Chapter 142 You Must Be Happy
Bai Xun was the Crown Prince's man in the Embroidered Uniform Guard, but he also had another identity: Lu Baishi's nephew.
Lu Bai and her servants crouched in the shadows. She urged Lu Tao to plead with the Crown Prince on Lu Tao's behalf, initially just to give it a try.
Unexpectedly, the Crown Prince gave them such face. As soon as he heard that they were related to the Yu family, he immediately lent them the people.
Although the Imperial Guards and the Embroidered Uniform Guards existed side by side, the Imperial Guards guarding the city could only temporarily avoid a direct confrontation when they saw the Crown Prince's golden edict.
The caravan leader stepped forward and handed Bai Xun the documents and shipping manifest.
"Sir, you see, our goods have all been legally obtained. I'm in a hurry to deliver them. Could you please make an exception?"
After saying that, he handed Bai Xun a roll of silver notes from his sleeve.
Normally, Bai Xun would have taken the opportunity to gain some benefits, but today he dared not relax.
The crown prince ordered him to investigate people, especially since large cargo trucks like these are the easiest places to hide dirt and filth.
"Go, open all your goods!"
Bai Xun roared, dismounted, and stood by to supervise.
There was no way to avoid it. The caravan leader gave his men a wink, signaling them to open the goods.
One box after another was opened. When it came to the last two large boxes, the servant opening them trembled and dropped the keys on the ground.
"Sir, he is young and new, and has never seen anything like this before. Please don't take offense."
Captain Shang hurriedly came over, laughing it off, and bent down to pick up the keys.
"Hey? It's so dark, where did I lose these keys?"
"snort…"
Bai Xun glanced at the servant and the merchant captain, and immediately sensed something strange about the two large boxes.
"Someone, cut the lock off!"
Two Imperial Guards stepped forward and swiftly smashed open the lock on the box.
Lu Baishi, who was watching from the shadows, craned her neck. She knew that Lu Mingzhu was definitely not dead, and there must be something fishy about what happened today.
Fortunately, she was clever and decisive, and she asked Minister Lu to seek help from the Crown Prince.
Now that she's caught this adulterous couple, she's going to drown their accomplice in a pig cage right in front of that little bitch Lu Mingzhu!
All eyes were on the two large boxes; they were big enough to easily hide two of them.
"open!"
At Bai Xun's command, both boxes were opened simultaneously.
But the scene that Lu Baishi had hoped for did not appear. The two boxes contained only some clothes, supplies and some herbs.
The Imperial Guards stabbed inside several times with their long swords, but still gained nothing.
Isn't it here?
Bai Xun looked up and saw that a long line had already formed behind the caravan; perhaps that person was hiding at the back.
If I had known this would happen, I would have been better off accepting those silver notes earlier.
"Sir, may we leave now?"
Bai Xun, unable to find the person, was irritable and annoyed. He glanced at the leader and said irritably.
"Get lost."
Watching the caravan leave the city gate from afar, Lu Bai felt a pang of disappointment, but she quickly rallied. There were many more caravans behind, and Lu Mingzhu might be hiding in one of the carriages.
Anyway, he's not really dead!
The search of Kyoto's city gates continued intensively, and people gradually became anxious, as no one knew what treasures had been stolen from the Eastern Palace.
...
The caravan left the city gate and headed south.
When they passed a dilapidated local temple outside the city, the group stopped only after confirming that no one was following them.
Yu Nian had been waiting here all afternoon, and finally she saw her fourth brother and Lu Mingzhu. Her heart, which had been hanging in suspense, could finally be put at ease.
"Fourth Brother, Mingzhu, I hope the journey was smooth."
Yu Nian raised her eyes and looked at the tall captain of the merchant team and the servant standing beside him.
These two people are actually Yu Jing and Lu Mingzhu in disguise.
"Sister Niannian, that was really close! Those Imperial Guards looked so fierce, my hands were shaking with fear..."
Although Lu Mingzhu has a lively personality, she would never dare to do something like what happened today.
"You can't even swim, yet you dared to jump into the moat. Do you think a mere Imperial Guard can scare you?"
Yu Nian's teasing eased Lu Mingzhu's tension considerably, and she shrugged and smiled.
Yu Nian saw that familiar smiling face again on the human skin mask, and felt that all her plans had been worthwhile.
On the very day Lu Mingzhu attempted suicide, Yu Nian secretly made up her mind that she never wanted to see Lu Mingzhu shed tears again.
"Xiao Wu, how did you know they would have someone check the equipment along the way?"
Yu Jing's original plan was to hide in a box, but Yu Nian later changed it to disguise himself and leave the city.
"Others may not know about Mingzhu's drowning, but Madam Lu Bai must have some doubts. Madam Lu Bai's maternal family, the Bai family, is the Crown Prince's maternal grandparents' family. With such a big incident, how could she not seek help? Besides, the Crown Prince is the kind of person who loves to rummage through things."
This last sentence was something Yu Nian realized when Yu Jing was injured and hidden by Cang Hai last time.
And sure enough, she guessed it right.
"As expected, you understand the Crown Prince best."
Yu Jing made this comment with great appreciation, which startled Yu Nian.
"I don't know, I'm just thinking about your safety."
Yu Nian gave an awkward smile and quickly tried to smooth things over.
Fourth Brother, don't talk nonsense. Chunyu Han even sent two secret guards here to protect her. If that fiend finds out that she knows so much about the Crown Prince, he'll probably give her a hard time again.
"It's getting late, you should hurry on your way. Once you've settled in, remember to write to me."
As Yu Nian spoke, she took out the box of small gold bars she had treasured and handed it to Lu Mingzhu. Strictly speaking, this was the money she had initially taken from Li Mingjin.
"Take this; you'll inevitably need money when you're traveling."
Holding the heavy little box, Lu Mingzhu couldn't help but tear up again.
“Sister Niannian… I can never repay your kindness in this lifetime.”
Yu Nian disliked such a sad farewell scene and quickly changed the subject.
"Stop calling me 'sister'! I should be calling you 'fourth sister-in-law' instead. Isn't that a generational difference?"
Beneath the human skin mask, Lu Mingzhu's face flushed slightly from Yu Nian's embarrassment.
"Xiao Wu, these are some emergency pills I left for you, and this packet of medicinal food is for your brother-in-law's treatment."
Yu Jing was quite practical. Before he left, he prepared several sets of commonly used medicines for Yu Nian. Even though there was no shortage of doctors here, it was always good to have some things to help in an emergency since he wouldn't be by her side in the future.
Yu Nian was slightly taken aback. She thought that Chunyu Han's old ailment of nightmares should be a very well-kept secret.
"Fourth Brother, how did you know?"
Yu Jing assumed Yu Nian was just embarrassed. He used to work in the Imperial Hospital, so how could he not know that after castration, eunuchs were basically more yin than yang?
"I know what's going on in these matters, so don't worry, I won't harm your husband."
Once something is broken, it's impossible to mend it. Yu Jing could only try to find a way to make amends for Chunyu Han, which was also for the sake of his sister's happiness.
Yu Nian nodded as if she understood, Yu Jing was always the most reliable of the brothers, so there shouldn't be any major problems.
After packing their things, the group stopped chatting and Yu Jing and the others set off immediately.
After walking for a while, Lu Mingzhu realized that there was something she had forgotten to tell Yu Nian.
The koi fish's wish is really effective; her wish has come true.
Yu Nian watched the caravan leave, murmuring softly.
"You must be happy..."
Seeing Yu Jing with his beloved, Yu Nian should have been happy, but she felt a little lost.
After Lu Mingzhu left, she had no friends left in Kyoto.
On a distant hillside, a group of people watched the departing caravan.
"Your Excellency, the Fourth Young Master should be up ahead. Should we send someone to bring him back?"
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