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  Qian Zhao is a clever and resourceful person, but due to emotional hurt, she was temporarily trapped. After being enlightened by Ding Rou, Qian Zhao was still heartbroken, but no longer stuck in her own thoughts. Ding Rou comforted Qian Zhao for a while before leaving the Qian residence, as she couldn't stay long due to personal matters. Although Ding Rou consoled Qian Zhao, she didn't delay her own important business. Before parting ways with the Qian sisters, Ding Rou gave them a pair of embroidered pouches made by Liu Shi as a keepsake. It's worth mentioning that Liu Shi's embroidery skills are quite impressive, and the sisters looked delighted on their faces. With that, Ding Rou left the Qian residence.

  "Don't you think something is wrong with Ding Rou?"

  "Little sister is thinking too much, Rou Mei is fine, she's so clever that nothing can stump her."

  Qian Ying thoroughly admired Ding Rou, and in the past, she thought her father's praise of Ding Rou was just a courtesy. Today, when Ding Rou could say such words, Qian Ying couldn't help but think deeply that if there is a stepmother, then there will be a stepfather. If Father remarries, they sisters might not have as comfortable days as now. Qian Ying supported Qian Zhao to visit their father, and the three of them smiled at each other, their misunderstandings and resentments gradually dissolving.

  Capital Fuwei Escort Agency, Ding Ruo couldn't help but complain in her heart as she visited again, can that couple who traveled through time and space be even more bizarre? I don't know if there is a Lin Pingzhi in the Fuwei Escort Agency. The Fuwei Escort Agency has the reputation of being the number one escort agency under heaven, with no branches anywhere else, it rose to fame during the time of Emperor Taizu's conquests. According to legend, they drank oath-taking wine with Emperor Taizu, but there is no one to confirm whether this rumor is true or not. However, everyone knows one thing, that the Fuwei Escort Agency was personally named by Emperor Taizu himself.

  After the world was at peace, the business of Fu Wei Escort Agency grew bigger and wider in scope. From goods to escorting people back home, Fu Wei Escort Agency would take on any task. After inquiring about their services, Ding Rou had a feeling that they were being used as a modern private logistics company. The days of heroic and mysterious escorts were gone; as long as you were willing to pay a high price, they would even escort a chicken.

  The front of the Fuwei Escort Agency was a place to receive guests, while the back was where the female relatives lived. The entire agency didn't take up much space, and the buildings and pavilions weren't very showy. The only thing that set it apart from ordinary escort agencies was the sign hanging above the entrance, which read "Fuwei Escort Agency" in four characters. Dinger raised her head to look at the sign, thinking that while Emperor Taizu's calligraphy was beautiful to behold, it wasn't something she could evaluate. She wondered how frustrating it must have been for the scholars who followed him on his conquests, as he would occasionally show off his calligraphy skills.

  "Little girl, are you here?" A man wearing a short jacket and riding boots greeted her, "Is it settled?"

  Ding Rou's sweet mouth: "Yu Shu, I've discussed with Niang and we've decided to set off the day after tomorrow. I don't know when the others will be traveling together?"

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  "Thanks to Uncle Yu," Ding Ruo said gratefully. Being recognized as Uncle Yu's son, the head of the escort agency, was not easy to come by, and he had taken a liking to Ding Ruo, which sparked his desire to take on the task. Ding Ruo confirmed the identities of her travel companions - one was a wealthy merchant and the other was a scholar. With that, she felt at ease. As she left the escort agency, Ding Ruo took a deep breath, finally able to leave the capital city behind and start anew, free from the grasp of her stepmother.

  The horse's hooves sounded urgent, and Ding Rou dodged to one side, looking at the person riding on the horse. It was Xinyang Wang again. He was really arrogant enough. In the capital city, no one dared to ride a horse as boldly as Xinyang Wang Qi Heng.

  Zi Heng held the reins, "Is it true that the Fourth Prince is arriving today?"

  "Returning to the king, it is today."

  "Uh-huh."

  Ding Rou, along with the surrounding villagers, bowed to Xinyang Wang. The four princes made an appointment with Xinyang Wang? Ding Rou smelled a few points of strangeness from it. Since the current empress had no children, there was no crown prince, and the emperor's age was advancing. The trend of the princes competing for the throne had already formed. Xinyang Wang, who was guarding the northern border, was someone the princes needed to win over. It was likely that the emperor summoned Xinyang Wang back to the capital not just because of Qi Heng's marriage.

  Ding Ruo hooked up the corner of her mouth, she really thought too much, what did the prince's fight for the throne have to do with her?

  Ding Rou heard, "Hey, just say it, lift your head and look."

  Ding Rou bowed her head, "The young lady in the purple dress, look up."

  Ding Rou glanced at her own dress and looked up at King Xinyang Qi Heng, "Your Majesty has any instructions?"

  Qī Héng narrowed his eyes and examined Dīng Róu for a moment before asking, "Have you seen the king?"

  "Returning to the king, I have never left the capital."

  "Hmm, have you ever been to Beijiang?"

  "Yes."

  Qī Héng's eyes showed a hint of confusion, he swung his whip and ordered: "This king has mistaken the person."

  She ordered her entourage to buy a box of osmanthus sugar and send it back to the Xinyang Wangfu, then rode away. Ding Ruo was puzzled, certain that the original Ding Ruo had never met the Xinyang King. Ding Ruo bought two boxes of osmanthus sugar, remembering that his mother also liked to eat it, paid with copper coins, and then contacted a coffin shop to transport the coffin back to the Zhuangzi. He planned to lay his cards on the table with Li Mama, and Ding Ruo would no longer hide anything.

  The coffin arrived, and Mrs. Li's jaw dropped in shock. Manager Wang supported Mrs. Li and asked solemnly, "Sixth Miss, what do you mean by this?"

  Ding Rou smiled and said: "Let's go inside and talk, I happen to have something to say to you all."

  Mrs. Li and Mr. Wang exchanged a glance, then as Ding Rou entered the door, Ding Rou handed the osmanthus sugar to Mrs. Liu, "You love eating this." After Mrs. Liu took it, she put it aside, truly admiring her daughter's thoughtfulness, remembering to buy her favorite sugar at such a busy time. She smiled apologetically at Mr. and Mrs. Wang, then sat down beside Ding Rou, listening to everything her daughter had to say without adding a word.

  Ding Rou washed her face and sat down, saying: "You should have seen my plan by now."

  "Sixth Miss, ...are you planning to leave the capital and never come back?"

  "It can't be said that I'll never return to Beijing, maybe after a decade or so, I'll come back and take a look." Ding softly said, "I'm no longer the sixth Miss of the Ding family."

  Mrs. Li was shocked, looking at Ding Rou as if she didn't recognize her. Since Mrs. Li woke up, she had not recognized Ding Rou. She looked at Ding Rou with a mixture of admiration and fear, and asked in a low voice: "Sixth Miss, where are you going?"

  "Where are you going, I'm heading south. Li Mama, we've met before, today I have a favor to ask of you. After our burial, please send a message to the Ding household that my mother and daughter died from illness." Ding Rou handed over 100 taels of silver to Li Mama, "It's not much money, take it."

  "This one hundred and two silver coins is not a small sum for Li Mama," said Ding Rou, taking it out. Li Mama saw that Ding Rou must have had quite a bit of silver, but she didn't dare think about it. "You fake your own death and leave, how can I explain to the mistress?"

  "It's quite common for the elderly to die of illness, and even medicine can't help. Madam must be blaming us, besides, when we left the Ding household, she said we wouldn't have a chance to come back. We've been at the Zhuangzi for half a year now, when has madam ever cared about us mother and daughter? Leaving is also a way to avoid some trouble."

  "Sixth Miss, you can't just say that and leave like this. You'll regret it later if you don't think about the future." Li Mama was truly thinking of Ding Rou's well-being, as a young lady from an official family shouldn't be doing this, going to become a commoner's daughter. She turned to Liu Shi and advised: "Aunt Liu, won't you say something?"

  Liu smiled calmly: "Xiao Rou is a determined one, I'll listen to her. Whether we live or die, my daughter and I will always be together, and on the road to the underworld, we'll have each other's company."

  Mrs. Li was stunned, Ding Rou patted the back of Liu's hand and said: "My mind is made up, no need to say more, I will go to Qian's house today and mention our marriage to Mr. Qian." Mr. Qian promised to take care of it.

  Wang Guanshi held onto Li Mama and asked in a serious tone once again: "Has Sixth Miss thought this through?"

  "Director Wang, I never do things that make me regret." "I wish Miss Ding a smooth journey." Director Wang handed over the silver ticket and escorted Li's mother out the door. Ding Rou smiled and thought to herself that Director Wang was indeed a clever person. She didn't take the silver ticket, she wouldn't have put her mind at ease, taking the silver ticket would definitely help her hide from Ding Rou.

  Ding Ruo opened the box of honey sugar, picked up a piece and placed it at Liu Shi's lips "Mother, eat." Liu Shi savored the sweet honey sugar "Xiao Ruo, Mother is not angry, nor does she miss Taoye Lao Ye, having you is enough."

  Ding Ruo smiled and said: "Mother, you can rest assured, I've made arrangements. We will become more and more prosperous. Mother, I'm not being reckless or arrogant, wanting to be different from ordinary young ladies. If I were still in the Ding Manor, I wouldn't have thought of faking my own death to leave. The Zhuangzi gave me a great opportunity. Mother, if there's a chance to leave, I won't give it up." Liu Shi smiled and said: "I understand."

  Ding Rou and Liu's family packed up their luggage, Liu picked up the porcelain bottle and asked: "Do you still want it?"

  "We won't bring them, we'll buy new ones when we get to Jiangnan." Ding Ruo didn't plan on bringing any of the bottles and jars, Liu's eyes dimmed slightly as she put the porcelain bottle in her bundle, "It was a gift from Father, it's a keepsake, without Grandfather, there won't be Little Ruo."

  "Listen to your mother." Ting Rou was too lazy to argue with Liu Shi over trivial matters. Father, whether in this life or the previous one, Ting Rou felt her father's love and care, but "father" was a very unfamiliar term for her.

  "What's wrong with me? Can't you just let Miss Liu go?"

  Mrs. Li returned to her own house, her face twisted in anger. "Sixth Miss helped me before, and as a person, I cannot forget kindness and justice. I cannot watch Sixth Miss take the wrong path." Seeing Wang's steward smiling at the silver note, Mrs. Li became enraged: "You're just thinking about money."

  "Can't you see Miss Liu's skills? Miss Liu has made up her mind, what's the use of persuading her again?" Wang the steward handed the silver ticket to Li Mama, "I accepted the silver ticket to put Miss Liu at ease. Before she left, Miss Liu secretly gave the silver ticket to Madame Liu, saying that as a widow and orphan, they should bring more silver when going south."

  Mrs. Li looked at Wang Guan in surprise, and Wang Guan sighed: "The young widow's affairs, I understand, think about it, today she refused to agree, tomorrow the sixth miss will expose this matter, by then we'll be finished, the sixth miss is step by step with a plan, she really doesn't seem like an ordinary young lady."

  Li's mother sat still, Wang Guanshi held Li's mother's slightly cool hand, "It was my fault before, I had a child, next year I'll give you a fat little boy, I've asked for everything. At that time, I chose you, I couldn't be heartless and treat you like that."

  "Wu wu... wu wu" At home, "Li Mama" buried her face in Wang Guanshi's shoulder and wept, Wang Guanshi patted her shoulder and said: "With the care of Sixth Miss and with the help of Old Master Qian's influence, we will have good days too, let's forget about past foolish things."

  Mrs. Li nodded, and the estrangement between husband and wife gradually disappeared. Two days later, Ding Rou was packing up everything and was about to leave with Liu Shi when a carriage from the Ding household arrived at the Zhuangzi. A woman got out and smiled at Ding Rou, saying: "By order of Madam, I have come to take Sixth Miss back to the manor."

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