"No!" Village Chief Li panicked, pacing around and asking the people around him, "Has anyone seen my niece?"

Li Dachui said, "I saw her escort the county magistrate back earlier, and I even called her over to come and see him, but she said she had some things to take care of at home and had to go back first..."

"But Madam isn't home!" Yunzhu said anxiously.

She came from home!

"Where did my niece go? She's a grown woman, there's no way no one could have seen her. Quick, let's go out and ask..." Village Chief Li said as he rushed out.

He still had the rechargeable speaker that Jiang Qinyu had given him, and after going outside, he went directly to the high platform at the entrance of the market.

"Fellow villagers, I have urgent business with my eldest niece! She's A-Zheng's wife. Anyone who has seen her, please come here and register!" Village Chief Li shouted from the high platform.

Today, Jiang Qinyu and Wei Chengzong cut the ribbon together. Quite a few people recognized her, and soon many people came to register at the bottom of the stage.

About fifteen minutes later, Yunzhu held the statistics, her hands trembling. "Most of them only saw Madam see the magistrate off and then walk towards the village. After that, no one saw Madam again."

"So, the lady disappeared on her way back to the village?" Aping suddenly stepped over the crowd and came to Yunzhu's side, taking the paper from her hand and looking at it carefully.

Seeing him was like seeing hope. She grabbed his arm tightly and looked at him hopefully, saying, "Brother Ping, you can definitely find Madam, right?"

"Don't worry," A-Ping said, looking at her and reassuring her, "The Prince has also placed four secret guards by Madam's side, so Madam will be safe no matter what."

Those four were all people he had personally trained. It could be said that no one in the world could abduct the lady from them without leaving a trace.

But no one has come to report the news yet, so something must have happened that has held them back.

"Let's leave it at that for now. It's not good to make a big fuss about my niece going missing. You all go back first. Aping, go find her quickly. Leave the rest to me," Village Chief Li said immediately.

Jiang Qinyu's status is different now, and he can't let her reputation be damaged.

"Thank you for your trouble, Village Chief," Yunzhu said quickly.

Ah Ping hurriedly left with the paper in his hand.

Village Chief Li stood on the platform again, smiling broadly as he held up a megaphone and said, "Thank you to the villagers for providing the clues. The matter has been resolved! Everyone, have a good time at the market today. We'll be open again in three days!"

The villagers below were confused, but when they heard what Village Chief Li said, no one bothered to think about whether Jiang Qinyu was actually in trouble.

Those in Dingshui Village who knew the inside story kept quiet. After finishing their business at the market, they hurriedly ran back to the village to inquire about the situation.

However, Jiang Qinyu was looking at Liu Ruyi with a speechless expression. "Miss Liu, we're not that close yet, are we? You can't just 'ask' me to leave like this, can you?"

Thinking about what had just happened, Jiang Qinyu felt completely numb.

Here's what happened...

She gave Wei Chengzhong a perfunctory farewell, then thought about hurrying back to deal with the problems that had been sent to her from Yunzhou yesterday and needed her to resolve.

Because the market was open today, the surroundings were bustling and busy, with people coming and going. Yunzhu and Amber, who were by her side, had also been sent out to help, so she was alone at the moment.

I thought nothing could happen since it was right in front of my house, but something really did happen.

As Jiang Qinyu walked towards the village, she saw a group of people chatting and laughing as they approached. They were all unfamiliar faces, but she didn't pay much attention to them. After all, many people from other villages had come today, and even quite a few people from the county town and Kaner Town had come.

She smiled and stepped aside, brushing past the group of people.

But to her utter surprise, this group of people were merely passing by her, and she lost consciousness before they had completely passed her.

When she opened her eyes again, she found herself in a carriage, where a familiar face was smiling insincerely at her, saying, "Sister-in-law Lu, it's been a long time."

The person is someone I know, but this voice... Jiang Qinyu said that voice enthusiasts really can't stand it at all.

"Liu Ruyi? What are you doing here?" Although Jiang Qinyu couldn't stand Liu Ruyi's unpleasant voice these days, she still asked.

Liu Ruyi chuckled, "What do you think? I'm curious, should I call you Sister-in-law Lu now, or General's wife, or... Princess Consort of the Northwest?"

"It's just a name, take it or leave it." Jiang Qinyu blinked dismissively.

Her hands and feet were bound in a special way. She had tried it before, and the more she tried to break free, the tighter the bindings became, until she could not move at all. Therefore, she dared not try again.

Liu Ruyi suddenly flew into a rage and said, "Jiang Qinyu, stop trying to fool me, I'm not buying it!"

Jiang Qinyu was speechless. How did she end up making a joke?

"Why am I here? Don't you know? It's all thanks to you two!" Liu Ruyi suddenly roared angrily.

Jiang Qinyu was really confused and couldn't help but ask, "What did we do?"

"You!" Liu Ruyi's eyes turned red with anger. "If you hadn't exposed my false claim to the credit for the sweet potatoes in front of His Majesty, how could my voice have become like this?"

At that time, she was imprisoned by Emperor Jingqing and forced to drink a drug that made her mute. If she hadn't been quick-witted and held the drug in her mouth before spitting it out, she would have become mute long ago!

When Jiang Qinyu heard her say that, she really wanted to roll her eyes at her.

What, she's allowed to claim credit for others' work, but no one else is allowed to expose her?

Liu Ruyi is still the same... selfish, self-righteous, and arrogant person!

"Do you think I'll let you off the hook if you don't say anything?" Liu Ruyi suddenly stopped being angry and smiled with a hint of wickedness. "Don't worry, even if I were willing to let you off the hook, someone else wouldn't."

Jiang Qinyu frowned unconsciously. What did she mean by that?

Liu Ruyi stopped talking and happily had her maid trim her nails, though she would occasionally glance at Jiang Qinyu with a gloating look.

Jiang Qinyu was speechless at her gaze, her mind racing as she tried to figure out how to escape her current predicament.

Jiang Qinyu didn't have many system points left, but she still had some items she had bought to save her life. She quickly picked out a few to use on herself, just in case.

"Master, they've succeeded," a woman's voice came from outside the carriage.

Liu Ruyi's smile widened as she looked at Jiang Qinyu and said, "Considering you were kind to me back then, I'll leave you with a whole corpse."

"Miss Liu, I don't remember we have any deep-seated hatred, do we?" Jiang Qinyu couldn't help but ask.

She just couldn't understand why Liu Ruyi would kidnap her.

Liu Ruyi chuckled coldly twice. "No deep-seated hatred? If it weren't for you, how could I have become like this today?"

Jiang Qinyu really wanted to ask, "You keep saying this and that, so why don't you tell me what it is?"

She felt that Liu Ruyi was simply insane.