Thinking of this, Li hurriedly said, "Madam Zhou! Hurry and give orders. The news that the Third Young Miss was taken away must not be spread. The old master and the old mistress must also be kept in the dark!"
Nanny Zhou quickly said, "Don't worry, Madam. The Fifth Young Miss has already given instructions, and I've already made the arrangements. I've even kept it a secret from the Master, saying that the Third Young Miss went to visit her grandfather today and was kept by her grandmother."
Li saw that Ren Yaoqi had thought of this first. She couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief: "Qi'er is really thoughtful." As for the idea of keeping Ren Shimin a secret, Li thought about it and agreed.
It wasn't that Ren Yaoqi didn't trust his father, but Ren Shimin couldn't help him with this matter, and the Third Master Ren was a straightforward person. If others, especially the second elder of the Ren family, asked him about it, Ren Yaoqi was afraid that he would not be able to hide it.
Seeing that Li had calmed down, Ren Yaoqi quickly dispatched Pingguo to the Yanbei Palace to look for Xiao Jinglin. The group had already left Yunyang City and headed towards Zhuozhou. Ren Yaoqi was worried that the Xian Palace's men might be too far away to reach them. Since both Yanzhou and Zhuozhou were still part of Yanbei, Ren Yaoqi figured asking the Yanbei Palace for help would be the safest option.
After hearing the news, Xiao Jinglin was furious and immediately went to find Xiao Jingxi. As soon as he entered the room, he frowned and said, "Nowadays, any Tom, Dick and Harry can come to Yunyang City to commit crimes? Although you are not the legitimate prince, you have been acting on behalf of the prince for many years. When your father is not in Yanzhou, your subordinates can't even take care of your family? You might as well raise a few wolfhounds!" King Yanbei left Yanzhou again shortly after Xiao Jinglin's coming-of-age banquet.
Facing Xiao Jinglin's fury, Xiao Jingxi calmly put down the half-read official letter in his hand and asked the frightened Tong He to go down and serve Xiao Jinglin tea. Then he looked up and said with a smile, "Doesn't that mean all the generals will have to change their careers and become dog trainers?"
Xiao Jinglin felt that something was wrong with Xiao Jingxi's attitude. She looked at Xiao Jingxi for a long moment and asked sharply, "Could it be that you already know everything?"
Xiao Jingxi smiled and said nothing.
Xiao Jinglin glanced at Xiao Jingxi, frowned, turned around and left.
She stopped when she reached the door, turned around and said sarcastically: "I thought you were different, but I didn't expect that in your heart, interests are still the most important thing. You even hesitate to protect someone..." Xiao Jinglin's sarcastic tone was filled with deep disappointment.
Seeing that Xiao Jinglin was genuinely angry, Xiao Jingxi could only sigh, shake his head, and smile bitterly, "Why didn't I know you were such an impatient person before? If I had to wait for you to come find me before I knew something was wrong, then according to your suggestion, I might as well raise a wolfhound to fulfill the duties of the Prince of Yanbei."
Xiao Jinglin was stunned by Xiao Jingxi's words. After she understood what he meant, she hurried back and said, "You said you knew that Yaoqi's sister was kidnapped and that you had sent people to rescue her?"
This time, Xiao Jingxi didn't dare tease the hot-tempered Princess Xiao anymore: "When they left the city gate and went up the official road, someone came to report to me."
"So you sent someone to follow?" Ren Yaohua didn't think about why someone came to report to Xiao Jingxi as soon as the Ren family's carriage left the city gate and got on the official road to Zhuozhou.
Xiao Jingxi nodded and said, "Of course."
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