Chapter 90 Chapter 90 [VIP]
Chapter 90
Song Yunzhao? Hasn't she been in the prefectural government?
The maidservant who was looking after Song Yunzhao didn't dare delay and hurriedly said, "Madam Song has been busy these past few days, and I didn't dare disturb you. I've been bored staying at home all alone. Today, when the rain stopped, I said I wanted to go for a walk in the nearby alley. We thought it was only a quarter of an hour's walk, so we didn't tell you. Who knew that Madam Song would disappear..."
Qian Tong's face changed.
She and Song Yunzhi have been busy dealing with King Pyeongchang and the Park family recently, and really have no time to take care of Zhao Jie'er.
But in Yangzhou City, who would have the guts to kidnap Prince Song’s sister?
Qian Tong's first thought was of Prince Pyeongchang. She instructed her maid to quickly inform the Crown Prince, and Bai Ji went to find Prince Pyeongchang first. Arriving at the prison where Prince Pyeongchang was being held, Qian Tong kicked open the door. The slumped Prince Pyeongchang was startled. Seeing her approaching, he quickly scrambled to his feet, dodging her and pleading, "Madam Qian, please don't listen to Park Hwai-rang's nonsense. He's desperate to kill me..."
After Park Huailang surrendered to the court with two salt fields and a canal, King Pyeongchang no longer had any hope of survival. He must have told Song Yunji about defending the city.
But why has Prince Song not been convicted yet?
There is no evidence.
Everyone who was there back then is dead. Even if Park Huailang knew something, he couldn't produce any evidence to identify him. Song Yunzhi was particular about evidence and wouldn't arrest him without proof of guilt, but Madam Qian was not like that.
If she knew the truth, she would definitely avenge Mr. Qian.
The person King Pingchang was most afraid of seeing was her. He said in a panic, "Madam Qian, please don't mess around. My daughter is good friends with Madam Song. If you kill me, I will not let you go..."
Qian Tong then knew that he was not the one who kidnapped the person.
Park Huailang was on good terms with the imperial court, so it was impossible for him to do such a stupid thing at this time.
Who else is there besides these two?
Qian Tong went to the place where Song Yunzhao disappeared and asked the maid who was guarding there in detail. The maid cried and said, "Madam Song was watching the dough figurines being made at the stall. Some beggars in the alley suddenly started fighting. In the blink of an eye, we found that Madam Song had disappeared..."
Qian Tong knew about it.
I know where the person is.
She said to her maid, "Go and report this to Prince Song. I will bring the man back safely."
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After Song Yunzhao was knocked unconscious, he did not completely lose consciousness.
She was dragged to the alley behind her by the noodle vendor, put into a sack, and lifted onto a horse-drawn carriage. Although she was conscious, she had no strength and could not scream.
The carriage quickly left the city and drove for an hour before she was carried out and stuffed into a sedan chair.
Song Yunzhao took advantage of the moment when he was carried into the flower bridge and rolled to the ground with all his strength.
She was not as lucky as last time. She was soon captured by the other party and a piece of cloth was stuffed into her mouth. Their attitude was polite: "Sorry, Madam Song, don't worry, we won't hurt you. This trip is just to invite Madam Song to visit us..."
Song Yunzhao had used up all his strength in that gamble just now. Cold sweat broke out on his forehead. He was in a daze and couldn't hear what they were saying.
After walking on the mountain road for an unknown amount of time, she was finally let down and the mask on her head was taken off. When she opened her eyes, it was already dark. The light from the lamp shone into her eyes, and she found herself in a clean room.
The furnishings in the room were simple, with wooden walls around it and a bamboo table and a few bamboo chairs on one side.
Directly opposite her was a movable wheelchair, in which sat an old man with gray hair and a thin face. The old man's legs were empty below the knees, as if he had no legs.
Song Yunzhao's pupils widened as he looked at the old man opposite him in horror. He shrank back and whimpered, "Wuwu..."
"Girl, don't be afraid." The old man's eyes fell on her, like an elder, and he looked her over carefully. His expression became increasingly satisfied, and he asked, "Are you the girl who was promised to Young Master Pei of the Dingguo Mansion?"
Song Yunzhao was stunned.
She didn't expect that the other party knew her identity and dared to kidnap her.
Who is he? She doesn't know him at all.
The old man saw the fear in her eyes and whispered, "I know you don't know me, but all you have to do is kowtow to me and this tablet, and I'll let you go."
Song Yunzhao followed his gaze and saw a spirit tablet of a deceased person. Without time to read the words on it, he was so scared that he closed his eyes and shook his head desperately.
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Duan Yuanjin came home late tonight. He glanced at the light burning in the house opposite and casually asked the gatekeeper, "Is the old man still not resting?"
The servant looked evasive and spoke hesitantly, "Hurry, it's time to go to bed."
Duan Yuanjin noticed something unusual and asked directly, "There's someone in his room. Who is it?"
The young bandit panicked and said hurriedly, "No, no one..." Before he could finish his words, he saw Duan Yuanjin walking straight towards the old man's room. He quickly stepped forward to stop him and said, "Young, Young Prince..."
, "Guard your door."
The old village king had only one son, the young prince, whom he doted on since childhood and was specially taught to read and write.
More than ten years ago, the old man accidentally lost both legs. Since then, the affairs of the village have gradually been handed over to the young prince.
The father and son have always been in harmony, but recently because of something,
After hearing that the young prince of Yong'an Marquis's Mansion, the sister of Prince Song, had come to Yangzhou, the old man secretly ordered an attempt to kidnap her, but failed. He only captured the prince's entourage. The young prince was rescued by the young prince and sent directly to the prefectural government.
He was very arrogant and scolded him for being too arrogant and not listening to him.
This was the first time that the young prince disobeyed the old village king, and he privately warned his subordinates not to go against the young prince's wishes again.
However, today the old village chief still brought people to the village.
Fearing that the young prince would stop him, the old man specially sent him to a remote place to do some work. He did not expect him to come back so soon. The faces of the people guarding outside the old village king's gate changed, and they stepped forward to stop him, but were hit by Duan Yuanjin's palm wind and had to retreat.
The door was pushed open from the outside.
Song Yunzhao was being held down on the shoulders by two people from the village, and was kowtowing to the tablet.
Song Yunzhao refused to comply, so the two men, one pressing her shoulders and the other pressing the back of her head, pushed down. Song Yunzhao was forced to sob and struggle, with her forehead almost touching the ground. Suddenly, she heard the sound of a door breaking, and at the same time, the hands on her shoulders and the back of her head loosened a lot. She hurriedly raised her head, and when she saw the masked face, her eyes lit up, as if she had seen a savior.
However, after taking one look at her, the other person indifferently withdrew his gaze as if he didn't recognize her, and called out to the old man in the wheelchair, "Father."
Song Yunzhao's eyes widened and he forgot to struggle.
"Why are you back?" The old man looked unhappy, but he didn't seem to dare to blame him for barging in. The moment he entered, he had already secretly hidden the tablet in his hand in his sleeve and explained with a cold face, "I just invited the young prince to be my guest. I didn't do anything to her. Why are you so anxious?"
Duan Yuanjin walked over to him, the corners of his lips showing through his mask raised as he smiled, "I heard from my men that my father is determined to kidnap Madam Song. Is he trying to make her your daughter-in-law?"
Old Master Duan's expression froze for a moment, then he sneered and asked, "My son is so handsome, is he not worthy of her?"
Duan Yuanjin remained silent. He turned to look at the young lady, who was so frightened that her eyes could not move. He stared at the sorrow and fear in her eyes and said calmly, "It just so happens that my son likes Madam Song very much. I will marry Madam Song tonight. Tomorrow, my son will apologize to Prince Song."
Song Yunzhao finally realized that these two people were birds of a feather. The mist in his eyes spread out and hung on his face. He shrank back suddenly, "Woo woo..."
The old village chief hadn't expected his reaction to be like this. He was stunned for a moment, but when he saw that there was no trace of joking on his face, he looked panicked for a moment. He whispered, "I kidnapped her just to sound a warning to the young lady from the Qian family. We are not beggars who can be easily dismissed. If she dares to sell us out and hand the village over to the court, we can do anything..."
Old Master Duan glanced at Song Yunzhao, who was sitting on the ground crying bitterly. His eyes turned and he said gently to Duan Yuanjin, "My son is both talented and beautiful. Is there any woman in this world that you can't match? It's a pity that your father is a bandit and has been a burden to you. How can a bandit like us really be a match for the daughter of a prince... Don't worry, your father will find you a young lady who is more beautiful than Madam Song..."
The half mask and the hazy darkness obscured Duan Yuanjin's expression. He only smiled slightly, "Then, I will wait for good news from my father."
After saying that, Duan Yuanjin stood up and walked towards Song Yunzhao.
When Song Yunzhao saw him coming towards him, he was terrified. The trust he once had in him had disappeared after hearing their conversation. He was so scared that he stepped back repeatedly and one of his boots fell off.
Duan Yuanjin bent down to pick it up for her. Regardless of her struggles and thrashing, he grasped her arm with one hand and lifted her up from the ground. He looked up and said to Old Master Duan, "Since father has no intention of letting her become your daughter-in-law, I will send her back now."
Without waiting for Mr. Duan to answer, Duan Yuanjin turned around, picked up the still struggling Song Yunzhao, and walked out.
Old Master Duan's eyes were startled, and he hurriedly said, "Gui'er, you must not be interested in her!"
Duan Yuanjin turned a deaf ear and carried the person all the way to a house. After entering the house, he put Song Yunzhao, who had punched and kicked him, on the bed and took the cloth out of her mouth.
Song Yunzhao was finally liberated. He fumbled around and found a book on the bed. Without saying a word, he threw it at him, "Let me go!"
Duan Yuanjin turned his head and the book hit him in the face, knocking the mask on his face slightly off.
Song Yunzhao was stunned, clearly feeling his stiffness. Afraid that he would get angry and strangle him to death, Song Yunzhao huddled up in fear, sobbing first, and stumbling over his words: "I, I don't want to give you money, it's that you left too quickly that day, I, I didn't have time to ask brother, brother, if you want..."
She is not a treacherous person. Can he give her another chance?
Duan Yuanjin: ...
He didn't look back at her. He took off the mask that she had knocked askew on his face, put it on the wooden table, and walked outside.
Song Yunzhao saw him take off the mask with her own eyes, and she couldn't help but tilt her head to see what he looked like. However, he had his back to her, so she could only see his back. She saw him walk to the water tank on the side, scoop a bucket of water, and pour it into the wooden basin on the wooden rack next to him. He took a cloth towel on the top and dipped it into the basin. The sound of water was heard, and he seemed to have turned sideways. Song Yunzhao couldn't help but tilt her head again to check.
The next moment, he was suddenly met with a handsome and gentle face.
Song Yunzhao probably didn't expect that under the green mask there would be such a stunning face with starry eyes and white teeth. He was stunned and forgot to retract his tilted head.
Duan Yuanjin walked over calmly and handed her the handkerchief in his hand. "Wipe your face clean. Someone will come to pick you up later."
At this moment, Song Yunzhao had no idea what she looked like. The tears on her face were still there, her eyes were bloodshot, and she looked scared and dazed, like a frightened fool.
She numbly took the handkerchief and wiped her swollen eyes. When she looked up again, Duan Yuanjin had already walked to the wooden table and sat on the bamboo chair. He put the mask back on and raised his hand to tie the laces behind his ears. He said in a gentle voice, "Duan has no intention of offending Madam Song. Please don't be afraid."
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