Ji Changying saw it clearly from the side and felt a little admiration for Zhang Leyao.
Zhongli Zhou's behavior was obvious enough, but this girl was able to persist for so long without giving up. From another perspective, she was quite infatuated.
But, I have feelings for you but you are heartless!
No matter how hard you try, it will be in vain.
"Has Master Zhang found a place to live?"
Zhongli Zhou looked at the sky outside and looked at Zhang Juzheng inquiringly.
Zhang Juzheng was about to speak when he received a look from his daughter that looked like she was asking for help. He changed his mind and said, "Not yet..."
"Why don't you go to my Prince Ping's mansion first? I'm the only one living there, so it's very spacious."
"That's perfect."
Zhang Juzheng agreed without hesitation, and a hint of joy flashed in Zhang Leyao's eyes.
The food was served soon. The group of people were so busy getting on their way that they hadn't eaten anything hot for a long time. They couldn't even take their eyes off the food when they saw it.
Ji Changying had just finished her meal and was not hungry at all, so she stood up and walked to the window to get some fresh air.
I happened to see Xie Siheng riding on a horse and leading his men in the wind and snow, with a thick layer of snow on his body. The Black Feather Guards behind him were escorting more than a hundred people and were about to leave the city.
In such cold weather, those people were all wearing thin clothes and walking barefoot on the ground. Their faces were all tattooed and their eyes were full of panic. Even the child in their arms was the same.
At this age of innocence, their faces were filled with confusion, as if they didn't understand why they had been sleeping soundly in bed yesterday, but ended up like this today.
When passing by Baihe Tower, one of the prisoners couldn't resist the aroma of food inside and rushed out to find something to eat. However, Xie Siheng on horseback acted decisively. The long sword in his hand whizzed past and nailed the man to the ground with one sword. The man fell to the ground without even having time to scream.
Whether it was the people outside the restaurant or the prisoners in the team, they were all shocked and exclaimed in surprise.
The Black Feather Guard stepped forward, drew out Xie Siheng's sword, wiped it carefully, and presented it to Xie Siheng with both hands.
He glanced coldly at the corpse on the ground and said, "Deal with it."
"Yes!" The Black Feather Guards quickly dragged the body away.
Soon, the sound of "wooooooo" crying was heard in the team.
As if he felt someone's gaze on him, Xie Siheng raised his eyes and met Ji Changying's gaze through the fluttering snowflakes.
His body stiffened, and he quickly turned his head away: "Speed up! Get them out of the city!"
The sobbing and scolding faded away.
Zhonglizhou didn't know when he stood next to Ji Changying and saw the scene below. He thought about it and didn't hear about anyone being exiled recently. "Who are these people from? What crime did they commit?"
Ji Changying had a complicated expression, not knowing whether it was because she saw how ruthless Xie Siheng's attack was, or because she felt sorry for those people.
"If I'm not mistaken, it should be the Lai family."
"Lai family? Which Lai family?"
Zhonglizhou was surprised. Why had he never heard of the Lai family?
Ji Changying didn't know what to say and didn't answer.
But her reaction was enough to arouse Zhonglizhou's suspicion. He frowned and planned to ask someone to find out later.
Soon, the people from the princess's residence arranged a spacious carriage to pick them up. When the curtain was lifted, Ji Fengshou's excited face was revealed: "Shilin! Shishan! Huzi!"
When the three of them saw Ji Fengshou, they were filled with joy: "Why did you come here in person?"
"I heard you were coming, so I can't sit still any longer! Come up quickly!"
Ji Changying laughed as she watched them talking together. After saying goodbye to Zhong Lizhou and the others, she also got on the carriage.
When they got home, they reminisced about the past and expressed their concerns. Even Gou Fugui had never thought that he had another half-brother in this world, also named Fugui.
Both of them were smooth-talking people and wanted to make friends, so they soon started chatting about all sorts of things between brothers. Ji Changying simply asked Gou Fugui to go down and make arrangements for Manager Wang.
"The tribe was also very worried about your situation here, so they asked us to come and see you with our local specialties. But we didn't expect to hear that you had transformed into noble people! Now we don't know whether we should come or not."
Ji Shilin scratched the back of his head and said a little embarrassedly, "But we're already halfway there, and it wouldn't be a good idea to turn back, so I just came here anyway."
When they reached the gate of the capital, they felt a little timid. The buildings were so tall! The roads were so wide! It was so bustling!
Looking down at what they were wearing, he couldn't help but feel a little uncomfortable, especially when he thought about how Ji Fengshou and the others had changed their identities now. Wouldn't he be laughed at for nothing if he came to their house?
But Wang Fugui was so eloquent that he persuaded them to go into the city...
Ji Fengshou glared at him, "What are you talking about? Why shouldn't you come? This capital isn't owned by my family. I can come whenever I want. No matter what happens, we're all family. How can this be fake?"
Ji Fengyi looked at them with a smile: "You are really worrying too much. No matter what time, we will always rise and fall together. The relationship between our bloodlines will not change."
Seeing that they were still the same as before, Ji Hu and the others felt a little relieved.
Soon, Mrs. Hu came over happily and invited them to dinner: "I don't know what you want to eat! I've prepared some dishes from my hometown and the capital. You can have some wine to warm up your bodies, and then lie down on the bed and have a good rest. Since you are here, there is no need to rush now!"
"Okay! Thank you, sister-in-law!"
The atmosphere at the dinner table was lively, with a few words of Liangzhou dialect popping up from time to time, which sounded very cordial.
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In the study of Prince Ping's Mansion, Zhang Juzheng and Zhongli Zhou were sitting together. Just as they finished discussing official business, a servant came from outside to report that Earl Yongle wanted to see them.
The two looked at each other, somewhat puzzled.
“Let someone in!”
Zhongli Zhou's words spread, and soon Earl Yongle came to the door with a smile on his face.
After greeting and sitting down, he got straight to the point and asked, "Prince, you're not young anymore, are you? Do you have anyone you like?"
Upon hearing this, Zhang Juzheng immediately became alert.
Well! It turns out he's here to snatch someone from his daughter.
Zhong Lizhou smiled a little embarrassedly: "I'm still young this year, it's not my turn to worry about this kind of thing. I don't know why the Marquis suddenly asked this?"
Earl Yongle looked at Zhonglizhou's face and became more and more satisfied: "Don't say that, my prince! People in the royal family always get married early. My prince is already fifteen after the New Year. If we meet this year and set a date for the wedding ceremony next year, he will be almost sixteen! When His Royal Highness Prince Ping was your age..."
"Ahem, it's almost time to get married anyway."
Yonglebo suddenly remembered that Prince Ping seemed to have married late, and quickly changed his words.
Zhongli Zhou understood a little: "For matters like this, I naturally have to listen to the elders in my family."
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