Red Mansion, Ningfu Scholarly Family

Chapter 306 The Prince's Dream

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At one point, Xue Pan took his wife back to her parents' home.

Xu Weiyuan, the commander of the Thousand Households of Yulin Town, looked at his daughter, then at the grandson in her arms, and said with a smile, "You are lucky to have left this time. The activities of the Tartar spies have been frequent recently. I am afraid that the Tartars will move south again soon."

"Hurry up and go to Kyoto to live a peaceful life."

As Xu Weiyuan spoke, he picked up his grandson and pricked his grandson's fair and tender face with his beard, which immediately made the child scream.

Xu Shengnan looked at her father and felt very reluctant to leave. The journey was long and she was afraid that she would never be able to return to her parents' home again. "Dad, can you... come with us?"

"Silly child, dad is the commander of the thousand households in Yulin Town, how can I leave? The town survives and the people are gone, but if the town is disgraced, the people will die!"

Xu Weiyuan's eyes were firm as he handed his unhappy grandson to his daughter. "One more thing, Kyoto is not like home. Control your stubborn temper. Although Pan'er has been a bit naughty, he is a good man in the past two years and has been tolerant of you. Sometimes you have to learn to turn a blind eye..."

"Oh dad, I know."

Xu Shengnan took the child. She knew what her father was going to say, so she quickly stopped him. Otherwise, if Xue Pan heard this, wouldn't he become even more aggressive?
Xu Weiyuan smiled and continued, "There is one more thing I need to trouble you with. Although I cannot leave, if the Tartars really come, our Xu family cannot be wiped out. You take Fourth Aunt and Dong Ge'er to Kyoto and buy them a house there."

"Don't worry, Dad. I will take good care of them!" Xu Shengnan nodded heavily.

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Outside in the corridor, Xue Pan was drinking with Xu Shengnan's younger brother Xu Dong.

"Brother-in-law, is Kyoto very prosperous?" Xu Dong, who was still very young, was full of curiosity.

Xue Pan smiled proudly: "Of course, it's much better than here, there are so many beauties, hehe."

"What about Jinling? Kyoto or Jinling is better?" Xu Dong asked again.

"Each has its own merits. Jinling has more beauties, but..." Xue Pan recalled his experiences and almost nodded his head. He sighed and said, "There is only one thing. Whether it is Kyoto or Jinling, they are both under the feet of the emperor. It is not like here where the emperor is far away. You must be honest there and never act presumptuously, otherwise I can't protect you."

"Brother-in-law, I understand."

"By the way, brother-in-law, you said you know a lot of important people in Kyoto, is that true?"

"Of course, I know all of you, Lord."

“My brother-in-law is so awesome!”

"hey-hey……"

"Stop bragging here. You know the elder, but does he know you?" Xu Shengnan came out and said with a chuckle.

Xue Pan was unconvinced and said, "Of course I know me. We are relatives."

"Oh." Xu Shengnan laughed and said, "Why were your relatives exiled to the northwest? If I hadn't taken you in because I saw that you were a good-looking kid, you would have died somewhere long ago."

Xue Pan said embarrassedly: "Isn't that a very serious crime? It's not right for the Lord to show favoritism. Now that the storm has passed, you must have remembered me immediately? Bring me back to Kyoto to enjoy a good life." The more Xue Pan spoke, the straighter his back became, and the higher his chest puffed out.

"Okay." Xu Shengnan gave in and said with a smile, "Since you are so capable, you must take care of my brother when we go to Kyoto."

"Of course there's no problem. He's my brother-in-law." Xue Pan assured, patting his chest.

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The eldest son of the Prince of Nan'an was slightly injured while suppressing the chieftain's rebellion. The Prince of Nan'an loved his son dearly, so he personally asked the emperor for permission to return home for recuperation.

In fact, this is only one of the reasons. Another very important reason is that the eldest branch has been fighting in southern Xinjiang in recent years and has a small population.

This was obviously not a feasible solution for such a huge palace. The task given to his eldest son by the Prince of Nan'an was to take more concubines while he was back in Beijing to recuperate, so as to expand the eldest son's family.

"How many concubines should I take?"

In a private room on the second floor of the ship, a handsome young man was muttering to himself with a smile.

He has already made enough achievements, and this time he can enjoy the prosperous world of Kyoto to his heart's content when he returns. As for his "good second brother" who was a slight threat to his position, he "accidentally fell from grace" some time ago and has become a living dead...

No one doubted him.

After all, he was serving the country in southern Xinjiang.

It is said that his second brother, who was almost dead after falling, had good luck in love and married a rich lady from the Rongguo Mansion.

I don’t know what it looks like…

hey-hey……

Just as he was daydreaming, a subordinate suddenly ran up in a hurry and said outside the door: "Your Highness, water is leaking from the bottom of the boat..." Prince Mu Feng frowned slightly, looked at the guard at the door with a bad look and said: "What's going on? We just got on the boat this morning, and now it's leaking? How did you check it, and there was such a big mistake?"

The guard knelt on the ground and said with a bitter face, "It is my fault. I didn't expect that there was a rot in an inconspicuous corner at the bottom of the cabin. Water is seeping in, but the water is very small. If it is sealed in time, it should be..."

"You bastard!" Mu Feng went over and gave him a fierce kick: "Seal it, what are you sealing?"

The guard rolled on the ground, ignoring the pain and feeling dizzy: "Yes, yes, I will go and prepare the new boat right away..."

"You don't have to prepare anything. Go find a Feng Shui treasured spot by yourself later." Mu Feng played with the fan in his hand for a few times, stood up and prepared to change boats.

Since the boat was leaking water, even if it was only a small amount, there was no way that he, who had always been cautious, would sit on it again.

The guard lying on the ground had a pale face. He knelt on the ground and did not dare to say much, but he gave a barely perceptible smile when the prince walked out of the room.

This surging river is a great feng shui treasure land!

The guards of the Nan'an Palace worked quickly and soon got a new ship.

"Your Highness, don't worry. We have checked this ship carefully and there is absolutely no water leakage." Several guards said with a cautious smile.

"Well, you guys are pretty good."

Mu Feng smiled and nodded, then stepped onto the new boat.

Suddenly, a faint sense of foreboding enveloped my heart.

"Are you sure you checked everything carefully?"

"Don't worry, Your Majesty. We have checked every nook and cranny. There is no problem!" several guards swore.

"Where did you get the boat?" Mu Feng asked.

"My Lord, it's from the water station. I told the river officials that it was the prince of Nan'an Palace who returned to the capital, and they picked the best one!"

"That's all."

Mu Feng nodded slightly.

There shouldn't be any problem with the official post station.

Besides, he didn't have any enemies... The Second House didn't have the ability to command the people of the Water Post to attack him. Who else would dare to be an enemy of the Nan'an Palace?
It seems that I am too suspicious and think too much.

"Go ahead, and remember to arrange tight defense!"

Mu Feng gave a casual instruction.

"Yes!"

The guards agreed in unison and began to search carefully on and off the boat.

"Don't worry, officers. This is a new ship from Fujian. It's very sturdy and there will be absolutely no problems." The boatmen in charge of sailing patted their chests and made the assurance.

"That's better!" Several guards said solemnly, "The man on the boat is the prince of our Nan'an Palace, and his status is extremely noble. If he makes any mistakes, he will not survive!"

"Yes Yes!"

Several boatmen hurriedly agreed with a smile.

"Hurry up and sail!" the guards ordered, leaving two guards behind while the rest went outside to continue checking.

"My Lord, I have checked everything again and there is no problem. I have already told the boatman to start the boat."

"Ah."

Mu Feng felt the ship moving steadily on the river and nodded slightly: "You guys go down, remember not to drink at night, and eat what's left over from lunch."

"Yes!"

The guards took the order and left.

Soon it was getting dark, so Mu Feng ordered the boat to dock and rest for the night.

The original plan was to sail overnight to reach Kyoto as soon as possible, but after changing ships today, he had been feeling uneasy. He was worried that there would be an accident while sailing at night, so he rested for a night.

Nothing happened all night.

Mu Feng didn't sleep well. He had a beautiful dream in the morning. He dreamed that his beautiful new sister-in-law climbed onto his bed...

(End of this chapter)