Chapter 680 Tell your father that I owe a favor to the Duke of Zhenguo’s Mansion.
The white sails of Prince Yong's Mansion were finally withdrawn. The funeral was carried out in a hasty and sloppy manner, as if they just wanted to bury the past as quickly as possible.
Prince Yong's temples turned gray overnight, and he seemed to have lost all his energy and vitality, suddenly looking ten years older.
Princess Yong went completely crazy.
She no longer cried or recognized anyone. She just sat in the empty bedroom, hugging her pillow, and whispered to the air over and over again: "Xingyao, my Xingyao."
Lin Jingchuan stood in the corridor, rubbing his aching forehead. The fatigue and grief of the past few days almost crushed him.
He glanced across the deserted courtyard, and suddenly a thin figure flashed through his mind.
"Where is Lin Jiayou?" He turned and asked the servant behind him.
The servant hunched over and tremblingly replied, "My Lord, I haven't seen the young master for several days."
"Waste!" Lin Jingchuan's rage was instantly ignited. He turned around and kicked the pillar. "A child is missing, and no one in the mansion knows about it! What's the point of raising you!"
The servants were so frightened that they fell to their knees, their heads lowered even lower.
Lin Jingchuan's chest heaved violently. After his anger subsided, only endless emptiness and confusion remained.
This palace is no longer a home.
The child has no father or mother. Where else can he go in this capital city except Prince Yong's Mansion?
He suddenly thought of something. The child seemed to have two good classmates in the academy.
"Prepare the horses!" he ordered coldly, "Go to Bailu Academy."
In Bailu Academy, Gu Qingchen and Qian Zhenyun were dozing off on their desks. The pain in their buttocks had not completely subsided yet. Both of them had been much more well-behaved in the past few days.
The teacher was lecturing intently when there was a commotion outside the academy.
Soon, a servant hurried in and whispered a few words in the teacher's ear.
The master's expression changed slightly. He looked at the two drowsy people and cleared his throat: "Gu Qingchen, Qian Zhenyun, come out for a moment."
The two men stood up in a daze and followed the servant out of the school.
At the entrance of the academy, Lin Jingchuan was standing there in a plain brocade robe, looking gloomy.
As soon as they saw him, Gu Qingchen and Qian Zhenyun's hearts skipped a beat and they instantly woke up.
They looked at each other subconsciously and saw tension in each other's eyes.
Didn’t Lin Jiayou say that Prince Yong’s Mansion would not care about him?
Why did Lin Jingchuan come here? Is he here to cause trouble?
As an adult, how petty you are to pick on these two little kids!
Lin Jingchuan's gaze fell on them. "Have you ever seen Lin Jiayou?"
It turns out that he is here to call for punishment!
Gu Qingchen immediately puffed out her chest, blocked Qian Zhenyun behind her, and spoke first: "Lin Jiayou has left!"
Lin Jingchuan's brows furrowed instantly, and he took a step forward. The overwhelming aura on his body made the two children unable to help but step back.
"Gone? Where did you go?"
There was an urgency in his voice.
Gu Qingchen and Qian Zhenyun looked at each other again, feeling even more uncertain.
But the words have been spoken, so I can only grit my teeth and hold on.
Gu Qingchen raised his chin and said in a deliberately righteous tone, "He went to see my brother Lu! My father said that brother Lu is in need of a study partner in Jinguan City. From now on, he will be under the protection of my Zhenguogong Mansion!"
She deliberately emphasized the four words "Zhen Guo Gong Mansion", but her heart was beating fast, hoping that these words could scare Lin Jingchuan.
"Brother Lu?" Lin Jingchuan frowned and repeated.
Gu Lu.
It turned out that it was Gu Junze who took action.
His tense nerves suddenly relaxed at this moment.
Well, he still didn't know how to face that child, facing that face that looked somewhat like Lin Xingyao.
Leaving the capital for a few years might be a good thing for him, Lin Jiayou, and Prince Yong's Mansion.
Gu Lu was raised by Gu Junze himself. His knowledge and character are impeccable. Lin Jiayou will definitely learn some skills by following him and won't go astray.
Thinking of this, the tension in Lin Jingchuan's eyes gradually faded away, leaving only an inextricable fatigue.
He looked at the little girl in front of him who was pretending to be calm. He was silent for a moment before he slowly spoke: "Tell your father that I owe a favor to the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion."
After saying this, he turned and left without saying anything more. His tall figure looked extremely lonely.
Gu Qingchen looked at the direction he left, feeling a little dazed.
Why is this so incoherent? What does it mean to owe her father a favor?
But it seems that he believes it and will not cause trouble for Lin Jiayou for the time being.
She and Qian Zhenyun both breathed a sigh of relief.
"Should we tell Uncle Gu about this?" Qian Zhenyun asked in a low voice, still feeling a little uneasy.
"My dad?" Gu Qingchen shook his head and analyzed like a little adult, "Forget it, didn't you hear? He owes my dad a favor, not my dad. We just have a good relationship, so let's not take the initiative to cause trouble!"
Qian Zhenyun felt that what she said made sense and nodded vigorously.
Gu Qingchen looked up into the distance and counted on his fingers.
Lin Jiayou has been gone for almost three days, and I don’t know where he is now?
The official road is long and the carriage is bumpy.
The escort team successfully delivered the goods to the destination and received a generous reward.
Now, the only thing left to do is to send the half-grown child Lin Jiayou to Jinguan City.
At night, the group rested in a dilapidated temple in the wilderness. A fire was burning brightly, crackling and illuminating the faces of the escorts.
Lin Jiayou huddled in a corner, wrapped himself in a roll of tattered straw mat, pretending to be asleep.
Several escorts gathered around the fire, eating dry and hard biscuits and drinking big gulps of cheap wine.
"Damn it, we're finally done with this mission." A ferocious-looking escort grumbled, taking a swig of wine. "This little brat's the only one left as a burden. We still have to run a few more miles."
Another tall and thin bodyguard named Wang Er chuckled and nudged him with his elbow.
"What's the rush? If we send him to Jinguan City, we can get another fifty taels. It's so easy to make money."
"It's easy, yes," the ferocious-looking escort smacked his lips, "but I always feel like there's something strange about this."
"The young lady of the Zhenguo Mansion was so generous, but just to send such a boy, she didn't even send a proper guard, but came to our escort agency."
Wang Er came closer, lowered his voice, his eyes gleaming, "Don't you think this guy's face looks familiar?"
Upon hearing this, several people subconsciously glanced at the small figure in the corner.
"look familiar?"
"I was in the capital a while ago and heard a lot of gossip from Prince Yong's Mansion." Wang Er's voice became even lower, with a hint of strange excitement. "Take a closer look at that boy's eyebrows and eyes. Do they resemble the princess who just died?"
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