CHAPTER 370: CHAPTER 370 ANXIOUS

The coachman drove the carriage over.

Su Jin wasn’t in the mood for street shopping, so she got into the carriage.

As soon as Xingxing got on the carriage, the first thing she did was tie up Little Black to prevent it from running around again.

Su Jin lifted the curtain and looked outside.

She happened to meet Su Yang’s eyes.

Su Yang, "..."

Su Jin, "..."

Previously strolling around, Su Yang always kept his head down as if looking for silver on the ground.

He was in rags, with two beggars following him, and Su Jin didn’t think much of it.

Now, their eyes met.

If Su Jin couldn’t recognize him, she wouldn’t be a real sister.

Young Master Su turned and ran.

Su Jin felt a sweat drop on her forehead.

Her younger brother schemed to leave the mansion, and after getting out, disguised himself as a little beggar to avoid being searched by the Marquis Mansion...

It’s impressive how clever he is at such a young age.

But was he circling around her just to challenge her keen eyesight?

Su Jin’s mouth twitched.

Now what should she do?

Should she pretend not to know or honestly report it to her mother?

Su Jin’s head started aching.

She truly had no energy left to run; Su Jin lifted the curtain again, glanced around, and not seeing any trace of Su Yang, she gave up the idea of getting off the carriage to chase him.

Young Master Su continued running like mad.

The two little beggars behind him shouted, "Stop running, no one’s chasing you."

Young Master Su stopped, "Really, no one’s chasing me?"

"No," the little beggar replied.

Young Master Su hugged a pillar and bumped his head against it.

Dad was right to warn against getting carried away; his momentary joy got him discovered.

Sister would definitely tell Mother.

Mother would send people to catch him.

Young Master Su didn’t dare to think about it; he hadn’t even enjoyed himself yet. Did he really have to go back?

Young Master Su was in a state of despair.

...

In front of the Dongxiang Marquis Mansion.

The carriage slowly came to a stop.

After Xingxing got off the carriage, she brought Little Black down, then helped Su Jin down.

Once inside the Marquis Mansion, Xingxing handed the rope to the servant saying, "Take care of it. It ran wildly in the street, and the lady and I chased it for a long time."

The servant led Little Black away.

Su Jin went to the inner courtyard.

Mrs. Tang was sitting in the pavilion, her face looking not very well.

Su Jin walked over and said, "Mother, are you worried about Yangyang?"

"It’s been days without a word, how can I not worry," Mrs. Tang said.

"Don’t worry, Mother, Yangyang is fine," Su Jin said.

Mrs. Tang looked at Su Jin, "Did you see him?"

Xingxing also looked at Su Jin, "When did the lady see Young Master?"

"Among the three little beggars circling around us today, one of them was Yangyang," Su Jin said, holding her forehead.

Mrs. Tang, "..."

Xingxing, "..."

"It was Little Black who found Yangyang," Su Jin said.

"As soon as Yangyang realized I had discovered him, he turned and ran. I didn’t have the strength to chase him, so I returned to the mansion."

Mrs. Tang held her forehead, "Being a young master in the Marquis Mansion isn’t better than being a beggar outside?"

"Your father would have a hard time if he knew," Mrs. Tang felt like scolding her son.

Xingxing said, "Young Master is so clever, he’ll be fine outside. It’s just that now that he knows the lady has found him, it won’t be easy to find him again."

Su Jin smiled faintly, "As long as he’s on the street, Little Black can sniff him out."

Mrs. Tang hadn’t thought of using Little Black to find Su Yang.

Since he was found once, he could be found a second time.

Mrs. Tang felt slightly reassured.

Having no news of Su Yang, she was worried.

Now knowing her son is playing a little beggar outside, she felt both angry and amused.

She and Marquis Dongxiang had been training them to be self-reliant, so that even in their absence, they could survive on the streets.

Now it turned out well.

With the growing power of the Dongxiang Marquis Mansion, he himself was out on the streets.

The maid looked at Mrs. Tang and said, "Madam, the lady has returned. Shall I send someone to decline the invitation from the Jibei Marquis Mansion?"

"Mother, are you going to the Jibei Marquis Mansion?" Su Jin asked.

Mrs. Tang smiled, "Jibei Marquis Mansion sent me an invitation to enjoy the flowers. I wasn’t in the mood to go, and since you’re back, I’ll have the maid inform them that I won’t be going today."

Su Jin quickly said, "Mother, go ahead. Xingxing and I will stroll the streets and then go to the Duke Mansion for lunch."

Xingxing nodded repeatedly.

Nothing is more important than street shopping.

Young Master dressed as a beggar just to go shopping.

Su Jin didn’t want to stay for the homecoming meal, and Mrs. Tang didn’t insist, chatting casually as she left the Marquis Mansion.

Mrs. Tang informed Uncle Lin about Su Yang’s situation.

Uncle Lin, "...."

Uncle Lin coughed twice and said, "The Young Master is very much like the Marquis, full of ideas since he was a child, clever and quick-witted. Madam needn’t worry about him."

Mrs. Tang shook her head helplessly and took a soft sedan chair to the Jibei Marquis Mansion.

Su Jin, of course, went street shopping by carriage.

From the beginning to the end of the street, buying whatever caught her fancy, her extravagance unmatched.

She was so immersed in shopping that she didn’t notice she was being followed.

And by two groups no less.

Young Master Su...

No, he should be called Miss Su now.

To avoid pursuit, he even wore women’s clothing, truly disheartening.

Why did he have to take that extra look!

It’s just that he didn’t know why, when he couldn’t see his sister, he wasn’t worried about her.

But when he saw her, his eyes stayed glued to her, always fearing something might happen to her.

He had been following her the whole way.

Luckily, they didn’t go out shopping every day, otherwise he wouldn’t be able to enjoy himself.

"Big brother, are we just going to keep tailing them?" asked the two young beggars.

Yes.

Since Young Master Su had switched to women’s clothing, they couldn’t avoid it either.

Looking at the man in the shadows, Young Master Su said, "Didn’t you see him eyeing my sister?"

"I can’t just watch idly, what if he carries my sister off and sells her?" Young Master Su said worriedly.

Although the possibility was very small, almost impossible.

Young Master Su decided to take preemptive action and knock the person out.

But just as he sent the young beggar to find a stick, the man moved into action.

Sneakily approaching Xingxing, he reached into her side bag while she was inspecting the jade pendant and slipped it out.

Xingxing was completely unaware.

"This jade pendant is beautiful," said Xingxing.

"Indeed, it’s nice," replied Su Jin.

Xingxing handed the jade pendant to the street vendor, "How much?"

"Twenty taels," the vendor said.

Xingxing took out her purse from the side bag, still unaware that the jade pendant was gone.

The purse contained many things, including two jade pendants.

One was granted by the Emperor, the other was retrieved from Zhao Xu’s body, which Xingxing intended to return to him.

But since the guard had moved out of the Marquis Mansion, no one knew where they had settled.

Carrying it around, hoping to perhaps bump into him on the street.

Watching Xingxing enthusiastically admire the jade pendant.

Young Master Su, "...."

How could they be so careless and dare to go shopping?

Seeing the man stride away, Young Master Su didn’t call out. He certainly didn’t want his sister to see him in women’s clothes; she’d tease him to no end.

Su Yang and the two beggars followed, planning to play the role of the hunter in the background.

With three of them working together, one beggar already nine years old, they could easily handle the man.

Stealthily stealing back the jade pendant without the man realizing.

By the time the man noticed, the three were long gone.

Young Master Su looked at the jade pendant in his hand and found it oddly familiar, as if he’d seen it somewhere before.

Looking closely at the pattern on the jade pendant, Young Master Su thought carefully and guessed it had been robbed by his father from the Emperor and given to Su Jin.

After returning to the mansion, Marquis Dongxiang had relayed the story to Mrs. Tang, and Young Master Su had been present.

At the time, he even thought about asking his father to also rob an Emperor’s jade pendant for him to wear.

It’s said an Emperor’s jade pendant could get you into the palace to play?

He had never been to the Imperial Palace.

"What are you thinking? Your sister must be worried. Quickly return the jade pendant to her," said the young beggar.

"I won’t return it," Young Master Su decisively said.

"...."

"You go tell them the jade pendant was stolen, and I stole it back. I’ll borrow it for a few days and return it to her later," Young Master Su tucked the jade pendant into his chest.

Thinking about it, still uneasy, he tucked the jade pendant into his boot.

Though uncomfortable, at least it constantly reminded him the jade pendant was still there.

It didn’t matter if he lost his own things, but if his sister’s jade pendant was lost, he’d get scolded.

The young beggar, "...."

The young beggar turned to leave.

But was called back by Young Master Su, "Don’t go yourself. My sister is very clever, if she sees you, she’ll surely guess I’m dressed as a woman."

"I know," said the young beggar.

He found another young beggar to relay the message to Su Jin.

At that time Xingxing still hadn’t noticed the jade pendant had been stolen.

As the young beggar spoke, Xingxing checked her side bag, then looked dumbfoundedly at Su Jin and said, "The jade pendant really is gone."

Su Jin, "...."

Xingxing, "...."

That was an Emperor’s awarded jade pendant.

How big-hearted were the two of them?

"Who told you to tell us?" Su Jin asked the young beggar.

"An unattractive sister," said the young beggar.

Su Jin, "...."

Xingxing, "...."