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Jiang Yan was initially confused, but when she saw the Chen family members shouting and running around in panic to escape, she suddenly came to her senses and truly felt the meaning of the word "turmoil" for the first time.
Jiang Yan didn't know where to go, and neither did Huang Ying. But they both knew one thing: they had to escape the Chen residence, this place of trouble, as quickly as possible.
The two of them first ran to the main gate of the Chen residence, only to find it filled with soldiers in black armor. They then quickly turned back and ran towards the side gate of the Chen residence.
The two women, mistress and servant, had no idea where the small gate of the Chen residence was, nor had they ever been there. They only heard about it from others while fleeing for their lives, and they hurriedly joined their group and ran towards the small gate. Unfortunately, the small gate was heavily guarded.
Jiang Yan was terrified. She couldn't help but think to herself, "Is this the end of my life? Am I really going to die?"
Huang Ying remained unusually calm at this moment. She whispered to Jiang Yan, "Master, there is still a way. Let's go!"
Jiang Yan didn't know what other way there was to leave the mansion, but she still obediently followed Huang Ying.
The "method" Huang Ying mentioned was not unfamiliar, but it was not exactly normal either.
"...Crawling through a dog hole?!"
"Master, the situation is urgent, please don't be reluctant."
"Is there really no other way out? Do we have to crawl through the dog hole?"
“Master, this is the only way to leave the Chen residence right now.”
Behind them, the cries of the fleeing crowd grew louder and louder, as if the bandits were already running towards them. Jiang Yan ignored them and said, "Let's crawl through, it's better than being caught!" With that, she knelt on the ground and quickly crawled towards the dog hole.
The dog hole looks big, but it's too small for an adult to crawl through.
Jiang Yan's abdomen was stuck in the dog hole. He couldn't get out or back out. He was anxious and scared. It was a really bad feeling.
Seeing this, Huang Ying painstakingly removed five or six more bricks from the edge of the dog hole, and Jiang Yan finally breathed a sigh of relief and managed to climb out.
Without hesitation, Huang Ying followed closely behind her and climbed out as well.
Outside the dog hole was a long passageway. High walls stood on both sides of the passageway, separating it from the houses, so Jiang Yan and Huang Ying were temporarily safe.
Huang Ying glanced left and right, then pulled Jiang Yan and ran towards the passageway on the right. Jiang Yan had no experience in escaping, so she didn't say anything and just obediently followed Huang Ying.
Jiang Yan felt as if they had been running for an eternity before they finally caught a glimpse of starlight.
Huang Ying exclaimed excitedly, "Master, do you see that? That's the exit. As long as we run there, we can leave this place."
Jiang Yan was also filled with excitement, and her steps unconsciously became larger and faster.
After running out of the brightly lit exit, Jiang Yan and Huang Ying were once again at a loss for what to do.
The exit was another alleyway, and at the end of that alleyway was yet another alleyway, a maze of twists and turns. The two women, mistress and servant, only glanced at it before their hearts pounded with anxiety.
Huang Ying: "Master, what should we do next? Should we continue?"
Jiang Yan had no experience in this area, but she couldn't let Huang Ying bear all the fear and anxiety, so she gritted her teeth and said, "Let's go!"
She refused to believe that they could possibly run into those bandits after going around in circles for so long!
Jiang Yan walked ahead this time, with Huang Ying closely following behind her. Relying on their senses, they walked through one alley after another, not knowing whether they had walked through seven or eight alleys, or eight or nine alleys, until they finally didn't have to walk through any more alleys. Only then did they realize with a start that they had actually reached the outskirts of the city.
It must be the outskirts of the city; as far as the eye can see, there is a vast expanse of open grassland, at the edge of which lies the beginning of the forest.
Jiang Yan exclaimed excitedly, "We're out! We're finally out!"
Huang Ying was also very happy and excited.
"Let's go into the woods and rest for a while." Jiang Yan glanced at Huang Ying and ran towards the forest.
Zhang Qin did not allow his soldiers to harm any of the Chen family's lives. After stopping a maid who knew where Jiang Yan was, he asked the maid to lead him to Jiang Yan, but when they arrived at Jiang Yan's residence, Jiang Yan had already disappeared.
Unable to find Jiang Yan, Zhang Qin immediately ordered his men to thoroughly search the Chen residence. However, after searching the entire Chen residence three or four times without finding any trace of Jiang Yan, Zhang Qin had to admit that Jiang Yan had already left.
Jiang Yan was missing, and Zhang Qin's heart leaped into his throat. His master Shangguan Zeyu's words involuntarily echoed in his mind: "Bring her back to me at all costs!!!"
Zhang Qin hurriedly led his men to search for Jiang Yan's whereabouts along the four main streets of the capital.
Perhaps Chen Run and Jiang Yan were of one mind, or perhaps he had a vague feeling that his wedding with Jiang Yan today would not go as smoothly as expected. So ever since he left the mansion, his mind had been in turmoil, as if a ball of hemp thread was constantly winding around in his heart.
The further Chen Run left the Chen residence, the more chaotic his mind became. By the time he finally made it to the palace gate, his heart was already broken, like a tall building that had been painstakingly built suddenly collapsing without warning.
Chen Run looked at the palace so close at hand, then glanced at the Chen residence which was no longer visible, said nothing, and headed towards the Chen residence.
The guard beside him asked in confusion, "Young master, we've arrived at the palace gates, why don't we go in?"
But Chen Run didn't say anything, only hurriedly said, "Return to the manor as quickly as possible!"
The guards were puzzled, but they obeyed and drove the carriage to the Chen residence as fast as they could. However, even so, by the time they rushed back, it was still too late.
The area outside the mansion gates was in complete disarray, and the area inside was even worse.
Chen Run's eyes widened in shock at just one glance, bloodshot, and he stumbled and ran inside in a panic.
Everything is gone.
The servants had disappeared, and the surroundings were quiet; not even the slightest sound could be heard.
Chen Run paused for a moment, then rushed towards Jiang Yan's residence like a madman. As he ran, he kept telling himself, "Jiang Yan must still be here! She must still be here! She's waiting for him, waiting for him to come and marry her!!"
However, when he finally stumbled and ran to Jiang Yan's courtyard, there was nothing there except for a silent room and a brand new mess.
Jiang Yan has disappeared again!
His Ruyi (a traditional Chinese ornament symbolizing good fortune) has disappeared again!
Chen Run was devastated, his heart aching so much that he couldn't help but clutch his shirt tightly with his right hand. His eyes filled with tears in an instant, and then he quickly let the tears slide down his cheeks and fall onto his shirt and the ground.
Jiang Yan and Huang Ying ran all the way into the depths of the forest before they dared to stop and rest.
Jiang Yan was panting heavily, lying on the ground covered with dry leaves, and it took a very long time for him to recover.
Huang Ying was a little stronger than her. After recovering, she looked around to find the direction they were going next.
Jiang Yan struggled to turn over and sit up, saying, "I've always felt that my life has been quite miserable, and now it seems that's for sure!"
Huang Ying was so preoccupied with figuring out what to do next that she didn't hear what the other woman was saying.
After she finished speaking, she felt that she was being too dramatic. She had only encountered a minor, life-threatening situation and she was already so dejected. What great things could she possibly accomplish in the future? Although she knew very well that she was unlikely to achieve anything significant in her life.
"Master, we can't go back to the capital. Where are we going?" Huang Ying walked to her side with a distressed expression.
Jiang Yan looked at her, then glanced at the almost impenetrable forest in the distance, and said, "This forest is even more secluded than I imagined. It's definitely not safe to stay here. We should get out as soon as possible."
"Does Master know where we're going?" Huang Ying was overjoyed.
"I don't know. But I do know how to leave this place." Jiang Yan gave a bitter smile, letting Huang Ying pull her to her feet with difficulty. "Let's go, it's getting dark, let's get out of here quickly. What if we don't survive being killed but end up being bitten to death by wild animals!"
The two women, mistress and servant, then set off again hand in hand.
Such a major event at the Chen residence spread throughout the capital overnight, and Xiao Yiqing, who had been confined to the residence, naturally heard about it as well.
She hadn't cared about Jiang Yan and Chen Run's marriage at all before, but after this incident, she had no choice but to start taking it seriously.
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