With the imperial decree in hand, Yun Chuwei set off with her troops the very next day.
Xie Xin naturally led his troops to accompany her.
Before leaving the city, Yun Chuwei called Wang Yulin to her side.
"Go and pick someone up for me, and take her with you on the journey."
Wang Yulin immediately asked who it was.
After receiving the answer from Yun Chuwei, Wang Yulin was shocked.
"Young Miss, are you sure you're going to a brothel to pick up a courtesan? This..."
Wang Yulin's lips twitched slightly.
If it were a vigorous young man like General Huo, going to war to pick up a courtesan, he could understand.
Or perhaps, he could come to terms with picking up a male prostitute.
But that's not the case.
Why would a young lady accept a job as a courtesan?
This courtesan is probably not even as pretty as the eldest young lady or the fifth princess, so what's the point of taking her?
Yun Chuwei tilted her head slightly and smiled at Wang Yulin: "Don't you understand?"
Wang Yulin nodded repeatedly, like a chick pecking at rice.
Yun Chu chuckled softly: "It's good that you don't understand! Hurry up and get on with it! Remember, show that courtesan respect! Don't cause me any trouble, understand?"
Wang Yulin immediately agreed and then left in a hurry.
After watching Wang Yulin leave, Xie Xin couldn't help but ask, "Why did you send Wang Yulin to take Yun Lianhua away?"
Yun Chu smiled and said, "I'm kind-hearted. Is it wrong to give her a chance to get revenge?"
Xie Xin, however, felt that Yun Chuwei definitely didn't think that way.
But she didn't press the matter further.
She said somewhat casually, "Do as you please. Whatever you want to do, I'll be with you. My mission this time is to protect you! And that's all!"
All she needed to do was ensure Yun Chuwei's safety; she couldn't be bothered to think about anything else.
Yun Chu smiled and said, "Don't worry, you won't come here for nothing this time. I guarantee you'll see a good show!"
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Wang Yulin was quick to act and reliable; he caught up with Yun Chuwei again not long after she left the capital.
When Yun Lianhua heard that Yun Chuwei had sent someone to pick her up, she was initially skeptical.
Because the other party produced a token of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, she followed them despite her doubts.
You have to understand, she's just a prostitute now, and she can't afford to offend the Embroidered Uniform Guard.
When Wang Yulin caught up with an army with her carriage, Yun Lianhua suddenly panicked.
Seeing the army brought back some unpleasant memories for her.
Although she no longer cared about many things, those things still indicated that she had been completely abandoned. From that moment on, she became someone whose life was as insignificant as grass.
This also shows that what she pursued for half her life was a joke.
However, that panic completely disappeared when he saw Yun Chuwei and Xie Xin.
Instead, there was doubt, a deep sense of doubt.
She was worlds apart from those two people.
She was like dust on the ground, while the two of them were like the bright moon in the sky.
Why did Yun Chuwei want to find her?
There was absolutely nothing about her that was worth Yun Chuwei's concern.
Confused, Yun Lianhua frowned and did not lower the carriage curtain for a long time until Yun Chuwei rode up to the carriage.
She hurriedly lowered the curtain, not daring to look at Yun Chuwei again.
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Yun Chuwei stopped the carriage, gave up riding a horse, and got into the carriage.
As soon as she entered the carriage, she saw Yun Lianhua kneeling there, kowtowing and saying, "Lianhua greets Miss Yun."
Yun Chuwei raised an eyebrow as she looked at the person obediently bowing before her.
She knew that Lotus was Yun Lianhua's stage name after she entered the brothel, so she said calmly, "Get up, no need for formalities!"
After she finished speaking, she sat down.
Although Yun Lianhua raised her head, she remained kneeling.
She looked somewhat flustered: "I wonder what orders Miss has summoned me for?"
Yun Chuwei didn't beat around the bush and asked directly, "Do you know about Xie Sheng?"
Yun Lianhua pursed her lips, then nodded.
As agreed with Yunzheng, she would help gather intelligence during her time at the brothel.
Therefore, she knew quite a bit about Xie Sheng's affairs.
She even knew that Xie Sheng wasn't really dead, but had escaped.
“Since you already know, I’ll be frank. I’ll take you to see Xie Sheng,” Yun Chuwei said slowly.
Yun Lianhua frowned. She didn't actually want to see Xie Sheng, but she couldn't bring herself to say it.
Yun Chuwei had already brought her here, so it was clear that she wasn't discussing this with her.
"I want to know why?" Yun Lianhua had no choice but to ask for the reason.
Yun Chuwei was pleased that Yun Lianhua hadn't refused, and explained, "Xie Sheng captured my people, and I need you to exchange them for them."
Yun Lianhua's face changed, and she even forgot to refer to herself as a servant: "He abandoned me long ago! How could he possibly release your people for my sake? That's simply impossible!"
Yun Chuwei casually curled the corners of her lips: "He will be willing."
"Impossible..." Yun Lianhua subconsciously raised her voice in rebuttal.
Yun Chuwei interrupted Yun Lianhua directly: "These are not things you need to consider. You just need to think about what you will do after you return to Xie Sheng's side."
Yun Lianhua looked puzzled: "What do you mean, 'What should I do?' Do I even have a choice?"
Yun Chuwei turned her head slightly to look at Yun Lianhua and smiled, "Of course you have a choice. You can continue to follow Xie Sheng and live a life of hiding and running. Or you can kill Xie Sheng with one blow and then, with my help, return to the brothel and live the life you are living now."
Yun Lianhua: ...
She felt that if she had a choice, she would choose to go back now.
She finally mustered up her courage and asked, "Can I choose not to go?"
"Of course!" Yun Chuwei said with a smile in her eyes.
Upon hearing this, Yun Lianhua was overjoyed. However, her joy vanished in the next instant, for she saw that Yun Chuwei had produced a dagger.
Yun Chuwei held the dagger to Yun Lianhua's neck before slowly adding, "If you die here, you won't have to go, right? That's a pretty good option."
Yun Lianhua: ...
"I'll do it!" Yun Lianhua immediately abandoned that option. "I will definitely succeed in bringing you back!"
Yun Chuwei was very satisfied.
She placed the dagger into Yun Lianhua's hand and slowly said, "If you can't get the other person back, stab yourself with this dagger. If you succeed in getting the other person back, you'll have the chance to stab Xie Sheng in the heart."
Yun Lianhua looked down at the dagger in her hand, hesitated for a long time, and then said, "If everything goes according to your plan, and I kill Xie Sheng, are you confident that you can bring me back safely?"
Yun Chu waved her hand slightly: "What's this talk about being sure? How can you be sure about something like this? Life and death are predestined, wealth and honor are determined by fate. It all depends on your destiny! If you're lucky, you'll definitely come back safe and sound. If you're destined to die, then no one can save you!"
Yun Lianhua: ...
She suddenly had an urge to die here!
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