Chapter 65 She's Leaving

Chunzhi was much more resolute than Huo Zheng had expected.

Huo Zheng once thought that after he had resolved all the matters in Nanzhou, he would reveal his true identity to Chunzhi and take her back to the capital. Chunzhi might be reluctant to leave Linshui Town, but she would probably go with him.

But now.

Chunzhi didn't even want to see him again, let alone go with him.

"Chunzhi..." Huo Zheng wanted to say something to her.

"That's enough." Chunzhi interrupted him directly, "Don't say anything else, just leave now."

As she spoke, she stood up from her bed, opened the door, pointed outside and said, "Go now!"

Even though she was an orphan who was ignored by everyone, she would not be a plaything for the powerful.

Those ridiculous days before were just like a long dream.

Huo Zheng opened his mouth and whispered, "You're so angry right now that you won't listen to anything. I won't be here to make you angry anymore. I'll come pick you up in two days."

He said this and walked out.

When Huo Zheng passed Chunzhi, he paused and said, "I told you my name is Huo Qi, and I didn't lie to you."

He said: "My surname is Huo, my name is Zheng, I am the seventh child, and my title is King of Chang'an——"

Huo Zheng wanted to tell Chunzhi everything about himself.

But Chunzhi still didn't say anything.

Huo Zheng stared at her for a while, knowing that it was useless to say anything at this time, so he turned and left.

In the dark night, the sound of the gate opening was a little abrupt.

Chunzhi waited until Huo Zheng walked away before walking over, closing the gate and locking it.

She couldn't sleep tonight, and after Huo Zheng came, she lost all desire to sleep.

A sleepless night.

Chunzhi got up as soon as the sky was light.

Now that Laicai is grinding the mill, making tofu is not as tiring for her. She just hasn't slept all night and looks unhappy.

Because many high-ranking officials came to Taohua Lane last night, few people dared to buy tofu today.

Business was bad for several days.

Chunzhi simply took down the sign and prepared to sell tofu in another place.

She is pregnant now. If someone finds out, she will definitely not be able to keep the child.

A noble like the Prince of Chang'an would certainly not allow his children to be left outside. If he knew that she was pregnant with his child, he would either force her to have an abortion or take the child away from her.

Chunzhi doesn't want either of these two results.

Although Huo Zheng hadn't been to Taohua Lane in the past few days, there was someone outside the door secretly watching her.

Chunzhi has become more and more sensitive in the past two days. She plans to leave here, find a place where no one knows her, give birth to a child, and start a new life.

Laicai cannot be taken away. If the tofu workshop is sold, Huo Zheng will know that she is leaving, so it cannot be sold either.

Chunzhi spent three days thinking about what to do next.

She had nearly two hundred taels of silver, five hundred taels of silver given by Huo Zheng, and one hundred taels of gold given by Gu Yuanjia. With this money, she could live a good life wherever she went.

Linshui Town is a great place, and Chunzhi is reluctant to leave many people, but... no matter how reluctant she is, she has to leave.

Chunzhi gave Laicai to Aunt Li next door and asked her to treat Laicai well and not kill him for food.

Aunt Li was extremely surprised. "You make tofu by grinding with a donkey, and you just gave it to me like that? And buying a donkey costs a lot of money..."

"I'm not giving it to you. I'm keeping it in your house temporarily for your use." Chunzhi didn't want to tell Aunt Li that she would never come back after leaving Linshui Town. She just said, "I want to go find my family and leave Linshui Town for a while."

Yesterday, so many high-ranking officials knelt in front of the tofu workshop that Aunt Li was frightened by the scene even through the door.

Aunt Li also knew that Chunzhi's husband was a big shot. The big shot followed those officials away, but did not take Chunzhi with him.

No one knows what exactly happened.

Aunt Li whispered to Chunzhi: "You are leaving Linshui Town, then your husband——"

"I broke up with him."

Chunzhi didn't want to talk about the fake marriage anymore, so she just said goodbye.

"Alas." Aunt Li sighed, "I wish you had married my nephew. Although he's not very good-looking and his family isn't particularly wealthy, he's a simple person..."

But it’s too late to say this now.

Chunzhi didn't say much to Aunt Li. After telling her to take good care of Laicai, she turned around and went back to the courtyard and started packing her luggage.

Actually, there is nothing to clean up.

She had always lived frugally, wearing only a few sets of clothes on a daily basis, and carrying only a bundle of gold and silver jewelry.

The gold was a bit heavy, so she threw the box away and wrapped it in her clothes.

When you go out, you should not show off your wealth, as it will attract thieves.

Before leaving, Chunzhi touched everything in the tofu workshop.

When she first bought the tofu workshop, she was filled with joy, thinking that she could live a rich life with it.

She has indeed lived a good life through her own hard work over the years.

I never thought that one day I would have to abandon this tofu workshop.

Chunzhi was reluctant to leave.

But she knew that if she wanted to keep the baby in her belly, she had to leave here as soon as possible.

Chunzhi walked through every inch of the tofu workshop, touched the stone mill and tofu baskets, and reluctantly picked up her bag and left.

However, as soon as she opened the door, she saw Lu Jingyun.

"Why are you here again?"

She asked in surprise, wondering when Lu Jingyun came.

Lu Jingyun didn't answer. Seeing Chunzhi carrying her bag, he asked her, "Are you leaving? Where are you going?"

Chunzhi said coldly: "It's none of your business."

"Chunzhi, do you know how many people are watching you right now? If you walk through this door, someone will immediately report it to Prince Chang'an, and you won't be able to leave at all." Lu Jingyun said, "I'm here to help you."

Haruji was silent.

Lu Jingyun added: "If it weren't for me, you wouldn't be entangled with Prince Chang'an. I know you hate me... I just want to help you."

Chunzhi knew that if Huo Zheng knew that she was leaving Linshui Town, he would definitely not let him go.

At the moment, there will be no one else to help her except Lu Jingyun.

Chunzhi pondered for a moment, "I'm going to the ferry."

Not long ago, she was about to use the way out she had arranged for Yuzhu.

She took a boat from the ferry and left Linshui Town. The rivers were vast and the waterways were unobstructed. From then on, no one knew where she went.

"Okay." Lu Jingyun agreed immediately. "Wait a moment. I'll have someone distract those who are following us. Close the gate and come out through the side door. I'll have the carriage waiting for you there."

Chunzhi replied "OK", and Lu Jingyun immediately turned around to do it.

She closed the gate, bolted it, and went to the small side door to wait. After waiting for a long time, she heard the sound of a carriage approaching, then opened the side door and went out.

The carriage from Lu's house just stopped.

Lu Jingyun lifted the curtain and came out, standing in front of the carriage and extending a hand towards her.

Chunzhi didn't let him help her, she climbed onto the carriage and walked into the compartment, "Hurry up."

Lu Jingyun followed him into the carriage and told the driver, "Go around a few streets first, then go to the ferry."