Locked: God is the matchmaker, neither you nor I can escape

Yan Zheng understood the implication of his words. This place was relatively close to the capital, and it would be most appropriate for him to go back to the capital to recuperate given his current health. He could also go back in the same carriage with them, and the bumps would not affect his recovery.

However, Yan Zheng had lived in the treacherous backyard of the palace since he was a child, and he didn't believe that they really had no purpose.

He admitted that his health was not suitable for traveling and that returning to Beijing would be beneficial for him, provided that the palace was truly a safe place.

But if they knew about the relationship between me and the palace, it is not impossible that they would bring me back to the capital and sell me out for their own benefit.

Hua Murong saw through his vigilance and pretended to discover his unspeakable secret: "Hiss - Prince, your enemy is not waiting for you in the capital, right?

Then you can’t go back.”

Yan Zheng: ...

Xin Ye pretended to be puzzled and said, "Brother, why are you pushing away business when it comes to you?"

Yan Zheng's heart skipped a beat and he secretly thought that something was wrong.

Zhong Jing agreed, "Yes, I remember Hua Man Pavilion also accepts escort jobs. Mu Rong, why are you pushing it away?"

Zhongjing was not appointed by their brother and sister or husband and wife. Huamange did have this business, but few people knew about it. After all, the price of Huamange's protection was not low, even higher than killing someone, and not everyone could afford it.

As Hua Murong's childhood friend, Zhong Jing didn't know much about the inside story of Hua Man Pavilion, but he was familiar with the business. When he heard Xin Ye use this excuse, he just followed it up, still with a disdainful tone as if blaming Hua Murong for not knowing how to do business.

This was originally Yan Yiyi's line, but unexpectedly it was snatched away by Zhongjing. But it's a good thing, as it is more natural this way. Letting a woman talk about her mother's family business has a bit of "Wang Po bragging about herself", making Hua Man Ge seem a little cheap.

Mu Xiong and Fei Yuning didn't know much about Hua Man Pavilion's business, especially Mu Xiong. Among the three, he was the last to become friends with Hua Murong. In particular, they mostly talked about topics such as imperial examinations, poetry and books. His main idea was to make friends with others by exchanging sincerity for sincerity, without prying into his friends' family affairs.

"Huh? It turns out that Huaman Pavilion also has a bodyguard business. I thought Huaman Pavilion was just selling information!" These were Mu Xiong's true thoughts.

Yan Zheng never thought that they were actually from Huaman Pavilion!

By the way, the man in front of me is named Hua!

He did know something about Hua Man Ge, and he also knew that Hua Man Ge had a bodyguard business. If he was financially able to afford it, he would have wanted to hire someone to be his bodyguard. Later, he found that hiring a bodyguard was more expensive than buying his stepmother's life, so he gave up this unrealistic idea.

Now that someone brought it up, his heart was shaken. What if... what if he really was a member of Hua Man Pavilion? Would he give him a discount out of respect just because he was the prince?

Almost all of his assets are on him!

Finally, reason overcame his delusion and Yan Zheng shook his head.

Seeing him shaking his head, Zhong Jing asked, "Don't you need it? But it's dangerous for you to travel alone."

Hua Murong smiled slightly and said in a friendly manner: "I know a little about the affairs of Prince Wei's Palace. If you plan to hire a few secret guards to the palace to protect your safety, it will cost a lot and it is not cost-effective.

If the prince intends to hide his tracks and promises to follow our instructions and not expose his tracks on his own initiative, the cost will be different."

Yan Zheng's heart was moved fiercely, and he swallowed his saliva: "Please speak."

"We need to go to the capital to participate in the Spring Examination. It will take more than a month from now until the end of the Spring Examination. Your body will be basically healed after a month of rest. At that time, it is up to you to decide whether to return to Prince Wei's Palace or leave the capital.

The cost of protection is 10,000 taels per month. Your medicine and food expenses are calculated separately. How do you think?"

Yan Zheng had not expected this to be possible. He did not have much cash, but he had a small portion of the dowry left for him by his mother, which she had secretly arranged before her death.

Among them, there is a small village in the suburbs, several small courtyards in the capital, and several shops with decent income.

Just selling them a yard can cover the cost of security, which is really cost-effective.

"Okay, please ask Mr. Hua to draw up a deed. The remuneration will be written as the three-courtyard house at No. 16, Anyang Street, Xishi. The value of that courtyard is about . Can I ask Hua Mange to guard me for two months, including food, lodging and medicine?"

Hua Murong agreed immediately: "Okay, but..."

Yan Zheng stared at Hua Murong and swallowed nervously. Before he could ask, Hua Murong explained, "But we will leave the capital in a month. After leaving the capital, if you want us to protect you from Hua Man Pavilion, the price will not be this price."

Yan Zheng had made up his mind and asked, "Where are you going after leaving Beijing? Are you going back to Sand City?"

"We will definitely go back to Shacheng. The main reason is that if we pass the exam, we will apply for transfer to other places. We all want to be officials there." Hua Murong smiled confidently, as if they were determined to win this year's imperial examination.

When Yan Zheng saw his smile, he suddenly thought of Huaman Pavilion's main business. Could they have a way to get the scientific examination questions?

However, since they can get the test questions and will definitely get good grades, why should they go to the countryside to suffer instead of staying in the capital?

Hua Murong didn't know that her smile made Yan Zheng suspect that he was using Hua Man Pavilion to steal questions. Seeing that he didn't answer, she asked again: "Prince Wei, have you thought it through?"

Yan Zheng said decisively: "I will leave the capital with you." As for what he would decide after two months, he could only take it one step at a time. After all, he could not afford the guard fee of ten thousand taels a month.

Hua Murong immediately wrote the deed, stamped it with Hua Manlou's seal, signed her own name, and then stamped it with her own private seal. Yan Zheng did not bring his private seal, so he just signed his name and put his fingerprints on it.

The contract is reached.

Yan Zheng had been to Huaman Pavilion to buy small news several times, so he naturally remembered the seal of Huaman Pavilion. After confirming that the seal was correct, he felt a little relieved.

At this point, he could only take a gamble. The worst that could happen was that he would be sent back to Prince Wei's Palace. After being sent back, he would not die for a while.

Xin Ye stood up and said, "It's getting late. After I change the medicine for Prince Wei, we can set off."

Hua Murong nodded, and the others followed her out of the tent and went back to pack up their personal belongings and prepare to set off.

After changing the medicine and re-bandaging the wound, Yan Zheng was helped out of the tent by Xin Ye. Looking at the many guards in front of him, Yan Zheng felt relieved and completely believed that they were really from Hua Man Pavilion.

Yan Zheng was arranged to ride in a carriage with Hua Murong. Although it was a bit crowded, Hua Murong didn't want to eat the dog food of her sister and brother-in-law, and she also had something to explain to Yan Zheng.

An identity token is required to enter the city, and he must return to the capital as the prince of King Wei. After entering the capital, he will be asked to walk to a sparsely populated area, and then the secret guards will quietly take him to the Hua family's mansion.

After that, he just stayed in his house and didn't go out.