Chapter 69 Chapter 69: Meng Chen, Meng Chen, the two Xuanwu princes!
As the capital of the Jin Dynasty, Fengjing is densely populated, connected in all directions, and has many streets. In addition to the imperial palace, it is also divided into two cities: inner and outer cities. Most of the people living in the outer city are ordinary people who are begging for food, while the people living in the inner city are dignitaries. Rich businessmen and gentry.
Following the route in his memory, Meng Chen entered the inner city and headed west until he came to a mansion.
The mansion is grand and luxurious. There are two stone lions standing in front of the mansion. The gate tower is high. The lacquer red door is tightly closed. There are four large gilded characters carved on the hanging plaque.
【Xuanwuhou Mansion】
Meng Chen looked away from the plaque and walked towards the servant in front of the mansion.
When Meng Xiaosi saw a stranger approaching, he subconsciously wanted to drive him away.
It can be seen that the visitor has weird silver hair, unusual silver eyes, handsome appearance, and unusual clothes, so he gave up the idea of driving him away and asked instead:
"I don't know why this young master came to my Xuanwuhou Mansion. Could you please give me some advice?"
When Meng Chen heard this, he shook his head and said with a smile: "I am not a visitor, nor am I a guest, but a wanderer who has been away from home for thirteen years and is just returning home."
When Meng Xiaosi heard this, he was shocked and secretly thought that he was lucky that he had not chased people away rashly just now, otherwise he would have been in bad luck.
He bent down and asked respectfully: "Wanderer returning home? I wonder who you are, young master?"
"This is my jade plaque. Just show it to Lord Xuanwu."
Meng Chen handed the crown prince jade plaque to Meng Xiaosi. Meng Xiaosi recognized it at a glance as the crown prince jade plaque, but why did it say "Meng Chen" instead of "Meng Chen"?
He remembered that his eldest son was not named Meng Chen.
wrong! An idea flashed in Meng Xiaosi's mind. He looked up at Meng Chen, his eyes widened with horror.
Meng Chen! Isn’t this the name of the prince who disappeared thirteen years ago?
Meng Xiaosi is a son of the family and has been in the Xuanwu Marquis Mansion since he was born. He clearly remembers the incident when Prince Xuanwu went out to play in the city and disappeared thirteen years ago.
At that time, the city was full of turmoil. The Duke's Mansion and the Hou Mansion mobilized all their efforts to search for it, but they could not be found. Mrs. Hou fainted from crying several times. The Hou Mansion killed many servants with sticks, and even the soldiers guarding the city. They killed several of them.
"Are you Prince Chen?!"
Meng Xiaosi asked tentatively. Meng Chen nodded when he saw that the other party seemed to recognize him.
"You, you, please wait a moment, I will go and report to the Marquis and his wife!"
Meng Xiaosi looked shocked, and his words became stumbling.
He never expected that Prince Chen, who everyone thought was dead, would actually come back alive. If the Marquis and his wife knew about it, they would definitely be extremely happy.
Meng Xiaosi took the Prince's jade plaque and ran towards the side door in a hurry. He was so excited that he didn't notice the threshold. After a big somersault, he immediately got up and rushed into the house.
Although Meng Chen could have flown directly into the Hou Mansion, he did not do that. Since he was going home, he had to walk into the Hou Mansion through the main entrance in an upright manner.
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The dining hall of the Hou Mansion.
It was lunch time. Marquis Xuanwu was sitting at the head table, and Mrs. Hou was sitting on his left hand side. There were people around her serving them dishes.
Mrs. Hou picked up a piece of sweet and sour cherry meat made by herself from the bowl, put it into the bowl of a young man in brocade clothes next to her, and said softly:
"I've been to Jiangzhou for a month. I've seen you lose weight. Come on, eat more."
Meng Chen looked at the sweet and sour cherry meat in the bowl. A hint of disgust appeared in the depths of his eyes, but it quickly disappeared. Instead, he turned to a happy face. He picked up the cherry meat with chopsticks and ate it. While eating, he praised: "Mom, you The cherry meat we make is so delicious that we can’t even eat it in Jiangzhou. I’m so hungry.”
"If you like to eat, eat more."
Mrs. Hou put a few more pieces of cherry meat into his bowl and watched Meng Chen eat it with a smile.
"Mom, in half a month it will be Princess Zhaoyang's flower viewing party. My daughter would like to withdraw some money and ask Yunshangfang to embroider a dress. Do you think it's okay?"
Meng Zijin, who was sitting with his aunt, asked softly, "Mrs. Hou is in charge of the palace, and all money expenditures in the palace require her approval."
When Mrs. Hou heard this, she thought it was just a dress, not a big deal.
Just as she was about to say yes, she saw a servant rushing into the dining hall. Due to his haste, he was moved by the threshold and fell to the ground. The jade plaque in his hand also fell out.
Fortunately, the jade plaque was made of hard material and did not fall into her arms. It eventually landed at Madam Hou's feet, attracting her attention.
When Mrs. Hou saw the familiar jade plaque, especially the word "Meng Chen" engraved on it, she was stunned on the spot. Her pupils shrank violently, her face showed pain, and some blurry images appeared in her mind.
When Marquis Xuanwu saw Meng Xiaosi suddenly barging into the dining hall and disturbing their meal, he frowned slightly, put down his chopsticks, and said dissatisfied:
"You just barged in like this without notice. How did you learn the rules? Come on, drag me down and hit twenty big boards!"
As soon as he heard that he was about to hit the board, Meng Xiaosi quickly got up from the ground, knelt on the ground, and reported in a trembling voice:
"Mr. Marquis, spare your life! I didn't break in intentionally, I have something important to report. Crown Prince Chen, Crown Prince Chen is back alive!"
"Prince Chen?"
Everyone in the hall was stunned when they heard this name. They were confused at first, and then looked shocked, wondering if they heard it wrong.
Meng Chen looked panicked and stood up suddenly. The stool fell to the ground. He walked quickly to Meng Xiaosi and lifted him up. With red eyes, he asked in a deep voice:
"What are you talking about? Prince Chen is back alive? Am I not the only crown prince in the Hou Mansion? You bastard slave, why don't you curse me to death again!"
Meng Xiaosi was also frightened by Meng Chen's scarlet eyes, and quickly explained:
"S-Sir, spare your life. I'm not cursing you to death. It's Prince Meng Chen who is back..."
"Hmph! You are talking nonsense. I am the only heir apparent in the Xuanwu Marquis House. I am afraid that the heir apparent Meng Chen you are talking about is not here to sway and deceive. Someone, come here and beat this bitch to death with a stick!"
Meng Chen shouted angrily and called two guards to drag Meng Xiaosi out and beat him to death, but was stopped by Marquis Xuanwu.
"Wait a minute, you just said that Prince Meng Chen came back alive. Is this true?"
Marquis Xuanwu was shocked when he heard that his youngest son, who had disappeared thirteen years ago and whose whereabouts were unknown, was back.
In order to find Meng Chen, he even hired spies from the royal family, but found nothing. He thought the child was dead, but he didn't expect that he was back alive now.
"When I reported back to the Marquis, I was actually not sure whether that person was Prince Meng Chen, but he held the jade plaque of Prince Meng Chen and said that he had been traveling for thirteen years and was now home, so he hurriedly Rush in and report to you.”
After hearing Meng Xiaosi's explanation, Marquis Xuanwu looked at the jade tablet of the Crown Prince in Madam Hou's hand, and recognized it at a glance as the jade medal of the Crown Prince that he had asked someone from the royal family to make.
But whether the person holding the jade card is real or fake still needs to be verified.
Seeing that Madam Hou's brows were furrowed and she was in a bad state, he quickly asked the maid to help Madam down to rest first, and then asked Meng Xiaosi to invite Meng Chen to the study. He wanted to see him alone first.
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PS: I have been taking care of my children for another day and I don’t have time to write. Sorry, there are only three updates today. I am tired both physically and mentally. I hope you guys can forgive me.
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