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Chapter 24 City of Joy

You can see the blue city wall of the imperial capital from a distance, standing tall like a mountain. The bluestone bricks used for construction seem to be glowing slightly with fluorescence. The brocade flags hanging on the city wall are swaying in the air, which is even more dazzling and eye-catching.

I couldn't help but want to get closer to find out. After running all the way, Yun Wan and his party finally arrived at the city gate and were waiting in line to enter the imperial capital.

"General Lin, are there always such strict checks when entering the Imperial Capital?" Yun Wan saw that everyone had to show a letter proving their identity before entering the city. She thought that entering the Imperial Capital was not so cumbersome.

"Back to the princess, we have only been so strict for three months. Before, we only conducted interrogations when we found suspicious people. Now for the sake of safety, we have to conduct such strict investigations to prevent lawless people from doing evil." Ze Fenglin didn't know that Duanmu Yunwan was there.

No matter what I was thinking, I felt that she was special all the way. Different from the weak and charming Yingying Yanyan I had seen before, even her words carried a power, like a spring breeze blowing across the earth, giving people a sense of warmth.

"If it's convenient, General, can you help us find a suitable inn for a while and take a rest?" Yun Wan said thoughtfully.

"Princess, General Murong has asked me to send you and your party safely to Murong Mansion. He has prepared a banquet and is ready to welcome you and wash away your dust!" Ze Fenglin was very embarrassed. He did not expect that Yun Wan was unwilling to go directly to Murong Mansion.

"Then General Lao." Yun Wan was also afraid that Ze Fenglin would be difficult to deal with, so she simply agreed. She just wanted to freshen up and didn't want others to see her tiredness.

"Stop~stop~" The guard at the city gate chased a ragged man running from a distance, shouting as he ran. Ze Fenglin quickly stopped the man being chased.

"Why are we chasing you?" Before the young man could answer, the guard rushed over.

"What's the situation?" Ze Fenglin looked at the person the guard was chasing. He turned out to be a frail young man with a slender figure and extremely fragile body.

The guard wanted to take the young man away directly, but when he heard the general's question, he had to bow and salute and then reported: "I just asked him to enter the city, but he turned around and ran away. I thought it was suspicious, so I chased him."

"Why are you running?" Yun Wan felt that this young man was too pitiful, so she asked with concern.

"I...I...I was so hungry that I stole...stole...stole a steamed bun." The young man replied aggrievedly while covering his chest, probably containing his precious steamed bun.

"It's just a trivial matter, we have to make a living, let's understand each other." Yun Wan took out some broken silver and divided it into two parts. The larger part was given to the young man, and the rest was given to the somewhat dull guard.

The young man stammered his thanks, "Thank you... Miss... Thank you... Master." Then he slipped into the long queue that had been waiting to enter Chengyin. The guard wanted to say something more, but Ze Fenglin said, "Don't make a fuss about it."

He blocked it and had no choice but to leave angrily.

"Princess, do you think that young man is too pitiful?" Ze Fenglin asked curiously after seeing Yun Wan look back twice.

"Yes, you are so young and so decadent, eh~" Yun Wan sighed pitifully.

"Princess, in my opinion, is it okay to let him join the army?" Ze Fenglin did not expect that Yun Wan would miss this unexpected person so much.

"You are so thin, will you be bullied?" Yun Wan couldn't help but worry, "Zheng Qingsong, do you need a helper there?"

"Yes, of course." Zheng Qingsong smiled flatteringly at Yun Wan, "Then... I'll call him over, and we'll go into the city together, and let him help me in my store from now on."

"Okay, thank you for your trouble." Yun Wan said politely, it was better to owe Zheng Qingsong a favor than to Ze Fenglin.

"I didn't expect Brother Zheng to be so generous. In the future, I will ask my brothers to take more care of Brother Zheng's business." Ze Fenglin said with emotion that people should not be judged by their appearance. Although they seem to be eager for quick success and quick gain, they are actually very kind-hearted in nature.

"Thank you, General Lin, for causing you trouble." Yun Wan did not expect Ze Fenglin to be so generous.

Yun Wan and his party, protected by Ze Fenglin's general order, quickly passed the city gate. This advantage was the insurmountable gap between classes. After passing the city gate, Zheng Qingsong took the young man to say goodbye to Yun Wan, saying

He had to hurry up and get busy with the purchase of medicinal materials, and temporarily lent his carriage and horse to Yun Wan, and would visit Murong Mansion when he had time.

Entering the imperial capital is like entering the paradise world, with colorful plaques, cheering crowds, neat streets and buildings, fluttering curtains and colorful flags, everything is filled with a sense of happiness and joy, as if all the sorrows and worries will disappear here.

The smoke disappeared, announcing everywhere that the imperial capital was a city of joy.

For Yun Wan, the Imperial Capital with pink petals flying in the sky was more beautiful in her memory, but Yuchen was just a child after all. She looked at the people and things in the Imperial Capital with novel eyes, asking questions here and there, gesticulating and laughing at the same time.

I think the imperial capital is absolutely beautiful.

It has been a long time since Yun Wan saw Yu Chen look so innocent. Ever since the master left, Yu Chen has been stained with sadness. Perhaps Duanmu Chongze has already made up for the missing fatherly love in Yu Chen's heart. Yun Wan also

She always felt that her father loved Yuchen more than he loved her, but Yun Wan was not jealous at all. Now, she misses her father even more. Her father's neglect and alienation towards her in those years have been buried deeper and deeper by time. What she wrote down

Every bit is joy and beauty.
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