Traveling through time and space

"Don't worry, Your Highness. There won't be any danger today," Su Yuanyuan waved her hand.

"Yunqiao, from now on, you will protect Princess Anle." The tone left no room for refusal. Su Yuanyuan thought about it and decided to accept it.

"Thank you, Your Highness." Su Yuanyuan ignored him and walked out of the house.

"Send the princess."

"Girls, where are we going? Should we go straight back to the inn?" Rumei and Dongmei asked at the door.

"Let's go out first," Su Yuanyuan had her own plan, "Yunqiao, right? You wait next to her. Dongmei, Rumei, go find out the detailed address of Mr. Wu in Liupu. Then go directly back to Changsheng Inn. Brother, you should go directly back to the inn too. Yuanyuan wants to take a walk on the street and will go directly back to the inn later." Su Yuanyuan wanted to go out and take a look.

"Yes, young lady, I'll accompany you for a walk first. After you return to the inn, we'll go and ask for details. The streets of Liupu are very unsafe right now."

"No need, just go ahead, they'll be enough."

"Princess," Yunqiao, who was standing next to them, looked at the yard they had just come out of, thought for a moment, and then spoke.

"Is there something wrong?" Su Yuanyuan asked.

"Princess, I know where the Wu Mansion is." Yunqiao said in a low voice.

"Really?" Su Yuanyuan asked in disbelief. She didn't believe that Lord De's people would tell her the truth, but seeing Yunqiao nodding seriously, "Yue'er, you follow Yunqiao and go there. Dongmei and Rumei, you two go to the street and take a look." Su Yuanyuan nodded to Yue'er.

"Yuanyuan, let me go with you. You guys go back to the inn first." The eldest brother also sent back the people he was following.

"Princess, the prince asked me to protect you."

"Brother, don't give up so much," Yue'er stepped forward, took Yunqiao's arm, and left. Finally, Su Yuanyuan, along with Rumei, Dongmei, and her eldest brother, began wandering the streets aimlessly. There were quite a few people, and the streets were bustling, though there were also some beggar-like people. After walking two or three streets, they realized the one they had just walked through was the busiest, and this side was much quieter. Su Yuanyuan led them back to the bustling Huiqi Street. Looking around, they saw everything on the street: teahouses, restaurants, cloth shops, grain and oil shops, and so on.

"Yuanyuan, is that store?" asked the person behind Su Yuanyuan. Following his gaze, they saw it was Jiayifang, Huajinyifang.

"Brother, is this the place?" Su Yuanyuan remembered the clothing shop. Opposite it was a teahouse called Jiyu Teahouse. It was almost dinner time and there were quite a few people coming in and out.

"Miss, would you like to come in for dinner?" Su Yuanyuan didn't realize she was already standing at the door of the teahouse. Because she was conspicuous, the waiter came forward to greet her.

"Waiter, we are passing by here. Is there anything delicious in the store? Please recommend something," asked the eldest brother.

"Sir, Puji was hit by a disaster, and our Liupu is also affected. The teahouse business is really bad right now. So our boss has followed the crowd and converted the teahouse into a restaurant. Of course, you can still drink tea here. I'm going to say, "Now our Jiyu Restaurant is the best restaurant in the whole of Liupu, with the most complete ingredients."

"Yes, second brother, you are really talking big. Big brother, let's go in and see what delicious food we have. Do you have anything that flies in the sky, swims in the water, or runs on the ground?" Su Yuanyuan took the lead into the house. There were really a lot of people in the room. There were not many empty seats. Many men and women were sitting there.

"Waiter, is there a private room upstairs?" Dongmei asked.

"I'm sorry, dear sir, the upstairs is full. What I said is true. Our Jiyu Restaurant is truly the best in all of Liupu."

"It's okay. Find an empty seat in that corner." Su Yuanyuan didn't want to go to any of the elegant rooms. Instead, this place was a source of information. "Whatever's available, pick the best." She chose the innermost seat and sat down. "You two, sit down too." Su Yuanyuan pointed at Dongmei and Rumei, and they bowed and sat down at the edge.

"Uncle Wu, hasn't the young lady from the Du Mansion been found yet?"

"No, our old lady has fallen ill, and the master has people searching outside all day long. It's been seven days, and there's no news. It seems that she is in great danger."

"Uncle Wu, you also know that my daughter Xiulan has served the young lady for nine years and will be able to leave the house in a year. Now that Miss Du has encountered an accident, it is not right for me to bring up this matter at this time. It seems a bit unkind, but the Liu family is anxious for Xiulan to marry over to bring good luck. I heard that the old lady of the Liu family is dying soon. Do you think it is possible to let Xiulan leave the house a year earlier?" The person asking the question asked cautiously.

"San'er, your uncle Wu only let your girl into the mansion as a maid out of respect for your father. The ten-year term is written in black and white. Over the years, I have always taken good care of her and only let her serve the young lady. She has never suffered or been tired. I just want this girl to be able to expand our Wu family. Although my Hu Zi can't walk, he is doing well in other aspects."

"Manager Wu, your nephew is inhumane! You actually want to marry a beautiful girl to him! You're ruining her life and making her never eat meat again." An older woman who had been listening to the gossip started yelling, "This is a sin."

"Mrs. Wang, what nonsense are you talking about? My Hu Zi is a normal man." After hearing this, Manager Wu stood up angrily. The chair behind him fell to the ground, attracting everyone's attention. It also bumped into Su Yuanyuan's chair. He rushed forward habitually and almost hit himself. Dongmei and Rumei stood up at once. Su Yuanyuan shook her head and said it was not a problem.

"Gou San, listen to your aunt. You must not marry into a family like that. It will ruin your life."

"Mom, stop talking. Be careful that Manager Wu might take revenge. He is the chief steward of the Du family." The young man sitting next to her reminded in a low voice.

"Yeah, Mom, he's such a petty person," another woman muttered softly. The man named Gou San helplessly stood up and walked towards the door, still mumbling, "What should I do? What should I do?"

"Mom, the Gou family and the Liu family can't get married. I heard that the Liu family wants to hold a wedding for their grandson's wife in the next two days." The young woman who spoke thought for a while and said, "Oh, by the way, I'll go back to my mother's family. My second uncle's cousin is looking for a relative. In my opinion, it would be a good thing if this marriage is successful. I can go back and bring the third girl back." The young woman got up and went out.

"Bao'er, when will your wife give me a grandson? The third girl is already seven years old. If you don't give birth soon, you will be too old. You might as well listen to me and take another one. I believe the Niu family won't be able to say anything."

"Mom, we are an ordinary family, how can we afford to take a concubine?"

"Silly child, mother has," Mrs. Wang discovered that many people were eavesdropping and suddenly exploded, "Go home, go home, these two people are listening to other people's gossip."

Su Yuanyuan almost laughed out loud. She was eavesdropping on other people's gossip. The food and wine were served one after another. Looking at the food on the table, Su Yuanyuan wanted to eat some. "Brother, you should eat more so that your body can recover faster." While eating, she was also listening to other people's gossips about their family. It was said that an hour ago, a family whose daughter was missing received a letter, asking them to bring 100 taels of silver to pick her up at the foot of Qianji Mountain outside the city forty years ago. She didn't know whether it was true or not. The person who was talking said that he had heard that three families had received it. . . . .

After finishing the meal and leaving the tavern, it was already dark. Because it was dark, Su Yuanyuan was caught off guard and was frightened by a group of beggars who suddenly rushed over. Big brother and Dongmei quickly protected them. Rumei stepped forward to stop those people. Looking closely, there were so many people, a black crowd, with their hands stretched forward, almost reaching Su Yuanyuan and the others' faces. Rumei looked helpless and wanted to pay, but Su Yuanyuan stopped her, "If you don't give it, what's the difference between what they are doing and robbery? We can't tolerate their evil deeds like this." Su Yuanyuan said coldly.

"Miss, I'm sorry," a man said, holding up his hand to stop the crowd. "Miss, we haven't eaten for several days. Please give us some food." He was about to kneel down.

"Don't kneel, speak up if you have something to say. I look down on people with weak knees."