Chapter 69 Chapter 69: Meng Chen, Meng Chen, the two princes of Xuanwu!

Fengjing, as the capital of Jin State, was densely populated, well-connected, and had many streets. In addition to the imperial palace, there were two cities, the inner city and the outer city. The outer city was mostly inhabited by common people who begged for food to survive, while the inner city was inhabited by dignitaries, wealthy businessmen, and gentry.

Following the route he remembered, Meng Chen entered the inner city, headed west, and came to a mansion.

The mansion is grand and luxurious, with two stone lions standing in front of it, a tall gate tower, a red lacquered door that is tightly closed, and a hanging plaque with four large gold-plated characters engraved on it.

【Xuanwu Marquis Mansion】

Meng Chen withdrew his gaze from the plaque and walked towards the servants in front of the mansion gate.

When Meng Xiaosi saw a stranger approaching, he subconsciously wanted to drive him away.

Seeing that the newcomer had strange silver hair, unusual silver eyes, handsome appearance, and extraordinary clothing, he gave up the idea of ​​driving him away and asked:

"I wonder why this young master came to my Xuanwu Marquis Mansion. Do you have a visiting card?"

Hearing this, Meng Chen shook his head and said with a smile: "I don't have a visiting card, nor am I a guest. I am just a wanderer who has been away from home for thirteen years and is returning home."

When Meng Xiaosi heard this, he was shocked and thought to himself that it was a good thing that he did not rashly chase the person away, otherwise he would be in big trouble.

He bent down and asked respectfully, "The wanderer is coming home? I wonder who you are, sir?"

"This is my jade token. Just show it to Lord Xuanwu."

Meng Chen handed the prince's jade token to Meng Xiaosi. Meng Xiaosi recognized it as the prince's jade token at a glance, but why was it written "Meng Chen" instead of "Meng Chen"?
He remembered that his own prince was not called Meng Chen.

No! An idea flashed through Meng Xiaosi's mind, and he looked up at Meng Chen, his eyes widened with horror.

Meng Chen! Isn't this the name of the prince who disappeared thirteen years ago?

Meng Xiaosi was a family-born child who had lived in the Xuanwu Marquis's Mansion since birth. He clearly remembered that thirteen years ago, the Prince of Xuanwu went out of the city for fun and disappeared.

The whole city was in an uproar at the time. The Duke's Mansion and the Marquis' Mansion mobilized all their forces to search for him, but they were unable to find him. The Marquis's wife fainted from crying several times. Many servants were beaten to death in the Marquis' Mansion, and even several soldiers guarding the city were killed.

"You are Prince Chen?!"

Meng Xiaosi asked tentatively. Seeing that the other party seemed to recognize him, Meng Chen nodded.

"Please wait a moment. I will go and tell the Marquis and his wife right away!"

Meng Xiaosi looked shocked and his speech became halting.

He never expected that Prince Chen, who was thought to be dead by everyone, actually came back alive. If the Marquis and his wife knew about this, they would definitely be extremely happy.

Meng Xiaosi ran to the side door in a hurry with the prince's jade token. He was too excited and didn't notice the threshold. He fell down, but he immediately got up and rushed into the mansion.

Although Meng Chen could also fly directly into the Marquis' Mansion, he did not do so. Since he was going home, he had to walk into the Mansion through the main gate with dignity.

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The dining hall of the marquis's mansion.

It was lunch time. Marquis Xuanwu sat in the main seat, and his wife sat on his left. There were people around them serving them food.

Madam Hou picked up a piece of sweet and sour cherry meat she had made herself from her bowl and placed it in the bowl of a young man in brocade clothes beside her, and said softly:
"You've been in Jiangzhou for a month. I see you've lost weight. Come, eat more."

Meng Chen looked at the sweet and sour cherry meat in the bowl, and a trace of disgust emerged in the depths of his eyes, but it quickly disappeared, and he turned into a look of joy. He picked up the cherry meat with chopsticks and ate it, praising it as he ate: "Mom, the cherry meat you made is delicious. I can't eat it in Jiangzhou. I'm so greedy."

"If you like it, eat more."

The Marquis' wife put a few more pieces of cherry meat into his bowl and watched Meng Chen eat it with a smile.

"Mother, Princess Zhaoyang's flower-viewing banquet will be held in half a month. I would like to withdraw some money and ask Yunshangfang to embroider a skirt for me. Do you think it is possible?"

Meng Zijin, who was sitting with her aunt, asked softly, "The marquis's wife is in charge of the household expenses in the marquis's mansion, and all financial expenses in the mansion need her approval."

When the Marquis's wife heard this, she thought it was just making a dress and was no big deal.

Just as she was about to open her mouth to agree, she saw a servant rushing into the dining hall in a hurry. Due to his excessive haste, he was knocked over the threshold and fell heavily to the ground, and the jade token in his hand also fell out.

Fortunately, the jade pendant was made of hard material and did not fall out of her arms. It eventually landed at the feet of the marquis' wife, attracting her attention.

When the Marquis's wife saw the familiar jade token, especially the words "Meng Chen" engraved on it, she was stunned on the spot. Her pupils contracted violently, her face showed pain, and some blurry images emerged in her mind.

When Xuanwu Hou saw Meng Xiaosi suddenly barge into the dining hall and disturb their meal, he frowned slightly, put down his chopsticks, and said unhappily:
"How did you learn the rules to barge in without notifying me? Come on, drag him away and give him 20 lashes!"

When he heard that he was going to be beaten with a stick, Meng Xiaosi quickly got up from the ground and knelt on the ground, reporting in a trembling voice:
"My Lord, please spare my life! I didn't mean to barge in. I have something important to report. Prince Chen, Prince Chen is back alive!"

"Prince Chen?"

When everyone in the hall heard the name, they were all stunned. They were confused at first, and then they were shocked, wondering if they had heard it wrong.

Meng Chen showed a trace of panic on his face. He stood up suddenly and the stool fell to the ground. He walked quickly to Meng Xiaosi, picked him up, and asked in a deep voice with red eyes:
"What did you say? Prince Chen is back alive? I am the only prince in the Marquisate, aren't you, your lowly slave, cursing my death again?"

Meng Xiaosi was also frightened by Meng Chen's scarlet eyes, and quickly explained:
"Prince, spare me, spare my life. I am not cursing you to death. It is Prince Meng Chen who has returned..."

"Humph! Nonsense! I am the only prince in the Xuanwu Marquisate. The Prince Mengchen you mentioned is probably here to deceive people. Come on, beat this lowly slave to death!"

Meng Chen shouted angrily and called two guards to drag Meng Xiaosi out and beat him to death, but was stopped by Xuanwu Hou.

"Wait a minute, you just said that Prince Meng Chen came back alive, is this true?"

When Marquis Xuanwu heard that his youngest son, who had disappeared thirteen years ago and whose whereabouts were unknown, had returned, he was surprised.

In order to find Meng Chen, he even asked the royal spies to find him, but found nothing. He thought the child was dead, but he didn't expect that he would come back alive.

"Reporting to the Marquis, I am not sure whether that person is the Prince Meng Chen, but he has the jade token of the Prince Meng Chen and said that he has been traveling abroad for thirteen years and is now back home, so I rushed in to report to you."

After listening to Meng Xiaosi's explanation, Marquis Xuanwu looked at the prince's jade token in the marquis's wife's hand and recognized at a glance that this was the prince's jade token that he had asked the royal family to make.

However, whether the person holding the jade token is real or fake remains to be verified.

Seeing that the Marquis's wife was frowning and in a bad state, he quickly ordered the maid to help her down to rest, and asked Meng Xiaosi to invite Meng Chen to the study, as he wanted to see him alone first.

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PS: I have been taking care of the children for another day and have no time to write. I am sorry that there are only three updates today. I am physically and mentally exhausted. I hope you guys can understand.

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