Chapter 104: Old Times, the Past
"How do you know?" The anger on Zhao Qinglian's face subsided a little, looking a little funny.
Shang Yuwan smiled and said, "Didn't I tell you? My mother told me."
The year he first arrived in Kyoto, Lu Xu might have sensed that his end was near, so on the first day he arrived in Beijing, he started talking to Shang Yuwan about old times.
The second person with the most numbers besides her was only twelve.
When Shang Yuwan was one year old, even dogs hated him. He would only behave if he was held by Twelve, otherwise he would cause chaos. In Lu Xu's words, he was like a demon child born into the world.
Children grow fast, and when Lu Xu saw that the twelve girls were almost recovered from their illness, he took them both to buy clothes.
She has always attached great importance to her children's affairs. All the food, clothing and other expenses of Shang Yuwan and Twelve must be approved by her before they can be used. It is common for her to take people to buy clothes in person.
"Wan'er, stop playing with your sister's hair."
Lu Xu didn't like being followed by too many people, so she brought three maids with her when she came to Caixiufang. She took Shang Yuwan and handed her to the maid to hold first, then reached out and took Twelve's hand, leading her inside to take a look.
Most of the maids have wheat-colored skin and are good at martial arts. They were specially taught by Shang Junhu to protect the safety of his wife and daughter.
The maid held the little Shang Yuwan in her strong arms and followed Lu Xu. Shang Yuwan didn't make a fuss, but her eyes were glued to Twelve's face.
This sister was the second most beautiful person she had ever seen - the first most beautiful person was her mother.
"Why are there so many ordinary things out there? Boss, we've come to buy from you several times, you have to bring out some good stuff."
Lu Xu's eyes are amber, her eyebrows are curved when she smiles, and there are two dimples on her face, which makes people want to get close to her.
Although she suffers from heart disease, she is no different from ordinary people when she is not sick. Except for her pale face, there is nothing special about her.
Who in Yanmen City wouldn't know Lu Xu? The shopkeeper welcomed them in with a smile on his face.
It’s true, Mrs. Lu Xu is really lucky. She really has a batch of good stuff today.
"Mrs. Lu, look, this is the satin sent from Dancheng, and this, this is something I got specially from Langjiang, it's many times better than before!"
Lu Xu took it in his hand, looked at it, and touched it.
The quality is excellent and it is indeed much better than before.
She hummed and nodded, "Just these three, the red, the white, and..."
Lu Xu turned around to talk to the shopkeeper, and was suddenly met with a pair of deep black eyes.
That was a... little boy? A little girl, wearing a mask?
She has the figure of a young girl, but her physique is much taller than that of an average girl, and she looks about fifteen or sixteen years old.
It was a bit far away, and Lu Xu couldn't see clearly, so she squinted her eyes. A passerby happened to pass by in the middle. After the passerby walked away, she no longer saw the masked man.
"There are also black, black..." Lu Xu and the maid looked at each other. The maid nodded slightly and walked out of the embroidery workshop.
The shopkeeper followed Lu Xu's line of sight and saw nothing. "Madam, what are you looking at?"
"Oh, there was a girl who looked a bit like our Twelve, so I took a few more glances at her."
Lu Xu rubbed Twelve's head and said with a smile: "Our Twelve has been good-looking since she was young. She will definitely be a beauty when she grows up."
She thought to herself, Twelve is much taller than her peers. She is only four years old, but she looks like a five or six-year-old. Could it be that her family has come to look for her?
"Is this the young lady's personal maid?" the shopkeeper said with a smile. "Madam is so kind to her servants. No wonder the servants and maidservants in the hands of human traffickers are so eager to get into your house."
Lu Xu has always been gentle to others and very tolerant towards maids and servants - those who were disobedient were secretly dealt with by Shang Junhu, so she didn't need to worry about them at all.
She shook her head. "Boss, you're wrong. Twelve is not a servant, she is Wan'er's sister."
The shopkeeper was stunned. "What?"
Twelve had just recovered from a high fever, and sometimes his mind was still confused. He looked up at Lu Xu blankly.
Shang Yuwan yelled, "Sister! Sister!"
She struggled to get down, but the maid looked at Lu Xu's expression and put the child who was constantly pupating down.
Shang Yuwan ran over and grabbed Twelve's hand, "Sister! Sister!"
The first word she learned was "loyalty", followed by "mother, father", and finally, "sister".
Twelve looked at Shang Yuwan's eyes, which were exactly the same as Lu Xu's. Suddenly, his nose felt sore, but he could only shed tears without making any sound.
Lu Xu half-knelt down and took out a handkerchief to wipe Twelve's tears.
This child didn't even cry out loud. I don't know what kind of injustice he had suffered in the past.
Shang Yuwan looked at a piece of silk, pulled Lu Xu's clothes, and said, "Mom!"
Lu Xu followed her gaze and asked, "Wan'er wants the green one?"
"It's my sister's." Shang Yuwan took Twelve's hand and shook it.
The one-year-old girl not only walked without help, but also spoke much more clearly than other children. As expected of her daughter, she was smart.
Lu Xu smiled and asked Twelve: "What color do you want?"
She originally wanted to buy red clothes for Twelve and Wan'er so that they would look healthy and energetic.
Now it seems like I should ask for her opinion. Even if I'm young, I have my own preferences, right? And Wan'er seems to like the emerald green one, too.
Twelve sniffed and nodded blankly, "All good."
"Oh!" Lu Xu's face lit up with joy, "This is the first time you've said two words!"
The child didn't say a word in the first two days after being rescued by Shang Jun. Later, she pestered Twelve for several days, and after all her efforts, she could only get a few "um", "okay", "yes", or a nod or shake of the head.
Wan'er only stayed with her for two days and achieved such results. It seems that they are destined to be together.
Lu Xu was thinking secretly, but he didn't know how to deal with Ahu's side.
The name Twelve was given to the child by her. As for the child's previous identity, Ahu said that it had not been found out yet. However, since he picked him up from the battlefield, and the child had an accent that was somewhat similar to that of a Langjiang person, he must be a Langjiang child.
I just don't know why he would run to the battlefield at such a young age. Has King Langjiang become so cruel?
If this child is registered directly under her name as Wan'er's sister, Ahu probably won't agree...
While thinking this in his mind, Lu Xu smiled and bought the cloth that Shang Yuwan and Twelve wanted, and also bought a few more pieces of white, red and black cloth.
Ah Hu usually wears either white or black armor, but this time he asked someone to sew some red into it, otherwise he would look like he was attending a funeral all day, which would be so ugly.
When Lu Xu led his men out of the Embroidery Workshop, he saw the maid who had left earlier coming back.
"how?"
"There were two people wearing masks," the maid said briefly. "One of them was highly skilled in martial arts, but he just followed us around without making any other moves."
Just follow?
"Madam, would you please inform the general?"
"Ahu is training new recruits today, so we won't bother him." Lu Xu raised his eyebrows. "Since you want to follow, let's go to the teahouse and wait for them."
"Xiao Du, go tell them that if they want someone, they can come in person. I'll only wait for an hour."
Lu Xu held Shang Yuwan's hand in one hand and Twelve's hand in the other and went to the teahouse for tea.
The three of them sat by the window, and they could see the scenery of the street below just by turning their heads.
Twelve didn't know what Lu Xu was waiting for, so he obediently fed Shang Yuwan sweet water and stuffed pastries into her mouth.
"twelve."
Lu Xu called out softly.
Twelve looked up at her.
"Don't you remember anything about the past?"
When Twelve was found by Shang Junhu on the battlefield, his body was covered in blood and his forehead was burning hot. When he was brought back, it was discovered that the child was unharmed except for a high fever.
But she was too young, and this was not the era that Lu Xu had lived in before, where a fever could be fatal.
Lu Xu felt sorry for her and spent a lot of money to hire a doctor for treatment.
Although his life was saved, his memory was lost.
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