Jiangshan Fengwuzhi

Chapter 126 Yongjing
After the founding of Yong State, the capital was moved three times, and finally settled in Liangchuan City. Liangchuan City has several characteristics, one is its huge scale, and the other is that it has no city walls.

For Yong State, which did not ban foreigners, building a city wall did not make much sense. Instead, not building a city wall could show its broad-mindedness. The foreigners built houses around the capital, stretching out in a long line. When night fell, millions of lights were lit, as vast as the sea, and magnificent.

That night, a fleet of flying cars slowly landed in Yongjing and arrived in front of Prince Xin’s mansion.

"arrive!"

Yin Yucheng shouted excitedly, stood up impatiently, and stepped down before the car stopped.

He had high expectations, but at this moment, he hadn't thought about whether his expectations could be realized.

Before entering the capital, Yin Yucheng sent someone to inform everyone in the palace, so many people were already lined up in front of Prince Xin's palace to welcome him.

In previous situations like this, he would always maintain the aura of a prince and walk back to the palace at a leisurely pace surrounded by the crowd, but today he unconsciously quickened his pace and walked in the front.

"father!"

A young girl came up quickly. It was Yin Yucheng's daughter, Yin Shu.

She looked about fifteen or sixteen years old, with long hair braided in a braid and a slightly dark complexion. She was wearing a tight-fitting outfit that looked very neat, and a pair of deerskin boots on her feet, looking quite dashing.

When she saw Yin Yucheng, Yin Shu showed no joy, but instead asked him a series of questions in a reproachful tone.

"Why are you back so soon?! People in the court say you didn't do your job well, and many people are impeaching you."

"Impeachment is the best." Yin Yucheng responded casually. He looked at his daughter and saw that she was fine. He reached out and pushed her aside, looking at the team welcoming them in front of the mansion gate.

"Can't you be more motivated? What you've done now has made me lose face in front of others. Yesterday, I met with the princesses and the other ladies, and they all laughed at me..."

"Stop, shut up."

Yin Yucheng had no intention of listening to Yin Shu's chatter. He looked around but was surprised not to see the figure he had been dreaming about in the team welcoming him.

"Dad, Daddy."

Yin Shu called out twice more, pulled Yin Yucheng, and asked, "Didn't you hear me asking you? Who is that?"

"Why didn't Feng Niang come to greet me?"

"Tsk, that vixen doesn't live in the mansion, so of course she didn't come."

"But I sent someone to tell her in advance that I would be back tonight. Does she know?"

"I don't know. It's none of my business. Dad, who is that? He's so handsome."

"That's my sworn brother." Yin Yucheng called over the person he sent to deliver the message and asked, "Did you pass the message to her?"

"Reply to the letter, King. I have delivered it."

"How did she respond to you?"

"Say 'got it'."

Yin Yucheng frowned, turned to Yin Shu, and asked, "But you didn't let her come?"

"Oh, what nonsense are you talking about."

Yin Shu snorted coldly, tugged at her father's sleeve, and whispered in a slightly more virtuous tone, "Dad, you should entertain the guests first, don't be rude."

As he spoke, his gaze turned to Gu Jingnian again.

Yin Yucheng nodded, temporarily suppressing the disappointment in his heart, turned to Gu Jingnian, and said with a loud smile: "Brother, come, this is my mansion, you can live here with peace of mind, and after you meet His Majesty, you will be granted a house."

"Thank you, Prince Xin."

"Hey, how many times have I told you to call me brother... why are you pinching me?!"

Yin Yucheng was halfway through his words when he suddenly frowned and looked at Yin Shu behind him.

Yin Shuzheng was pinching his back gently with her fingers, trying to remind him to introduce her, but was suddenly scolded. She glared at Yin Yucheng and softened her voice.

"Dad, who is this young man?"

"Didn't I tell you? He is my brother, you can call him Uncle Gu."

Yin Shu didn't call out, but looked at Gu Jingnian again and said, "I think he is only two years older than me. How can Dad have the nerve to become sworn brothers with him?"

On the other side, Pei Nian saw that she was quite interested in Gu Jingnian, so he simply stepped forward, took Gu Jingnian's hand, and put an end to her entanglement neatly and efficiently.

"This is Miss Pei, your uncle Gu's..."

"It's getting late, please go to the mansion and rest early."

Yin Shu interrupted Yin Yucheng without waiting for him to finish his sentence.

She felt that Pei Nian's action was directed at her, and responded with a provocative look.

Everyone entered the mansion and settled the guests in a courtyard to the west. Yin Shu followed behind Yin Yucheng and complained in a low voice.

"My daughter has reached a certain age, and I don't worry about her anymore. I just think about remarrying all the time."

"Is it because I don't care? Isn't it because you are too picky?"

"Then I must outdo all their husbands, so they don't have to brag to me all day long." Yin Shu muttered, and asked, "Dad, that couple doesn't look very loving..."

"Because they are not husband and wife yet."

"Then you arranged for them to stay in one room?"

"This matter is complicated." Yin Yucheng said, "I'll tell you when I'm free. It's getting late. You should go to bed early."

His mind was not on these things and he walked in a hurry.

It was a moonlit night, and although the weather was cold, the moonlight was nice. He thought that if Feng Niang was still awake, he could invite her to have a drink with him, which would be a pleasant thing.

Thinking of this, he sent Yin Shu away, burned incense, took a bath, changed his clothes, and went out, heading towards the outskirts of the city.

It was a small house on the outskirts of the city, looking a bit shabby.

Of course Yin Yucheng could buy a big house for Feng Niang, but she just refused to agree. When he was too enthusiastic, her face would turn cold, making him dare not say anything.

At this time, the gate of the house was closed and the lights inside were off.

This made Yin Yucheng a little hesitant. He wandered outside the door for a long time and wanted to turn around and leave several times. However, the urge to meet her made him raise his hand and knock on the door in the end.

"Tuk-tuk-tuk."

The knocks on the door lasted for a long time before someone finally opened the door. It was Lao Hei, who looked sleepy with a coat draped over his shoulders. "Prince Xin? What's the matter?"

"Is Feng Niang asleep?"

"It's so late, of course I'm asleep." Lao Hei replied unhappily.

Yin Yucheng was stunned and asked, "She knew I was coming back tonight, but she still slept?"

"if not."

Faced with such an answer, Yin Yucheng was a little at a loss for words.

He had had many women, and which one of them didn't surround him every day, asking about his well-being and asking about his affairs? But it was rare to find someone as heartless as Feng Niang.

In his heart he resented her ruthlessness, yet from time to time he had some self-consoling doubts.

"She...is she angry with me?"

Lao Hei was also stunned and asked, "Why is she angry with you?"

"How should I know?" Yin Yucheng asked tentatively, "Could it be that I have been away for too long?"

Lao Hei blinked blankly, thinking that Prince Xin was really mentally ill and even dumber than Gao Changgan.

Seeing that he didn't answer, Yin Yucheng thought that he had guessed it right, and immediately became anxious, and asked: "Can you wake up Feng Niang? I will explain something to her."

"She's asleep, of course we can't wake her up." Lao Hei said as a matter of course.

Yin Yucheng guessed that Feng Niang was not asleep yet and was testing him on purpose. Then he realized that he was too anxious. He took two deep breaths, put his hands behind his back, and regained his usual calm demeanor when interacting with other women.

He smiled slightly and deliberately raised his voice so that it could be heard in the main house.

"I brought a pot of good wine. On this beautiful day, let's drink a cup and talk about what we have seen and heard on the border. Isn't that a good thing?"

Unfortunately, Lao Hei is not one of those women who would please him with romantic affairs. Upon hearing this, he just muttered, "Bullshit about the beautiful scenery."

After a while, there was no movement from the main house, so Lao Hei started to drive people away.

"Let me see Feng Niang, she knows I'm coming back tonight..."

"Boom."

Lao Hei closed the door without hesitation, bolted it, rubbed his eyes and went back to the next door room.

"What's wrong?" Yan Er turned over and said, "I heard that person chattering outside again."

"Don't worry about him, he's sick."

Lao Hei was very sleepy. He muttered something under his breath and fell asleep. In a daze, he could still hear Yin Yucheng shouting outside.

But that person definitely wouldn't dare to break in, because Feng Niang had set rules for him.

Gradually, the sound finally stopped.

After a long time, when Lao Hei was falling asleep, he heard a knock on the door again.

He was immediately annoyed.

"Shit, you really think you're a piece of shit."

Cursing under his breath, he pulled open the bolt, ready to teach Yin Yucheng a lesson.

However, the next moment, his pupils shook, and he rubbed his eyes, showing a look of disbelief.

"you……"

The two people outside the door quickly came in and closed the door.

"Is Feng Niang here?" one of them asked.

Lao Hei couldn't answer and just nodded blankly.

"Where are the others?" the visitor asked again.

This question once again left Lao Hei speechless.

Before he could speak, a woman in the main room asked.

"is it you?"

The voice contained one part laziness, one part doubt, one part fear, one part disbelief, and six parts surprise.

Soon, the door was opened.

Just now, Yin Yucheng was talking outside the house, and Feng Niang actually heard it, but she just thought it was too noisy, so she turned over and went back to sleep. But when she heard the person talking, she rushed out immediately.

He looked at the figure standing in the yard. The young man was tall and slender, with an elegant demeanor. Who else could it be but Gu Jingnian?

The two looked at each other in silence for a long time.

Gao Changgan, who was standing behind Gu Jingnian, scratched his head, inexplicably feeling that he was somewhat redundant. Fortunately, when he turned around, he saw Lao Hei's happy eyes.

"It's really you, you are not dead." Feng Niang murmured.

Gu Jingnian thought this was a stupid question, shrugged, and said, "Is it strange that I'm not dead?"

After a moment of distraction, Feng Niang came back to her senses, wiped her face, and smiled, saying leisurely: "Yes, Master Gu is a man of his word. Since he promised to take me to Woye, I believe he will not break his promise."

Gu Jingnian smiled knowingly, then asked, "Where are the others?"

The smile on Feng Niang's face froze a little, she looked up at the sky and said, "Let's go inside and talk."

"it is good."

Gu Jingnian followed Feng Niang into the house and smelled a faint fragrance. The house was simply decorated, far inferior to her small building in Jing. There was only a small table beside the couch, on which were writing brushes, ink, paper and inkstone.

"See for yourself."

Feng Niang took out a booklet from under the pillow and handed it to Gu Jingnian, then took his hand and asked him to sit down beside the couch.

It seems that she still keeps the habit of writing a diary.

(End of this chapter)