Shen Yu couldn't help but reach out and touch it; it was indeed a red birthmark.

Strange! How could Yu Ansheng have the same birthmark as An'er and Ping'er?

Everyone said her husband was dead, even Madam Jia and Yanran said so.

She had believed it, but when she saw Yu Ansheng looking familiar and with the same birthmark as her child, her long-dormant heart was suddenly stirred.

She hurriedly instructed Bailu to summon Madam Jia and Yanran.

What brings the beauty Chen Yu here?

As Yu Jinglan spoke, he walked straight to Yu Ansheng's side, kicked Yu Ansheng's arm, and shouted, "Wake up, get up! You didn't even know someone was coming."

Yu Ansheng suddenly woke up with a start, then quickly braced himself on the ground with both hands, staggered to his feet, and stood behind Yu Jinglan.

Bang!

Yu Jinglan felt a sudden push and fell to the ground. Turning his head, he saw that it was Chen Yu.

[Mu Chenyu! Why did you push me?]

Shen Yu was already furious. She had come to the post station to force Yu Jinglan to return the jade pendant, but she changed her mind when she saw the birthmark on Yu Ansheng's waist.

She walked to the round table, slowly sat down, picked up a pen and paper, and wrote down a contract.

Yu Jinglan took a closer look and was instantly shocked. Shen Yu hadn't come to ask for the little fish pendant; she wanted Yu Ansheng to pay off her debt with her body.

It's important to know that Yu Ansheng could not only be her attendant, but also earn money by selling flower tea.

If Yu Ansheng were given to Shen Yu, it would be a double loss.

Yu Jinglan's beady eyes widened as he looked at Chen Yu in a surprised voice: "Using Yu Ansheng to compensate for the two fish pendants? That's quite a clever plan of yours! Forget Yu Ansheng, I won't give you the fish pendants either."

Chen Yu sat calmly, picked up the contract, folded it horizontally, then vertically, and slowly said:

I gave you the fish pendant so you could find a doctor for Yu Ansheng, but you kept it for yourself. Faced with a rogue like you, I have no choice but to take you to the authorities to seek justice.

After saying that, she slowly got up and walked towards the door.

Yu Jinglan was extremely terrified. She was disguised as a man, and her father was currently sending people to find her. If she were to meet with the officials and her true identity was exposed, she would be committing the crime of deceiving the emperor.

She hurriedly ran to the door, closed it, and smiled playfully at Chen Yu, softening her voice:

【Miss Chenyu, everything can be discussed. Yu Ansheng is my servant, so I should pay for a doctor for him. I don't need your little fish pendant. I'll return it to you now and go get a doctor to examine Ansheng.】

After Yu Jinglan finished speaking, he quickly took out the small fish pendant and handed it to Chen Yu.

The fish did not catch it.

Upon seeing this, Yu Jinglan asked in surprise, "Miss Chenyu, what does this mean?"

Shen Yu glanced at Yu Jinglan, too lazy to argue with him, and took out two letters, muttering: "[A young lady who hasn't even married yet, running away on her own, and still wants to participate in the imperial examination? If this gets back to the palace, she'll be in big trouble.]"

Yu Jinglan was shocked for a moment, then snatched the letter, opened it, and found that it was a letter from her younger brother and mother.

The younger brother said: When Father discovered that she and Yu Ansheng had disappeared, he issued a notice to search for Yu Jingtao, the young master of the Yu family, and his servant Yu Ansheng.

Her mother begged her to return to Taizhou quickly, because if her identity was exposed by outsiders, her reputation would be ruined, and the Yu family would be ridiculed.

Since Shen Yu has already read the letter, she must already know that she is a woman disguised as a man.

She knelt down abruptly, hugging Chen Yu's legs, choking back tears: "Miss Chen Yu, please don't reveal my identity. I've accompanied my younger brother through decades of arduous study, and now he's seriously ill and bedridden. I'm doing this only to help him pass the imperial examinations, so that his talent won't be wasted."

Give me Yu Ansheng, and I will keep my mouth shut.

Yu Jinglan could only nod with tears in his eyes.

Seeing this, Shen Yu was overjoyed and quickly pulled Yu Jinglan to sit down at the round table. She took out the contract, picked up a pen, and placed it in front of Yu Jinglan, urging him: "Sign and affix your seal quickly."

Suddenly, the door opened, and two old women barged in, took the contract from the table, and sternly reprimanded Yu Jinglan and Yu Ansheng:

[You two have been swindling people here, trying to cheat Miss Chenyu out of her money because she has lost her memory. Her Majesty the Empress has already investigated your background. Now kneel down immediately!]

The three people inside the room knelt down together.

Yu Jinglan was terrified, but he still managed to wink at Chen Yu beside him, signaling her not to reveal that she was a woman.

Shen Yu nodded, looked up, and saw that Hong Yu had come to her side and helped her up:

[Sister, get up quickly! I was saying I was going to the Hundred Herbs Garden to have dinner with you, but I couldn't find you. I only found out you came to the post station when I met Bailu.]

Actually, Bailu did not go to invite Madam Jia and Yanran as Chenyu had instructed, but instead reported directly to Hongyu.

When Hongyu heard that Chenyu was looking for a lame man, she naturally guessed that Liu Yu had returned.

How could this be?

Initially, she demoted Liu Yu to a lowly status on the grounds of rebellion and sought a new life for him, targeting the Jiangnan region.

The prefect of Taizhou had an illegitimate son with a courtesan named Yu Ansheng. He died the year Japanese pirates attacked the southeastern coast, and not long after, the courtesan hanged herself.

Yu Ansheng is the new identity that Hongyu found for Liu Yu.

Hongyu had instructed Prefect Yu that Liu Yu must never return to the capital. How did Liu Yu end up here? And how did he meet Chen Yu again? Is this just a coincidence?

So, on her way there, Hongyu had already found out the two men's backgrounds. It turned out they were the son of the prefect of Taizhou and his servant, who were on their way to the capital to take the imperial examination.

This servant must be Liu Yu.

She surveyed the room and saw a man in white kneeling behind Yu Jinglan. She said coldly, "Are you Yu Ansheng? Raise your head."

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