“Yes, Honghua is young, but Aunt Liu will definitely recognize her. Of the three of us, I am the youngest.”
"I'll go try it tomorrow and meet this Madam Liu."
The next day, Yun Duoduo put on local clothes, smeared some mud on her face, and made her hair messy before appearing in front of Liu Mama's teahouse.
"Auntie, please, Auntie, have mercy and give me some water!"
Yun Duoduo squatted weakly in front of the door, pleading with Liu Mama, who was sitting inside drinking tea.
Mother Liu glanced at Yun Duoduo with disgust, looked down at her, and then a glint of light flashed in her eyes.
"Old Wang, go give this girl a bowl of water, and then change her into a clean set of clothes!"
The middle-aged man, called Old Wang, glanced at Yun Duoduo and whispered in Liu's mother's ear, "I think this girl is not young anymore. Are you sure you want to take her in?"
Mrs. Liu glared at him. "Why not take it when it's practically offered to you for free?"
"Don't let her age fool you. Look at her features! Once she washes her face, she'll be a stunning beauty, even better than the top courtesan at the brothel!"
【I've only just passed the age of coming-of-age ceremony, and they already think I'm too old?!】
Old Wang nodded, waved, and led a few people to help Yun Duoduo up.
"After we finished tidying up, we took her to the tile-roofed house."
[Waist-roofed houses... could these be where the girls were imprisoned?]
Yun Duoduo was dragged all the way to the backyard, where Old Wang tossed her two steamed buns. "Eat up, so you can get going!"
Yun Duoduo thanked Lao Wang repeatedly, her eyes filled with tears of gratitude. After eating two steamed buns that were so thick they could choke someone, she followed Lao Wang away, making marks along the way.
Meanwhile, Zheng Ningxiang, who was lurking in the shadows, had been secretly following Yun Duoduo with her men.
After turning a corner over a hill and going around two courtyards, Yun Duoduo was pushed and shoved into an abandoned tavern, where thugs were stationed all around.
"Go ahead. If you want food and drink in the future, stay here obediently."
The tavern door opened, and Yun Duoduo looked up to see dozens of pairs of eyes staring at her, some with confusion and others with fear.
"Sir, is there anywhere else we can go? It's so stuffy here!" Yun Duoduo clutched her chest, looking like she couldn't breathe.
The tavern windows were all nailed shut, making it pitch black inside, with only the faint glow of candles flickering.
"Damn it, we have food and drink, and you're still being picky?! This is the only place in Shengze we have to stay. If you don't want to stay, believe me, I'll kill you!"
Old Wang, his friendly demeanor from the teahouse vanished, and raised his large hand to slap Yun Duoduo across the face.
The expected slap didn't come; instead, Old Wang's heart-wrenching scream rang in my ears, "Ah! It hurts!"
Yun Duoduo looked up and saw an arrow stuck in Old Wang's dark, broad, calloused palm. The arrow had pierced through the entire palm, revealing the bone, and blood was flowing freely.
Zheng Ningxiang led her people in and rushed in, rescuing the girl inside.
The girls cried out, “Ningxiang, ask them if they have any families. If they have been abducted, send them back to their homes. If they have been sold by their families and do not want to go home, take them to Huichuntang.”
"Yes, Master!"
"I'm going to meet that Madam Liu."
Old Wang stared in shock at the person who rushed in, then looked in surprise at Yun Duoduo, who had just been delicate and helpless, but was now acting so decisively.
Before Lao Wang could say anything more, Zheng Ningxiang had already dragged her out of the house.
The clouds hurried along.
[Shengze is their only place to stay; perhaps Yangzhou also has similar abandoned taverns and brothels imprisoning innocent people.]
We need to hurry, we can't let that old witch get away!
When Yun Duoduo arrived at the teahouse, Liu Mama had already heard the news and was packing her valuables to run away.
Yun Duoduo stepped forward and swiftly trapped Liu Mama. After raiding her lair and finding out where the girl was being held, the group set off on their way back to the capital, leaving the Plum Blossom Pavilion to handle the situation.
"Medicine King Valley, are we not going?"
Sitting in the carriage, Ah Xiang asked.
"If they want to deal with Medicine King Valley, the few of us alone can't make any waves."
"Let's go back first. I have my own plans for Medicine King Valley."
Yun Duoduo pondered, planning to explain the matter to Yun Beiye after arriving at the palace, so that the court could send people to arrest the people from Medicine King Valley.
...
Inside the Western Chu royal palace, a guard reported, "Your Majesty, our assassins have already gone to kill the Prince of Jibei!"
Xi Jing glanced at him and said lazily, "Tell me when the person dies."
[Once that scoundrel has a moment's hesitation, and the little thing becomes a widow with no one wanting her, she will naturally be willing to marry me.]
Ren Lao and Ren Yuan replaced the flowers in the vase on the table with fresh ones, then shook their heads and sighed inwardly. It was a pity that the Ninth Princess had only been married for a short time, and her husband was about to be killed.
...
When Yun Duoduo and A Xiang arrived at the South Gate, they saw that familiar figure in the distance.
"Brother Jinzhi!"
Yun Duoduo never expected that when she sent a message to Jin Jinzhi via carrier pigeon to report her whereabouts on her way back, he would come to pick her up in person.
Just as Yun Duoduo got off the carriage and ran towards Jin Jinzhi, she suddenly heard the sound of an arrow slicing through the air.
Jin Jinzhi dodged the suddenly appearing arrows, worried about Yun Duoduo's safety. He spurred his horse to her side and pulled her onto his horse.
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