Chapter 16 Chapter 16 Erlang is also worried about her, this is good...
"Why is Prince Pei here?"
Wu Peifeng gave a look, and the steward trembled and said that the person sent by the Wu Mansion to find Wu Jingxun was still wandering on the street late at night, which attracted the attention of the patrolling soldiers.
It was Pei Jinguang, who was passing by on horseback, who noticed that the lanterns carried by the group of people had the words "Wu Mansion" painted on them, and he spoke out to help, thus avoiding a misunderstanding.
The manager felt uneasy because he didn't find the eldest lady, but he brought back the future son-in-law.
What is this?
The situation was urgent, and Pei Jinguang simply nodded to the two elders as a greeting. He had previously learned about the development of the matter from the manager of the Wu Mansion. He was extremely anxious about his fiancée who had been missing for almost half a day, but he had to bear the pain of telling them that the recent investigation might be related to Wu Jingxun's disappearance.
"Another kidnapper?"
After learning from Pei Jinguang that Wu Jingxun was probably abducted by a group of kidnappers from Yangzhou, Mrs. Tong almost fainted. It was over, everything was over.
All men in the world are hypocritical and sanctimonious. Prince Pei keeps telling them to go to the police without worry and that he will still marry Jingxun. But if he sees with his own eyes that she has been bullied and her innocence is gone, he will probably cancel the engagement on the spot!
Wu Peifeng saw his eldest son supporting the dazed Madam Tong, and without looking away, he simply asked, "Prince Pei, do you have any idea how to save her?"
The background of that group of kidnappers is complicated. Pei Jinguang has been going out early and coming back late these days in direct response to the emperor's order to bring them to justice. Unexpectedly, he was still one step too late.
Also involved in the danger was his wife-to-be.
Pei Jinguang didn't want to waste any more time here. He said a few polite words to Wu Peifeng and hurried away with his men.
Wu Xucong looked at his back and said with emotion: "My future brother-in-law looks like a responsible man."
Wu Shunhua, who had been hiding behind a pillar and not walking with her mother, also poked her head out. "Yes, my future brother-in-law really values me. Last time there was a fire at Biyou Manor, if I hadn't pulled him back, he would have rushed straight into the fire to save me!"
Are you so disregarding your own life, only caring about Jingxun's safety?
Wu Peifeng didn't know what to feel for a moment.
Mrs. Tong recovered and saw Wu Shunhua. She thought of her daughter, whose life or death was unknown, and whose Qingbai was even less known. She felt heartbroken and thought that all the efforts of the first half of her life were in vain, and she was going to lose to that bitch Sun Luqiu in vain.
"Brother Cong, hurry up and help me go back and rest. I'm so upset, I really can't bear it. Your sister is really something. She ran away from the house just because of a few words. Now, she's caused trouble... How stupid."
Wuxucong, who had been supporting her, had an ugly expression on his face: "Mother, at this moment, please say less!"
Mrs. Tong's lips moved, but she finally stopped talking.
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Pei Jinguang is now in charge of the Twelve Riders of the North of Jinling City. After leaving Pei Mansion, he ordered his subordinates to secretly deploy personnel at the city gate and various key areas with high traffic flow. He also asked painters to continuously refine the facial details of the kidnappers learned from the rescued victims. After the drawings were completed, they were distributed among the soldiers, asking them to carefully identify them to avoid alerting the enemy.
After doing all this, Pei Jinguang got on his horse and went back to Pei Mansion.
Pei Mansion
Pei Huaiguang was still wearing that wolfskin fur coat, which looked strange, but his face was charming and handsome, and his eyes were arrogant and cold, making it difficult for people to look down on him.
Pei Quze was somewhat annoyed that he had lost to this so-called "third brother" who had wandered the grasslands for over a decade. Seeing him spread his hands expressionlessly, implying that he should accept the loss, Pei Quze sneered and handed him the bag of silver: "Let's compete again next time!"
I don't know what's wrong with the brain of this young man who grew up in Jinling City. He actually competes with a wild kid like him who is used to wandering around in terms of money-making ability.
The people in Jinling City are not only arrogant, but also stupid.
...But sometimes there are exceptions.
Pei Huaiguang touched the purple pearl through his clothes.
There are few precious things like pearls on the grassland that need water to nourish them. To him, this purple pearl is not precious, but rare.
People generally feel pity for things that are difficult to obtain.
Pei Huaiguang touched the purple pearl again, confirming that it was placed safely on his heart, then turned around and prepared to return to his own Qufengyuan.
Halfway through, he ran into Pei Jinguang, who looked strange.
It's strange. His brother has always been steady, so why does the word "worry" look so obvious on his face this time?
Pei Jinguang was currently worried about Wu Jingxun, whose whereabouts and safety were unknown. He didn't even care that Erlang had put on the strange and stuffy wolfskin coat again. He just explained a few words to him, and the heroic figure quickly disappeared on the corridor.
The young general was extremely worried about the disappearance of his fiancée, but he did not lose the basic sensitivity of a soldier.
Erlang's breathing became disordered.
Not long after the gorgeous chestnut horse belonging to the Prince of Pingning and the team of guards waiting outside the palace galloped away, a majestic snow-white divine horse also carried its owner through the vast night and disappeared into the silent street.
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"Cough, cough cough..."
When Wu Jingxun woke up, she heard a light and rapid cough. The cough was short and rapid, and it was not difficult to see that the person was in pain, but she seemed afraid to make any loud noise. She just tried her best to suppress herself, trying to make the sound coming from the chest cavity and trachea smaller.
Wu Jingxun tried hard to clear her chaotic mind, but she could clearly sense that she was having a fever.
The last image before coma was frozen in the old woman's cold smile and the child's innocent and shrill laughter.
Looking around, the room was very dark, with only a little light leaking in from the high ceiling windows, allowing Wu Jingxun to barely make out that the people lying around him were all women.
Without exception, their bodies and hands were tied with ropes, making it difficult for them to move.
Of course, she does too.
Wu Jingxun felt a chill in her heart. This scene reminded her of what happened when she was six years old.
She knew that she had been kidnapped again.
Why don’t you learn your lesson?
No matter how upset she was, she had been tied up here and could only hope that the authorities would quickly find this den of thieves and rescue them all.
Perhaps it was because Wu Jingxun looked so miserable sitting there in a daze that she suddenly felt someone poking her lower back.
She turned around in astonishment, and the girl who had been coughing so hard just now winked at her: "Don't be sad, you're here now, look at me, am I not fine?"
Wu Jingxun rarely interacted with outsiders, but he could tell whether she was sincere or not - besides, now that things had come to this, there was no need to pretend anymore.
"Thank you very much. I..." Wu Jingxun hesitated for a moment and looked around at the people around him. They all closed their eyes and did not speak. It was unclear whether they were still unconscious or did not want to face the current situation.
"Were you just arrested as well?"
Faced with Wu Jingxun's cautious questioning, the woman, Cen Fangying, was silent for a moment before she said, "I had an argument with my husband and was left alone, so they took advantage of the opportunity to capture me."
"I was locked up in a dark room like this the whole time. Even when I went out, a black cloth was tied around my head. I took a boat, then a carriage, and finally got here." Cen Fangying's voice was low, and the confusion in it was like a thick night fog, enveloping Wu Jingxun and making her feel terrified. "I feel groggy every day, and I don't know how long it's been... Look, these clothes I changed into were just for the Shangsi Festival on March 3rd."
The Shangsi Festival on March 3rd has been over a month ago.
If he were an ordinary kidnapper, he would just get rid of the person as soon as possible after kidnapping him, so as to avoid being discovered by the government or others and causing trouble.
But according to this girl, she and even more people were transferred to this place one after another.
What exactly does the person behind this want to do?
The chill and dampness that spread from his back spread throughout his body. Wu Jingxun couldn't help but curl up his body, but the next moment he had to squint his eyes.
The door that was originally tightly closed was suddenly opened by someone from the outside. The moonlight that suddenly came in mixed with a few candlelights, shining on Wu Jingxun's face, whose hair was a little messy but still couldn't hide her natural beauty, making the visitor nod his head involuntarily.
"This time the goods are quite good." The middle-aged woman in simple clothes smiled slightly and tossed a bag of silver to the man waiting beside her. She carefully observed the bewildered and frightened girls in the room and pointed a few of them. "Go, take them over."
"As for the rest, you have to keep a close eye on them for me. It doesn't mean the master doesn't look down on them. He will have to choose from the rest."
Wu Jingxun's face turned pale, and she was one of the chosen ones.
Perhaps she knew that they would never return this time, so she did not put a black cloth on them as soon as they went out as Cen Fangying had said. Instead, she secretly observed the scenery around her in the cold moonlight.
The more he looked, the more surprised Wu Jingxun became.
The house is decorated with carved beams and painted buildings, with flying eaves and green tiles. There are many pearls used as lanterns in the winding places, showing extraordinary wealth everywhere.
Even though he had already prepared himself mentally that the person behind this group of kidnappers must be a prince or noble, when the man turned around, Wu Jingxun still couldn't help but widen his eyes in surprise.
How could it be... him?
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The other side
Pei Huaiguang did not ask Pei Jinguang to go look for people together. Firstly, he knew that his sudden enthusiasm was untenable, and secondly, he did not want to act with others.
The snow-white divine horse stands out in the quiet night.
As if possessed by a ghost, he dismounted and stood at the entrance of the alley. His slender fingers, covered with tiny scars, picked up the grass ring that had long been stepped on and deformed.
It was the grass ring he gave her today.
The young man narrowed his eyes and looked into the dark and eerily deep alley.
The author has something to say:
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Today's diary writing session——
Wubanban: My head feels dizzy and I want to eat big steamed buns
Pei Da: (Footsteps clacking) - Save my wife - (Footsteps clacking) - Save my wife
Pei Er: I'm just a warm-hearted little wolf from the grasslands, nothing else. Well, that's it.
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