I became the God Brother of the Regent King after Transmigration!-Chapter 349 - 267: First Day Back in the Capital

Seeing that Rong Heng was not only not helping her, but also sounding sarcastic like he had the potential to become a girlfriend, Gu Lan squeezed a sentence through her teeth:

"Brother Hang, do you know, in this box, it’s just you, me, two men, look, this group of women want to devour me, the newly victorious, number one charming young general in the Capital, leaving nothing behind. Rong Heng, Brother Hang, Ah Heng, Prince, can you really bear it?"

As she spoke, she blinked her bright and clear eyes.

A string of titles, with Rong Heng wearing a mask, no change in his eyes could be seen.

Then, he took off his mask, picked up a piece of osmanthus cake from the table, and said slowly:

"I can bear it."

She called out so many titles, yet none touched his heart. Rong Heng was quite picky now.

To the side, Miaoyan saw the face behind his mask and her expression changed: "Rong Heng, you’ve really returned!"

Rong Heng glanced at her, his voice indifferent: "What should Princess Ning’an call me?"

Rong Miaoyan said, "Do you believe I can report your unauthorized departure from Yinzhou and your sneaky return to the Capital to His Majesty?"

Rong Heng said calmly, "Dingbei Pass is stable now, I’ve heard Qin Zhenghu is being transferred to Yinzhou, it seems like... Prince Xiang is stationed there now."

Rong Miaoyan clenched her teeth: "I’m tired, Qing Dai, continue playing the Great Compassion Mantra."

"Yes."

The Fifth Young Master Rong often didn’t speak, but when he did, his words were venomous and highly destructive.

Miaoyan calmed down; Rong Heng raised an eyebrow and seeing Gu Lan still bothered, lowered his voice to softly say in her ear:

"In this box, it’s my sister, my niece, and my sister’s subordinates. Tell me, should I be worried about them eating you up, or should I be worried about you, a scoundrel, ruining their good names?"

Gu Lan: "...I’m sorry, I was wrong, I admit it, I’m a scoundrel. Brother Zichan, are you willing to let me ruin your name?"

Rong Heng took a deep breath and said hoarsely: "Hasn’t my name been ruined by you long ago."

As they exchanged drinks, the ethereal music of the Great Compassion Mantra played; Rong Miaoyan looked at the Magpie Workshop’s Market Master Nian Xia and couldn’t help but ask, "This sister... looks somewhat familiar." 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

Nian Xia had long worn half a mask, with a demeanor entirely different from the past Princess Rong Luo. She also bore little resemblance to Rong Heng, so over the years, those who visited Magpie Workshop never recognized her.

Even if someone thought Nian Xia looked a bit like the young Princess Rong Luo, they would never believe that a noble princess of Dayan would be the same person as a brothel madam.

Nian Xia gently stroked the back of Rong Miaoyan’s hand, pausing slightly, then said: "I’m just a woman of the world, coincidentally sharing some resemblance to Your Highness."

Rong Miaoyan was startled, carefully examining the half-exposed face of Nian Xia, realizing indeed she bore some resemblance to this Market Master, which explained why she felt a sense of familiarity.

She didn’t feel insulted by her similarity to a brothel woman; instead, as she looked at the mask on Nian Xia’s face, an inexplicable sadness filled her heart.

Nian Xia also felt no resentment towards Miaoyan for being the daughter of Rong Jing, only responding to her question with warmth.

Rong Heng squinted his eyes slightly, watching his sister and niece chatting softly, carrying a complex look in his gaze.

"You said earlier, let Xiao Qi escort Rong Shuo back to the Capital, you would arrange for Nian Xia to meet Rong Shuo... looks like Nian Xia did not see him." Gu Lan swirled the Immortal Drunk in her cup, downed it in one go, and said quietly.

Rong Heng nodded: "She didn’t meet Rong Shuo because she feared he would feel sorrow over her identity, and also because she didn’t want to let go of Xia He."

...

Magpie Workshop was renamed to Crow Building yesterday because the brothels in the Capital are all called "lou" (building), and calling it Magpie Workshop sounded like a shop selling birds.

But calling it Crow Building sounds even more like that! Gu Lan frowned and asked Rong Heng about the reason, but Rong Heng did not explain.

Over here in Crow Building, Young Master Gu and his group of "female confidants" drank, chatted, and played shooting games;

Meanwhile, at the gates of Yan Capital, Crown Prince Rong Qichun and the head of the Imperial Guards Song Zhi were under orders to receive Pingnan General into the Capital, only ending up with desolation.

It wasn’t entirely desolate though, Junior Minister of Honglu Temple Gu Changting was there, riding the red horse of the Pingnan General, receiving admiration from many young maidens in the Capital.

The Crown Prince gritted his teeth and ordered, "So, where exactly did Gu Lan go?"

Just then, a subordinate came to Song Zhi and whispered something in his ear.

Song Zhi frowned slightly, stepped forward, and said: "Reporting to Your Highness, the scouts reported that the Pingnan General had already dismounted and walked alone five miles outside the Capital and was seen heading to a brothel on Magpie Street after entering the Capital."

Xie Yun, accompanying nearby, thought to himself, heh, he shouldn’t have come, he should have gone directly to the brothel, and he could have had a drink on the house.

Along with the Crown Prince was Su Zixiao, who had reclaimed his position as a Colonel of the Imperial Guards.

He looked at the cavalry escorting Gu Changting back to the Capital, dusty, yet unable to hide their overwhelming killing aura, and couldn’t help stepping forward to inquire about the battles in Yinzhou with the cavalry leader.

Xie Yun glanced at him and suddenly spoke: "Su Zixiao, do you really want to lead troops to war that badly?"

Su Zixiao steadied himself, with a somewhat helpless smile: "I feel that only in this way, I can prove that I’m not just a spoiled brat relying on the Su Family. Jingqi, unlike you, my mind isn’t suited for passing civil service exams, but I also want to prove myself."

In the original book, Su Zixiao was supposed to go to the Northern Territory with Gu Lan and Gu Chengzhao, but now, with Young Master Gu having solved the border crisis in advance, and the Emperor’s suspicion of the Su Family, Su Zixiao’s dream of becoming a General is impossible to achieve shortly.

Xie Yun looked at Su Zixiao’s dim expression, his long and gentle eyes grew a bit deeper.

On the first day of returning to the Capital, Gu Lan spent half of the day drinking in Crow Building, until it was late, and Young Master Gu looked at Rong Miaoyan and Qing Dai, who had been knocked out from drinking, and laughed.

Qing Dai was completely drunk and finally stopped playing the Great Compassion Mantra.

Miaoyan lay on the table, eyes shut, face flushed, clutching Gu Lan’s sleeve, inquiring about Rong Baoyi.

This time back to the Capital, only Gu Lan and Rong Heng returned, along with Wei Chengyuan, who, once entering the Capital, vanished without a trace.

Baoyi now, is a female general holding great military power.

Her identity is special, being Prince Rui’s only daughter, and personally conferred the title of Commandery Princess by the Emperor. The Southern Border remains stable with her presence.

The war that lasted for half a year was won, but the border army suffered many casualties, so Mu Jun and the five thousand Dingyuan Army cavalry stayed in Yinzhou to help train new cavalry for the Southern Border army.

Tang Zhan and Su Yi naturally ran the military affairs like before when Rong Shuo was there, unable to step away.

And Rong Heng as Prince Xiang, was impersonated by Xiao Qi.

Xiao Qi’s disguise technique is quite exquisite, especially since Prince Xiang usually only appeared occasionally. With no warfare, he didn’t need to make decisions.