The streets of the old capital crisscrossed with each other. There were all kinds of shops in the city. Compared to Wangtian City, it was more stable and glorious.
Compared to the lively Wangtian City, the old capital was more like an old man who had experienced the vicissitudes of life and was full of wisdom.
In particular, the strong fragrance of medicine made Lin Mengya feel invigorated. Even though she was sitting in the horse carriage, she could still see the bustling streets outside through the window.
The people arranged by Zuo Qiuchen were already waiting at the city gates to welcome them.
Soon, Lin Mengya could see the place where they were going to stay with someone to receive them.
It wasn't a luxurious and imposing inn, nor was it a clean and elegant relay station. Instead, it was a simple and unadorned mansion that was extremely grand and clean on the inside.
"We've arrived. This is the mansion where my brother, the emperor, lived when he was the Crown Prince. He and I grew up here. "
Zuo Qiuyu introduced the place excitedly. Lin Mengya took a closer look at it. Although there was a screen wall on the inside of the heavy and simple door, it did not look dilapidated at all.
The group of people walked in. Obviously, the dark bluestone floor had been carefully swept.
The moment they entered, they saw a spacious courtyard. Although the eaves and corners of the house had some signs of aging, it was clean and tidy. Lin Mengya liked it very much.
"Your Highness, Your Highness, the emperor has specially instructed that all kinds of people are ready. I hope that all of you can stay here temporarily while we are in the old capital. "
Lin Mengya and the others were familiar with the person arranged by Zuo Qiuchen. It turned out to be a young eunuch named Yu An. He was smart and steady in handling matters.
Most importantly, he should be loyal to Zuo Qiuchen.
She had heard from Zuo Qiuyu that Yu An had been by Zuo Qiuchen's side since he was young. With him around, they could save a lot of time.
"Hmm, this place is really nice. Please thank Cousin Chen for me."
Lin Mengya looked around. Her room had been arranged in a small courtyard in the southwest corner of the mansion.
Although it was not as grand as the main courtyard, there were many green bamboos planted in the courtyard. Under the shade of the bamboo forest, there was a winding path leading to a secluded place.
As she walked along the winding stone path, three well-proportioned houses appeared in her field of vision.
"This is specially prepared by the Emperor for Your Highness. To be honest, the Emperor has prepared this courtyard for you for ten years."
Yu An said with a smile. Lin Mengya's heart skipped a beat.
In fact, she thought that Zuo Qiuchen treated her well because she might have the music score for the green stringed instrument in her hands.
However, this was a small courtyard built ten years ago for a cousin he had never met.
How could she not know what he was thinking?
"Please thank Cousin Chen for me. I'm very satisfied."
After expressing her gratitude, Lin Mengya pushed open the door.
A burst of unique fragrance of flowers, light, flowed in the air.
After entering the door, there was a small parlor, and on the left was an inner room where people could rest. On the right, there was a bookshelf and a desk.
Directly opposite, there was a painting of green bamboos. She was not sure which craftsman had made it. Although it was a thin bamboo, it was lively because of the birds in the bamboo forest.
Below it was a soft mattress, and on top of it was a pink-colored blanket.
Not only was this room unique, it really looked like a lady's boudoir.
Seeing the satisfied smile on Lin Mengya's face, Yu An left the room sensibly.
Only Lin Mengya and Long Tianyu were left in the room.
"Cousin Chen is so considerate. It seems that this trip of mine is not a loss."
Lin Mengya had seen all kinds of things. No matter how rare it was, there was no shortage of it in her courtyard.
The only thing that touched her was Zuo Qiuchen's sincerity.
"Hmm, you've done your best. You must be tired after a day's journey. Rest early. "
Long Tianyu acted as if he did not see anything here.
He did not make any comments, nor was he annoyed.
From his brother-in-law, Lin Nansheng, to these two cousins, Long Tianyu had long gotten used to Lin Mengya's family doting on her like a pearl.
However, he had made up his mind to dote on Lin Mengya a hundred times or even a thousand times more in the future.
If Lin Mengya were to know about this unreasonable comparison, she would laugh at him for being childish.
However, Long Tianyu did not want any man to leave a shadow in her eyes.
Even if he was her biological brother, she couldn't!
"There's no hurry. We've arrived at the old capital. Those people who were lured away by us will receive the news in a few days. Think about it, how much time do we have left? "
Long Tianyu's subordinates were basically spread out in the surroundings to spy on the whereabouts of the people who were following them.
However, Lin Mengya was left speechless by the number of people who were following them.
Sumei and her companions were one of them. They were lured to another road by the group of empty horse carriages, so they fell behind.
There were about five or six groups of people following behind them.
Apart from a group of people sent by Cousin Chen to protect them in secret, the rest of them were mostly people who wanted to harm them.
However, perhaps because it was not the right time yet, these people were calm and peaceful along the way, not even a splash could be seen.
Naturally, Lin Mengya used all kinds of means to mislead them.
Therefore, there should be a short period of time when there would be a vacuum to completely isolate those people who were following them.
If they wanted to play any tricks, this would be the best time.
"About three days. Those people are moving fast. But there are too many people who want to enter the city. Given their speed, they should be able to enter the city in three days. "
Long Tianyu calculated in his mind and said conservatively.
In fact, Long Tianyu's ruthless attack on Master Zhu had helped them to enter the city so smoothly.
Otherwise, they would have to wait until tomorrow at the earliest to enter the city.
"Three days should be enough. Let's go and look for Cousin Yu and Liu Xuan. "
Lin Mengya thought about it in her mind and came up with a plan.
These three days were very precious and they could not waste a single moment.
As for physical exhaustion, she would have time to rest after these three days.
At that time, she would have to enjoy the beautiful scenery of the old capital!
The sky had just turned bright when dark shadows spread out from the Crown Prince's Mansion without anyone noticing.
The merchants who got up early to do their small business on the street only felt a breeze blowing, as if a dark shadow had floated past their eyes.
They rubbed their eyes, only to find that there was no one.
Perhaps their eyes were playing tricks on them.
The dark shadows leaped onto eaves and ran on walls. No one knew when or where they had hidden themselves. However, a few hours later, when the city gate opened, those dark shadows had completely disappeared into the sunlight.
As night fell, the crowd that had been bustling the whole day also gradually dispersed. The city gate closed, and those who had hidden themselves early returned to the Crown Prince's Mansion one by one, as if they had made an appointment.
All the men in black went into the study of the Crown Prince's Mansion one by one in an orderly manner.
Without saying anything, they took out a sealed letter from their bosom and handed it to Yu An, who had a solemn look on his face. In the blink of an eye, they disappeared before everyone's eyes.
In the study of the Crown Prince's Mansion, Lin Mengya was curled up on a wide chair.
From yesterday until now, she had only slept for four hours.
She covered her mouth with her small hand and yawned. Although there were dark circles under her eyes, her watery eyes were still shining brightly. She didn't look tired at all.
"Your Highness, there are a total of 178 letters here. Among them, 35 letters were sealed in red, 65 letters were sealed in black, and the rest were sealed in gray."
Yu An reported respectfully after he tidied up the letters.
Lin Mengya glanced at the letters and frowned slightly.
The red letters were those who were loyal to Cousin Chen's side, while the black letters were those who were loyal to the old guard. The gray letters were those who were wavering, or those who were in the middle who did not want to offend either side.
Although the old guard did not make up the majority of the letters, Cousin Chen's situation was not optimistic.
As for the contents of the letters, Lin Mengya had sent someone to sneak into the house to gather information.
However, the strange thing was that they were all trivial matters. Even if it was the addition of new things in the house, they had to be written down clearly.
However, there were no secrets. Even Long Tianyu and Zuo Qiuyu could not figure out what was on Lin Mengya's mind.
"I know, I'll continue to investigate. Within two days, I want all the families who came to the old capital to attend the ceremony to report in detail what they did after they settled down. Tell them that they don't need to enter the core to investigate. However, everything must be recorded down. There must be no mistakes! "
Yu An immediately sent someone to make the arrangements. Lin Mengya casually flipped open a red envelope and threw it into the stove to burn after taking a glance at it.
"Sister, what are you …"
After working for an entire day, she threw it away just to take a look at it?
Zuo Qiuyu was not the only one who could not sit still. Even Long Tianyu, who had always been steady, could not help but cast a puzzled look at his wife.
"I'm analyzing the situation of each family. But don't worry, these things will not go to waste. Just wait for a while."
Although Lin Mengya said this, she gave them a reassuring smile and continued to tear open the envelopes. Then, she took a look at them and burned them.
The other three men in the room were getting more and more perplexed. What on earth was this lass up to?
Finally, after Lin Mengya had finished reading the last gray envelope, the smell of burning papers no longer seemed to be getting worse.
At this moment, Lin Mengya was sitting on the chair with a dull look in her eyes. His empty eyes were looking in an unknown direction in the void.
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