The daughter of a noble family is reborn, and she is doted on by her godmother.

"I remember that if things aren't kept secret, they can cause harm. I even told you that before. Why are you talking back to me like that?"

Seeing his friend's serious expression, Zhu Ling also began to take it seriously.

“If I don’t tell you anything, you won’t be able to grasp it. To put it simply, I want to know what kind of people these two newly appointed marquises are, as well as the nobles in the capital that I haven’t written about. If you can learn more about them, you can learn more about them, because I may have to deal with them later.”

"What's this? You want to go to Beijing in the future?" Zhu Ling asked, somewhat puzzled.

"I do have that plan, but not now. Right now, I have the ability but no connections or resources, so I'm asking for your help. Of course, you have to be careful when dealing with these powerful families, because you never know what bad intentions they might have."

Yun Yuke took advantage of her friend's trip to Beijing to find out who might be Qingqing's biological parents, but she suddenly regretted it when she handed the list to her friend.

So he quickly added a few words. "Ling, you should prioritize your safety when you go to the capital, really. My affairs aren't urgent, really."

"Sister Yun, what's wrong? I've never seen you like this before." Zhu Ling was even more curious.

“Sigh…” Yun Yuke sat back down and snatched the paper from Zhu Ling’s hand. “Never mind, just help me see what’s trending in the capital. You don’t need to worry about anything else. I was too hasty and didn’t consider the potential problems behind this.”

My original thought was that since my friend was going to the capital, I might as well take the opportunity to investigate which of the two new marquises was Qingqing's biological parent, so that I could make preparations in advance.

But thinking about it carefully, isn't this just pre-planning to deal with those so-called biological parents? Sigh... I still lack confidence. I need to believe that I can be better than their biological parents.

"I've memorized the contents of the form you took. But don't worry, I'll be careful." Zhu Ling understood her friend's thoughts after hearing this.

It was almost time for Zhu Ling to leave, and Yun Yuke escorted her to the door.

"To be honest, I've been feeling quite uneasy lately. I've had a lot of dreams, all of them complicated and hard to describe. Most of them are my friends' future experiences."

Yun Yuke told her friend while holding an umbrella.

"For example, I saw Yuan Chen jump off a cliff in grief, and I even saw Aunt Hua..."

"Is there anything about me?" Zhu Ling asked jokingly.

"Do you want to hear the truth or lies?"

Yun Yuke naturally remembered it in her dream: her friend was slumped over the table, drinking heavily, completely unlike her lively and natural self now, and missing a leg from her lower body.

The current dynasty's attitude towards merchants has changed a lot, but discrimination against people with physical disabilities still exists. Although the scene in the dream was intermittent, it is reasonable to speculate that a close friend had an accident and had to have his leg amputated.

"If you're going to listen, listen to the truth!"

Zhu Ling was genuinely curious after listening to her friend's story, so she blurted out her question.

"Are you sure?" Yun Yuke didn't seem to be joking; her expression was serious.

I initially thought my friend was being a bit too pessimistic, but seeing her serious expression and sad tone, I had to take it seriously.

"Never mind, I'd rather keep my destiny in my own hands." Zhu Ling waved his hand, smiling as he declined his friend's further advice, and then went on to comfort him.

"You have too many things to worry about. Why don't you take a good rest? When the rain stops, find a day off for you and take Xiaoqing and your whole family out for a stroll. Of course, don't go any further west; there's a river there, and it's not very safe," Zhu Ling sincerely suggested.

"Yes, I will. You must take care of yourself and don't take my words to heart. Ordinary men always encounter many troubles when they go to the capital to take the imperial examination, let alone a woman like you."

"Okay, Mr. Yun, you've said it several times, I understand. When did you become so long-winded? This isn't like you."

As they talked, they arrived at the place where the carriages were parked. After seeing her friend off onto the carriage, Yun Yuke watched her friend leave.

Yun Qingjin ran out of the house in the rain, but still did not personally see her teacher off.

"Mom, why didn't you tell me that the teacher was leaving?"

"Oops!" Yun Yuke slapped her forehead, feeling annoyed.

Seeing Yun Qingjin arrive in the rain, she quickly held an umbrella for the child, then squatted down and said, "I'm so sorry, Qingqing. I was so busy explaining the situation to Teacher Zhu that I forgot to tell Qingqing."

"It's alright, Mother. I'm just a little regretful. Teacher Zhu taught me so much. She's leaving, and I want to give her a proper send-off."

During this period, besides the people of the Yun family, Yun Qingjin had the most contact with Teacher Zhu. Although the time was short, the impact was profound.

"Mother, you were too hasty. How about this, we'll wait for Teacher Zhu to come back and then prepare something properly for her, okay?"

"okay!"

The Yun mother and daughter smiled at each other and were about to go back when they saw several people rushing in through the rain. "The rain is getting heavier and heavier. If this continues, we may not be able to hold the river embankment."

The visitors were the three wives of the guards. Besides Aunt Chang, the wife of Uncle Wu, there was also Wei Hong, the wife of Wan Rong, and Feng Miao, the wife of Lu Dong. The three of them had gone out to buy groceries and were just returning.

"Ladies, why did you go out without umbrellas?" Yun Yuke saw the three of them return in the rain and quickly brought them umbrellas.

After tidying themselves up, the three of them returned to the house and finally felt a little warmer.

"This morning, since it wasn't raining much anymore, we thought we'd hurry out and buy some vegetables. It's been raining quite heavily lately, and the vegetables in our backyard haven't grown yet."

"Who knew the rain would get so heavy, so I came back in the rain."

"It's been many years since we've had such heavy rain at this time of year. If this rain continues, I'm afraid we really won't be able to control the riverbank."

"I remember there was a big flood one year, wasn't it like this?"

The three aunts shared their memories, one after another. It seemed that many years ago, there had been similar heavy rains, which had caused flooding.

"Boss Yun, we need to prepare early. If this rain really starts, I'm afraid something might happen."

Just as the three aunts' judgment was being verified, the heavy rain continued intermittently for three days. The continuous downpour was like a celestial river pouring down, submerging the stone bridges in the city with the rushing water, and flooding the alleyways with water deep enough to reach above the ankles.

"This rain is too heavy. What if it keeps going on?"

The rain had a significant impact; it had been raining for a long time in the city, causing shops to close and pedestrians to disappear.

The rain was so heavy that it lasted for several days, which affected businesses in the city to varying degrees.

The jewelry shop wasn't exactly bustling with customers every day, so naturally no one came after the rain.

In the past few days, Aunt Hua's son, Liu Haidong, came over despite the rain to bring some vegetables and other things.

“Our restaurant has an agreement with the farmers outside the city to buy their vegetables no matter the weather. Now that it’s raining heavily, the restaurant is not open. Our manager Hao asked me to bring this batch of vegetables to Yun Dong’s house.”

The restaurant where Aunt Hua's son now works is owned by Yun Yuke, who was the biggest investor. This was a few years ago when the restaurant was not doing well, and Liu Haidong acted as a go-between for Manager Hao and Yun Yuke.

In recent years, Yun Yuke has not been very involved in the operation of the restaurant, leaving the manager to make all the decisions. Of course, she has not completely ignored it, providing the manager with a lot of support in terms of promotion.

"What's the situation outside the city?" Yun Yuke asked casually.

"The vegetable delivery companies that supply our family are slightly better off than those in the city, since they're in Fusong Village upstream, which is at a slightly higher elevation. Huanghua Village downstream doesn't seem to be doing so well..."

Liu Haidong said in a low voice, "I don't know if it's true or not, but I heard that all the houses in Huanghua Village were destroyed and a few people died."