Chapter 253 Escape Again
There were groups of gatekeepers standing in front of the city gate. They stood on both sides of the gate, checking the carriages coming and going.
Shen Jingxuan's almond-shaped eyes flickered when she saw this, and she turned back to the carriage.
Chun Tao saw Shen Jingxuan coming back anxiously: "Miss..."
Shen Jingxuan immediately stopped her from speaking any further.
She blinked gently at Chuntao, and saw Chuntao suddenly move closer to Shen Jingxuan.
After a long silence, Chuntao stared at her young lady intently, hesitated for a moment, and her eyes instantly turned red.
She raised her hand to ruffle her hair, clenched her fists, and under Shen Jingxuan's approving gaze, she rushed out of the carriage without hesitation.
“Help… Help me…”
Chuntao's sudden action made Zhao Yiliang stunned for a moment.
Seeing this, the guards at the city gate swarmed over. The chief guard looked at Chuntao and asked, "What happened?"
"Sir, this man forcibly drove away my young lady's carriage and locked us in the carriage, not allowing us to return home."
After saying that, Chuntao burst into tears, and while crying she scolded Zhao Yiliang for being shameless, saying that he clearly didn't know her daughter, but still insisted on taking her out of the city.
After hearing Chuntao's words, the officer asked Zhao Yiliang, "Is what this girl said true?"
Zhao Yiliang came back to his senses, raised the corner of his lips and looked back at the curtain of the carriage.
At this point, how could he not guess that this was Shen Jingxuan's way of getting out of this situation.
In order to prevent me from taking her out of the city, he even resorted to such means. He is indeed a little fox.
Zhao Yiliang did not answer the official's words. He stood up, took a deep look at the carriage, then jumped onto the city wall on tiptoe and disappeared over the wall in the blink of an eye.
No rush, this is just the beginning. He doesn't believe that Shen Jingxuan can get away next time.
He would always think of more ways to make it impossible for Shen Jingxuan to resist at all.
Chun Tao wiped away her tears and looked at the officer guarding the city gate nervously: "This... What should I do?"
The officer saw that the man had already left the city and it was too late to chase him now, so he said, "Young lady, go back home with your young lady first. If we have any news about that man, we will definitely arrest him and bring him to justice."
"Excuse me, officer."
After Chuntao finished speaking, she woke up the coachman who was lying next to her and returned to the carriage.
When the coachman drove the carriage a distance away, Chun Tao asked with a frown, "Miss, was my performance good?"
Seeing her smug look, Shen Jingxuan raised the corners of her lips: "Okay, our Tao'er is the best."
Not to mention that Chuntao messed up her hair, Shen Jingxuan felt that the most praiseworthy thing was her tears.
I don’t know how Chuntao did it. She just whispered to her that she should cry, and her tears flowed instantly.
What Shen Jingxuan didn't expect was that she just wanted to give it a try, worried that the people guarding the city gate would not be a match for Zhao Yiliang, but she unexpectedly succeeded.
Thinking of this, Shen Jingxuan frowned unconsciously.
This time she and Chuntao were able to escape, but it wouldn't be so easy next time once Zhao Yiliang was ready.
The carriage continued driving for a while before finally returning to the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion.
It was already dark at this time. Shen Jingxuan asked Chuntao to go and rest and returned to the room alone.
The moment the door opened, I fell into a warm embrace: "Ah Xiao, you are here."
As soon as she walked to the door, she noticed that there was someone in the room. However, she didn't expect that as soon as she stepped into the room, Xie Lingxiao couldn't wait to hug her.
"Why are you back so late?"
He asked Ling Qiong and Ling Huan about Shen Jingxuan's whereabouts. Although he knew that she went boating, he couldn't help but worry when she didn't return home so late.
Shen Jingxuan hesitated for a moment: "I met Zhao Yiliang when I returned to the city, and he wanted to take me out of the city."
After hearing her words, Xie Lingxiao stood up suddenly while holding her: "Where did you go?"
"Axiao, don't worry." Shen Jingxuan patted his shoulder gently.
She told Xie Lingxiao about her encounter with Zhao Yiliang.
After listening to Shen Jingxuan's words, Xie Lingxiao sat there motionless, not knowing what he was thinking.
After a long while, he looked at Shen Jingxuan and said, "Bring Ling Qiong and Ling Huan with you when you go out. If they join forces, Zhao Yiliang won't be able to beat them."
"Really?" Shen Jingxuan's eyes lit up.
Ling Qiong and Ling Huan had followed her for a long time, but she had never seen their skills.
Now hearing what Xie Lingxiao said, Shen Jingxuan suddenly felt that she was wasting a gift from heaven.
Even a person with such great skills has it in his hand, but he has never used it once, and he has never seen it before.
"Yeah." Xie Lingxiao responded.
"Try to take them with you when you go out next time, so that I can rush over in time even if something like this happens."
Shen Jingxuan raised the corners of her lips: "Okay."
She knew Xie Lingxiao's intention. He kept reminding her only because he was too worried about her.
It would be nice to take Ling Qiong and Ling Huan with me when I go out in the future. At least Chun Tao won't have to worry about it.
Seeing her respond, Xie Lingxiao's expression gradually improved: "Are you happy about boating on the lake today?"
Speaking of this, Shen Jingxuan frowned unconsciously: "When we met someone we didn't want to meet, Ying'er and Yi'er came back."
She slowly recounted the story of boating on the lake, and Xie Lingxiao frowned as he listened.
"Did Lu Jinxuan really say that?"
Shen Jingxuan glanced at her and said, "She said I am not worthy of marrying you, and she is more suitable for you than me."
Xie Lingxiao's expression suddenly turned ugly: "It seems that the punishment she received last time was too light."
"Xuan'er, you are the most suitable one, and I will only marry you."
He didn't want Shen Jingxuan to have any other thoughts because of this, nor would he allow Shen Jingxuan to retreat in the slightest.
Shen Jingxuan raised her eyebrows slightly: "Well, I believe you."
She and Xie Lingxiao both knew very well how difficult it was for them to get to where they are today.
Now that their feelings have grown deeper, a few words can no longer create a rift or separate them.
They don't care about other people's opinions or words, their minds and eyes are filled with only each other.
The two chatted for a while, and Xie Lingxiao fell asleep in Shen Jingxuan's arms, just like he did yesterday.
The weather was getting colder as winter approached. Shen Jingxuan woke up early but didn't want to get up at all.
When she woke up early in the morning, Xie Lingxiao was no longer on the bed, but the residual warmth from the place where he had slept reminded Shen Jingxuan that he had slept here last night.
Shen Jingxuan gently stroked the place where he had been lying, and the corners of her lips gradually curled up.
There was a knock on the door, and Chuntao came in with a clean basin: "Miss, you should get up and have breakfast."
Shen Jingxuan glared at her and stood up reluctantly: "I'm not leaving the house today."
She had been out of the house for two days and nothing good had happened to her, so she just wanted to stay at home recently.
Chun Tao looked puzzled, but still responded, "Okay."
She waited for Shen Jingxuan to wash her face, helped her comb her hair, and then put breakfast on the table.
Shen Jingxuan was enjoying her meal when Ling Qiong walked in from outside: "Miss, Miss Jiang is here."
"Just invite her into the house."
After Ling Qiong left, Shen Jingxuan looked puzzled.
They had clearly just met yesterday, so why did she come looking for him so early this morning?