Unexpectedly, Lu Ziyuan said, "Your identity has determined the current outcome. This is the greatest freedom I can grant you."
Zhong Muyu felt the anger inside her about to erupt.
It's her fault for being so naive. She shouldn't have negotiated with Lu Ziyuan in the first place; she should have just left!
We've invested so much equipment and money; it would be painful to give it up now.
Zhong Muyu took a deep breath: "Alright, I understand. I won't eat or go out with men you don't know anymore."
Lu Ziyuan had expected Zhong Muyu to be as angry and aggressive as before, but her submissive demeanor caught him off guard.
"Are you... serious?"
"What else can I do?"
"I hope you will keep your word. In fact, I will not restrict you too much. If you want to open a restaurant, then open it. Just be mindful of your status."
"Oh……"
Zhong Muyu simply sneered and slammed the door shut as he left.
On the way, Zaochun asked anxiously, "Your Highness, did the Prince yell at you again?"
"Yes, but I've had enough. Early Spring, let's go."
Early spring was completely bewildered: "Go? Where to?"
"Leave Yuanqi."
These words startled Zaochun: "Your Highness, no! Why do you suddenly decide to leave? Everything was fine before, and the restaurant is about to open."
“I can’t do it anymore. As long as I’m still the Princess Consort of Ling, I’ll never have peace. Only by leaving Yuan Qi can I be truly free. The royal family can’t reach foreign countries, can they?”
"Your Highness, of course I will always follow you, but please think it through. This is not a trivial matter, and you should at least consider it carefully."
Zhong Muyu said, "Of course we need to plan. We have a lot of things to take with us, but it would be easy for me to dismantle them. So we'll stay at the restaurant tonight and find out about the passing ships."
...
Night falls in the Prince's study.
Lu Ziyuan was reading a book, but he felt very awkward, his mind filled with the words Zhong Muyu had said during the day.
"Your Highness? Your Highness?"
Chengfeng called out twice before Lu Ziyuan came to his senses: "What's wrong?"
"You seemed a bit strange after you came back from the restaurant, and you were often in a daze. What did Your Highness do this time?"
"No, she didn't do anything this time."
"What's wrong with the prince?"
Lu Ziyuan said, "It's precisely because she acted too normally this time that I have a bad feeling. She used to always argue with me, but this time she was so compliant, which is really abnormal."
Chengfeng was also surprised: "The Princess Consort is very compliant? That's unusual. Could it be that the Princess Consort is harboring some kind of idea again?"
"If she is indeed a possibility."
Lu Ziyuan fell into deep thought when something suddenly flashed through his mind.
Those were words Zhong Muyu said on the way to the capital:
"There's always a way. I'll just commit one of those seven grounds for divorce and see what happens. If that doesn't work, I'll run away. I'll just run away to a foreign country and see how they catch me!"
!!
Lu Ziyuan was startled. Could it be!
Zhong Muyu has already rejected the idea of becoming a discarded woman and losing her reputation, so she definitely won't do that. The only option left is to run away abroad.
Given her personality, she might just run away tonight.
Lu Ziyuan jumped up: "Chengfeng! Prepare the horses, we're going to the port!"
"yes!"
"Also, have Zhiyu ride to Qingshui Village at top speed and see if Zhong Muyu is there!"
Although Chengfeng didn't understand why Lu Ziyuan was in such a hurry, he still did as he was told.
Soon, three fast horses left the palace, and Lu Ziyuan and Chengfeng rode straight to Linghai Port.
Meanwhile, a new batch of cargo ships arrived at the port, and the port was bustling with people, completely unaffected by the night.
Zhong Muyu weaved through the crowds, searching for a ship bound for foreign lands. At that moment, the clear sound of horses' hooves grew ever closer.
The port workers were startled, while the port officials, upon seeing that it was Lu Ziyuan, rushed over to greet him.
"Your Highness, I have come to pay my respects! May I ask what brings Your Highness here so late at night?"
Lu Ziyuan gestured and asked, "Have you seen a woman? She's so tall and very beautiful?"
The official looked troubled: "Your Highness, there are many women like that at the port every day."
Indeed, some merchants bring their concubines with them, and some prostitutes come here to solicit customers. It's really difficult to find someone without any distinctive features.
Lu Ziyuan looked anxious. At this moment, Zhong Muyu might be inside, and she ran away as soon as she heard his voice!
He left Chengfeng and the bewildered official behind and went to look for them alone.
He was quite decisive; he would grab any woman he saw and examine her, then move on to the next one, causing many women to scream in alarm.
Zhong Muyu was discussing with a shipping merchant that he would depart from Linghai Port in three days for the northern country of Xirong, but before they could finish their conversation, they were interrupted by a chaotic scream from a woman.
Zhong Muyu knew that there was a red-light district near the harbor where chaos often broke out, with drunkards causing trouble and prostitutes eloping.
However, when she saw that familiar figure, she immediately panicked.
"Let's leave it at that for now. We'll talk again another day!"
Zhong Muyu was about to run away when Lu Ziyuan spotted her first and quickly blocked her way.
"Zhong Muyu, you really are planning to escape by boat."
His breathing was somewhat disordered due to his anxiety. Zhong Muyu took a step back: "How did you get here?"
"Of course I've come to find you. How could I allow you to escape?"
Zhong Muyu sighed; it seemed he had managed to find out.
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