I was spotted by the heroines while doing the quick-travel mission.

Liu Jinyuan looked at Yang Liu who was kneeling on the ground, then stood up and approached her. He reached out his hand and gently lifted her chin, looking at her thoughtfully.

"so similar."

Liu Jinyuan almost suspected for a moment that she was Yang Liu, but the palace was heavily guarded, the walls were high and the roads were long, so how could Yang Liu appear here?

"I don't need anyone to serve me, and you are not a slave. I gave you the money willingly today, and you don't need to pay it back. Go and make a living on your own."

Although Liu Jinyuan missed Yang Liu, nothing could replace her presence by her side, not to mention that this girl had an unknown origin, so she didn't want to take the risk.

When Yang Liu heard this, she knew that this was not okay, and hurriedly hugged Liu Jinyuan's thighs, crying and pouring out her heart, "Master, Master! Please, don't chase me away. If I walk out, my damn father will sell me to a brothel again. Please, Master! Don't chase me away..."

"I can do anything! Sir, please!"

After crying and begging, Liu Jinyuan finally nodded reluctantly with a dark face.

"It's up to you. If you want to leave one day, just leave."

Liu Jinyuan flicked his sleeves and turned to leave. Yang Liu listened to the footsteps fading away, then she stood up and wiped her tear-stained face, patted her chest and let out a breath, and finally got the little girl to nod. She almost couldn't hold it together because she hadn't acted for so long.

In the backyard of the brothel, Lao He and the madam sat face to face, both of them had sad faces. The madam's name was Qiu Niang, also a subordinate of Yang Liu. She was still a little frightened after the performance.

"I was really scared. I was worried that the master would hurt her. The little girl is so delicate and tender."

Qiu Niang pushed the folded banknote in her hand to Lao He and muttered with some fear.

"That's right. You don't know. During this journey, I watched her starve to the point of losing her shape. I was afraid that she would die in an instant. I was terrified all day long."

After they finished speaking, the two looked at each other and sighed heavily. Qiu Niang stood up, brushed her skirt, and gently waved her round fan.

"Come on, the mission is complete, go home, return the money to Curry, don't embezzle it, or you'll get beaten up by your master."

"This is not enough for me to make a move. Who cares about this..."

Old He rolled his eyes, put the banknote in his arms, got up and left. He really didn't think much of this little money.

……

"Young Master, Young Master, please wait for me..." Yang Liu followed behind Liu Jinyuan, panting with every step, looking very pitiful.

Now Yang Liu has starved herself to the point of being deformed. She looks weak and slender in the wind, and seems to be smaller than Liu Jinyuan.

"If you can't keep up, you don't have to." Liu Jinyuan looked at him coldly and continued to move forward.

On the street, Liu Jinyuan was in front and Yang Liu was behind, following closely.

With a thud, Yang Liu fell forward and fell to the ground, motionless. Liu Jinyuan subconsciously turned his head to see, and saw this scene.

"Why do you have to follow me when you are so weak?"

Liu Jinyuan frowned in annoyance, waved his hand and asked his followers to pick up the person and continue on their way. Halfway through the journey, he turned around and led the few people to a clinic.

……

"Doctor, how is she?" Liu Jinyuan, who was sitting aside, asked.

The doctor shook his head, blaming her, "The girl was weak, had been hungry for a long time, and her qi and blood were depleted. The sun was too strong and she fainted from heatstroke."

"You seem to be from a well-off family, so why are you so harsh on your sister? What if she develops a disease?"

The doctor saw that the two men were about 70% alike, so he naturally regarded them as one family, and his words were somewhat reprimanding.

Liu Jinyuan tried to explain something, turned his head to look at Yang Liu who had her eyes closed, and after a brief silence, he nodded slightly and apologized.

"We just met, and I'm not very good at taking care of people. Please write a prescription for me."

Upon hearing this, the doctor looked back and forth suspiciously between the two people, then thought that even honest officials were constantly busy with family affairs, so what could he say? Then, seeing Liu Jinyuan's apologetic face, he shut up, turned around, picked up the pen and started writing the prescription.

This time it really wasn't Yang Liu who was acting. She had really starved herself to lose weight along the way and made herself look like this. She passed out after being exposed to the sun for a few seconds.

Later, Yang Liu woke up in Liu Jinyuan's carriage.

"Son..."

"What's your name?" Seeing that the person had woken up, Liu Jinyuan folded the letter in his hand, put it in his arms, and asked.

"My lord, my surname is Yang, my given name is Liu, and I am from Anning County."

Anning County is the neighboring county where Yang Liu was sold. She is not afraid of being exposed, and she has made arrangements to inquire about Lao He.

"Then why did you get here?" Liu Jinyuan looked at Yang Liu and asked puzzledly.

Yang Liu took out her handkerchief without thinking and started to cry, "Young Master, you don't know, my father was a son-in-law who married into the family, but he wanted to make the whole family wealthy. After my mother passed away, he owed gambling debts, and the family couldn't pay it back, so he wanted to sell me off... Wuuuu... The price here is high, so... so... Wuuuu..." As Yang Liu spoke, she began to sob softly.

"What about the rest of your family?"

"My grandparents passed away early, and the family property was sold off. I am the only orphan left. Otherwise, my damn father would not dare to do such a thing. I have no family left. If it weren't for the young master's rescue, I'm afraid... I'm afraid... wuwuwu..." Yang Liu explained while crying, looking so pitiful.

"Okay. Since you are determined to follow me, you are not a slave, and you don't have to serve me personally. You and I are somewhat similar, and it can be considered a fate. You can call yourselves brother and sister in public, but remember, don't say what you shouldn't say, and don't ask what you shouldn't ask..."

Liu Jinyuan finally softened his heart because of this face, and although his tone was stiff, he still agreed to let Yang Liu follow him.

"Thank you, sir! You are so kind, Liu'er will repay you with her life. If you point east, Liu'er will not dare to go west. From now on, you are Liu'er's real brother!"

Seeing Liu Jinyuan give in again, Yang Liu immediately knelt down and kowtowed, demonstrating the sincerity of a young girl to the fullest.

It's funny, after not seeing each other for a few months, Liu Jinyuan has grown taller, but Yang Liu hasn't grown at all because of traveling all the time and living frugally. Now there is a slight gap between them.

Along the way, Yang Liu diligently played the role of a gentle, sensible and considerate sister. She didn't ask what she shouldn't ask, and didn't listen to what she shouldn't listen to. Anyway, she knew everything.

Liu Jinyuan did what she had to do. Although she thought Yang Liu looked similar to her sister, because of the difference in their personalities and the reason why it was completely impossible for her to leave the palace, she never doubted that Yang Liu was Liu Chaoyuan.

Except for an occasional glance, she never regarded the other person as Liu Jinyuan, and was even somewhat deliberately distant from him.

Yang Liu naturally saw all of this, and this was also the result she wanted most. After all, she just wanted to keep an eye on Liu Jinyuan and prevent her from getting into trouble. Nothing else mattered.

It doesn't matter whether you care about her or not.

But Liu Jinyuan must care about Liu Chaoyuan.

Otherwise everything she does will be meaningless.