After leaving the East Pier, we walked south along the street for almost half an hour before we arrived at the place where Yingpan lived.
"Do you want to come in and take a look?" The girl took off her veil.
"Not today. I'll go to the palace first, then later."
After saying that, Ren Ning looked around.
People living nearby are ordinary people, and it can be considered a lively place. The surrounding environment is not bad, and there is no obvious redness under the gold finger.
After bidding farewell to Yingpan, we headed north, passing through half of the imperial capital, and finally arrived at the gate of the imperial city.
Someone has been waiting for Ren Ning for a long time.
Zuo Fu, the commander of the imperial army, looked at him up and down with interest.
"The Starfall Legion Ren Ning meets Zuo Commander."
Ren Ning stepped forward and saluted with clasped fists, lowering his eyelids to cover the surprise in his eyes.
Although he was an illegitimate son, his predecessor had been living in the imperial capital for more than ten years, so he knew Zuo Fu.
The man in front of me is less than forty years old and looks majestic and domineering. However, under Golden Finger, his yellow value is not high, only 40.
As the commander of the Forbidden Army, it is impossible to be hungry. That can only mean one thing, his body is broken.
Zuo Fu nodded, came over and patted Ren Ning's shoulder affectionately. He said good things, but did not let Ren Ning enter the palace, but let him go home to rest first.
Ren Ning was not too surprised.
Unless there is good news from Xingluo, or the emperor has figured out how to deal with the crisis at hand, he will have the opportunity to go to the palace to "report on his duties", otherwise he will go home and wait.
imperial study room
The emperor was looking through Ren Ning's resume.
When he saw that he had created many strange treasures in the fortress, the emperor's eyes lit up; then when he saw that he killed all the people while sending the soul back home, the emperor couldn't help but click his tongue and shake his head.
"Have you seen anyone?" he asked Zuo Fu, who had just walked in.
"Back to Your Majesty, I have met Mr. Ren... Mr. Ren." Zuo Fu said, "Mr. Ren did not come directly to the palace after disembarking from the ship. Instead, he went to Wangjiang Restaurant to meet a commoner girl."
"Although he is young, he is very alert. The waiter at Wangjiang Restaurant tried to steal something from him, but he took away the money instead..."
The emperor was not surprised, "He is a scout. A mere waiter in a shop dares to do something, he really doesn't know how to live or die..."
"You went to see a girl when you came back?" The emperor put down the book in his hand and subconsciously touched his beard, "It is indeed young Muai. This is easy to handle. How many daughters do I have who are about to have hairpins?"
Ren Ning didn't know what happened in the imperial study room.
He left the imperial city, turned around and headed east, and soon arrived at the Grand Master's Mansion on the edge of the imperial city.
A concierge ran out diligently, "This young master..."
Before he could finish speaking, Ren Ning interrupted the concierge directly, "I am Ren Ning, can I come in?"
Huh!
The doorman was startled.
Ren Ning's name rang out every day these days, and his ears almost became calluses when he heard it.
It's just that Ren Ning is not in the family tree, so there is no family order. The disciples muttered about Ren Ning for a long time, not knowing which son he should be called. Finally, he gave up the title with a sad face and got out of the way.
"Of course. This is your home."
Ren Ning nodded.
He glanced at the sealed door of the Taishi Mansion.
Although he had not been home for more than four years, he did not expect to be able to walk through the main entrance, so he directly led Zhui Feng into the Grandmaster's Mansion through the small side entrance.
Behind the gate is a tall and weathered screen wall.
There are dragons and phoenixes carved on the screen wall, supporting the four characters with flying dragons and phoenixes in the middle.
Imperial Division.
The disciple just now followed in, still holding the incense in his hand, and reminded him softly: "Master?"
Ren Ning looked back at him.
The inscription on the screen wall was written by the founding ancestor of the Yunchui Kingdom and has a history of more than 600 years. New visitors or children who have not returned home for a long time should offer incense to show respect, otherwise it will be disrespectful.
He nodded, took the sacrificial incense, bowed three times obediently, and put the incense into the big incense burner in front of the screen wall.
"Where do I live?" Ren Ning asked.
The doorman sneered: "Sir, you are not a guest. The old courtyard is still empty."
Upon hearing the news that Ren Ning was about to return to the imperial capital, the courtyard where he used to live had long been vacated and cleaned.
Ren Ning nodded and led Zhui Feng towards the yard where he used to live based on his impression.
"Sir, I'll help you take the horse to the stable and tie it up," the doorman said.
"No need." Ren Ning shook his head.
He had no intention of embarrassing a doorman, "My horse is very well-behaved and will not dirty the yard. It is getting late at this time. I will only stay one night and I will leave tomorrow."
The doorman was surprised.
But he had also heard a little about the feud between Ren Ning and the Grand Master's Mansion. As a servant, he did not dare to persuade him, so he sent Ren Ning to his courtyard and hurriedly informed the housekeeper.
The next day, the housekeeper came over early to wait.
"Master Ning, the grand master and the young master are still in court. They can't go home until noon. The grand master specially asked the old slave to prepare a family dinner last night, which was held in the evening."
Ren Ning nodded, "I understand. I will go to the banquet on time."
Seeing that he had no intention of leaving immediately, the housekeeper breathed a sigh of relief.
Ren Ning left the yard after breakfast and walked to the back house.
After passing through the huge front yard, when he reached the hanging flower door, he was unexpectedly stopped by two stout women.
"This young master, this is the back house of the Grand Master's residence. Outsiders are not allowed to enter."
Ren Ning was not surprised: "I am Ren Ning. I am looking for Ren Xi, the sixth girl from the fourth bedroom."
This is how a wealthy family lives. Although they live together in the Grand Master's Mansion, it is not easy for the brother and sister to meet each other.
Ren Ning?
The two women were doubtful. They looked at the housekeeper behind Ren Ning, and after confirming his identity, one of them led him to find Ren Xi.
The mother-in-law walked. She moved her mouth, but made no sound.
Just after returning home, Ren Ning should have visited his grandmother and the head of the house first. But since Ren Ning didn't speak, the mother-in-law didn't dare to talk nonsense.
After a while, Ren Ning walked to Ren Xi's yard.
The Taishi's mansion is very big, but the courtyard where the concubine's children live is not very big. This is not stinginess, but a rule.
"Brother, it's really you! You're back."
After receiving the news, Ren Xiying stood in front of the small courtyard. The little girl back then was already tall and graceful, and her eyes turned red when she saw Ren Ning, who had not seen her for a long time.
"Long time no see." Ren Ning smiled and nodded, "I'm back."
After entering Ren Xi's courtyard, the two of them sat down in the central pavilion.
Ren Xi was like a little starling, talking happily about what happened in the past few years.
Ren Ning concealed some of the bloodshed and talked about his military past. The concubine across from him covered her mouth and kept marveling.
"So, brother, you have become a security commander and a general?" she asked.
"No way." Ren Ning shook his head, "I'm just a personal guard for the time being, and I'm still far from a general."
whee.
Ren Xi smiled confidently, "Brother is still so young. Sixth sister believes that you will be promoted to a general soon."
Ren Ning was noncommittal.
He looked around at the yard where Ren Xi lived, and couldn't help but feel a little confused.
The courtyard is not big, but it is not old either. You can tell at a glance that it has been carefully maintained. As a concubine, Ren Xi has two first-class maids, four second-class maids and several rough servants.
He counted and saw that there were quite a few maids and women in front of him.
Even in the pavilion in front of you, music, chess, calligraphy, paintings, and tea are neatly arranged.
It's not as sad as the letter she sent home to Rock Frontier Fortress.
Ren Ning took out the letter and handed it over, "Sixth sister, this is the letter home you wrote to me."