Liu Yunzhao arrived in Cangzhou and lingered in Sangguan for several months. Although she learned that the Ninth Prince had arrived in Cangzhou, no one knew exactly where they were staying.
Liu Yunzhao didn't want to ask too many questions, fearing that others would think she was a spy there to investigate the Ninth Prince's whereabouts, and it would be too unjust to be killed in the end.
She didn't dare go directly to the county government office to reveal her identity, fearing that there might be spies from the Empress Dowager or other forces in the capital who would arrest her.
Liu Yunzhao thought that since the Ninth Prince was the local official of Cangzhou, he would have to come to the county government office to inspect it. So, she would go for a stroll near the government office every day.
It was noon that day.
Liu Yunzhao still hadn't seen Shang Xiye and Ji Fengyao, and was just about to go back to the inn to get something to eat.
Suddenly, two inconspicuous carriages stopped in front of the Sangguan government office.
Wang Anxian jumped out of the first carriage and then turned around to help Wang Bingyao and his wife get off.
In the second carriage, Princess Shang Yuexi and her husband Wang Jin alighted.
Liu Yunzhao grew up in the palace, so she naturally knew Princess Shang Yuexi and Left Censor Wang Bingyao.
While in Kyoto, she had heard that Ji Fengyao and Wang An had opened a shop together and that their business was thriving, so she knew that the two had a close relationship.
so,
Has the entire Wang family come to seek refuge with the Ninth Prince?
Liu Yunzhao was overjoyed and rushed over, stopping at a safe distance. She bowed to the Wang family and said, "This commoner greets the Princess and the Prince Consort, and greets Lord Wang and Young Master Wang."
Wang Bingyao and his wife, and Shang Yuexi and his wife, exchanged puzzled glances, none of them recognizing Liu Yunzhao.
Wang An saw that Liu Yunzhao was graceful and elegant, with polite and refined manners, unlike a girl from an ordinary family. Moreover, she accurately called out their names, indicating that she knew them.
Wang An didn't dare to be abrupt and asked quite politely, "And you are..., young lady?"
"My name is Liu Yunzhao. You must be Prince Wang An. I have something to ask of you. May I speak with you in private?" Liu Yunzhao asked politely and gently, her almond-shaped eyes as gentle as a deer's.
Wang Bingyao found Liu Yunzhao's features somewhat familiar, but he couldn't quite place who she resembled.
Seeing that she was alone and gentle and sincere, and didn't seem like a bad person, Wang An quickly said, "Then let's go into the county office and talk there!"
Liu Yunzhao curtsied, which was taken as her agreement, and followed the Wang family into the county government office.
When the prefect of Sangguan City saw Wang Bingyao arrive at the yamen with his family, his eyes nearly popped out of his head: It's now fashionable in the capital to send the whole family out on official business.
When Wang Bingyao explained his purpose, the prefect's jaw dropped to the ground:
Oh my god!
The Imperial Censor has fled with his entire family overnight; the capital is about to change drastically again!
After being shocked for a while, the prefect remembered to send someone to find Wei Shu and to arrange for Wang Bingyao and his wife, as well as the princess and her husband, to rest.
Before Wei Shu arrived.
Liu Yunzhao explained her identity and purpose to Wang An in private. She knew that not just anyone could get close to the Ninth Prince.
If she didn't tell Wang An everything, Wang An wouldn't dare take her to see the Ninth Prince.
"You're actually Consort Xiao's..." Wang An stared at Liu Yunzhao in disbelief, as if he could see a green meadow on the head of the late emperor.
"My mother and my father..."
When the topic of her parents' relationship came up, Liu Yunzhao became somewhat embarrassed and lowered her head awkwardly.
Seeing her embarrassment and awkwardness, Wang An also felt some regret and self-reproach:
Are these things still new to the royal family?
How did I end up making such a fuss!
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