Upon hearing this, both of them were taken aback.
Jiang Yimian immediately disregarded the peacock lantern and rushed forward, frowning as she asked, "What happened?"
Zhao Xiaonian was panting heavily, and his whole body was extremely flustered. "I, I just got separated from my aunt and the others. I've been with Xiao Nuan'er and was planning to wait for everyone at Caiyun Tower."
Unexpectedly, when I turned around, little Nuan'er had been taken away.
There were so many people on Changyue Street today that the villain disappeared quickly into the crowd and was hard to find. He had no choice but to hurry over and call for help.
Jiang Yimian simply said, "Let's split up and look for people first. You and Liu'er stay together and don't run around."
After saying that, he took the lead and walked towards the east side of Changyue Street.
Lu Cijian then waved to his guards, signaling them to take their men to search other places, while he himself went to the west.
Seeing this, Zhao Xiaonian became extremely anxious, and his eyes gradually reddened.
He should have held Xiao Nuan'er in his arms just now, and shouldn't have run off like that. Otherwise, the guards wouldn't have lost track of them.
Thinking about what might happen to Xiao Nuan'er, he couldn't stay still any longer and pulled Liu'er and Lin Yan'an along, saying, "Let's go look for her somewhere else too. It's getting anxious waiting here."
Liu'er responded, but did not let go of Zhao Xiaonian's hand.
The waiter at Caiyunlou had just taken down the peacock lantern when he saw the group running away. He hurriedly called out, "Customer, that young lady's lantern!"
However, no one paid any attention to the peacock lantern at this moment.
The group split up and searched the lantern market for almost half an hour, but still couldn't find any trace of Xiao Nuan'er.
Jiang Yimian was also a little flustered. The bustling crowd that she used to find lively now gave her a headache.
There were so many people on Changyue Street today, it was crowded everywhere.
If the villain wanted to hide, it would be too easy; he could simply blend into the crowd and no one would notice anything amiss.
Seeing this, Xie Yu comforted her, saying, "Yimian, don't worry. Lu Cijian has already sent people to seal off Changyue Street. That villain must still be here."
I also sent the guards from the princess's residence to search; they'll be fine.
She never expected that such a thing would happen on a holiday, especially in such a bustling market.
When there were fewer people, they could have their guards disperse the crowd to other areas.
But that won't work today.
Firstly, there isn't enough manpower, and secondly, it might cause panic, which could lead to other unexpected problems.
Jiang Yimian searched around for suspicious people in the crowd, saying absentmindedly, "I hope so."
At this moment, in a narrow alley on Changyue Street.
A tall man carrying a child kept pushing his way into the crowd, his eyes constantly scanning his surroundings, as if afraid someone would catch up with him.
Xiao Nuan'er was held tightly in the man's arms. She tried to struggle, but couldn't move an inch. Because her mouth was stuffed with a rag, she could only make a few indistinct breaths, which sounded too weak in the noisy crowd.
The man simply patted her on the back, signaling her to behave.
He only breathed a sigh of relief when he led the person in his arms through the crowd and walked into the alley for a while, and saw that the number of people was gradually decreasing. He stopped pressing the person in his arms tightly, but kept looking towards the lively area outside the alley.
Little Nuan'er blinked her big eyes at the person in front of her, gesturing for them to take the thing out of her mouth.
The man simply said, "Don't blame me. I'm just doing this for money. Once the person arrives, I'll be done with it."
You'd better behave yourself, or I can't guarantee what I might do.
After saying this and making another threat, he carefully looked around, trying to find the person who had asked him to kidnap someone.
After watching for a while, they still couldn't find any trace of the person. Instead, the crowd gradually became noisy.
"Hey, have you heard? Apparently, some noble family's child has gone missing. Right now, a lot of people from the Censorate are searching for him on the streets. Changyue Street is closed off, so you can't go there for the time being."
"Yes, I also saw people from the Princess's Mansion and the County Princess's Mansion. I don't know which family they belong to, but they actually sent so many people."
"There are so many people today. If there are really bad guys, something bad might happen. We should be careful."
Hearing the commotion outside, the man panicked for a moment and stared at the person in his arms in disbelief, saying, "Is that...is that someone looking for you?"
He only wanted to earn some money, he never intended to lose his life.
I thought this little guy was just an ordinary rich family's child, but I never expected that he would offend the Princess's Mansion and the County Princess's Mansion.
He couldn't afford to offend any of them, not to mention the people from the Censorate.
If he had known beforehand that the person in front of him was no ordinary individual, he would never have agreed under any circumstances.
But the current situation is not something he can easily resolve.
He just wanted the person who gave him the money to come quickly so he could get rid of this hot potato.
The more he thought about it, the more anxious he became, but at that moment the person in his arms gestured for him to take the thing out of his mouth.
The little guy looked so well-behaved, blinking his big eyes, looking both wronged and terrified, as if he had something to say.
The man was a little annoyed. Seeing that she didn't seem like the type to play tricks, he simply ripped the rag out of Xiao Nuan'er's mouth and said irritably, "Behave yourself, or I won't let you off the hook."
After saying that, he was about to stuff the rag back into Xiao Nuan'er's mouth.
At that moment, heavy footsteps sounded outside. Seeing this, Xiao Nuan'er immediately shouted, "Help! I'm here..."
Before he could finish speaking, his mouth was stuffed with rags again.
The man quickly grabbed Xiao Nuan'er and ran away, but he felt uneasy. He stared at the person in his arms, a murderous glint flashing in his eyes.
Song Er and the others who were passing by outside the alley frowned and looked around. All they could see were crowded people and the still bustling streets.
All I could hear were the vendors' cries and the commotion of the crowd; the sounds from before seemed like an illusion.
He frowned, feeling as if he had just heard Xiao Nuan'er's voice.
Jiang Yimian was leading her people over from the other side. Upon seeing Song Er, she quickly asked, "Have you found Xiao Nuan'er?"
Song Er shook his head, thinking of the voice from earlier, and hesitated for a moment before saying, "I think I just heard Xiao Nuan'er's voice, but I don't know if it was just my imagination."
He had always been confident in his ability to locate sounds, but now, in the bustling city, with so many noises around him, he could hardly tell whether the faint sound was real or not.
Jiang Yimian was startled and quickly looked around. Her gaze fell on a dark alley not far away, and she walked in without hesitation.
Song Er was taken aback, but quickly followed him inside.
As soon as she passed through the alley, Jiang Yimian spotted the man running towards the crowd.
The little bundle in the man's arms was none other than Xiao Nuan'er.
She immediately chased after him.
Upon seeing this, Song Er quickly called to the guards behind him, "Found it, it's here."
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