Chapter 855 - 764: Not Here
Huangfu Jinxuan said, "Father, now that you are in charge of the City Patrol, since someone has their eyes on you, if they didn’t succeed during the Emperor’s birthday, I’m afraid they won’t give up easily. Be careful!"
King Kang nodded heavily, his gaze landing on Huangfu Jinxuan, and said, "Because of this command, those people have their sights on you too. You must also be careful!"
Huangfu Jinxuan raised an eyebrow, smiling nonchalantly, "They target me, merely saying that I’m uneducated, mingling with gambling houses, and prone to causing trouble. What more can they do?"
After saying this, he recalled how he nearly implicated his father and brother over the birthday gift matter, but at that time, he hadn’t thought that these people would target a playboy like him. Moreover, the person targeting him was Huangfu Yuxuan. A cold light flashed in his eyes, "I won’t give them another chance!"
Prince Kang Mansion has always been neutral, helping no one. Now with the control of the City Patrol, so many eyes have turned this way. It seems that this playboy will have to be cautious in the future.
Meanwhile, Meng Zhang and Luo Jia, after leaving Prince Kang Mansion, couldn’t wait to rush to the Xia Mansion.
Upon seeing the words "Xia Mansion," they couldn’t help but let out a long sigh of relief, showing a hint of a smile.
Luo Jia was excited thinking about the medical cases and prescriptions he had seen in Wangshan Town; Meng Zhang was thinking that if someone could cure the Seventeenth Princess, he wouldn’t have to live in fear anymore.
Luo Jia went to knock on the door.
The door opened; a doorkeeper in his forties had no intention of inviting them in but instead scrutinized them and said, "Who are you looking for?"
The two held esteemed positions in the Imperial Hospital and were well respected in the Capital City. Wherever they went, they were treated with utmost courtesy, always welcomed as honored guests. Who would have thought that here, they would be scrutinized suspiciously by a doorkeeper and questioned coldly without the slightest courtesy?
Meng Zhang was displeased.
𝖿𝙧𝐞𝓮𝗐𝖾𝘣𝚗ℴ𝗏𝙚𝚕.𝖼𝗼𝗺
Luo Jia, however, didn’t notice this and said, "We are from the Imperial Hospital, here to visit Miss Xia!"
The doorkeeper scrutinized them again and said, "The lady is not in the Capital City!"
Luo Jia was taken aback and said, "How is she not in the Capital City? Isn’t it said that Miss Xia has already settled in the Capital City?"
The doorkeeper said, "The lady had to leave for something and has been gone for two days!"
Luo Jia and Meng Zhang exchanged a glance — was this really such bad timing?
Luo Jia silently regretted, thinking that if he had persuaded Dean Meng a bit earlier to come two days earlier, she might still be in the Capital City. Thinking of this, he said courteously to the doorkeeper, "Do you know when Miss Xia will return to the Capital?"
The doorkeeper shook his head, "The lady said it could be as soon as ten days or up to a month, asked us to guard the house well!"
Ten days? A month?
Their expressions changed slightly. With such a long time, the opportunity might be gone by then.
The two left dejectedly.
Xia Wenjin indeed was not in the Capital City.
After obtaining the Emperor’s approval, Huangfu Jingchen and his parents prepared to go to Haotian Village.
When going, Huangfu Jingchen naturally hoped Xia Wenjin could go with them. Having not seen the village’s uncles and brothers for so long, Xia Wenjin also decided to return.
However, recalling the day before the Emperor’s birthday, when Concubine Cheng had a big fight with Prince Cheng over a misunderstanding, Xia Wenjin was quite embarrassed.
However, Concubine Cheng didn’t mind at all, acting like it never happened, which eased her discomfort.
Concubine Cheng said to Huangfu Jingchen and Xia Wenjin, "Chen’er, Wenjin must miss her family dearly after such a long time. You accompany Wenjin back earlier. Your father and I, first, travel slowly, second, have been confined in Yunzhou and haven’t come out much, so we’ll take this chance to leisurely explore beyond Yunzhou, not to delay your journey!"
Huangfu Jingchen happily agreed.
Xia Wenjin looked into Lu Qianxue’s bright, smiling eyes and knew she deliberately avoided traveling with them to make her feel comfortable.
However, she indeed wanted to return home eagerly.
The two quickened their pace, while behind them, Prince Cheng and Lu Qianxue rode leisurely towards Jinzhou.
Watching their son riding side by side with the brightly smiling young girl ahead, Lu Qianxue’s eyes sparkled with laughter, teasing, "We were worried that we taught Chen’er too naively and introduced him to Jianghu too late. Who would’ve thought this kid could bring back a daughter-in-law!"
Prince Cheng, seeing Lu Qianxue’s amused expression, laughed proudly, "He’s my son, after all. How could he not have this little skill? I remember back then, you were as unattainable as the lotus on the mountain top, yet I didn’t still hold the beauty in my arms in the end?"