In the Kanglefang where good and bad people mix together.
Feng Ping held a stack of paper deeds in his hand, pushed open the secret door hidden on the top floor of the shop, and presented them respectfully with both hands.
"Master, this is the shop and farm that the wife of the Marquis of Jinyang brought as a dowry."
The man who was sitting upright at the desk and flipping through the files raised his head when he heard the words. His sharp black eyes under his handsome sword-like eyebrows were slightly startled, "Wei Maolin's daughter?"
"Exactly."
"I found out that more than half an hour ago at the wedding banquet at the Marquis of Jinyang's mansion, the Marquis of Jinyang's son and his wife signed a divorce agreement."
It was no secret in the capital that the Marquis of Jinyang had married a concubine. The handsome man's face suddenly showed a bit of coldness. "Did the Marquis of Jinyang force her to divorce?"
"That's not the case. It is said that the divorce agreement was written by the Crown Prince's wife on her own initiative. Master." Feng Ping pointed down, "People are waiting downstairs. These are all dead bodies. Do you see...?"
The man tapped his fingers on the table twice and quickly replied, "I will exchange all the money for silver notes that are commonly used by all banks at a price 10% higher than the market price, and then exchange some loose change for her."
"yes."
Feng Ping took the order and left, but returned soon after. The paper deed in his hand had turned into a thick stack of silver bills, and his expression was filled with surprise.
"What's the matter?" The man raised his eyebrows. It was rare to see Feng Ping like this.
"Master, the wife of the Marquis of Jinyang wants to use half of the silver notes to exchange for a set of impervious soft armor, three weapons that are easy to carry and hide, and... a team of Tianshu Pavilion guards to escort them to the North Gate."
Feng Ping stroked his chin and sighed, "This wife of the Marquis of Jinyang is quite a smart person. I wonder how she knew about our Tianshu Pavilion."
Smart person?
This kind of cleverness is probably forced by the situation, as one has to consider everything more.
The man recalled the timid figure hiding behind the rocks when he visited the Wei family many years ago, and couldn't help but sigh.
It is hard to imagine how much courage she mustered to make the decision to divorce and return home in front of so many people at the wedding banquet.
"I agreed to all the conditions she proposed."
"As for the banknotes... just keep what she gave you."
If she didn't accept it, she wouldn't dare to use their people.
"Yes." Feng Ping prepared to leave.
Just as I turned around, I heard the voice behind me again.
"The Wei family was implicated by me. Keep the news that Miss Wei was here a secret. Don't let it leak out. Send someone to escort her away from Kanglefang."
"Also, have Yu Qi take two small teams and secretly follow the escort team. Make sure that Lord Wei and his family are safe and sound and arrive at Beiguan safely."
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Things went more smoothly than expected. Wei Yunlan's dowry included two farms, four prosperous shops, and a three-courtyard house near Xuanwu Gate.
Except for the farm on Phoenix Mountain in the suburbs, she pawned all the rest today and exchanged them for a total of 50,000 taels of silver notes and 100 taels of small change.
Before the fifty thousand taels of silver had even warmed up, she used half of it to buy a thin but tough close-fitting soft armor, three daggers that could cut through iron like mud that she could carry with her, and a team of guards with extraordinary martial arts from the Tianshu Pavilion.
Twenty-five thousand taels of silver is enough for a noble family to live on for three to five years.
But she felt that the money was well worth spending.
Just that piece of close-fitting soft armor that can withstand swords and knives can protect my father from many dangers on the road to exile.
And the guards of Tianshu Pavilion...
Even if he encounters fierce northern barbarian soldiers, he can fight ten of them alone.
In the previous life, when the city gate was broken, it was they who protected the people in the city and fled out of the city. Although no one knows who the master behind Tianshu Pavilion is, just based on their chivalrousness and kindness, we know that they are definitely not the same kind of people as the Second Prince.
With a team of guards from Tianshu Pavilion following them, at least they can avoid being attacked by refugees on the road, which makes people feel a lot more at ease.
After walking out of the pawnshop with the remaining banknotes, Wei Yunlan originally wanted to buy some weapons, salt and food in Kanglefang and store them in the space.
But he felt as if someone was watching him from behind, so he had to give up the idea temporarily and walked out.
Not long after walking out, passing by a tavern, a drunken man was supported by a servant and walked out. He caught a glimpse of Wei Yunlan's veil blown by the wind, and his eyes lit up, "Young lady, your skin is so delicate, let me see what you look like."
As he said this, he was about to reach out and pull off the veil on Wei Yunlan's face.
The dagger that had just been stored in the space instantly appeared in Wei Yunlan's hand hidden in her sleeve, but before she could take any action, the drunk man staggered and fell straight down with his head down.
Seeing this, Wei Yunlan hurriedly put on her veil and left quickly.
As I walked out of Kanglefang, I secretly thanked my lucky stars that I didn't actually make a large purchase there.
In a place like this where all kinds of people gather, it's possible to meet anyone. She doesn't have the strength to protect herself yet, so it's better not to create trouble at this time.
After walking away from Kanglefang and realizing that the gazes from behind him had finally disappeared, Wei Yunlan breathed a sigh of relief, found the nearest carriage shop, bought a mule cart with a carriage attached, and drove towards the north city gate.
When she came across less crowded shops along the way, she stopped briefly a few times and bought a lot of food that could be eaten directly, such as steamed buns, steamed cakes, and dried meat.
In front of the last shop selling smoked and roasted meat, Wei Yunlan saw that there were still a lot of sausages and bacon hanging on the beams of the shop. He took out some money and said to the proprietress who was guarding the shop, "Take them all, wrap them in oil paper and move them into the carriage."
This mule cart is not very big, and the space inside the carriage is only enough for two people.
She had bought quite a few things before, but apart from some that were left on the surface to conceal her identity, most of the others were sent into the space, and the freed-up space was more than enough to hold this batch of smoked bacon.
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