Chapter 238: The World Has Changed, and Things and People Are No Longer the Same

It took half a month to get from Dazhou to Shu. If you were traveling normally, it would take more than twenty days to arrive. However, it rained for a few days on the way and delayed the journey for two or three days. So when Ye Qingcheng returned to the imperial capital of Shu, it was the Double Ninth Festival. Three days have passed.

They rode lightly and simply along the way. Except for a few personal masters brought by Yunting and Ye Qingcheng's own secret guards, there were no other servants accompanying them. Moreover, Ye Qingcheng had been dressing up in men's clothing since leaving Dazhou, and the two of them rode horses. On the road, I had to do all my own food, clothing, housing and transportation. The team was small and a little dressed up, so it hardly attracted any attention.

When they were still thirty miles away from the prosperous capital of Shu, Ye Qingcheng and Yunting abandoned their horses, switched to carriages, and arrived at the imperial city in the style of traveling merchants.

The carriage stopped outside the solemn and majestic city gate. Yunting opened the curtain, and a layer of ice slowly covered the gentle face. The eyes looking in the direction of the city gate were particularly cold, revealing a bone-eroding look. Hate.

Underneath the hatred, there is a deep and suppressed sadness and pain.

"After entering the imperial city, go to the princess's mansion first." Ye Qingcheng said in a calm tone, "Don't show your face for the next two days. Revenge will come step by step. You have been waiting for three years. There is no rush for these two days."

Yunting tightened his lips, closed his eyes, slowly lowered the car curtain, and leaned in the closed car in silence.

The carriage drove slowly into the city.

Although the customs and customs of each country are slightly different, the scenery of the imperial capital is similar. The streets are bustling with traffic, and there are many shops on both sides, showing noisy and prosperity.

Half an hour later, the carriage stopped outside the gate of the inner city. Ye Qingcheng showed his token. After arousing a burst of disbelieving surprise from the imperial guards, he successfully entered the inner city and stopped outside the gate of Princess Qingcheng's Mansion. Come down.

"Both the housekeepers and the maids in my princess's mansion are all trustworthy. I moved out of the palace two years ago, and no one has successfully placed an informant into my princess's mansion."

Yunting leaned against the carriage in silence, his eyebrows slightly gloomy, and it took him a while to come back to his senses: "Don't all the princesses who have not left the palace live in the palace?"

"It's inconvenient to live in the palace." Ye Qingcheng said calmly, "With Rui'er here, I have to find some way."

Yunting was silent for a moment and nodded: "Thank you."

Ye Qingcheng smiled nonchalantly: "It seems that I am really unfamiliar."

Yunting was startled, and a look of apology flashed across his face: "It's not that I'm unfamiliar."

He lowered his eyebrows and sighed, and took the initiative to reach out and hug her, "I really thank you, Qingcheng, thank you for protecting Rui'er, thank you for never giving up on me in the past three years, and thank you for being willing to tolerate my cowardice, I..."

"I am not omnipotent." Ye Qingcheng said calmly, "I try my best to do what I should do, but I am also a selfish person. There is no such thing as kindness without profit in return. As long as you understand my Just think about it and know what to do next.”

Yunting hummed in a low voice: "It's all up to you."

Ye Qingcheng said: "Get off the car."

The two got off the carriage and walked into the princess's mansion. Although they entered the imperial city quietly without attracting anyone's attention, a token was required to enter the inner city. The moment the token was shown outside the inner city gate, the ninth princess returned to the imperial city. The news could no longer be concealed, and the Ninth Princess Mansion was located in a prime location in the inner city where there were many mansions of powerful people. It was impossible for the carriage to arrive outside the gate of the Princess Mansion without any movement.

Especially since Princess Qingcheng is probably not in Dazhou right now. The gate of the princess's mansion is closed and guests have been refused for a long time. The sudden appearance of the carriage outside the princess's mansion will inevitably arouse others' suspicion.

In this stage of increasingly fierce competition for the heir apparent, there were many eyes on the various forces in the imperial city. It was expected to notice the abnormality here, but Ye Qingcheng did not care.

It also takes some time for the informants to report to their respective masters, and they may not necessarily recognize Yunting at a glance. Even if they have doubts later, Ye Qingcheng has a way to deal with it.

The environment in the princess's mansion was quiet and quiet. The housekeeper came out with his maid to greet her. The palace guard closed the door after the princess entered the mansion.

"No need to salute." Ye Qingcheng said in a calm tone, "I want to take a shower and change clothes. I will go and prepare first. Later, I will clean up Lingyan Pavilion for the young master to live in. You don't know the young master I brought home today, and you don't know him. I don’t know what his last name is, and where he comes from. I only know that his name is Master Ling Yan, and he is not allowed to reveal a word outside this mansion. "

The butler and maids all responded in unison, with respectful expressions on their faces, without even the slightest hint of curiosity.

"After bathing and changing clothes, I need to go to the palace first." Ye Qingcheng turned to look at Yunting, "The palace will soon know about my return. Instead of waiting for the emperor to send someone to summon me, I should take the initiative to see him. "

Yunting nodded silently.

The two of them walked to Ye Qingcheng's Qingyun Palace together, and Ye Qingcheng said: "I know you want to go into the palace with me now and cut that man into pieces, but from this moment on, the first thing you need to do is to endure."

Yunting said: "I know, you don't have to worry."

Ye Qingcheng hummed, reached out and pinched his face: "Stay here and read. There is a formation set up by me outside Qingyun Palace. No one can come in, and no one will disturb you."

As soon as Yuntingfu entered the main courtyard, he saw the formation set up here. After all, Qi Men Dun Jia is a very common and most commonly used skill in Jiuxiao Pavilion, but Ye Qingcheng is proficient in Qi Men Dun Jia, which he has known for a long time. Yes, it was just that we were both still young at that time and all the tragedies had not happened yet. He just found Qimen Dunjia novel and interesting. He liked watching Ye Qingcheng demonstrate these seemingly profound and mysterious techniques, but he did not expect...

After all, things have changed and people have changed.

The carefree and joyful days of my youth can never come back again.

Yunting stood in front of the window, his eyebrows tinged with confusion.

After Ye Qingcheng took a bath, she put on a grand crimson brocade palace dress and took a carriage into the palace. When the carriage arrived outside the palace gate, she showed her token, which shocked the imperial guards guarding the palace gate: "Ninth Princess? "

He thought he was dazzled, the Ninth Princess was an illusion, and the token was also an illusion.

Shouldn't the Ninth Princess be in Dazhou at this time? Why... why did you come back suddenly?

"I want to see my father." Ye Qingcheng said calmly, "I have some clues about the disappearance of the prince and brother that I want to report to my father."

Once they heard that the prince was missing, how could the Royal Forest Army dare to delay? He quickly reported it to the commander of the Royal Forest Army, who personally led the ninth princess to meet the saint.

As for why the Ninth Princess suddenly returned from Dazhou and what happened there, we can figure it out later.