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After burying Shi Xuan, Mu Run handed over all the businesses Shi Xuan had left behind to Su Qi. He also asked Su Qi to help adopt a boy, who would take Shi Xuan's surname, so that the family line could continue and the boy could visit Shi Xuan's grave to pay his respects during festivals.
As for her, after giving her instructions, she left a note and departed.
The next thing to do is to absolutely not use the identity of Su Xiao, otherwise it will implicate the entire Su family.
She disguised herself, changed her name, and left the capital for Youdu City.
Leave the city before dark.
When she arrived at the Tongtian River Wharf, there were already quite a few dogwood boats on the dock. She randomly picked one and headed towards Youdu City.
There were many other dogwood boats traveling the same route, and most of the passengers were young, wealthy men.
Suddenly, Mu Run spotted a familiar dogwood boat with a boatman.
It was Guo San'er, but she was disguised and wasn't Su Xiao, so she didn't greet him.
The dogwood boat stopped at the dock in Youdu City, and Murun gave the boatman a piece of silver.
The boatman was somewhat surprised, as he rarely received money from passengers on the dogwood boat.
Mu Run didn't take it seriously. After exchanging polite greetings with the boatman, he headed towards the city gate.
Youdu City is a city that never sleeps, and the bustling scene along the way dazzled Mu Run.
She walked around, stopping occasionally to buy something.
Finally, she arrived at the restaurant where she had eaten during her first visit to Youdu City. Unlike the deserted daytime atmosphere, the restaurant was almost full at night.
Mu Run also waited in line for a while before getting a seat at a shared table.
After ordering from the menu, she sat and waited for the waiter to bring the food.
At the same table with her were two young men in plain clothes, who, judging from their accents, were from the capital. They were talking animatedly about the current political situation in the court.
Mu Run listened from the side. Because she had disguised herself as an extremely ordinary woman with no beauty whatsoever, the kind of woman who would be lost in the crowd if thrown on the street, no one would pay any attention to her.
"News from the palace says the eldest prince is ill, and the Imperial Hospital is overwhelmed with work."
"Although this eldest prince was born to a palace maid, he is His Majesty's eldest son, and His Majesty still cares about him very much."
"If a palace maid becomes pregnant with the emperor's child, she usually has to abort the pregnancy unless His Majesty grants her special permission; she simply cannot give birth. This shows that His Majesty also has feelings for the mother of this eldest prince."
"If there's affection, why leave the mother and keep the child?" Mu Run asked curiously. This was something she'd heard from Su's mother, but she didn't know if it was true. But since everyone was chatting idly, she decided to join in the gossip.
Both young men looked at her, seemingly only then realizing that they were sitting at a shared table.
One of the young men said, "Leave the child, not the mother? Wasn't she killed in childbirth?"
It seems they don't know the inside story either. Mu Run continued, "I only heard about it myself. You guys talk, you guys talk."
"Tell me what you've heard," another young man said.
Mu Run: "..."
Just then, the waiter brought in the dishes.
She ordered a plate of roasted lamb chops. The tender, golden-brown lamb chops, even without any special seasonings, were enough to make anyone's mouth water just from a sprinkle of salt and pepper.
The two young men, dressed in plain clothes, had only ordered simple congee and side dishes. When they saw Mu Run's plate of roasted lamb chops, they suddenly lost their appetite.
Seeing that they were staring intently at her lamb chops, Mu Run said, "If you don't mind, you two can try some."
"I can't accept this."
"That's right, that's right."
"Don't be shy, I can't eat all of this by myself." Mu Run immediately took two pieces and shared them with them.
With the meat already in their bowls, the two young men stopped being polite and pushed their own food towards Mu Run, inviting her to eat with them before eagerly enjoying the roasted lamb chops.
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