Xiao lived in a low and narrow house. On the beams of the roof, one could see large patches of rotten wood infested by insects. There was a high window on the wall, but one could not see outside even if one stood on tiptoe.

There was withered straw under my feet, firewood was piled high at the foot of the wall, and a faint moldy smell wafted around my nose.

Xiao stared at the pile of firewood for a long time before he suddenly realized: this is actually a woodshed!

Who arrested her and locked her up in the woodshed?

Is it a robbery? If so, why didn't anyone come to talk to her? Xiao was confident that no matter how much the other party wanted, as long as the Bo family could afford it, they would definitely give it. After all, she was the mother of three children, and she would not ignore her mother-in-law no matter how calculative she was.

If it was rape... Xiao touched her cheek in fear.

She is not even forty years old yet and has always taken good care of herself. If you think about it carefully, it is not impossible!

This thought made Xiao panic.

If she was really raped, even if the man didn't want her life, the Bo's Mansion would not accept her.

"Is anyone there? Is anyone there?" Xiao rushed to the door and banged on the wooden door hard.

In the hall not far from here, Cui Yi picked up his cane and hit the two young men, shouting as he hit them: "Are you two mentally retarded? I told you to bring the fourth daughter of the Duke of Dongping's mansion to me, but you actually brought her aunt! If you are so capable, why don't you bring her father?"

The two young men did not even dare to dodge, and let the crutches hit them, begging for mercy again and again: "Master, please spare our lives. We have been keeping an eye on the Dongping Marquis's Mansion. We clearly heard that the fourth Miss Jiang was going to Baiyun Temple to burn incense today, but who knew that the carriage we hijacked would be replaced by an old lady..."

Upon hearing this, Cui Yi was so angry that veins on his forehead jumped. He exerted more force on his hands, "Who knows? You don't know, but I do? Don't you two idiots know how to lift the curtain and take a look?"

The two young people felt very aggrieved.

They are not experienced in robbery, and they are not those who make a living by kung fu. They are just ordinary servants. After robbing someone, they are so focused on running away that they don't even have time to lift the curtain to confirm.

Cui Yi was tired from fighting, so he threw away his crutches and held on to the armrest of the chair, gasping for breath.

He also felt aggrieved. Ever since he got into trouble on the Jinshui River, his leg hasn't healed yet. He has to sit on a chair and be carried by others wherever he goes.

What's even worse is that his father even called back Cui Cheng and Cui Gong, the two guards, so he could only use these two idiots. After his mother came back from the summer vacation, she didn't say much about his story and it seemed that she didn't intend to stand up for him.

Cui Yi had never suffered such humiliation in his life, and he was so angry that he wanted to teach Jiang Zhan a lesson. Unfortunately, Jiang Zhan had infiltrated the Jinwu Guards, and he was unable to move around and deal with him, so he targeted Jiang Si.

Jiang Zhan loves his sister the most, so he gave his precious sister a profound lesson and left the kid with no place to cry.

The more Cui Yi thought about it, the more he felt that it was a good idea to turn the blame towards Jiang Si.

Dealing with a little girl is much easier than dealing with a young man. As for the effect, it is definitely better than just beating Jiang Zhan up.

Cui Yi could even imagine Jiang Zhan's grief-stricken look after learning that his sister was missing. He never expected that the two idiots actually robbed the wrong person!

"Sir, what should we do now?" one of the young men asked cautiously.

"What should I do? You still have the nerve to ask me what to do!" Cui Yi wanted to hit someone with his cane again.

His original plan was to kidnap Fourth Miss Jiang, tease her a bit and then release her. In this way, Fourth Miss Jiang's reputation would be damaged, which would be enough to deal a heavy blow to Jiang Zhan.

Of course he would not rape anyone, he was too disdainful to do such a tasteless thing. As for killing someone, that was even more impossible for him, as there would be too much trouble after killing someone. What if he got into trouble with that old mad dog Zhen Shicheng?

Cui Yi thought that releasing Jiang Si quietly, without the Duke of Dongping even daring to make it public, was perfect as he could get away with it while breathing a sigh of relief.

And now, this perfect plan has become a huge joke.

"How about selling her off like we did with the maid of the aunt?" another young man suggested fearfully.

Today, Xiao went out with a light carriage and a small entourage. Apart from the coachman, she only brought her personal maid Hongyue, who sat with her in the carriage.

After the carriage was robbed, Xiao and Hongyue were captured here together. Xiao fainted due to the violent shaking and fear. Two servants learned Xiao's identity from Hongyue and realized that the robbery was a mistake. They decided to sell Hongyue out. As for Xiao, they did not dare to act rashly.

Even if the wrong person was robbed, he is from the Dongping Marquis's mansion, and it is up to the master to decide how to deal with him.

Cui Yi raised his hand and slapped the young man, angrily saying: "Do you think that old lady is a teenage girl? Which brothel would want her? Which well-fed woman would want her!"

After a moment of silence, Cui Yi sighed: "Hurry up and release the person to me. Don't let her see your faces."

The two young men immediately patted their chests and assured, "Don't worry, sir. We have been covering our faces the whole time. The maid didn't know what we looked like, and the aunt didn't know either."

"Keep them away from here before letting them go." Cui Yi was worried because he thought the two servants were too stupid, so he warned them.

At this time, Mr. Jiang Er and others who had gone out to look for people came back one after another, and the atmosphere in Ci Xin Hall was heavy.

"Didn't find it?" asked Old Madam Feng in a deep voice.

Master Jiang said nothing. His face looked as if a storm had been brewing for a long time, and it was terribly gloomy.

Elder Jiang San said, "We only found an abandoned carriage on the roadside not far from the Jinshui River..."

Old Madam Feng’s eyelids twitched.

Jinshui River?

When these three words are mentioned, who in the capital doesn't know that it is the most famous place for entertainment? What does it mean that the carriage of the Bo Mansion appeared there? Could it be that Xiao Shi——

When this thought came to her mind, even Old Madam Feng herself found it absurd.

The other party would only sell a middle-aged woman there if he was sick.

"I think there is something fishy about this matter." Old Master Jiang wiped his face and finally spoke.

Of course he could not avoid offending people in officialdom, but this was due to differences in political views or issues of taking sides. It was not surprising that they fought to the death in the court for this. Who would kidnap the wife of a political enemy? This was insane.

"Madam, master——" an old woman rushed in in a panic.

"What's wrong?" the masters asked in unison.

The old woman panted heavily: "Second Madam, Second Madam is back!"

Old Master Jiang stood up proudly and walked out with big strides.

Old Madam Feng frowned and pondered for a moment, then slowly sat back.

Standing at the gate of Bo's house, Xiao felt like she was in a dream.

What on earth was going on? Those people neither robbed her of her money nor raped her, so why did they just let her go?

Xiao walked in with a dazed head and bumped into Old Master Jiang Er head-on. He was suddenly startled and woke up.