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Naturally, Chen Mu Mu Mu knew of this as well. Nodding his head, he replied, "Don't worry, I'll surely pass the information to him."

After saying that, he suddenly thought of something and felt his heart stop beating, "Even if he is not in the capital, I will still wait for his return."

Although she was not in the capital, as a businessman, she could not ignore the matters of the imperial city. She could not ignore the work of a reputable person like General Wei Yuan.

As far as she knew, General Wei Yuan had taken orders from His Majesty just a year ago to pacify the rebellion.

Who knew when he would return.

If he didn't come back, she would have to hold onto the talisman until she died.

This was a super free potato.

When Shangguan Bai saw her expression, he smiled, "Don't worry. You're a long way to the capital, and the rebellion in Jiangbei isn't hard to suppress. Maybe General Wei Yuan will return before you get to the capital."

"You said it yourself, I'm not sure." For business people, the word "uncertain" is a shame.

If one was unsure, it meant that there were many changes and hidden dangers.

"Terrifying?" Shangguan Bai asked.

"I'm afraid I'll have to hold on as well." Chen Mu Mu Mu patted his shoulder, "Shangguan Bai, remember my favor this time."

This was something he was going to do with his life at the risk of his life. He had to remember this favor to death for her!

While he was complaining, he suddenly thought of a serious problem, "Why are the military tokens in your Shangguan Family?"

Soldier's Talisman was the talisman for a country to dispatch its troops. For such an important thing, why was it not in the hands of a country's general, but rather in the hands of a merchant's son?

"Could it be that you stole it?"

If it was the Shangguan family that stole the token, she wouldn't have wanted it even if she was beaten to death.

Her honesty was commendable, but the price of her life was even higher. Before she could start her business, she had already lost her life. What else could she do?

"We're merchants, how could we have the guts to do that?" Shangguan Bai shook his head, "It was General Bai Xingyan who was assassinated some time ago. I just happened to save him and he handed this thing over to me."

What kind of good feelings did he have for handing over the token to an outsider?

Chen Mu Mu Mu's eyes were filled with doubt. "How is General Bai Xingyan now?"

"Dead." Shangguan Bai's eyes remained impassive. "Too much injury, I can't cure it."

So how could that be a coincidence?

She didn't want to be too suspicious, but how could things be so coincidental?

Shangguan Bai rubbed between his brows and sighed lightly, "Since things are like this, there's no harm in telling you." General Bai didn't give me the Tiger Tally, but he gave it to my mother. My mother is the younger sister of Feng Lingxiu and is quite related to the General Feng. "

Chen Mu Mu was stunned. "Your mother is also the princess' daughter?"

If she remembered correctly, Feng Lingxi's mother was the late emperor's sister. If Madame Shangguan was the younger sister of Feng Lingxi's mother, then Madame Shangguan was also the princess' daughter?

But why had she never heard such a thing when she had hit Madam Shangguan?

"No, my mother is the daughter of Prince Consort." Shangguan Bai said with an awkward look on his face.

Chen Mu instantly understood. "So, your mother and Madam Feng are sisters, but half-sisters?"

She did not say more, and gave some face to Shangguan Bai.

In the ancient times, merchants did not have a high status. If they were the daughters of the princes, how could they marry a merchant and not a noble?

Perhaps it was a Shu girl.

The princess was a proud daughter of heaven, how could she possibly serve someone else? Logically speaking, after a Prince Consort marries a princess, he shouldn't take another concubine.

However, how many men in the ancient times could truly defend a woman like this? Since they couldn't accept a concubine, wouldn't they secretly go after the flowers and grass?

If they were to be provoked, they would have children, but those children couldn't be acknowledged by the people from the Princess' residence.

Thus, in the Shangguan Family, Madam Shangguan's status was very high, but outside the family, no one in the Prince Consort's Residence recognized her.

Frankly speaking, she was an illegitimate daughter.

However, hearing Shangguan Bai say that the Shangguan Family and the Feng Residence had a close relationship, then "It seems that Madam Feng and your mother have a good relationship?"

Shangguan Bai nodded, and smiled lightly: "The princess only has one daughter, and Lady Feng is naturally lonely. Although the princess doesn't want to acknowledge my mother, she treats her pretty well, and Madam Feng and my mother can be considered as friends."

Such a pair of sisters made people sigh. However, when he thought about Feng Lingxi's words, Lady Feng was an extremely capricious and willful person. For such a person, it was understandable for her to do anything that was different from common sense.

Moreover, in ancient times, there was no special discrimination against other women in the husband. After all, blood was dissolved in water, so it was a good thing that Madam Feng and Madam Shangguan were close.

"So that's how it is." Chen Mu Mu Mu replied, "With such a relationship, it is indeed reasonable for General Bai to pass the keepsake to your mother."

She did not ask any further questions. Everyone had their own private matters that they did not know of. It was fine as long as they did not harm her interests.

"Giving the Tiger Tally to General Feng is my mother's friendship with Madam Feng." Shangguan Bai said, "But now that the news of the Tiger Tally has been leaked, it definitely cannot stay in the Shangguan family."

If news of the Tiger Tally was leaked out, then the Shangguan Family would be closely watched. She could keep up with today's conversation and hopefully not be targeted by others as well.

Just as he was thinking, Chen Mu Mu Mu Mu suddenly remembered something, and asked with a strange expression: "Shangguan Bai, last time I saw Qin Tianshui staring at your Shangguan family, could it be that he was looking for the whereabouts of this Tiger Tally?"

"The Tiger Tally fell into my mother's hands after he left the Linzhou City." Shangguan Bai scoffed, "If I had the Tiger Tally, how could I let him keep an eye on our house like a lingering ghost?"

That person, Qin Tianshui, was indeed a bit lingering. He was fond of peeping on other people's privacy. He was truly not a good person.

"Since he doesn't know, I am relieved." Chen Mu heaved a sigh of relief.

Nowadays, no one was afraid of keeping secrets from her, but for someone like Qin Tiantai, she had to take a detour. Otherwise, she wouldn't even know if her body was covered in blood.

The two of them spoke again, bringing up the business in the capital. Shangguan Bai did not have much energy, Chen Mu Mu also did not disturb him and went back to rest.

The next day, the carriage was ready. Shangguan Bai came out to send her off with a simple map.

"Follow this road, and without entering the Linzhou City, if the journey is stable, then you should be there in half a month."

Shangguan Bai's residence was located in the suburbs, it just so happened that Chen Mu Mu Mu Mu and the rest of the group didn't want to be rammed by their own people, and everyone was naturally willing to not enter Linzhou City if they had a path ahead of them.

After thanking the officials, they left for the capital.

After bypassing the Linzhou City, they would be on the official road in another hour. The official road was wide and stable, and everyone watched the scenery along the way.

After leaving the Linzhou City, no one in the outside world would recognize them. After a day, everyone could relax and bravely stroll around the town in front of them.

Lu Jinfeng drove the carriage as Chen Ergou, Lin Mo and Ning Yuan rode on horseback. The woman and the child sat on the carriage.

The dark circles around her eyes were especially heavy, and her mind was always heavy. Chen Mu had asked her what was on her mind, but Madam Li didn't say it, making her feel anxious.

Little Hairy still stuck close to Chen Mu Mu, but she didn't dare to get too close to him, so he always kept her within ten meters of him.

The few of them walked and stopped. Whenever they encountered a town, they would stop to rest. Whenever they encountered a good mountain or a good river, they would stop to look at it. It was the beginning of spring, and the weather was getting warmer. Hundred flowers were blooming, and there was no lack of green hills along the way. The random flowers were dazzling.

It was expected to be a journey of half a month, and even after walking for a month, they were still unable to see the silhouette of the capital.

"I suspect we're on the wrong track." The sun was shining brightly in the sky. Lin Mo studied the simple map that Shangguan Bai gave him for a while, then said depressingly, "This place is surrounded by mountains, and is covered by a layer of dense fog. This place cannot be seen on the map."

"It's normal that I can't see it." Chen Mu Mu Mu stared at the map for a long time before sighing, "It's all lines and the comments weren't detailed, who would be able to understand it?"

Suddenly, she missed the navigation system of her era. That was a real map. Wherever it went, the scenery would become clear.

As he said that, he could not help but glare at Lin Mo, "Didn't you say that you had been to the capital multiple times and that you could even walk with your eyes closed? "How do you recognize the wrong path now?"

"Although my sense of direction is not bad, there are times when I am lost in thought." Lin Mo also sighed, "Little Mu, I'm old after all."

Chen Mu rolled his eyes. "F * ck you!"

A beautiful uncle in his early thirties, just when a man was in his prime, telling her that he was old and that his brain was useless?

Ha ha, his face was full of smiles.

Along the way, Lu Jinfeng had seen many of her bickering with Lin Mo. At the moment, she did not interrupt him, but was only studying the map.

After a long while, he put down the map and said with a helpless look on his face, "We are indeed going the wrong way. We should turn south at the intersection ahead. We are in the northeast."

Seeing them sigh, Ning Yuan smiled: "There is no need to rush, we will find a way up the mountain. At worst, we can just travel a little further, you guys are not in a rush to get to the capital."

That was because the main reason they went to the capital was to seek refuge, not to busy themselves with something.

Now that they had money and a beautiful scenery along the way, it didn't matter if they walked for a few more days.

Thinking about it this way, Chen Mu Mu Mu felt better and said: "Big Brother Ning is right, let's just treat it as playing around for a few more days."

Lin Mo cast a sidelong glance at her, "Girl, you always have your reasons."

The afternoon sun was bright, and it was cool under the shade of the tree. However, Lin Mo felt that the forest was lacking in yang energy, so he slowly brought Chen Ergou up to the treetops to bask in the sunlight.

Feeling helpless, Chen Mu Mu Mu raised his head to look at the two on the treetop and shook the water bag in his hand. "Are you thirsty for the water that you've climbed so high?"

"Come down and we'll talk." Lin Mo held a leaf in his mouth, and leisurely said, "Little Mu, normally, one can only see further when standing at a high place, do you want to also come up and sit for a while, the top of the tree has a better scenery than below."

"Not going." It was good for her to roam the mountains and swim in the water, but she was feeling a little dizzy. She had been tired from driving for the past few days, so she couldn't be bothered to climb trees.

"Eh?" Chen Ergou had always made new discoveries, "Mu, there seems to be quite a few people hidden behind the mountains ahead."

Hide? The corner of Chen Mu's mouth twitched, "Bandits?"