PDLP Chapter 339 Return to the Capital
Chapter 339 Return to the Capital
Two days later, Song Si came to report that someone had indeed broken into the prison.
Zhu Jinyou raised the corners of his lips, and smiled meaningfully: "I'm afraid they didn't break into the prison to save people, but to kill them all."
Luo Yu asked curiously, "Then why did you send people to rescue them? Do you know who sent them?"
"Apart from the Duke of Anguo's Mansion, who else could it be?"
Luo Yu smiled faintly and said nothing.
If the three people in prison died, it would be a good thing for the Bai family and Luo Yu. But Zhu Jinyou had to interfere. I wonder what his intention was?
Luo Yu thought about it and always felt that he was too cunning. He was afraid that every action he took had an unfathomable purpose.
"Did your people catch the assassin sent by the Duke of Anguo's Mansion?"
Zhu Jinyou had no intention of deceiving her. Whenever she asked, he would answer truthfully. If she didn't ask, he wouldn't tell her, and it wouldn't be considered deceiving.
So, he asked Song Si to tell the truth.
"The few who were captured committed suicide."
"Duke Anguo must be very angry."
Perhaps, Duke Anguo and the Queen will soon find out that the Concubine Ying who was spared at the beginning was the one who borrowed the identity of Bai Fengchu from the Bai family.
As Luo Yu expected, the news soon reached the Queen's ears.
The Empress was astonished. It turned out that this Concubine Ying was actually in league with His Royal Highness Prince Ning. And what were their plans now that they were back in the capital? The Emperor wasn't in good health, and with the rumors about the dragon, everything seemed to be on the line.
The queen was particularly nervous and worried every day, but it was too late to send people to kill them all now.
Two days later, Qin Bingrui and his team arrived in Muzhou. Luo Yi had already arranged all the work in Muzhou. As Lord Li, the prefect of Wangzhou, had said, the caravan had grown incredibly powerful, with over 1,300 members in Muzhou alone. Boss Zhao happened to be personally delivering goods to Muzhou. He was delighted to see Miss Luo Yi, but when Luo Yi asked him how many people were currently in his caravan, he was speechless.
It turned out that Boss Zhao also felt that the number of people was increasing, and he wanted to suppress the increase in the number of people. However, people from all walks of life asked their caravan to protect the goods, so the number of people increased even more, and he could not control the growth of the number of people at all. Most of the people were introduced by Fei Dart, and Fei Dart was a man of His Royal Highness Prince Ning, so Boss Zhao did not dare to offend him at all.
Luo Yu's eyes darkened. This was not Boss Zhao's fault. She was always on the move and there was no way for Boss Zhao to send her a letter to explain the situation.
"Fortunately, Lord Li allowed me to establish caravans in various locations, so we can disperse the number of people. We currently have caravans established in eight prefecture-level cities and twelve county-level cities, with a total of approximately 16,800 people."
Luo Yu: ...
Sighing, Luo Yu privately instructed Boss Zhao, "Once Muzhou has established a furniture factory, its goods can be shipped to the northern cities. You will then find a reliable person to take care of the northern market. As for Wangzhou, you will only be responsible for the southern part from now on. You will still lead the caravan yourself. You must appoint someone you trust to be in charge of each city."
Boss Zhao could tell that there must have been a subtle change.
However, he had heard that Miss Luo Yu and His Royal Highness Prince Ning were very close, and Fei Biao had once told him that from now on, they were all family, with no distinction between you and me. Thinking about it now, Boss Zhao suddenly felt that he had been too naive. The business world is like a battlefield; no one can be overly dependent. When they are no longer useful, the person you rely on the most will inevitably betray you in the most fatal way.
After explaining everything to Boss Zhao, Luo Yu vaguely felt that it might be too late. A contract alone could not control so many people. These people must be the ones who signed the life and death contract with King Ning.
The review result of the case has not yet come out, and King Ning sent someone to guard the cage, and no outsiders can get close.
Eunuch Yao urged them to go to the capital.
Bai Lingyi and Fang stayed in Muzhou waiting for the final trial of the case. Now only Xiaotao was riding in the carriage with her four children, Xia Liang was driving the carriage with her large team of animals, and Luo Yu was sitting alone in the carriage with his mind blank.
Xia Liang seemed to be in a good mood and was humming a little tune.
"Sister, do you know? Our wolf team has increased a lot. Now there are at least sixty of them."
"Well, train them well. They might come in handy when solving cases in the future."
"When we get to the capital, I'll send him to the Dali Temple and ask them to assign me an official position."
Fantasy is always wonderful.
Yan Xuan was very nervous. The closer he got to Beijing, the more anxious he became.
Both he and Eunuch Yao couldn't help feeling flustered.
Zhu Jinyou was in an exceptionally relaxed mood and repeatedly invited Luo Yu to ride in the carriage with him, but Luo Yu refused his kindness.
Song Si guessed and asked, "Master, do you think Miss Luo Yu suspects that there is something wrong with that caravan?"
"She's so smart, she certainly knows the significance of this caravan."
"You're not afraid..."
"It's just a means of self-preservation. I'm just placing her under the Fang family's name. If anything goes wrong, we'll share the responsibility. If she really wants to marry me and become my princess, she'll naturally stand by my husband."
Song Si thought to himself, there is something he doesn't know whether he should say it or not. Why does it feel like Miss Luo Yu is so cold and indifferent to the prince?
Luo Yu couldn't help but sneeze.
"Sister, are you cold? It's easy to catch a cold during this season change. Drink more hot water."
Luo Yu said quietly, "Someone is plotting against me behind my back."
"Sister, someone actually dared to plot against us? Then wouldn't all those hundreds of conspiracy and suspense films we've watched be in vain?"
"..."
Back in the capital, the results of the palace examination in April will be announced in early May.
It doesn’t matter who the top scholar is, but the third place winner made the women in the capital go crazy overnight.
As the saying goes, "Catching a son-in-law from under the list", Master Murong experienced the real terrifying power of women, no, it was the terrifying power of the girl's parents.
He didn't dare go out for several days, and whenever he went out he would wear black clothes.
Li Feng brought all the letters received by the gatekeeper into the house for Master Murong to review one by one.
Among them were the daughter of the Shangshu family, the granddaughter of the Dali Temple Minister, the daughter of the Duke's family, and the legitimate daughter of the Marquis's family...
Some even have portraits, each of them is a stunning beauty with both talent and beauty.
After watching this, Li Feng couldn't help but sigh: "These old sly officials are using their own daughters as pawns."
Then he thought about it and it didn't make sense. His young master was truly a rare talent, and these old foxes had such sharp eyes and loved their daughters so much.
Murong asked him to keep the posts and return them one by one when he had time.
Li Feng's tone suddenly changed: "Sir, I think this Dali Temple Minister's granddaughter, Gu Zhiqing, is truly a beauty. She has a heroic and valiant look, and is quite different from other women."
"If you like it, you can work hard to pursue it."
"Sir, you don't really like a weak woman like Miss Bai, do you?"
"How is she so fragile?"
"I mean, she looks delicate and frail. She does look very pitiful and sympathetic."
Murong's eyes sank slightly. Why haven't she and Miss Qin entered the capital yet?
Little did they know that Eunuch Yao's team had already slowly entered the capital.
It was late in the evening and the stars were shining brightly.
Even at night, the capital's bustle and prosperity are unmatched by other provincial capitals.
As the lights come on, the whole city sways in the bright lights.
The scenery is so familiar, yet so strange.
Qin Bingrui poked his chin and sighed inexplicably: "Alas, I wonder if the most beautiful courtesan in the capital today can match my former beauty?"
As it was still late, Eunuch Yao planned to report to the emperor early the next morning.
Zhu Jinyou invited Luo Hong and others to live in his Prince Ning's Mansion.
After everything was arranged, Qin Bingrui thought about the two children, Mei Zhengyan and Mei Yaoer, and decided to send them to Eunuch Yao's residence right away, and go through the ceremony of adopting a son tonight.
Xia Liang secretly asked Qin Bingrui: "Are you looking for a reliable next family for the children?"
"It's always better to plan everything well than to be in a rush later."
Xia Liang looked at Erya and Sanya who were gnawing on chicken legs, and couldn't help falling into deep thought.
Erya looked up at Xia Liang and said, "Sister, I will never leave you even if I die."
San Ya was even more fierce: "Sister, if you send me to someone's house, I will make that family have no peace."
Xia Liang didn't know whether to laugh or cry. These two kids practiced martial arts with the Flying Tigers every morning, and they were quite fierce in their fights. Mei Zhengyan was no match for them at the moment. He decided to take them under his wing and train them well. From now on, Xia Mu and Xia Hua would be the two most powerful female warriors in the martial arts world.
Luo Yu teased her: "If you bring your two younger sisters with you and marry into the Yan family, wouldn't it be too difficult?"
Xia Liang sighed and said, "Who cares!"
The next morning, Eunuch Yao prepared to bring Qin Bingrui, Qin Luoxiong and Xia Liang to the palace to meet the emperor.
Zhu Jinyou naturally went along with them. He had to ask the Queen Mother for permission to marry Miss Luo Hong as his princess.
Along the way, Qin Bingrui was very excited: "Sister, this is my first time in the palace. I wonder if the beauties here are more beautiful than those girls in the brothels."
This time, they were greeted by a carriage specially sent by Eunuch Yao. The three girls sat in the carriage, feeling extremely excited.
Luo Yu looked at the familiar city walls through the car window. The red walls and green tiles, the high walls and deep pools, once entering the palace it was like entering a deep sea.
Looking at Qin Bingrui's laid-back temperament and Xia Liang's look of constant surprise, she felt that she was worrying too much.