fake prince

Chapter 1071

Capital
"Cousin, the pier is here!" A large ship arrived at the pier near the capital at this time, and someone stood at the bow and said excitedly to the back.

A young man came from behind him, much calmer, it was none other than Yu Lu who had studied with Su Ziji.

Fang Xi's personality has always been out of character. Even after a lot of things, she is a few years older now, and she still looks a little lively.

Yu Lu was a gentle gentleman when he was a teenager, and now it is even worse. When the two stand together, the cousin looks like a cousin, and the cousin looks like a younger brother.

Yu Lv's eyes fell on the river bank, it was dusk at this time, and he arrived outside the upper east gate of the capital. When he got off the boat, he felt the wind was biting cold, but he saw the silhouette of the upper east gate standing straight into the sky.

It was not yet dark, and lanterns were lit everywhere on the pier, and there were boats everywhere in the water, and the bustling crowds on the shore were constantly flowing, which can be regarded as densely populated.

"As expected of the capital city."

Before entering the city, there are already many shops in the streets and alleys built along the wharf, with hawkers and shopkeepers hawking endlessly. This place alone is much better than the county where I live. Although it is not the first time I have come here, it is close to the capital again. Yu Lu couldn't help but sigh slightly.

This time, can they jump into the dragon's gate?

"You two, there is an inn near the pier. It's almost dark today. If you rush to the capital from here, the city gate is probably closed. Why don't you stay overnight and go to the capital tomorrow morning?"

Looking at the way they were dressed and following the servants, one could tell that the two were probably scholars from wealthy backgrounds, and they were also candidates for the exam in Beijing.

The examination was on March [-]th, and now it is December, neither too early nor too late.

The reason is very simple, the long journey is very tiring. When you arrive in the capital, you have to cultivate for a period of time before taking the mental exam. If you are sick, you need to be treated. If you come late, you may not only delay your cultivation, but you may not even be able to rent a suitable house. It's all coming in December.

People like this generally don't save too much money when they are away, and there is still some time before the exam, so they won't be in a hurry to rush into the city today.

Yu Lu and Fang Xi were actually persuaded. They really didn’t have a good rest during the boat trip, and they were very tired. It would be nice to have a rest on the ground and enter the city tomorrow. Said: "On behalf of the king, I wrote a letter, saying that when I come to Beijing, I will go to visit Lufang, and just live in the palace. Although we may not live in the palace, we still have to visit when we arrive."

Fang Xi understood, and said, "Just listen to my cousin."

The people who followed, apart from one person and a servant, there were two young and strong men. After all, compared with the previous few years, there are more and more uneven things on the road now. This is not a decrease in law and order, but more ghostly things.

Fang Xi, who was once punished by the fox girl, is now much more honest in her sexuality, and even among her classmates, she can be regarded as an honest person, because she suffered a lot in the past.

Now that the world has changed a bit, he is naturally more careful, and dare not make mistakes, for fear of offending some god again.

"Ah!" Seeing that the two insisted on entering Beijing, the recruiter could only sigh, and was about to leave, but was stopped, "You are a local, familiar, call an ox cart, let's visit Lufang."

The clerk was taken aback, and smiled apologetically, "Masters, I'm a clerk in the Su family's old store, and I'm not responsible..."

Before finishing speaking, Fang Xi smiled: "Don't push it first, you are just here for some wages, come, this is my reward, except for the fare, it is all yours."

As he said that, he lost a piece of broken silver. The clerk took it and saw that it was five taels of official silver cut in half, weighing more than two taels. Don't worry, I will definitely send you two."

Sure enough, within a short time, the group boarded two ox carts and entered the city before the upper east gate closed.

The capital city is even more different. It can only be said that in the streets and alleys, there are row upon row of houses, and every other section has houses with white walls and green tiles covering bamboo trees.

The shops are more and more open, and now it is night, and they are all lit with lanterns and bustling with each other.

"The capital is prosperous and the best in the world. Cousin, shall we go directly to Daiwang's Mansion?" Fang Xi opened the curtain of the car and watched, envious, then shook his head and sighed: "It's a pity that Brother Zhang Xian is only a scholar, so we can't come together, otherwise, we Wouldn't it be nice for a few people to gather together in this capital?"

Yu Lv glanced at him, with a little worry in his eyes, and thought for a while: "Go and have a look first, and then decide whether to visit or not."

Back then, the three of them were classmates, and their friendship was really deep, but now, Su Ziji is the acting king, and the monarch and his subjects are as different as heaven and earth. Royal Party" brand.

There may be a little more luck, or there may be a terrible disaster immediately.

How can Yu Lv not be more distracted?

Just thinking about it, the bullock cart stopped suddenly, and it snowed again, Fang Xi asked: "What's wrong?"

The coachman smiled apologetically: "Masters, I hope that Lufang has arrived, but the front can't go. Please tell me the name of the place, and I'll see if I can get in."

"Why can't we go ahead... Wow!" Fang Xi looked over, stunned.

Wanglufang was originally a large square, where nobles lived. Not only were there many mansions, but the streets were also very spacious, and three rows of ox carts could pass by.

But even so, the road was blocked by bullock carts, and they were all official.

The roof of the car above the third rank is made of silver, the wheels are decorated with painted and carved lacquer, the car cover is green and the curtain is yellow, and the built-in brazier is used.

Seeing the ox carts coming in one after another, they can travel a distance of one mile from the entrance of the square to the east, and the servants following them are like a cloud. Looking at it, there are no ox carts below the sixth rank, and they are all nobles.

"My lords, now you know why I stopped. This is a feast for the king, and all the officials are here. When I bump into one, I have to go around." The coachman said with a bitter face.

Yu Lv saw it, and couldn't help but gasped, got out of the car and asked, "Banquet on behalf of the king?"

Is Dai Wang so powerful?

The two of them, who had never been to the capital since Su Ziji became queen, were dumbfounded, their faces were horrified, and even Fang Xi, who had always been out of character, turned pale.

"Well, I got it." Yu Lv was in a trance, glanced around, and saw that the servant was not waiting, but was eating tea, snacks, sunflower seeds and talking idle books under the street shed: "You go back, the rest of the way, I will do it myself. Just walk over."

Throwing another piece of silver and dismissing the coachman, the two looked at each other and fell silent for a while.

At this time, it was already night, the lights were twinkling and the stars were twinkling, there was a lot of traffic, and people were coming and going, almost as if in a dream.

Yu Lv was careful, and when he saw this scene, he was terrified and worried.

Although Su Ziji is the acting king now, after all, he has been classmates for so long in the past. He used to be a friend, and now his friend has become the acting king. He is still so powerful, which always gives people a bad feeling.

Cooking oil over high fire is actually not a good thing!

After a long silence, Yu Lv said: "It's already here, let's pay a visit!"

As they said that, the two of them walked to the side door with the servant, and they had made up their minds that visiting was a must, as for moving in, forget it.

Yu Lv arrived at the side door, and found that there were government soldiers guarding here, he cupped his hands and said, "This brother..."

"What's the matter?" The two government soldiers were obviously a little impatient, but their attitudes were not too bad.

Yu Lv sighed secretly, handed over the post, and said, "I want to see the Dai Wang, this is the post, and I ask this brother to help pass it in."

"You want to see our king? Look, these noble people at the door are all officials of the sixth rank, and they all come to see our king. There are so many people who want to see each of them. How can they come here? Some of them have come to line up in the early morning. We may not see you at night."

"This scholar looks like a juren, I advise you, come back in a few days!" A mansion soldier said, but also sincerely.

Yu Lv thought for a while, then took out a silver ingot, five taels of official silver, and stuffed it directly.

"Please do me a favor. The two of us and Dai Wang knew each other in the past, and we will understand as soon as we talk about it..."

After stuffing the silver, the two government soldiers looked at each other, and one of them said: "You guys wait here, I will go in and convey."

Taking a few steps back, Yu Lu and Fang Xi stood waiting below, Yu Lu felt a little regretful, and whispered to Fang Xi, "I never thought that it would take money to see Brother Su Xian now."

Thinking again, did they do something wrong when they came here this time?
Thinking about it again, even if it was for the sake of friends and classmates in the past, it would be a disaster rather than a disaster to see him once, and persuade him, so publicized, even if he is a prince.

More doubts linger.

Even if it is the son of the crown prince, the lord of the prince, and the nobles gather together, I am afraid that it will not be too early, and I will see you sooner or later, isn't this too outrageous?
I'm afraid that half of the capital has moved, right?

(End of this chapter)