Volume 1: Swan Goose Chapter 382: The End of the World
When the prefect Wang of Jinglong Prefecture learned that the cabinet chief assistant led the envoy to pass by, he naturally did not dare to neglect it. He immediately took a hundred people from the government office and waited at the door with him.
Prefect Wang is nearly 60 years old and has a small and thin body. He is slightly hunched and his eyes that can never be opened are always shining.
Hu Qi and Xia Yunqing walked out of the sedan chair, and the prefect Wang immediately bowed to greet them and bowed deeply to them.
"It's such a honor to be able to come to our Jinglong Mansion by Lord Prime Minister and the Prince! The wedding banquet has been prepared, and you two can get in after a short rest!"
Xia Yunqing looked at him coldly and said angrily: "Mr. Wang, I will take the delegation's people here for a few days!"
However, although Hu Qi was so angry, he still greeted him politely.
When the prefect Wang saw Lu Ning standing beside Hu Qi, he immediately asked in a pleasing manner: "Can this be the prince's concubine?"
Before Hu Qi's answer, Mu Qianqian snatched it, grabbed Lu Ning's hand, and explained: "No, no! Lord Wang, don't get me wrong. This woman is the famous young leader of the horse gang! She is not a prince's concubine!
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Hearing this, the prefect Wang smiled awkwardly: "So that's it, I'm reckless!"
After saying that, he led the delegation to the city.
Jinglong Mansion is known as the "City of Tianfu" and is the richest place in the Lingnan region.
Although it still cannot be compared with Shengjing City, the local undulating terrain and the local characteristics of the building still aroused the slogan and the group of people.
The group was walking towards the restaurant, and suddenly a sad and sorrowful music came from the air. A team wearing mourning clothes was walking towards them with a coffin.
While crying, they were scattering paper money. Such a sad scene immediately diluted the festive atmosphere of the welcoming mission, which was very suitable for the Qingming Festival.
When the funeral team passed by, the master beside the prefect Wang cursed softly: "It's so unlucky!"
The prefect Wang didn't care, and covered his mouth and whispered to him: "Don't say that, go to the ground to help me pick up a few unburned paper money to collect!"
The master was shocked and asked in a low voice: "Dongweng, that's money for the dead. What do you want it to do?"
The prefect Wang blinked at him, lowered his voice and said excitedly: "Of course I know! I just want to have a good start and make a fortune in the future!"
Hearing such bastards, seeing the flushed and excited look of Magistrate Wang's face, the people in the group looked at each other and shook their heads helplessly.
Everyone seemed to understand why since entering the Longyang Mansion, they have seen so many strange people and wonderful things, and why so many people have stood by the roadside and cried.
Xia Yunqing sneered, "Along the way, I have heard a little about Lord Wang from the descriptions from the people. When I see you today, it is really worthy of your reputation!"
The prefect Wang was stunned and remembered that Xia Yunqing was still beside him. He quickly laughed and said, "Just! You're kidding! Bei Zhi said that just to ease the atmosphere just now!"
As he said that, he quickly pointed to the restaurant not far away and introduced to everyone: "Criminal, Master, although Jinglong Mansion is not as good as Shengjing, this Taifeng Restaurant is the highest-end place in the area.
The delicacies and delicious wines of the mountains and seas are also selected from thousands of places. We guarantee that you will have a great time and return home with satisfaction!”
Everyone looked up at the three-story building not far away. The red lights outside were tall and the wine flags were waving, and the avenue at the door was paved very flat.
Xia Yunqing stroked her long beard and smiled coldly: "No need to go to the dining table, Lord Wang will have already feasted my eyes."
The prefect Wang didn't hear this sarcasm, and just thought it was praising himself. He couldn't help but laugh and led his group into the restaurant.
During the banquet, except for Gu Jiyun who accompanied Prefect Wang to flatter each other and saying polite words that were just rude, everyone else remained silent with a calm face.
Hearing the magistrate Wang boasted that under his own management, the people of Jinglong Mansion were so rich and beautiful, everyone put down their chopsticks as if they were disgusted, and they remembered what they encountered when they entered the city, and they couldn't help but change their faces.
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Hu Qi was silent about the greetings of the prefect Wang and his eyes were always on Lu Ning.
He saw Lu Ning's depressed mood and immediately asked with concern: "What's wrong with you? But are you too tired to travel? Or are these things not suitable for your appetite?"
Lu Ning reluctantly pulled the corner of her mouth and said embarrassedly: "Even such a banquet, no matter how delicious the dishes are, they will become boring."
Hu Qi patted her hand gently and said softly: "Since that's the case, I'll accompany you back to the station. Your face looks very bad and you need a good rest!"
Lu Ning gently pulled his hand back and said with a smile: "No need, you can stay with Lord Xia here."
As she said that, she slowly stood up.
Unexpectedly, two more people stood up at the same time and said in unison:
"Then I'll go back with you too!"
"Then I'll go back with you too!".br
I don’t have to look at it, and I know that it is Mu Qianqian and Toto who are inseparable from Lu Ning along the way.
The departure of the three people made the Magistrate Wang look a little embarrassed.
Hu Qi spoke and relieved the atmosphere: "Thank you for your warm hospitality. We have been traveling for many days. Why don't you let them go back and take a rest first. I hope you will take care of the rudeness!"
The prince spoke, and even if the prefect Wang was unhappy, he could not show it. He had to say embarrassedly: "It's because I am not very considerate. So why don't you please go back and rest quickly!"
The delegation was arranged to be at the local inn, the man lived in the east wing, and two female relatives, Lu Ning and Mu Qianqian, were arranged to be in the west wing.
After packing up his things, Lu Ning sat at the table in a daze:
She was in a daze along the way, but she followed her here. But her soul was already trapped in Shengjing City. The further away she was, the more she looked like a soulless walking corpse.
"Dangdang" A knock on the door sounded, disturbing Lu Ning's sorrow.
"Who?" She agreed, and got up to open the door, thinking that the time to find her was nothing more than Toto, Hu Qi or Mu Qianqian.
Unexpectedly, the response voice outside the door responded: "It's me...gu...your cousin!"
Lu Ning's feet stopped and he realized for a while. Gu Jiyun was standing outside the door, so he couldn't help but sneer: He really has the nerve to say that he is his cousin!
He seemed to have forgotten that, not long ago, he took himself as an item and sent it to King Yi's bed. Now he is pretending that everything has not happened, which is really a delusion!
"Lu Ning, open the door and I have something to say to you!" The people outside the door began to urge.
Lu Ning sorted out his emotions, walked over slowly, and opened a narrow crack in the door.
Gu Jiyun was holding a small box. He was about to step into the door, but Lu Ning was blocked outside.
"Deputy Commander Gu, let's talk about anything here! It's so inconvenient for a lonely man and a widow to live in the same room! I don't want to be used by those who are interested anymore!"
Gu Jiyun smiled embarrassedly and had to hand the box in his hand to her: "I heard that you have been engaged to the prince. This is the wedding gift my father gave you!"
Lu Ning did not take the box, but said lightly: "Mr. Gu is really a waste! But we are not close or unfamiliar, I dare not accept such a valuable gift!"
But Gu Jiyun smiled slightly and said slowly: "Actually it's not a very expensive gift! This is your mother's relic, and it has always been collected by his father. Now that I'm giving it to you, it's also a return to the original owner.
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After saying that, he opened the brocade box in front of Lu Ning. He saw a delicate, round and smooth jade bracelet on the royal blue velvet.
Lu Ning pondered for a moment before taking the box, and couldn't help but sarcastic: "Mr. Gu is really good at doing favors! But thank you!"
As he said that, he was about to close the door, but Gu Jiyun stretched out his foot to block the door.
Lu Ning frowned and asked with a stern face, "Do you have something to do?"
Her attitude was cold, and there was a deep disgust in her words and eyes.
Gu Jiyun acted like a relative and said earnestly: "Lu Ning, you have always been prejudiced against me and my father, so you will misunderstand anything we do.
We may be a bit biased in our way of doing things, but it is for your own good! No matter whether you understand or not, I hope you will no longer be hostile. I will send you to Annan. I am afraid we will never see you again in the future. My father hopes you are not
Leaving with hatred..."
Gu Jiyun said a lot, but it was all related to family affection. He was moved by himself.
Lu Ning just looked at him indifferently, and the song "Qingping Dial" sounded quietly in front of his ears! He didn't listen to a single word of his words.
It was not until Gu Jiyun's mouth stopped opening and closing that Lu Ning smiled slightly: "Are you finished?"
Gu Jiyun was stunned, and then an angry red rose on his face.
Lu Ning rolled his eyes and closed the two doors heavily in front of him.
She threw the box onto the table and threw herself on the bed and lay down. She felt that she had been listening to the turtle chanting for a long time. At this time, she was a little tired...
Thinking about Hu Qi's care for her along the way, she suddenly felt emotion:
She had to admit that as a proud woman, she could never admire herself all day long like Hua Fangyi, waiting for her beloved man, and one day she would change her mind.
Because she will rule the largest sect in the world in the future, she does not want to indulge in emotions, and she is even more unwilling to guess each other all day long with her beloved, which will make her exhausted.
Moreover, compared with King Yi's passiveness, she prefers Hu Qi's directness.
King Yi's closeness and separation often made her fall into anxiety about gains and losses, and was anxious and unable to do so all day long.
But Hu Qi's affection and regrets always make her feel warm and safe. This feeling of being cared for has gradually overwhelmed her once crazy about King Yi...