Wei Xin has been missing for most of the night.
The Wei family searched for most of the night.
When Wei Wei rushed back to the Wei residence in a panic, her mother was standing at the door waiting, looking distraught, her eyes red and swollen.
Upon seeing her daughter, she rushed forward, hugged her tightly, and burst into heart-wrenching sobs.
“Your father took your elder brother Zhou to a neighboring city to discuss business yesterday. Since they couldn’t make it back in time, your younger brother was worried that I would be lonely, so he came over and kept me company for half an hour before I went to bed…”
"I only sent him back to the yard to sleep because I saw he looked sleepy..."
"But when I woke up in the middle of the night, his servant rushed over and told me... your brother is missing!"
Wei Wei immediately comforted her in a low voice and led her back into the lobby.
"Have you searched every corner of the house? Maybe he was being naughty and fell asleep somewhere while playing."
"Have someone search again, especially the corners where Xin'er usually likes to squat."
Mother Wei shook her head with absolute certainty: "The house has been searched thoroughly. Even if they deliberately hid at the time, the servants kept calling all night. Even if they were sleeping soundly, they should have been woken up by the noise!"
If a child goes missing in the middle of the night and can't be found no matter how hard you look, anyone would be frantic with worry.
Hearing this, Wei Wei's heart clenched tightly. She said in a hoarse voice, "Shall we go back to my brother's yard and see if there are any clues he left behind?"
Wei's mother was completely distraught and, with tears streaming down her face, asked Wei Wei to help her up.
Before she even left the house, she ran into Leng Pusheng, who was coming over.
By this time, he had already circled the Wei residence once, and his expression was not good.
Seeing this expression, Wei Wei naturally became increasingly flustered.
"Brother Leng, have you discovered something?" She stared at him, not daring to blink.
Leng Pusheng nodded: "I found a letter on the roof beam in Young Master Wei's courtyard, pinned firmly to it by an arrow."
At this point, he handed her the letter that had been pierced by an arrow.
Wei Wei hurriedly took it and unfolded it; there were only a few words on it.
At Shenshi (3-5 PM), atop Qingfeng Mountain, do not bring anyone. One thousand taels.
Wei Wei's mind went blank. She heard the sound of something heavy falling to the ground beside her, followed by the screams of the old women: "Madam! Madam has fainted!"
It's now a certainty that Wei Xin has been kidnapped.
When Wei's mother saw the letter next to Wei Wei, she was deeply shocked.
Having been anxious for most of the night, she couldn't catch her breath and fainted on the spot.
Wei Wei had the old women put the man to bed, and then turned around and told the steward to prepare the money.
Reporting to the authorities is unrealistic; not only would that incompetent prefect not help, but he'd more likely kick you when you're down.
At this moment, Wei Wei could only rely on herself!
It takes more than an hour to get from Qingfeng Mountain to Loucheng.
A thousand taels is no small sum. Even if the steward worked tirelessly to raise the money, it was already past noon by the time the silver was ready.
When Wei's mother woke up from her coma and learned that Wei Wei was going to Qingfeng Mountain in person, she turned pale with fright again.
"Let's report this to the authorities! Mother doesn't believe it; the prefect did nothing after learning there were bandits outside!"
Wei Wei had changed into clothes that were easy to walk in. Her expression was relatively calm, which also comforted her mother's anxious and helpless heart: "Brother Leng and I will go to Qingfeng Mountain first. If we are any later, we may not make it in time."
"If you wish to report this to the authorities, you can do so after we leave. You can have the steward go to the yamen again."
After saying that, she strode out with Leng Pusheng.
She agreed to let Wei's mother report to the authorities after she left, partly to avoid having her itinerary and plans delayed by those people, and partly to put Wei's mother at ease.
Ordinary people always have a sense of dependence on government offices.
Mother Wei hurriedly chased after her, tears welling up in her eyes again. She leaned against the door frame, her voice trembling with sobs, "Wei'er, you must be careful!"
Wei Wei smiled at her and mounted the white horse that had been led up to her.
The sound of galloping hooves rang out, and two figures, one in green and one in blue, sped away down the street.
Not only did it humiliate the street vendors, but it also made the people sitting by the window in Chunfeng Tower look up.
However, Jiang Yu was drinking and sipping tea with a group of dissolute young men.
Not far away, a shy and beautiful woman dressed in light gauze, with her head bowed, was playing the pipa with her nimble hands.
Her gaze seemed to drift towards him, her alluring eyes filled with a gentle, spring-like depth.
"Fu Hua is truly a unique beauty in our Loucheng."
“He can play a pipa tune more beautifully than anyone else.”
"She's beautiful and skillful, but unfortunately she looks down on us common folk. If it weren't for Brother Wang's reputation, we might not have been able to invite her over."
"Haha, not bad, not bad! We must offer Brother Wang a toast to express our gratitude!"
The men around him chattered and joked, occasionally bursting into laughter.
Jiang Yu turned his head to the side, looking at the two figures that had become black dots, and frowned deeply.
He couldn't make out who the figure in cyan was, but he recognized Leng Pusheng's blue clothes at a glance.
After all, he had put it on earlier.
They received an extra box of silver.
Besides Wei Wei, who else could keep Leng Pusheng by his side?
He stood up from his seat.
With a smile still playing on his lips, he said, "Gentlemen, I suddenly remembered that I have some important matters to attend to, so I will take my leave now."
He suddenly got up and left, freezing the lively atmosphere for a moment.
The young woman playing the pipa stopped, looking at him with lingering affection.
A young man dressed in purple laughed and said, "Brother Wang is a very busy man. We finally managed to invite you last night, and we agreed to have a day and a night together. But now you have to leave in a hurry."
"If there's anything urgent, just tell me. Although I don't have much ability, I can still handle things in the whole of Loucheng."
This wasn't just boasting, because he was Liu Quede, the son of the prefect.
As soon as he spoke, everyone in the room nodded in agreement.
"Yes, Brother Wang, please tell us so we can solve this together."
"Everything can be decided with just a word from Young Master Liu."
Jiang Yu's expression didn't change much, but a hint of impatience had appeared in his eyes.
As for how he ended up associating with these people, it can only be described as a coincidence.
His striking good looks caused the beautiful young woman, Fu Hua, to fall in love with him at first sight.
Unfortunately, Liu Quede was infatuated with Fuhua and used many connections to invite her to this banquet.
Jiang Yu had nothing else to do, felt he should adapt to local customs in Loucheng, and also wanted to let that idle eunuch who was watching him so closely have a look.
So he agreed.
This is only under the premise that he is "uninvolved".
Now that he has something to do, he should naturally leave.
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