"Husband, let's go buy some osmanthus cakes from Li's later. Our daughter kept asking for them last time."
The man nodded and said, "Buy some more peach shortbread; Mother loves it too."
The two chatted casually as they passed by the assassin gang that was about to board the ship.
Suddenly, the assassin leader turned around sharply and looked at the two people who were walking away.
"Boss, what's wrong?" his henchman asked.
The leader shook his head: "It's nothing, I misread it. Let's get on the ship."
For a fleeting moment, he suspected that the man and woman disembarking were the emperor and the doctor who had saved him.
However, the clinic owner was a man, and much shorter than the woman.
Jian Yang and the emperor kept walking forward, neither daring to look back.
They feared that the persistent assassins were still following them.
Until the emperor was the first to stop.
"Why did it stop?" Jian Yang asked, puzzled.
The emperor pointed to the shops beside him.
Jian Yang looked up and saw two large characters written on the shop sign: "Li Ji".
As luck would have it, this really is a pastry shop.
Jian Yang burst out laughing.
"Would you like to buy some snacks for your daughter and mother to take back?" The emperor looked at her with a smile in his eyes.
Jian Yang nodded politely, "Okay, then I'll buy some."
Anyway, she was hungry, so she decided to buy some snacks to tide her over.
I must say, the pastries at this shop are really delicious.
After finishing their snacks, Jian Yang removed the shoe inserts from her shoes, and the two turned around and returned to the dock.
Two days later, they returned to Hundred Flowers Town.
Yang Shichang picked them up again this time.
"Brother Jian, cough, Miss Jian, have you resolved your troubles?"
Now that Jian Yang has regained her female identity, Yang Shichang can no longer speak to her as casually as before, and he feels quite uncomfortable for a while.
Jian Yang smiled and said, "Thanks to Brother Yang's help, everything has been resolved."
Seven days ago, Jian Yang found Yang Shichang and revealed her plan to him.
When she learned that the assassins were likely to follow the emperor's trail to Hundred Flowers Town, she realized that Hundred Flowers Town was no longer safe.
But even if she left with the emperor, no matter where she hid, it meant she would have to live a life on the run from then on.
Just thinking about it makes me feel incredibly tired.
After some deliberation, she revealed to Yang Shichang that she was a woman and hoped that he would help them leave the place temporarily.
Once they lure the assassins away, they return to Hundred Flowers Town under different identities. The assassins will never expect them to have returned, and they will never bother them again.
As expected, her plan worked.
In Seven Star Town, they shook off the group of assassins.
However, just to be on the safe side, they must live here under new identities from now on.
“Miss Jian, you mentioned last time that you wanted to open a restaurant. I’ve already chosen a location for you. Would you like to go take a look today?” As Yang Shichang said this, his eyes couldn’t help but glance at the emperor.
"Thank you, Manager Yang. I'll treat you to drinks later."
Yang Shichang immediately burst into laughter.
After he had finished laughing, he finally couldn't help but ask, "Miss Jian, this young master, could he be your husband?"
Without a second thought, Jian Yang denied it: "No, no, he's just a distant relative of mine. He got into some trouble and had to come to me for help."
Upon hearing this, the emperor, who was a "distant relative," immediately turned pale.
However, he didn't dare to lash out in front of Jian Yang, so he had to grit his teeth and bear it.
Yang Shichang immediately patted the emperor on the shoulder with a big smile and said warmly, "Since you are Miss Jian's relative, then you are my relative. If there is anything I can help you with in the future, please don't hesitate to ask, brother."
The emperor glanced at him indifferently, without saying a word.
Yang Shichang felt a chill run down his spine from that one look.
He thought to himself that this young man must be someone important; an ordinary person couldn't possibly have such a disdainful look in their eyes.
The three arrived at the center of the town. Yang Shichang pointed to a shop with its doors tightly closed and said, "This is it. It's a bustling place with a great location. If Miss Jian were to open a restaurant here, the business would definitely be booming."
Jian Yang followed him into the shop, which was indeed spacious and bright inside.
Since the previous business owner also ran a restaurant, and the family moved to another place after their child passed the imperial examination, the restaurant is fully equipped with tables, chairs, pots, pans, and other utensils.
She only needs a simple cleaning and renovation to reopen her business.
Jian Yang walked around the kitchen and backyard, becoming increasingly satisfied with the environment, and repeatedly thanked Yang Shichang.
Yang Shichang scratched his head and smiled憨厚ly: "No, no need to be polite."
Because Jian Yang was only focused on observing the surrounding environment and did not pay attention to her footing, she was caught off guard and tripped over a fallen broom, about to fall.
The emperor immediately scooped her into his arms, patted her back affectionately, and coaxed her softly, "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid."
Jian Yang was so embarrassed that her little face turned so red it looked like it could bleed.
It was intentional, this person definitely did it on purpose!
Jian Yang was certain that the emperor had deliberately made such ambiguous gestures in front of Yang Shichang, and as for the purpose, it was obvious even to a fool.
Sure enough, Yang Shichang looked at the two of them in shock, stammering, "You, you..."
After talking for so long, he didn't say anything at all.
After Yang Shichang left, Jian Yang gave the emperor a reproachful look: "How could you hug me in front of other people?"
The emperor shrugged and said innocently, "The empress was about to fall down. I carried you to help you. Besides, we are husband and wife. What's wrong with carrying you?"
Jian Yang was furious and didn't bother to pay him any attention.
She drew clean water from the well in the backyard and began cleaning.
To her surprise, the emperor actually rolled up his sleeves and earnestly shared the labor with her.
His cleaning skills were so proficient that Jian Yang was quite surprised.
This kind of thing would be understandable if it happened to an ordinary person, but the person in front of us is an emperor who was born with a silver spoon in his mouth and never lifted a finger.
Unexpectedly, he was quite efficient and meticulous in his work.
Seeing the surprise in her eyes, the Emperor smiled and said, "My mother comes from a poor background and was not favored in her early years. She suffered a lot of contempt and neglect in the harem. It was common for her to go hungry and cold. We cannot rely on others for many things and can only do them ourselves. I am not what the Empress thinks."
Jian Yang said awkwardly, "Your Majesty has misunderstood me. I didn't mean anything by it."
The emperor smiled and continued working diligently.
Jian Yang's emotions, however, were far from calm.
After learning about the emperor's background, she felt nothing but sympathy for him.
At that moment, a miniature version of the young emperor appeared in her mind, a desolate scene of him huddling together with his mother for warmth on a snowy night when they were hungry and cold, and she was immediately heartbroken.
But she could never forget that wise saying: Don't feel sorry for men, or you'll become unhappy.
However, despite her thoughts, she couldn't help but ask, "Your Majesty, what would you like to eat tonight? I'll make it for you."
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