her every move intently.
Yun Qingqing suddenly pulled the reins in front of the carriage, jumped off the horse, handed the reins to Nan Zheng who was coming towards her, and turned around and walked in front of Xiao Changheng.
She curved her eyebrows and handed over something:
"Are you impatient? Here."
Xiao Changheng lowered his head and saw a stone tablet in her hand. It was octagonal in shape, with the Bagua pattern engraved in the center and intricate and exquisite runes engraved around it.
He reached out to take it, turned to the back, and saw that it was also engraved with densely packed and incomprehensible patterns.
The stone looked gray and was not made of any precious material, but he was not naive enough to think that she would have ordinary items in her hands.
Xiao Changheng's eyes gradually became deeper.
"This thing is not easy to make. It took me a whole night. I was afraid I would not be able to catch up, so I activated the jade talisman to remind you."
The girl's clear voice brought him back to his thoughts.
"You... have been doing this all night?" he whispered.
Yun Qingqing nodded:
"After all, the journey to Nanyu is long, and you..."
She paused, and decided not to say anything that would add to his worries, and just said:
"Anyway, as long as you carry this with you, it will definitely keep you safe... Hey! You..."
Before she could finish her words, Xiao Changheng stretched out his arms and held her in his arms.
Yun Qingqing's heart skipped a beat.
Let's talk business. What is this person doing suddenly?
Just as I was about to push him away, I heard him whisper in my ear:
"Thank you for your hard work. Since the princess misses me so much, I will definitely go and come back as soon as possible to reunite with the princess in Beijing."
She paused and immediately remembered the occasion.
At the gate of the imperial city, many civil and military officials were watching. This man had no special ideas about himself for a long time, and this was obviously the beginning of his acting.
She bit her lip, leaned back against his chest, and tried her best to cooperate:
"Well, I see. Um... the jade talisman on you has completed its mission. You can change it now. You can just carry this new one from now on."
Xiao Changheng looked at her with deep eyes for a moment, finally let her go, and reached out to take off the jade talisman from his waist.
Yun Qingqing breathed a sigh of relief and reached out to take the jade talisman back.
But he put the jade talisman directly into his arms, looked at her with a normal expression, curled his lips, and handed the Bagua talisman in his hand back to her:
"Madam took great pains to make this for me, so it should be worn by me personally."
Yun Qingqing's hand holding the amulet froze.
Suddenly, a hearty laugh was heard, and Lu Fan's voice came from not far away:
"The Regent and the Princess are so in love, the Prince won't leave until he can wait for you!"
Yun Qingqing suddenly stuffed the amulet back into Xiao Changheng's hand and took two steps back:
"Uh, well, I still have some things to do, so be careful on your way, I won't send you off!"
After saying that, she snatched the reins from Nan Zheng, jumped on the horse and galloped away along the way she came.
Lu Fan put his hands on the awning and said loudly:
"Go, Princess! We'll see you again someday~!"
Nan Zheng watched as the expression on his prince's face disappeared, his eyes clearly revealed a bit of coldness of "How could this man be killed without anyone noticing?" He quickly walked over and bowed to Lu Fan:
"Your Highness Prince Jing, it's time to set off. Please get back in the carriage."
"Okay!" Lu Fan responded with a smile and turned back to his carriage.
Xiao Changheng watched Yun Qingqing riding his horse and disappearing around the corner. He slowly clenched his hands under his wide sleeves, closed his eyes, and without waiting for Nan Zheng to remind him again, he flicked his sleeves and turned to get into the carriage.
"Set off!"
Nan Zheng let out a long sigh, notified the team to set off, sat in the driver's seat of the carriage, and shook his head helplessly.
The team hadn't walked one street when they heard a cold voice from the car:
"You're walking so slowly, have you not eaten yet?"
Nan Zheng's eyelids jumped, and he quickly ordered to speed up, while secretly lighting a stick of incense for Lu Fan in his heart.
Everyone knows that in the entire capital, apart from the emperor, the prince's car frame is the most stable, but it's hard to say about the one behind it.
Why did the Second Prince of Nanyu have to mess with the prince? He can just wish him good luck this time!
…
People were crowded on both sides of the road leading out of the city.
Everyone knows that the Regent is leaving the capital today on a diplomatic mission to Nanyu. Even if you can't meet the God of War himself, it would be nice to take a look at his carriage from afar!
In a private room of a teahouse on the street, Xiao Zirui sat by the window and looked coldly at the people swarming into the street and snorted.
"What do you mean by being loved by the people? It's just a way to win people's hearts!"
When the confidant saw this, he hurried forward to lower the curtains and whispered a reminder:
"Your Highness, you are still under house arrest. You must not let anyone recognize you. It is better to be careful!"
Xiao Zirui frowned and said coldly:
"I know my limits! How is the investigation into the Tianming Pavilion going?"
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