Be a small county magistrate in ancient times

Chu Mufeng smiled at Bafang and said, "Sorry to trouble you. By the way, Lord Meng, the emperor has ordered that while you are in the capital, the Imperial Guards outside the Meng Mansion will protect your safety."

"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty." Meng Changqing gave a brief performance, "You can continue to rest."

Meng Changqing walked around the house and saw that only the imperial guards were guarding the front door, but not the other two side doors, so he knew what Chu Mufeng said was true.

"Uncle Dai." Meng Changqing turned around and said, "Tell someone to prepare more dinner and send it out to treat the people outside the door."

"I've asked people to get ready to go down. Master, are you feeling uncomfortable?"

Meng Changqing stopped and said, "Can you tell?"

"Others may not be able to tell," Dai Dongwen said, "Doctor Hu is not in Beijing. If you feel unwell, you should prescribe medicine for yourself as soon as possible."

"Don't worry, I'm fine. I'm just tired from traveling and my body is a little sore."

Dai Dongwen looked at Meng Changqing with worried eyes, "I am really tired from running around for days. Master, please take a bath after dinner. I have already asked someone to boil hot water."

"Okay, thank you Uncle Dai."

"Master." Dai Dongwen followed Meng Changqing and took two more steps, "What are your plans when you come back this time?"

"Are you planning on it? Just wait and see what happens."

"It can only be like this, the holy orders cannot be violated." Dai Dongwen talked about the changes in the capital this year, "The Wang and Zou families got married, and the Zou family took this opportunity to get in touch with the third prince, and already brought his little one to his family. The young master was sent to the palace to accompany the third prince."

"Didn't the Zou family want to seize the Xiao family before?" Meng Changqing sighed, "Zou Duwen has changed so fast. No wonder the Xiao family looked down on him back then."

Meng Changqing asked again: "Where is Wang Shaoyu?"

"The Wang family's young master is too young. I heard that he can't keep up with the third prince in reading and writing. The third prince refuses to use him. This is the turn of the Zou family's young master."

"Has Zou Duran's official position also changed?"

Dai Dongwen replied: "It's still the same as before, serving as the right assistant minister in the Ministry of Personnel."

"Then what the Zou family is looking forward to is the day when the third prince moves into the East Palace." Meng Changqing turned his head and looked at the bare branches next to him. "Don't think about this, let's have dinner first."

Meng Changqing had dinner and went back to his room early, but he didn't feel sleepy at all while lying on the bed.

My mind is filled with the various forces in the capital. Today, people named Zhao join forces with people named Qian to fight against people named Sun. Tomorrow, Sun Qian will join forces with people named Zhao. In short, they fight back and forth for power.

But what exactly is power?
Meng Changqing stared at the top of the bed. She also longed for power. She couldn't guarantee that if she stepped into the center of the vortex in the future, she would become Zhao or Sun.

The night was getting darker and darker, and there was no movement outside the room. Meng Changqing turned over and lay on his side on the bed, and could only hear the sound in his cochlea.

Early the next morning, Meng Changqing went out from the gate, thanked the guarding imperial guards, and said, "It's too hard for you to guard here. I'll go to the street in front and buy some breakfast for you."

The imperial guards were polite, and finally the group followed Meng Changqing to the restaurant they wanted to go to.

She seemed to get to know everyone quickly, and after walking a few hundred meters, she gained a few more brothers.

"I have been away for more than a year, and I don't know what people in the capital like to eat these days." Meng Changqing sat down at the square table and said to the shopkeeper who came to welcome the guests: "Choose a few popular items and bring them up quickly." "Yes. Yes." The shopkeeper nodded and hurried to the kitchen, "Are the crab buns not ready yet? Hurry up, there are a group of people with knives coming outside!" Then he brought a few plates of pastries and delivered them with a smile. In front of Meng Changqing, "These are snacks from the store. You guys can try them first. Breakfast will be served soon."

While eating, Meng Changqing saw a child carrying a bird cage coming in from the door.

Coincidentally, this child is Wang Shaoyu.

Obviously this was not a coincidence for Wang Shaoyu. He just saw Meng Changqing coming in, so he followed him in.

"Meng Changqing." Wang Shaoyu held the birdcage and stood next to Meng Changqing, "It's really you."

"Master Wang." Meng Changqing stood up and saluted with clasped fists, "Are you coming here to have breakfast too?"

"I've eaten." He handed the birdcage to the person following him and followed the example of the older man holding his hands behind his back. "You have changed so much. If it weren't for these guards, I wouldn't have recognized you.

I heard that you will stay in the capital for a few more days. I have raised many birds, some with beautiful coats and some that can imitate human speech. They are very fun. If you have time, why don't you come home with me to play. "

"Master Wang, why do you have time to raise birds?" Meng Changqing asked knowingly.

Sure enough, Wang Shaoyu's expression turned obviously bad. "My mother misses me because I am young and doesn't want me to be troubled in the palace, so I won't serve His Highness the Third Prince anymore." Wang Shaoyu sat down at the table next to him, "Eat quickly, you're done." Come to my house and watch the birds.”

"Master Wang." Meng Changqing walked around to him, "It doesn't matter if I go to your house alone, but look at these people around me. If I lead the Royal Forest Army to your house, people who don't know will definitely guess that something is wrong with the Wang family. What's the matter? It's a misunderstanding, so I'd better go there when I get the chance."

"You ask them to go back to your house and wait."

The leader of the Royal Forest Army replied: "We are acting under orders and are not allowed to leave Master Meng's side."

Meng Changqing spread his hands and said, "Look."

Wang Shaoyu approached Meng Changqing and asked in a low voice: "Are these people protecting you, or looking after you?"

After all, he is young, and he is worthy of being returned by the third prince. He has a wonderful mind.

Who are the Imperial Guards? They talk little but have sharp ears. If he lowers his voice, how can he escape the Imperial Guards' ears?

"Isn't that the same thing?" Meng Changqing said, "I have to be in front of them so that they can protect me."

Wang Shaoyu tried to understand, but in the end he still couldn't understand what Meng Changqing wanted to say.

He took his birdcage from the attendant and said, "Okay, please don't touch me. I'll find someone else to take care of my bird."

After he left the restaurant, he kicked a wooden stake on the roadside hard, "You're in the way!"

"Mr. Meng, come and eat." Meng Changqing's newly recognized eldest brother greeted, "These crab roe buns will not taste good when they are cold." He introduced: "Each of these buns contains the crab roe of a crab. When it comes to crabs, they are all shells, and the crab roe is the only one that is delicious. However, crabs are not yellow all year round. You need to take out the crab roe while it is plump, adjust its flavor, and freeze it in the deep ice outside the city. Only in the library can people enjoy such delicious food at this time.

So although this thing is small, it is not cheap in the capital. Not everyone can afford this crab roe bun. "

Another eldest brother continued: "You have to have connections with the government to get into the deep icehouse."

"Oh?" Meng Changqing looked at the surrounding layout, "This shop seems to have been open not long ago. I wonder what the shopkeeper's last name is?" (End of Chapter)