C56

In all these years, no one had known who the boss of the Jade Cloud Mansion was, and no one had ever heard of a place where anyone could catch up with them. It was said that even the ladies of the western border were able to capture this place, allowing us, the men of the capital, to ravage it with all our might.

Shangguan Yushi rode the golden coach out of the Forbidden City and headed straight for this street. It was not the street Shangguan Yanxue could take, but it was the street where all the officials' residences in the capital were located.

The Imperial Concubine's carriage was not very bumpy. The soft quilt was two layers thick, and the incense was burning the rose pollen, a book, an embroidered cloth, and a few delicacies, candied fruits, and other ingredients that came from the lower provinces.

"Let's see if we're at Bi Yun's residence."

Shangguan Yanxue held a roll of essays in his hand, but he was also calculating the distance in his mind. He was about to arrive at the place where he could gather all the information in the world quickly, so he called out.

"Reporting to the Empress, we're here. Should we go in and take a look?"

Outside the carriage, the imperial bodyguards who were in charge of the carriage were also in possession of the tough body martial arts. After hearing Shangguan Wenxue's words, they also slowly answered without any hurry.

"Did someone report to the house just now?"

It had been a long time since he had seen the scenery here. After all, he had grown up in this alley, and once he looked at it, he would really be able to forget all the troubles in the public, leaving a brand-new pottery building inside.

"I've been there. Esteemed wangfei, could it be that you're afraid that the lord has been too impatient? Why don't you tell this subject that after I send you to Shangguan, I'll rush back to help you retrieve your things?"

"Yes, sir," the imperial bodyguard answered immediately. However, he still held the reins tightly, not daring to carry the horse in the slightest.

"Mm, we'll talk about it when we get there."

Shangguan Yushi grabbed a handful of food from the table that was floating in the scented smoke, she pinched it gently and put it in her mouth while looking outside. The maid in the palace, who had good eyes, had already picked up the golden curtain and lifted it, maintaining a posture without moving.

"Eh? Who is this person? Why is he so familiar? It seems like I've seen him many times before!"

Shangguan Yushi was eating her snacks, and just as she passed by Biyun House on a short journey, she could clearly see the sign that read "S". Suddenly, a familiar figure entered her sight, and her indifferent eyes turned serious.

"Look at this person, isn't he familiar? Why is he still wearing the uniform of a soldier? Isn't he a member of the military camp? I've never been in a military camp since I was young, but I know this person very well!"

Shangguan Yi Xue raised her head and looked like a palace maid beside her. There was a trace of doubt in her tone and eyes.

"Empress …" "You."

She recognized the man's back with a single glance. He was the eldest son of the Dongfang family who had been imprisoned a few days ago and then rescued by a mysterious old man. This was the role model of the three troops guarding the border, the young duke Dongfang Zihan!

Just what kind of woman could do this? To be able to not even recognize her husband who had slept in the same bed with her for three years, just how did this kind of person live together with someone else?

"Just say it, what are you hesitating for!"

Shangguan Yushi frowned for no reason and spat out a nucleus impatiently while speaking sternly.

"Yes, Young Master Dongfang. I can see that he's definitely Young Master Dongfang. It's not wrong at all!"

The maid in the palace had no choice but to explain everything, but the shock and sorrow in her heart could no longer be expressed with words.

"What?!" It's really him! "

After a careful examination, Shangguan Yanxue was also shocked. He couldn't even recognize him, but it was good that he found him now. He really didn't need any effort to find him.

"Zi Han, don't blame me for being heartless. I know you love me, but for my own happiness and the glory of my family, I have no choice but to do this. I hope you can understand."

A sliver of decisiveness appeared in Shangguan Yanxue's eyes. She held the candied fruit in her hand tightly and said to the imperial guards outside the carriage. One of you go to the lord and report that you've found the young duke Dongfang Zihan's whereabouts, and another is following him with his carriage and horse. You can't let him go no matter what you say this time! "

"We will obey the Empress's orders."

The two guards who drove the carriage were trained by the Shangguan Family, so there was nothing they could not trust. Thus, they were able to feel at ease about some important things, except that there were probably spies amongst the guards.

Just as she had expected, after nodding her head and giving out orders, the imperial guards ran out to report the news, and the carriage also turned the horse's head. The imperial guards who had followed the road also saw the figure of the young duke, Dongfang Zihan.

Of course, this bustling scene could be seen everywhere from the end of the busiest street in the capital city. The end of the street was not far away from the place where the king, official, and powerful official were gathered; it could not be compared to the bustling streets that did not stop day and night.

After turning west from the end of the road, they arrived at the world's most powerful residential area in less than two miles.

In the past, the most extravagant house should have been the core of the entire court, and also the place where the most powerful and influential was located. However, after that shocking event a few days ago in the capital, the once bustling village was no longer the same bustling atmosphere as before. Instead, it was an extremely desolate and miserable one.

But in the eyes of so many commoners, it didn't look like this. Could it be that the powerful Dongfang family had obtained some sort of advantage, and they still had to renovate this mansion that many wealthy merchants thought was out of their reach?

This mansion was already much stronger than the Forbidden City and the Imperial Palace. Wasn't it plastered with real gold gilt tiles and decorated with gold and jade tiles?

Unfortunately, this place had long been destroyed by the Shangguan Family, which was occupied by the second concubine, Imperial Concubine Xue. The Shangguan Family probably didn't want to take advantage of the Dongfang Family's bad influence, as the Shangguan Family, which currently had the power to see everything under one person, needed to have some huge mansions. As the saying goes, the Yang Family could also use this place for their Shangguan Family, which was followed by a large number of people from the Dongfang Family who wanted to be exalted in the past, whether they were officials from the capital or the province below.