However, they really couldn't bear to leave just like that.
Everyone was crying, kneeling and crying. The maidservants cried until their sleeves and cheeks were wet with faint makeup.
"What about Miss? Where is Miss going? " they asked eagerly.
Prince Jin harmed the general, and indirectly caused the death of Madam. In the entire Luo Family, according to Young Miss's unyielding personality, she would definitely not return to that place. Then, where would she go? Where can I go?
Luo Shang hesitated, but after a moment of silence, she forced a smile and said: "I don't know."
She didn't know where she should go, either. Maybe she would go to the Kingdom of Wei. If she continued to stay in Wu Zhou, she would never be able to escape from Leng Shaoyu's grasp.
Luo Shang turned.
Everyone looked from afar, although she was not the real young miss, but in their hearts, there was no place for her. They were very worried for Luo Shang's safety, when she was alive, she was also worried about this girl. Madam often said that Luo Family owed her too much. From the moment she woke up, what Luo Family owed her was not a favor but a life's worth of mistakes.
The long corridor extended all the way to the north and south, so once the wind blew, she would feel cold. Her long robe fluttered behind her, and she held her hair.
Under the railings on both sides, the leaves on the trees rustled. She slowly withdrew her faint gaze and did not stop, walking towards an inner courtyard.
Her guess was right, he had indeed sent someone to spy on her.
The inner courtyard was not much different from the other courtyards. It was just that most of the servants and maidservants lived here. Luo Shang naturally held both her hands in front of her, she raised her eyes and looked at the woman who was mumbling to herself crazily in the pavilion.
Women loved to be clean. Even if she was crazy, she was still well-behaved. She sat on the railing, swinging her legs from side to side. Her body leaned against a pillar as she kept wiping a jade bracelet with a handkerchief.
It was too far away for Luo Shang to see what she was holding, but under the sunlight, its five-colored light was inlaid with the clan's Agate and other similar objects. She knew that this was Nalan's item, and that only the noble families of National Duke would have such a treasure.
She walked up the stairs, and when the servants on both sides saw her coming, they immediately prepared to greet her. Luo Shang shook his head, indicating that they should not say anything.
He walked towards the woman on the railing, but he did not approach her. He was sitting across from her on a stone table, listening to her soft singing. However, he could not tell what kind of lamentation she was singing.
Na Lan's death had a huge impact on Ah Yu. From what the servants said, Ah Yu had followed Nalan from the age of six until now, accompanying her marrying into the General's Estate.
Ah Yu was an orphan with no one to rely on. When he was six years old, in the winter of winter, in the middle of the month, the entire capital was celebrating his birthday. When the teenage Nalan Yanran, accompanied by a maidservant, saw the girl wandering in front of the steamed bun rack, she was stunned. The girl's lips were dry and cracked. Her body was dirty and her clothes were tattered. It was already winter and she was still wearing the same thin clothes as before. It seemed like she had been frozen. She didn't feel cold at all.
Na Lan turned her head and looked at her surroundings. Since there was no adult leading her, she must be an orphan. When the steamed bun shop owner ruthlessly chased away the penniless Ah Yu. Nalan Yanran motioned for the maid to buy some steamed buns for her and then walked over. She half knelt down and rubbed the little girl's head. That smile was very warm, in Ah Yu's mind, no one had ever smiled at her like that before.
Nalan Yanran stuffed the buns into her hands and said softly, "Eat it." Seeing the little girl wolfing down half of her food, she smiled again. Eat slowly, don't choke, there's more if it's not enough. "
Ah Yu, whose mouth was stuffed with food, suddenly felt unwell and cried. It was not that she had no home, but her home did not want her. Her father had died of illness, and her mother had taken her to marry a cruel stepfather, a drunkard who would often beat and scold them.
His stepfather had sold the young Ah Yu to a merchant and brought him to a brothel. Taking advantage of the chaos, she escaped. Somehow, she had followed a group of people to the capital.
Here, everyone gave her a special title, called Pauper. He was only six years old, yet he was already filled with contempt and despise. Only Nalan, who was willing to look straight at her and smile at her, would never forget this small favor Ah Yu had shown her in his life.
Ah Yu watched as Nalan stood up and left, she tightly gripped her steamed bun and followed closely behind her. Nalan turned around, but she just stood there without moving. She just blankly looked up at her, looking miserable.
"What's wrong? Still hungry? " Nalan Yanran looked at her with his sincere eyes and asked with a worried tone.
Ah Yu shook his head.
Nalan Yanran smiled and told her servant to give her a bag of silver.
However, Ah Yu shook her head once again. This couldn't help but cause Nalan Nalan to frown and after thinking for a while, she softly asked: "You want to follow me?"
Seeing Ah Yu's timid nod, Nalan Yanran smiled kindly and extended her hand towards her.
From then on, Ah Yu always followed by Nalan Rongya's side. No matter where she went, Ah Yu always followed and protected her. There were several times where Ah Yu nearly lost her life to save Nalan Yanran, regardless of whether she was dead or alive.
Perhaps it was that casual smile that moved the girl.
Luo Shang sat opposite to her and the woman continued to sing softly. She did not look at her nor did she raise her head. With eyes filled with pain, he slowly pushed away the excess hair covering Ah Yu's face.
"I know that your heart is very bitter, and I also know your grievances, so you would rather choose to escape like this than face me." Luo Shang was clear that she resented her. When Leng Shaoyu left the battle, Ah Yu nervously asked her if Prince Jin would take the opportunity to harm the general.
Her answer was so solemn.
However, what came back was Lo Ke's corpse.
Ah Yu blamed her, why did she have to be moved by the Prince Jin? Then, believe him, if Luo Shang had lowered her head to stop Lo Ke from leaving this place, all of this would not have happened.
Ah Yu's eyelashes trembled, but she still did not give a reply. She looked calm and had a crazy smile on her face, as though she was looking at a treasure and was wiping the jade bracelet on her hand.
"Ah Yu, if I knew that it would be like this, I definitely wouldn't let all of this happen. I'm very sorry, it's my fault. Luo Shang's eyes became moist. She was unwilling to see Ah Yu in such a state, where Ah Yu was so self-disciplined and turned into such a state, she really felt heartache and blamed herself.
No matter what she said, Ah Yu didn't respond to her. He only giggled, pointed his bracelet at the sunlight, and looked left and right.
The maidservants on both sides sighed and walked over. Miss, Sister Ah Yu has been like this for the past two days, don't be too sad. "
Luo Shang nodded with difficulty and looked at her. I buried her in the Luo Family's Tomb. If you want to go, in a few days, I'll accompany you to see her. "
Ah Yu's body suddenly reacted, although she was still giggling, her smile had changed, and there were tears in her eyes.
She shook her head, her trembling lips humming as if she had become a little hoarse.
"I know that you can hear me. Tomorrow, everyone will leave this place and not long later, the imperial government will seal off the entire General's Estate and guarantee the integrity of this house. This is also your last wish. I don't ask for your forgiveness, but I hope that you can come with me and leave this place. Didn't you say before that you want to go to Wei Guo to have a look?
Luo Shang laughed bitterly, looked at her for a long time, then retracted her gaze.
The moment she turned around, two streams of crystal clear tears flowed down Ah Yu's face.
At night, Luo Shang stood in the courtyard and raised her head to look at the desolate moon.
The night was short and long. In the early hours of the morning, there was still dusk, and candles were lit in the hall. Everyone had already come to pay their respects.
Because Luo Shang had said that they could only leave at this time so that no one would notice them, they split into groups and left from the small alley in the backyard.
"Miss, we, we can't bear to part with you …"
"Miss, please let me stay. No matter how bitter, I want to accompany you …"
Luo Shang's bitter eyes looked at them as her eyelashes trembled. "Let's go."
A few hours later, when the sun rose from the east, a bright light shone from the sky above the General's Estate, causing the entire General's Estate to almost be empty.
Luo Shang pushed open the door. The room was clean and tidy, the same as before, just like when she first came back to visit.
She silently stood at the door. Through the thin veil, she seemed to see a chubby little girl with a round face beside the bed saying to the woman who had just woken up, "You're awake. I knew you would wake up, but they don't believe me. Just wait. I'll go report it to Madam right away."
"Madam, madam …"
The little girl hopped and ran in the direction of the door she was standing, straight through Luo Shang's body, but she could only watch, couldn't grab, and couldn't touch.
She only felt pain in her heart. Before she could wake up from the pain, she saw the two women sitting in front of the dressing table, holding hands intimately.
"Little Shang, take this. This is the inheritance of my sister-in-law. Tomorrow, when you get married, the Duke Palaces will be different from other places. You must take good care of yourself, do you understand? " Nalan Rongya stroked her hair, her eyes filled with love and laughter.
When Luo Shang quickly walked closer, everything returned to its original state. There was nothing, no Zhuo Jin, no Nalan, only her endless pain and memories.
"Little miss, little miss, come quickly …"
"Little Shang, come here..."
She wiped the tears from the corner of her eyes and closed the heavy door. She was unable to calm down for a long time, and only after pausing for a long while did she lock the door.
Just as she was about to turn around, a maid hurriedly ran over. She was gasping for breath with a nervous expression on her face. Miss, it's bad, Sister Ah Yu is gone. "
Hearing that, Luo Shang opened her eyes wide, as though she was treading on thin ice, extremely anxious.
Zhuo Jin was already dead, she definitely could not let anything happen to him.