The Rebirth of the Deposed Empress

After packing up, Hua Wu Ke pulled Ye Bu Huo to Hua Zhukong's yard.

"Grandfather, I want to go to the Southland with the prince."

Hua Zhukong was still worried about the food and fodder issue, but when he heard Hua Wu Ke talking, he raised his head and looked at the two of them.

If we could buy food in the south, it would indeed be the fastest way to solve the military ration problem.

"Let Jing'er go with the prince, and Sui Sui will stay in the City Lord's Mansion with Grandfather, okay?"

Hua Wu Ke shook his head firmly.

"No, I can't go to the military camp in my brother's place."

Looking at Hua Wuke's appearance, Hua Zhukong thought of his ex-wife.

It was the same when Xuerong was still alive. She loved traveling around the country with me.

The South is not as dangerous as the North. Hua Zhukong thought about it and finally nodded.

"Go ahead, but be careful when you get to the South Country and don't be reckless."

Hua Wu Ke nodded.

"Don't worry, Grandfather."

In order to reach the South as soon as possible, Ye Buhuo and Hua Wuke left the City Lord's Mansion overnight.

It so happened that Hua Rongyu and Hua Wujing stayed in the military camp tonight and did not return home. With Hua Zhukong's approval, no one stopped Hua Wuke.

The carriage quickly drove out of Beimo Pass and gradually disappeared into the night.

Two days later, Ye Buhuo and Hua Wuke arrived in Anyang City.

Originally, there was a channel for passage between the two countries, but Ye Buhuo's identity was too eye-catching and he was inevitably recognized. If the news of Ye Buhuo's departure from Ye Country spread to the Northern Country, the Northern Country would definitely immediately gather troops to attack Beimo Pass without waiting for Hua Wuke and Ye Buhuo to return to Beimo Pass.

So the two of them did not take the official road to leave the Night Kingdom, but instead prepared to go to the South Kingdom from Anyang, which borders the South Kingdom.

The city gates would be closed in the evening every day, and it was already night when Hua Wu Ke and the others arrived.

Ye Yixiang showed the token of the City Lord's Mansion to the leader of the guards guarding the city gate. The leader was startled, bowed his head and respectfully called "Your Highness" to the carriage, then ordered the soldiers to open the city gate.

With a creak, the city gate opened.

Ye Yi drove the carriage into the city, and after passing two streets, he arrived at the city lord's mansion.

The housekeeper of the City Lord's Mansion had already received the news and was guarding the door. When he saw Ye Yi driving a carriage and stopping in front of the mansion, he hurried forward.

"Your Majesty."

Ye Buhuo got off the carriage, nodded to the butler, and then walked inside with Hua Wuke.

He asked the housekeeper to clean up the room next to his own room, and Ye Buhuo sent Hua Wuke back to his room to rest.

At night, Ye Buhuo called the housekeeper.

"I will be leaving the city tomorrow, so this matter must not be known to others."

The butler responded, "Yes."

After a good night's rest, Hua Wu Ke finally got rid of the fatigue from days of running around.

Early the next morning, Ye Buhuo took Hua Wuke out of Anyang City.

Outside Anyang City are rivers and plains, and across the plains is the south.

Ye Yi drove the carriage across the plains at full speed, and soon the border of the southern country appeared before his eyes.

Hua Wu Ke and Ye Bu Huo still pretend to be siblings from a wealthy merchant family.

When they arrived at the border, Ye Yi said that his two sons and daughter were coming to the South to discuss business, and he also showed the documents.

The soldier in charge of the inspection checked and saw "Sui'an Trading Company" written on the document. He looked up at Ye Yi and the carriage and waved his hand to let them pass.

The carriage entered the city, and Hua Wu Ke asked Ye Buhuo.

"Where did you get the clearance document?"

"The palace has some properties in the South."

Ye Buhuo replied.

Because the South has many plains and rivers, there are bumper harvests of grain and aquatic products every year, and the whole country is very rich.

No wonder Ye Buhuo is so rich, it turns out he is doing business in the South.

Hua Wu Ke nodded in understanding.

After entering the border, Ye Buhuo did not stop, but drove to the next larger city.

In the evening, the carriage finally stopped at the largest inn in Nanyue City.

The four of them walked in, and Ye Yi placed a black token of "Sui'an Trading Company" in front of the shopkeeper.

The tokens of Sui'an Trading Company are made of several different materials, each representing a different identity.

The black iron represents Ye Buhuo.

When the shopkeeper saw the material, he immediately walked out from the counter, bent down to Ye Buhuo and asked:

"What are your orders, Master?"

"Arrange two upper rooms."

The shopkeeper immediately took Ye Buhuo, Hua Wuke and others to the top floor of the inn, and told the waiter not to receive any more guests on the top floor, and not to disturb them without instructions.

After a night's rest and breakfast, Ye Buhuo took Hua Wuke back to the carriage, and Ye Yi drove the carriage towards the Sui'an Commercial Bank's branch in the Southland.

The carriage stopped at a shop selling expensive jewelry.

Ye Buhuo and Hua Wuke walked in through the back door. After Ye Yi showed the token, they waited in the inner room.

Hua Wu Ke had just sat down on the chair when the shop owner pulled aside the curtain and came in.

"master."

He bowed to Ye Buhuo.

Ye Buhuo nodded, then asked:

"Is there any news about the Feng family?"

It turns out that this place, which appears to be a place selling girls' jewelry, is actually a branch that collects information for Sui'an Commercial Bank.

"The Feng family seems to be looking for some medicinal herbs, but the Feng family has kept this matter under wraps. I haven't found out what the herbs are yet."

Ye Buhuo nodded.

"Keep checking."

After leaving the shop, Ye Buhuo did not take a carriage, but walked slowly on the street with Hua Wuke.

Trade in the South is very free, so there are countless shops of all kinds.

There are even many female shopkeepers among them. Hua Wuke finds it very novel. It is absolutely unheard of in the Ye Kingdom for women to do business.

On the way, we passed by a street stall, which was filled with sweet aroma.

Ye Buhuo and Hua Wuke walked closer and found out that it was a shop selling sweet soup.

The shopkeeper looked at the two people's expensive clothes, smiled and asked:

"What would you like, gentlemen? How about sweet-scented osmanthus and red bean soup? That's my specialty."

Hua Wu Ke nodded, and the shopkeeper took out a bowl.

First put the cooked and dense red bean soup in a bowl, then place small glutinous rice balls on it, and finally drizzle a layer of golden osmanthus honey on it.

A bowl of osmanthus and red bean syrup is ready.

Hua Wu Ke was just about to take it with her hand, but Ye Bu Huo had already taken it before her.

There are only a few tables in this stall, and the owner is famous for his cooking skills, so the tables have long been packed with people.

Ye Buhuo took a look and didn't care. He just stood aside, scooped some water and held the bowl for Hua Wuke to drink.

Hua Wu Ke put a spoonful of it into his mouth. The red beans melted in his mouth, and the glutinous rice balls were sweet and soft. After swallowing them, the fragrance of osmanthus remained in his mouth.

"It's delicious, try it!"

Hua Wu Ke scooped some with a spoon and brought it to Ye Buhuo's mouth. When it was about to touch Ye Buhuo's lips, she suddenly remembered that this was the spoon she had used.

Just as she was about to pull it back, Ye Buhuo opened his mouth and took it in.

He put it in his mouth and chewed it for a few times. It seemed a little too sweet, but he swallowed it as if nothing had happened.

Hua Wu Ke was left alone standing there with a red face, almost burying his face in the bowl.

While Ye Buhuo and Hua Wuke were heading to the South, Han Bing was also escorted to the capital.

As soon as the prison van was on the road, Ye Chuji received the news that Dongshantou had been destroyed.

Hua Wu Ke suddenly disappeared and interrogated Qing Mei. Qing Mei only said that her young lady had gone out to relax and she didn't know where she went.

Now that Hua Liu is also in Jiamingtang, the entire Hua family’s main house is completely out of Hua Jingqian’s control.

Even if Hua Jingqian wanted to use this to punish Qingmei and force her to reveal Hua Wuke's whereabouts, he had no idea where to start.

Ye Chuji had been searching for Hua Wuke's whereabouts for such a long time but there was no news. He didn't expect that she was actually in Beimo Pass!

Hua Wu Ke! You actually followed Ye Bu Huo to Bei Mo Guan and destroyed something so important to this prince!

Ye Chuji crumpled the letter with a gloomy face and said with gritted teeth:

"Hua Wu Ke! Ye Bu Huo! You two just wait for me!"