Chapter 470 Pretending Not to Know

Tang's mother remained silent, stunned. Tang Wenqian, fearing that the Lu family would notice something amiss, immediately asked, "Why did she go on a long trip at this time of year? Did Da Niu go with her?"

"No, she had some urgent business to attend to, and it was quite far. But we arranged for two female bodyguards to escort her all the way."

Looking at the expressions of Lu Erbai and the old lady of the Lu family, Tang Wenqian could tell they knew nothing.

He was now certain that the person who had been exiled was the second daughter of the Lu family.

But what exactly did she do? How did she end up becoming a daughter of the Shu family?

Shu, Shu Yu?

Could it be that she came from the Shu family before?

Tang Wenqian felt he might have guessed the truth and originally wanted to ask for more details. But when he looked up again, he found the old lady looking at him strangely, and he immediately dared not ask any more questions, for fear that the two of them would become suspicious.

Therefore, Tang Wenqian quickly changed the subject. Knowing that Da Hu had started reading, he asked a few questions inquiring about his situation.

He then excused himself and left, citing that he was tired from just returning.

Tang's mother remained tense the entire time. Only after they had left the house, sat on the donkey cart, and walked out of Ningshui Street did she suddenly turn around, grab Tang Wenqian's hand, and exclaim excitedly, "It's her! That person must be Lu's second daughter! My God, how could she have been..."

"Mother!!" Tang Wenqian interrupted her in a deep voice, glancing at the driver leading the donkey cart in front.

Tang's mother swallowed hard, quickly lowering her voice, and whispered, "Wenqian, what's going on with that Lu family's second daughter? I've always thought she was a mysterious person. She's only been home for a few months, and I've never heard her mention her in the previous ten years or so. Could it be that she really did something outside and was caught and brought back?"

Tang Wenqian took a deep breath, patted his mother's hand, and said, "Mother, just pretend you don't know anything about this. Don't tell anyone, and don't mention it. Miss Lu's matter is probably very complicated. Think about it, such a big thing as her being exiled, and the Lu family knew nothing about it, which means that the government didn't come to the Lu family to arrest her. That's very strange."

Tang's mother nodded repeatedly, "I know, I know, I won't tell."

Tang Wenqian, however, still frowned deeply, thinking of the fearful and timid expression he had seen on Shu Yu in the exile group, an expression he had never witnessed before.

Would someone so fierce as to stand in front of his sister and forcefully demand a divorce from Zhang Shu really show that kind of expression?

Thinking of this, Tang Wenqian added, "Perhaps that wasn't Miss Lu, but just someone who looked similar and it was a coincidence."

Tang's mother looked at him and asked, "Do you even believe what you're saying? What a coincidence!"

The two stopped their discussion about Shu Yu there and did not continue.

The donkey cart drove all the way out of Ningshui Street and disappeared around the corner.

Holding Bao Ya's hand, Liang watched the donkey cart disappear into the distance, frowning as she muttered to herself, "Am I seeing things? Is that the woman from the Tang family? Where did she come from? She's carrying so many bags and packages."

Did they buy all this stuff on Ningshui Street? With their shabby appearance, they couldn't have suddenly become rich.

Madam Liang pursed her lips and continued to lead Bao Ya toward Yi Ren Pavilion.

Seeing that they were almost there, she immediately stopped, squatted down, and said to Bao Ya, "Did you remember what I just told you?"

Bao Ya nodded emphatically, patting her chest with her little hand, "I'll remember."

(End of this chapter)