Before Fu Man'er even reached the door, she heard a commotion.

It sounded like a male voice was shouting something.

When she walked over, she saw the guards lined up in a row blocking the entrance, and in front of the guards stood a row of people.

The two sides seemed to be on the verge of exchanging blows; she even heard the roar of the head of the guards, Gao Laosan.

"If anyone dares to take another step forward and trespass on private property, don't blame us for being impolite."

Everyone gripped their sticks tightly, and Fu Man'er called out, "Head Nurse Gao!"

Gao Laosan glanced back at her and quickly retreated, but the others were still guarding the door.

"Miss, these people are ignoring our warnings and trying to force their way in." Their duty as guards is to protect the house; they cannot let people in without the master's permission.

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Fu Man'er nodded to indicate that she understood. As she walked over, the guards stepped aside to make way for her.

The doorman told me while I was inside that these people were wearing strange clothes.

At first glance, they looked like the uniforms of government officials, but there was no large character for "government office" in the middle of the uniform. Even so, Fu Man'er did not neglect them.

"May I ask who you are?" Fu Man'er asked as she stood in front of them.

These men had already placed their hands on the knife handles, but when they saw the person in charge, they let go of their hands.

One of them spoke, but his tone was arrogant.

"We heard that Wang Chunni is here, so we've come to find her."

As for who they are, they remain silent.

"Who is Wang Chunni?" Since they wouldn't say, Fu Man'er pretended not to know.

"It's the girl who came back from the estate with you yesterday."

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"Oh, that's Chun'er, a maid in my Xu household. There's no one here named Wang Chunni."

The people at the door looked at each other, clearly stunned. It seemed they didn't know that Chun'er and Wang Chunni were the same person.

Suddenly, someone jumped out from the side and said, "Brother Guard, Chun'er is Wang Chunni."

Fu Man'er looked over and felt that the face looked somewhat familiar. After thinking for a while, she remembered who it was.

She had met this person once before when she was in Jingyuan, and she also found out about this person while investigating Wang Chunni.

He is Wang Chunni's younger brother, Wang Dacai.

Wang Dacai had been hiding to the side, but seeing that these people were about to be fooled by Fu Man'er, he had no choice but to show himself.

"Whether her name is Chun'er or Wang Chunni, our lady wants to see that girl. Hand her over now."

The commanding tone was really unpleasant to hear, and Fu Man'er glanced at the person who spoke.

“Even a county magistrate would give a reason for arresting someone, but you just keep telling me to hand over the person.”

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"Not to mention that I didn't even know you were me, Chun'er is a maid of my Xu family, how could I hand her over to you?"

Unexpectedly, the man smiled and said, "Young lady, even the county magistrate has to show deference to our lady."

"We are just following orders. Since you are the one in charge of this household, we advise you to be sensible and hand over the person quickly, or don't blame us for being impolite."

As he spoke, he put his hand back down from the knife handle, the threat in his words obvious.

Fu Man'er didn't move. With a single glance from Gao Laosan, the guards all surrounded Fu Man'er.

"Miss, as long as you give the order, we will immediately arrest anyone who trespasses on private property."

All of Xu's guards were enslaved to the Xu family, and each one of them was utterly loyal.

The two sides returned to their initial state. The leader on the other side frowned. He thought that after all the talk, the girl should immediately send the person out.

Regardless of the other party's reputation, Fu Man'er didn't want to get into conflicts with anyone, but she wouldn't just hand over Wang Chunni for no reason.

"I'll say it again, you have to give me a reason."

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The other party seemed very impatient. "You country bumpkin, how can you be so ignorant? We've already said that it's our madam who wants to see her. You just need to know that our madam is much more powerful than the county magistrate."

Seeing that Fu Man'er remained unmoved, the man continued, "Our lady comes from the capital, and she is accompanied by a very important person."

"Girl, you should carefully consider whether you can afford to offend these people."

A big shot? Fu Man'er subconsciously thought of the big shot who had recruited Xu Yi.

Are these big shots just bored? They're all heading to Yun Town.

Fu Man'er was in a dilemma. The people in front of her were not much of a match for her, but she was worried that this might cause trouble for her family.

Just then, Gao Laosan suddenly shouted, "Young Master is back."

Fu Man'er looked up and saw Xu Yi riding over on horseback.

As he dismounted, the people opposite him turned around and looked at him. The man who had been arrogant before began to bow and greet Xu Yi.

"I have met General Manager Xu."

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Xu Yi simply nodded to them and walked towards Fu Man'er.

"Man'er".

"Brother." Fu Man'er was about to tell him what had just happened.

The person on the other end couldn't wait to speak, "President Xu, you've come at the right time. We're here on Madam's orders to find Wang Chunni, and we've found her, but she refuses to hand her over."

Xu Yi gently patted Fu Man'er on the back to comfort her, then turned to Gao Laosan and said, "Go and bring her over."

Fu Man'er was full of doubts, but she refrained from asking further questions.

Gao Laosan quickly brought the person out, and Wang Dacai kept calling out to Wang Chunni, "Sister, sister."

He even tried to rush over, but was stopped by the Xu family's guards.

Xu Yi waved his hand, and Gao Laosan handed the person over. At that moment, Wang Chunni was still shouting, "What are you doing? What are you doing? Where are you taking me?"

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Wang Dacai went over and helped Wang Chunni up. After saying goodbye to Xu Yi, the group left.

Fu Man'er finally asked, "Brother, who are those people?"

"The personal guards of Governor Song." These personal guards were different from ordinary attendants; they were directly assigned by the imperial court to high-ranking officials to protect their lives.

"Governor Song?" Fu Man'er thought for a moment. "Is it Song Kangcheng, Lord Song?"

He came home to pay respects to his ancestors last year, and now he's back again?

Xu Yi nodded and led Fu Man'er inside.

"But they just said they were acting on the orders of some lady?" They didn't mention Governor Song's name at all.

Xu Yi thought for a moment, "They must be talking about Governor Song's sister, who is the concubine of a marquis in the capital."

That's quite prestigious; no wonder they say even the county magistrate would have to show deference to it.

Fu Man'er didn't care about the governor or the lady; what she was more curious about was why Wang Chunni had been taken away.

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"When I investigated Wang Chunni, I didn't find that she had done anything terribly wrong, nor did she have any connection with anyone in Beijing."

We just locked him up yesterday, and before we even figured out what to do with him, he was handed over to us.

Xu Yi patted her puffed-up little face. "It's okay. She probably just wants to ask us some questions. She'll bring it over to us after she's done."

The reason he rushed to town so early yesterday was because Governor Song seemed to be looking for someone during his trip back to Yunzhen.

Not only the guards, but also a lot of yamen runners were sent out. I heard that almost everyone has been found and brought back to the Song residence for questioning.

Only then could he escape and go home to take a look.

Fu Man'er felt a little better after hearing this, and was just about to have a good talk with Xu Yi about what happened yesterday.

A servant came to report that Lord Song urgently summoned Xu Yi.