"She's not at the government office?" Li Nian stood up, staring nervously at Xiaobai who had run in, and asked, "What's going on? She's not at the government office, where is she?"
Xiaobai told the information he had found out.
After hearing this, Li Nian was filled with doubt and confusion: "You said that Sisi didn't return to the government office after sending Xiao Yunchen away. Could it be that Xiao Yunchen took her away?"
She frowned and added, "But Xiao Yunchen said before that he would not force Sisi to make a choice."
Li Nian handed Jin He to Yu Niang and told Xiao Bai, "You and Xiao Hong go to the government office and ask someone else. And find some help to find Si Si."
She hurried out: "I'll go find Brother Pei and see if he knows where Sisi is." Even if Brother Pei doesn't know, it will definitely be more convenient to have him help find Sisi.
Li Nian gave instructions as he walked out.
At this time, the streets were pitch black, and Li Nian walked towards Pei's house with a lantern.
"Knock! Knock! Knock!" The heavy knocking sound spread in the silent alley, the sound abrupt and impatient.
After a while, Aunt Pei came out wrapped in a heavy coat and opened the door, shouting, "Who is it? Who are you looking for?"
"Auntie, it's me." Li Nian raised the lantern in his hand a little higher to illuminate Aunt Pei's furrowed brows.
When he saw it was Li Nian, his frown relaxed a little and he asked, "It's Nian Nian, why are you here so late?"
"Is Brother Pei home? I want to ask him something." Li Nian was anxious, so he spoke frankly, "Sisi went out early this morning and hasn't come back yet. She's not at the government office anymore. I want to ask Brother Pei if he knows where Sisi went?"
"Didn't she go to the capital with her husband?" Aunt Pei looked at Li Nian with a puzzled look on her face. "Didn't Sisi tell you?"
Li Nian was shocked when he heard this: "You mean, she went to the capital?"
"Impossible! Sisi can't possibly go to the capital!" Li Nian panicked for a moment and pulled Pei Da to ask anxiously, "Auntie, who told you that?"
"Yan Li said this when he came home today. He also said that he would go to Xidi to take up his post in two days." Aunt Pei saw Li Nian's flustered and listless look, and patted her hand as if to comfort her.
"Niannian, Sisi and her husband have reconciled now. This is a good thing! My stubborn Yanli has finally come to her senses. You should stop worrying about her."
After saying that, Aunt Pei muttered to herself, "Sisi is such an unreliable girl. She didn't even tell you about such a big thing."
Li Nian took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down.
Now that we know that Sisi followed Xiao Yunchen to the capital, at least her life is not in danger.
She smiled politely at Aunt Pei and said, "Aunt, I want to ask Brother Pei about the specific situation. Is that okay?"
"Oh, what's wrong with that?" Aunt Pei straightened the collar of her coat and took two steps back. "Come in quickly. I'll go call him."
The Pei family's residence is not like the Li residence. Charcoal fires are burned as if they are free, and every room is warm.
Pei Yanli was not asleep at this time, or perhaps he was destined to suffer from insomnia tonight.
At this time, he heard the sound of his mother and Li Nian talking outside the house. The voices were getting closer and closer, and they should be coming towards his house.
He quickly got up, dressed, and lit the candle again.
After a while, there was a knock on the door.
"Yanli, Nian Nian came to you to ask about Sisi."
Pei Yanli opened the door with a creak.
Li Nian, holding a lantern, looked up and asked him, "Brother Pei, how did you know Sisi returned to Beijing with Xiao Yunchen? Who told you?"
Pei Yanli frowned: "You don't know about this?"
"I don't know. Sisi couldn't possibly be willing to return to Beijing. She must have been forced."
Pei Yanli heard her words with such certainty that he said, "Wait a moment."
Then he turned back to the house and took out the letter written to him by Xiao Yunchen.
"This was given to me by Xiao Yunchen's close follower Ruliu, who said it was a handwritten letter from Lord Xiao." Pei Yanli's eyes were filled with regret and guilt. He didn't say anything else, but just handed the letter to Li Nian.
Li Nian took the letter, unfolded it, and read it carefully in the dim light.
The doubts in his heart seemed to be resolved in an instant, and he murmured softly: "I didn't expect Xiao Yunchen to be such a person."
Li Nian suddenly felt that he was really stupid. He knew clearly that the book said that Xiao Yunchen would be a powerful official in the future. Which honest and simple person could become a powerful official?
But he believed Xiao Yunchen's pretended innocent and well-behaved appearance, thinking that he had really given up on Sisi and was willing to withdraw.
Unexpectedly, he actually kidnapped Sisi and took her to the capital?
No, with Sisi's personality, she will definitely suffer if she goes to the capital!
Li Nian hurriedly said goodbye to Pei Yanli and rushed home.
At this time, Xiaobai and Xiaohong have not returned yet.
If she was alone, she could naturally go directly to pursue Sisi.
But Jinhe is still young, so she needs to bring more people with her to get Sisi back.
Jinhe must be taken along, after all, there might be other accidents on the way. If that doesn't work, she and Sisi can just escape again.
Li Nian asked Yu Niang to start packing her bags.
Fortunately, Jinhe is already grown up and doesn’t necessarily need a wet nurse to follow her.
Li Nian also began to pack up her belongings.
Ever since Xiao Yunyu moved in, she has hardly spent any money. The several thousand taels she had before are still several thousand taels now.
When they were almost done packing, Xiaoying called out from outside the house, "Big sister, Brother Xiaobai and Brother Xiaohong are back."
Hearing this, Li Nian said loudly, "Let them both come in."
After a while, Xiaobai and Xiaohong came into the house together.
Seeing the bundle on the table, Xiaobai's heart skipped a beat: "Madam, where are you going?"
Li Nian said frankly: "Sisi was kidnapped by Xiao Yunchen and taken to the capital. We have to get her back quickly."
She ordered, "Xiaobai, go to Xidi City to find Xiao Yunyu and explain Sisi's situation to him. Ask him to help get Sisi back. Xiaohong, come with me. Let's go find Sisi now."
Xiaobai looked startled: "Madam, why don't you wait until I return from the master before making a decision?"
Li Nian shook his head and said firmly, "No, we can't wait. Who knows how Xiao Yunchen will treat Sisi along the way."
She urged, "Xiaohong, go harness the carriage now. Xiaoying and Yuniang will set off with us soon."
She was not sure if Xiao Yunyu would agree if he knew that she was going to look for Sisi.
Therefore, she had to set off before Xiao Yunyu knew.
Even if she has to go to the capital, she will get Sisi back!
Seeing her firm attitude, Xiaobai had no choice but to agree as he could only obey his master's orders as a servant.
Xiaobai didn't dare to delay and rode out of the city overnight.
Xiaohong harnessed the carriage, and Li Nian carried Jinhe and went to pay the wet nurse's wages.
He took Xiaoying and Yu Niang with him and headed towards the capital.
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