Zhao Xiaohe couldn't hold back any longer. He lifted his veil and skirt and came up from behind.
"What should I do? How am I supposed to escape?"
Zhao Xiaohe felt like he was going to go bald. Why was things so different from what he had imagined as soon as he arrived at the Sun residence?
Zhu Qing looked at the two of them, thought for a moment, and said, "How about this, you change your clothes first. I'll go and get the others out of there once you're done."
"Will it work?" The wet nurse was very unsure.
Zhao Xiaohe nodded; he definitely needed to change his clothes. Wearing them and being bound was very uncomfortable.
So he practically ripped off his outer layer of clothing, looked around, and then said, on the verge of tears, "Oh no, I have no clothes to change into..."
Zhu Qing and the wet nurse turned around together, as if... they had also forgotten to prepare.
Oh well, if we don't have it, we don't have it. We might not even be able to escape anyway.
Zhu Qing resignedly opened the door and went out. She spoke to the two servants guarding the courtyard, and then the two servants left together.
At this moment, the wet nurse quickly pulled Zhao Xiaohe away. She moved with lightning speed, and Zhao Xiaohe was practically being dragged along by her.
But Zhao Xiaohe dared not resist. He remembered how his mother had dragged him around like this when he was a child and he was always dawdling.
Only the wet nurse and Zhao Xiaohe left; Zhu Qing stayed behind to try and stall the servant guarding the courtyard gate.
However, the two underestimated the defenses of the Sun residence.
The mansion was crowded with people today, and there were even more maids, servants, and young men. They could be seen almost everywhere you went.
As dusk settled, lanterns were placed every three steps inside the Sun residence, illuminating the entire place and making it impossible for anyone to hide.
The wet nurse and Zhao Xiaohe hid behind a rockery in a garden. They couldn't get out because the servants kept coming and going.
Moreover, they had already chosen a less crowded route.
The wet nurse racked her brains but couldn't come up with a solution, and she was extremely anxious. If they waited until the guests in the front hall left, and then Master Sun returned, wouldn't they be even more unable to leave?
The wet nurse looked ahead and saw a small door.
She patted He Shitou and muttered, "Child, I'll go and distract those people later. See if you can get out through this small door."
Before he could stop the wet nurse, she quickly left.
Zhao Xiaohe was on the verge of tears. How did he end up fighting alone?
The wet nurse, without changing her expression, stopped a few passing maids and deliberately struck up a conversation with them.
Zhao Xiaohe crouched low, approaching the small door step by step. When she was just a step away, she quickly pushed the door open and slipped inside.
During the final check, the small door bolt made a sound due to improper force.
"What's wrong?" A maidservant walked past the wet nurse and looked straight towards the small door.
The other maid was less alert. "Is there anything wrong? I didn't see anything."
"Yes, yes, it looks like a cat." The nanny quickly made up a lie to divert the maid's attention.
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