When these words were spoken, not only the onlookers were stunned, but even Qin Shuo was confused, thinking that Qin Wan might have been right.

Qin Ningyue is a very arrogant person. Her previous fiancé was Prince Yu. Later, many wealthy families came to propose marriage to her, but she politely declined them one by one.

After being assigned to marry Liu Chengfeng, his elder sister often made trouble at home.

Could it be that he really ran away from his marriage?

Qin Shuo thought of this and quickly got up from the ground. He no longer had the energy to find fault with Qing Yue and ran towards the mansion. He needed to quickly inform his father of this news...

"Second brother, let's go."

Watching Qin Shuo leave without stopping, Qing Yue withdrew her gaze expressionlessly, called Qing Zhan, and went back towards Qing's house.

Whether Qin Ningyue disappeared or ran away from marriage, it had nothing to do with her.

But because of this farce, the news of Qin Ningyue's escape from marriage spread quickly.

Qin Shuo rushed back to the Qin family in a hurry, his mind in a mess. He was thinking about what Qin Wan said, and the more he thought about it, the more possible it seemed.

As soon as he returned home, he went to find Qin Hongzhang.

Qin Hongzhang was in the study, feeling extremely depressed and in a bad mood. His eldest daughter had been missing for three or four days. He didn't care at first, but when he came to his senses, he couldn't find her. He had a bad feeling and wondered if something had happened to Ning Yue, but he had no way to find out. Those noble families who had a good relationship with him before were now avoiding him, which made him feel the fickleness of human nature.

At this moment, Qin Shuo knocked on the study door.

"Dad, are you there? I have something to tell you, something very important...!"

Qin Hongzhang looked up and was furious when he saw Qin Shuo's disappointing look.

"Where have you been fooling around again? Look at what you look like."

Qin Hongzhang scolded him angrily. He just couldn't understand why his children, who had been diligent all their lives, were less promising than the last, when one was born?

Look at this person in front of me. It’s okay that he’s dressed in fancy clothes, but he’s also so reckless that it makes people angry just by looking at him.

Qin Shuo was so used to being scolded by his own father that he ignored it. He touched his nose and went into the study. "Dad, I just saw Qin Wan at Yipinju."

When Qin Hongzhang heard Qin Wan's name, his brows jumped, and he finally looked at his son straight in the eye. "And then?"

"I went up to her and lectured her, saying that she was a child of the Qin family and she shouldn't be ungrateful and even abandon her own family."

Qin Shuo pouted.

Qin Hongzhang raised his eyes and saw that his son was covered with a lot of mud. His eyelids twitched and he knew that he must have been beaten, and it seemed that he had rolled on the ground several times.

"Get to the point!"

Qin Hongzhang was too lazy to listen to the details and said impatiently.

As soon as the voice fell, Qin Shuo heard, "Qin Wan said that the eldest sister ran away from her marriage."

"Running away from marriage? Qin Wan said that?"

Qin Hongzhang frowned and raised his head, asking in shock, his fingers tapping the table as he fell into deep thought.

"Yes, Dad, I think what Qin Wan said is very likely. My eldest sister is very arrogant. Her previous fiancé was Prince Yu, and now the emperor has arranged her marriage to Liu Chengfeng. Who is Liu Chengfeng? He's a good-for-nothing like me..."

Think about the disgust my sister always has on her face when she sees me. Do you think she'd be willing to marry Liu Chengfeng? She's been feigning illness these days and hasn't left the house. I'm afraid she's planning something big. Now it seems she's not missing, she must have run away from the marriage!

"Dad, what should we do? My elder sister's marriage was granted by the Emperor, and if she runs away like this, and the Emperor blames us, we will be the ones who suffer!"

Qin Shuo said anxiously.

This is also the reason why he ran back anxiously when he heard Qin Wan say the news, for fear of being implicated.

Qin Hongzhang's head throbbed with pain. "That shouldn't be possible. Your eldest sister's room still has all the valuable jewelry. If she ran away, why wouldn't she take all these valuables with her? Besides, without any identification documents, where can she run to?"

Qin Hongzhang analyzed.

Thinking of the dark hatred in the eldest daughter's eyes that day, she said that it was Qin Wan who caused the Qin family to fall into this state. She had a way to deal with Qin Wan and said she wanted revenge. Could it be that... she encountered an accident?

"If she didn't take the jewelry, she must have taken some banknotes. If she escapes and gets a fake identity, gets married and has children, who will be able to find her?"

Qin Shuo snorted, his nose spitting out anger, "She's so good, she just ran away and left a huge mess. Liu Chengfeng comes to me every day to ask about Qin Ningyue's whereabouts. The emperor will also blame us when the time comes. Dad, she really hurt us!"

Qin Shuo was so angry that he turned around and complained.

But Qin Hongzhang frowned, feeling something was amiss. He didn't think the eldest daughter had run away from her marriage. If that was true, as Shuo'er had said, then what was Ning Yue trying to achieve? She'd run away from the capital, hiding her whole life under an assumed name. Was that any better than her current situation? Even though she was marrying a bastard from the Liu family, at least she had no worries about food and shelter, and she had her father as her backing.

"Get out and leave me alone."

Qin Hongzhang pinched his eyebrows, feeling annoyed by everything he saw. He simply waved his hand and told Qin Shuo to get out.

Qin Shuo was also very upset and cursed Qin Ningyue in his heart. She really escaped alone and harmed the whole family. When the emperor blamed her, he might sentence her to exile, and his playboy days would come to an abrupt end.

He walked out of the study with a bored look on his face. It was already dark and he didn't want to go back to the yard so early. He turned around and walked outside. He was going to find his good brother Liu Chengfeng for a drink and tell him about Qin Ningyue.

…

The Cheng'an Marquis Mansion is located on the north side of Xuanwu Street, closer to the suburbs of Beijing and far away from the center of the capital. After all, the family population is dwindling, and the descendants are inactive, relying only on the blessings of their ancestors. Generation after generation, nothing has been achieved. By the time of Liu Chengfeng's generation, there is only an old marquis and a fifth-rank official, the eldest brother of the family.

Liu Chengfeng has been in a very bad mood these past two days. Ever since he separated from Qin Ningyue at Zuixian Tower that day, he has been looking forward to the next time he can drink peach blossom wine with his beloved. Thinking of her delicate and tender hands, his heart is filled with joy.

But who would have known that since that day, the beauty disappeared.

He waited for two days without seeing anyone, so he became anxious and went to the Qin family. However, the Qin family knew nothing about it. After asking, he found out that the Qin family had not seen Qin Ningyue for three or four days.

This is terrible, someone is missing.

Liu Chengfeng was so dispirited that he had no energy at all the whole day. He had been searching for her for two days but there was no news. This evening, when he was drinking in a restaurant, he heard people whispering that the eldest daughter of the Qin family had run away from her marriage and left home. He felt very upset and had a fight with the person sitting next to him. It turned out that there were four people at the table and they beat him up. Now he was walking back to the mansion with a bruised face.

The long alley was dark and quiet. Liu Chengfeng sniffed and felt drowsy.

Suddenly, at the end of the alley, a woman stood there, as beautiful as a fairy in the moonlight, staring straight in his direction...