Wanjin Lady

Chapter 495 Farewell
The emperor issued a secret decree, but Wen Wan and Wei Zheng kept it a secret. Her stepfather and Lady Liu were unaware of Wen Wan's voyage. Wen Wan told everyone it was a business matter.

But my stepfather and Madam Liu only knew that there was a secret decree from the palace, and they didn't dare ask any more questions. Liu Yiyi packed her luggage, complaining as she did so, "What's this? I just arrived in Kyoto and I have to leave again! I don't even know when I'll be back!"

Cheap Dad remembered Wei Zheng's instructions and knew that Wen Wan's trip was related to the royal family, so he could only dissuade her: "Keep your voice down!"

Liu refused to give in. "If the sky falls, the people in front should bear the brunt of it! My daughter is just a little girl, what can she do?"

Of course Liu was resentful.

The eldest daughter and her son-in-law have only been together for a short time, but they have to separate again.

There are so many beauties in the Marquis' Mansion, all of them are so gentle and considerate. What if the son-in-law can't control himself...

"In my opinion, we should just go back to Ping County!" Liu was stunned. "The eldest lady doesn't know when she'll be back, and we have no status or position, so it's not good for us to stay in the Duke's Mansion forever. If this goes on, people will start to talk about our Wen family being ignorant of etiquette."

"My son-in-law told me yesterday!" Wen Weiming scratched his ear, looking very proud, obviously very satisfied with Wei Zheng, his son-in-law. "He told us to live here peacefully. He won't let us leave!"

"Do you take my polite words seriously?" Liu's brows suddenly furrowed. Thinking of so many beauties in the mansion, she had to help the eldest girl keep a close eye on the backyard and not let anyone take advantage of the opportunity.

Besides, Zhaozhao and Hunger are still so young and need to be taken care of.

So she changed the subject and said, "But since my son-in-law is willing, I will shamelessly stay here."

She wanted to see which shameless girl dared to throw herself on her son-in-law!
She has to take out the money from the Duke's mother-in-law and teach them a lesson!
Liu Yiyi was rubbing her hands in anticipation, wishing she could put into practice the house fighting skills she learned from Wen Wan's storybooks. Before going to bed, she was still thinking about how to deal with these little goblins, but unexpectedly, Wen Wan and Wei Zheng both ran away!
Thus, the shy faces of the flowers and willows in the yard suddenly turned into indifferent faces when visiting the grave.

Liu Yiyi's plan for the house fight failed in the womb.

Wen Wan had already followed Zhao Yingzhen out of the city.

This is a small team of about fifty or sixty people.

The leader was General Qin, the deputy commander of the imperial guards.

The team disguised themselves as a merchant caravan, with Zhao Yingzhen as the leader. She and General Qin were her son and daughter, and they were escorting silk and cloth to the east.

Setting out from Kyoto to the Bingzhou coast, according to Zhao Yingzhen, she hid the imperial edict on a deserted island and one had to go there in person to identify its location.

Obviously, His Majesty did not believe her words, but as the saying goes, it is better to be safe than sorry, so the people who escorted her were carefully selected, from the leader who led the way to the accompanying guards, servants, and maids, all of them were the confidants of the palace.

Although Zhao Yingzhen had the title of princess, unfortunately, she had to be supervised by four maids even when she went to the toilet, so she could not escape.

Zhao Yingzhen struggled to death.

Before he died... he wanted to take her with him.

The carriage bumped along the way, getting farther and farther away from Kyoto. Wen Wan's heart was as calm as water, and she was thinking about how to get rid of the man in front of her without anyone knowing.

"Take another good look. It will take several months to get here. I'm afraid that by the time you return to Kyoto, Wei Zheng might be surrounded by many women and won't even recognize you."

Zhao Yingzhen obviously did not give up and would look for an opportunity to instigate her.

"I used to think you were different from the foolish women in this world who were so obsessed with love that you married into the family and left the father behind. I never thought... that in the end you would still marry into the Duke's mansion... You are just a vulgar fool."

It has been two or three days since they set out, and Wen Wan has not seen the appearance of Kyoto at all. In order to prevent Zhao Yingzhen from escaping, her clothes, jewelry, and utensils are checked by her maids every day. Therefore, Wen Wan is not worried that Zhao Yingzhen will attack her even though they are in the same carriage.

"What's so good about that man?" "Back then, Wei Fengshan betrayed his former master and abandoned his wife and two children in his pursuit of merit, leaving the Duke's mansion in ruins. Do you really think he was loyal to His Majesty? He was simply blinded by greed and eager to make a name for himself!"

"Wei Zheng has the blood of the Wei family flowing in his veins. It was me before, and it's you today. I asked you to accompany me to sea, but did he intend to stop me? He traded your life for the future of the Duke's Mansion... and you actually swallowed this..."

Wenwan looked at the person opposite with a smile.

The young lady's eyes were clear, she didn't avoid or give way, as if she was looking at a clown.

After a long while, Wen Wan spoke slowly, "You talk a lot today."

"Is it because you know your death is approaching?"

Zhao Yingzhen's face froze, and his eyes were captivating!

She had never hated someone so much before!

"You want to use an unnecessary imperial edict to threaten His Majesty. It's like trying to get the skin of a tiger. How can you get away with it?"

"Look around you." Wen Wan glanced around, "You are surrounded by His Majesty's men. You are now a trapped beast, and death is only a matter of time."

"If you fail to hand over the imperial edict, it will be a capital crime."

"Handing over the imperial edict and losing the protective magic weapon is also a capital crime."

"If I were you, I would honestly hand over the imperial edict and ask for a quick death, instead of scheming and struggling to my death."

Zhao Yingzhen's face twisted. "Don't worry, I'll take you with me before I die. Wei Zheng broke his legs for you and cherishes you like a treasure. If you die, he'll be a walking corpse for the rest of his life!"

"Just now you said... men get bored easily..." Wen Wan sighed helplessly, "and now you're saying Wei Zheng is deeply in love with me. You're being inconsistent and incoherent. You're really at the end of your rope and have no other options."

Wen Wan became more and more certain that Zhao Yingzhen did not have the imperial edict in his hand at all!

But the dog emperor was extremely suspicious, and since he had seized the throne, he naturally wouldn't believe that the imperial edict was a fabrication unless he had irrefutable evidence.

I have to say that Zhao Yingzhen played this move brilliantly and poorly.

Wen Wan sat back in the carriage.

Halfway through the journey, the carriage stopped. Lieutenant General Liu sent a scout back to report that there was a heavy rain yesterday, which washed away the small bridge and they had to take a detour.

Wen Wan lifted the car curtain and saw the gloomy sky outside.

In the early summer, there is more rain and the mountain roads are difficult to walk on.

Wen Wan paused, her gaze fixed on a pine tree on the side of the road, its trunk cracked, its bark peeling, and its interior charred. She frowned, "This is..."

Lieutenant General Liu said, "The weather in the mountains is unpredictable. There was a thunderstorm yesterday. It must have been the lightning that cracked the tree."

Wen Wan's expression froze, and her eyes drooped. "Then we have to be careful."

At night, the group found a farmhouse to stay at. As soon as it was completely dark, Wen Wan went out with a lantern. Lieutenant General Liu wanted to find someone to escort her, but Wen Wan declined. "Don't worry, General Liu, I'll just walk around."