Farewell Flower Festival

As soon as Chaoyan came back, she was called away by Qianfeng. On the way, Qianfeng seemed to be hesitant to speak. He wanted to remind her tactfully, but didn't know how to say it.

The two of them arrived at the door of the study. Qianfeng knocked on the door, reported, then pushed the door open, and closed it after Chaoyan went in.

Mu Tianling was sitting behind his desk practicing calligraphy. When Chao Yan came over, he casually asked, "Where have you been?" His eyes were always on the words he was writing. He didn't even look up at her, and his attitude was cold.

Chaoyan didn't say anything. On the way back, she had given herself some psychological counseling and decided to pretend that nothing had happened and continue to get along with him as before. She wouldn't bother herself with such things in the future. But she was annoyed by his cold attitude as soon as they met.

After taking two deep breaths, she planned to talk to him calmly. Just as she was about to speak, she heard him say, "If you want to get close to the Han family, you can leave now. You don't have to stay here reluctantly."

"Let's go!" Chao Yan clenched his fists and walked a few steps, then suddenly stopped. He turned around and walked angrily to the desk. He grabbed a piece of paper that had just been written on the desk, crumpled it into a ball, and threw it hard at Mu Tianling, then left without looking back.

Qianfeng waited anxiously at the door of the study. The door opened suddenly and Chaoyan strode out and left without looking back. Qianfeng noticed that her eyes seemed to be red.

After returning to her residence, Chaoyan started packing her luggage. Feicui and Amber didn't know what had happened. They saw that her eyes were red and she was wiping her eyes with the back of her hand while packing her clothes. They asked her what was wrong, but she didn't say anything. Tears kept coming out one after another like bamboo shoots after rain.

Feicui asked Amber to keep an eye on the people while she went to find Eunuch Wu.

When Eunuch Wu came over, Chaoyan was about to leave with her bag on her back, but was stopped by Amber. After letting Feicui and Amber go out first, Eunuch Wu asked Chaoyan what happened and why she was leaving out of the blue.

Chaoyan had calmed down a little at this time, and told Eunuch Wu that it was okay, saying that all good things must come to an end, and she couldn't always stay in the mansion and eat and drink for free. At this point, she took out a large bag of silver from her bag and asked Eunuch Wu to give it to Mu Tianling as food money for the next few years.

Seeing this, Eunuch Wu guessed that Mu Tianling must have said something excessive, and advised, "Sometimes a person says something, but doesn't really mean it. I don't know what His Highness said to you, but he definitely doesn't want you to leave."

But Chaoyan had made up her mind. Once words were spoken, they could be spilled. She had to bear the consequences. If someone could say such hurtful words, he must have thought so in his heart a long time ago.

She asked Eunuch Wu to take care of herself and that she would write to him once she was settled. Eunuch Wu knew that she was stubborn and would not listen to anything he said at this time. He said that it was getting late today and asked her to leave tomorrow.

Chao Yan would rather stay in an inn and doesn't want to stay there for even one night longer.

Eunuch Wu asked her to take the big bag of silver with her, because she would spend money everywhere when she went out, and he told her not to show her wealth when she went out. He was also afraid that she didn't have enough money to spend, so he went to get her some silver notes. Chaoyan had five thousand taels of silver notes in her arms, so she had no shortage of money to spend. She said goodbye to Eunuch Wu, Feicui and Amber one by one in a modern way, hugging each of them. After saying goodbye, she left the palace with her bag on her back.

Eunuch Wu came to tell Mu Tianling that Chao Yan had left.

He was silent for a while, his whole face shrouded in the shadow of dusk, and his eyes seemed to be immersed in a cold and deep pool of water, without a trace of warmth.

When he picked up the pen to write again, he said lightly, "No need to prepare an extra breakfast tomorrow."

"This is Xiao Lian's first time spending the night outside, so I'll have someone keep an eye on her. I hope nothing happens. Your Highness, please go to bed early." After saying this, Eunuch Wu took his leave.

After writing a few words, Mu Tianling put down his pen, turned his head to look at the night outside the window, stared for a while, called for someone, and Qianfeng came in.

"A few days ago, a flower thief escaped to the inn. Go check it out."

Qianfeng: “……?” Is this true? . . . .

On the way, Qianfeng met Eunuch Wu. After Eunuch Wu's advice, Qianfeng went in the direction of Chaoyan Li's mansion.

Here, Chao Yan walked to the door of a restaurant with a bag on his back. The words "delicacies" were written on the plaque. The building was brightly lit and people were drinking and chatting.

She stood outside the door alone, looking very lonely.

After cheering herself up, she walked towards the building. She had eaten all the signature dishes in the building, which were bought by Eunuch Wu, but she had never eaten in the building before, so today was the perfect time to make up for this regret.

When she came in with her bag on her back, she saw that most of the seats inside were occupied. She was looking for an empty seat when a waiter came over and said, "There are seats upstairs. Please go upstairs, young lady."

Chaoyan followed the waiter upstairs. The waiter asked her if she came to the capital to look for her relatives. Chaoyan agreed and said yes, but she didn't want people to know that she had "run away from home."

"I know all the dignitaries in the capital. I wonder who you are looking for, young lady?" The waiter saw that Chaoyan was well-dressed, and the relatives she was going to seek refuge with were probably from a prestigious family.

Chaoyan didn't answer, which made the waiter think that she was shy and embarrassed to talk to strangers, so the waiter didn't ask any more questions.

When they got upstairs, the waiter specially arranged a seat by the window for Chaoyan so that she could see the street view outside.

After the waiter left, Chaoyan moved to the seat next to the window, looking at the pedestrians coming and going on the street. She felt a little lonely and confused about the future. Should she stay in Beijing or go see the world outside?

After coming out of Zhenxiulou, Chaoyan made a decision in her mind. She wanted to open a shop and do business, selling rouge and powder she made herself, make a profit in one year, open branches in two years, and become a female millionaire in three years... This was her plan.

With plans for the future, Chaoyan was no longer confused. She first found an inn to rest for a night and recharge her energy, and then went to choose a place to open a store tomorrow.

After seeing Chaoyan enter the inn, Qianfeng waited for a while. After she followed the waiter upstairs, Qianfeng also entered the inn. He first looked at the guests sitting and chatting in the lobby, then walked towards the boss behind the counter. After showing his identity, he asked the boss to show him the guest registration book. After saying a few words to the boss, he left.

After returning, Qianfeng reported the inn where Chaoyan was staying to Mu Tianling, and also reported the information of the guests in the inn again. After listening, Mu Tianling did not ask anything, but just asked him to tell Captain Yu tomorrow to strengthen the patrols there.

The next day, Chaoyan heard a knock on the door as soon as she woke up. She was a little alert. After all, it was her first time to spend the night outside, so she had to be cautious. So before going to bed last night, she used a stool to block the door, just in case, and put a vase on the stool.