Besides lying down, I also know a little about power struggles

Chapter 52 His Highness Carries Out a Girl

To open a store on the most prosperous Zhuque Street in the capital, money is not enough, you also need people. The backer that Xiaoyaolou found was Prince Jing Feng Yuyang.

Fang Tong was not surprised by this; she was interested in something else.

"What about you? As a prince, you must have a lot of assets in the capital."

She was purely curious. Feng Twelve was a member of the Prince's gang, so he must have a lot of people who wanted to join him.

Feng Twelve: "Why should I tell you?"

He looked like he was teasing a cat, throwing a ball of fur, and just as it aroused the cat's interest, he turned around and took it away, regardless of whether the cat agreed or not.

Fang Tong hummed twice in her heart, and she just asked casually, and then forget it if she didn't want to say it.

The carriage started moving at this moment.

Although Xiaonian told the yamen runners not to welcome Feng Twelve's carriage, the squad leader dared not be negligent. He quickly had someone check the team in front and respectfully let Feng Twelve and his party in.

As soon as they arrived at Zhongjie Street, they saw the county magistrate coming to greet them after hearing the news.

The magistrate of Linshui County was in his early forties, of medium build, with a pale and slightly plump face. Feng Twelve had read his resume. This man's name was Gao Tiancai. He had served in Linshui County for many years, but his political achievements were mediocre.

Gao Tiancai was not a very outstanding official, but he was obviously good at being a human being.

He didn't ask for a servant to serve him. He personally held an umbrella in the heavy rain and trotted to Feng Twelve's carriage.

"Your humble servant Gao Tiancai greets His Highness the Twelfth Prince." He spoke loudly in the rain, "The county government has cleaned up the posthouse. Although the place in this small county is simple, I hope Your Highness will not abandon it and allow your humble servant to welcome His Highness as a token of my gratitude."

Feng Twelve's trip was on official business, and according to the custom of the Jokhang Dynasty, he should be received at the post station by local officials.

Gao Tiancai followed the rules and Feng Twelve did not refuse.

He pushed open the window and showed his face: "Thank you."

When Gao Tiancai heard this, he was immediately overjoyed and a smile spread across his face.

"I have long admired your bravery. I heard that you captured a group of bandits outside the county. You are indeed General Lin's favorite disciple."

"County Magistrate Gao," Feng Twelve interrupted him, "Prince Jing is also in the city?"

"Ah, yes, yes." Gao Tiancai said with a smile, "Prince Jing entered the city yesterday afternoon and stayed at Furong Courtyard."

"Furongyuan?"

Gao Tiancai observed Feng Twelve's expression and heard something strange in his voice, so he quickly said, "To be honest with you, Your Highness, although Furong Courtyard is a place of prostitution, it has many talented prostitutes. Two years ago, Wu Yue Shanren passed through this county and made friends with one of the girls through literature. They became close friends, and since then, every time he came here, he would stay at Furong Courtyard for a while."

He chuckled, "The Five Mountains Man has many followers, and Prince Jing is especially close to him. When he heard that the Five Mountains Man was coming, His Majesty booked a courtyard in Furong Courtyard early on, just to get closer to that gentleman."

The literary style was flourishing at that time, especially in the south. It was not uncommon to see men of letters and poets lingering in those ancient palaces. Some celebrities even wrote many famous poems for this purpose.

"I heard that when the Five Mountains Man arrived today, the prince sent a car to pick him up. I'm afraid he's drinking happily right now."

Gao Tiancai glanced at Feng Twelve's face and said with a smile, "If the prince heard that the prince was here, he would be even happier."

Feng Twelve did not comment: "Let's go to the posthouse first."

Gao Tiancai was not surprised by Feng Twelve's order. He had heard that the Twelfth Prince was cold-hearted and not interested in women, so he must have no interest in those brothels.

He got back on the sedan chair and led the way with others.

The posthouse is located in a quiet alley north of Zhongjie Street, and the county government office is next to the alley.

As soon as Gao Tiancai entered the door, he asked the clerk to boil hot water and help the guards of the prince's mansion unload their luggage.

He came to the side of the carriage with his robe in hand, raised his umbrella and bowed respectfully: "Your Highness, it's raining heavily outside, be careful of the slippery roads."

Feng Twelve looked at Fang Tong in the car.

Fang Tong knew that she was about to make a formal appearance in public, so she straightened her expression and took a deep breath.

Feng Twelve asked: "Will you pretend to faint?"

Fang Tong raised his eyebrows and tilted his head in surprise. Pretending to faint? Now?
Feng Twelve looked her up and down, and without waiting for her to answer, he stood up and walked in front of her.

He held her shoulder with one hand and said, "Excuse me."

Before he finished speaking, Fang Tong felt a pain in his neck and immediately lost consciousness.

The girl sitting on the stool fell down softly, and Feng Twelve caught her.

He picked the man up by the waist and walked out of the carriage.

Gao Tiancai, who was waiting outside, saw the curtain of the car opened and a figure emerged from it.

He smiled and looked up: "Your Highness——"

His smile froze on his face.

Raindrops slid down the edge of the upturned umbrella, and the cold rain hit his face. He stood there motionless, staring at the person coming out of the car, stunned.

The young man had a tall stature and a handsome face. Although he was wearing ordinary clothes, he exuded a noble demeanor.

It is true that this man is the twelfth prince.

But he was holding a girl in his arms.

The long lake green skirt dragged in the wind like a fragile and helpless duckweed. The girl's black hair fell like a waterfall in the arms of the twelfth prince.

Gao Tiancai couldn't help but blink, suspecting that the heavy rain blinded him.

How could the twelfth prince be hugging a girl? This is really... really too bizarre!
The guard Xiaonian was also surprised.

How could a girl appear in his Highness' carriage? Did something happen along the way that he didn't know about?

Xiaonian gave the driver a look, and the driver was also confused.

No way, he has been with His Highness almost all these days, where did the girl come from in the car?

Facing everyone's puzzled gazes, Feng Twelve got off the carriage with a calm expression.

"This is the woman I rescued on the way. She was injured by bandits and is unconscious. Please ask a doctor to come and take a look."

“…Ah, okay, okay.”

Gao Tiancai woke up as if from a dream and responded repeatedly.

Feng Twelve's eyes swept over Xiaonian and the others. Without his reminder, these guards quickly put away their surprise and went about their business as usual.

The rain splashed water on the bluestone slabs in the courtyard. Feng Twelve stepped over the overflowing water, carrying Fang Tong across the courtyard and walked to the corridor.

He paused, and Gao Tiancai immediately understood what he meant when he saw it.

"The room in front is the main house. There is an empty room next door. Your Highness can put this girl next door."

He didn't care what the relationship between this woman and the twelfth prince was, as long as he treated her with hospitality, he would never go wrong.

He rushed ahead and pushed open the door of the next room: "Your Highness, please."

This is a small side room with only a table and a couch in it, which is a temporary resting place for low-level officials.

When Gao Tiancai saw Feng Twelve looking up at him, he couldn't help but secretly feel fortunate that he had asked someone to clean the inn inside and out, and the bedding on the bed was all new.

Feng Twelve knew that Fang Tong was very clean. Seeing that although the furnishings in the room were old, the fabrics were still clean, he thought that she would not mind, so he walked to the bed and put her on it.

He pulled the quilt over her and covered her with it. Gao Tiancai saw this and was moved.

The Twelfth Prince is quite caring.

He smiled and said, "Your Highness, would you like to sit in this room first, or go to your room?"

(End of this chapter)