Besides Li Youran, Hua Ruyu and the two servants in Li Youran's household also disappeared.

The Second Prince knew that the Third Prince had truly gone all out this time.

Hua Ruyu played a very minor role in the overall situation, but the Third Prince persisted relentlessly, even retaliating against Li Youran, who had previously been involved with Hua Ruyu.

It is clear that the Third Prince is unaware of the situation on the Second Prince's side. Therefore, the Second Prince deduced that the Third Prince has been driven mad, otherwise he would not be in such a panic.

It is easy to imagine that on the day of the Emperor's selection of consorts a few days later, His Highness the Third Prince will inevitably act impulsively and recklessly.

"Have you heard? The third son of the Qin family picked up a woman from the mountain and carried her back. She's very pretty."

"The third son of the Qin family is still unmarried. This girl was probably picked up and brought back as a wife."

"A bunch of idle, bored women, making sarcastic remarks here. Is our third son someone who can't find a wife? Does he have to go up the mountain to pick one up?"

The women who were pointing and gossiping outside the Qin family's courtyard were scolded by Old Lady Qin and soon went back inside.

Li Youran hadn't even opened her eyes yet when she felt a splitting headache and heard a lot of noise.

After a while, he opened his eyes with a pained frown.

"Where am I...?"

A thatched hut, a dilapidated room. Looking around, all that could be seen was a bed and a pile of miscellaneous items.

Li Youran had no idea where she was. She tried to get up but couldn't move. In her panic, she knocked over a bowl of water with a broken corner that was placed next to her bed.

"Mother, I hear some noise in this room, why don't you go and take a look?"

Qin Laosan was tidying up his hunting tools at the door when he heard something break inside the room. He shouted loudly at his wife.

"What a good-for-nothing, all he knows is hunting."

Such a good opportunity to show off, yet her own foolish son didn't know how to cherish it. Old Mrs. Qin gave Qin Laosan a look of disappointment and anger, then wiped her hands on her patched apron, pushed open the door and went inside.