Yuan Yun wasn't in a hurry; she simply gathered information, familiarized herself with the nature of each merchant, and controlled her own pace.
That day, Yuan Yun came out of the restaurant where she had met with a merchant and had just boarded her carriage when she was suddenly stopped by a voice outside.
"Your Highness!"
Yuan Yun lifted the carriage curtain and saw the old man in front of the carriage. She asked in surprise, "Prefect Ma, what brings you here?"
After several months apart, Ma Tiezhou looked even older than before. He said tremblingly, "Your Highness, I am just a commoner now. After leaving Yanchuan, I returned to my home in Jiangcheng."
"Come up quickly!" Yuan Yun called out. "Atao, help Old Ma up and sit down."
"Your Highness, I..."
"No need for so many rules, come on up."
"yes……"
With A Tao's help, Ma Tiezhou got into the carriage. Yuan Yun looked at him closely and noticed that his eyes had become cloudy.
Yuan Yun asked, "Mr. Ma, what brings you here?"
Ma Tiezhou said, "Your Highness has been kind to me. I heard you came to Jiangcheng, and I have come to see you one last time."
Yuan Yun frowned and said, "The last time? What do you mean?"
“If Your Highness had arrived a few days later, I would have jumped into the Jinghai Sea to end my life.” Ma Tiezhou sighed and said, “But Your Highness arrived in Jiangcheng just as I was about to jump into the sea. After thinking it over, I decided to come and say goodbye.”
Yuan Yun asked, "Did something happen to you?"
"Not worth mentioning."
Ma Tiezhou shook his head and said with a wry smile, "His Highness once told me that I brought this upon myself."
Yuan Yun immediately understood and asked, "Is it because of Zhu Shan?"
Ma Tiezhou trembled as he said, "Zhu Shan... she's gotten together with Qi Bainian."
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