Translator – Xiao He Lian
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Chapter 62.2
Zhou Shuan avoided her gaze and took out the key.
At this moment, Shen Yu happened to be standing in front of the door. When Zhou Shu’an unlocked the door, his arm just happened to touch her waist.
When the two touched each other, Shen Shu immediately took a step back and looked at him warily.
But Zhou Shu’an’s eyes showed nothing, only coldness and indifference, as if the action just now was normal, except that she was standing too close to the door lock.
She was just overthinking it all.
Shen Yan went in and spoke with Yunyang Maquis For a long time, during which she glanced out with her eyes from time to time.
The jailer left, and no one reminded her whether it was a quarter of an hour or not.
“Father, have I been in for a quarter of an hour?”
Yunyang Maquis was bored in prison, and made a simple hourglass. He took a look and said slowly, “It should be.”
“You go back first. Father has nothing to do here, so don’t worry about it and don’t make things difficult for Lord Zhou.”
Speaking of which, Yunyang Maquis himself did not expect that once he was imprisoned, except for a few mild beatings at the beginning, no one would bother him anymore.
Lord Zhou would also occasionally discuss some issues concerning the Ministry of Works with him.
Then, someone actually sent a doctor in during the visiting ban period.
He had always thought that it was the Crown Prince who was protecting him. It was not until he met the Crown Prince a few days ago that he realized that none of this was done by the Crown Prince…
Shen Shu nodded, “Then take care, father. I’ll come back next month.”
“Alright.”
Shen Shu walked out, closed the door, and said softly, “Thank you for your care, My Lord.” She had heard something about her father’s recent situation in prison.
The light in the Dali Temple Prison was insufficient. There were only silver lamps and white light all around, which made it look a bit desolate.
He looked at her sideways for a long time before he said softly,, “Why did you come out so soon?”
Shen Shu was stunned. “Isn’t it already been a quarter of an hour?”
“Madam Li is too law-abiding, which makes me guard the door for you for nothing.”
Shen Shu’s eyelids twitched.
She didn’t want to explore the deeper meaning in his eyes, so she bowed and walked out of the Dali Temple without looking back.
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“Shen Zhen, if you are tired, just take a nap.”
Shen Zhen sat in the carriage, biting her lip and staring at the man who did not forget to look through the case files even while on the road.
As the sun rose, he put on his official uniform. His eyebrows and eyes were cold and his lips were slightly pursed. He looked dignified and self-restrained, no longer the same as he was yesterday.
The sound of “Zhen Zhen” was now replaced by Shen Zhen…
Shen Zhen rubbed her poor, scraped knees and looked at him sadly.
The little girl’s eyes glared over at him gloomily and Lu Yan couldn’t pretend not to see it. He paused as he flipped through the pages and turned his head to look at her.
“Have you learned to glare at people now?” Lu Yan smiled, put his arm around her waist, and whispered, “Who taught you that?”
Obviously, Shen Zhen was not as afraid of him as before.
She snorted almost inaudibly.
A very light, very soft, and very short sound.
Lu Yan picked up her hand and pecked the back of her hand and said, “Then when we get off the carriage later, I’ll carry you.”
How could Shen Zhen let him carry her on his back?
She pulled her hand back, closed her eyes, and completely ignored him.
At sunset, they arrived at the back door of Manyi Tower.
The carriage stopped, Lu Yan got off first, and then turned his back to Shen Zhen.
Does this really mean that he wants to carry her…
Yes, with Lu Yan’s temperament, he never made a slip of his tongue when he spoke.
Shen Zhen patted him on the back and said in a trembling voice, “What are you doing, My Lord? This is Chang’an, not Yangzhou.”
If someone saw the Heir Apparent of the Zhenguo Duke carrying a woman off the carriage at this time, who knows what kind of trouble it would cause…
Shen Zhen put on a veiled hat, held the edge of the hat, and got off the carriage.
At this moment, Shen Zhen herself couldn’t explain why she was so uneasy.
They entered a private room on the second floor. This was a restaurant owned by Lu Yan, so it was relatively safe.
Lu Yan ordered all her favorites. He sat next to her and pinched her ear, “Eat more.”
Lu Yan always felt that his little girl was too thin.
Shen Zhen finished the milk soup in her hand, opened the window, and looked out absentmindedly.
The summer wind was very warm, the leaves around were trembling, and the evening breeze blew the loose hair on her temples.
Just then, there was a loud noise outside.
There were drums and gongs being beaten and firecrackers being set off.
Someone shouted, “Marquis Changping has returned to the capital!”
“Is that the Marquis of Changping? How could he be so handsome?”
“Of course! He is a young general from our Great Jin. Did you know that he chopped off the head of an enemy general with one blow?”
“As expected of a son of the Su family, he has the demeanor of the Duke of Protectorate.” The title of Duke of Protectorate was posthumously conferred on the old Marquis of Changping by Emperor Chengyuan after he died in battle.
Marquis of Changping.
Shen Zhen was stunned, remembering what her elder sister had said to her and immediately stood up and looked outside.
The dream overlapped with the present and Lu Yan seemed to see Shen Zhen’s back snuggling in that person’s arms again.
His heart plummeted, with a dull throbbing, even the air around him became thin.
He stood up and closed the window with a snap.
Shen Zhen was stunned and her beautiful eyes widened.
Immediately afterwards, Lu Yan pushed Shen Zhen against the wall of the private box and kissed her deeply.
Shen Zhen, don’t look outside.
Don’t even take a single glance.
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