Records of Mysterious Things in the Southern Dynasties

Chapter 163: Capital (3800 votes plus more)
Inside the Fengge on the painted boat.

Seeing the prince embarrassed, the princess smiled and said, "Okay, sister was just teasing you. I didn't know that among so many brothers, you are the only one with human touch."

"That's not the case. They are just young." The prince smiled bitterly and sat down beside the bed, and asked, "Sister, how did you fall into the water?"

"I was looking at my reflection in the water from the bow. The rippling water was so interesting. I felt that the constantly distorted Xiao Yuhuan was the real me." The princess replied half-truthfully, "I couldn't help but jump."

"Alas, my sister has such a hard time..." The prince looked at Princess Yongkang Xiao Yuhuan with heartache. He had a strong ability of empathy, so he could understand her pain. It was also because of this that he could not bear to refuse Princess Yongkang when she asked to go out with him to relax.

"But no matter what, after being rescued, I didn't want to die anymore." Xiao Yuhuan couldn't bear to make the prince sad anymore, so she smiled and said, "So I am very grateful to those two strangers who jumped into the water to save me without hesitation."

"Yes." The prince nodded in agreement, "They saved my sister. I will thank them in person later."

"So, when I heard that they were here to seek medical advice for my sister, I helped them." Xiao Yuhuan said proudly, "I, Yongkang, never owe anyone a favor."

"Sister, don't you hate using magical powers the most? Why..." the prince asked in confusion.

"I hate being forced to use my magical powers. It's a different story when I want to use them myself." The princess looked at the prince and said, "If you need me in the future, I will definitely save you."

"Royal sister." The prince sniffed with emotion and said, "I won't give you this opportunity."

He coughed and said, "Come here, please bring those three over."

"Yes." The eunuch responded and went down to convey the order.

After a while, the person who came in was the Prince's Right Guard Wu Zhe.

He leaned close to the prince's ear and whispered a few words. The prince nodded calmly, and after Wu Zhe left, he whispered to the princess, "There are some questions about the identities of those three people."

"What's the problem?" the princess asked with a frown.

"They are actually criminals escorted by the Gou Chen Si." The prince replied.

"If you pardon them, they will no longer be criminals, right?" the princess said nonchalantly.

"How can I pardon them when I don't even know what they have done?" The Crown Prince was not so easy to talk to. He shook his head and said, "Even if they really have extenuating circumstances, I cannot bypass my father and release the prisoners privately."

"Being afraid of this and that, it's boring to be a crown prince." The princess pouted and said, "They saved my life, what crime can't be forgiven? If you don't want to help, forget it. I'll go talk to my father myself."

"I didn't say I won't help." The prince had no choice but to surrender and said, "I'll ask Old Wu to go to the Gouchen Division to retrieve the case files. As long as they are not crazy and have committed heinous crimes, I will speak for you."

"Okay, hurry up, don't wait until their heads are chopped off before you go to plead for mercy." The princess raised her eyebrows and said, "I've made this clear, when the time comes, I will reattach their heads one by one!"

The prince thought, from now on you have to call me uncle. He had no choice but to say, "Don't worry, no one dares to make a judgment without asking me about the cases I'm involved in."

"He still looks like a prince." Xiao Yuhuan then smiled and said, "I'll leave it to you, brother."

"Don't worry, I will also take care of myself so that you don't call me uncle anymore." The prince sighed.

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Ren Yuan and the other two waited in the teahouse for a long time. They heard a commotion outside at first, then it gradually became quiet. It was obvious that no one had left the room, as if they had been forgotten.

In the end, it was Zuan who opened the door of the tea room and said to the three people unhappily: "Let's go, what are you waiting for?"

"Can we go now?" Chen Baxian stood up with a smile.

"Why, are you still waiting for the prince to treat you to a meal?" Zu An asked.

"Even if I invite you, I'll have to wait until another day. I really can't eat today." Chen Baxian rubbed his round belly. Zuan glanced at the empty table and muttered, "Damn it, don't even think of leaving some for me."

As they were talking, the three of them came out of the tea room and saw Diwuwei, Nangong and Yang Zhong were all there.

The Fifth Dimension did not say anything about their behavior of jumping off the ship, which caused them so much trouble. He just smiled and said, "Let's go back to our own ship."

With a wave of his hand, he brought everyone back to their small sailboat.

Ren Yuan and Chen Baxian looked at each other. With their combined intelligence, they both understood that this was a hint from the fifth building owner. If he didn't let them off today, they would have no chance of pulling off this mess.

"Sorry for causing trouble to the two owners." The two men quickly apologized honestly.

"You are doing what is right, what's wrong with that?" Fifth Dimension said with a smile, "But, can you give us a heads up next time?"

"This happened suddenly." Chen Baxian whispered, "It was all subconscious."

"Haha, okay..." The Fifth Dimension nodded and said, "This is what a passionate young man should be like."

"..."Ren Yuan knew that the fifth building owner had seen Chen Baxian's sneaky movements of pulling him.

But there was no way to explain this matter, so he could only pretend to be confused. Fortunately, the owner of the fifth building did not intend to delve into it and went back to the cabin to continue reciting his report.

Nangong looked at Ren Yuan with a smile, as if he had seen through everything.

When Ren Yuan was about to lose his temper, she chuckled and said, "By the way, the prince originally planned to summon you, but after hearing about your current status, it was not convenient, so he changed it to a reward."

"That's great. I was just worried about not having enough money to settle down in Beijing." Chen Baxian rubbed his hands and smiled.

"No need for resettlement fees. Our company will provide you with food and accommodation, and maybe even see you to the end of your life." Zuan said with a strange smile.

“Don’t talk nonsense.” Nangong glared at Zuan, then continued, “I’ve asked the palace servants to deliver the reward to the Gou Chen Division. If you need anything later, you can get it from here.”

"Okay, okay, we'll listen to you, elder sister." Ren Yuan and the others were very well behaved. They heard the noise of Wu Weizhu scolding Nangong. They knew her current mood, which must not be very good.

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The sailboat entered Jiankang City from Shuixi Gate and sailed along the Qinhuai River for a long time.

This ancient capital of five dynasties with a population of one million had two Jing counties, each of which was too large. The Qinhuai River was the boundary between the two counties, with the northern side under the jurisdiction of Jiankang County and the southern side under the jurisdiction of Moling County.

Unlike Chang'an and Luoyang, Jiankang did not have a strict market system. The streets were crowded with cars and pedestrians, and street vendors were bustling with all kinds of goods. Although it was not as orderly and majestic as Chang'an and Luoyang, it was free, prosperous and full of vitality.

Ren Yuan and Chen Baxian opened their eyes wide and looked greedily at the daily life on both sides of the strait, because this might be their last freedom.

The sailboat passed through Jiankang City and entered Xuanwu Lake, and docked at Qilin Wharf on the south bank.

Qilin Wharf is named after Qilin City.

Since the Jin Dynasty, the Southern Dynasties had built several cities around Taicheng, where the imperial palace and central institutions were located, to protect the center.

The most famous ones are Shitou City, Dongzhou City, Xifu City, Danyang County City... Almost all important government offices are stationed in special cities. Gouchensi is no exception, and Qilin City is its station.

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