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Chapter 261 Meeting Chen Qing Again
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2024-10-29 19:42:56Outside the Lord Protector's Manor.
A ragged young man craned his neck and peered at the door around the corner countless times. Just when he felt impatient with all this waiting, he saw a woman coming out from the manor at a distance, and felt relieved. He came out, waved to her and then returned to the corner.
At this time, Chen Qing was a vagrant. He was penniless, so he had to return to the capital city.
"How dare you come back? If First Madam finds out that you are back, you'll be killed!" Mother Chen frowned and whispered, as she went round the corner and saw Chen Qing.
"Aunt, it's been so long. Is First Madam still looking for me?" Chen Qing had suffered a lot during this period. After being told, he turned pale with fear.
How was he to know that it was the Second Young Lady of the Lord Protector's Manor? It happened so fast. He had asked the man to paint the Fifth Young Lady. Unexpectedly, the man painted
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