"Miss, is this really going to work? Won't those two paper figurines be discovered?"
Ziyuan was still a bit worried and turned to look at the house.
"Trust your miss. I know what I'm doing. There won't be any problems. You should focus on how to crawl out smoothly."
With that, Feng Yunshu led Ziyuan to a secluded corner of the backyard wall.
Xiaoling stepped forward and pushed aside a clump of weeds in the corner. Soon, a dog - hole appeared. It was big enough for a person to crawl through.
Ziyuan stared at the dog - hole and was stunned for a moment. "Miss, this..."
"What are you standing there for? Crawl through it." Feng Yunshu saw her standing still and reminded her.
"Miss, we're going to crawl out from here?"
Feng Yunshu nodded. "Yes. Both main gates are guarded. To avoid making too much noise, we have to be low - key."
Then she told Ziyuan to step aside. "You don't have much experience, do you? Alright, watch how I do it and just follow suit."
After saying that, Feng Yunshu lifted her skirt and neatly lay down on the ground, then crawled into the hole. Since she was slender and familiar with the process, she got through in the blink of an eye.
After crawling through, Feng Yunshu looked back at Ziyuan inside the hole. "Don't just stand there like a silly girl. Hurry up and crawl out. The air outside is so fresh!"
Ziyuan snapped out of her daze, quickly nodded and agreed. Then she imitated Feng Yunshu's actions and lay down to move forward. But since it was really her first time doing this, it was a bit difficult. She got stuck halfway.
It was Feng Yunshu who pulled her out smoothly. "You clearly lack exercise in your daily life. But it's okay. There will be plenty of opportunities to exercise when you're with me in the future."
Then Feng Yunshu clapped her hands and dusted off her clothes. She looked at the long street outside with high spirits. "Towards freedom and wealth, let's go!"
Ziyuan looked at her miss in front of her, blinked in confusion, and felt that her miss seemed to have completely changed since she got married. She used to be silent and timid, but now she exuded an air of confidence and optimism.
"Ziyuan, what are you standing there for? Hurry up and follow me. There are a lot of people now. Don't get lost."
Noticing that Ziyuan wasn't following, Feng Yunshu turned around, smiled at her and waved. Ziyuan immediately showed a bright smile and caught up with a few steps.
At this moment, Ziyuan thought that no matter what her miss became, she would always be the best miss.
Before they came out, Feng Yunshu had prepared a veil for herself and Ziyuan to prevent others from discovering their true identities.
It was just nightfall. It was the time for the night market on the long street. Many street vendors pushed their carts into the market. There were all kinds of snacks and small trinkets. The cries of peddlers filled the air. The once quiet long street instantly became lively and full of the hustle and bustle of life.
Feng Yunshu stood in the middle of the street and loved the hustle and bustle at this moment. Thinking carefully, since her rebirth until today, she had never really had a good stroll in the imperial city's market, especially the night market.
When she was practicing in the past, she would seize every opportunity to wander around the market. Her favorite activity was to eat all the snacks from one end of the street to the other. If she was lucky enough to come across a fire - breathing juggler, she would join in the fun. Those were truly the most enjoyable times for her.
Her master always said that she was too attached to the worldly pleasures and too lazy to practice, and that she would never achieve enlightenment this way. Unexpectedly, her master's prediction came true.
However, she didn't come out today just to visit the night market. She had another purpose. Soon, the three of them, the mistress and her maids, arrived at the Wuxiang Pavilion.
At this time, the Wuxiang Pavilion was doing good business. All the seats were occupied as far as the eye could see, and it was bustling inside.
When the waiter saw someone coming in, he immediately greeted them. "Sir/Madam, all the seats in our store are full. If you want to dine, you may have to wait, or come earlier tomorrow to reserve a seat."
Feng Yunshu smiled faintly. "My friend, where is your shopkeeper?"
The waiter pointed in the direction of the shopkeeper, looking puzzled. "The shopkeeper is busy."
Feng Yunshu walked over. Shopkeeper Jia looked up and saw who it was. He immediately put down the abacus and greeted her. "Boss, why do you have time to come here?"
"Where's your young master?"
"The young master is inspecting the kitchen. Does the boss want to see the young master? I'll go and call him out."
"No need. I'll go and take a look myself. Shopkeeper Jia, you go on with your work. Don't mind me. I'll just take a look around."
After saying that, Feng Yunshu was about to go to the kitchen to see Xiao Changfang, but unexpectedly, something happened at this moment.
At one of the dining tables, a man suddenly foamed at the mouth. He covered his stomach and shouted, "It hurts... so much..."
"Help! The food is poisoned!"
The other two men at the same table immediately got up, supported the poisoned man and shouted, "Someone! The food in the Wuxiang Pavilion is poisoned. Everyone, be careful!"
As the commotion grew louder, the other diners around put down their chopsticks and gathered around to watch. Seeing the man lying on the table foaming at the mouth and with a black - tinged face, everyone was shocked.
Shopkeeper Jia also immediately put down the abacus in his hand and walked over to check the situation.
Feng Yunshu also walked over after taking a look.
As soon as Shopkeeper Jia walked over, the two accomplices of the poisoned man immediately rushed up and grabbed Shopkeeper Jia by the collar, looking ferocious as if they were going to eat him. "Shopkeeper, what's going on here?! The food in your Wuxiang Pavilion is so dirty that it poisoned my brother!"
"If anything happens to my brother, I'll smash this lousy shop to pieces!"
"Yes, shopkeeper, why is your food so dirty? If something happens to all of us, can you take the responsibility?"
"That's right! The shopkeeper must give us an explanation today!"
"Quickly call a doctor to take a look at this gentleman, or someone will really die!"
For a moment, the diners around were all voicing their dissatisfaction and demanding an explanation.
Shopkeeper Jia was an experienced shopkeeper that Feng Yunshu had found. Having seen many ups and downs, he wasn't too flustered at this moment. "Everyone, please be quiet. The Wuxiang Pavilion will definitely find out what happened and give this guest and everyone here an explanation!"
At this time, a man who claimed to be a doctor suddenly emerged from the crowd. "I've studied some medicine. Maybe I can take a look at what's going on."
With that, he stepped forward. Under everyone's gaze, he took out a silver needle and inserted it into the poisoned man's food. The silver needle was visibly completely black.
Everyone present gasped. The answer was obvious!
Then, the man went up to feel the poisoned man's pulse. After a while, he said with a solemn face, "This young man's pulse is chaotic and weak. This poison is quite potent."
As soon as the man finished speaking, the two accomplices of the poisoned man raised their hands and were about to attack Shopkeeper Jia. "Your lousy shop. The food is highly poisonous. Tell me, did you deliberately try to kill us?!"