A life of ups and downs is pure joy

It was a long journey for Xiao Qiannan and his companions to travel from Yinan to Dayan, but fortunately they had the lively Jia Xu with them along the way, so the journey was not boring.

"The foreign lands coexist with Dayan. Could it be that Big Brother's poisoning this time is related to Dayan?"

Xiao Qiannan was a little worried about the journey ahead when she thought of this. After all, she hadn't seen her second brother for more than six years, and her eldest brother had even stolen her love.

"I don't think it's necessarily related to Dayan, but I'm afraid it's related to the previous dynasty."

Ever since his elder brother Lin Yuzhi and sister-in-law Ning Xiaoqi went to their fiefdom, Lin Mo also learned that the fourth prince Ning Junze, who had previously been uninterested in government affairs, had changed his ways and was spending time with the third prince Ning Chengxian day and night, conspiring to establish a long faction.

"Mo'er, are you suspicious of the Imperial Concubine?"

Jia Xu asked.

"The Third Prince is her son, so she will naturally help him. After all, she and her aunt have been fighting for more than twenty years."

Xiao Qiannan suddenly understood when she heard this.

"In the early years, when the former crown prince was still alive, the emperor was in good health and in his prime. Since the crown prince's death, the emperor's health has been declining day by day. Now that the crown prince has not been appointed, each faction has its own plans."

As the leader of the imperial guards, Jia Xu naturally knew more about the matter than anyone else.

"Yes, behind Sixth Brother is Auntie and the Xiao family. If the eldest son of the Xiao family falls seriously ill, it will save them a lot of trouble. If they can't poison the prince, then poisoning the ministers is extremely abominable."

When Xiao Qiannan said this, he clenched his fists in anger.

"So the most important thing now is to heal Brother Xiao. It's a long journey, and you two will suffer."

The Jia family and the Xiao family are now in the same boat. No matter how frivolous Jia Xu is, he knows the seriousness of the matter.

"I heard that Brother Six and Brother Fan both went to Dayan?"

Xiao Qiannan suddenly remembered that Lin Ancai had told her about the marriage, so she asked.

"According to the time, they should have arrived."

Jia Xu said.

"Then we have to speed up. With them around, we'll have someone to look after us when we get to Dayan."

Hearing this, Lin Mo ordered the driver to speed up.

Ning Sijue and the others were delayed for a few days in the gathering place, so they arrived two days later than expected. However, the journey was smooth, which surprised both of them.

"It went so smoothly this time. I wonder how big brother and Gong Liehou are doing."

Xiao Fan said with some disbelief and worry.

Ning Sijue who was standing beside him was also puzzled. He and Xiao Yi had made all the necessary arrangements for this trip, and the secret guards had followed them all the way. He never expected that Shadow had made such a wasted trip.

"Third Brother will not fail to take action. Could it be that we are misjudging the direction?"

Ning Sijue pondered for a moment and suddenly said.

"Could it be Big Brother?"

Xiao Fan also realized that something was wrong.

"We're almost in Tokyo, don't panic."

Ning Sijue looked at the somewhat panicked Xiao Fan and hurriedly said that this capital city was where he had been a hostage for more than ten years, and it was also a place that he would never forget in his life. The god in this city was the devil in his heart.

As for Xiao Yi, Ning Sijue believed that he could handle it.

Gong Kou Shi was very alert early in the morning. She waited for the civil officials to come and greet her before she slowly went out to welcome Da Sheng's wedding procession and her future princess.

At the city gate, the huge wedding procession could be seen from afar. Ning Sijue and Xiao Fan had already changed to fine horses and were riding at the front of the procession. The eighth princess, Ning Anruo, who was about sixteen years old, traveled thousands of miles from Dasheng to Dayan after trekking through mountains and rivers.

The feeling of homesickness and exhaustion broke down in an instant when she lifted the carriage curtain and saw the majestic Tokyo city gate. She burst into tears. The maidservants and old women accompanying her hurriedly wiped her tears and comforted her.

"From now on, I will never see my father and mother again."

Ning Anruo's crying was so pitiful that it really made people feel pity.

A group of people had already met at the city gate, and Ning Sijue and Gong Kou Shi exchanged glances for a long time.

"Brother Proton, after all these years, do you still practice the moves that Master taught you?"

Gong Kou Shi spoke.

Xiao Fan was about to reprimand the young prince for his disrespectful words, but he saw Ning Sijue smile, signaling him not to be angry.

"Si Jue will never forget Master's careful teaching. Brother Shi'er has grown a lot over the years and is no longer the naughty little boy he used to be."

Ning Sijue raised his hands towards the city wall while speaking, then looked at Gong Kou Shi with a smile and said.

"Even so, I won't say any more pleasantries. Let's go into the city first."

After Gong Koushi finished speaking, the ministers made way for him and the two of them rode side by side into the city.

Ning Sijue looked at Gong Kou Shi's face that looked very similar to his good friend, lowered his head and smiled, and past events flooded into his mind.

"Hey, prisoner, do you have to practice martial arts like this every day?"

The young Ning Sijue was doing horse stance in Tailai Villa when a little boy with his hair tied up in a neat crown and gorgeous clothes came over with his hands behind his back and asked.

Ning Sijue glanced at him and ignored him, continuing to do horse stance, because if he didn't do it for three hours today, his master would come and scold and beat him again.

"Why are you ignoring me?"

The little boy said angrily, stepping forward and looking up to question.

"Go away, this is not the place for you to have fun."

Ning Sijue didn't know where this little brat came from.

"Nonsense! Is there any place in Tokyo that this prince can't go to?"

The little boy said arrogantly, and then walked around Ning Sijue who was still doing horse stance.

Just as he was about to trip Ning Sijue, a man's voice came.

"Shi'er, stop making trouble and go back home with daddy."

The young man Ning Sijue was very familiar with this voice. He raised his head and saw the man who frightened him so much that he was trembling all over walking towards him.

The little boy also walked towards his father happily, but halfway through he turned back and stuck out his tongue and made a face at Ning Sijue.

In the years that followed, the little boy would often come to Tailai Villa to peek at him practicing martial arts. Although he was very naughty, he would only do so in moderation.

Ning Sijue never talked much to him because he knew that the boy was the only son of the devilish Sixth Prince.

Until that day, when Ning Sijue was practicing calligraphy, the little boy walked in with tears on his face. Without saying anything, he walked up to her and tore her calligraphy into pieces, then lay on the table and started crying.

The young man Ning Sijue stood up, not knowing what was going on, and looked around, at a loss as to what to do.

"Don't look, my father and master are not here, I came here secretly."

Gong Kou Shi raised her head, her face streaked with tears, and she sobbed as she finished speaking before continuing to cry.

"what happened to you?"

After a long time, the young man Ning Sijue asked.

"Father doesn't love Shi'er anymore, and no one wants Shi'er anymore."

Gong Kou Shi sobbed, sounding very aggrieved.

Ning Sijue looked at the little boy who was only seven or eight years old and slowly sat down.

"My father...my father doesn't want me anymore."

The young man Ning Sijue said uncomfortably.

"really?"

The little boy raised his head and looked at the big brother in front of him with tears in his eyes.

"Ah."

Ning Sijue nodded and continued to ask.

"Your father is the Sixth Prince, how could he not want you?"

"Today is my mother's death anniversary. I accidentally knocked over the fruit bowl in front of her memorial tablet, and my father scolded me. He simply doesn't want me anymore."

The little boy said aggrievedly.

"I just wanted to wipe it for my mother...but Daddy just scolded me. He really doesn't like Shier anymore."

"No, the master is just angry. He's probably looking for you everywhere now. Come home quickly."

The young man Ning Sijue looked at the little boy and said.

"Shi'er, why are you here? The prince is so worried."

The old ghost Xue Modao saw Gong Kou Shi lying on the table with her butt sticking up in the yard, and hurried over and said anxiously.

"Humph, Daddy doesn't like Shi'er, so I'll just stay in jail here like him, and be a child no one wants."

Gong Kou Shi turned around and saw the old ghost walking towards her, pointing at Ning Sijue angrily.

"Alright, Shi'er, be obedient. Today is your mother's death anniversary. The prince was in a bad mood and said harsh words to you. He's so worried now that he can't find you."

The old ghost stepped forward, picked up the naughty child and spoke gently. Ning Sijue looked up at the master who taught him martial arts. He never thought that he could speak in such a gentle voice.

After they left, Ning Sijue picked up the jade pendant in his waist bag.

"Mother, my father no longer wants Jue'er. Do you no longer want me?"

The boy burst into tears.

From that day on, the little boy would still come to Tailai Villa, but the difference from before was that he would bring peach blossom cakes to himself and call him "Brother Proton".

"Brother Proton, you have to go home."

"Father said that he would send you home in a few days."

On the city wall, the old ghost Xue Modao looked at Ning Sijue riding side by side with Gong Kou Shi, and the corners of his mouth twitched. If you look closely, he showed a rare smile, but it disappeared in an instant.