Within a few days, a commotion broke out outside.
Mu Xuerong disappeared on the street. The Mu family requested an imperial decree from His Majesty, who personally ordered a search for her.
Even Cheng Yuying came over to ask if Mu Xueyun had been there.
The two haven't seen each other since their argument with Mu Xueyun.
Although Mu Xueyun later hired people to cause trouble, it wasn't anything serious and was quickly resolved.
"Miss Song, if you have any news about Xueyun, you must send someone to let me know." Cheng Yuying was almost crying.
"Don't worry, if there is any news, I will send someone to inform the princess immediately."
After searching the entire capital for several days, news finally arrived.
It wasn't found, but rather appeared on its own initiative.
Mu Xueyun appeared outside the city. These people hijacked the carriage, took nothing from it, and only stripped Mu Xueyun of her clothes, throwing them not far from the carriage.
It was a passing woman who discovered the man and rescued him.
The person was saved, but after such an incident, Mu Xueyun was too ashamed to live and attempted suicide several times.
This matter caused quite a stir in Beijing.
First a princess was kidnapped, and now a noblewoman has been abducted. I heard that His Majesty was furious in court and ordered a thorough investigation.
These kinds of things happening one after another, how can this be tolerated?
Originally, this matter had nothing to do with Song Ning, but someone somehow spread the words she said in the shop that day.
Now, the blame for kidnapping Mu Xueyun is all pointing at her.
Although there is no substantial evidence, she still needs to be taken in for questioning.
When the authorities came looking for her, Xie Linzhou happened to return and accompanied her.
Song Ning remained expressionless throughout, with Xie Linzhou by his side, and the constables dared not raise their voices in reprimand.
Xie Linzhou asked cautiously, "Er Ya, you...?"
Song Ning frowned slightly: "Don't call me Er Ya."
Xie Linzhou pursed his lips. "Don't worry, I'll take care of this. I will definitely find out the truth."
Song Ning sighed and said indifferently, "You should stay away from me in the future. If this continues, you will kill me sooner or later."
Xie Linzhou lowered his head and remained silent; he acknowledged that he had indeed overlooked this matter.
He didn't expect these people to cause trouble for Song Ning.
When the two arrived at the residence of the Prefect of Jingzhao, the people inside, seeing that Xie Linzhou was also there, quickly came down from their seats to pay their respects.
Xie Linzhou waved his hand: "Just follow the rules, I'm just an observer."
Even if you're just observing, who doesn't know the rumors circulating in Beijing lately?
It is said that Miss Mu was jealous of Xie Linzhou and had a falling out with the owner of Xiangyun Tower. Relying on General Xie's favor, the owner of Xiangyun Tower became audacious and hired someone to kidnap Miss Mu, ruining her reputation.
But judging from General Xie's demeanor today, he seems to have come to support this Miss Xie.
As usual, Lord Gao inquired about Song Ning's whereabouts on the day Mu Xueyun was abducted.
Song Ning did indeed go out that day, and he did indeed leave the city.
But she was there to see someone off.
The man came from Tianxiang County, bringing some news from there and some business matters. When he left, Song Ning went to see him off.
After dropping off the animals, I strolled around the streets for a while before heading home.
Lord Gao glanced at Xie Linzhou beside him and asked, "Is there anyone who can testify?"
"Xiao Cui followed along the whole time."
"Miss Song, Xiao Cui is someone close to you, I'm afraid she is..."
Even if you're one of her own, you can't be sure of her identity; they might even lie to protect her.
Therefore, it means that she now has no one to prove that what she just said was true.
"Lord Gao, I do have a grudge against the Mu family's daughter, but it's not enough to make me do something so heinous. I've always run my business honestly and have never had any intention of harming anyone. I beg you to investigate thoroughly."
The situation has now reached a point where it is all too obvious.
The person behind this is either trying to harm Mu Xueyun or her, or simply doesn't like either of them.
No sooner had Song Ning finished speaking than someone entered and reported, "My lord, Princess Qingping has arrived."
"Please come in quickly."
When Cheng Yuying came in and saw Xie Linzhou there, she first stepped forward and bowed, then looked at Lord Gao and said, "Lord Gao, I have come today to plead for Song Ning."
“I was also present when that happened. It was indeed Xueyun’s fault, but Miss Song always treated her with courtesy. Although there was a quarrel, Xueyun was at fault first, and it had nothing to do with Miss Song.”
Cheng Yuying's words were fairly reasonable. Although everything requires evidence, she is currently the most suspicious person.
Cheng Yuying was anxious and immediately said, "I vouch for Miss Song, it's definitely not her."
"this......"
Lord Gao glanced at Xie Linzhou, who had been silent since earlier, and waited for Xie Linzhou to make a decision.
"Lord Gao, you've finished asking your questions. I'll be leaving with my men now."
After saying that, he stood up, grabbed Song Ning, and left.
Cheng Yuying followed behind, then turned to look at Lord Gao: "Lord Gao, you should investigate this matter thoroughly, lest an innocent person be wronged."
"yes."
As soon as the person left, Gao Daren wiped the sweat from his forehead.
Finally, we sent those two ancestors away.
As Xie Linzhou walked out of the Jingzhao Yin's residence, he looked at Cheng Yuying and, unusually, was so polite to a young woman: "Thank you for earlier."
Cheng Yuying was taken aback, then smiled: "Miss Song was also implicated by Xueyun, it's all deserved."
It's already quite commendable that they're still able to plead for Song Ning despite the pressure from the Grand Tutor's Mansion.
“Princess, once this matter is over, I will definitely repay you properly.”
"I'm just stating the facts, not talking about repaying or anything like that."
After the two left, Cheng Yuying's maid stepped forward and asked, "Miss, shall we go back?"
"Go to the Grand Tutor's residence."
On the way back, the two remained silent for two blocks before Xie Linzhou finally spoke: "I'm sorry, I didn't expect to cause you trouble."
It is indeed troublesome, but we can't blame all the fault on Xie Linzhou.
"General Xie, now you know, right? Your intentions are not a good thing for me."
If it were any other young lady from a prominent family today, none of this trouble would have happened.
People would just think it's a perfect match, a match made in heaven.
"Don't worry, I will definitely find out who's behind this, and I will give you an explanation for this matter."
"Thanks."
When Song Ning returned home, her family members rushed around her anxiously: "How did you get here?"
"Don't worry, Mother. I didn't do it. The Prefect of the Capital will definitely investigate the matter thoroughly."
Hearing this, the Song family became even more worried.
In other words, this matter is still unresolved.
Then they could also put the pot on Song Ning's head.
Liu Yuelan said worriedly, "Er Ya, why don't we go back to Tianxiang County after this? The capital is nice, but... it's too dangerous."
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