Rebirth: Ordinary Life and Living

Zhou Xinyue helped Yaqin back to her seat and said coquettishly: "Then let me be alone, let me be lonely! I am willing! Hehe!"

Yaqin was so angry that she laughed and said, "How can I have such an idea? No girl has ever said such a thing. It's so treasonous!"

Zhou Xinyue knew that her thoughts could not change the deep-rooted ideas of women of this era, so she wanted to avoid the topic.

Yaqin looked at Zhou Xinyue who was acting like a spoiled child and felt helpless. She said angrily, "I don't know what you are thinking. What are you thinking about all day long? You always have these weird and unacceptable thoughts. If the mistress hears them, I wonder what she will say to you."

Zhou Xinyue smiled and said, "It doesn't matter. There are always 100 ways to live. If this one doesn't work, then that one will work. Anyway, there is always a way to live that suits you. Life is only a few decades long. I don't want to live to cater to the fixed ideas of people in the world. That would be too tiring."

Yaqin sighed and said, "Okay, okay, I get it. You've grown up, and your ideas are naturally different from ours. Auntie just wishes you good health and safety, and let everything else take its course!"

Zhou Xinyue nodded and said, "Auntie understands me. Auntie is the best."

Yaqin smiled bitterly and said, "In fact, I envy you. You can choose the life you want, but I can no longer choose. I am just glad that the prince treats me well, and my life is still okay!"

Zhou Xinyue said happily: "I think the prince loves you."

Yaqin smiled and said, "I don't know whether he loves me or not, but at least he respects me and I am very satisfied with him."

Zhou Xinyue nodded and said, "This is great, much better than many couples."

Yaqin agreed, nodded, and then said, "Is it really impossible for you and Jin Youyuan to be together?"

Zhou Xinyue's mood suddenly became low and she said, "He once told me that I would always be his only and most beloved woman. But he broke his promise. I know he is from the royal family, and I know it is not easy for him to be with someone for the rest of his life. I always thought he would be that special man, the one worthy of me spending the rest of my life with him, but I was wrong. Everything was my own imagination. Later I also realized that such a request was simply impossible for him. Since he is not, I naturally chose to leave."

Yaqin sighed, touched Zhou Xinyue's hair, and said with emotion: "Silly girl, why are you so stubborn? But it's okay. We are incompatible with him in the current situation. Let's just leave. Maybe it's best to leave."

Zhou Xinyue nodded and leaned her head on Yaqin's legs.

The next morning, Fanxing came to wake Zhou Xinyue up and gestured, saying, "Today I made your favorite sweet wine and egg custard."

When Zhou Xinyue heard this, she immediately stood up and left. Everyone picked up their bowls and chopsticks and started eating happily.

Yaqin said, "When you go to get the city figurine today, why don't you let Qiqi go with you? One more person means more safety."

Zhou Xinyue shook her head and said, "No, let him stay with you. You need someone to take care of you more than I do. I'm smart and flexible, I'll be fine."

Yaqin wanted to say more, but Zhou Xinyue stopped her and said hurriedly, "Okay, aunt, don't say anything more. It's settled. I'll ask Xing'er to buy some things we need on the road. You stay at home and take care of your baby. When we've finished everything and there are fewer people in the evening, we'll leave the city!"

Yaqin sighed and said, "Okay, okay, I really admire my Yue'er more and more. In just a few years, she has become so sensible and capable, like a different person. She is no longer the delicate and timid Goudan in my impression. "

Zhou Xinyue pouted and said angrily: "Oh, Auntie, you call me that name again, it's annoying!"

Yaqin covered her mouth and laughed, saying, "Okay, okay, auntie was wrong. It was just a slip of the tongue. Don't be angry, Yue'er, Yue'er, it's okay! Auntie will definitely change. Believe me!"

Zhou Xinyue blamed her a few more times and soon it was evening. Zhou Xinyue went to the place where she had agreed to meet the black dog as promised.

Zhou Xinyue said calmly: "How is it? Is it done?"

Hei Gou took out five pieces of paper with permission to leave the city from behind him. On them were the red seals of the main and branch offices of the North Gate District of the capital, and it was written in black and white that permission to leave the city was granted.

Zhou Xinyue's eyes lit up as she exclaimed, "Oh, you are worthy of being called Lord Black Dog. Not bad! Really not bad!"

Black Dog smiled and said, "In my business, there is nothing that cannot be accomplished with money!"

Zhou Xinyue smiled, took out a two hundred gold note from her pocket and put it on the table, then turned around and prepared to leave.

Suddenly two tall men blocked Zhou Xinyue's way.

Zhou Xinyue frowned, her heart tightened and she said, "Hey, Mr. Black Dog, what do you mean by this?"

Black Dog said with a smile: "My dear, do you know how much effort and hard work I put into getting these five figurines for you? So many people were vying to get out of the city. I used a lot of effort and used a lot of connections to get these five figurines."

Zhou Xinyue snorted coldly and said, "Then Mr. Black Dog, what do you think? What do you mean?"

Black Dog laughed and said, "I don't mean anything. I just want to tell you that the original 500 gold is not enough. For these five figures of yours, I asked so many people for help and spent so much time and effort. The 5 gold deposit you gave me is not enough at all, so you have to make up for it now!"

Zhou Xinyue sighed and said, "Then how much do I have to make up?"

The black dog stretched out his other hand and made a five.

Zhou Xinyue was shocked and said, "You are going too far. You can't spend so much anyway, right?"

Black Dog snorted again and said, "Young lady, do you know how many people out there pay a high price for this figurine? If you don't want to pay the extra 500 gold, I will sell it to someone else right now. I think they should be very willing to pay the extra 500 gold."

As soon as Hei Gou finished speaking, he reached out and snatched the five figures, then turned around and prepared to leave.

Zhou Xinyue suddenly became anxious and shouted, "Wait, let me think about it."

Black Dog turned half of his face and said disdainfully: "I don't have that much time for you to think about it. Since the young lady is unwilling to pay the 500 gold, I will immediately go out and sell it to someone else. How many people are vying for these five out-of-city figurines?"

Zhou Xinyue's thoughts were spinning rapidly. This black dog was taking advantage of the situation. Thinking about the current tense situation, he wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to make more money.

The key point is that even if we find someone new to handle the process of leaving the city, those people may not be able to do it.

If things go wrong, it might end up with nothing.

It seems that the black dog has me and there is no other way. Zhou Xinyue felt a sense of panic when she thought of this.

Black Dog saw Zhou Xinyue's entanglement and thoughts, and said, "Okay, little lady, you should pay the money and leave the city as soon as possible, otherwise I will not look back after I leave this door."