I embezzled 100,000 taels at the beginning, and the empress begged me to be more greedy

It's noon.

After Jiang Zuo and his group found an inn to stay, Jiang Zuo wrote a letter and ordered someone to deliver it to that address to see if there was any reply.

While I was thinking about it, Master Guo also came back from outside.

"Have you heard any news?"

Jiang Zuo asked.

Master Guo shook his head: "I have asked many people, but no one knows where Miss Chen lives."

"That's strange, is it possible that Siyue is not from the capital?"

Jiang Zuo felt more and more strange.

It's only been half a year since we last met, and now I can't even find Siyue.

"Sir, if we can't find Miss Chen, should we go back to Jiangzhou City?"

Master Guo asked.

"If you can't find it, don't come back."

Jiang Zuo said stubbornly.

Master Guo said, "Your Excellency can also come to the capital to meet the Emperor. After all, the Emperor has summoned you so many times, and now you are here anyway."

Jiang Zuo still shook his head and said, "No."

Seeing that Jiang Zuo was so persistent, Master Guo stopped trying to persuade him.

After a moment of silence, Jiang Zuo said again: "Master Guo, why don't I ask the emperor to give you the title of King of Hannan."

"Give it to me? Absolutely not. This is a special award from the Emperor to you. How dare I?" Naturally, Master Guo didn't dare to accept it.

Jiang Zuo said: "You have also made contributions in this southern expedition, why didn't the empress reward you?"

"I don't need any reward. As long as I can still follow Lord Jiang, that's enough." Master Guo didn't have any demand in this regard. After all, following Jiang Zuo was more useful than any reward.

"If you don't even want this reward, what good things can you expect?"

Jiang Zuo couldn't help but complain.

Master Guo said, "Master Jiang, you can't say that. No matter what, you are the first king of a different surname in the Great Yan Kingdom and the one the emperor values ​​the most. Anyway, you will continue to serve the emperor in the future, so there is no need to resist."

This is something that almost everyone in the world envies, but Jiang Zuo resists it many times.

"Forget it, let's not talk about this anymore. I don't want to meet the empress anyway."

Jiang Zuo slowly closed his eyes and half-lay on the bench.

"Then, sir, what are your plans next?" asked Master Guo.

Jiang Zuo held his forehead, feeling uneasy for some reason. After a moment, he said, "Let's go around the capital first."

Anyway, not many people in the capital city recognize Jiang Zuo.

After taking a sip of tea, Jiang Zuo stood up and walked out.

As Jiang Zuo and Master Guo walked out of the inn, a group of people blocked their way.

The person blocking their way was exactly the person Jiang Zuo least wanted to see.

Thousand Cavalry Division.

The man in the lead was Zhang Huan, who had been conveying messages for the emperor.

Jiang Zuo's face changed and his brows furrowed.

"Meet Lord Jiang. No, meet King Hannan."

Zhang Huan bowed respectfully.

Jiang Zuo stood where he was, looking at the arrival of the Thousand Cavalry Division, his face looking extremely ugly.

He knew very well what the appearance of Qianqisi meant.

It turned out that this Thousand Cavalry Division had been following Jiang Zuo.

Jiang Zuo just reacted at this moment, and suddenly felt a little uneasy.

"Did I fall into a trap?"

Jiang Zuo couldn't help but doubt in his heart.

He had left Jiangzhou City previously, but he kept it extremely secret, and no one knew about it except his own confidants.

Could it be that Qianqisi already knows everything?

"Even, have these people in the court secretly read the letter that Siyue wrote to me?"

Jiang Zuo couldn't help but guess.

"I'm not the King of Hannan yet, you should just call me Lord Jiang." Jiang Zuo said in a flat tone. He couldn't get used to the title of "King of Hannan".

Zhang Huan nodded: "Understood, Lord Jiang."

Jiang Zuo looked at Zhang Huan and asked, "Aren't you in Jiangzhou City? Why did you appear in the capital by chance?"

Zhang Huan did not answer, but asked: "Didn't Lord Jiang say that he had important matters to attend to and could not leave Jiangzhou City? Why did you come to the capital alone?"

Jiang Zuo said calmly, "I suddenly remembered that I had to go to the capital to do something, so I came here."

"Since Lord Jiang has arrived in the capital, please follow me. The emperor has already prepared a place for Lord Jiang to stay."

Zhang Huan still spoke respectfully.

After hearing this, Jiang Zuo still had no reaction and just stood there.

Now that he has been caught red-handed by the Qianqi Division, he will no longer have any excuse to escape.

"Sir, what should I do?"

Master Guo asked in a low voice.

"Go."

Jiang Zuo took a step forward.

"Master Jiang, this way please."

Zhang Huan gestured.

After a while, led by Zhang Huan, the group arrived at a rather spacious and luxurious mansion.

Looking at the decoration of this mansion, Jiang Zuo felt a sense of familiarity for some reason.

Master Guo looked around and said in surprise: "This mansion is exactly the same as the one in Anding County."

After hearing what Master Guo said, Jiang Zuo also understood that this must have been a deliberate arrangement by the emperor.

"Is this something the Emperor specially prepared?"

Jiang Zuo was not happy.

Zhang Huan said, "That's right. His Majesty is worried that Lord Jiang will not be able to adapt to life in the capital, so he ordered people to repair this mansion in advance so that Lord Jiang can recall his hometown even when he is in the capital."

For some reason, Jiang Zuo didn't feel grateful at all when he heard this. Instead, he felt a little creepy.

Why does the empress in the court know so much about what Jiang Zuo's home is like?

Looking around, almost every detail in the mansion has been perfectly restored.

Could it be that the empress sent people to monitor him when he was in Anding County?

Or did the empress specially send people to Anding County to build a new house modeled after Jiang Zuo's mansion, just in preparation for Jiang Zuo's entry into Beijing today?

With such thoughts in mind, the empress must be extremely cunning and difficult to deal with!

Jiang Zuo felt uneasy.

"The Emperor will summon Lord Jiang in the next two days. Lord Jiang, please do not leave."

Zhang Huan said in a persuasive tone.

It is obvious that Jiang Zuo will definitely not be able to escape this time.

Even though he was extremely reluctant, he had to go to meet the empress later.

Jiang Zuo was filled with hatred.

The empress's tactics are so unfathomable!

Even someone as cautious as Jiang Zuo fell into her trap.

I didn't expect that even after doing so much for the empress, I still couldn't escape her control.

"Can't we go anywhere?"

Jiang Zuo looked displeased. These Thousand Cavalrymen in front of him were obviously here to monitor him.

Zhang Huan said, "Don't worry, Lord Jiang. We, the Thousand Cavalry Division, will protect you well. After you meet the Emperor in the next two days, you can move around the capital naturally. If you need anything, just let me know."

Jiang Zuo sighed helplessly in his heart and said calmly: "Alright, alright, you all just wait outside, it doesn't matter."

"Then I will take my leave first." Zhang Huan turned and left.

At this moment, Jiang Zuo and his group were the only ones left in the mansion.

Looking at the garden scene, Jiang Zuo was not in the mood at all.

Jiang Zuo felt miserable when he thought that he might have to meet the emperor tomorrow.

Perhaps now, only Siyue can comfort his heart...