Chapter 75 Go back and tell Wei Mingzhen that I have taken over the person
When Jiutao asked this question from her heart, Wei Mingzhen's face instantly became even gloomier.
"Ciying is missing."
Wei Mingzhen had just received the news that Wei Ciying was missing.
After the banquet, she went ashore with everyone else, but she suddenly disappeared inexplicably.
People like them who come from aristocratic families are usually accompanied by followers who practice martial arts, but today Wei Ciying's followers were drugged and knocked unconscious in the alley.
The more Wei Mingzhen thought about it, the more frightened he became. This was definitely not something an ordinary kidnapper could do.
"So, is the Third Young Master Wei going to look for Miss Wei?"
On one side is his own sister, and on the other is his future wife, but Wei Mingzhen is alone and has to make a choice.
He nodded and said, "I'm going to look for Ciying. Her guards and maids have been knocked unconscious and I'm afraid they're in danger."
"But my young lady is missing." Jiutao was almost crying. The glimmer of hope she just saw was shattered in an instant.
"The Jiang Mansion's carriage didn't come to pick us up on time, so the young lady and I were walking on the street. When I finished shopping and turned back, I couldn't find her. I only saw her things dropped on the side of the road, including this pearl earring."
"Could they have been dispersed by the crowd?" Wei Mingzhen asked, "Or perhaps they saw something interesting and walked away?"
Jiu Tao shook her head with tears in her eyes, "No."
Time is running out, every second counts, and we can't delay any longer.
Who should he save? In fact, Wei Mingzhen had already figured out the answer without even thinking about it.
He did have some feelings for Jiang Rufei, but she was his own sister, so it was obvious which was more important.
Wei Mingzhen gritted his teeth and said, "I'll send someone to take you back to the Jiang Mansion to report the news. The Jiang family will send someone to look for her. If you need to report to the government, mention my name."
That was all he could do.
Jiutao was in tears, but still let go of her hand.
The Jiang Mansion is far away, and it would probably take a lot of time. The young lady might have been taken away by the criminals long ago, but she had no other choice.
Wei Mingzhen looked at Jiutao again and rode away.
…
There was a rapid sound of horse hooves, and Jiutao was led by Wei Mingzhen's guards on horseback and rushed to the Jiang family at a rapid speed.
When turning the corner, a horse-drawn carriage suddenly rushed out from the fork in the road. When the horses on both sides met, they were so startled that they stood up at the same time.
Duan Jiuben was riding his horse and following the side of the carriage. When he saw the other party's situation clearly, he frowned and moved faster than his brain. He supported himself on the saddle and swept his long legs, kicking the other party off the horse.
At the same time, the scimitar at his waist was unsheathed, and with a flash of cold light, it was pressed against the opponent's throat.
"Your Majesty."
When the carriage curtain was lifted, Pei Jing's jade-like face was revealed. At a glance, he saw Jiutao sitting on the horse's back, stunned, with tears still on her face.
"What's going on?"
Duan Jiu said, "This man was running wildly in the alley with Jiu Tao on his back. Jiu Tao was still crying. I suspect he is a bad guy."
The kick was so strong that the guard only recovered after a moment. He clutched his chest and said, "Sir, you have misunderstood. I am a guard from the Dingyuan Marquis's Mansion. I am here on the orders of my Third Young Master to escort this young lady back to the Jiang Mansion."
Jiu Tao also recovered and said, "Yes, yes, that's right."
"Are you sure?"
Jiutao nodded repeatedly.
Duan Jiu awkwardly put away his knife and reached out to pull the guard up, "I'm sorry, brother, I was too harsh."
As he spoke, he brushed the dust off the other person's clothes and looked at Jiutao again, "Why are you crying? I thought you were kidnapped."
Hearing the word "kidnapped", Jiutao burst into tears like a fountain, "It's not me who was kidnapped, it's my young lady who might have been kidnapped."
Duan Jiu quickly turned around to look at Pei Jing, and saw his own prince raised his eyebrows, "Is there anyone else who dares to kidnap her?"
Jiutao cried even harder.
Pei Jing hung the curtain and said, "Tell me, how did you get lost and where did you get lost?"
Jiutao seemed to have grabbed a life-saving straw, and quickly recounted what had happened and the location of the alley where the pearl earrings were found.
Pei Jing chuckled after hearing this. "He abandoned his fiancée and only sent a palace soldier to send someone back to report the news. Wei Mingzhen really knows how to do things."
The palace soldier immediately defended his young master, "Your Highness, my young lady also happened to be missing. It's understandable that you are extremely worried. The palace simply can't spare any more manpower."
Pei Jing narrowed his eyes slightly, "Miss Wei is missing too?"
"Yes," the guard said, "the young lady's maid and attendant were found unconscious in the alley."
Jiutao's heart immediately began to lift. The Third Young Master Wei had gone to look for Miss Wei before. If the prince didn't care and went to rescue Miss Wei, then she could only hope that after returning home, the old lady would come forward and send someone to look for the young lady.
Pei Jing pondered for a moment, and everyone was waiting for his orders.
After a while, he said to the palace soldier, "Go back and tell Wei Mingzhen that I have taken over the man."
The palace soldier said in embarrassment: "This... The Third Young Master ordered me to send Miss Jiutao back to the Jiang Mansion."
"Just say it was the king who said it." Pei Jing gave Duan Jiu a look and lazily lowered the curtain.
Duan Jiu understood and without saying a word, he stuffed Jiu Tao into the carriage and got on the horse himself.
The carriage was filled with the lingering scent of agarwood. Jiu Tao huddled in a corner, her fingers twisting the corners of her clothes nervously. She took a deep breath and summoned her courage to speak, "Your Highness, my young lady..."
Pei Jing leaned against the cushions and said, "Don't worry, your young lady is very lucky."
…
The night deepened. At this time of year in the past, the streets and alleys had already quieted down, with only the sound of the night watchman's clapper occasionally breaking the silence.
But tonight was different. The sound of horse hooves came one after another, from the east to the west of the city, startling every household and lighting their oil lamps.
"What big thing happened?" Old Wang from the tofu shop in the west of the city put on his coat, stood up, and looked out through the crack in the door.
Aunt Liu from next door, wrapped in her clothes, said across the courtyard wall: "I heard that the Mad King is looking for someone."
Old Wang smacked his lips. "Oh my goodness, no wonder there's such a big scene. I just heard the urgent sound of horse hooves, as if they were demanding his life. This person must have offended the Mad King. If he's found, he'll be dead."
Another burst of hurried horse hoofbeats came from afar, and more than ten black-clad guards holding torches rushed past.
After turning an alley, the two groups suddenly collided with each other.
Pei Jing looked at Wei Mingzhen, the leader of the group, with a faint smile on his face. "Did you find the person?"
"No." Wei Mingzhen's brows were furrowed so tightly that they could kill a mosquito. "Does Your Majesty have any news about my sister?"
"Why don't you ask your fiancée?" Pei Jing leisurely walked forward, twisting the reins. "You really don't care whether she lives or dies?"
Wei Mingzhen's knuckles were clenched white, the reins digging deep into his palms. "Isn't the prince looking for you?"
When the two horses passed each other, Pei Jing suddenly turned around and said, "It sounds to me like you are a little dissatisfied with the fact that I'm looking for someone."
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