Hold the thick thighs tightly [My father is a traitor]

Chapter 520: Yanjing is still bustling!

As the Wang and Lin families quietly returned to their homes in Yanjing, Sheng Jingzhan's carriage also arrived steadily at the gate of the palace.

At that time, the wide palace road was bustling with officials who were leaving the court. When they saw Sheng Jingzhan appear from the carriage, they all came forward and greeted him.

Pei Dafu, who had received the news long ago, also came to Sheng Jingzhan with a few young eunuchs. Seeing his pale face, he said worriedly, "Your Highness Prince Yu must have been exhausted from the long journey. Why don't you take a rest in the mansion for a day? If His Majesty saw this, I'm afraid he would be very distressed."

Sheng Jingzhan felt the gazes from all around him and raised a gentle smile that was just right: "My royal brother is concerned about Yanzhou, so I will go to the palace to report as soon as possible. A little fatigue is nothing to worry about."

Then, he turned his body slightly, glanced behind him, and then said, "This time when I came back, I also brought someone back for Chief Steward Pei. I'm sure Chief Steward Pei must have missed me very much after not seeing me for so many days."

After saying this, he walked towards the palace gate.

"Oh?"

Hearing this, Pei Dafu looked back in the direction he was looking. When he saw clearly that it was only his own carriage, the slight expectation on his face disappeared instantly, and he withdrew his gaze with lack of interest.

However, at this moment, a small figure slowly walked down from the carriage, taking arrogant steps and looking back at him with contempt.

Pei Dafu: ...

The next moment, his feminine face blossomed with a brilliant flower, full of surprise and excitement, and he shouted: "Your Highness Prince Yu has brought the Second Prince back safely. Second Prince, I miss you so much!"

The man in front of him suddenly paused and turned around in surprise, and saw Pei Yi calmly getting off the carriage. After straightening his clothes, he bowed to him respectfully: "Thank you, Prince Yu, for not only escorting the Second Prince, but also bringing me into the palace to meet my father. Pei Yi will never forget this kindness."

Sheng Jingzhan's face looked normal, but his hands hidden in his sleeves were quietly clenched at this moment, and there was a dark tide in his eyes.

I was tricked on the first day I returned to Beijing. It was truly unforgettable!

At the same time, the news that the second prince was still alive swept every corner of Yanjing. For a time, the whole of Yanjing was full of discussions, and all the rumors about the emperor's dislike for Prince Yu were instantly refuted.

All this had nothing to do with the Wang and Lin families who had hidden their achievements and fame. After a day's rest, they embarked on the right path of "seeking study" again.

At this time, Yanjing had already entered a new period of bustle. With the end of the provincial examination, candidates from all over the country gradually gathered here to prepare for the metropolitan examination next year.

Yunfei Academy and the Royal Girls' School also had many new students due to the end of the clothing aid leave.

The news that Wang and Lin missed the provincial examination spread quickly in Yunfei Academy as they returned early.

This makes us have to mention the strange courtyard of Hanqiuyuan again...

Zhang Liangchuan looked at the two friends who had returned from their travels, especially at Lin Yuzan's moon-white bamboo gown, which was different from his school uniform. He paused for a moment and sighed, "You haven't been home for several months, and many strange things have happened in this courtyard."

Wang and Lin looked at each other, and then one of them laughed and said, "A gentleman does not talk about strange things, how can Brother Liangchuan have such feelings?"

"You don't know that after Junior Brother Yi followed Chief Steward Pei to the palace, Senior Brother Kong's spirit came back..."

Wang, Lin: …

On the other hand, Xiao Yining, who had just returned to the girls' school, was stunned by the explosive news.

"Were all the uncles and aunts from Hanqiuyuan so scared that they failed the exam?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the kid's mouth was immediately covered by Yu Ke beside him. This triggered a series of chain reactions. Others hurriedly closed the doors and windows, and left one person to keep watch.

Familiar operation, unfamiliar formula. Little Yining looked at the children surrounding her in confusion.

Liu Zhenying looked embarrassed and angry, and explained: "Wasn't Sister Lu taken into the palace by Chief Steward Pei to be a maid? We had a new sister in Class B, but she couldn't keep secrets and loved to tell on others, causing us to be punished by the princess several times. Sister Yining, please don't speak loudly."

Her words immediately resonated with everyone, and everyone nodded.

Afterwards, everyone showed expressions of deep hatred and made a gesture to Xiao Yining to keep quiet.

Xiao Yining: ...

Then, Cui Zhiyao explained to Xiao Yining in detail: "Sister Zhang is the granddaughter of Jingzhao Yin. When she first entered the girls' school, something happened in Yanjing. The second Miss Xie who had harmed us before was bumped into by a group of refugees at the city gate when she returned to Yanjing. Manman knew her identity and asked her curiously."

At this point, anger appeared on her face, and she said angrily: "Who would have thought that Zhang Jie would go and complain to the princess, saying that we have an old grudge against Second Miss Xie and don't want Second Miss Xie to come back."

"At that time, the princess had just returned to the girls' school after recovering from a serious illness. Because of this incident, she used us as an example to scare the monkeys and punished us severely." Liu Zhenying took over the conversation with a look of grief and indignation.

Xiao Yining: ..., this is really unlucky.

"Has Second Miss Xie come back?" Xiao Yining pulled her hands away and asked curiously.

As soon as he finished speaking, the little girls looked at each other as if they had something to hide. After a moment, they all sighed at the same time.

Jin Xingman walked over to Xiao Yining and sat down, saying with a gloating tone, "Miss Xie had been missing for a few days, and inexplicably appeared in the red-light district on the eve of her wedding to Prince Su. At that time, Marquis Qiyuan brought Prince Su to the palace to beg the emperor to cancel the marriage. The emperor asked the palace maid to examine Miss Xie's body, and seeing that she was still virgin, he did not agree, and married her into Marquis Qiyuan's mansion with my cousin's tablet."

Little Yining looked at her unconcealed expression, then looked at the other children. Seeing that they all had complicated expressions, he knew that they all had good intentions and none of them would take advantage of the bad guy's misfortune.

At this time, Shangguan Ruyi murmured, "My mother told me that the second Miss Xie disappeared inexplicably. Although it seems to be related to refugees, the method is exactly the same as the disappearance of noble ladies more than 20 years ago. The only difference is that the whereabouts of those noble ladies at that time are still unknown, as if they had evaporated from the face of the earth."

Hearing this, Xiao Yining immediately perked up and asked hurriedly, "Sister Shangguan, were there many refugees at that time?"

Shangguan Ruyi shook her head upon hearing this. "I don't know. My mother only said that Yanjing was in chaos at that time. The late emperor was recuperating in the palace due to illness, and the crown prince was also sent by the late emperor to quell the civil strife. When the crown prince returned, Yanjing's noble ladies were 30% less. Therefore, when the late emperor recovered from his illness, he wanted to depose the crown prince for this crime of negligence, but at that time, all the officials tried their best to stop this."

Little Yining nodded as if she understood, she didn't expect that she could still eat the old melons of the former prince from the same window.

Then, the face of the old eunuch Pei An flashed through her mind, and she remembered that he had said that the late emperor wanted to get rid of all the princes. She couldn't suppress her curiosity and asked hurriedly: "Sister Shangguan, why was the prince killed by the late emperor?"

Before she finished speaking, little Yining was muted again. This time it was Liu Zhenying who did it. She hurriedly said, "Sister Yining, you have been back to the tribe for more than a month. How come you forgot to be careful with your words and actions?"

The other children also made a solemn gesture to her to keep quiet, and whispered: "Walls have ears!"

Xiao Yining: ..., you are so hypocritical, you were clearly talking very enthusiastically just now!

Just at this moment, a strange laughter came from outside the door. In an instant, everyone's face tightened, and they all glanced at the door, then hurried back to their original positions.

A trace of obvious annoyance flashed across Liu Zhenying's face, but she still tried hard not to show it. Instead, she leaned over and whispered softly in little Yining's ear: "The prince deserved it for killing the king and usurping the throne. Sister Yining, please don't ask."

After saying that, she quickly returned to her seat in two steps.

Xiao Yining: ⊙_⊙, are the new classmates so scary?