The daughter of a noble family is reborn, and she is doted on by her godmother.

Chapter 122 Asking for information

"Sister Yun, although this request may be a bit abrupt, there are very few people I can trust right now, so I can only come to you."

Zhu Ling looked somewhat helpless and briefly explained her current predicament.

Before he could even establish his own intelligence system and organization, the prefect of Changgan encountered a series of strange events.

The internal strife in Wuluo, the possibility that Marquis Ankang might even have a private army, the partial closure of Changgan, and the arrival of the flying caravan—it's a chaotic mix of all sorts of things, a real tangled mess.

"It's a complete mess. The strangest thing is what happened in Cangnan Town. General Chai sent someone to say that there was a mutiny among his troops, but when I sent people to investigate, not a single messenger returned. I wonder what happened to them..."

"So, you want me to go over there and secretly find out?"

Yun Yuke roughly understood the situation and immediately continued the conversation.

"Yes, and I hope you go as a merchant. During this period, the people coming from Cangnan are mainly traveling merchants. Only someone with your status should be able to go."

Yun Yuke didn't speak directly, but lowered her head to think.

"Sister Yun, don't worry. Although the situation in Cangnan Town is unclear, I believe there will be no safety issues. I know General Chai; he won't kill people indiscriminately. His motto is that when he goes to war, it's for the safety of the people, and he will never easily kill ordinary civilians."

Yun Yuke quickly spoke up, "Ling, you misunderstood. It's not that I don't want to go; I'm just thinking about what excuse I can use to go."

"Thank you so much, Sister Yun!"

"Ling, are you in a hurry? When do you need me to go?"

"The sooner the better."

Yun Ruihe spoke up, "Sister, how about I go with you?"

"You just got back, you should rest first. Besides, you just came from over there, so maybe some people will recognize you."

Regardless, Zhu Ling was very happy.

"Oh, by the way, Sister Yun, when I first went to take the imperial examination, didn't you ask me to investigate a few marquises in the capital?"

"Hmm? Oh? Oh, yes, that's right. I did have two marquises I wanted to know about. What's wrong?"

"You probably already know, right? The Sky Chariot, this time the leader is the Marquis of Changxing, whom you asked me to inquire about."

"Marquis of Changxing?"

"Yes, Marquis of Changxing, Xie Changyuan."

Hearing the name again, Yun Yuke was much calmer.

Things are different now than they were five years ago. Nobody knows Yun Qingjin anymore, and nobody has gone looking for the lost child all these years.

In recent years, Yun Yuke would occasionally visit Pingyang County, where she found Yun Qingjin, and inquire about the relevant situation.

Specifically, there were no abnormalities.

Since that's the case, there's nothing to be afraid of. Just make sure Yun Qingjin doesn't meet with those people.

"If we're going to put on an act, let's make it as complete as possible. I'll take Qingqing with me."

"Huh? This... we don't need to ask Qingqing's opinion?" Zhu Ling asked, puzzled.

"Sis, if you're going on an adventure, why don't you leave Qingqing with you?" Yun Ruihe also expressed some disapproval.

"It's alright, don't worry, Qingqing will agree. We haven't let her go out for a while, she's been cooped up for ages. Just pretend we're going out to play, that way we can better hide our identities."

"Ling, you go back first. Let's prepare the goods and discuss some specific details. Tomorrow I will go to the government office in my official capacity to apply for the official document to leave the city."

Zhu Ling was in a hurry to leave and didn't linger; she left immediately.

Yun Yuke was right. Yun Qingjin was naturally very happy to hear that she could go out. In addition, since she would be doing something for Zhu Ling, Yun Qingjin was naturally willing to help.

Although she had a special purpose for going out this time, Yun Yuke decided after some thought that she should just go as the owner of Yunji Trading Company.

"Mother, if we go with Yunji's identity, it seems a bit inappropriate for our main businesses. We're already in such a tense situation, are we really going to bring jewelry, fabrics, and embroidery over there?"

Yun Qingjin didn't quite agree.

"Indeed, our main business isn't suitable... If we go there to sell grain... won't people think we're reselling goods?"

Yunfu also operates a grain shop.

"How about this, we'll bring some lightweight materials and some grain, and we won't set the price too high."

Yunrui agreed, "Don't bring too many supplies, just a little. I observed when I came that a small amount of supplies is fine."

"However, you two should not go under the name of Yunji. You two should go together and pretend that you have some spare supplies at home, your husbands are out, and you are going out to sell the supplies and look for your husbands at the same time."

They got right to work, and the two of them didn't bring many supplies. They already had a lot of food stored up at home, so that would be useful.

Aunt Hua hurriedly packed some dry food for the two of them to take with them in the kitchen.

The other people in the mansion prepared some coarse linen clothes for the two of them, and specially found some old clothes that had been worn for a long time.

The relevant paperwork was completed quickly, and the mother and daughter soon left the city.

Perhaps due to road closures and travel restrictions, the two quickly arrived at Cangnan Town.

Unlike when she came with Yuan Chen last time, the gatekeepers of Cangnan Town had been replaced by several armored warriors who verified the identities of the mother and daughter.

"You don't have much grain, do you? Where do you plan to sell it?" the guard asked casually as he registered the grain.

“My daughter and I are here to find my husband. He came here three months ago, but things have been so turbulent lately. He hasn’t come back yet, and we’re very worried. If my husband is gone, my daughter and I won’t be able to live either.”

Yun Qingjin stood to the side, tears streaming down her face.

"Waaah... Daddy... where are you... Waaah..."

Although it was a little shameful to shed tears, the guard couldn't bear to see the child cry after hearing these words, and quickly let the two of them in.

Yun Qingjin kept crying until the two of them reached the market.

"That's enough, gently, wipe your tears." Yun Yuke handed a handkerchief to her child.

"Hehe, Mom, how was my performance just now?"

"Not bad, but don't cry too loudly. Dry crying hurts your throat and looks too unnatural. Next time you cry, just let it come out in sobs."

"Oh? Is that so?"

"Trust me, the main thing is to avoid hurting your voice, otherwise you'll have to take medicine for a long time. Do you really like taking medicine?"

"No, no, no, I understand." Yun Qingjin quickly shook her head.

The mother and daughter drove to the market, where there were far fewer people, but some basic businesses were still operating normally.

"Mother, there are so few people on the street, but nothing seems out of the ordinary. Where should we begin?"

"Hmm... Let's sell the grain first, then find a place to stay."

The two went directly to a grain shop that was still operating in the city, sold the grain, and then found an ordinary inn to stay in.

"Boss, what's going on in town right now? There seem to be so few people around."

"If you're just checking into the hotel, then stay here. Don't ask any more questions."

"Hey, hey, we're not just asking around, we're here to find someone. My man..."

Yun Yuke took out a portrait, the man in it was based on Yun Ruihe's appearance with a few slight modifications.

"Go away, we don't know, let's ask somewhere else."

Yun Yuke wanted to ask more questions, but was suddenly interrupted by the sounds from the outside world.

"General Chai has ordered! The curfew time is being moved up today! Curfew will be in effect in one hour. All households, please be sure to pack up and close!"

"The curfew has been brought forward again! I don't know what they do every night!"