Qin Yucheng frowned and looked at Ah Cai beside him, "Ah Cai, go and investigate now..."

Before he could finish speaking, he suddenly remembered that Xiao Jinhan had notified his father that morning to go and suppress the bandits. He wanted to know Xiao Jinhan's background, so asking his father would be much faster than investigating secretly!

Ah Cai looked at his young master, who was frowning and grinning foolishly, completely bewildered. Then, he saw him stand up and wave his hand, "Let's go, let's go to the county government office now."

Wei Jianjia and Qiu Shuang were carrying deer pear water to Linfeng Courtyard when they overheard this conversation. They couldn't help but smile and ask, "What is Yu Cheng doing at the county government office at this hour?"

"If we're looking for my uncle, it's almost noon, and he's probably already on his way back. If Yu Cheng goes now, he might miss him."

After saying that, he took the food tray from Qiu Shuang's hand and handed it to Qin Yucheng, "This is the deer pear soup I made for Yucheng, why don't you sit down and try it first..."

"Thank you for your kindness, cousin, but I don't have time right now." Qin Yucheng stepped back. "Cousin, you should keep this deer pear juice for yourself."

Although he likes sweets, it's not about sweets right now. If he doesn't clear up the doubts in his mind, he won't be in the mood to eat the most delicious food.

Moreover, Black Wind Stronghold was a headache for every county magistrate. His father would go to arrest people in the morning, and there would be a series of matters to be inquired about afterwards. He might not be able to return until evening, let alone noon.

When Wei Jianjia saw that he refused without any mercy, the smile on her face froze for a moment. "If Yucheng doesn't have time now, you can leave this deer pear water here for now, and then put charcoal on it to simmer for a while after you're done with your work."

Qiu Shuang chimed in, "Young Master, my young lady knows that you love sweets, so she started making deer pear and red date sweet soup before dawn."

He stayed in the small kitchen all morning, not even having time to take a nap, for fear that the deer pear soup would be overcooked.

This sweet soup is all from my young lady's heart, you should at least have some..."

"You're so talkative!" Wei Jianjia scolded him in a low voice, half-angry, then smiled gently at the young man. "I wonder what Yucheng is busy with today? Why don't you tell Jianjia? Maybe Jianjia can help you."

As she spoke, she glanced at his expression; although his brows were slightly furrowed, there was no sadness in his eyes.

It seems they haven't found any news about Su Hua yet.

Now that we're going to the county government office to look for my uncle, perhaps there aren't enough people, so I'd like to ask the office to find some people to help with the search.

Thinking of this, Wei Jianjia smiled almost imperceptibly. It was a good thing to find more people to search for them.

They won't even need to stir things up; the news that Su Hua was kidnapped and lost her innocence in a bandit's den will spread like wildfire.

"No need." Qin Yucheng didn't want to delay any longer and gestured for A Cai to come forward and take the deer pear water.

"By the way, don't forget, cousin, that Yingxian and Hua'er will also be attending the Tangshan City Stone Gambling Conference in two days."

"What..." Upon hearing the name 'Hua'er,' Wei Jianjia dropped the food bowl in her hand with a 'clatter' to the ground.

It was smashed to pieces, mixed with sugar water.

"Miss!" Qiu Shuang was also shocked, but she quickly composed herself and grasped her mistress's hand.

“Miss, I already told you that the sugar water is very hot when it comes out of the pot. You insisted on doing it yourself, so now we have to find the family doctor to prescribe medicine for burns.”

Qin Yucheng was initially puzzled, but when he saw the still steaming deer pear juice that had been thrown on the ground, he realized he had been overthinking it.

They hurriedly sent someone to fetch the family physician.

Wei Jianjia's burns were not serious; there was only some redness on her index and middle fingers, which could not even be considered burns. The physician left her a minty balm and then left.

At this point, Wei Jianjia had no desire to stay in Linfeng Courtyard any longer.

He took the minty balm and went back to Tingnuan Pavilion.

She slammed the ointment on the table, her beautiful eyes filled with malice. "Su Hua actually went to participate in the jade gambling conference two days later. Wasn't she kidnapped by those bandits and taken to the Black Mountain?"

Why can they still attend the jade gambling convention...?

"Miss, please keep your voice down, be careful, walls may hear you." Qiu Shuang's heart trembled upon hearing this, and she quickly ran to close the doors and windows tightly.

"How dare you say that?" Wei Jianjia was shocked, then furious, her chest heaving with anger.

Her voice finally lowered, "Didn't you say that the bandits from Black Wind Stronghold planned to take Su Hua in Dead End Alley?"

Didn't you say that you picked up the only scrap of cloth left by Su Hua, so no one would be able to find her?

Why was she able to attend the jade gambling convention two days later unharmed? Did she grow wings and fly away on her own?

She had gotten to know Qin Yucheng quite well during this time, and he definitely wouldn't have said that if Su Hua hadn't been scheduled to go to the jade gambling convention in two days.

In other words, he has already met Su Hua today.

Moreover, judging from his expression, Su Hua must have returned unharmed; none of what they had anticipated had happened.

Qiu Shuang shrank back as she was scolded, "This servant...this servant doesn't know either! Those bandits were clearly in a hurry back then, how could they possibly hold back after being kidnapped and taken to their den..."

It's even more unbelievable that Su Hua was able to descend the mountain so quickly.

She even thought it was just the young master talking nonsense.

"Heh, you don't know?" Wei Jianjia's small face turned cold and stern. "You made such a solemn promise back then, but now all you've got is 'I don't know'! I've really raised a good servant!"

Qiu Shuang bit her lip, feeling deeply wronged.

Suddenly, her eyes lit up. "Miss, we put Su Hua in the bandit's den to ruin her reputation. Now, although she has come out of the bandit's den, who can guarantee that nothing has happened in a day and a night?"

"As long as we spread the news of Su Hua's abduction, her reputation will be completely ruined. At that point, given the Qin family's ways, they will definitely never look at her again..."

"Fool!" Wei Jianjia interrupted sharply, "We have no idea how Su Hua escaped from the bandit's den. With her cunning nature, how could she possibly let this go after being tricked like this? She's probably waiting in the shadows to catch us."

If we spread the news now, wouldn't we just be handing them leverage over us?

Moreover, she felt vaguely uneasy. If Su Hua had invited her to the jade gambling event, it meant that Su Hua had already become suspicious of her.

But they still had to meet eventually, and deliberately not going to the agreed-upon jade gambling meeting would only make it seem like they had something to hide.

Qiu Shuang trembled at the shout, "Then, according to Miss, what should we do now?"

Wei Jianjia narrowed her beautiful eyes. "The best thing right now is to do nothing."

After saying that, he looked at her again and said, "Are you really sure that the beggar you found that day wouldn't have any problems?"

Qiu Shuang's heart skipped a beat, and she quickly nodded, "Miss, don't worry. I disguised myself very well the whole time. I even changed my clothes and money, and I walked around half the city before returning to the manor. There will definitely be no problem."

"Hmm." Wei Jianjia hummed softly, her eyes dark and unfathomable.

This Su Hua has an incredibly lucky life.

As the sun sets in the west and the moon rises in the east, before the stars have completely faded from the sky, Su Hua, who is being thought of by the master and servant, has already gotten up early and started preparing for the roof-raising banquet with her family.