Wu Qing was in a good mood.

It was not easy to get out of the palace, and I also met Chunying.

"Sister Chunying? I'm surprised to meet you here. I'll treat you to a meal." Wu Qing raised her eyebrows.

"I came out on an errand, and I can't hurry."

"It's a rare opportunity for you to come out, why are you in such a hurry?" Wu Qing stood there without moving.

Chunying did not answer this question. She heard that this little palace maid was very favored by the current ruling Prince Yi.

Is it normal for him to be so enthusiastic towards me? But this person just helped me out of a difficult situation, so he should be trustworthy.

Chunying weighed the pros and cons in her mind, and still felt that there was nothing that could be targeted by anyone.

Wu Qing was still sitting by the restaurant window. The sunlight made her outline particularly dazzling, but she was still sitting there lazily.

Yongsi thought about it and felt that twenty taels of gold should not be a big deal in her eyes. After all, the Dongzhu on her hairpin was a priceless treasure.

Maybe it was because of our previous encounter and he just wanted to have a meal together?

After Chunying came out of the palace, she finished the tasks assigned by the empress dowager and then hurried to do her own things. She didn't even remember how long she had been walking. Chunying looked up at the sky. The sun was already setting, and it was indeed time for dinner.

time is limited.

If you want to truly escape from the palace, you should pay homage to these two people again today.

She didn't want to be discovered by the Queen Mother and die of some strange disease in the palace.

I wanted to keep going, but I was really hungry.

Wu Qing saw that Chunying was having a hard time, so she took a bite of the braised duck meat. She thought that the braised duck made the food taste much better. After finishing her mouthful, she said to Chunying, "Sister, are you really not hungry? And you look very worried."

Chunying lowered her eyes, hiding all her emotions.

Wu Qing smiled and said, "Why do I feel like my sister really needs help right now?"

"Why are you helping me?" When Chunying heard this, she immediately felt like she was facing a dangerous hedgehog and her sharp spines stood up.

"What do you think, sister?" Wu Qing took another bite. "Didn't you help me before? Didn't you have a purpose as well?"

Chunying rarely saw someone so eager to help someone, especially herself. Although the two had crossed paths in the palace, their friendship was far from deep.

It was just a chance encounter outside the palace, and she had taken the initiative to invite him to dinner, saying she wanted to help him. Wu Qing was intentionally trying to get close to him, and in a flattering way.

According to Chunying, she would not be so proactive towards others unless that person was Hetian.

I am nice to Hetian because he has given so much to me that I can never repay him, and I really like him.

So what was Wu Qing's purpose? It couldn't be that she liked him. "What good would it do you to help me?"

Wu Qing: "..." Is it really that important to treat you to a meal?

Wu Qing was stunned by Chunying's direct question. She suddenly realized that the person in front of her was really in big trouble.

While she was shocked, she also had a guess that Chunying's trouble might affect others, so Chunying was carefully keeping a secret.

But what secret of yours could be bigger than mine? Thinking of this, Wu Qing laughed out loud.

It turns out they all have secrets.

"Is it so obvious that I have some intentions towards you, sister?" Wu Qing smiled warmly and cheerfully.

"No matter what your reason is, don't get involved in my affairs." Chunying said and was about to turn and leave.

"Sister, please stay." Wu Qing took a note from the table where they were eating, took out her seal, stamped it, and handed it to Chunying. "Any restaurant with this seal can use this to send a message to me, or even lend me some money."

Chunying accepted it purely out of politeness, and because she thought she could just take it and leave, she said, "Thank you for your kindness, sister." But in her heart she knew that they would never see each other again.

Chunying's stomach growled twice. She was hungry, but she still turned around and continued walking.

It was raining a little, and Chunying's steps became faster and faster.

She needed to visit these two people within the next hour to fight for her life, so she had to go faster.

Chunying remembered that last time she said that on the fifth day of every month, she could find Elder Zhou at the ** Teahouse.

This is one of the people she is looking for, and today is the fifth day of the New Year.

After walking a few steps, I suddenly saw a Chamber of Commerce in front of me.

An idea suddenly occurred to Chunying's mind, and she was so shocked that she froze in place.

Why was she seeking help everywhere? She just wanted an identity that would allow her to escape from the troubled times.

Wouldn't it be a good idea to bring her along with the merchants who travel back and forth from place to place every day in the Chamber of Commerce? No identity needed, as long as she could infiltrate the caravan...

No, it’s not that easy to sneak into the caravan. What if I’m just a box of goods?

As long as she could endure a day without food or water, she could escape from the box when the caravan left the city.

Chunying's heart was beating like a drum. She could no longer think about it. She was afraid that she would be too excited, but her feet had already moved towards the Chamber of Commerce involuntarily.

She asked the shop assistant, saying that she had a box of high-quality material, but it was too expensive. She wondered if there were any merchants who could take it to other places to buy it.

The young man heard something from this. The material that cannot be sold locally might be related to the royal family. This...

"Miss, this big deal has to be approved by our boss, and he won't be back until next month." The person who dares to do this kind of business is not in the store, please wait.

Chunying understood, but how could she wait until next month?

Chunying turned around and left, asking for directions along the way until she arrived at the Sifang Inn on Xihe Street. This was the gathering place for the horse caravans, and they could hand over their belongings to be sent to other places by horse.

She asked if there were any caravans heading west recently. The boy said that the caravan heading west had only been there for two days, and the next caravan would not arrive for at least ten days, or maybe half a month.

"What about those going south?" She couldn't bring too many clothes, and she couldn't go north, as she would freeze to death on the way.

The clerk thought for a moment and said, "There is a caravan that has not yet been fully stocked, and it will be closer to the end of this month."

Chunying lowered her eyebrows and felt despair for the first time. She felt that God had despaired and there was no way for her to survive.

Wu Qing didn't want to care, but Chunying looked not only nervous and scared, but also desperate and had no desire to live.

"Sister, are you going south?" Wu Qing had originally come out to the south to send people to buy soybean paste. After watching Chunying leave, she didn't think that anything serious could happen to her. But she had just left and met Chunying again. What kind of bad fate was this?

She didn't want to explain anymore, because she didn't even believe herself when she said that Chunying was nowhere to be found.

Chunying was startled and blurted out, "Why are you following me?"

Wu Qing was very embarrassed, "Well, I was just worried that something might happen to my sister, but I was too embarrassed to speak up."

Chunying turned around to look at Wu Qing, and saw the mark she had just seen on the box in the carriage behind her. She hurriedly looked at the mark on the note Wu Qing had given her, "This..."

What does this mean? Wu Qing has goods to ship out. Could this be her only hope?

Chunying wanted to go somewhere else to ask, but when she looked up at the sun, she realized that time was running out. If she walked back to the palace, it would be time for her to go out.

She looked up at the sky. Is the sky helping me or destroying me?

Never mind, let’s take a gamble.

Looking at the goods on the carriage behind Wu Qing, is that goods? No! That is her freedom.

Yes, freedom.

Being able to go up is freedom.

The spark of hope that had originally been there in her heart suddenly ignited the whole field, burning Chunying's heart.

If you can get in the car, you can leave.

Chunying's tears flowed uncontrollably. She clenched her teeth and tried to force them back, but her vision became blurred.

Wu Qing stretched out her hand and waved it in front of Chunying, "Sister?"

Wu Qing looked back at her goods, then looked at Chunying, "Sister, do you want to transport goods, or..." Goods are not enough to make people despair and lose the desire to live, not to mention that she is a palace maid, what kind of goods can she have?

Chunying didn't know what to say. Wu Qing really wanted to help her, no matter why.

Chunying slowly raised her eyes and looked at Wu Qing, "I'm anxious, but they said there's no room."

"Where are you going in such a hurry..." Wu Qing didn't ask where they were going. "I've reserved space for the caravan for the next ten days, no matter where it's going."

You can't do it, but I can, Wu Qing attacked Chunying without hesitation.

"Sister, are you anxious? Do you need me to make room for you?" Wu Qing touched Xin Chunying's heart and asked her a soul-searching question.

Wu Qing walked to Chunying and looked in the direction she was looking. Oh, that was her stuff.

"Sister, do you like to see that box?" Wu Qing looked at the size of the box and had a bold guess in her mind, but she was just waiting for Wu Qing to beg her.

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