Chapter 9 Where is Prince Wucheng's Mansion?
Not long after the rain stopped, the sun finally showed its smiling face from the dark clouds, and people in the capital came out of their homes one after another.
Kyoto deserves to be Kyoto.
This crowded street is lined with shops. All kinds of vendors on both sides of the street sell all kinds of goods and shout out all kinds of things.
This is the human world, this is what the capital of a country should look like. It is not as deserted as the mountains.
But Kyoto is divided into inner and outer cities.
There are nine gates inside and outside the city, the six outer gates are called the outer city, and the three inner gates are called the inner city.
Most of the people living in the outer city are commoners, or some small officials and minors. They don't have much monthly salary, so they can only live in the outer city. The inner city is different, all the people living in the outer city are dignitaries.
Liveliness means more people. Liveliness in the inner city should mean more money.
Wang Quan looked at the various vendors and pedestrians through the carriage window, feeling very happy that he had finally returned to Kyoto.
The carriage moved slowly through the downtown area.
Kaohsiung suddenly asked: "Your Majesty, do you remember the route back to your home?"
Wang Quan thought for a moment. He left the capital when he was young and hasn't returned to the capital for many years. How could he remember it? Then he asked: "I don't know, don't you know either? Didn't my father tell you?"
Kaohsiung said helplessly: "My subordinate has never been to Kyoto, so how could the prince tell me these things? Besides, isn't this you?"
Wang Quan waved his hand and said casually.
"It doesn't matter, let's go to the inner city first. Then we can ask someone casually and we'll know."
Kaohsiung is full of black lines. Come on, when you go back to your home, you have to ask others where their home is.
At that time, should I ask: "Hello, brother, may I ask where my home is?" You are truly a strange person in this world.
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The capital city is so big that it took two hours to get from the outer city to the inner city. It was already past Shenshi when we arrived at the inner city.
Wang Quan vaguely remembered that his family lived on Yongchun Street.
The houses on this street were originally exclusive to the royal family, but in order to reward meritorious officials, the imperial court rewarded several good houses in this street. Therefore, now this street is inhabited by either royal family members or the families of meritorious officials.
Although I remember it, I don’t know the specific route. Yongchun Street is so big that I have to look for it one by one. So I have to find out when to go.
The royal power is in some trouble.
After walking around for a while, I finally found the entrance to Yongchun Street. I didn’t care about it for now, let’s go in and talk later.
Wang Quan signaled Kaohsiung and drove towards Yongchun Street, but he was stopped by a group of patrols after just a few steps.
There seemed to be seven or eight people there, and they even moved in to block the road.
The leader said: "Who are you? Royal land, no unauthorized entry is allowed."
Kaohsiung was just about to reply when he heard a voice coming from behind.
"Uu~uh~"
The sound of horse hooves gradually stopped from the regular clattering sound.
Nan Dasong was arresting suspects near the outskirts of the city today. His busy work has only ended now. He rushed home on horseback without even returning to the Yamen. He happened to see this scene and immediately asked:
"What's going on here with you guys? You're blocking people, do you know?"
The leading soldier saw him and saluted quickly:
"Master Nan, we found suspicious carriages and horses undergoing routine inspection!"
"What's there to investigate? Do you think anyone dares to commit crimes on Yongchun Street? Move the roadblock away quickly. I'm going home in a hurry." Nan Dasong said.
Not only does he look like his father An Guogong, but his personality is also similar, with a carefree demeanor.
Upon hearing this, the patrolling soldiers immediately moved away from Luza and let him go.
Nan Dasong said to Kaohsiung: "Let's go together! And the guy in the car."
Then he said to the soldiers: "They are following me. I will be responsible for whatever happens."
In fact, Nanda Song wished that these two people could commit crimes here. Catching them would be a great achievement, and they might not be able to return to their original positions.
Kaohsiung drove a carriage and followed Nanda Song in.
The road on Yongchun Street is extremely wide and straight. Although it is the size of a street, there are no people on the road. In fact, it is just like a modern villa area, only it is many times larger than the villa area.
After a long time, Gao Dashong asked: "Tell me which house you are going to."
Kaohsiung replied: "We are going to Prince Wucheng's Mansion, but we don't know where it is. Could you please let me know?"
Prince Wucheng’s Mansion? Nan Dasong’s face was full of doubts. No one had visited Prince Wucheng’s Mansion for many years. He never thought that a visitor would suddenly come today. Then he thought of something:
"I know Prince Wucheng's residence, you just follow me, but you can't find the person you are looking for today." Nan Dasong replied with confidence.
Wang Quan and Kao Xiong looked at him with question marks on their faces, not knowing what she was talking about.
Nan Dasong immediately explained: "Aren't you looking for Wang Fugui? He was still studying in seclusion in the palace a few days ago, but he returned to the academy yesterday. If you can't find him, you'd better go back as soon as possible."
When Wang Quan heard this, he smiled and said: "It's okay, we are not looking for Wang Fugui!"
Wang Fugui was his cousin, whose original name was Wang Shi, with the courtesy name Youqian. The name Wang Fugui was given to Wang Quan when he was a child. He got used to it, so everyone called him that.
Nanda Song was suddenly confused. Wasn't it what he thought? Then what else could they do when they went to Prince Wucheng's Mansion?
If he were on duty at Jingzhao Yin Mansion today, he wouldn't think so.
Soon, the carriage stopped in front of a mansion. There were several rows of stone stairs in front of the door. The huge four characters of Prince Wucheng's Palace were hung above the door with gold trim. The two stone lions at the door showed their power, and the golden glazed tiles were shining in the sun.
A dazzling light shines underneath.
This is Kaohsiung's first visit to Prince Wucheng's Mansion in Kyoto. The gate alone is ten meters high. Compared with this, the Prince's Mansion in Lingzhou City is simply too ordinary.
After Nan Dasong sent them here, he turned around and walked towards the mansion opposite. The servants of the mansion came out to take the horse's rope and led the horse to the backyard. Nan Dasong entered the mansion directly. It turned out that Anguo Gong's mansion was
Opposite the Wucheng Prince's Mansion.
When Wang Quan saw this scene, he understood who he was, and suddenly remembered the plot of a little girl with a runny nose chasing him and calling him brother.
He smiled slightly and motioned to Kaohsiung to call the door.
The door buckle kept banging on the door, as if memories from childhood were constantly flooding into Wang Quan's mind.
After a while, the gate of the palace opened. The guard saw two men, one in his twenties and one in his early thirties. He immediately opened all the gates, knelt down and said:
"Congratulations to welcome the crown prince back to your home!!"
When the servants and maids in the courtyard of the mansion saw this, they all knelt down and worshiped.
They all shouted out:
"Congratulations to welcome the crown prince back to your home!!"
Apparently, Wang Quan had been informed that Wang Quan was returning to Beijing, and everyone had been waiting.
Wang Quan walked through the gate of the palace unhurriedly and walked towards the inner courtyard of the palace...
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After returning home, Nan Dasong passed through the small hall in front and saw the little girl sitting on the stone table in the courtyard and playing. Her two little feet were swinging back and forth in the air, which was very cute.
Nan Dasong walked over and hugged her down.
"How many times have I told you that girls can't climb on the table."
Nan Yueling opened her copper bell-like eyes and asked foolishly: "Is that okay for a boy?"
"Not even boys, it's etiquette!" Nan Dasong replied patiently.
Nan Yueling suddenly realized: "Then last time I saw you sitting on the table drinking, brother, it turns out that you are a eunuch?"
Since eunuchs from the palace often came to the Duke's Mansion to convey orders, Nan Yueling also learned about the profession of eunuchs.
Nanda Song almost spat out his blood. He looked helplessly at his younger sister and stopped answering her words. Then he looked at the main room not far away and said:
"Silly boy, you can play by yourself."
Chapter completed!