Ye Ming nodded: "Go back and tell the thirty-seventh prince that I will be there."
The boy bowed and retreated, reporting back to the thirty-seventh prince. Yan Ruyu looked worried: "As the saying goes, I like to give a party. Feng Wushang is afraid of being malicious. Ye Ming, please don't go there."
Ye Ming said lightly: "Whether he has the intention to come or not, you won't know until you go there. And since he dares to invite you, I must go. I don't believe that the prince of the Qinglong Dynasty will be such a fool."
Zhang Heng rubbed his chin and thought for a long time, then said slowly: "I have a different opinion. It is said that princes like to keep retainers. Feng Wushang knows that his eldest brother has the gold token and is a member of the Qinglong Guard, so he must want to win over him. . At this banquet, he should do two things. The first is to let the eldest brother see his potential, and the second is to recruit the eldest brother to join the party."
Ye Ming was very surprised. This was exactly his judgment. The causal loop made his reasoning about things almost divine. It was really rare for Zhang Heng to think so deeply. He smiled and said: "Zhang Heng, you are right, this is correct." It’s what the thirty-seventh prince wants to do. It seems that you know the princes of the imperial capital very well.”
Zhang Heng said proudly: "That's right. To be honest with you, I have met several princes. According to what I have collected, Emperor Qinglong has a total of thirty-eight sons, and all of them are extraordinary. Among them, Prince Feng Wu The god is already a martial god, leading troops outside. This thirty-seventh prince, Feng Wushang, should be the least accomplished among all the princes."
"Feng Wushang's mother has no status and is an ordinary woman among the people. She can't help Feng Wushang at all. The prosperity of her mother's family relies on Feng Wushang's status as a prince. Moreover, the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty are basically not the same. No matter how you think highly of him, there are not many people who are willing to associate with him." Speaking of this, Zhang Heng said with a smile, "So he should be hungry for talents now, instead of becoming an enemy of a genius like his eldest brother."
Ye Ming nodded and gave him a rare compliment: "Zhang Heng, you have grown a lot in the past few years."
Zhang Heng suddenly became excited and said, "Brother, I'm so grateful. I was always like this, but I just didn't notice it."
Ye Ming smiled slightly and said: "Tonight's banquet, you two will come with me. Let's see what Feng Wushang is going to do."
"And me." Ji Ruxue said immediately, "Master, why have you forgotten me? Master, don't you always take your maid with you when you go out?"
Ye Ming said helplessly: "Okay, I'll take you with me too."
The place where Feng Wushang entertained Ye Ming was the Prince's Mansion, which was located in the Imperial City, not in Qinglong College. Qinglong City in the Eastern Capital is divided into an inner city and an outer city. The inner city is a square shape with a side length of 600 miles. Royal family and dignitaries live in it. Ordinary people are not allowed to enter. Only officials and sergeants serving in the dynasty can enter. The card enters. Outside the inner city is naturally the outer city. The outer city is where ordinary people live and the area is relatively larger.
They left Qinglong College before it got dark. They needed permission from their instructor to leave Qinglong College, because Qinglong College was an independent space and entry and exit were strictly supervised.
After coming out of Qinglong Academy, the four of them stood on the bustling street. Dongdu is a city that never sleeps. Every night, lights are brightly lit everywhere, as bright as day. Just looking at the street in front of the entrance arch of Qinglong College, it is full of people and bustling. The prince's palace was so far away that the four of them couldn't walk there, so Ye Ming called a big sedan and all four of them got in.
Ye Ming was considered a rich man, so he actually ordered a luxurious sedan. It was very large and could seat up to ten people. There were tables, tea and snacks inside, and there were also soft-looking girl maids waiting on him. The bearers who carried the sedan were all great martial artists, and the sedan always remained level in their hands without any bumps.
Similar sedan services are very popular in the Eastern Capital, and there are even more fashionable rides. They are generally used by dignitaries, including the emperor's relatives.
The great martial artist was running like lightning, and it didn't take long for the sedan to arrive at the entrance of the inner city. Ye Ming took out the gold token and showed it to the soldier guarding the door, and the soldier immediately let him go politely. After entering the inner gate and walking for another half-quarter of an hour, we arrived at the Thirty-Seventh Prince's Mansion.
The four people got off the sedan chair and saw a tall portal facing them. This portal was at least ten feet high. The gate was carved from a single piece of topaz, with a lifelike dragon on it. On both sides of the door, two unicorn beasts sit squatting with inscriptions on them, which can suppress evil spirits and exorcise them. And if you look at it from a distance, you can see that a huge formation has been formed in the entire courtyard, which has the dual functions of gathering spirits and defending. It can be seen that the people who originally built the Prince's Mansion put a lot of thought into it.
There was a child standing in front of the door. When he saw Ye Ming, he took a few steps closer and asked with a smile, "Are you Mr. Ye?"
Ye Ming nodded and handed over the invitation.
The boy took one look and said, "Sir, please, my Highness has been waiting for a long time." After saying that, he led the way and led the four people into the courtyard.
When passing through the courtyard, both sides are surrounded by strange rocks, running water, spiritual birds and strange beasts. This kind of atmosphere is not found in the residence of ordinary nobles. At the end of the courtyard, there was an old man bending over to sweep fallen leaves. The old man looked very old and even had shackles on his feet. Every time he swept the ground, the shackles made a "clatter" sound.
When passing by the old man, Ye Ming stopped because Beiming suddenly said: "Master, ask him where he came from."
Ye Ming didn't know what Beiming was planning, so he asked the boy: "Is he the servant who sweeps the floor in the prince's mansion?"
The boy looked at the old man with disgust and said, "Master, don't worry about him. This old man once lived in a first-class official position, but later committed a serious crime and was confiscated by the emperor and his family was exterminated. His cultivation was also ruined. But the emperor said that killing him would be too much. It was cheap, so he was sent down as a slave. Now he can only eat one meal every three days, and he cleans the entire courtyard of the Prince's Mansion. If he can't finish the job, he won't even be able to eat that meal."
Ye Ming nodded and continued to move forward. And Bei Ming said: "Master, there is this person in Ji Tianpeng's memory. His name is Shi Zongxian, and he was the one who caused the death of Ji Tianpeng's family. I asked the master to pay attention to him because Ji Tianpeng knew that there was a secret hidden in him. .”
"What secret?" Ye Ming was very curious and asked quickly.
"When the Five Elements Dynasty was destroyed, the Five Elements Royal Family divided the royal treasures into three thousand parts, hid them in different places in batches, and asked different royal families to keep them. One of the royal family members died unexpectedly, and the batch of treasures he knew fell into into the hands of this person."
While talking, the four of them arrived at a hall. The hall was full of people, with Feng Wushang in the middle and others sitting below. Everyone was drinking tea and talking and laughing.