Yang Xi and her husband walked into the woods. After confirming they were far from the caravan, Yang Xi spoke, “I think I’ve seen Miss Jiang before.”

Zhou Yu asked, “Where have you seen her?”

Yang Xi tried to recall, but couldn’t. “Having experienced reincarnation, my memories are too distant. Let me think.”

She only had vivid memories of her family; other unimportant memories were long forgotten.

Zhou Yu checked around to make sure there was no danger before leaving to wait outside.

Yang Xi was no longer bothered. Ah, it wasn’t that she lacked the resources; once she settled down, she would personally design the house, especially the toilet!

The couple returned to the caravan. Yang Xi glanced at Miss Jiang’s carriage out of the corner of her eye. Only the servants were guarding the carriage; Miss Jiang had already returned.

Yang Xi had just washed her hands with snow, and they were now very cold. Back in the carriage, she hugged a warm water bottle to warm her hands, but her thoughts wandered far away, repeatedly recalling her memories.

If only she could be closer to Miss Jiang; perhaps it would stimulate her memories.

With Ye Shun leading the way, the caravan traveled smoothly, the only problem being finding a village to rest in.

During dinner, Third Yang sniffed carefully, “Miss Jiang didn’t have any barbecue today.”

Zhou Xiaodi asked, “Brother, didn’t you say Quanweilou doesn’t sell spices?”

Yang Xi’s mind cleared up. She hadn’t noticed anything amiss yesterday, but now it dawned on her. “That’s right, spices aren’t sold outside. Why can Miss Jiang use spices?”

Her fingers unconsciously stirred the spoon, then she suddenly put it down. “I remember now.”

Third Yang asked curiously, “Sister, what did you remember?”

Zhou Yu realized that his wife remembered because of spices, which meant Miss Jiang was related to Quanweilou. Quanweilou was said to be related to Jiang Qiansui. What was their relationship?

However, Zhou Yu’s brows furrowed even more. Jiang Qiansui only had one nephew, no niece. Not a word of it had spread in the capital. This Miss Jiang was very mysterious!

Yang Xi was excited. It was so difficult to remember someone from her long-forgotten memories. Seeing everyone looking at her, she knew it wasn’t the right time to speak. She whispered, “Let’s talk after dinner.”

Yang Xi was in a good mood and drank another bowl of chicken soup, which she had already stopped drinking.

Zhou Yu showed a satisfied expression. He just wanted to fatten up his wife and son. He picked up another piece of chicken for his wife, “Eat more.”

Yang Xi didn’t want to eat, but she said, “Okay.”

After the meal, they returned to the carriage. Wu Shan’s family was guarding outside, so they weren’t afraid of the Jiang family’s servants coming over.

Yang Xi said, “I saw Miss Jiang at Quanwei Restaurant. Mother, do you remember? This summer, you were sick and wanted to eat pastries from Quanwei Restaurant. I ordered some and went to pick them up myself.”

Ye Shi said, “I remember.”

Seeing that his wife still had something to say, Zhou Yu asked, “Did you notice anything wrong?”

Yang Xi blinked, “I remember when I went upstairs, Miss Jiang came downstairs. I noticed that Miss Jiang’s feet were a bit big. Yun Ya even exclaimed in surprise, which made Miss Jiang look over.”

Mentioning Yun Ya, Yang Xi’s mood dropped. She wondered how Yun Ya was doing.

Zhou Yu pointed out, “Miss Jiang rarely gets off the carriage and never steps on the soft snow.”

Third Yang, quick-witted, exclaimed in surprise, “You don’t actually think Miss Jiang is a eunuch in disguise, do you?!”

Yang Xi was speechless.

Zhou Yu was also speechless.

Third Yang asked doubtfully, “Am I wrong? Quanwei Restaurant is related to Lord Jiang, and she shares the surname Jiang!”

Wasn’t it common for eunuchs to adopt grandsons and granddaughters?

After Third Yang’s comment, Yang Xi was also unsure if it was a man dressed as a woman. She looked at Zhou Yu, “Maybe Third Yang is right?”

Zhou Yu asked, “…Does it make sense for a eunuch to impersonate a woman and travel south?”

Yang Xi glared at Third Yang. It was all this kid’s fault for misleading her!

Third Yang pouted. It wasn’t his fault!

Zhou Yu pressed his temples, “This Miss Jiang’s surname might not be the same as Jiang Qiansui’s; it could be an honorary title.”

Yang Xi reacted quickly, “With the King Jiang’s legitimate son-in-law going south openly, and Miss Jiang going south secretly, one in the open and one in the shadows is safer, which explains why Miss Jiang followed us.”

Third Yang sneered, “This is to prevent a lone woman from drawing attention in the gossip; we are her cover.”

Zhou Yu, “This is just our speculation for now; we’ll have to alert Yan Bing to be extra careful in the future.”

If this Miss Jiang was truly related to the King Jiang, it was hard to say she didn’t know Yan Bing!

Third Yang was surprised, “Brother-in-law, shouldn’t we confirm Miss Jiang’s identity?”

He wanted to know if she was a man disguised as a woman!

Zhou Yu couldn’t help but tap Third Yang’s forehead, “What is our identity? We’re safe as long as we honestly act as a cover, confirming her identity. Are you out of your mind?”

Third Yang covered his forehead and shut up.

Yang Xi calculated the distance, “Once we leave Jiaozhou, Miss Jiang shouldn’t be following us anymore.”

Third Yang muttered, “Hopefully!”

Such an easy cover; if he were Miss Jiang, he wouldn’t want to leave.

After Third Yang left, Yang Xi and her husband became thoughtful. If Miss Jiang was indeed King Jiang’s person, as they suspected, then King Jiang’s scheme had been going on for much longer than they thought—Quanwei Restaurant had been open in the capital for ten years!

The next day, Zhou Yu reminded Third Yang again, and Third Yang behaved himself. Yan Bing, except for his regular appearances, stayed inside the carriage the rest of the time.

In Miss Jiang’s carriage, the maid said, “This southward-bound group is too quiet.”

They had followed other southward-bound groups before; those groups were chaotic, and knowing they were going south to visit relatives, they were constantly interrogating them, and some even tried to take advantage of them!

This time, it was unexpected; they had been prepared, but nothing happened!

Miss Jiang ate a piece of dried fruit and said, “All these families follow the one with the surname Zhou. Not just anyone can be addressed as Xiānsheng and be shown such respect.”

The maid asked, “Miss, do you think Mr. Zhou is clever? Will he notice our unusual behavior?”

Miss Jiang gave her a cold glance. “There won’t be a next time.”

The maid trembled. “Yes.”

Miss Jiang ate the dried fruit piece by piece. Mr. Zhou was a clever man. It was good to have a clever man. He’s had some peace and quiet these past few days!

That evening, Yang Xi stared at the spices in surprise. “Miss Jiang gave them to us?”

The maid smiled. “Yes, my lady’s relative is acquainted with Quanwei Restaurant in the capital. She got some spices. My lady said she wanted to thank everyone for their kindness and share some with everyone to try.”

Yang Xi was speechless.

Miss Jiang really did have connections with Quanwei Restaurant!

Zhou Yu and his wife were used to being careful. They mixed the spices with hay and fed it to the donkey. Only after confirming that the donkey was okay with it did they prepare to roast meat.

That evening, the whole caravan smelled of roast meat. This was tough on Yan Bing, as he was the only one in the entire caravan who had to observe a period of mourning and vegetarianism.

Yang Xi took some flatbread, toasted it with spices, and handed it to Yan Bing, who was drooling. Mmm, it tasted like modern toasted bread slices!

For the next two days, the caravan traveled smoothly. On the third day at noon, they finally left Jiaozhou. After traveling for another half day, they discovered that rumors had already spread beyond Jiaozhou.

Yang Xi remained silent. Rumors spread quickly, and if the government was bribed to remain inactive, it would be too difficult to quell them.

Early the next morning, Zhou Yu and his wife came to Miss Jiang’s carriage. Yang Xi spoke through the curtain, “Miss Jiang, we’ve now left Jiaozhou. We’re heading southeast.”

Miss Jiang was silent for a moment inside the carriage. “That’s a pity. I’ll head straight south.”

Yang Xi breathed a sigh of relief; they could finally part ways. “Farewell. May you find peace soon, Miss.”

Miss Jiang replied, “Thank you for your kind words, Madam.”

Yang Xi and her husband walked back with much lighter steps; the big trouble was finally over!

(End of Chapter)

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