Chapter 128 Jade Vine Flower Pendant

He had assumed that his father was simply aloof or too busy with official duties to take care of them.

Looking back now, perhaps it was just like that for them.

Lu Qingxiao gritted his teeth, glanced again at the baby in his arms surrounded by people, and finally turned away coldly.

This time, Lu Qingjia did not follow Lu Qingxiao, but went to her father's side.

His father's hair was jet black, with hardly any gray hair, and he didn't even have as many wrinkles as he had seen before.

This puzzled Lu Qingjia.

However, Lu Qingjia was stunned when she saw the child in her father's arms.

Isn't this me when I was a child?

He was right here, he thought in surprise, looking at his pale white body, which showed no signs of change.

A tremendous idea suddenly flashed through my mind.

Could it be that I've traveled back to my childhood?

Once this idea took hold, it couldn't be erased, and Lu Qingjia increasingly felt that her idea was correct.

Then he heard a familiar voice in his ear.

The woman wore a snow-white undergarment, her hair clung tightly to her cheeks on either side of her forehead, and her lips were pale, making her look frail and delicate.

"Brother Chong, let me see the child."

Lu Chong was delighted to hear the voice and immediately said, "Fu'er."

Lu Qingjia followed the gaze and looked over. Wait, isn't that his mother?!

Although the woman was pale from giving birth, her appearance was still exceptionally beautiful.

Lu Qingjia was about to walk over when the scene in front of her suddenly changed.

He saw his second brother kneeling before the sickbed, weeping over the woman who had just become emaciated.

What's wrong?

Lu Qingjia couldn't believe it.

He watched as his second brother held a packet of medicine in his hand, but it seemed that he was too weak, and the packet slipped from his hand and spilled all over the ground.

Lu Qingjia saw that her second brother had collapsed beside the bed and was crying uncontrollably.

He walked involuntarily toward the woman on the bed, placed his hand under her nose, and checked her breathing.

Lu Qingjia knew why her second brother was crying.

Because she... died.

Connecting the things he had seen before, it was like pearls being strung together with a thread; all the doubts in his mind were answered.

A terrifying thought flashed through Lu Qingjia's mind, and almost instantly, at the same time, Lu Qingjia got up from the bed.

The desolate and quiet courtyard seemed like an illusion, but the lingering sense of fear inside still remained, refusing to dissipate for a long time.

All I could see was complete darkness.

Lu Qingjia got up and lit the candle beside her. When she saw what her surroundings looked like, she gasped.

Memories of the moment before he fainted gradually returned to his mind. He remembered that he was dealing with the man in black in the Great Fog Mountain, but later the man in black seemed to have given him something, and then he passed out...

Lu Qingjia tentatively used her internal energy, and when she found that she couldn't muster any strength, she knew that everything previously imprinted in her mind was real.

He cautiously walked to the door and tried to open it, but when he found that he couldn't push the door open, he realized that he might really have been arrested.

And that person also imprisoned himself.

Thinking about this, Lu Qingjia didn't know what to do for a moment.

Will he die? Will his mother and father worry about him at the General's Mansion? What should he do next?

Was what happened in that dream real?

Lu Qingjia thought that if she could escape, she would never run away again after returning to the Zhenguo General's Mansion.

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Shen Pingjin followed Yan Jue through the market. It was already evening, and the night enveloped the entire city of Yangzhou, giving it a mysterious air.

Yan Jue walked in front. Because they were traveling incognito, the two of them were dressed very simply, looking like an intimate and outstanding couple.

Shen Pingjin walked for a long time without stopping, and asked with some confusion, "Yan Jue, where exactly are you taking me?"

Yan Jue remained silent.

However, when the two passed by a jewelry shop, the shop owner's eyes lit up.

Xiang Qingqing grabbed Chen Pingjin's sleeve. "Miss, I see you have a head of black hair, but you don't wear any jewelry. Our jewelry shop just opened today, would you like to come in and take a look?"

Seemingly noticing Yan Jue beside her, she paused with a smile, "This must be the young lady's husband. You two look so well-matched. Young man, would you like to buy your wife a piece of jewelry?"

Shen Pingjin glanced at Yan Jue and, to her surprise, actually stopped and began to carefully select jewelry.

This was something Yan Jue hadn't expected. Xiang Qingqing looked at Shen Pingjin's porcelain-white and clean face and immediately said excitedly, "This young lady is really beautiful. The jewelry in front of you is a jade pendant with vine flowers, which is the treasure of our shop."

"The store's prized possession?"

Shen Pingjin looked at the jade pendant in her hand with great interest, carefully examining its material.

It feels smooth, round, and cool to the touch; it is indeed a high-quality material.

Seeing the interest in the young woman's eyes, Xiang Qingqing nodded and affirmed, "Miss, this jade pendant with vine-like patterns is indeed of fine quality. I feel that we have a good connection. How about five taels of gold? If you think that's too expensive, four taels is fine too!"

Seeing the anxious look on the boss's face, Shen Pingjin smiled.

The shop owner was probably in a hurry to sell it.

"Don't worry, if this jade pendant with vine-like flowers is worth this price, I won't haggle."

Shen Pingjin looked at Yan Jue beside her, and without waiting for his consent, she took the purse from his waist, took out five taels of gold and stuffed it into his hand.

"What a generous girl!"

Xiang Qingqing watched in surprise as the woman took the purse directly from the man's waist. A hint of envy flashed in her eyes. This girl and her husband were truly in love!

After all, it's not easy for women to survive in this world, and gaining respect from their husband's family is something that's already very difficult to achieve.

This girl must be very capable and talented to earn the respect of her husband's family!

Shen Pingjin saw the envy in the shopkeeper's eyes, smiled, and then handed over the gold in her hand, taking the jade pendant with vine-like flowers.

"Take care, young lady!"

Xiang Qing waved to Shen Pingjin and watched her leave with her husband's family. She couldn't help but sigh. Even with her face pale, this girl had an extraordinary temperament.

She weighed the gold in her hand, smiled smugly, and thought she had made another profit today.

She had actually lied to the girl.

Their jewelry shop didn't just open; it was on the verge of closing down.

Now that we've finally managed to sell this prized possession and get these five taels of gold, it's somewhat alleviated our current financial crisis.

Shen Pingjin took the jade pendant with the vine flower design and shook it under the night sky.