Chapter 106: Set off for Beijing, Brothers Reunited

The next morning, after Liu Mingan and Jiang Ning had breakfast, they asked the waiter for a bowl of porridge. When it was brought upstairs, they found that the man who was seriously injured in bed was gone.

"Is he gone?" Liu Mingan looked at the empty room and was very surprised. How could he get out of bed when he was so seriously injured?

"It should be." Jiang Ning guessed that it was the effect of the spiritual spring water that restored Yuwen Yan's ability to move. He is a prince, and he was stabbed three times, so naturally he wanted to find a way to stab back.

Jiang Ning was sharp-eyed and saw something on the table. He walked over to take a look. It was a dark green jade pendant with floating cloud patterns on the edge and a "Yan" character engraved in small seal script in the middle.

"Why did he leave the jade pendant for us?" Liu Ming'an took the jade pendant. It was delicate, soft, and warm to the touch. It was obviously an extraordinary product.

"Maybe he wanted to tell us that he owed us a favor." Jiang Ning guessed. This prince is quite capable.

Liu Ming'an smiled and said, "I don't know if we can meet again in the future..."

"We will meet if we are destined to." Jiang Ning said lightly.

Since there was no need to take care of the injured, the two set off for the capital according to the original plan.

So that afternoon, after lunch, Liu Ming'an and Jiang Ning got on the carriage to the capital.

Two days later, the carriage stopped in front of the city gate. After

more than two months of twists and turns, the two finally walked here from Lingshan Town.

Jiang Ning raised her head and looked at the tall city wall, thinking of the soul that was tortured and eventually died tragically in a foreign land, and her heart was filled with emotion.

Nangong Ling, I'm back for you.

"Everyone says that the capital is prosperous, but I don't know what it's like." Liu Ming'an didn't know what Jiang Ning was thinking, and looked at the people coming in and out of the city gate with excitement.

"Then go and see it." Jiang Ning pulled herself out of her complicated thoughts and responded with a smile.

But after walking two steps, Jiang Ning suddenly remembered something, stopped, took out a veil that hadn't been used for a long time from her bag and put it on.

"An Ning, why are you wearing a veil?" Liu Ming'an asked in confusion.

Jiang Ning was naturally afraid of meeting acquaintances, especially people from the Prime Minister's Mansion, because then things would be out of control.

Nangong Ling was already carrying the stigma of eloping. If she was caught with Liu Ming'an, everyone would naturally think that Liu Ming'an was the one who eloped with her.

Liu Ming'an had no power or influence, and was just a poor scholar. If Nangong Ling's father got angry and wanted to punish him, even if Jiang Ning had the ability to protect him from physical harm, she would not be able to let him continue his career smoothly.

In an era where people's gossip is scary, there is no way.

Jiang Ning herself doesn't care about anything, but she wants Liu Ming'an to have a clean record and live an upright life.

Jiang Ning had to give Liu Mingan a reason to wear a veil. She racked her brains for a while and said shamelessly: "I heard that there are many dignitaries in the capital. I look so... pretty. What if a playboy takes a fancy to me and wants to rob me? It's better to wear a veil to prevent it from happening."

Liu Mingan's intuition told her that there was something wrong with this reason. After thinking about it carefully, Jiang Ning was probably afraid of meeting her enemies in the capital.

Liu Mingan sighed in his heart, stretched out his hand to lift Jiang Ning's veil, and then played with her hair, covering her smooth forehead, leaving only a pair of eyes exposed.

"This is better, no one can see it at all." Liu Mingan smiled.

If An Ning wants to hide it from him, then let her keep it a secret.

The two arrived in the capital on the thirteenth day of the first lunar month. There were still three months before the imperial examination, and there would be a palace examination after the imperial examination. After everything was settled, they would have to stay in the capital for at least half a year.

Liu Mingan remembered the agreement with Zhou Yi and Zhang Shun. After entering the capital, he found an inn to stay in and rested for a night. The next day, he took Jiang Ning and asked all the way to Xichun Road, and found Zhou Yi's Junyue Restaurant.

Before seeing the Junyue Restaurant, Liu Mingan thought it should be similar to the Fusheng Restaurant, after all, they were all opened by the same family.

When they really walked to the door of the Junyue Restaurant, Liu Mingan realized that the small Lingshan Town was really incomparable to the capital. The Junyue Restaurant in front of him was at least three times larger than the Fusheng Restaurant.

As soon as the two walked into the store, the waiter came out with a big smile on his face: "Dear guests, are you here to eat or stay?"

Liu Ming'an smiled and said, "I'm here to look for someone."

The waiter continued to smile and asked, "May I ask who you are looking for? If I know him, I might be able to help."

"I'm Zhou Yi's friend, I'm here to look for him."

As soon as Liu Ming'an finished speaking, the waiter looked him up and down, and then asked, "Dear guests, are you Mr. Liu from Lingshan Town?"

Liu Ming'an was stunned and replied, "Yes."

"Oh! Master Liu, we finally got you. The young master told us early in the morning that we should call him as soon as you come. Please wait here, I will call the young master." The waiter said happily, and ran upstairs without waiting for Liu Mingan to respond.

Liu Mingan looked at the waiter's back that disappeared in the blink of an eye, and couldn't help but say to Jiang Ning: "This waiter has the same temperament as Brother Zhou, both are impetuous."

Jiang Ning smiled, picked up the teapot on the table and poured herself a glass of water. When she picked it up, she realized that she was wearing a veil on her face. Liu Ming'an was still curiously looking at the decoration of Junyue Restaurant. Jiang Ning put the glass of water in front of him: "Drink some water."

"Brother Liu!"

A loud shout suddenly came from behind. Liu Ming'an just stood up and turned his head, and someone rushed over and hugged him tightly.

"Hahaha... Brother Liu, you're here! I didn't expect you to come so soon! That's great!"

Zhou Yi was so happy that his eyebrows were dancing with joy, and he patted Liu Ming'an on the back.

The guests in the hall all looked over here, and after realizing that it was a scene of brothers reuniting after a long separation, they smiled and turned around to continue eating.

"Brother Zhou, my back is about to be swollen from your patting." Liu Ming'an couldn't bear Zhou Yi's "enthusiasm" and said helplessly.

"Hahaha..." Zhou Yi let go of him with a smile, then he remembered that Jiang Ning was still standing next to him, and hurriedly greeted her: "Sister-in-law, long time no see!"

Jiang Ning's eyes curved when she heard the address, and she replied with a smile in her voice: "Brother Zhou, long time no see."

"Come on, come on, this is not a place to talk, let's go to the private room and eat and talk..." Zhou Yi said, pulling Liu Mingan's sleeve and walking upstairs, at the same time turned around and said to Jiang Ning, "Sister-in-law, follow me."

Zhou Yi took Liu Ming'an to the private room on the third floor, and ordered the waiter to serve the signature dishes. While waiting for the dishes, he asked about the two's well-being, like a caring brother who cares about his younger siblings.

When he learned that Liu Ming'an and Jiang Ning were now living in another inn in Beijing, Zhou Yi was surprised: "Why don't you live in my house? I have many houses, why spend that money?"

Liu Ming'an said it was inconvenient and he was afraid of disturbing him. Zhou Yi directly showed his financial strength: "What's the inconvenience? I won't squeeze in with you. It's just the two of you. My family has houses in four districts and eight streets in Beijing. Where do you want to live? Pick whatever you want!"

Liu Ming'an had never seen such a scene before, and was speechless. Previously, he only knew that Brother Zhou had a wealthy family, but he didn't know he could be so rich.

Jiang Ning remembered something, her eyes flashed, and she said, "Brother Zhou, I want to live on Wandong Road."

Blind Yang said that Wei Fangxiong lived on Wandong Road.

Jiang Ning guessed that Wei Fangxiong should also be a personal dealer, and it is very likely that he was already like that when he took over Nangong Ling, just like Zhao Qiang and Blind Yang.

But Wei Fangxiong is in Beijing, and Nangong Ling is also from Beijing, so he is very likely the last link in this sales chain. As long as she finds him and asks who handed Nangong Ling to him, Jiang Ning can follow the clues and find the final enemy.

Zhou Yi agreed without thinking: "Okay, I have a small house on Wandong Road, which is quite secluded. You two can live there, which will be convenient for Brother Liu to concentrate on preparing for the imperial examination."

"Thank you, Brother Zhou!" Jiang Ning thanked him sincerely.

During the meal, Liu Ming'an asked about Zhang Shun.

Zhou Yi waved his hand and said: "My cousin is pregnant again. Zhang Shun is worried that it is too cold in the capital to take care of the baby, so she has gone south to Nanqiong. It is warm there now. If you had come two days earlier, maybe we could have a meal together and say goodbye."

"This is a happy event!" Liu Ming'an smiled.

"When he left, he specifically told me to treat you well, and said that he broke his promise, so he asked me to apologize to you on his behalf first, and then he would apologize to you in person when he came back." Zhou Yi said, picking up a glass of wine and drinking it all.

"Brother Zhou, you are too polite, there is no need for us to say this." Liu Mingan held down Zhou Yi's hand that wanted to continue pouring wine and said.

"Ha! I knew you would say that, and he didn't believe it..." Zhou Yi smiled with a bit of pride.

After eating and drinking, Zhou Yi accompanied the two to the inn they had booked, packed their luggage and checked out, and then led them to Wandong Road.

"This is it, brother Liu, sister-in-law, you can live here from now on. It's quiet, and it's convenient for me to come and have a drink with you." Zhou Yi pushed open the door, entered the yard, and then put the key in Liu Ming'an's hand.

The environment here is indeed quieter, and the neighbors are far away, and there is almost no noise. The yard is full of bamboos, and they make a rustling sound when the wind blows.

"Then you can stay here, I'll go back today. When you came just now, I was actually counting the accounts. If my mother comes back and finds that I haven't finished counting, I will be scolded..."

Zhou Yi smiled embarrassedly, and after telling him a few more words to find him if he had something, he said goodbye.