Chapter 163 Abducted

"Our Lord Ji is usually very good at following His Majesty's wishes. He would even thank His Majesty three times for a cup of tea. But today, he actually left the sachet His Majesty gave him behind and tied another one."

Ji Changqing said expressionlessly, "A gift from the Emperor must be treasured and kept high up in the sky. How dare I wear it carelessly and wear out this gift from Heaven?"

Shangguan Mu: “…”

It's absolutely watertight.

He snorted coldly and glanced at the sandalwood bracelet on his wrist: "If that's the case, why do you wear the bracelet given by the emperor all day long?"

Ji Changqing chuckled: "If Lord Shangguan likes it, I can ask His Majesty for a string for you someday. There is no need to be so envious."

Shangguan Mu: (◣_◢)

Every time I chat with this guy, I want to beat him up.

"You think I can't guess?" He sneered, "This sachet must have been given to you by your sweetheart."

Ji Changqing's eyes flickered to his waist, and he said with a half-smile, "Why? Your sweetheart didn't give you a Dragon Boat Festival gift? No wonder you talk like you've drunk ten years of vinegar. It makes my teeth ache."

Shangguan Mu: (╬◣﹏◢)

If he says another word to Ji Changqing today, he will be called a pig!

However.

The slap in the face came so swiftly.

After the dragon boat race ended, he had just walked out of Taihe Garden when his attendant hurried up to him and whispered in his ear, "Prince, Miss Pei has been kidnapped."

His face suddenly darkened.

"When did it happen?"

"A quarter of an hour ago. Miss Pei and her family went to Tingfeng Tower to watch the dragon boat race on the inner river. When she came downstairs to return home, she told her sisters that she was going to the clean room and left with her maid."

"The Pei family waited downstairs for a long time but didn't see her come out. When they went upstairs to look for her, they found her maid knocked unconscious in the toilet. She was nowhere to be found."

"The Pei family was afraid of damaging Miss Pei's reputation, so they didn't report the case. They are currently ordering the guards to conduct a private search."

Shangguan Mu's heart was in a knot.

If the person who kidnapped Pei Minru took him out of the capital, how could we find him?

He gritted his teeth and walked towards Ji Changqing.

"Do me a favor."

"What's wrong?"

"Miss Pei was abducted from Tingfeng Tower. I can't find her right now. I'm afraid she's been taken out of the city. Could you have someone stop any suspicious people at the city gate?"

He knew that Ji Changqing had many capable people under his command.

Ji Changqing agreed.

He returned to the carriage, wrote a brief letter, and quietly released a carrier pigeon.

Then he got out of the car and asked Shangguan Mu: "Are you going to Tingfeng Tower?"

Shangguan Mu nodded.

"I want to go there and see if I can find any clues."

"Let's go together."

Shangguan Mu suddenly looked up and looked at him in surprise.

"Will you accompany me to look for it?"

It is true that a friend in need is a friend indeed. Although Ji Changqing is a bad guy, he is still a good friend at the critical moment.

Ji Changqing sneered: "What are you thinking about? Today is a festival, and my mother, my eldest sister-in-law and I have an appointment to have dinner at Mingyue Pavilion, which is next to Tingfeng Tower."

Shangguan Mu: “…”

A quarter of an hour later, the two arrived at Tingfeng Tower.

As soon as Ji Changqing got off the car, he saw Feng Qingsui and Wuhua helping Qi get off the donkey cart.

"Second Master, are you here so early?"

Feng Qingsui greeted him with a smile.

"Didn't they say it would arrive around twilight hour?"

Ji Changqing glanced at Shangguan Mu, who was hurriedly entering Tingfeng Tower, and said, "My friend is in a hurry to get on his way, so I asked the driver to go a little faster."

Feng Qingsui understood and was about to go into Mingyue Pavilion with Qi when he suddenly caught a glimpse of a familiar figure walking out of Tingfeng Tower.

"Isn't that Wenxin?"

she asked Wuhua.

Wenxin was Pei Minru's personal maid, whom she had met at Qingquan Academy.

Wuhua nodded: "It's her."

Pei Minru sent Feng Qingsui some rice dumplings a few days ago, and Feng Qingsui gave her a sachet in return. Thinking that he hadn't seen her for a while, he called Wen Xin.

"Your young lady is in Tingfeng Tower?"

Wen Xin paused when she heard that, turned around and saw Feng Qingsui walking towards her.

"My young lady has come to Tingfeng Tower," she whispered, "but..."

She hesitated for a moment, not knowing whether to say it.

Feng Qingsui glanced at her anxious expression and asked quietly, "Did something happen?"

Wen Xin's eyes instantly filled with tears: "Our young lady, she was kidnapped."

Feng Qingsui: “…”

Upon learning that Pei Minru was abducted half an hour ago, she glanced towards the city gate and frowned.

Half an hour is enough for the other party to take the person out of the city - if the other party's purpose is to lure Pei Minru out of the city.

The Pei family was secretive and refused to report to the police. How could they find the person if they just sent servants to look for him?

Although Ji Changqing didn't know that Wenxin was Pei Minru's maid, when he saw Feng Qingsui talking to her for a few words and then looking at the city gate worriedly, he immediately guessed Wenxin's identity.

He walked over and whispered, "Someone intercepted me."

Feng Qingsui understood instantly.

Then he showed a look of surprise.

Didn’t this person say that he had nothing to do with Pei Minru?

Why did he send people to intercept Pei Minru at the city gate right after he was captured?