Butler Chen smiled awkwardly. What else was there to report? "Miss Ji, just pretend that the gate doesn't exist..."

The two young guards watched helplessly as Butler Chen brought the person in. You have to know that Butler Chen is in charge of the prince's palace. If the prince doesn't want to see him, even Butler Chen, the emperor, can refuse him entry.

When have I ever cared so much about a girl like this?

Watching them go in, Chen, the housekeeper, took a step behind and whispered to someone, "Next time you see Miss Ji coming, just take the people in..."

"Yes."

Inside the study, the guard who reported had just finished speaking when Ning Rongzhang stretched out his long legs and walked a few steps to the door. As soon as he opened the door, housekeeper Chen happened to come over with his men.

"Meet the prince..."

It is still important to be polite in front of others.

Ning Rongzhang smiled and said, "You came at the right time. I wanted to look for you just now."

The man stood on the steps and looked down at her. The sunlight seemed to be particularly kind to him. A light layer of residual warmth gathered on his body, making him feel very warm.

She was stunned for the moment she saw it, and Ji Mengshu felt her ear clips getting hot for some reason.

"I will be leaving for Toshiba soon. Do you want to go?"

"Dongzhi is a remote place, and it is the land of King Dongzhi..." Ji Mengshu thought about it and almost understood his idea, "Are you targeting King Dongzhi? King Dongzhi has been clamoring since Prince Wu's rebellion. I heard that he only recognizes Ning Huaixuan as the emperor and does not recognize anyone else."

"He doesn't believe in Ning Huaixuan at all. He just thinks Ning Huaixuan is easy to control. On the one hand, he pays tribute to the court, and on the other hand, he constantly implements a policy of pressure in Pandi, causing the people in the territory to live in misery. He uses all the money he collects from the people to support himself..." Ning Rongzhang lowered his eyes, "No matter which emperor is in power, he will not allow such a person to exist."

Ji Mengshu sighed softly, "Have you made up your mind?"

"Well, I've made up my mind."

Since they are all hard nuts to crack, I'll start with the hardest one and catch him off guard.

Before Ning Rongzhang left, he left some secret guards in the capital to secretly monitor the ministers in the court. General Li stayed in the capital to command the internal and external imperial guards, and Minister Wenyuan was in charge of the affairs of the court. This formed a situation of separation of powers.

It was unknown how long the journey would take, so Ning Rongzhang dared to set off only after making all the arrangements. Ji Yuanzheng was worried about leaving Ji Mengshu alone, so he wanted to follow, but was stopped by Ji's father. Ning Rongzhang had no shortage of martial arts prodigies around him, and only a general like Ji Yuanzheng could stay in the capital to suppress those who were ready to betray him.

The group was simple and there was not much fuss. Ji Mengshu was bidding farewell to his parents. There happened to be two carriages. The servant beside him led one in. Unfortunately, Ning Rongzhang was inside.

Just as she was about to go down, the latter pinched her wrist and asked, "What are you going to do?"

"There are two carriages. Why are you and I taking one?"

Ning Rongzhang touched his nose and said, "There is another person, let's wait for him together." What he meant was that the carriage was not prepared for her.

Mother Jiang watched the group go away and said worriedly, "Dongzhi is a long way, is Shu'er in trouble?"

Father Ji patted her hands and said, "Don't worry, the Regent will not let anything happen to her. Our daughter is becoming more and more unlike other girls in the capital..."

Jiang's mother retorted, "What's so good about those stereotyped girls? I like women like Shu'er and Huaixiang who have their own ideas."

"Yes, yes, that's all because of your good teaching."

On the way, Ning Rongzhang briefly introduced the man's identity, "He is the eldest son of Ningyuan Marquis, born to his first wife, Madam Jiang. Unfortunately, Madam Jiang died young, and within half a year, Ningyuan Marquis took in his concubine, who became his second wife. Along with the two children, a boy and a girl, they are only half a year younger than Ningyuan Marquis' eldest son..."

Ji Mengshu frowned when hearing this, "It was the Ningyuan Marquis..." who cheated on Madam Jiang during her pregnancy. Unfortunately, Madam Jiang died young, and a concubine was still married into the family as a second wife.

The road was getting more and more remote. Ji Mengshu lifted the curtain and looked outside. "Since he is the eldest son of Ningyuan Marquis, would he live in such a remote place?"

Ning Rongzhang didn't answer.

It's not just remote. As the glamorous eldest son of Ningyuan Marquis, he is not well-liked by Ningyuan Marquis in private.

The carriage was parked outside the house. A man in a brocade robe, wearing a crown belt and a jade pendant, was sitting outside in a nonchalant manner. When he saw someone coming, his sleeves moved with every move, and his bright red inner garment could be seen.

"Oh, you're finally here? I've been waiting so long that I've lost my appetite."

Ning Rongzhang lifted the curtain and saw the man outside. He greeted the guard driving the carriage, who led him to another carriage. The guard clapped his hands, jumped onto Ning Rongzhang's carriage in three or two steps, and lifted the curtain.

startled.

There is a woman hiding in this carriage!

Seeing that Wei?? was about to think of something wrong, Ning Rongzhang said, "The carriage at the back is your carriage..."

Wei?? saw the girl sitting opposite him, not daring to kick him, "Oh, Brother Ning is so lucky——"

As soon as he finished speaking, Wei?? received a look from Ning Rongzhang that said "you're done".

The latter said with disdain, "I am Wei Zheng, a good friend of Ning Rongzhang."

This was obviously said to Ji Mengshu. The carriage was not spacious, so she could only nod slightly and said, "My little girl Ji Mengshu, meet the prince."

"Hey - what's the point of talking about a prince or not? Only people like you treat me like a prince."

Fortunately, the carriage was spacious, more than enough to seat three people. There was an empty carriage following behind, also running away.

Ji Mengshu suppressed the doubts in his heart and did not ask. The Ningyuan Marquis was also a noble family, so why did he bring such a seemingly "fool" prince with him to Toshiba?

Ning Rongzhang raised his eyebrows, "How sure are you?"

Wei Zheng was cracking peanuts on the table, with one foot under the low table, exposing a large area of ​​her red underwear at the hem of her skirt, and said in an unruly manner, "How should I know this? Ever since my mother married into the capital, we kept in touch a lot in the early years. But then my mother died, and that old guy Wei Xuan'an has not been in touch with my uncle for a long time."

Ji Mengshu asked softly, "May I ask who your uncle is?"

"It's King Dongzhi..." The fingers twisting the peanuts paused for a moment, and he heard him say, "My mother is the adopted daughter of the former King Dongzhi, and the younger sister of the current King Dongzhi. Although she was adopted, the King Dongzhi family treated my mother very well. So you should understand."

"I see..." Ji Mengshu nodded. With such a strong uncle, even if she was not favored by Ning Yuanhou, she would not end up in such a situation...

It took more than twenty days for the carriage to travel from Kyoto to Toshiba, and we arrived at the inn in Toshiba.

Ji Mengshu came out with his legs limp and started dry-heaving towards the corner of the room.

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