Chapter 161 A Thrilling Escape
"Your ticket is fake!"
"I bought this from the shipping company!"
Yao Shisan picked up the ship's seat ticket that had been thrown on the ground at the bow of the ship. She pointed at the words on the ticket and said, "Wasn't this written by your manager? Open your eyes and take a good look!"
He turned the ticket over to show her, saying, "You think you can board the ship just by imitating the manager's handwriting?!"
The base ticket and the berth ticket are issued at the same time, and the steward writes his name on both tickets when writing them.
If the two tickets are put together and form a single character, then it's a genuine ticket.
If the berth ticket and the bottom ticket do not match, or if the bowman does not have a bottom ticket, boarding is not permitted.
Then another person boarded the ship, and they happened to have the same seat ticket.
The man's ticket matched the one in the bow of the ship.
The two tickets are placed together at the bow of the boat, with the character "船" (boat) in the middle fully displayed.
"See that? This is a real ticket."
"How could this happen?" Yao Shisan frowned.
"Don't start the boat yet, I'll be right back!" She turned and ran in the direction the boat was heading.
With the ship's manager absent, Yao Shisan grabbed a servant and demanded, "A ticket for a seat on the ship in Jizhou!"
"Servant, all tickets for today are sold out. Please come early tomorrow."
"I bought this from you, but the person on the bow says it's fake. I don't care what happened right now, I just want to get on the ship!"
Yao Shisan gripped the boat ticket tightly, his voice becoming urgent.
"Miss Meng, no, Madam Yao."
Wang Lingyan lifted the beaded curtain and came out from the back courtyard. "I won't sell you a ticket for my family's boat."
Looking at the smile on Yao Shisan's face, she couldn't help but feel a surge of pleasure.
"If you want to go to Jizhou, take a horse-drawn carriage. It's not far; it will only take about ten days."
Yao Shisan understood everything; it was all her doing, which was why the boatman said her ticket was fake.
"good."
Yao Shisan gritted his teeth and nodded, then turned and walked out of the shipyard.
Wang Lingyan almost burst out laughing as she watched her angry back.
You can't do anything to her, but if you want to ride on her boat, no way!
It takes five days by boat from Chuzhou to Jizhou, but more than ten days by carriage.
She's going to drive her crazy!
As soon as Yao Shisan stepped outside, he saw Danniang struggling to bring her three children to the scene.
"Madam Yao, the boat has already left; I couldn't stop it."
"What do we do now? Should we move the car?"
She shook her head. "No, the journey by carriage will inevitably pass through Yuzhou and Linzhou, which are the territories of King Cheng and King Han, respectively."
She glanced back at the ship, her lips slightly pursed, "Someone will naturally deal with her."
The peonies in the peony garden are gone now, but the plum blossoms in the corner are in full bloom.
The maid in the garden recognized her. "Miss Meng, please wait a moment. My master is seeing a guest."
The maid looked at her curiously again. If she hadn't spoken, how could she have connected the person in front of her with the noble and gentle Miss Meng from before?
Dan Niang approached her curiously, "Madam Yao, why does she call you Miss Meng?"
"It's a long story, I'll tell you later."
Yao Shisan told Fu'er and her younger sister to sit still, and that he would give them both candied hawthorns later.
She didn't want to bother anyone and left by boat on her own.
However, Wang Lingyan deliberately caused trouble, and only her mother, Wang Qing, could control her.
Her eyes swept over the words personally inscribed by His Majesty in the flower hall.
To avoid Xiao Shu, she had to board the Wang family's boat.
Because of her young age, Fu'er was made to sit up straight, but after a while, she couldn't help but look around.
She glanced at her mother, then at her younger sister Xuan'er beside her.
They all sat obediently.
She scratched her face, then decided to just sit still.
When Wang Qing entered, he was taken aback when he saw a room full of women, children, and infants, and then stepped inside.
"Miss Meng, you've kept me waiting."
Yao Shisan stood up. "Just call me Yao Shisan. Please forgive me for disturbing Madam Wang today."
Wang Qing laughed, then changed his tune, saying, "What are you saying, Madam Yao? You are a guest, and it is I, Wang Qing, who have neglected our honored guest."
"I presume that Madam Yao did not come to Chuzhou for sightseeing? If there is anything I can do to help, please do not hesitate to ask."
Yao Shisan took out a ticket from his sleeve. "It's a small matter, but I wouldn't have bothered Madam Wang if I hadn't run out of options."
“This is the seat ticket I bought from Wang’s shipping company. The boatman said it doesn’t match the bottom ticket and is a fake ticket, so he won’t let me board the ship.”
Wang Qing took the ticket and knew it was real the moment she touched it with her fingertips.
She glanced at the ticket; it was for a trip to Kilju.
"Please wait a moment, Madam Yao."
She looked up and told the maid outside the door to call the shipyard manager over.
Dan Niang thought she had reached the end of her rope, but she didn't expect that Yao Niangzi was so familiar with the owner of the boat shop.
She had already seen more than a dozen boats of various sizes at the dock.
There are also many ships sailing at sea.
This ship must have a huge business empire! And the owner is a woman.
No wonder, when she said she wanted to open a small shop, Madam Yao said she could open many shops.
The things she dared not even imagine, it turns out, had already been accomplished by others!
That's amazing!
The manager arrived quickly, and Wang Qing handed him the tickets, asking him to explain what had happened.
The manager's face twisted slightly. "Yes, it was Miss who tore up the ticket."
Wang Qing's expression turned very bad. Yan'er was her only daughter. In the past, she wanted to give her the best of everything and couldn't bear to be too harsh on her.
Over the years, this girl has become increasingly unruly!
She looked at Yao Shisan apologetically, "I've spoiled this girl."
Wang Qing then asked the steward, "Are there still any ships going to Jizhou?"
The steward said, "There is only one ship going to Jizhou, and it takes ten days to go there and back. So it will be ten days before we get to Jizhou."
Wang Qing, "Are there any merchant ships passing by?"
The steward said, "The passing boats won't arrive for another three days."
Wang Qing sighed, "The earliest ship won't arrive for another three days. If we delay Yao Niangzi's business today, I will personally escort that girl to apologize."
Three more days...
Yao Shisan suddenly remembered something, "Manager, when did the ship that returned from Yuzhou yesterday leave?"
The steward said, "The ships returning from Yuzhou all set sail at noon. Judging by the time, they should have arrived at the port by now."
Yao Shisan's fingers suddenly tightened. "It will take three more days to get to Jizhou... What about the capital? Cargo ships and merchant ships are fine."
The manager glanced at the owner, and after Wang Qing nodded, he continued, "Yes, there's a cargo ship going to Jinzhou tonight. Jinzhou is very close to the capital."
"Great! This is the ship!"
Yao Shisan made a decision immediately.
Wang Qing nodded, "Okay, I'll have someone make arrangements so that Madam Yao can leave safely tonight."
Hearing her words, Yao Shisan breathed a sigh of relief.
As night fell, a carriage drove out of the peony garden.
As the carriage passed by two men dressed in full armor, the two men stepped aside.
One of them said, "In this vast sea of people, where are we supposed to find them? What if we don't have a boat?"
The other person said, "We have people at the land checkpoints in Yuzhou, Linzhou, Ningzhou, and Jinzhou."
“We can’t find any information about the waterways. His Highness said she might head towards the border prefectures, or possibly towards the capital.”
“A ship heading towards Bianzhou has already sailed this afternoon. I bought the tickets they were going to destroy, but the name we are looking for wasn’t on them.”
"So, the only remaining possibility is the capital. There will be a ship going to the capital the day after tomorrow. We just need to keep watch at the dock."
One of them said, "Can't we just use a fake name? We won't even know if the person leaves."
Another person glanced at him. "All the ticket information has to match the travel permit. Do you think the shipping company would be so bold as to sell tickets under a false name?"
"Too……"
The two of them had considered everything.
I never expected that Yao Shisan would leave on a cargo ship that very night.
Dan Niang first carried the two little girls onto the boat, then turned around and helped Yao Shisan, who was holding Xiao Pangxi, onto the boat.
"Madam Yao".
Wang Qing stood on the dock with her daughter Wang Lingyan, and a maid behind her handed her two bundles.
"My daughter has caused trouble, and now I'm making you make do on this cargo ship. There's nothing valuable in here, just a change of clothes and some food."
"Wishing Madam Yao a safe journey."
Yao Shisan stood at the bow of the boat and curtsied to Wang Qing, saying, "Thank you."
The cargo ship sets sail.
We're getting further and further away from the dock.
Wang Lingyan harbored resentment ever since her mother ordered her to apologize.
Now that the boat had finally left, she couldn't hold back any longer. "Mother, who is she? Why are you doing this to me!"
"Didn't you see that the child is a carbon copy of Prince Zhou? She is the child's biological mother, but she has no status whatsoever; at most, she is just a concubine."
Wang Qing glanced at his daughter, "Have you ever seen a mistress treat her master so arrogantly?"
"Which mistress would dare to impersonate a descendant of Duke Meng?"
She sighed, "Yan'er, our wealth is just a castle in the air. You're learning business from me, and you can't even put aside this little bit of pride?"
"Just listen to me. Chai Sijiu is the highest-ranking man you can get in touch with right now."
Wang Qing has spent half her life wandering, and she has suffered far more hardships than others.
So she wanted to make things easier for her daughter.
However, the daughter is too straightforward and lacks the shrewdness of a businessman.
Chai Sijiu is currently the governor of Chuzhou. He will return to the capital sooner or later. He is the son of the Marquis of Xinwu, and there is also the dowry she gave to her daughter.
Yan'er will never suffer if she follows Chai Sijiu.
Unfortunately, Wang Lingyan didn't like Chai Sijiu.
She had seen Chai Sijiu at Lingge too many times; she knew him all too well.
How could she possibly like someone who's so promiscuous?
She snorted and turned to leave.
"If Mother thinks Chai Sijiu is good, then Mother will go and marry him herself!"
"You! I've really spoiled you!" Wang Qing was so angry that her hands trembled.
Her daughter, failing to grasp her good intentions, had already stormed off in a huff.
The steward stood not far away, a slight tremor running through his heart; this vast estate had not a single man among its members.
With the departure of the second boss, Master Rong, from the shipping company, has his opportunity finally arrived?
He was hesitating whether to offer a few words of comfort.
Wang Qing suddenly glanced at him.
He didn't speak, nor did he show any emotion.
He felt a sudden tightness in his chest.
Don't let Wang Qing's gender fool you; she's gotten to where she is today not just because of her ability to take things in stride.
She has quite a few tricks up her sleeve.
Otherwise, how did Lingge, which enabled her to make her fortune, come about?
Although I don't know why Lingge is now closed.
However, Wang Qing is still the same Wang Qing.
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