The jailer's heart skipped a beat, and he nearly peed his pants in fear. All the torture instruments in the government prison were made by Lin Feng. If he were to use them himself, wouldn't he be in a state of neither life nor death? "I understand, I understand. I will never do it again!"
After leaving the cold and damp prison, Lin Feng looked up at the leaves through which a little sunlight filtered, and muttered to himself, "What on earth does Xiahou Qing want Su Zhirou to do? Why did he send her to Qingliang Valley? Logically speaking, Su Zhirou is of almost no use to them..."
Lin Zhenzhen, trapped in her own yard by Lin Feng, was unusually quiet today. She looked at the chirping birds by the window, wondering what she was thinking.
Qinghe and the other two wandered along the Ming River for a while, spending a few leisurely days fishing and catching shrimp before preparing to leave. They had originally planned to leave early in the morning, but seeing Lianxin seemed a little uneasy, the couple decided to stay a little longer by the Ming River.
However, by the time the midday sun was already burning their eyes, even the person they had been waiting for hadn't appeared. Qinghe felt they might miss the post station if they were any later, so he said, "It's almost time. Should we set off?"
Ouyang Ming said softly, "Lian Xin is still waiting for her friend. Let's wait a little longer."
Lian Xin heard the two talking, looked towards the direction of Qinghe County City, sighed, and turned back and said, "...She shouldn't be coming, let's go."
Qinghe asked with a smile: "I really don't want to wait, what if it arrives soon?"
"Master, take a look at this," Lian Xin said, carefully handing the letter from her chest to Qing He. Qing He took it and looked at it with Ou Yangming before saying, "Since I'm writing to you, I guess something happened at home that kept me from leaving. Don't worry, if we're destined to, we'll meet again someday."
"Um."
...On the night that Prajna left Qingliang Valley, Hua Wuxin called a large group of people from the black market, packed all their luggage, and asked Tang Chen for an extra carriage, loaded with a lot of snacks that Wang Ruo liked to eat, as well as the guqin that Wang Zhen left for Wang Yanzhou.
The next day, before dawn, when Qingliang Valley was still asleep, Wang Ruo and Hua Wuxin set off. Hua Wuxin did not tell Wang Ruo about her situation, but only said that he wanted to take her out for a walk and bring her back when Qingliang Valley was quieter.
After they left, a little beggar gave Tang Chen a letter, which roughly meant that after Wang Ruo passed away, Hua Wuxin would take her back to Bugui Peak and bury her in the ancestral tomb. After everything was settled, he would not show up in person because of their nepotism, but would still help behind the scenes.
Whenever they needed help, Tang Chen would simply use the clever crows Mo Yu had left her to deliver messages. Of course, when they left, they didn't take all the people from the black market with them. If the crows were robbed along the way, he would be the first to know.
As soon as Wang Ruo and Hua Wuxin left, the hot spring villa became completely deserted. Tang Chen used to like hot springs, but now he would rather just wash himself in the house.
When Wang Yanzhou came back occasionally, he saw that Tang Chen was tortured by the two little devils and had no one to talk to, so he sent a carriage to take her to the thatched cottage to talk to Shu Yang and relieve her boredom.
Shu Yang and Liu Ying were very happy about Tang Chen's arrival. After all, they were forced by the situation and did not want to cause trouble for Wang Yanzhou and the others, so usually, they hardly saw anyone except each other.
Liuying knew Tang Chen was coming, so she started cleaning the house carefully the day before. She even got up early on the day Tang Chen came. Hearing that she liked dim sum, he made a lot of dim sum from her hometown that she didn't usually make.
Shu Yang saw Tang Chen holding the snacks and not moving her hands. She was staring at the chicks running freely outside the house. He patted her shoulder gently, signaling her to come back to her senses. "I see you look depressed. Did something happen?"
Tang Chen came back to his senses and said while eating snacks, "Oh, sorry, I was stunned for a moment and I didn't react myself. Well, I'm fine; it's just that Wang Ruo and Hua Wuxin left and I had no one to chat with."
Shu Yang chuckled and jokingly said, "Why, didn't you say that children are born to play with? Now those two children at home are not enough for you to play with?"
When she talked about those two children, she couldn't help but laugh and cry. They had angelic faces, but who knew that these little ones, once older, would speak fluent baby talk, discussing things all day and night, making such a fuss. Who knew how naughty they would become when they grew up? They would become "naughty kids" sooner or later.
Fortunately, there's Qiu Liang. Of course, Tang Chen couldn't tell anyone that he'd been hurt recently by taking care of the kids and was feeling tired, so he could only say, "Alas, I shouldn't have given the kids to Qiu Liang in the first place. Now, whenever Qiu Liang is around, he won't even let me hold them. It feels like I'm raising two kids for someone else's family."
Shu Yang said, "Isn't this good? Otherwise, you wouldn't have time to go out and stroll around."
Tang Chen ate a few snacks and started talking after he was full: "Let's not talk about me anymore. How are you living here? Are you comfortable?"
Shu Yang looked at the thatched cottage that Lin Qinghui and Zhou Xiao'e had carefully decorated and said, "Everything here is very complete. If there's anything missing, someone will deliver it without me even asking. With Liuying by my side, life is pretty good. But sometimes, it feels like I'm in prison."
Liuying had just come in from making tea when she heard the second half of Shu Yang's words. Thinking that they were still living under someone else's roof, she quickly said, "Madam, the princess was just joking. Don't take it to heart!"
Seeing Liuying's nervous expression, Tang Chen quickly comforted her, "Hey, that's a bit too polite. We are a family after all, and your princess is speaking the truth. Living in this small courtyard, not being able to come and go as you please, does feel a bit like being in prison. However, this prison isn't that difficult to live in. I see you've planted quite a few camellias in the courtyard; they're quite beautiful."
Shu Yang said, "These were brought by the people who delivered the supplies. They said your prince asked us to kill some time. These chicks are also here."
Tang Chen said in surprise: "Oh my, I didn't expect him to be so thoughtful. If he wasn't happy, he wouldn't have given me these."
Shu Yang looked at Tang Chen's expression and couldn't help laughing: "Pfft, you, if you keep saying that I'll be jealous."
“Hehehe!”
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