The King Knows His Way Chapter 5

It would take a full half month to get from the inn where everyone stayed to the royal city, even if they traveled day and night. The horses used in the carriages were all good horses. With a whip, they could run like clouds. Riley insisted on riding in the carriage at first, but after being hit on the head three or four times, she finally reluctantly left the stove and came out to ride horses with the others. The wind blew on the mountain road, and she felt that even her ears were frozen off, and her nose and face were red, so she cursed Logan in her heart.

If Master comes back to life again next time, I must let him take my brother away with him!

The spring chill this year seemed to last particularly long. Willows and flowers were already blooming on both sides of the road, but the air was still cold. The hot breakfast stalls were crowded with people. After eating a bowl of porridge with the aroma of fish fillets, my hands and feet finally warmed up. Riley wiped her mouth and paid the bill, then went all the way back to Jinxiufang - a contact point secretly set up by the Southwest Palace in the royal city. It was a fabric shop, the owner was named Zou Man, and his wife was Logan's childhood wet nurse, who was sent to this royal city more than ten years ago.

"Uncle Zou." Riley greeted him while holding a bag of snacks. "Where are the others?"

"They are all in the study." Zou Man motioned him to lower his voice, "The prince doesn't look happy, the little prince has to be careful."

Unhappy again? Riley was puzzled. She had been trying so hard to get to the royal city before, and now that she had finally arrived, shouldn't she celebrate and have a feast tonight?

"Little Prince, did you buy this for the prince?" Zou Man asked again, "This snack is really good, but it's best to eat it while it's hot."

"Give it to Aunt Zou. I'd better not go and bring bad luck upon myself." Riley decisively stuffed the snack bag into his hands to avoid hurting innocent people again.

"Hey, hey, little prince, where are you going again?" Zou Man called behind him.

"Go out for a walk!" Riley stepped on the treetop with one foot and climbed over the courtyard wall.

Zou Man was so headached by what he saw. The prince had already said that he would come secretly this time, so why was the little prince running around everywhere? It would be terrible if someone saw him, as this was under the feet of the emperor.

Although the royal city is big, Riley is not the type who likes to watch the fun. After walking aimlessly on the street for a while, he looked up and happened to see a Hongyun Pawn Shop.

Hongyun Pawnshop... where Shada lived? Riley looked around and saw that no one was paying attention, so he slipped in through the door.

A yard of hens.

Riley: ...

When they saw someone breaking in, the hens thought someone was coming to feed them, so they swarmed over with a clucking sound. Riley was complaining in her heart, but she heard someone walking towards this side.

"Look, isn't this just because the chicken is hungry?" After the wooden door was opened, two men came in, one fat and one thin.

"It's different now than before. It's better to be careful when you have guests at home." The thin man said, "Pay attention to what's going on outside to avoid any trouble."

"Yes, yes, you are right. Now that we have finished looking at it, it is just a chicken coop. Can we go back now?" another person yawned.

Riley hid behind the millstone and watched the two people leave, then followed quietly behind.

The pawnshop was not big, so Riley soon figured out the layout. There were only two guest houses, one of which had someone living in it. Judging from the accent and the dress, it seemed that the person was indeed from the Western Regions.

The people in the room were eating. Riley stared at them for a while and felt a little puzzled. Although he didn't know much about the An-ǔ Kingdom, since he could unite with the Chu Kingdom to erect a barrier in the desert, this Shada should have some ability and vigilance. But why didn't he hide his whereabouts at all, and actually sat in the middle of the hall so swaggeringly, and there was not even a guard around him?

After finishing his meal, Shada got up and walked around the yard twice, then went back to his bedroom to wash up and rest. Before going to bed, he specifically asked what he wanted to eat the next morning. It seemed that he only cared about eating and sleeping.

Riley: ...

Who is this King Shada? How can he be so stupid? It doesn’t go according to the agreed conspiracy.

The pawnshop in front was still doing a booming business. Riley grew up in the southwest. She was good at ** and was often dressed up as a girl, so she was not afraid of being discovered. She walked in with a hairpin in her hand and stepped on the lotus step to pawn her things. While talking, she observed the surroundings and found nothing unusual.

"Miss." Someone followed me out of the pawnshop.

Riley stopped and took a look at him, and saw that he was a man in his twenties with a greasy face.

"Miss, are you in trouble?" The man smiled sweetly, and the scent of powder on his body was so strong that it made people's noses itch when they got closer.

Riley rolled her eyes at him and walked forward on her own, thinking to herself, "Please don't be so tactless as to pull me, or I'll chop off your hand."

"Miss, be careful with this. This man is a pimp of Hongxianglou." An aunt reminded in a low voice as they passed by.

Riley raised her eyebrows. You are from a brothel...

"Miss, Miss, please walk slower." The man caught up with her again.

Riley turned around, biting her lower lip and tearing up: "My master died suddenly a few days ago, and I was rushing to raise money to bury him. Big brother, please don't hold me back anymore."

"Oh..." The man was overjoyed and asked hurriedly, "How is the lady going to raise the money?"

Riley replied: "I plan to sell my brother."

man:...

ha?

"Do you want it?" Riley asked.

The man was not discouraged and asked again: "Is your brother as handsome as Miss?"

Riley felt a lump in her heart. She was planning to just tease him and leave, but how could he take it so seriously?

I would like to sell it, but I'm afraid you don't dare to buy it.

"Go, go, go." The auntie saw that the man was still pestering her and couldn't bear to see a good girl being abducted to such a place, so she simply stepped forward and pulled Riley away, leading her to the alley before letting go, and told her to go home quickly. When she returned to the street, she saw a large group of people gathered around and talking. After asking, she found out that the elf slave suddenly had red spots all over his face for some reason, and went to the clinic crying like a pig.

The aunt was surprised and reached out to touch the cloth bag around her waist. Unexpectedly, a small golden bean appeared in it.

Riley clapped her hands and hummed a little tune as she returned to the Brocade Shop.

But the palace was unusually quiet at this time.

Three days ago, Liam left the palace and went to the south of the Yangtze River, leaving the Grand Tutor to lead the six ministries to temporarily handle important affairs of the court.

The court officials discussed this privately, and they didn't know why the emperor suddenly made this decision without any sign beforehand.

The emperor's tour was naturally grand, and even though Liam never liked extravagance, the procession on the official road was also very large. After a few days of walking and passing through Jinhe City, they could take a boat south from the canal and head all the way to Qianye City.

Eunuch Sixi was sitting in another carriage, wanting to go out and find a chance to secretly ask Adrian why he suddenly wanted to go to Jiangnan again. Although the riverbank construction was also a big deal, the court was so restless that the emperor was not at ease guarding the royal city, so how could he run away?

I have been trying to figure out the emperor's will for so many years, and this is the only time I am completely confused.

Liam was in a good mood. He had been in the palace for too long and it would be nice to be able to get out and see the light of day somewhere else.

In the brocade shop in the royal city, Logan locked himself in the study, and no one knew what he was thinking.

After so much hard work, there are many spies, assassins, guards, eunuchs, and maids sent from the southwest in the palace. So whenever there is any disturbance, the news will be sent back to the southwest as soon as possible. However, this time, the difficulty is that the secret line does not know that their master will come to the royal city so soon. The people sent out have been gone for only two days, and they are probably missing each other somewhere.

"Do you want to go to Jiangnan with me?" Duan Nian tested.

"Why do you think he wants to leave at this time?" Logan asked.

Duan Nian shook his head: "I don't know, but the prince has kept this trip secret, so it shouldn't be..."

"Why, do you mean that the King of Chu wants to avoid me?" Logan laughed, "He was able to win the position of Crown Prince among so many brothers. Do you think he is so petty that he will always be obsessed with the dispute between him and me, and even leave the city to hide?"

Duan Nian was a little speechless.

"Let's wait a few days before going to Jiangnan." Logan said, "It's a good opportunity to see what kind of trouble will happen in the royal city."

"Yes." Duan Nian nodded in acceptance.

"How is Sada?" Logan asked again.

"Our people have been watching, but the other party doesn't seem to be making any move." Duan Nian said, "He has never dealt with outsiders. He just eats and sleeps. He doesn't seem to care at all about his brother's assassination." According to rumors, Shada and Guli were so close that they almost wanted to be one person. This move was obviously too abnormal.

Logan frowned.

"This matter is a bit strange, I'm afraid it will take some time to solve it." Duan Nian said, "Does the prince really want to intervene?"

"Since we're here, we can't come here for nothing." Logan raised the corner of his mouth, "We have to get something to justify our investment."

There was a sound in the courtyard, and Boss Zou said with a smile: "The little prince is back, the dishes are still warming in the kitchen, do you want to eat now?"

Riley quickly waved at him.

Boss Zou reacted and covered his mouth with his hand.

But it was obviously too late.

"Yao'er!" Logan called from inside the house.

"I will take my leave first." Duan Nian clasped his fists.

Riley felt very depressed. She stretched out a finger and poked the door open. If she had known earlier, she would have gone around it. Or it would have been nice to come back in the middle of the night.

"Where have you been?" Logan sat in the middle of the room.

"Going out to play." Riley answered honestly.

"What are you playing?" Logan obviously didn't intend to be perfunctorily treated.

Riley curled her lips and said, "Go see your sweetheart." The guy in the pawn shop, he was big and strong, with hair on his hands and face, he ate a lot, and he was very handsome!

As soon as he finished speaking, the teacup in Logan's hand fell to the ground.

Riley was shocked. Why was there such a big reaction?

"How dare you enter the palace behind my back?" Logan slammed the table hard.

Riley was even more shocked when she heard this: "Your sweetheart is in the palace?!"