Chapter 53 The Fragrance of Tea
"Huh? You couldn't find it?"
Yu Zhiyi sighed insincerely, then reached out and did some calculations before saying apologetically, "I'm sorry, I forgot to calculate something. The general location of Majia Village is correct, but it's slightly off. Your sister isn't in Majia Village, but in a town called Taoyuan Town, which is fifty miles away from Majia Village."
"There was a landlord named Tian in the town. Your sister was abducted years ago, but she escaped by chance and joined the Tian family's caravan. The head of the Tian family saw that she was clever and quick-witted, and he had been desperately seeking a daughter but could not get one. When he saw that your sister could not tell him the location of her home or information about her family, he helped her find out information and took her in as his adopted daughter."
“Your sister was taken away suddenly, and she had no identification on her. Even if the Tian family wanted to help search for her, the Great Sheng Empire is so vast that they had no way to start looking.”
"Furthermore, the gang of thieves left the area six months later, which completely eliminated their trail."
"Ten years later, your sister reached marriageable age. The Tian family couldn't bear to let their pampered adopted daughter marry into another family and suffer. In addition, your sister and the young master of the Tian family had taken a liking to each other, so they held a wedding for them."
"Although your sister's life after marriage has not been smooth, she has a stable relationship with her husband, and they have a son and a daughter, so she is quite happy."
She smiled at the Duke of Dingguo: "I know you're eager to vent your anger on me, but please don't rush, because if you don't get there within three days, something will happen to your sister's son and daughter-in-law."
"And your sister will die of depression after her son and daughter-in-law die."
Duke Dingguo: "!!"
He admitted that for a moment just now, he did indeed intend to punish this rambling Mrs. Du.
After all, it's hard for anyone to trust someone a second time after being deceived once.
But the other person actually said that if he didn't go find his sister soon, something bad would happen to her...
He...can't afford to gamble!
He looked coldly at Yu Zhiyi: "I will trust you one more time. But if you deceive me again this time... even if your father-in-law is the current prime minister, I will never let you off!"
"Don't worry, you won't have the chance to not let me go."
Yu Zhiyi spoke of confidence.
The Duke of Dingguo glanced at her and quickly left.
The carefree prince frowned slightly, his expressionless gaze sweeping over Yu Zhiyi's face, which was as beautiful as a peach blossom but always filled with an indifferent expression. A cold glint flashed in his eyes: "You already knew where my great-aunt was. You did this just to cause trouble for my maternal grandfather and me for no reason, and you also wanted to take this opportunity to humiliate Yue'er."
Yu Zhiyi's beautiful face was full of innocence: "If that's what Your Highness thinks, there's nothing I can do."
The Carefree King: "..."
Look how innocent her expression is, and how sincere her tone is.
But why is he so angry?
"You'd better pray that your maternal grandfather can find your maternal great-aunt, otherwise... no one can protect you."
He turned and left.
In the instant he turned around, a shadowy glint flashed in his eyes.
He had a feeling that what the woman said was true.
My maternal grandfather's trip might actually lead him to find his great-aunt.
But this is not what he wanted to see.
Because if that woman's prediction really came true, it would mean that her skills were superior to Yue'er's.
He knew that Yue'er's information was simply wrong, and she didn't mean to deceive her grandfather.
He absolutely could not stand by and watch Yue'er get splashed with dirty water.
so……
My great-aunt can be found, but she absolutely cannot be found in the Tian family's house in Peach Blossom Town!
As Prince Xiaoyao hurried out of the Prime Minister's residence, he was about to order someone to find his great-aunt before his maternal grandfather when a trusted aide suddenly ran over in a panic: "Your Highness, something terrible has happened to Miss You!"
The carefree prince's expression changed: "What's going on?"
After failing to find the person, the Duke of Dingguo flew into a rage. He showed no respect to the Prince of Xiaoyao and gave You Bingyue a thorough dressing-down.
He also strictly forbade her from appearing in front of him again, and forbade her from getting involved in this matter.
Yu Bingyue was used to doing things her own way, and apart from Yao Shi, no one had ever brought her such great humiliation.
How could her pride allow her to be insulted for no reason?
So after returning to Shengjing, she began to search for clues from that year based on the contents of the books she had read.
She actually found it.
She unexpectedly discovered one of the members of the child-hunting gang from back then.
She naturally wanted nothing more than to skin and tear apart these bastards who had caused her to lose all face.
So she stopped the man.
At first, the man refused to admit that he was a child predator. After being severely tortured by You Bingyue, he finally confessed and not only admitted his crimes, but also remembered the little girl who had gone missing years ago. He said that although his gang had not been able to bring the little girl back then, they knew where she had escaped to.
They let the girl go because she was under constant protection, which prevented them from harming her.
Because it was so long ago, he couldn't remember the place name, so he had to go back to his residence to find the account book.
The ledger contained detailed records of the addresses and prices of the sellers of each trafficked woman and child.
They would also record those who, like the little girl who ran away years ago, escaped halfway but were later tracked down to their escape location.
You Bingyue then followed him back to his residence.
Then, they were outmaneuvered by the child-hunting gang.
These bastards are utterly depraved; they'll stop at nothing to abduct women and children, and they have a lot of filthy stuff in their possession.
The most commonly used of these is sleeping pills.
And people like them who commit heinous acts year after year are also afraid of being confronted by the government and the families of the victims. Therefore, they have their own unique way of conveying information.
If a victim's family member or government official comes looking for them, and if the other side has a large number of people, the gang will immediately escape through the tunnel.
But if there are only one or two people on the other side...
As soon as You Bingyue entered the room, she was doused with a sleeping potion.
So before she could even begin to demonstrate her skills as a female assassin, she spectacularly fainted.
Although the Prince of Xiaoyao sent people to protect him, there were only two bodyguards. Those beggars were habitual criminals, and there were even martial arts masters among them. The two bodyguards were worried that alerting the enemy would harm You Bingyue, so they did not dare to make any rash moves.
Upon hearing that You Bingyue was in trouble, the Carefree King had no mind to think about anything else.
He immediately led a large group of men to surround the hiding place of the flower seller.
The Duke of Dingguo, who had already left the city, was unaware of these matters, as was Du Ziheng, who was confined to his residence due to his injury.
Even Yu Zhiyi didn't know.
Because You Bingyue is a chosen one, she can't see through the other person's appearance.
She wasn't curious about You Bingyue's movements at all. After chasing away Du Ziheng, who wanted to pry, she started thinking about something else.
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