"Master, Madam, look."
A servant brought in a small cloth bag. Master Chu opened it and found an outer robe, a hairpin, and a letter inside.
The letter hadn't been opened yet, but just seeing the other two items made Madam Chu's heart pound like a drum.
That's Yiyi's thing.
"Master." Master Chu reached out to open the letter, and Madam Chu's heart leaped into her throat.
Master Chu quickly finished reading the few lines of text. His mind went blank, and his hand unconsciously loosened its grip, causing the paper to flutter to the ground.
"Yiyi, Yiyi, you've been kidnapped!" Master Chu said in a hoarse voice.
"How could this be? How could Yiyi be kidnapped?" Madam Chu didn't believe it. She picked up the letter from the ground and took a look. She was so shocked that she took a few steps back.
She couldn't believe it. "No way, no way, this must be a scam. They just want to cheat our family out of money."
"Someone come quick! Go find the young lady and bring her back!"
Madam Chu screamed in anguish, as if hurrying would bring Chu Yiyi back sooner.
"Madam, please calm down." Master Chu quickly supported the swaying Madam Chu. The messenger, fearing that he might not believe it, even brought over the token.
Given that Chu Yiyi has been gone for so long, it's hard not to believe it.
"Master, master, there's another letter at the door!" A servant rushed in, holding up the letter.
This time, before Master Chu could even open it, Madam Chu quickly tore open the envelope, and the message inside was very brief.
"Five thousand taels of silver notes, the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, or something more intimately belonging to your daughter."
Something more intimate?!
Madam Chu felt her blood rush to her head, and her hands trembled uncontrollably. She cried out helplessly, "Master, Master~" She was a woman, so she naturally understood what things closer to the body meant. "These beasts!" Madam Chu cursed through gritted teeth.
But because she was so scared, her voice sounded weak and limp.
"Steward, steward!" Master Chu shouted, summoning the steward and accountant to begin counting the family's silver notes.
They only had the time it takes to drink a cup of tea; there was simply no extra time for them to think or hesitate.
While settling the accounts, Master Chu deployed all his men to the doorway, ordering, "Keep a close eye on them. Tie up anyone who comes near."
Those who could pass by the Chu residence at this time were most likely the kidnappers.
Not far from the Chu residence, Jin Biao and his brothers looked towards the Chu residence from around the corner.
"Brother, what should we do? There are so many people guarding the gate. If we go to deliver the message, we'll get caught."
Two fists can't fight four hands. With so many servants in the Chu household, the four of them will probably be captured soon.
"I have a plan." Jin Biao had already thought of a solution. As long as the letter could be delivered to the Chu residence, he didn't care how it was delivered.
"Master, master, another letter has arrived." The servant appeared again with a letter.
Madam Chu took the letter and read it. Master Chu pressed her for an answer, "Where is the person? Have they been caught?"
The servant shook his head. "No, it wasn't delivered by a person. It was thrown over from the other side along with a wooden stick."
If it weren't for so many people guarding the outside, we wouldn't have been able to find this letter.
"Oh dear!" Master Chu was so angry he was about to send someone out to look for her when Madam Chu spoke up.
"Master, quickly remove the people at the door, or they will kill our daughter!"
Madam Chu was sobbing uncontrollably. Master Chu took the letter and read it. The gist of the letter was that if the Chu family made any further moves...
The one who will suffer is Chu Yiyi. If the Chu family wants to kill their own daughter, they can do whatever they want.
The letter also said that someone should place the silver notes at the crossroads now, and once the money was in place, Chu Yiyi would be safe.
While Master Chu was still pondering the letter, Madam Chu was already asking how the money preparations were going.
"Replying to Madam, the silver notes only amount to four thousand five hundred taels," the accountant replied.
"Never mind that, pack up all these banknotes and jewelry now and hurry to the crossroads." Madam Chu was so worried that she lost her mind and couldn't think straight.
All she knew was that by doing this, Yiyi would be safe. Her daughter absolutely couldn't be harmed, or she wouldn't be able to live.
"Madam, wait!" Master Chu quickly stopped her. "We haven't even seen Yiyi yet, and we're already giving away the money like this!"
Master Chu wasn't distressed about the money; it was nothing compared to his daughter.
He was afraid that those people were like bottomless pits, taking the money but never seeing the person again, leaving him with nothing in the end.
"Didn't you see what the letter said? It told us to send the money over quickly, otherwise Yiyi would be in danger."
"I don't care anymore, hurry up and send the money over." The Chu couple were still arguing when the servants came in again.
However, this time it wasn't just one person who came in; it was Liu's mother.
"Aunt Liu!" Upon seeing Aunt Liu, Madam Chu rushed towards her, crying, "Where's Yiyi? Where's Yiyi?"
The two of them went out together. Aunt Liu came back first, but what about Chu Yiyi?
Liu Ma's head was still spinning. She had been forcibly brought back to her senses by Jin Biao pinching her philtrum, and she didn't know what had happened.
The man had instructed her to deliver a letter to the master and mistress. She handed the letter to Madam Chu, and then fainted again. The effects of the sleeping potion were too strong; she had only managed to walk in by sheer willpower.
Madam Chu hurriedly opened the letter and read it. Without much hesitation, the couple quickly sent the money out.
Jin Biao and the others were still watching from the corner. "Big Brother, will the Chu family really hand over the money?"
"Definitely." Jin Biao was very confident. He had a general understanding of the psychology of these rich people; the more urgent their situation, the more confused their minds became.
The Chu family may still have some doubts, but once Liu Ma returns, they will see her sincerity.
Of course, it's fine to ignore this sincerity; at worst, we'll just have to give up Miss Chu.
But he knew that the Chu family treated their only daughter very well, and that they would never do that.
"If I hadn't kidnapped Miss Xu before, I would have forced myself on Miss Chu and become her live-in son-in-law."
Jin Biao boasted shamelessly, "Anyway, the Chu family has no sons, so this property will eventually go to their daughters."
It's a pity, he doesn't dare to stay in Yun Town anymore.
"Big brother, he's out, he's out!" The younger brother's excited voice rang out. Jin Biao turned his head and saw a person carrying a bundle walking out.
It's done!
Jin Biao swallowed hard; this trip was definitely worthwhile.
"Once I get the money, you guys whip the horse hard to make the carriage run, and we'll escape in the process," Jin Biao instructed.
The Chu family's steward had already sat down with the bundle. "Put the things down and step back," Jin Biao shouted before the steward could even get close.
"Where is my young lady?" The butler stopped as instructed and looked around.
Jin Biao looked at the bundle in his hand and said, "Don't worry, I'm a man of my word. I've already given you one, so the other one won't be missing."
"Once you have the goods, we'll give you the person."
The butler hesitated for a moment, then put the bundle down.
"Turn around and step back!" Jin Biao shouted. His henchman suddenly darted out, grabbed the bundle, and ran into the alley.
When the steward turned around, he saw a carriage speeding past him.
"Your young lady is in the carriage." Upon hearing this, the steward hurriedly shouted, and the guards standing at the door rushed out and chased after the carriage.
Behind him, Master Chu was still shouting, "Catch the thieves! Catch those thieves!"
Unfortunately, most people had already run towards the carriage, and by the time they heard the sound and turned back to look for the thief, he had already disappeared.
The Jin brothers were overjoyed. They had already planned that as soon as they got the money, they would disguise themselves as vegetable farmers and sneak out of the city.
As for the carriage, let the Chu family chase after it slowly.
The horse had a needle stuck in its rump, so it ran around like crazy and couldn't stop. The Chu family had to use a lot of effort to stop the horse.
Everyone was worried that with the horse running so wildly, the young lady in the carriage might have been badly injured.
But when someone pulled back the curtain and looked inside, the car was empty; there was no sign of any of the young ladies.
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