Her guards

Chapter 60 Should We Leave?

Night fell, and Yang Luo prepared to go to bed early in order to conserve his energy.

I had just lain down when there was a knock on the door.

"Miss."

A-Sheng? Yang Luo was taken aback. The young guard rarely approached her room at night. Although he had accompanied her all the way and they had slept in the same room once, that was only out of necessity. At other times, the young man was very mindful of the difference between men and women...

"What's wrong?" Yang Luo asked hurriedly, getting up and putting on his outer robe.

"Something's happened," the young guard's voice came from outside.

Something happened? Yang Luo walked over and opened the door.

"Are you out of money?" she said, handing over her money pouch. "Shouldn't the carriage company be paying its fees?"

Mo Zheng shook her head: "No, no, there's still money." Looking at her, she said, "Miss Liu Chan's father has come looking for us."

Yang Luo was taken aback, seemingly not understanding, when the boy's voice came again.

"They even went to the Duke of Ding'an's mansion, saying that their daughter had been arrested."

"How could this be?" Yang Luo blurted out in disbelief. "That time wasn't now!"

Mo Zheng narrowed her eyes. Did it happen once before? So it wasn't prophecy?

"I mean it shouldn't be like this; the divination says it's not the right time."

Yang Luo knew she had misspoke, but she only gave a perfunctory explanation, since in the eyes of this young guard she was just a strange person.

She clasped her hands and murmured about the current situation.

"Why are you here so early?"

The Liu family from that previous life also came looking for them, but it was a month later.

It's only been less than half a month.

"Miss chose this place so that it would be convenient to keep an eye on the movements of the Duke of Ding'an's mansion."

"Because the female guards couldn't keep an eye on things all the time, I found some beggars, gave them money, and asked them to help me."

"As you know, beggars are inconspicuous and perfect for hiding and spying. Back in Lu County..."

The young guard was still explaining how things started when Yang Luo stomped his foot impatiently, "Stop with the nonsense! I know you're meticulous and had everything planned out. Just tell me what really happened!"

"I still need to explain," Mo Zheng thought to herself, coughing lightly. Although Miss Yang didn't seem to care, she probably had even forgotten about keeping an eye on the Ding'an Duke's Mansion.

"The beggars who had been watching the Duke of Ding'an's mansion saw people causing trouble in front of the mansion in the evening..."

Mo Zheng recounted what Liu Changqing had said in front of the Ding'an Duke's mansion.

Yang Luo suddenly realized, her expression complex.

She understood. Originally, the Liu family wouldn't have come so soon, but this time, because of her replacement and her conflict with Yang Hui, the Ding'an Duke's Mansion reprimanded the Liu family, and the Liu family received the news and came to the capital ahead of schedule...

She exploited a loophole from her previous life, but in doing so, she altered the course of that life.

“Now…” she looked towards the door.

Should we run?

Mo Zheng said softly, "Miss, please don't worry. I've asked the beggars to tell Miss Liu."

"Tell me, Miss Liu?" Yang Luo looked at him, and this time, without waiting for the young guard to explain, she took the initiative to say, "Yes, you know where Miss Liu lives. I asked you to deliver money to her..."

Mo Zheng couldn't help but laugh and nodded: "Yes, so Miss Liu has already learned the news and sent her maid to the Duke of Ding'an's mansion, hoping to persuade her father and successfully take him away..."

Hearing this, Yang Luo was stunned, looking at the young guard, wondering if he could persuade him?
How did Miss Liu persuade her father?

No, shouldn't it be that Miss Liu also noticed something was wrong?
Is it...

In the dimly lit courtyard, the young guard looked apologetic.

"Please forgive me, Miss, but the matter of you asking me to steal the invitations is too serious. I was still a little scared, so I explained and persuaded Miss Liu a bit earlier..."

So much happened tonight that Yang Luo didn't know what to think. She couldn't help but wonder if she was dreaming. Why were all the words she heard so unexpected?

……

……

As night fell, Ding'an Gongguan closed the door and went inside. The scholar and his apprentice sat at the door like stone lions, neither making a sound nor causing any disturbance. For the time being, there was no more excitement to watch.

With a curfew in effect, the crowd dispersed.

"Teacher, I brought some dry food!"

The young disciple said, "Let's start preparing dinner." A carriage sped by, and a maid jumped down before the carriage had come to a complete stop.

"Master, it's Young Master Cheng!"

Upon hearing the shout, Cheng Yuan stood up, and Liu Changqing, who was resting with his eyes closed on the steps, also opened his eyes.

"Biyun!"

"Oh dear, where's Chan'er?"

The two looked toward the carriage behind the maid, Biyun.

No one else got out of the car.

"Miss is at home!" Biyun said hurriedly. "I came out to buy groceries and heard the commotion on the street. I only found out you were here. Oh, sir, you've misunderstood."

She glanced at the tightly closed gates of the Duke of Ding'an's mansion, her expression tense, and stepped forward to help Liu Changqing.

"Master, please come home quickly. Miss is waiting for you at home."

Cheng Yuan happily slung his book bag over his shoulder, while Liu Changqing hesitated for a moment, then looked back at the gate of the Duke of Ding'an's mansion.

“Since it’s a misunderstanding, I’ll apologize to them,” he said.

He was about to knock on the door when he said that.

The maid, Biyun, quickly pulled him back.

“Master didn’t misunderstand them, they did indeed bully Miss.” She said hurriedly in a low voice, pulling Liu Changqing tightly, “Go home quickly, you can’t leave once the curfew starts, Miss is waiting for you anxiously.”

"No misunderstanding? That's good." Liu Changqing flicked his sleeves at the gate of the Duke of Ding'an's mansion and followed Biyun toward the carriage. Cheng Yuan was already standing in front of the carriage, reaching out to help them. But just then, footsteps came from the side of the street.

A group of people dressed in black robes shimmering with gold embroidery surged over and surrounded the people and carriages.

Liu Changqing frowned slightly, Cheng Yuan looked surprised, and the maid Biyun began to tremble.

“You…” Liu Changqing wasn’t afraid, and frowned as he was about to speak.

A man in embroidered robes dismounted, but bypassed them and rushed to the gate of the Duke of Ding'an's mansion. He slammed his knife heavily against the gate, causing a violent tremor in the night.

"Help! Open the door! Lord Ding'an!!! The person who insulted you is trying to escape!!!"

Liu Changqing, standing in front of the car, looked astonished.

……

……

As night fell, the area in front of the Duke of Ding'an's mansion became lively again.

First, she was startled by the shout, then frightened by the call to the door from the embroidered maid. The entire Ding'an family had come out. Then, when she heard Liu Changqing say that it was a misunderstanding and he was leaving, her surprise and fright instantly turned into anger: "Don't leave!!"

The two families started arguing again.

Standing in a teahouse on the street, watching this scene from afar, Wei Jiao nodded with a smile: "That's right, how can you just bully someone and leave?"

A maid in embroidered robes came in from outside. "Captain, there's no one in that carriage. Miss Liu didn't come. The maid said that Miss Liu was afraid of the Duke of Ding'an's mansion, so she didn't come."

Wei Jiao sneered: "That's utter nonsense. If we were afraid of the Duke of Ding'an's mansion, why would all these things have happened?"

He stood up and looked at the group of people who were pulling and tugging.

There's definitely something fishy about this.

……

……

Two little beggars ran away from the alley in the dark, while Mo Zheng stood at the door, seemingly lost in thought.

"What did they say?" Yang Luo asked in a low voice from behind, "Duke Ding'an won't let them leave?"

Mo Zheng turned her head: "It's not the Duke of Ding'an, it's Xiuyi."

Yang Luo looked surprised. Embroidered clothes?
What does this have to do with embroidered clothes? Did the Duke of Ding'an hire embroidered clothes?
How could the Duke of Ding'an possibly persuade them to come?

“I don’t think it was the Duke of Ding’an who hired the embroiderer; it was the embroiderer who had been keeping an eye on the Duke of Ding’an’s mansion,” Mo Zheng said. “Miss, it seems that your impersonation of Miss Yuan has been exposed.”

Miss Yuan, Yang Luo paused slightly, "Yes, Miss Yuan has already gone to the capital. If Wei Jiao were to investigate, he would find out immediately..."

This is a lie that cannot withstand scrutiny.

The voice of the young guard reached my ears.

"Miss, we should escape."

(End of this chapter)