The two immediately sent people to search for the person, and the entire capital was turned upside down.
At the same time, Xia Ziqian also went to the General's Mansion to tell Nan Wuyu that he had an appointment with Nan Wusi today, but Miss Nan did not show up, so he came to inquire about it.
"Young Master Xia met with my little sister yesterday?" Nan Wuyu frowned so deeply that he could almost trap a mosquito between his brows.
“Yes, Professor Nan, yesterday I met with Miss Nan at Tingfeng Shuixie to discuss opening a shop,” Xia Ziqian replied.
"Does Young Master Xia know where my little sister went after that?" Nan Wuyu asked, staring intently at Xia Ziqian.
But Xia Ziqian shook his head, "It was just past noon when Miss Nan left with her maid. I thought Miss Nan went straight back to the manor."
"Oh right, my little sister's maid, Zhizhi, is also missing." Nan Wuyu suddenly remembered that her little sister had such a maid.
"Second Young Master, Miss's maid, Zhizhi, has been found." At this moment, a servant from the General's Mansion came to report.
"Where was the person found, and where is he now?" Nan Wuyu asked anxiously.
"Reporting to the Second Young Master, the person was found in a dilapidated house's woodshed and has now been brought back to the General's Mansion."
“Alright, bring her to see me,” Nan Wuyu said immediately.
So the servants went and brought the person over.
Although Zhizhi's hairstyle was a bit messy, she looked alright overall and didn't seem to have suffered any torment, except that her eyes were a little red and swollen.
As soon as Zhizhi saw Nan Wuyu, she knelt down and cried, "Second Young Master, please send someone to rescue Miss! She has been kidnapped by a group of men in black!"
“Tell me the details of what happened, and think carefully about what characteristics these men in black have,” Nan Wuyu asked Zhizhi.
“Yesterday, Miss took me to Fengshui Pavilion to talk with Young Master Xia and one of his friends from Beihuan. In the afternoon, Miss left to return to the General’s Mansion.” Zhizhi began to recount the events of yesterday.
“But after we left Tingfeng Water Pavilion, Miss hadn’t gone far when she suddenly collapsed. I went to check on her and a group of men in black rushed out and knocked me unconscious. I don’t remember what happened after that. When I woke up today, I found myself locked in a woodshed, but Miss was gone,” Zhizhi said.
"Why did my little sister suddenly collapse?" Nan Wuyu grasped the key information.
“This servant is not quite sure, but we have been staying in Tingfeng Water Pavilion the whole time, and Miss has not eaten anything except tea.” Zhizhi suddenly said when she saw Xia Ziqian standing to the side, “Young Master Xia was also there at the time, and it was Young Master Xia who poured tea for Miss.”
Nan Wuyu then turned his gaze to Xia Ziqian, waiting for his explanation. According to Zhizhi, Xia Ziqian was highly suspicious.
Seeing the gaze that Nan Wuyu cast at him, Xia Ziqian smiled wryly and said, "Lord Nan, I really can't explain this matter. I did pour tea for Miss Nan yesterday. At that time, everyone was sitting together, and Miss Nan and Sang Jie were discussing the matter of opening a shop in Beihuan. The two of them were very engrossed in their conversation, and I had nothing to do while listening, so I poured tea for them."
"Lord Nan, I have no reason to harm Miss Nan, and I would never harm Miss Nan," Xia Ziqian said sincerely, looking into Nan Wuyu's eyes.
Looking at Xia Ziqian with such firmness and honesty, Nan Wuyu felt that Xia Ziqian was completely innocent.
Then Nan Wuyu looked at Zhizhi and asked, "When you went up to check on your young lady, did you find anything unusual? Did any hidden weapons or anything like that injure her?"
"This... I'm not quite sure. I was knocked unconscious by the men in black who rushed out as soon as I went to check on you, so I didn't get a good look." Zhizhi shook her head blankly.
Nan Wuyu sighed and continued, "Did you get a good look at the features of the man in black?"
"I'm sorry, Second Young Master, it's my fault for being so useless and not seeing clearly." Zhizhi looked apologetic.
"What about your build? Even if the man in black rushed up and knocked you unconscious, they should still be able to tell whether you're slender or burly, right?" Nan Wuyu frowned deeply; there was far too little information.
"Oh, the men in black are all very tall and burly." Nan Wuyu thought about it and realized that he did have that impression.
"Alright, you should go back and rest now." Nan Wuyu already had a guess in his mind.
Then he turned to Xia Ziqian and said, "Young Master Xia, please go back as well."
Hearing Nan Wuyu's noticeably stiffer tone, Xia Ziqian could only give a wry smile before getting up to take his leave.
Nan Wuyu didn't rest either; he rushed directly to Prince Yi's residence and told Xiao Yi the news.
"Prince Yi, do you think my little sister might have been kidnapped by those people from Beihuan?" Nan Wuyu shared his speculation with Xiao Yi.
"That's possible." Xiao Yi also felt that it was possible, and quite likely.
"They shouldn't have gone far yet. I'll send people to chase after them immediately." Xiao Yi didn't want to delay any longer; even if it was just a guess, he had to verify it as soon as possible.
"Alright, thank you for your trouble, Your Highness." Nan Wuyu nodded. He couldn't send out the guards from the General's Mansion, but Xiao Yi could.
"Second brother, don't worry, I will definitely bring Sisi back unharmed," Xiao Yi said to Nan Wuyu.
At this point, Nan Wuyu no longer cared about Xiao Yi's form of address; the most important thing now was to find his little sister safely.
Back to Helan Wenyue's side, after arriving at the town closest to the capital yesterday, they bought everything they needed and rested for only one night. Before dawn, they had already set off.
Helan Wenyue settled Nan Wusi in the carriage, carefully holding her to prevent her head from being hit by the carriage. To make Nan Wusi more comfortable, he specially purchased the most luxurious carriage, as well as a large number of soft pillows and blankets.
Since they didn't plan to take most of the rewards back with them, they exchanged almost everything they could. Only some of the particularly valuable rewards that didn't take up much space were kept.
Then they changed their route, not following the original plan to take the official road, but instead taking a detour.
Therefore, Xiao Yi's subordinates were already lagging behind and had not found any trace of the Northern Huan envoys. They had no choice but to send a message back and wait for further instructions.
After seeing the message from his subordinates, Xiao Yi became even more certain that Nan Wusi had indeed been kidnapped by the Northern Huan people; otherwise, they wouldn't have changed their route. It was truly a case of burying one's head in the sand.
However, it is also very troublesome that the route of the Northern Huan is uncertain. Xiao Yi needs to spend some time guessing the direction they might be heading.
Three days later, Nan Wusi finally woke up. After a moment of confusion, she found herself in a carriage with Helan Wenyue sitting next to her.
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