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Lu Lingzhi was an ambitious person since he was young. He wanted to lead the Lu family away from being a merchant family that was looked down upon by others. He wanted the Lu family to become a real noble family. After he was able to take charge of the family business, he did not care about how to make the family business better. Instead, he wanted to find a backer who could bring glory to the Lu family. He supported Mo Rongzhan wholeheartedly, but it did not mean that he did not secretly cultivate his own forces and confidants.
Being banished to the Border Town was a blow to Lu Lingzhi, but it did not make him depressed. He had great confidence in his ability and he believed that Mo Rongzhan would put him in an important position sooner or later.
However, now he felt that he could no longer be used by Mo Rongzhan wholeheartedly. He only wanted to get Yao Yao …
Yao Yao, who had become the empress, could he still get her?
When Lu Lingzhi heard the news, he felt like there was a big hole in his heart. In his mind, he kept thinking of the look that Ye Zhen gave him before she died. She blamed him, hated him, and felt a kind of betrayal and disbelief.
That was the look in his nightmares. Every time he dreamed of it, it would make him feel pain and regret his decision at that time.
What he wanted to make up for was … If he could get Yao Yao, he would definitely protect and love her and would not let anyone hurt her.
However, he did not have enough power to compete with Mo Rongzhan for Yao Yao. If he had the power to compete with Mo Rongzhan, would he still be banished to the Border Town and left like a stray dog?
"Master, this is the news from Luo Jing in the Capital City." The person behind Lu Lingzhi handed over a secret letter sealed with wax.
Lu Lingzhi thought that Luo Jing wanted to tell him about Ye Yaoyao. When he saw the content of the letter, his eyes flashed with ecstasy. Yao Yao ran away from the wedding? She was not willing to marry Mo Rongzhan. She ran away from the wedding!
Before he left, he asked Luo Jing to stay in the Capital City. Originally, he wanted to know what happened in the Capital City as soon as possible. However, he did not expect that Luo Jing could find the news of Yao Yao running away from the wedding.
"Go back!" Lu Lingzhi could not hide the joy in his eyes. Since Yao Yao ran away from the wedding, he would go and find her. This time, he was willing to take her far away from the Capital City.
When Lu Lingzhi came out of the inn, his subordinates immediately brought his horse over. He jumped on the horse and left like an arrow.
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Ye Zhen had been on the road for two days. They had been walking in the east direction. Because they were afraid that Mo Rongzhan would send people to chase after them, they took the mountain road on the second day instead of taking the official road.
"Miss, no one will catch up with us again." When Hong Ling saw Ye Zhen looking back, she thought she was worried that someone was chasing after them.
"Yes." Ye Zhen nodded gently. She didn't have to worry anymore, but where did the faint sense of loss in her heart come from?
Hong Ying, who had been sitting quietly at the side, glanced at them. In these two days, she could tell that this Hong Ling should be the lady's former confidant. She seemed to understand the lady very well. Sometimes, with just a look from the lady, Hong Ling would know what the lady wanted. This should be a tacit understanding that had been cultivated for many years. But why wasn't Hong Ling serving the lady?
She didn't seem to have seen Hong Ling in the Lu family.
"Miss, we have a batch of goods to send to the city ahead. It may stay there for two days." Hong Ling whispered to Ye Zhen.
Since they were disguised as a member of the caravan, they naturally had to act like one. Otherwise, they would be easily seen through. "Then stop for two days."
"The others in the caravan only think that you are the boss of the Thousand Gold Shop. No one knows what we are going to do in Dongqing except for the leader, Brother Sun." Hong Ling said, "Brother Sun is Uncle Sun's nephew. Do you remember Uncle Sun?"
How could she not remember him? He was the shopkeeper of the Thousand Gold Shop in Jinkou City. Like Tian Jiu and Man Qin, he was a confidant handed over to her by her father.
"I remember that his nephew runs the sea. How did he come to the land?" Ye Zhen asked doubtfully.
Hong Ling glanced at Hong Ying and lowered her voice. "It's for this trip to Dongqing. Uncle Sun specially arranged for him to come."
So that's how it is! No wonder he didn't feel surprised or curious when he saw her. Uncle Sun must have told him before.
When it was almost dark, their caravan finally entered the city. Sun Peidong had already arranged an inn for Ye Zhen and even prepared a room for her.
The further east they went, the colder the weather became. The Jin Kingdom and Dongqing shared a large river called the White Dragon River. When Qi Yanling developed the trade in Jinkou City, she also developed a water trade route called the Eastern Silk Road, which could be used directly to the sea from the White Dragon River.
If they wanted to go to Dongqing, they had to cross the White Dragon River first.
"How long will it take to get to the White Dragon River?" Ye Zhen asked.
Hong Ling had never been to Dongqing. She turned to look at Sun Peidong. "Brother Sun, how long will it take to get to the White Dragon River?"
Sun Peidong looked out of the window. "About three days, if we move fast."
"Miss, our merchant ship is at the port of the White Dragon River. When we arrive, we can leave immediately." Hong Ling smiled and said to Ye Zhen, thinking that she was worried about not being able to leave.
Ye Zhen smiled. "I've only heard that the White Dragon River is the largest river in the Jin Kingdom. I didn't expect to see it with my own eyes."
Hong Ling walked over and opened the window. "Miss, when we leave the Jin Kingdom, it will be a new beginning."
A new beginning …
"I hope so." Ye Zhen smiled faintly and asked Hong Ling to prepare hot water for her. After two days on the road, she hadn't had a chance to freshen up.
"How are your injuries?" Ye Zhen looked at Hong Ying, who had been particularly quiet these two days.
Hong Ying smiled. "I've recovered. Don't worry about this servant."
"Do you think it's strange that I want to leave the capital at this time?" Ye Zhen raised her eyes to look at Hong Ying. She knew that this time, Hong Ying must have a lot of questions in her heart.
Hong Ying did have a lot of questions in her heart, but it didn't matter. Anyway, no matter where she went, she would follow the girl.
"You heard Hong Ling call me 'Miss'. She used to be a maid of the Ye family." Ye Zhen said faintly. "I am not the biological daughter of Third Master Lu. I'm leaving this time to find my biological father."
Even though Hong Ying had thought of countless reasons, she didn't expect it to be like this. Miss was actually … actually not the daughter of Third Master Lu?
"If you follow me, you may encounter some danger. Will you be afraid?" Ye Zhen asked.
"No matter what danger we encounter, this servant will protect the Miss." Hong Ying said immediately.
Ye Zhen nodded and smiled. "You will know more things in the future. I hope you won't let me down."
Hong Ying bowed to Ye Zhen. "Miss, you can rest assured that this servant will not."
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