The Yaoguang, which had been at sea for nearly five months, returned safely. Upon receiving the news, Prefect Wang immediately put down his work and took people to the dock to welcome them.

When they arrived, the Yaoguang had already docked at the dock, and the sailors were unloading boxes of cargo from the ship.

When Magistrate Wang saw Lin Jiaojiao standing by the cargo box, he quickened his pace and greeted her with a smile.

"Master Lin, you are finally back. Thank you for your hard work along the way."

Lin Jiaojiao was counting her and Lin Shen's luggage when she heard Magistrate Wang's voice and looked up.

"Hello, Lord Wang. We have lived up to everyone's expectations and brought back a lot of good things this time. We also encountered blood coral, but you are not allowed to extract it. I plan to present it to your majesty."

F4 and the others just found out that the private goods they brought back from the extra-curricular activities were subject to tax. They didn't mind it, as it was only %. If they didn't want to deliver the goods, they could pay silver.

Now after hearing what Lin Jiaojiao said, they all started to talk nonsense.

"Sir Wang, my egg-sized night-shining pearl is also presented to Your Majesty."

"Sir Wang, my glass cup..."

After hearing this, Prefect Wang's expression became solemn, and all the officials around him fell silent.

Lin Jiaojiao originally wanted to get accurate information from Prefect Wang, so when she saw the atmosphere getting darker, she pretended to be curious and asked.

"Mr. Wang, what's going on?"

Prefect Wang said with his hands behind his back, sighing, "What you all don't know is that on July 7th, there was a coup in the capital. The princess and Lord Yun poisoned the empress at the third prince's wedding, and the empress discovered it. The princess rebelled on the spot and was shot through the heart by arrows from the imperial guards."

Kong Xuan and the others turned pale instantly, begging in their hearts that their family must not be a party of too many girls. However, they soon realized that if their family was a party of too many girls, they would probably be arrested as soon as they got off the boat.

"But the next day, the empress died. The imperial physician said that she had been poisoned for a long time and there was no way to save her."

F4's expression, which had just relaxed, immediately became tense again and he asked anxiously.

"So who is the queen now?"

"It's the Thirteenth Princess."

"what!"

F4 were shocked. They thought it would be the twelve-year-old Ninth Princess, but they didn't expect it to be the four-year-old Thirteenth Princess. She couldn't even recognize all the characters, right?

Zhao Ruiyi also frowned. Why wasn't the master the emperor? Did something go wrong?

Magistrate Wang had anticipated their reaction, so he sighed and continued.

"So the Queen appointed the Third Prince as the King of Zhen, to assist the Thirteenth Princess until she came of age."

"..."

Everyone present fell silent. They were not fools and they immediately realized that the Third Prince had clearly won the battle for the throne, and the youngest Princess Thirteen was just a puppet he used in public.

They clearly went out to sea, so how come the dynasty had changed when they came back?

All the officials who came from Kyoto were in a trance until they returned to the inn. Lin Jiaojiao was not in a position to make any comments and remained silent, watching them return to their rooms.

Lan Yi finally returned to Lin Jiaojiao's side and served her personally. He went into the room and packed his luggage happily. Lin Jiaojiao also took a bath to relax.

It was an hour later when Lin Jiaojiao finished packing. Lin Shen and Yuri's room was next to hers, so she knocked on the door.

Yuri, who had changed into Asasu's clothes, quickly opened the door, invited her in and showed off his new clothes.

"Look, sister, does Yuri look good in this dress?"

She smiled and praised him before walking up to Lin Shen who was folding clothes, picked up the clothes and skillfully helped to pack them up.

"Lin Shen, wait a minute. I have to go out for something and won't be back until dinner. We will go back to Qingzhou tomorrow morning. If you and Yuri want to go out later, take Lan Yi with you."

She planned to go find Fu Ling first, and then go to the welcoming banquet hosted by Prefect Wang.

Lin Shen put down his clothes and raised his hand to straighten her collar. "We don't want to go out and have a good rest. Don't worry about us. I will feel at ease only if you take Lan Yi with you."

He straightened her collar and then stepped back to pick up the clothes and continue packing.

She did not try to persuade him further, thinking that Lin Shen had slept on the floor for a month and a half, and had to rush home immediately without a good rest, so it was indeed not advisable for him to go out and waste his energy.

"Okay, I'll bring you some Zhouzhou specialties as a midnight snack when I come back tonight."

Seeing that it was almost time, she took Lan out and rushed to Fu's boat company. When they got off the carriage, she was shocked by the building in front of them.

The original small courtyard has become a three-story building with six storefronts on the first floor. There are many people wandering around in each storefront, and there is even a long queue in one of them.

She did not rush into the shipping company to find Fu Ling. Instead, she walked into the shop nearest to her. The strong fragrance hit her in the face. She also saw various soaps and ointments, as well as many small porcelain bottles. She liked their small and exquisite appearance very much, so she picked up a bottle and put it to her nose to smell it.

"Girl, you have good taste. This is the new rose essential oil in our store. It is extracted from 9,999 roses. Applying it on the skin has the effect of moisturizing, brightening and anti-aging. It is a very good choice whether you use it yourself or give it to your husband."

"..."

After listening to the shopping guide's words, Lin Jiaojiao silently praised Fu Ling's business acumen. These 9,999 roses were all here.

She cleared her throat and asked, "How much is this bottle?"

"Looking at the girl's unfamiliar face, I think this is her first time here. We will have discounts for customers who come to our store for the first time. The original price of this bottle of rose essential oil is 19 taels, 999 wen, but now it only costs 19 taels of silver."

This price was pretty close to what she had estimated.

"Eh? This is my first time here too. Give me ten bottles of this, and this, this..."

Lin Jiaojiao heard a familiar voice and turned around, seeing Xu Youning greeting her with a smile.

"What a coincidence, Master Lin, you are here to buy this too? If I had known, I would have followed you here."

Lin Jiaojiao smiled and shook her head slightly, "I just came to take a look, are you alone?"

"Yes, Sister Kong and the others haven't recovered yet. They will be going back tomorrow. Before coming to Zhouzhou, my father and my brother-in-law asked me to bring these things back to them."

After Xu Youning finished speaking, he casually picked up a box of ointment, sniffed it, and continued with a look of joy on his face.

"It smells really good. No wonder those men in Kyoto are crazy about it."

The two chatted for a while, and Xu Youning went to the rouge shop next door to buy something.

Lin Jiaojiao also went to other stores to take a look. She did not go to the last store where people had to queue up to buy because she saw the maids of F4 also in the queue, and the things in the hands of the people who came out after buying, so she knew that this store was selling her instant noodles.

Although she still had a lot of instant noodles in her backpack, she couldn't take them out now. She would inevitably have to sleep in the open on the way back. Just when she was thinking about queuing up to buy some, Fu Ling's voice came from behind her.

"Sister Jiao, so you are here."

She turned around and saw Fu Ling getting off the carriage and walking towards her quickly. She greeted him with a smile.

She learned that Fu Ling had gone to the inn to look for her but found her empty-handed, so he sent her a lot of good things, including instant noodles. Then Fu Ling took her into the shipping company for a tour.

The two of them stood by the top-floor window, looking at the endless sea ahead and calmly feeling the comfortable sea breeze.

Fu Ling also told Lin Jiaojiao that her marriage was settled. Although Lin Jiaojiao already knew about it from Fu Qiu's letter, she still pretended to be surprised and congratulated her.

"Congratulations, Sister Ling, but why is the wedding date so late? I thought I would be able to catch your wedding when I return from the sea."

Fu Ling's ears flushed unnaturally as she turned her head away to look out the window and explained, "No, it's Sister Gu. It's Gu Lang's sister's wedding is at the end of the year, so in order to avoid a conflict, it was scheduled for the beginning of next spring."

Lin Jiaojiao looked at her with some confusion. Isn't Gu Lang's sister Sister Gu? She used to call her Sister Gu all the time, but now she is getting estranged from her because she is going to marry someone's brother?

Of course Fu Ling couldn't answer her, but after returning from the banquet, Lan Yi told her the reason.

She was extremely surprised after hearing this. She really didn't realize that Sister Gu was a man. Also, the story between the two of them seemed quite bloody. Even when she went back to see Lin Shen, she looked at him with a thought-provoking look.

If Lin Shen dressed up as a woman...

Lin Shen and Yuri were eating the Zhouzhou specialties that she brought back. After Lin Shen finished the last bite and wiped his mouth with a handkerchief, he slowly opened his mouth and asked.

"What happened to Jiaojiao?"

Lin Jiaojiao's wild thoughts were brought back to reality by his voice. After thinking for a while, she couldn't help but speak.

"Lin Shen, if you were a man dressed as a woman, which path would you take? Would you take the imperial examinations, join the army and become a general, or go into business or become a knight in the underworld?"

Lin Shen really wanted to say there was no if, but seeing how excited she was, he didn't want to spoil her fun, so he spoke slowly.

"Let's do business. This way, we will have the greatest chance of meeting each other. I can also help you with business, and then we can become close friends, sharing weal and woe. Before I know it, I've become attached to you..."

"stop!"

She blushed and interrupted what he was about to say, glancing at Yuri who was eating hard beside her. She didn't want to teach the child bad lessons.

She yawned and stood up pretending to be sleepy.

"It's getting late, I'm going to go back and rest. Good night, everyone."

"Good night sister!"

As she looked at Yuri who was actively greeting her, she realized that this guy had been eavesdropping.

Lin Shen walked her to the door, and just as she turned to leave, he grabbed her wrist and leaned down to whisper in her ear.

“But I only like now.”

The wood is done.

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