If Lin Fu was still the helpless Lin Fu, she would be very happy to marry her daughter to him. After all, he was the child she had watched grow up, and he had excellent character and personality.

However, now Pingfu is already the most sought-after Marquis of Loyalty in the capital, and is also the only bloodline of Concubine Rui's father and brother. Considering the high hopes that Concubine Rui has placed on Pingfu, the responsibility for his wife is too heavy, and she is reluctant to let her daughter bear all this.

Yes, the current Concubine Rui still likes Wei Yingzhi very much. She always rewards her with many things and summons her to the palace every now and then to talk and relieve her boredom.

However, the standards for judging a daughter and a daughter-in-law are different. A lively and straightforward little girl can be the most beloved "daughter", but not necessarily the most admired "daughter-in-law".

After all, Concubine Yu Rui probably treated Ling Fu as her own son in her heart.

"Besides, the Royal Concubine already has a more suitable candidate in her mind." She added slowly.

This is the most important thing. Knowing that the imperial concubine has already chosen someone, why would she still think about bringing them together? If the final result is not satisfactory, wouldn't it be a waste of their suffering?

Chun Liu seemed to understand, but also seemed not to understand.

Just one thing, but she knew it very clearly.

That is, neither the Madam nor the Duke had thought of marrying the fourth daughter to Lin Fu. And the imperial concubine in the palace had already chosen someone for Lin Fu.

She felt it was a bit of a pity. After all, these two had been together since childhood. If they could get married, it would truly be a wonderful story.

At this time, Wei Yingzhi was happily squeezing into the most lively place, while the brothers Wei Chengzhao and Wei Chengyue looked here and there, and soon they were a long distance away from her. However, Ling Fu followed her closely all the time, and when he saw that she was walking too fast, he grabbed her sleeve and pulled her back.

This happened many times, and Wei Yingzhi became a little dissatisfied. She pouted and said, "Why do you always pull me? Look, someone else has taken your place again."

"Why rush? Those stalls won't run away. Just take your time." Pingfu answered seriously.

"But I'm really anxious!" Wei Yingzhi's cheeks puffed up.

Pingfu smiled and poked her cheek: "No matter how anxious you are, what if you get lost?"

"I'm not a child, how can I get lost so easily?" Wei Yingzhi muttered, but seeing that he insisted, she knew that with his temper, once he became stubborn, even his parents would be unable to do anything about him, so she dared not say anything dissatisfied anymore and obediently slowed down her pace.

Seeing this, Lingfu finally smiled with satisfaction. But his hand was still tightly grasping her sleeve. When he saw that she was walking faster, he grabbed her sleeve and shook it to remind her.

"Like herding sheep..." Wei Chengyue, who finally caught up with the two of them, quickly noticed this scene and laughed.

As soon as he finished speaking, he received two angry glares at the same time.

"Okay, okay, I won't say anything more." He quickly raised his hands in surrender, but he couldn't hide the smile on his face.

Wei Chengzhao was much smarter than him. He tried hard to hold back his laughter and ended up at the end.

"It's all your fault!" Wei Yingzhi felt a little embarrassed for being teased as a 'lost sheep'. She lowered her voice and spoke to Lingfu resentfully.

Pingfu said in a good-tempered manner, "Don't pay attention to him. The Third Madam always scolds him as a stubborn donkey! Sheep are much cuter than donkeys."

Wei Yingzhi: “…”

Although I know he is trying to praise himself for being cute, why do these words always sound a little weird?

After a lot of effort, the few of them squeezed in front of the stall where the monkey show was being performed, and saw an old man directing a monkey dressed in clothes to bow and salute the onlookers, which made everyone laugh.

"This monkey is so funny!" Wei Yingzhi was so happy that she held Pingfu's hand and said.

Pingfu also had a smile on his face.

After a while, the monkey was seen doing somersaults again. Its agile yet somewhat clumsy funny movements brought another round of laughter.

"This young fellow is so interesting. Why don't we think of inviting him to perform in our house?" Wei Chengyue laughed so hard that he slapped his thigh and wiped away the tears from his laughter.

"Go back and tell grandma that next time there is a celebration, in addition to inviting a theatre troupe, we should also invite these more entertaining ones," Wei Chengzhao said.

"Second brother is right. It would be too boring to invite a troupe to perform every time." Wei Yingzhi thought this was a good idea.

While the three were talking, the monkey did several somersaults and finally stepped nimbly onto a securely tied rope beside it.

Lin Fu had been paying attention to their words, and after hearing this, he fell into deep thought.

It seems that he needs to put more interesting things in his house so that it will be more lively, and Ying'er and the others will also like to come to his place.

Thinking of this, he realized how wonderful it would be to have a big house that was completely his own. He could decorate it as he pleased and entertain his friends at any time.

After a long while, they wiped the tears from their eyes and were about to go to the next stall to see what was going on. Unexpectedly, they saw Wei Chenglin again.

"Brother!" This time, the first person to see him was Wei Yingzhi, who immediately waved her hands and shouted loudly.

Wei Chenglin also saw her at this time, his expression changed a little, and in a short while he squeezed in front of them.

"You guys should take Ying'er back quickly."

A few people were stunned for a moment, and Wei Yingzhi said unhappily: "Why? I haven't seen enough!"

"Okay, let's go back now!" Without saying anything, Lingfu pulled her and went back.

"But..." Wei Yingzhi wanted to say something, but Wei Chenglin's next words made her speechless.

"Something happened. A girl was kidnapped."

The expressions of the two brothers, Ping Fu and Wei Chengzhao, changed at the same time, and they immediately answered firmly: "Brother/Chenglin, don't worry, we will definitely take good care of her and bring her back!"

Wei Yingzhi also knew the seriousness of the matter. Although it was a pity, she didn't dare to cause trouble for them. She responded very obediently: "Brother, don't worry, I will go back with them and won't run around again."

Wei Chenglin patted her head as he did when she was little, and reminded her again with concern: "Be careful on the road, father has come, and should be almost at mother's place now. After you meet up, go back home with father and mother. Once things are done, I will go back too."

"Do you know which girl was kidnapped?" Wei Chengyue suddenly asked.

Wei Chenglin did not answer him, but urged: "Go back quickly!"

"You are really stupid. How can this girl still have a good reputation after being kidnapped by criminals? Big brother is not the kind of person who would show off everywhere. He kept it a secret. If it weren't for the fact that fourth sister was also here, big brother would be worried and would not have told us about this privately. Otherwise, he would not have mentioned it!" On the way back, Wei Chengzhao lectured his younger brother.

Wei Chengyue also knew that he had asked a stupid question, so he rubbed his nose and dared not say anything more.

When I returned to the private room where Shen Xinyan was waiting at Baiweilou, I saw Wei Junhang had arrived as expected.

"Why are you back so soon? I thought you guys would stay for a while!" Shen Xinyan asked in surprise when she saw that they came back so early.

Wei Chengyue immediately told them everything Wei Chenglin had just told them.

A girl was kidnapped?

Shen Xinyan was a little surprised, and vaguely seemed to feel that this scene was very familiar.

"I don't know whose family this girl is from. I think the Five Cities Military Command and Jingzhao Yin have already been looking for her everywhere. This thief is really arrogant. He even dared to kidnap someone in public!" Wei Chengyue said.

"Hey, that's not right! Although there are no restrictions today and women can go out without worry, which girl doesn't go out in groups of two or three? Besides, there are people everywhere, coming and going. Even if a thief has the courage of heaven, he wouldn't dare to kidnap someone in public, right?" Wei Chengzhao frowned and asked.

"What Zhao Ge'er said makes sense. If she is a girl from a poor family, she must be traveling in groups. If she is a girl from a wealthy family, she must have someone to protect her. It is impossible for an ordinary thief to kidnap her." Ling Fu nodded and expressed his opinion.

"Alas... Such a good opportunity has been wasted. There are still many places I haven't visited!" Wei Yingzhi rested her elbows on the round table, holding her chin with her hands, looking a little depressed.

"Maybe that girl is like the fourth girl in our mansion, who has been trapped for a long time. It was a rare opportunity for her to come out for some fresh air today, and she was too excited and got separated from her family, which gave the thieves an opportunity to take advantage of her." Wei Junhang joked.

"Daddy..." Wei Yingzhi refused.

Everyone laughed again when they saw this.

Shen Xinyan lowered her head and sipped the tea in small sips, then picked up a piece of exquisite snack and put it into her mouth.

At this moment, she finally remembered why she felt this scene was so familiar. She even had a vague guess in her mind, guessing who the kidnapped girl was, and now she just had to wait for the result.

As for the various speculations about Wei Junhang and the children, she smiled slightly but did not take them seriously.

Some people and some things cannot be judged by common sense. If we try to reason with everything, I am afraid there will be more things in the future that we cannot figure out.

"Let's go back! If something unexpected happens, I'm afraid Lin'er won't be able to come back for a while, so there's no need for us to wait here." Finally, she spoke slowly.

"My brother also asked us to go back home first, saying that he would go back once the matter was settled." Wei Yingzhi took over.

"In that case, let's go!" Wei Junhang naturally had no objection.

It was not until the next morning that Wei Chenglin returned home exhausted. After changing his clothes, he went to the main room and was not surprised to see his mother who had been waiting for him.

"Are you back? Has the girl been rescued?" Shen Xinyan asked.

"I have been rescued, but I am unfilial to make my mother worry."

"But she is the daughter of Lord Zhou Maozhou?"

Wei Chenglin was stunned and asked subconsciously, "How did mother know?"

really……

Shen Xinyan gave him a meaningful look.

How do you know? Of course you must have known it in your previous life. I don’t know what kind of fate this “former daughter-in-law” was born with, but if she goes out to these lively places, she will most likely be kidnapped, but in the end, she will definitely turn the bad into good.