By the time they passed Qingxia, the ambush Wang Yue had expected still hadn't appeared. That put him at ease. After all, it was his wedding day, and if he could avoid a fight, he'd rather not see blood.
Still, he asked Chao Xiaoshu to look into it while he led the wedding procession toward Chang'an. He couldn't wait to see his new home.
A few days earlier, Ning Que had suddenly written to him. The lakeside spot where Wang Yue had grilled fish, beside the Academy, had been bought by Chao Xiaoshu and given to him.
Ning Que had also been entrusted by Chao Xiaoshu with making sure the courtyard was built well. He came up with the idea for a courtyard residence, then shamelessly pestered the Academy's students to design it, while people from the Fish Dragon Gang helped build it. Construction had begun as soon as King Tang issued the decree arranging the marriage.
By the time Ning Que wrote to Wang Yue, he'd already gone to inspect the place himself. He told Wang Yue to bring the wedding procession straight there.
Wang Yue was a little taken aback. Thinking of the size of the lake where he'd grilled fish, he realized Chao Xiaoshu had really gone all out. It seemed he owed him another favor.
But considering his relationship with Chao Xiaoshu, they'd both accepted each other as brothers, even if neither had said so outright. So he didn't stand on ceremony.
Several major events had taken place in Tang while Wang Yue was away, and the people of Great Tang had been talking about them endlessly.
One was that Ning Que had actually defeated Prince Long Qing of Yan and become the Academy's Thirteenth Mister. People were terribly envious.
After all, Ning Que's cultivation