Chapter 299: When the aunt heard that the person was missing, she immediately called the waiter in the inn.

My aunt wanted to not let her go, but it was not worth wasting their precious time just because she was alone.

After much thought, I decided to go back to Wuheng first.

"I've also arranged for a lot of people to handle Wen Qiang's matter. As long as she shows up in Runing City, we'll definitely get the news. It won't be too late to teach her a lesson then."

"We've been out for too long now, so we should take Song'er back to Wuheng as soon as possible so that my brother-in-law and his family can rest assured."

They have been away from home for some time, and their family still doesn't know that Ruan Qingsong has been found. They are probably worried about Ruan Qingsong as well as Ruan Mian and their aunt.

So they decided immediately to set off tomorrow morning.

However, what they didn't expect was that the next morning, their brother, who had agreed to meet in the lobby of the inn, was gone.

At first they waited for a long time but their brother didn't come downstairs. Finally, Ruan Mian went to the wing room to ask, only to find out that there was no one inside.

When my aunt heard that the person was missing, she immediately called the waiter in the inn.

Let them take the servants and search the inn from top to bottom.

Even so, no one was found. They even went to the inn to ask everyone, but no one knew when Ruan Qingsong disappeared or where he went.

My aunt looked puzzled. She drank the glass of water in one gulp and then looked at Ruan Mian.

"What on earth is Song'er thinking? He agreed to everything last night. Could something have happened to him?"

"Could it be that Wen Qiang kidnapped him?"

She really couldn't understand why he disappeared at the critical moment. She was worried that something might have happened to him, and her aunt was very uneasy.

"Song'er may have some skills now, but they're not much, and he doesn't remember anything. What if he really gets set up by that cunning and vicious woman Wen Qiang? What do you think..."

"Probably not."

Ruan Mian glanced out the empty window.

She has summoned birds and beasts to search inside and outside Runing City. Whenever Wen Qiang appears and has her scent, the birds and beasts will inform her.

But now there is no movement from birds and animals, proving that Wen Qiang has escaped from Runing City.

So his brother's departure might have something to do with him.

But there's no need to worry: "He won't go far. I'll have the birds and beasts go out and search, and we'll have news soon."

After saying this, he touched the jewel ring, summoned a few birds and beasts, and flew out of the window with flapping wings.

Seeing this, my aunt's expression softened a little. "I hope it's as you said, and that vicious woman Wen Qiang didn't trick her away."

"But Mianmian, do you think Song'er doesn't want to go back to Wuheng with us? Doesn't he trust us enough?"

Although Ruan Qingsong was with them these two days, he was silent and still felt a little unfamiliar.

I thought he was a little distant from them because he hadn't recovered his memory.

But now that I think about it, there must be more than just this reason.

Ruan Mian understands her brother better than her aunt. She had been thinking about too many things before and had not focused on her brother. Now that she thought about it carefully, she finally understood her brother.

"Maybe...it's because he feels guilty."

He found out that the man had a wife and children, but he was married to another woman.

He was afraid of being embarrassed to face her when he returned, so...

"You're right. Although it doesn't seem like a big deal to us, Song'er is sensitive and very disciplined. Without his memory, I'm afraid his actions are only guided by his sense of morality, and not by his concern for his family."

In other words, if he regained his memory at this time, even if he had done something wrong, he would not be able to resist the longing for his family and would definitely go back.

But he had no memory at this time, and he did not have 100% trust in Ruan Mian and the others. Knowing that he was guilty of his wife and children, he was afraid that he did not have the courage to go home with them.

What's more, it's his personality.

The more this happened, the more the aunt had to find him: "Even if it's for your sister-in-law and Jing'er, we must bring him back."

Birds and beasts soon brought the news.

Ruan Mian took her aunt and the others and quickly headed in the direction indicated by the birds and beasts.

They walked all the way from the city to a place outside the city. Although it was close to the city gate, there was an unpleasant smell and some messy straw huts.

It is at the back gate far away from the main city gate and the streets in the city, but there are still many people there.

I thought it was a gathering place for refugees, but after asking, I found out that it was actually a nursing home.

My aunt was a little surprised: "In a nursing home?"

"The nursing homes in Dajing are all under the jurisdiction of the local prefects and are also places of great importance to the imperial court. All local nursing homes have dedicated staff to take care of those who are sick or unwell."

"Daily expenses are funded by the prefect and paid out of the national treasury. Why would a nursing home be located in such a remote place outside of a large town like Runing? It's completely empty and in shambles!"

To put it simply, the nursing homes of this era are equivalent to modern welfare homes, which take in the elderly, the weak, the sick and the disabled, and they are cared for and looked after by society.

Even in the end times where Ruan Mian lives, there is a special welfare home to provide material supplies.

But Meixi's words made her aunt understand.

"Wen Yuan is the prefect, so it's no surprise that the nursing home is run like this."

"That's right. That old beast Wen Yuan, he's depriving the people of their power and taking advantage of others. He's capable of all sorts of madness."

She spit out angrily: "Suddenly I feel that his death is not enough to relieve my anger!"

After she finished speaking, she saw Ruan Mian had already walked into the nursing home, and she hurriedly followed him.

The birds and beasts had guided them here, and they must have sensed their brother's presence here.

Just looking around, you can see that there are many old, weak, sick and disabled people here, especially those who are missing limbs.

They were thinly dressed and weathered, and the only blanket they had was probably shared by several people.

The mattress was not warm either.

Seeing these scenes, Aunt and Ruan Mian felt uncomfortable.

Fortunately, there were a few people in the nursing home who were taking care of them. My aunt found an aunt and asked her, and the aunt sighed and shook her head.

"Mr. Wen didn't really care about this before, but we, the neighbors, really had the heart to watch them starve to death."

"Although there isn't much food, we all save it and eat it. As long as we can survive, we don't expect anything else."

"Everyone, if you have some time, please come and take care of me. It can be considered as a good deed for yourself. But Madam, I seem to have some impression of the man in the green robe you mentioned just now."

Hearing this, the aunt hurriedly asked, and at this moment, Meixi suddenly shouted in the backyard: "Master!"

My aunt and Ruan Mian stood up and walked quickly towards her.

Sure enough, I saw Ruan Qingsong squatting in a corner, treating the wound of a wounded person.

Seeing them coming, Ruan Qingsong's face changed slightly and he stood up in surprise.