Maple Creek City.
After more than half a month, Mingyue and the other two finally arrived at their original destination.
In fact, if Rong Yi were to follow his nature of being a person with poor sense of direction, he would still be able to go this distance!
After just a few days of getting along, Mingyue found that although Rong Yi was a little too naive, he was indeed a warm and open-minded person. So she didn't want him to take a detour, so Mingyue gave the orders for the next few days while looking at the map.
Rong Yi felt very sorry about this and thought that he had delayed them, so he took the initiative to reduce the escort fee of four taels of silver to three taels and five cents.
Seeing how gullible he was, Mingyue wanted to persuade him to change his career. He spent so much time to earn such a small amount of money, and the rental fee for the escort agency's carriage had to be deducted. She even suspected that he would have to pay more money. He was really not suitable for this job.
But now her own future is uncertain, so it is not appropriate for her to give advice on other people's lives, so she can only think about it in her heart!
After entering the city, Mingyue asked several inns for comparison and finally found a cheaper one, so she had a place to stay.
Afterwards, Mingyue treated Rongyi to a bowl of beef noodles and paid him the escort fee before they said goodbye.
"Do you still remember the marks I asked you to make when you came here? Just look at the marks as you walk on the way back. I wish you a safe journey. I won't see you off." Mingyue instructed Rongyi.
Rong Yi was really nice to Ming Mei (Zhou Pandi) along the way. When they passed by a small county town, he even spent money to buy cakes for him. So Ming Yue returned the favor and asked Rong Yi to get off the car and mark the way along the way so that he would not get lost on the way back.
Rong Yi smiled like a big fool and nodded: "I understand, auntie, don't worry."
But seeing Mingmei hugging his legs with a look like she was about to cry, Rong Yi looked at Mingyue helplessly, not knowing what to do.
Mingyue leaned down and looked into Mingmei's eyes, and said softly, "Brother is going home, Mei'er, say goodbye to brother quickly."
Ming Mei shook her head, tears welling up in her eyes, and stammered, "No, no, let brother go."
Rong Yi raised his hand and touched Mingmei's head, and said in a gentle and soothing tone: "Good girl Mingmei! Don't cry. If I have work to do in Fengxi City next time, I will come to see you again. I will buy you osmanthus cake then."
When Mingmei heard this, a bright light suddenly appeared in her eyes that had been washed by tears. Then she raised her little finger and said, "Yes, pinky promise."
Rong Yi stretched out his hand without hesitation and made a pinky promise with her little finger.
Mingmei then let go of the hand that was hugging Rongyi's thigh and stood obediently in front of Mingyue.
Then the grandparents just watched Rong Yi drive away in the carriage, and tears could no longer be held back in her bright eyes.
Since she grew up, Brother Rong Yi was the best person to her besides her mother, and she actually didn't want to be separated from him.
However, Mingmei knew that just like her cousins at home forcing her to do things, forcing others would make people dislike her, and she didn't want to make Brother Rongyi dislike her.
However, not long after Rong Yi left, Mingyue took Mingmei to check out of the room and went to the pier of Fengxi City.
Fengxi City was originally a transit station, a place Mingyue used to divert certain people's attention.
Mingyue’s real destination is Wangnan City, the jade capital that produces silver the fastest.
Fengxi City has a waterway that goes directly to Wangnan City, and it only takes six days by boat.
When they were on the boat, Mingmei was still looking at Mingyue eagerly, and she grabbed Mingyue's sleeve in a panic and said, "No, we can't, let's go, Rongyi brother, I can't find it."
Mingyue sighed in her heart, but her face had her usual loving expression: "It's okay, Mei'er, I will write to Rongyi and tell him our address, then he will know where to find us."
Mingmei believed it and followed Mingyue on the boat.
Little did she know that for safety reasons, Mingyue did not intend to reveal her identity until she had sufficient ability to protect herself.
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On the other hand, Rong Yi never expected that after he finally returned to the escort agency after seven days of hard work, he would face several men who looked difficult to deal with. "Where did the woman with the child go? How old is the child? What did the woman look like?"
As the men continued to ask questions, Rong Yi blinked, then he realized that they were asking about his aunt and Mingmei.
Rong Yi looked at them with full vigilance and asked, "Who are you? What are you looking for these two people?"
Upon hearing this, several men exchanged glances and instantly established a conversation with their eyes.
"Grandparents and grandchildren? Shouldn't it be mother and daughter?"
"Maybe he's in disguise."
"Whether it is true or not, we need to see the person first."
"That makes sense. Keep asking."
The leading man punched Rong Yi in the stomach and said sinisterly, "Just answer the questions I ask you to answer, and don't ask too much about other things. Knowing too much about some things is not a good thing."
Rong Yi's expression changed rapidly, and he immediately knew that this group of people had ill intentions.
But he was not a person who didn't know how to adapt. He rolled his eyes and quickly gave an answer: "The woman looked like she was in her prime, and naturally beautiful. Her daughter was about five or six years old. They were going to Wangnan City. I sent them there and came back. That's why it took so long."
As Rong Yi spoke, he admired his own wit in his heart. These people were looking for his aunt and Mingmei, but he had to say that his aunt was a young woman and Mingmei looked like a girl of five or six years old, just to let them know that they had recognized the wrong people.
Moreover, except for him and his aunt, other people didn't know that he was a person with poor direction, and they didn't know that he was delayed for so long on the road because he took a detour. So when he said that his aunt and others went to Wangnan City, these people would definitely not doubt it.
It would be better if these bad guys had a chance to find him. He could only help his aunt up to this point.
However, when the men heard his words, their eyes lit up.
Yes, a woman in her twenties and a girl of five or six years old.
Everything fits together.
At this moment, the mission objectives were met, and they even forgot the words "grandfather and grandson" that Rong Yi had mentioned earlier.
The men looked at each other and made a decision instantly. They went back and told the prince that they were in Wangnan City.
But before that…
The man took out a gold ingot and threw it on the ground, threatening in a cold voice: "Boy, this ingot of gold is used to buy your information. From now on, you will pretend that you have never seen the mother and daughter. If we know that the news leaked from your mouth, you will have to be careful. You will make money but not live."
Rong Yi was stunned. He never expected such a good thing to happen.
However, seeing that he didn't say anything, the man thought he disagreed, and immediately took out a dagger from his arms.
Rong Yi finally came to his senses and picked up the gold ingot from the ground in a hurry: "Okay, okay, I agree, I agree."
Seeing how scared he was, several men laughed and left.
However, when Rong Yi saw their backs, he rolled his eyes. What an idiot! He had fooled them.
(End of this chapter)