Dad, open the door. I'll bring your mistress back for you.

Just as Shen Chuning was about to call for help, a pair of large hands covered her mouth and pulled her into the car.

She struggled to turn around in panic, but unexpectedly saw a familiar face.

"Myna?" Shen Chuning lowered her voice and called softly.

Shen Chengbai quickly put a finger to his lips and made a silencing gesture, "Shh, keep your voice down."

At this time, Shen Chengwu, who was standing at the gate and directing the servants to move things onto the carriage, noticed something strange about Shen Chuning.

He asked loudly, "What happened to Xiaojiu?"

Shen Chuning quickly glanced at Shen Chengbai, then shouted outside the carriage: "I accidentally tripped when I was getting on the carriage just now."

Shen Chengwu also thought that since it was at his doorstep and there were people watching, nothing serious should happen.

So he simply said, "Be careful," and continued to get busy.

Shen Chengbai saw through the gap in the car window that Shen Chengwu had no intention of getting on the carriage to check. He patted his chest lightly and breathed a sigh of relief.

"There are so many people outside, how did you get up here, mynah?" Shen Chuning asked in a low voice.

Shen Chengbai smiled and replied, "I sneaked in last night when the carriage was still in the mansion."

Shen Chuning's eyes widened in surprise and she pressed on, "What are you planning to do by hiding in my carriage?"

Shen Chengbai said firmly, "Is there any need to ask? I'll follow you to Shandong."

Shen Chuning asked doubtfully, "Have uncle and aunt agreed? If you want to go, just follow them openly. Why are you being so secretive?"

Shen Chengbai scratched his head and said, "My parents don't know yet."

Shen Chuning frowned and said worriedly, "If you suddenly disappeared, wouldn't they be worried to death?"

Shen Chengbai smiled and said, "I left a letter for them in the study. Once they see it, they won't worry anymore."

Shen Chuning's heart moved, and she asked, "Study? Uncle's study?"

Shen Chengbai's eyes unconsciously avoided Shen Chuning's sight, revealing a guilty look, "The study in my yard."

"The study in your yard?" Shen Chuning widened her eyes and even raised her voice unconsciously.

Shen Chengbai quickly waved his hands with a ferocious look on his face and mouthed, "Keep your voice down, keep your voice down."

Shen Chuning returned to her previous voice and said unhappily, "You really know how to pick places. Your study, you can only go in twice in three years? Who would have thought that you put the letter in the study in your own yard?"

Shen Chengbai counted seriously on his fingers, then puffed out his chest proudly: "Including this time to write a letter, this is already the second time I've been to the study this year."

Hearing this, Shen Chuning was speechless and looked up at the sky.

After a while, she couldn't help but ask, "What happened? Why did you sneak out without telling your uncle and aunt?"

Shen Chengbai lowered his head and said softly, "I don't want to learn martial arts at all, but my mother forced me to practice martial arts every day, so I came out to have a few days of leisure.

Upon hearing this, Shen Chuning looked Shen Chengbai up and down, and continued to ask, "You don't want to practice martial arts, and you rarely go into the study once a year..."

Shen Chengbai immediately interrupted her, pointing two fingers and emphasizing, "Twice!"

Shen Chuning gritted her teeth and sighed helplessly: "Okay, I'll count it for you once more. Even if you can go to the study three times a year, it must mean that you have no interest in literature."

After hearing this, Shen Chengbai nodded in agreement.

However, after a moment of silence, Shen Chuning suddenly widened her eyes, looked at Shen Chengbai in disbelief, and exclaimed, "Are you trying to become like Third Uncle? Tell me honestly, are you keeping a mistress or gambling?"

Shen Chengbai looked at Shen Chuning with disdain, his mouth twitching slightly, "What are you thinking? How is that possible! Even if you beat me to death, I will never become like Third Uncle. It's just that I haven't found my goal yet, so I decided to go out and see if there is anything suitable for me to do."

Shen Chuning nodded gently after hearing this. "Well, it's a good idea to look around. I can take you away quietly, but we must agree that when we reach the next post station, you must write a letter and have someone send it back home to report your safety, so as not to worry your uncle and aunt."

Shen Chengbai weighed the pros and cons and finally nodded helplessly.

Once everything was ready, the convoy to Shandong could finally set off.

This trip will still be escorted by the chief escort of Yunyuan Escort Agency himself to ensure safety.

As soon as Shen Chuning's carriage started moving, she suddenly heard Shen Chengwu's voice coming from outside the carriage: "Stop!"

The carriage quickly stopped, and then a knocking sound was heard outside the carriage.

"get off."

Shen Chuning and Shen Chengbai looked at each other, their hearts full of confusion.

She carefully lifted the curtain a little and looked out through the gap. She saw Shen Chengwu standing beside the carriage with a serious expression.

She slowly got out of the carriage, wondering what had happened.

"What's wrong with fifth brother?" Shen Chuning asked Shen Chengwu curiously.

However, Shen Chengwu did not respond to her. His eyes were still fixed on the carriage, and he said firmly, "Get down. Don't force me to do it."

Hearing Shen Chengwu's words, the escorts from Yunyuan Escort Agency and the guards from the mansion quickly ran over and surrounded Shen Chuning's carriage.

Shen Chengbai knew that he could no longer hide, so he had no choice but to lift the curtain and get out of the carriage.

When everyone saw that the person getting off the carriage was the eighth young master of the Shen family, the escorts and guards could not help but look at each other, at a loss for a moment, not knowing how to deal with the situation.

Fortunately, at this time, Shen Chengwu waved his hand and signaled everyone to disperse.

"Fifth brother." Shen Chengbai lowered his head, looked at the ground and called softly, "How did you find me?"

Shen Chengwu glanced at the horses pulling the carriage and replied calmly, "This horse has a harder time starting than usual."

Shen Chengbai opened his mouth in surprise. He didn't expect that he could notice that there was an extra person in the carriage just by observing a horse.

Just when Shen Chengbai got off the carriage, a servant had already rushed back to the mansion to report the news.

Shen Qinghai went to court early in the morning. Mrs. Shen hurried over after hearing about this.

When Shen Chuning looked up, she saw a shoe flying towards her.

She was startled and quickly dodged to the side.

Then, an angry shout was heard: "You have grown so powerful that you dare to run out without making a sound!"

Hearing the voice, Shen Chuning knew that it was Madam Shen who came.

Shen Chengbai stood there, motionless, allowing the shoe to hit him.

After the shoes fell to the ground, he picked them up silently, walked quickly to Madam Shen, and gently placed them at her feet.

Then, he said humbly, "Mom, I'm worried that it's unsafe for Xiaojiu to travel far away alone, so I plan to send her to Shandong."