As soon as Jiangmen Jiaojiao opened her eyes, she was paranoid that the prince had come to steal her

Chapter 454 The Coffin Shop

The King of Zhongshan's love for Chen Shulan is true.

This courtyard is quite large for the Chen family. There are flower and vine swings in the courtyard, green plants and flowers, clear water in the inkstone washing pool, and an archery target.

It's just that the archery target is placed on the edge, and it looks like it hasn't been used for some years.

Xie Changyuan remembered that Chen Wenzhuo had spoken freely in front of him, saying that Chen Qingci had been with Chen Shulan back then, and they were inseparable, eating and living together.

Ok.

Chen Wenzhuo deliberately disgusted him, so what he said must have been a bit excessive.

But after thinking about it, Xie Changyuan thought that it was probably not too far apart, just like Xie Zhaozhao and Hongxiu Hongxia. The only difference was that Chen Qingci was a man.

He fanned nonchalantly, but his eyes followed the half-open window and landed on Chen Shulan's body without revealing any trace.

Chen Shulan was sorting things, picking up one thing and putting it in the box, and then picking up another thing.

Every time he takes one, his expression becomes more complicated.

Knowing that you need to let go is different from actually being able to let go.

Chen Qingci has been with Chen Shulan since he was a child, and Chen Shulan even gave him his name.

He taught Chen Shulan archery and horse riding, and protected Chen Shulan's safety. He spent countless nights outside Chen Shulan's window.

Chen Shulan also taught him to read, practice calligraphy and play chess...

There is no way that the long-term relationship between childhood and adulthood can be said to be in the past, not to mention that the person is still living and dying in front of him...

The more Chen Shulan withdraws, the more sour and depressed her heart becomes.

She was trapped in the oral engagement she had made since she was a child, and she could only suppress her ignorant love.

Later I mustered up the courage to fight for it.

It's a pity that I can't break free from the shackles of this house, my father's ruthlessness and the gratuitous fate.

"Miss."

Aunt Liu's caring voice sounded, "There are still a few more items to collect."

"Ah."

Chen Shulan came back to her senses and lowered her head.

She was holding a cloth belt in her hand. The blue-grey belt was very long.

It was the strap on Chen Qingci's wristband. She had gone hiking with him willfully, but she was wearing a cumbersome dress and her skirt was dragging on the ground, making it difficult to move.

He took the bandage down and tied up the hem of her skirt for her.

After all, the past cannot be traced back.

Chen Shulan lowered her eyes, wound up the straps, put them in the box, and then went to sort out the others.

In the courtyard, Lei An walked into Xie Changyuan and whispered: "Master, something happened, maybe..."

Xie Changyuan listened lazily and nodded when he finished: "I understand."

Leian asked: "What are the arrangements now? Let's go to the post house. His Highness is waiting for you."

"Go and tell Xuan Jing that I won't go for the time being. I'll do it later."

Lei An hesitated and said: "Young master, you still have to wait for the young lady? But the matter is urgent, and the young lady will probably have to make other arrangements here."

"So I'm not allowed to settle?"

Xie Changyuan looked at Lei An angrily, "Should I just leave her here and leave?"

"..."

Lei An apologized and didn't have much to say, so he leaned back and walked away.

After he left, Xie Changyuan rested his forehead on the handle of his fan and thought about things quietly.

After a long time, Chen Shulan walked out of the house.

"Packed up?"

Xie Changyuan stood up and came forward, with the same smile on his face as before, "Let's go then?"

"Yes." Chen Shulan nodded and watched as Nanny Liu asked people to move things out. Her expression was not as relaxed as when she first came in. She lowered her eyes and spoke little.

Xie Changyuan saw her look in his eyes, didn't say much, and still led her out of the house.

She had already said goodbye to King Zhongshan when she was in the study.

In this way, we arrived directly in front of the mansion.

She did not take away the three boxes of things she had packed, but asked Aunt Liu to deal with them. She followed Xie Changyuan into the car.

After the carriage started moving, it was very quiet for a long time.

pat.

Xie Changyuan threw the folding fan on the small table aside.

Chen Shulan seemed to be thinking about something, and was disturbed by the voice. She was about to raise her eyes to look over, but felt her arms tighten and her body lighten.

When he finally regained consciousness, he was already held in Xie Changyuan's arms.

"Ning Ning, I have something to do."

Xie Changyuan pinched her chin and asked her to look up: "It's a very important matter."

Chen Shulan was stunned: "What's important? Do you have to do it now?"

"It's something hard to talk about, and the time is very tight. It may take a few days... maybe a little longer. I want to send you to a safer place to settle down."

Xie Changyuan said, stroking Chen Shulan's hair with his palms, "I'll send you there later."

"So fast?"

Chen Shulan opened her mouth in surprise, "Then where are you sending me?"

"There is a Kudu Temple in the southwest of Jizhou. It is very private and safe. You can go there for the time being... I will send you there in person. You wait for me there for a while. When I have settled the matter, I will pick you up."

Chen Shulan frowned and said, "What on earth is going on?"

Xie Changyuan directly lowered his head and kissed her, making the person in his arms panting and flushed, then he hugged her and said, "I will leave someone to guard you to protect your safety."

Chen Shulan was confused, "But -"

"Good Ningning, don't ask, just listen to me."

Chen Shulan was dizzy, grabbing Xie Changyuan's clothes in front of him, and weakly said "Okay".

……

In the Jizhou Posthouse, Yun Qi and Xie Zhaozhao were sitting together. The rest of the matters had been coordinated, and now they were just waiting for Xie Changyuan.

But Xie Changyuan was also very arrogant and actually made the two of them wait for an hour before they arrived late.

Xie Zhaozhao knew that he was going to settle Chen Shulan.

He also understood that if he didn't settle well, he might be helpless, so he didn't say anything about his late arrival, and went straight to the point: "Liu Chunjun's son died, and the Liu family is having a funeral these days."

"The people sent by A Qi discovered that they had come into contact with a very inconspicuous coffin shop in the north of the city."

Xie Changyuan narrowed his eyes: "Oh?"

Liu Chunjun was the protector of Jizhou.

In the whole of Northern Hebei, Liu Chunjun was the largest except for the Zhongshan Prince's Palace. When his only son passed away, the funeral was not just a grand affair, but it must have certain standards. The funeral shop would not choose an inconspicuous small shop.

In addition, the death of Liu Chunjun's son, Xie Zhaozhao and Xie Changyuan were both involved.

This makes people unable to help but be wary.

Yun Qi said: "I asked someone to secretly check the coffin shop. It is said that the business is not very good on weekdays. It changed hands two months ago because it could no longer be opened. After changing to a new shopkeeper, the business is still not good."

"But the shopkeeper didn't seem to care. He also changed all the waiters inside and treated the business lazily."

"Neighbors around me said that it didn't look like they were doing serious business, but rather like they were just buying a shop for fun."

People who seriously want to make money will never be like that.

Then, that place may be a hidden stake made by others. It is used to communicate information. Naturally, it does not care whether it makes money or not.

(End of this chapter)