The carriage slowly descended the mountain, and the sky gradually changed from black to gray and then gradually brightened.

Everything began to emerge, revealing its appearance as it was enveloped in white snow.

Jiang Wei was jolted awake by the gradually brightening light outside.

As soon as Jiang Wei stirred, Xiao Zhan immediately woke up as well.

"You're awake." Xiao Zhan opened his eyes and looked at Jiang Wei, asking her.

Jiang Wei realized she was sitting in Xiao Zhan's lap and quickly sat up. "General Xiao, I wouldn't have been sitting here ever since I got on the carriage..."

Her face turned as red as a summer bayberry, but she still finished what she hadn't said before, "Let's sleep in your arms!"

Seeing Jiang Wei's awkwardness and shyness, Xiao Zhan's eyes revealed a hint of a smile.

He tried to move his foot, but "hiss..." his foot went numb.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Wei quickly looked up at Xiao Zhan and asked him with concern, "Are your legs numb? Let me massage them for you."

Jiang Wei placed her hands on Xiao Zhan's thighs and pressed down from top to bottom and from bottom to top.

When she pressed on his inner thigh, Xiao Zhan felt a surge of heat in his body.

"It's not numb anymore, that's enough." Xiao Zhan endured the numbness and quickly pulled his leg back, not letting Jiang Wei press it anymore.

It was already an immense act of self-control for him to remain unmoved by her presence; if she were to push him back any further, Xiao Zhan feared he would lose control of himself.

No one noticed that Xiao Zhan's ears were red.

"Thank you, General Xiao, for saving me again." Jiang Wei felt more and more that Xiao Zhan was her savior.

He always managed to appear just in time to save her from dire straits.

As Jiang Wei carefully considered her past life, she realized that everything seemed different now.

Why didn't she meet him in her past life?

For a moment, Jiang Wei unconsciously stared at Xiao Zhan in a daze.

His sword-like eyebrows were as black as ink, his beautiful eyes held a hint of a smile, his nose was high and straight, and his skin was a little whiter than when I first saw him. Although he was sitting, he was as upright as a pine tree.

He was dressed in the same black as when she first met him.

Yet Jiang Wei felt something was different; she seemed to see a hint of tenderness in his eyes, and upon reflection, she realized he had never treated her badly.

The two looked at each other and smiled silently.

Jiang Wei's heart seemed to skip a beat, but time seemed to stand still for her, and she didn't notice.

……………

Yesterday, Qingfeng led the horse all the way until dark before bringing Chen Yunyi back to the Chen family home. He was exhausted.

He had planned to eat something outside and then go back for a good night's sleep.

Before he could finish his meal, the entire city was placed under martial law, as if they were looking for someone.

Suddenly, Xin Si saw him and ran over to him, saying, "Master is furious! There are still people in the capital who dare to rob and plunder, they really don't care about Master's feelings! They kidnapped Miss Jiang, and Master is very angry."

Qingfeng glanced at Xin Si, then immediately dropped his chopsticks and followed Xin Si to search for the prey.

Chen Yunyi hadn't even had a chance to catch up with his father and family whom he hadn't seen in a long time before returning to the Chen family home.

Chen Shiyu and Mingzhao ran out and said that Jiang Wei had been kidnapped.

Chen Yan could barely stand and was about to fall backward.

His sons, who were closest to him, helped him up.

After he sat down in the chair, he said, "Quickly go and ask General Xiao for help. Ask him to help me rescue my baby. Give him whatever property the Chen family wants."

He was really confused in his haste; the Chen family's business was originally related to Xiao Zhan.

“Grandfather and General Xiao said that we shouldn’t worry, he will definitely bring my sister back safe and sound.” Mingzhao was worried that her grandfather might not be able to hold on, so she quickly told him what Xiao Zhan had told her.

"Did General Xiao really say that? How did he know your sister was missing?" Chen Yan asked Mingzhao.

"Yes, Grandfather, that's what General Xiao said. He told us to just wait patiently."

Mingzhao recounted the whole story in detail.

Chen Yan breathed a sigh of relief. With Xiao Zhan going to find his darling, he figured everything would be alright.

The entire Chen family gathered together, and no one said they wanted to rest.

Even when we tried to persuade Chen Yan to go and rest, he refused.

The family sat inside waiting, occasionally sending someone to the gate to check if Jiang Wei had returned, and frequently craning their necks to look around.

Several more braziers were added to the fire in the room, but Chen Yan finally couldn't sit still any longer.

He stood up from his chair. "If I wait any longer, it will be dawn. I need to go out and look for her. I won't feel at ease if I just sit here and wait and don't see her."

Everyone advised him to stay home and wait, saying that they would find Jiang Wei when they went out to search.

Yu paced around the house all night, listening to them say they were going to find Jiang Wei. She couldn't sit still; in fact, she didn't sit down at all.

"How about we split up and search? Second sister-in-law, father-in-law, and children can wait for news at home. Your eldest brother and I will go to the east side of the city to search, while second and third brothers can go to the other side to search." She's going to go crazy if she keeps waiting like this.

"No, I want to go find my cousin too." Chen Shiyu disagreed with this arrangement.

“I’ll go with my cousin,” Mingzhao quickly stepped forward and said.

"You all shouldn't cause any more trouble. Just stay home and let us know if Wei'er comes back," Madam Yu immediately decided.

Just as they were about to leave, the steward ran in with a happy expression. "Master, the guards from General Xiao's side just said that Miss Biao has been found and they are on their way back. They told us not to worry."

Chen Yan was overjoyed and stood up. "Really?"

"Yes, sir, it's the old servant who is a guard by General Xiao's side. It's true," the steward replied with a smile.

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