Chapter 46 - Lady Luck was with her

The next day.

Ronglou woke up feeling refreshed. She felt like she had a long deep sleep, it was comforting. When she woke up, Huangyu was in the outer room preparing her breakfast. Hearing some movements inside the inner room, she immediately called out.

"Miss, are you awake? I have your breakfast ready."

"En." She got up and went out to the outer room. Although her body was still sort of weak, she didn't want to be bedridden.

She ate her breakfast silently and with gusto. "Where's Hongfe? Did he got his siblings back?"

"Miss, Lord Gu's subordinate came and said that he got his siblings back. He also mentioned that they needed to get out of Guang Town last night since they were being followed after the commotion they had made. Apparently, Lord Gu won't be around for a couple of days until he settles his siblings to a safe place. He said that Lord Gu will be back to pick you up then." Huangyu narrated the whole story.

"Hmm... We are now the deal is done, we have both gotten what we need from each other. There is no need for us to wait for him. Huangyu, get everything packed up. We are leaving Guang Town at noon. Also, find a suitable carriage to buy and a coachman. Just tell him to drive us to the next town or city on the east." She needed to keep running and be on the road. When she woke up this morning, she had a bad feeling that something bad will happen if she stayed longer.

"Yes, Miss." Huangyu bowed and left.

Ronglou stood up and went to clean herself up. She could only hope that nothing will happen today.

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Zu Ren arrived an hour before noon. Although he was tired, he instantly went to check for any news in town.

He heard that there was an abduction in the Ji Residence last night. Two servants were abducted and they haven't found the culprits. Aside from this news, there was also a lady who drowned on the north lake. He was saved by a scholar and later he found out that it was the Young Master of the Bai Family. Unfortunately, he had already left the town last night to go back to the Imperial City. It was said that when the lady woke up, her family had picked her up after conveying their gratitude.

He didn't find any of this newsworthy. Nobody had seen the girl that he was looking for. After gathering all the news, he went to book a room in an inn. He wanted to clean up and rest while waiting for his Master to arrive.

On his way in, he saw a lady in red and a male servant passed him by. He didn't found anything odd with them, so he went to his room like nothing happened.

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Ronglou's heartbeat went chaotic! As soon as she saw that man heading towards her, she couldn't help but clenched her fist. Of course, she recognized him! Although at her age, she shouldn't have met him yet. Fortunately, she had her memories from her previous life.

In her previous life, she knew all of the Emperor's subordinates and even his hidden guards. Zu Ren was his most trusted hidden guard.

Why is he here? Is Xu Fengxin here? Please, don't let him recognized me. Although she had her hat and veil on, she was still afraid since Xu Fengxin had seen her on this outfit. Scared that she will be recognized, she bent her knees while walking. This way, her height will be a bit smaller than her original. Luckily, her dress was all the way to the ground and so Zu Ren wouldn't be able to see it. She acted naturally while she passed him.

God knows how nervous she was when she passed this man. Her hand was sweating all the way to the carriage. When Zu Ren passed by, he gives her a look but then acted like he didn't recognize her. As soon as she was out of his view, she grabs hold of Huangyu's wrist and dash towards the carriage.

"Miss?" Huangyu was puzzled but followed her in.

"Quick! Driver, go!" Ronglou immediately told the Coachman to start moving. She wasn't confident of herself. Wherever Zu Ren was, his Master was bound to be near. That only meant one thing, he was on her trail. In due time, he will find her. This made her uneasy, scared and frantic. She would do everything just to get as far as possible from that cold-hearted man!

Receiving the orders, the Coachman immediately set off. When they finally got out of Guang Town, Ronglou took a deep sigh. She was lucky that she had met Zu Ren instead of Xu Fengxin. No doubt that Crown Prince would recognize her immediately!