Raiders of the Duke and Duchess

Chapter 829 Escape

In response to the old lady's instructions, Shangguan Chu was silent for a long time, dropped the melon seed shells in his hands on a plate, and slowly, and seemingly reluctantly, said "hmm" in a low voice.

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"Shangguan Chu, have you ever liked a certain woman? Have you ever had an admiration for a girl? The moment you saw her, you wanted to marry her, have children, and spend a lifetime with her?"

"Shangguan Chu, do you look down on me or yourself? How did I, Shen Luoxin, become a woman easily swayed by rumors?"

"Shangguan Chu, please listen carefully. I, Shen Luoxin, have had feelings for you..."

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These words were just the gibberish of a little girl who drank too much - this was how he explained it to himself and what he told Shen Luoxin. But for some reason, after I went back last night, I kept tossing and turning all night long and couldn't sleep well. I was dreaming half asleep and half awake, dreaming about many people and many things, the past, the present, and things that had never happened, all intertwined together. There was that person inside, standing not far in front, but no matter how much he walked, he couldn't close the distance. He wanted to call her name, but was surprised to realize that he seemed to have forgotten her name... After a while, he finally got closer. , that person looked back and saw that it was Shen Luoxin’s face!
When he woke up from his dream, he was still feeling frightened, and he never fell asleep again.

I finally waited till dawn with my eyes open, ready to wash up and go out. I originally wanted to visit the bank today, but I remembered that my grandmother was setting up a stage, so through some strange combination of circumstances... Qingshan "inadvertently" revealed the news to Ji Feng , this boy likes to watch plays the most. Even if he has watched a play hundreds of times, even if he can recite it by heart, he will never tire of it.

Sure enough, not long after, this kid dragged Qingshan to come and watch the theater with him.

Shangguan Chu naturally tried to make things difficult, but in the end he couldn't bear it and was dragged over by the boy. This seemed very reasonable and reasonable, and even the old lady didn't become suspicious at all.

It was so "thorough" that even Shangguan Chu himself was proud, but this pride did not last long - Shen Luoxin did not come at all!
He was depressed and suddenly felt absurd - what was he doing? The little girl had such thoughts about him, and since he had no intention, he should have avoided her. Why did he rush to provoke her? Shangguan Chu was shocked by his actions and coughed repeatedly, his ears turned red, and the old lady looked at him sideways, "Are you cold because of wanting to stay cool?"

"No. I just choked." Shangguan Chu took the tea and took a sip. After his breathing stabilized, he said gently, "Since Miss Shen is looking for something, she will be back soon. If she had gone to pick it up earlier, it would have been better." If you can come back and watch the second half of the show... why don't you send a coachman over now to wait."

The old lady frowned and looked at him suspiciously. After looking at him for a long time, she couldn't figure out what the boy was thinking.

You say he cares about Yatou Luo Xin. He initially promised to pick her up, but now he asked the coachman to pick her up. You say he doesn't care about Yatou Luo Xin. He is quite considerate... The old lady glared at him. He said in a bad tone, "Why don't you pick it up in person?"

Shangguan Chu slowly put down the tea cup, picked up the lonely wind that was almost hanging on his body and put it upright on the ground. Then he frowned and patted the crumbs on his clothes, stood up and saluted, "I have to go to the bank. I'm afraid I won't be able to pick him up in time." After that, he turned around and left without waiting for the old lady to react.

That back view looked a bit like... a person running away in a panic.

The old lady is a human spirit, not to mention that although Shangguan Chu was not brought up by her, she had kept it under her nose for many years. This boy had been watching the show in his free time, but as soon as Luo Xin was mentioned, the girl ran away. It looked like Don't want to see that girl. But why did this kid come to the show today... was he really dragged here by Jifeng? Ji Feng was nothing like yesterday...

I already had some guesses in my mind.

Feeling more and more happy because of this guess, the old lady waved her hand and called kindly, "Jingfeng, come here..."

...Shen Luoxin went out. She had nothing to do for a while and didn't know where to go. She wanted to visit her home. She hadn't gone back for a long time. Now Xu Siniang was in Dali Temple again. There was probably a layer of dust in her home. Just in time to clean up. But as I was walking, I caught a glimpse of Huaidefang not far away when passing the West Market. I stopped for a moment and then changed my direction.

If she remembered correctly, the jailer named Ah Shou lived here.

Now the source of all this lies in that young man.

She actually didn't know the meaning of her visit to Huaidefang. The place must have been turned upside down by the government. Even if some clues were missed, it must have been destroyed after all these years. She thought about it in the past Nothing can be found either.

But she came anyway.

It's like... just standing at the door for a while, in a daze, and letting your mind wander, those vague, erratic, and ungraspable thoughts in your mind can really come to fruition.

After entering Huaidefang and arriving at the door of Ashou's house, I found that the door had been sealed by the government and could not be entered.

A dozen steps away, the ladies who were eating melon seeds and chatting began to look at the young girl's back intentionally or unintentionally, "Could this be someone from the Ashou family? She looks so lonely and pitiful..."

"I don't think so. How can Ashou and his family have such relatives? Look at those clothes. The materials are not cheap!"

"Don't they always say that three generations of their ancestors have been high-ranking officials? It's not strange to have one or two rich relatives..."

"That's nonsense, do you believe it?" The other party chuckled and raised his hand to greet the aunt who had just come out of his house, "Ayo, I said Aunt Xue, why are you so late today? You have finished eating all the melon seeds! Do you have any more? ?”

"Eat, eat, eat! You know how to eat for free, and I never asked you to ask me to buy..." Aunt Xue slapped away the other person's outstretched hand, scolding her angrily, and unexpectedly saw the girl standing in front of Ashou's house. , was slightly startled, pointed at Shen Luoxin, and asked these ladies, "This doll is...?"

"I don't know. I've been standing there for a long time. You know a lot of people, do you know them?"

Aunt Xue stared at it for a while. She couldn't recognize the person with her back to her, so she only took two hesitant steps forward and called tentatively, "Girl?"

Shen Luoxin looked back.

Although Aunt Xue felt that she looked familiar, she still couldn't remember, "Is the girl a relative of this family?"

Shen Luoxin said nothing and shook his head.

Her silence seemed a bit depressed. Looking at it, Aunt Xue always felt that the other party seemed to have... lost some of her mind, which was pitiful.