roccoschili Chapter 173 Gathering and Separation Are Involuntary
Chapter 173 Gathering and Separation Are Involuntary
"Cousin Ning'er!"
Lu Yan's tone was full of surprise, but Yan Yun immediately raised his finger to signal him to be quiet.
I didn't want to run into people from the backyard, but I ran into people from the frontyard instead.
Yan Yun, having lived a lifetime, naturally understood things much better, and Lu Yan's situation was obviously not good.
Lu Yan immediately reached out to catch Yan Yun.
"Cousin Ning'er, be careful."
Yan Yuncai gestured for him to speak softly, but he didn't listen at all.
The sounds behind them were getting closer and closer.
Yan Yun looked at Lu Yan's hand and jumped down from the side.
Lu Yan looked at Yan Yun, who had jumped down directly, and said, "Cousin Ning'er."
Yan Yun steadied himself and immediately raised a finger, "Keep your voice down."
She finally managed to get out, and then she ran into him.
Lu Yan's mind suddenly came to life. He had no idea that his seemingly frail cousin Ning'er was so quick-witted. He had a lot to say, but when he saw her face, he didn't know where to begin.
Yan Yun noticed his gaze, but did not understand his thoughts.
She stood up; she had somewhere else to go, and she didn't have much to say to Lu Yan.
She turned and left without saying a word.
Although Lu Yan was not an arrogant person, he still felt that Yan Yun was worried about him when he saw her at this time.
His previously calm mood wavered again, and he thought he could have a conversation with her.
But Yan Yun didn't care about his feelings.
After she jumped, she walked forward without hesitation.
Lu Yan hadn't even reacted yet, or rather, his mind hadn't quite processed it. He thought she had deliberately followed him out.
"Cousin Ning'er."
He instinctively chased after him.
Yan Yun didn't want him to make a sound, but he kept talking as if he couldn't understand.
Yan Yun could only stop and say, "Alright, stop talking."
Her cold tone left Yan Yun somewhat at a loss.
He wanted to ask how people were doing, but now wasn't the time, and he didn't want to bring up his current situation. He hesitated and dragged his feet.
"Cousin Ning'er, I wonder how Lan'er is?"
Mentioning Lu Lan made Yan Yun even less inclined to speak. She looked at Lu Yan and said, "You come with me first."
Lu Yan obediently followed Yan Yun, and watching her back, his mind calmed down.
"Cousin Ning'er."
Lu Yan kept talking as if he couldn't understand Yan Yun's words.
Yan Yun turned around and couldn't help but glare at him.
Lu Yan was taken aback when he saw Yan Yun's expression.
He didn't speak this time, and silently followed Yan Yun.
Walk into a quieter alley where no one is around.
Yan Yun turned to look at Lu Yan, who was following him, and said, "I have something to do, so don't follow me."
Yan Yun was quite direct.
Lu Yan's hopes that she had come to comfort him were dashed.
He wasn't the type to pester someone relentlessly. He cared about Yan Yun, and since she had said so, he wouldn't bother her anymore.
"Cousin, be careful on your journey."
Lu Yan forced a smile.
Yan Yun understood the bitterness in his heart, but even if she understood, there were so many things in this world that she couldn't care about them all.
"take care."
She left one last sentence.
Lu Yan's wry smile finally relaxed.
She knows it all.
Lu Yan stood there, watching Yan Yun walk away quickly. His expression was unreadable. He shook his head and turned to walk in the opposite direction.
Yan Yun left the Zheng residence and wandered around the city. She wasn't aimlessly wandering around. Now that Zheng Jihua wouldn't let her go out and was watching her everywhere, she was indeed feeling stifled. However, as she wandered around, she was surrounded by eyes that were watching her.
They were even better than the servants in the mansion.
Yan Yun touched his face, thinking he shouldn't be attracting so much attention. He looked around and went into a restaurant.
He asked the waiter to find him a room on the second floor and ordered a pot of hot tea.
Once Yan Yun went up to the second floor, he immediately closed the door.
She always felt that someone was watching her and following her.
She pushed open the window and looked down. The people below were pointing at the room where Yan Yun was. When she met Yan Yun's gaze, she was not flustered at all and spoke to the people below.
“The eaves have a hole, and when it rains, water will seep in.”
The other person spoke clearly.
Then they won't follow me anymore.
Yan Yun looked around the city. There were no major changes in the surroundings; everything was still the same as usual. However, judging from what Zheng Jihua said, things were clearly not peaceful.
She leaned against the window and looked outside.
Not far away, a group of people rode horses and charged straight towards them.
Pedestrians on the road were terrified and scattered in all directions.
"Get out of the way."
With a powerful shout of encouragement, the man knocked down many people wherever he went.
A constable who was patrolling nearby stepped forward and reprimanded him.
"stop."
The man ignored him, whipped his horse, and charged straight at the person blocking his way. He shouted, "You've delayed military intelligence! Be careful, or you'll lose your head!"
Before the constable could even get close, he heard this sentence and immediately stepped aside.
He reached out to support the person next to him and whispered a reminder, "Keep your distance."
The man rode off on his horse.
The people behind him were all complaining.
Yan Yun stared at the back of the person driving the horse, wondering if something had happened.
Just as I was lost in thought...
There was a knock on the door.
Yan Yun heard the sound and turned to look towards the door.
The person outside didn't come in directly, but spoke through the door: "Miss, I was sent by the master to protect you. Please respond to me."
When Yan Yun heard him say "sir," she wondered if it was Zheng Jihua. She immediately took two steps back and looked out the window. There were still quite a few people standing below, and there was nowhere left to run around.
She thought she hadn't been discovered after coming out, but she was being too naive.
Yan Yun did not respond.
The person outside spoke again.
"Miss, please forgive my rudeness."
After the other person finished speaking, they should have been about to push the door open and come in.
That's also true.
The people outside simply pushed the door open.
There were other people inside after the door was opened.
Sima Yue stood behind the man with his hands behind his back. As he pushed open the door, he turned around and met Yan Yun's gaze.
The person who pushed open the door saw Yan Yun and immediately lowered their head.
Sima Yue looked at Yan Yun.
"Miss Zheng."
Yan Yun wasn't very familiar with Sima Yue, but now he was getting closer to her in every way.
Yan Yun stepped aside and was about to leave the room.
The people following behind Sima Yue clearly had something to say, but because Sima Yue was right in front of them, they didn't dare to be presumptuous. After glancing at Yan Yun, they immediately lowered their heads as well.
Sima Yue walked to Yan Yun's side and spoke to him as usual.
"May I escort Miss Zheng home?"
Yan Yun refused outright.
"No need."
She refused simply and clearly.
Sima Yue did not listen to her. After Yan Yun finished speaking, she instructed the attendant beside her, "Prepare the carriage and send Miss Zheng back."
Yan Yun looked at him and immediately said, "No need."
Sima Yue smiled and looked at Yan Yun with an expression of understanding.
“Miss Zheng, there’s no need to be afraid. I’ll take you back; it will be much safer that way.”
Seeing that he wasn't listening to her, Yan Yun took a step forward.
Sima Yue stepped in front of Yan Yun, blocking her path, and said to her, "Miss Zheng, you'd better listen to me."