After asking for leave from the prince, Xiang Nan immediately hired three carriages, took his family, apprentices, gold and silver, and set off back to Cangzhou.
In order to avoid danger on the road, he also asked Smith to buy two revolvers and 200 rounds of ammunition. With these two guns, Xiang Nan didn't pay any attention to the small group of bandits.
After the three carriages left the capital, Xiang Nan ordered the carriage driver to turn to Jinmen halfway through the journey.
"Old man, why are you going to Jinmen?" Hu Suhua asked puzzledly, "Aren't you going back to Cangzhou to worship your ancestors?"
"Yes, Brother Xi, why do you want to go to Jinmen suddenly?" Sai Xishi also didn't understand.
"Didn't I tell you before that although the capital is a good place, it is not a place to live for a long time. Even though Wang Tianhe is dead now, those imperial doctors still refuse to let me go and still want to cause trouble for me.
In the past two months, they have made their children drop out of school and refused to accept pills from Yixiaotang. If you don't leave, there will be no conspiracy in the future.
Furthermore, I don’t think it is reliable for Prince Jing to carry out reforms. Our emperor is very cowardly. Concubine Zhen is injured, and he can't even instruct the imperial doctor. Do you think it is possible for him to succeed in reforming her law?
Once it fails, Prince Jing will be unlucky, and we will also be unlucky. So, leave now while you can to avoid being involved in the future. Xiang Nan explained.
"So that's it. Then you should have explained it to me earlier. I haven't brought a lot of things with me." Hu Suhua complained after hearing this.
"Yes, Brother Xi, I also have a lot of things that I haven't brought with me. Moreover, I am the most important person and there are still many people I haven't said goodbye to yet." Sai Xishi also complained.
"This matter cannot be told to the outside world. If we do, we won't be able to leave." Xiang Nan waved his hand.
"You can't even trust us?" Hu Suhua and Sai Xishi said dissatisfied when they heard this.
"It's not that I can't trust you. It's just that the fewer people who know about this matter, the better." Xiang Nan said quickly, "Secrets are used to make things happen, words are used to reveal the truth."
Hearing what he said, although Hu Suhua and Sai Xishi still had some objections, after all, the rice had turned into porridge, so they had no choice but to let it go.
"Then we will be in Jinmen from now on?" Sai Xishi asked again.
"No, Jinmen is only a day's journey from the capital, and it is too close. We can't stay in Jinmen. We take a boat to Macau from Jinmen." Xiang Nan explained.
Macau was the only place not affected by the war during World War II. Moreover, most of the people there are Chinese, they have the same written language, can communicate with each other, and are not easily discriminated against.
In fact, Xiang Nan originally wanted to go to the United States or Canada, where the war would not be affected. However, as a Chinese, it is very easy to suffer racial discrimination and oppression there.
Therefore, in comparison, Macau is better.
"Macau?! Where is Macau?" Hu Suhua asked in confusion.
"Macau is in eastern Guangdong and is currently occupied by the Portuguese." Xiang Nan explained, "Once there, it will not be under the jurisdiction of our Qing Dynasty."
"Oh." Hu Suhua and Sai Xishi both nodded.
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After walking for a day and arriving in Tianjin, Xiang Nan and his party met up with Smith, and then took the English steamer Queen Victoria to Macau.
Smith and Xiang Nan have been studying medicine for half a year. They get along day and night and have accumulated a deep friendship.
Moreover, Smith admired Xiang Nan's incredible medical skills and wanted to learn from him. Therefore, knowing that he was going to the south for development, he also applied to accompany him there.
Xiang Nan knew that having him as a foreigner accompanying him on the road would save a lot of trouble, so he was naturally welcomed.
After boarding the ship, Defu, Shengzi, Luzi, Yu'er, Ruixin and others realized that the master was not taking them back to their hometown to worship their ancestors, but taking them to run away.
For a time, several people shed tears of reluctance.
"Master, aren't we staying well in the capital? Why are we running away?" Defu asked in confusion.
The other disciples also looked at Xiang Nan, and they were also puzzled.
Xiang Nan then explained the principle of [accompanying a king is like accompanying a tiger], "The longer we stay in the capital, the more risks we will have. So I discussed with your wife and decided to leave the capital and go to Macau. It's better there than here in the capital." If we are safe, our lives will be better."
"Then what should we do with Jingcheng Yixiaotang, Shiweitian and Peide Medical School?" Defu said reluctantly.
"What can we do, we can only give them up." Xiang Nan waved his hands and said, "Son, you will get something if you give them up. If we don't give them up, we will be tied to the capital forever. Then we will be in bad luck. Don’t disbelieve me. You will know that what I say is true in two years at the latest.”
"Then what are we going to do in Macau?" Defu frowned.
"It's better to open a pharmacy or a restaurant." Xiang Nan nodded and said, "Don't worry, you will still be the doctor when the time comes."
After hearing what he said, Defu just breathed a sigh of relief.
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Although Ruixin got married and followed her husband, she couldn't help but cry very sad when she learned that she was leaving the capital and going to Macau. She would not be able to see her family or see Princess again.
"Girl Rockchip, don't cry. I left some money for your family, which will be enough for them to spend for a while." Xiang Nan comforted her, "Besides, we will come back after the incident is over."
Ruixin felt better after hearing what he said.
…
The steamer traveled on the road for nearly ten days before finally sailing from Tianjin to Macau. It can be said that it was quite a journey.
Fortunately, there was no danger on the boat and the journey was smooth sailing.
After arriving in Macau, Xiang Nan entrusted Smith to purchase houses and shops in preparation for living in Macau for a long time.
With Smith, a foreigner, coming forward, whether it was buying a house, buying a shop, or registering a household registration or a company, it would be easier and faster. Therefore, within a month, Xiang Nan's family settled in Macau smoothly.
…
At the same time, Xiang Nan had not returned for more than a month after leaving, which made Prince Jing a little anxious.
"Where did Xilaile go? In one month, let alone return to Cangzhou to worship ancestors, even if he went to Sichuan and Yunnan to worship ancestors, he should be back by now." He complained to Lu Zhengming.
"Yes, I also think he has been gone for a long time." Lu Zhengming nodded. He was too busy with reform these days to think about this matter.
Now that the prince reminded him, he realized that Xiang Nan had indeed been gone for a long time.
"Zhengming, go to Cangzhou and see if he is scared in the capital and dare not come back." Prince Jing immediately ordered, "If so, you have to kidnap him back to me."
Lu Zhengming nodded and immediately rode to Cangzhou.
When I got there, I found that the door of Yixiaotang was closed and no one was there at all.
After further inquiry, I found out that Xiang Nan had never returned to Cangzhou at all, let alone worshiped his ancestors.
He was startled, thinking that Xiang Nan and his party had been killed on the way, so he hurriedly investigated the robberies and murders in the past month, but found nothing.
Then he returned to the capital and investigated the car dealers in the capital, and finally found out that Xiang Nan and his party went to Jinmen.
In this way, he finally understood that it was a lie to dare to love Xiang Nan and worship his ancestors, but it was true to run away.
