Tao Yao said angrily, "But she said you asked her to come and hug the Fifth Young Master."

She was really anxious. When they arrived, the second young master repeatedly told them to be careful to prevent being tricked. What's going on? In just half a day, such a big pot has been dumped on their heads.

Their young lady is a princess, yet they dare to scheme against her.

Linglong, who was skilled in martial arts, reached out and pulled Taoyao and Duo'er outside the courtyard: "What are you two arguing about in the princess's courtyard?"

Duo'er asked anxiously, "Why are you pulling me? Where is Fifth Young Master?"

When the two sides confronted each other, it was found that there was no such person as Granny Wu in the Xie family. In other words, someone had infiltrated the mansion and openly stole the Fifth Young Master.

Tao Yao was so anxious she was about to cry. She had grown up in the royal palace and was no stranger to the shady dealings of the inner quarters, but this was the first time she had ever seen someone gamble away a young master right off the bat.

Linglong said, "Taoyao, it's the princess and her husband's wedding night, so let's not disturb them for now. I just saw the eldest young lady talking to the old lady in the mansion, let's go find her immediately."

Tao Yao immediately grabbed Duo'er's hand: "Come on, let's go find the young lady."

The three maids hurriedly went to look for Xie Zhaozhao, but fortunately, Grand Secretary Gu and Xie Zhaozhao were having a drink at the mansion and had not yet returned.

Upon hearing Tao Yao and the others' words, Xie Zhaozhao immediately summoned the steward, Old Qin: "Quickly, summon all the guards at all the gates. Did anyone see the Fifth Young Master leave the mansion a quarter of an hour ago?"

Old Qin summoned all the guards at each gate, but surprisingly, no one had seen the Fifth Young Master leave the mansion.

Xie Zhaozhao instructed Lao Qin: "Search quietly in the yard immediately, and search thoroughly outside the yard as well."

Tao Yao was so anxious that her face turned pale. She also searched everywhere. Duo'er was so anxious that she burst into tears. She was very rude to Tao Yao: "You are a jinx. You lost the Fifth Young Master on your first day in the manor."

Tao Yao had no way to express her bitterness; she never expected to be plotted against like this.

Old Qin and his men searched the mansion for a long time, but they couldn't find it.

Xie Zhaozhao took Lao Qin and three maids to Wutong Garden, dismissed the servants, and asked the three maids and Lao Qin to stay behind so she could report to the old lady alone.

The old lady was furious and slammed her hand on the table: "How dare you! The child was stolen right under our noses?"

However, Zhou Tangtang and Xie Yu are getting married today, so it wouldn't be right for her to kill Tao Yao.

The old lady summoned Aunt Qu, Madam Xu, and others, and told them about Xiao Wu's abduction.

Aunt Qu was thunderstruck. After a moment of stunned silence, she screamed wildly, "Madam, the Fifth Young Master is my destiny! Madam, you must help me find him!"

Madam Xie's head was spinning from all the shouting. She slammed her hand on the table and yelled, "What's all the noise about? Wu'er is missing, who wouldn't be worried? Find her!"

Xu grabbed Duo'er's hair and angrily said, "How could you hand the child over to someone else?"

While Duo'er was being beaten, someone had already reported the news to the bridal chamber, and all the romance in the room vanished.

Zhou Tangtang sneered, "Xie Yu, is this a big gift from your stepmother? It's only the first day, and she's already being very generous."

Xie Yu gently took her hand, squeezed it in her palm, and said softly, "Don't worry, I'm here."

He told Zhou Tangtang not to go out of the new house, and then went to Wutong Garden, and then to the front yard, where he mobilized all the servants to search for her.

After searching for most of the night without success, Aunt Qu was almost dumbfounded. Holding Xiao Wu's clothes, she cried out, "Wu'er, you must come back safely."

She was Xie Anfeng's concubine, and Xu was her mistress. So she came to Xu's place to make a scene first. It wasn't for any other reason than that Xu saw Xiao Wu yesterday and hugged him and liked him very much. She thought that Xu was old and liked children, so she handed Xiao Wu over to her. Unexpectedly, he died in less than half a day.

There was no one else in the Xu family's courtyard. She rubbed her head with both hands, as if she was in great pain.

"You're heartbroken that Xiao Wu is gone, and I didn't sleep a wink all night either, but nobody else cares. Yesterday, the eldest young master still consummated his marriage as usual, and the eldest young lady returned to Qingpu Garden and slept soundly all night. Even the master didn't care at all, eating and drinking heartily with his colleagues. Not to mention the second and third wives, they're all the eldest young lady's dogs. Who cares?"

The voice sounded both distressed and melancholy.

Concubine Qu, longing for her son, was easily provoked and said with eyes wide with fury, "I dare not blame anyone, but my son cannot just die like this. He is the fifth young master of the mansion, my master, my heaven. If I cannot find him, I will not live."

"The master is a Grand Councilor, and the young lady's husband is a Grand Secretary. If they really wanted to find him, surely they could. They could search three feet into the ground and still find him. But who would take it seriously?"

Xu said dejectedly, "Aunt Qu, stop making a fuss. If we really can't find it, we'll just have to give up."

"No, I want to find Xiao Wu."

The Xie family searched for five days in a row but still couldn't find Xiao Wu. Xie Anfeng looked at the haggard Aunt Qu and said helplessly, "We've searched everywhere in the mansion but still can't find her. Don't worry, the child has only just been lost. The kidnappers are probably afraid of getting wind of it and are hiding very well. The mansion will continue to search."

"Master, the child was lost while the eldest young mistress was with us. Please give Xiao Wu justice!"

What do you want?

"Master, at the very least, those two maids should pay for my fifth son's life!"

“Madam Qu, the princess has only just entered the manor, and she didn’t do it on purpose. In that situation, someone in the manor must be framing her…”

"Is the master going to protect the eldest young master?"

"Outrageous! Xiao Wu is my child. I would be heartbroken if he were lost. There must be a proper way to do things. Losing a child is clearly a frame-up. Can't you see that?" Xie Anfeng said. "Don't overthink it. I will continue to send people to search for Xiao Wu."

Aunt Qu cried and made a fuss for several days, and Madam Xu talked to her every day to cheer her up.

At the end of June, Xie Anfeng drank a bowl of osmanthus and lotus seed soup cooked by Aunt Qu. Suddenly, blood flowed from his seven orifices, and he collapsed to the ground, unconscious.

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