"Ring ring!"
"Clang!"
"Knock knock knock!"
Chunxiang, carrying a bowl of sweet water, passed by Qiuqiu's room but couldn't help turning back. She grabbed a maidservant at random, "Where's Dongxiao?"
"Sister Dongxiao is inside packing Miss's things."
"Packing things?" Chunxiang asked, puzzled. Even a single piece of paper belonging to her mistress was a treasure, and she wouldn't let anyone touch it. Why was she suddenly packing things up today? And the noise she was making shouldn't be something that could be done while packing, right?
Just as I was wondering, the door across the hall suddenly opened from the inside.
Dong Xiao slowly walked out carrying a cloth bag that looked like a bed sheet, filled with luggage much larger than herself. "Sister Chunxiang, please make way."
Chunxiang was dumbfounded. Just as Dongxiao slipped past her, she quickly grabbed her collar and asked, "Wait, what are you carrying on your back?"
She ransacked the young lady's house?
Dong Xiao simply followed orders. "This morning, Miss woke up before 7 a.m. and told me to pack up all her treasures and not allow anyone else to do it."
"Get up at Chen Shi (7-9 AM)?" Chunxiang exclaimed as if facing a major crisis. "That's a very serious problem!"
"Don't move here, I'll go find Madam to come and take a look."
After Qiuqiu stayed home well-behaved for three days, Yun Jinglan was almost convinced that her daughter had changed her personality. Now she was told that her daughter's symptoms had become more serious!
Chunxiang led her over to see for herself what was wrong with this little darling. All the way there, she prayed that this little darling would give her some peace of mind.
Dongxiao looked disheveled? She's been neglecting her appearance lately, which is understandable!
The big bundle she's packing behind her? Her wedding with Chen He is coming soon, so a simple packing might be necessary.
but……
Looking at the empty room, she really couldn't hold back anymore!
"Are you planning to pack up the Marquis's mansion and take it with you?"
Dong Xiao cried out that she was wronged and repeated the same story she had told Chunxiang, directly pointing out the culprit: "It was all Miss who told me to do this!"
Yun Jinglan took several deep breaths to calm herself down, then asked through gritted teeth, "Where's Qiuqiu?"
You little rascal, come out here and get your beating!
Dong Xiao pointed under the bed: "Miss doesn't want to come out."
The master and servants squatted down in front of the bed and looked over, and sure enough, they met Qiuqiu's big, watery eyes. Her fair face was covered in dust, and she wasn't much better looking than Dongxiao.
Yun Jinglan was a little annoyed. She patted the ground twice and threatened, "Chuchu, come out, or I'll beat you up."
The cramped space made it difficult for Chiu Chiu to move around. It took her a lot of effort to cover her bottom, and she firmly shook her head, refusing to go out.
I can take a beating, but I'll hide my gold well!
Yun Jinglan had forgotten that her third brother had given her a box of gold hidden under the bed. The gold was too heavy for Qiuqiu to move, so she came up with a terrible idea to go down with the gold.
Yun Jinglan called out a few times but failed to get her to come out, so she didn't press her any further and instead called in a few servants to bring the bed over.
The chubby girl stood guard over two chests of gold, exposed to everyone's view. She shifted uncomfortably. She couldn't bear to part with either chest!
Yun Jinglan: "When did another box appear?" When did she start collecting gold behind my back?
Chunxiang secretly clicked her tongue in amazement; Miss is truly wealthy!
Dong Xiao feigned anger: "Didn't you imply that all the valuables are with me?"
Under the watchful eyes of the three, Chiu Chiu chose to cover her ears between the two boxes of gold. As long as she pretended not to hear, they wouldn't make things difficult for her!
Qiuqiu plans to run away with the money, but she can't hide forever. If the Crown Prince comes after her, she will take her whole family and run away.
She has experience writing about fleeing famine!
Yun Jinglan was helpless. She wanted to pick up Qiuqiu, but she was too dirty to do so, so Chunxiang had to do it for her. "Qiuqiu, can you tell your mother what you asked Dongxiao to do with all these things?"
Chirp's eyes darted around, "Let's go!"
Where to?
"Um……"
Why is Mom asking so many questions? We're just running away anyway.
Why run?
Mentioning this made Qiuqiu extremely sad; her newbie protection period was over. Even the Crown Prince threatened her! The promised goddaughter of the laws showed her absolutely no favoritism; the Heavenly Dao here showed no respect whatsoever to her godparents!
"Sigh!" Chirp waved her paw with a bitter expression, signaling her mother not to ask too many questions.
[Mothers shouldn't ask too many questions about the baby. Woman, you've crossed the line.]
Yun Jinglan: “…”
"You're quite domineering for such a young age." Yun Jinglan couldn't help but pinch Qiuqiu's cheek. "The Crown Prince is benevolent and won't make things difficult for you."
She already knew what had happened at the Ministry of Justice. The Crown Prince and the Second Prince had both been reprimanded by His Majesty, and Li Wen had also been criticized for his incompetence. If it weren't for her father-in-law's intervention, things would probably have been even worse.
His Majesty said that Qiuqiu was frightened and sent someone to comfort her. Yun Jinglan thought she was terrified because she stayed in her room all day, but she didn't expect that she was just bored.
Chiu Chiu picked at her ears, utterly shocked. "The Crown Prince is benevolent? I think he's a little mischievous!"
Her reaction amused Yun Jinglan. There were many things she couldn't say, so she just tapped Chiu Chiu's little nose and told her, "His Highness the Crown Prince is a good person, you don't need to be so afraid of him."
Chiu Chiu put her hands in her pockets and kept talking, refusing to listen to anyone!
Yun Jinglan told Dong Xiao to put the things back in their original places, "Come with your mother, someone is coming to see you later."
Chiu-Chiu was confused; she didn't seem to have made any plans with anyone!
The mother and daughter left, leaving only the unfortunate Dongxiao to put everything back in its place. By the time Chen He arrived, Dongxiao was already exhausted and her back ached from working.
"Don't just stand there, give me a back massage."
"I'm here to see Miss Chen." Chen He was a little anxious; he had run all the way back.
Dong Xiao exclaimed, "Ah! The young lady and her wife just left, saying someone came looking for her."
"Damn it!" Chen He slapped his thigh, full of self-reproach. "We were still a step too late!"
"What exactly happened?"
"The Marquis asked me to come back and inform Miss that the Commander of the Imperial Guards, Lord Gao Xun, has come to settle accounts with her."
"That Jade-Faced Yama Gao Xun?" Even though Dong Xiao didn't like going out, she knew there was such a person in the capital. "No wonder Miss was packing her things and running away!"
"Quick! Go and stop the lady on the road!"
Dong Xiao and Chen He rushed out in a panic, neither of them noticing a figure sneaking into Qiu Qiu's room after they left.
Everything had been rearranged, and many things were no longer in their familiar places. The person crawled under the bed, and a few scattered sounds were heard. After a while, she crawled out with a smile on her face.
The shadowy guard, squatting on the roof beam cracking sunflower seeds, asked, "What's this woman doing here?"
"Looks like they're trying to frame our young lady."
"No, if Miss is gone, we brothers will have to go back to being assassins. Third Brother, go see what she's hiding!"
"Okay!"
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