Xu Jiang returned to the bookstore and Yin Yin was waiting at the door.

Seeing that Xu Jiang had landed without even caring about the donkey, she ran into the inn with a gloomy face, hurriedly followed her, and asked, "Sister, what happened?"

Xu Jiang didn't have time to answer, and started looking for things as soon as he entered the shop.

"Sister, what are you looking for? I'll help you find it."

"Painting." Xu Jiang searched again and again on the shelf where paintings were placed, but he couldn't find the portrait that was originally placed there.

"What painting?"

"A portrait of my master."

"Sister, you forgot, you brought it back home."

"Home?" Xu Jiang paused, then remembered that because there were thieves making trouble during those days, she moved all her important belongings back to the house for fear of theft.

Then, she asked the guards to rush over, told Liang Mo to look after the bookstore, and took Yin Yin back to the house.

When we arrived at Lou's house, we happened to meet Lou Jing and his wife who had just returned from summer vacation.

Lou Jing was quite surprised. He had not informed his family in advance that he was coming back, so why did Xu Jiang rush back to welcome him?

Xu Jiang was also a little surprised. She quickly put aside the matter of finding the painting and welcomed the two into the garden first.

"Why didn't they let anyone know ahead of time when Uncle and Auntie came back so we could wait for them at home."

It turns out that she also happened to do so.

"Originally I was supposed to be back tomorrow, but after receiving Zhaoyue's letter, your aunt couldn't sit still anymore." Lou Jing's face was full of joy. "And when she heard that the Saint had given something, she thought I should go to the palace to express my gratitude, so I came back early."

Madam Lou took Xu Jiang's hand and said, "It's hard for you to be alone. Not only do you have to run the bookshop, but you also have to help with entertaining people."

"It's okay." Xu Jiang smiled slightly. "Thanks to the housekeeper's guidance, I didn't embarrass my uncle and aunt."

"Don't I know you? Even without a butler, you should be able to handle it with ease." Lou Jinglang smiled, "Just now the butler was praising you to me, saying that although you are young, you are reliable and prudent. Even the envoy who delivered the decree was quite impressed by you."

Xu Jiang did not joke with him as usual, but just smiled and responded with a few words.

Mrs. Lou felt something was wrong, so she stopped and pulled her to look at her. Then she frowned and said, "Why do you look so bad? Is it the heat, or is there something wrong?"

Hearing this, Lou Jing also stopped to look at her face. Seeing that there were dark circles under her eyes and she had lost her color, he asked hurriedly, "Didn't you get enough rest? Were you busy at the shop? Or were you tired at home?"

Madam Lou ordered Liu Mei, "Go get a doctor to take a look."

"Okay, I'll go right away." Liu Mei turned around and was about to go out.

Xu Jiang stopped the man and took a breath, saying, "I'm fine. It's just hot and I'm a little tired. I'll be fine after a rest."

Mrs. Lou frowned, "Are you really okay?"

Seeing that she was distracted, Lou Jing asked, "What happened? Or is someone causing trouble again?"

How could Xu Jiang resist the care at this time?

With just a few words from the couple, they easily opened the floodgates of his heart. Now he could no longer hold back his grievances or tears.

She quickly turned her back to wipe away her tears, then forced a smile and said, "No, it's okay."

Mrs. Lou hugged her in her arms. She was anxious but didn't know how to comfort her, so she took out a handkerchief and wiped her face.

Xu Jiang took the handkerchief sheepishly and wiped his eyes, then calmed himself down and said, "Don't worry, it's really okay."

Seeing this, Lou Jing knew that she had something hidden that she couldn't tell, so he immediately asked everyone else to leave. He then asked Madam Lou and Liu Mei to accompany Xu Jiang back to the yard to comfort her temporarily.

Yin Yin was about to follow him, but was stopped by him.

"You've been following me all the time, both at home and in the bookstore. What happened?"

Xu Jiang has always been strong-willed. She never frowned when she was forced and bullied before, but now she couldn't help crying in front of others. She must have suffered a great injustice.

But Yinyin only had a vague understanding. She rubbed her sore eyes, sorted out her thoughts, and said, "Since yesterday, Sister Xu has been acting strangely. I woke up this morning and didn't see her, so I looked everywhere for her. Finally, I found that she had been sitting in the Young Master's study all night."

Is he thinking about that wooden son? Didn't he just send a letter home?

Lou Jing couldn't help but complain, "Why hasn't this idiot come back yet? He's making everyone at home so worried that they're crying."

Yin Yin continued, "But then he was fine again. He was chatting and laughing with customers in the bookstore this morning. But after he went to the Dali Temple in the afternoon, he became a little strange. As soon as he returned to the bookstore, he started looking for paintings."

"What painting are you looking for?"

"A portrait of her master."

"So you came back so early just to look for paintings?"

Yin Yin nodded.

Lou Jing asked again: "What did she do at the Dali Temple?"

"Sister didn't say anything, she just said someone was looking for her at the Dali Temple." Yinyin thought for a moment and added, "They did look for her before, and even sent a letter, but Sister never went. I don't know what she said yesterday, but she agreed to go, and when she came back, it turned out like this."

"I see." Lou Jing had a clue in his mind. It was probably those restless people in the Dali Temple who were causing trouble. He said to her, "You can go and keep her company. When she's calmed down, ask her to come to my study to find me."

"Yes." Yin Yin bowed and trotted towards the inner house.

——The dividing line for little crybabies——

On this side, Xu Jiang was led into the inner house by Madam Lou. Her eyes were fixed on Madam Lou and she couldn't move them away. She couldn't help but hold her tightly.

Mrs. Lou took her into her room. Liu Mei sent the maids who surrounded her away, and sent the two of them into the room to sit down, and then went outside to arrange tea and food.

After going out, he saw Yin Yin coming towards him, so he pulled her aside and asked her some questions.

Yin Yin told her what she had said to Lou Jing, and she was confused. Seeing that Yin Yin was about to go into the house, she was afraid of disturbing the two people in the house, so she quickly kidnapped her to accompany her to make tea.

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