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Fearing the carriage interior would be cold, Lin Yuan carefully fixed the carriage curtains as they happened to pass by Chen Zhuzi House. Observing the firmly locked doors and the increasingly dilapidated house, she sighed softly, wondering how Aunt Chen was getting used to life in Yecheng since Lady Liu had just chatted with her about it before the new year. After all, they had lived together for so many years. Although there had been ups and downs, the sense of familiarity still lingered now that they were apart.
Some day when she visited Yecheng, she would pay a visit to Aunt Chen.
Having not seen Xia Zheng for many days, both Xiao Linshuang and Lin Wei were overjoyed at the encounter, especially Xiao Linshuang, who started playing games with him in the carriage. The entire journey was filled with laughter and chatter.
No sooner had the carriage entered the city gate than it suddenly came to a stop, still a good distance from South City School. Why had they stopped?
