Jiang Si looked at the angry boy, his expression softened, and he leaned forward slightly to ask, "Did you meet anyone when you came here to play yesterday?"
Seeing that the little fat boy had a strong sense of self-esteem, Jiang Si stopped mentioning the fall and asked in a more tactful way.
The boy was not so resistant anymore and said, "I met an old lady and an old man."
"Can you remember what that lady looked like?"
The boy was stumped by Jiang Si's words, and the fat boy looked at his friend.
Jiang Si glanced at Aqiao.
Ah Qiao immediately took out a lot of candies from her purse and distributed them to the children with a smile.
Children from ordinary families can only eat candy during festivals and they cannot get it on weekdays. The children who get the candy cheer for joy and the atmosphere becomes lively.
When Jiang Si asked again, a little girl timidly said, "I remember——"
Jiang Si immediately looked at the girl.
"That lady was wearing a white-bottomed blue-and-white blouse and a black cloth skirt. She had curved eyebrows and a pointed chin. She was prettier than—" the girl hesitated for a moment, then mustered up the courage to say, "she was prettier than my mother."
The woman holding the girl's hand suddenly looked unhappy and glared at her daughter.
After hearing what the girl said, Jiang Si looked at Lu Chuchu.
Lu Chuchu nodded with an unpleasant expression: "Mrs. Xiu was indeed dressed like that yesterday."
The owner of the Plum Garden at the side finally breathed a sigh of relief, wiped his forehead, bowed and said: "Sir, I didn't lie to you, did I? Yesterday, Lady Xiu and her friends really didn't stay here for long, they left early..."
Jiang Si lowered his eyes to look at the innocent children, then looked at the respectful owner of the Plum Garden. He temporarily put aside his suspicion of the owner of the Plum Garden and said to Long Dan, "Send a few people to search the road from the Plum Garden back to the city to see if there are any clues left behind."
It wouldn’t take too long to get from the plum garden on the outskirts of the city to Lushengxiang. Two living people couldn’t just disappear like that... Even if something really happened, where are the bodies?
Jiang seemed unwilling to think of the worst.
Most of Lady Xiu's life has been miserable enough. I just hope that she can live a peaceful and happy life in the second half of her life, rather than having a miserable end.
Jiang Si thought for a moment and then said, "Xiu Niang and Yu Shenzheng left. If they reach the city gate successfully, it will be almost time for the gate to be locked. I don't think there will be many people entering and leaving the city. Long Dan, remember to ask the gatekeepers to see if they have any impression."
Long Dan nodded: "Don't worry, I will send someone to investigate. I will send you back first, and report to you immediately when I find out anything."
He cared more about Jiang Si's safety than the whereabouts of Lady Xiu.
Before his master went south, he had told him that if the princess lost a single hair, he should take his head off and kick it like a ball. He couldn't let the princess get into any mishap.
Besides, the princess is Miss Dou's cousin, and he is Miss Dou's fiancé. To be honest, he is also the princess's uncle, so it is his duty to take good care of the younger generation - as soon as this thought flashed through his mind, Long Dan secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
He has been a little inflated recently and dares to think about all kinds of things. If his master finds out about his thoughts, he will definitely skin him alive.
Jiang Si did not reject Long Dan's proposal and nodded slightly.
Finding someone is a long-term task, and she cannot stay here for long. Not to mention the many things going on in the mansion, she also misses her daughter.
"Miss Chuchu, let's go back first."
Lu Chuchu and Xiu Niangzi have been together day and night, and their feelings are different. Hearing this, she frowned and said, "I want to search with them, I don't want to go back and wait."
Jiang Si thought about it for a moment and nodded: "Alright, with Miss Chuchu here, maybe we'll get news about Madam Xiu soon."
Ah Qiao said hello to the owner of the plum garden on behalf of Jiang Si, and the group prepared to leave.
The owner of the Plum Garden secretly breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that he had finally gotten rid of these big shots. They were really hard to deal with.
Just as I was thinking about it, Ah Man suddenly turned around and warned me with a stern face: "Don't run around, we might come back to investigate again. The person disappeared after leaving your place, and there is no way to change that."
The owner of the Plum Garden nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, I am always at your service."
Seeing that the group had walked more than ten feet away, the owner of the plum garden finally relaxed: this time they really left.
At this moment, the chubby boy suddenly ran after him, shouting, "Wait a minute—"
The owner of the Plum Garden suddenly felt dizzy and wanted to hang up the fat boy and beat him up.
The boy's mother had already seen that Jiang Si and the others were of extraordinary origin. Seeing her son chasing after them, she couldn't help but get anxious and shouted as she chased, "Er Pang, come back to me!"
The fat boy's shouting had already been heard by Jiang Si.
Just as the woman was walking back with the fat boy by his ears, Jiang Si came back and shouted, "Sister-in-law, please don't embarrass the child."
The woman had no choice but to let go of his hand and said awkwardly, "Please forgive me, this kid deserves a beating."
The little fat boy looked at Jiang Si pitifully with tears in his eyes.
Jiang Si took a step forward, leaned forward and asked, "What are you calling me for?"
She tried her best not to put pressure on the boy and always had a faint smile on her lips. Her good looks undoubtedly gave the little fat boy peace of mind and made him braver.
The little fat man sniffed and said, "Something’s up—"
"Uh, I wonder what it is?"
Although he didn't think this boy of seven or eight years old could say anything, Jiang Si was still very patient.
Bringing these children here today will definitely cause them a lot of tension, but Lady Xiu's matter has nothing to do with them.
Who would have thought that the fat boy's next words were earth-shattering: "I have a letter for you——"
Jiang Si's eyes suddenly narrowed: "What letter? Where is the letter?"
Countless eyes were immediately cast upon the boy, causing him to twist his body uncomfortably.
Seeing this, Jiang Si took Ah Qiao's purse of candies and stuffed the whole purse into the boy's hand, saying softly, "Don't be afraid. Auntie will treat you to candies. Can you give me the letter?"
The fat boy looked at the bag full of candies, and his nervousness disappeared immediately. He swallowed, took out a crumpled letter from his pocket and handed it to Jiang Si.
Jiang Si reached out to take it, took a quick glance, and immediately found something strange: there was no writing on the envelope.
If so, why did the boy say the letter was for her? You know, she came here just by chance.
Jiang Si asked the question.
The little fat boy held a candy in his mouth and said, "That person said that if you see a woman as beautiful as a fairy, you should give this to her. If you don't see her within three days, throw the letter into the fire."
The sister in front of him is pretty and even gave him candy, so he must have recognized her correctly.
Jiang Si's heart skipped a beat and he quickly took out the letter to read it. There were only three words on the paper: Sanshi Temple.
"Three Stone Temples--" Jiang Si murmured.
The boy's mother exclaimed in surprise: "Three Stone Temple?"
Jiang Si immediately looked at her and asked, "Sister-in-law, do you know this place?"
The boy's mother nodded and said, "We all know about the Sanshi Temple. It's on a mountain not far from here. It's an abandoned temple and no one has ever been there..."
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