Time Travel: Brothel Maid

Chapter 278 The Underground Chamber

A low-key yet meticulous search operation has been going on for quite some time now, but they still haven't found even the slightest trace of Xiao Guo'er.

The officers and soldiers searching were all exhausted, but forced by the orders from above, they could only muster their spirits, grit their teeth and persevere, searching day and night.

However, as time went by, these ordinary soldiers were, after all, flesh and blood. Being in a state of high tension and extreme fatigue for a long time, they inevitably developed negative emotions and even resorted to laziness and shirking their duties.

As a result, their search was not as thorough and meticulous as it had been initially, and their perfunctory attitude gradually increased, which undoubtedly gave Xiao Guo'er, who had been hiding in the shadows, an opportunity to take advantage of the situation.

Xiao Guo'er had anticipated this situation from the very beginning of her plan. She had plenty of time to wear down the other party. If a month wasn't enough, she would try two months. If two months weren't enough, she would try a whole season. There would always be a time when the other party would slack off, and that would be the time when she and Jing Chen would truly elope.

At this time, Xiaoguo'er was still safely in the Tang family.

To be precise, it was in the underground chamber of that side hall of the Tang family's residence.

Who would have thought that Xiao Guo'er, whom they had been searching for so long without success, had never stepped out of the Tang family's house from the very beginning?

The dark basement, even with several candles lit, only provided half-light and half-darkness, and a faint damp smell permeated the air.

However, the two people sitting inside seemed completely unaffected by their surroundings. They chatted and laughed, their words revealing a sense of ease and anticipation for the future.

"As the saying goes, the most dangerous place is often the safest. Aunt, don't you see I'm right? So much time has passed, yet that person has never sent anyone to search the Tang family. He must think that I knocked the maid unconscious and took the opportunity to escape from the Tang mansion. This is what they call being too clever for your own good!"

Xiao Guo'er couldn't hide her smugness, and the corners of her mouth turned up in a proud smile, which made Madam Tang unable to help but laugh.

Madam Tang stretched out her finger and gently poked Xiao Guo'er's forehead, saying with a smile, "You always have so many clever ideas."

During this time, Mrs. Tang had gradually accepted the fact that her son was about to leave home. After all, for a mother, the most important thing was that her son could live a safe and healthy life.

"Hehe, it's all thanks to Auntie's excellent cooperation that day. Otherwise, even if I had the greatest skills, I wouldn't have been able to pull off this trick. Auntie, you truly possess both beauty and wisdom. No wonder you were able to raise such an outstanding son as Jingchen!"

As she spoke, she gave a thumbs-up and blinked her eyes in a way that made her look like she was starry-eyed with admiration. The expression on her little face was incredibly flattering.

Speaking of the day Xiao Guo'er disappeared, we really have to thank Madam Tang, who provided such great help. If it weren't for her proper arrangements beforehand, even the best schemes and strategies would have been in vain.

The day before the funeral procession began, Madam Tang suggested in this side hall that Xiao Guo'er disguise herself as a maid the next day and escape from the Tang mansion during the chaos of the crowd. She would then be escorted out of the capital by the servants she had arranged to be stationed outside.

Xiao Guo'er pondered for a long time, and she felt that it would be quite difficult to cosplay under the watchful eye of Shen Jing, who was always paying attention to her movements.

Furthermore, even if they manage to fool them, the probability of being intercepted and brought back halfway is still very high.

After much thought, she modified the method proposed by Madam Tang.

A maid was allowed to stay in the side hall the day before.

So on that day, after Xiao Guo'er "fainted" and was helped into the side hall by two maids, there were three maids in the side hall. The maid who covered her face and cried while following the funeral procession out of the Tang mansion was not Xiao Guo'er, but a real maid of the Tang mansion.

From beginning to end, Xiao Guo'er never left the side hall.