The Marquis' Wife

Departure to the capital

"Father will also miss Baobao" Lu Xiang pinched softly on his son's cheek then let out a long sigh and began to re-examine the item he was about to bring. He was going to the capital with Wang Jiayou, Wang Tianjin and Zhang Yunlei.

"Everything is ready dear" Lu Xiang changed his clothes and hugged Adelia who was holding Baobao.

Adelia turned her head and peeked at her husband's cheek and they stepped out, outside Lu Cheng and Lu Shan were already waiting to come and deliver her brother.

"You have to keep learning with passion and take care of Adelia and Baobao, okay?".

"Understanding sis, I will take care of baby Baobao and brother-in-law" Lu Shan patted the chest confidently as if saying 'hand me over'.

Lu Cheng who was standing at the side nodded in agreement.

Lu Shan stroked the hair of his two younger siblings proudly then looked at Adelia who was staring reluctantly to let her go.

"Don't be sad baby, I'll be back soon".

Adelia knew that her husband was only comforting her but she felt moved and nodded.

Lu Cai who was packing things onto the carriage also felt sad leaving his wife and child.

Lu Xiang hugged Adelia tightly and held Baobao and kissed her many times which made her son laugh amusedly before handing her back to Lu Mei.

"I'm going, baby". He kissed his wife's new forehead, cheeks and lips he took a horse-drawn carriage.

"Be careful on the road, you should pay attention to your health there". Adelia's eyes began to glaze over, she was all her might not to let it fall as her husband must have been increasingly reluctant to set out.

"You should also take good care of your health" Lu Xiang waved his hand before closing the window curtain of the carriage.

Baobao seemed to realize that his father was going to leave and began to cry loudly, making Adelia who wanted to hold back the crying along with her son.

"Run the train". Lu Xiang did not open the window curtain back at all and could only clench his hands holding back his growing stubbornness unwillingly going to the capital leaving his family but he had to go for them as well.

Lu Xiang gathered with his friend in front of the outer city gate. Wang Jiayou who was looking at his unkind mood only smiled hello and immediately stuffed his things into Lu Xiang's carriage.

He did not ask why, because he knew the reason behind his friend's bad mood. Wang Tianjin and Zhang Yunlei who were also traveling in one carriage could only look at each other and know that now he only had to make room for his own friend.

The four men also hired a yamen attendant due to the extremely long journey, which was, everyone knows that road trips will have the opportunity to meet with robbers when passing through forest roads or uninhabited roads so that security guards must be deployed.

Their journey went smoothly until almost arriving at the capital, they met a group of horsemen wearing black masks covering their faces.

"Stop!".

Seeing the swords and other sharp weapons and the large number of troops, the yamen officers who led the way were forced to stop their journey and obey the orders of the group.

A man came down from the horse, removed the mask and cupped his hands in greeting. "Sorry for the disruption of your journey, we of the city security officers want to check your train because a criminal escaped from prison". He then showed the security forces tokens.

The chief officer of Yamen was relieved then also cupped his hands back in greeting. "We from Fucheng wanted to enter the capital because we were sending Juren scholars who wanted to take the Hui-shih exam".

The horseman raised his eyebrows, the tip of his eyes glanced towards their leader who was sitting on the horse then resumed the conversation after getting a signal.

"Welcome to the capital, then we will quickly check your train. Excuse me, please understand".

But Lu Xiang was acting ordinary, although his heart was beating fast, but he did not show that feeling on his face until he felt someone looking at him and then he raised his head and met a look with a man who was the leader of the that troop.

The judgment and cold gaze made Lu Xiang's jaw harden, he tried hard to remain calm and returned the gaze until the man on the horse turned his face away.

Lu Xiang did not see a smiling face attracted to his fearless reaction.

As expected by Xiao Xieyuan!

The man then raised his hand and several troops got off the carriage and began to inspect the carriage one by one before nodding at the leader.

"Thank you for your cooperation. Enjoy the beauty of the capital, all of you passed the Hui-shih exam".

The burly man immediately got on the horse and they left after getting the cue from their leader.

Wang Tianjin and Zhang Yunlei sat on their knees in panic, while Wang Jiayou only displayed a pale face.

"Let's get the hell out of here" the security guard urged his client because now this place is not safe.

"Wait a minute, we'd better check our train one more time".

"uh? What's for?" Wang Jiayou asked confusedly.

"Just do it" Even though they had already displayed the token of the city security officer but Lu Xiang did not believe it 100% because they had never seen and even to the capital, but Lu Xiang did not trust him 100% because they had never seen it, it is said to have known who were the security guards and soldiers who stood guard at the place where the Emperor was.

Lu Xiang's friend finally complied and checked their belongings before continuing their delayed journey.

Before long, they saw a large and high wall before them that read Shenyang. Many chariots like them were queuing in front of the entrance gates of the city.

Security police checked the documents and asked about their purpose for coming to the capital, suggesting that security in the capital was stricter than that of Fucheng.

Lu Xiang had to wait an hour before his carriage got to the front of the gate and showed the documents and answered his purpose of coming here.

The security police were surprised to see two people Xiao Xieyuan directly wanted to take the Hui-shih exam, he even stared focused on Lu Xiang and Wang Jiayou in order to remember their faces before allowing them to enter.

"Welcome to the capital, may you take the exam smoothly".

"Thank you". Lu Xiang paid 10 silver coins the entrance fee to the capital.

The atmosphere in the capital is very much different from the city of Fucheng, in the city of Shenyang there are three parts of the city, namely the outside, the inside and the royal part of the forbidden city and the royal family.

"We're looking for lodging first before tomorrow we're looking for a rental house". Wang Jiayou's Advice.

Lu Xiang and the others agreed and immediately looked for a cheap inn, the cost of living in the capital was also greater than the city of Fucheng seen from the cost of a one-night inn was 10 silver coins, several times much larger, do not know if it is a normal price or special price because of the atmosphere of the test.

Lu Xiang sat on the bed and let out a long sigh, his mind drifting back on the scene earlier in the day and recalling the face of the man who was staring in a glance at him, he did not know the man's expression as it was covered by a silver mask.

His finger tapped on the edge of the bed thinking about who the man was a moment later his eyes widened when he remembered something.

Lu Xiang was sure that the man was one of a prince!!!.