Chapter 186 The eldest lady is missing!
Sang Ru held her forehead with her hand. She wanted to remind the girl that both the young master and the crown prince had rivals in love and they could not take it lightly.
Who would have thought that her daughter was actually here praying for the safety of her love rival.
Seeing that no waiter from Xifeng Tower had come out to deliver the food boxes, Qing Zhui became anxious and immediately went in to urge them. He thought: I have to send the two people in the carriage back safely as soon as possible, and then go to help the Second Master with the case.
Unexpectedly, the moment he entered Xifeng Tower, three people jumped out silently from the darkness. One of them was very agile and knocked the coachman unconscious before he could react. He climbed onto the carriage himself, and the other two waited for him under the carriage.
In the carriage, Sang Ru was about to scream when she was knocked unconscious.
The man held a dagger across Sang Ru's neck and threatened Yu Qinghuan coldly, "If you dare to scream, I'll kill her immediately!"
Yu Qinghuan felt a cold sweat on his back. This person must have taken advantage of the gap when Qing Zhui was not paying attention to this side to get on the carriage. Maybe he had accomplices outside.
Qing Zhui must be not far away at this time. If I call for help, he will definitely come back. However, I don’t know how many accomplices this man has, and I don’t know how good Qing Zhui’s martial arts is, and whether he can defeat them.
If we can't win, I'm afraid there won't even be anyone to report to the authorities or send a letter.
In this situation, she could only gamble...but the man had a knife across Sang Ru's neck, so she didn't dare to gamble.
Almost instantly, she suppressed the panic in her heart and said calmly: "I won't shout, don't hurt her."
Seeing that Yu Qinghuan was relatively honest, the man took out a rope and tied up her hands, blindfolded her, and blocked her mouth with a cloth.
At this time, the carriage was already moving out.
When Qing Zhui came out of Xifeng Tower carrying the food box, he saw the coachman lying unconscious on the ground. His face turned pale. Where was the carriage?
Where's the carriage?!
...
At this time, the girl from the Sun family had been found and was locked in a deserted house.
After some interrogation, it was discovered that the people who kidnapped the girl from the Sun family were not the group that had previously kidnapped more than a dozen girls from Beijing, but were hired by someone else.
As for who employs them, these people themselves don’t know, they just do the work for money.
Du Yunxiao didn't know the relationship between them, but Xie Zhili was a member of the Crown Prince's party and knew that this matter was probably related to the position of the Crown Princess.
There are only two or three families that can enter the Eastern Palace. Since Chen Niao has no intention of entering the Eastern Palace, it can only be the Lou family. Besides, the Lou family is arrogant by nature.
I thought it was a clue, but it turned out to be related to another matter. I guess the prince will be annoyed again.
Seeing that Miss Sun was found, Du Yunxiao breathed a sigh of relief, "Thank you, sir. Then these people will be handed over to your Dali Temple for interrogation."
Xie Zhili: "I'd also like to trouble General Du to help escort the person to the Dali Temple. Thank you for your hard work."
"They are all working for the court."
Unexpectedly, as soon as the two of them escorted the people to the Dali Temple, they ran into Qing Zhui who came in a panic to report the news.
"Oh no! The eldest lady is missing!"
Xie Zhili's stern face suddenly lost all color. He quickly stepped forward and grabbed Qing Zhui's collarbone, his knuckles turning pale. "What's going on?! Didn't I ask you to send him back?"
Qing Zhui had never seen his grandfather lose his composure like this before, and he knew that he had really gotten into big trouble this time.
He trembled as he told what had just happened, "I was going to go back, but the Madam said she wanted to go to Xifeng Tower to bring back some dishes. When no one came out to deliver the dishes, I went in to urge them, but when I came back, the groom collapsed on the ground, and both he and the carriage were gone!"
Du Yunxiao frowned on the side. There have been so many cases of missing women recently. The person that Miss Sun didn't meet might have been met by Madam Xie.
He suddenly felt a little guilty. If he had not dragged Xie Zhili with him to look for someone, Mrs. Xie would not have been targeted.
"Thank you, sir, don't panic. I don't think the person can get far. We will search for him along the street now!"
Xie Zhili's neck veins bulged, and he was filled with anger. "No, we must order the city gates to be sealed immediately!"
Those people kidnapped people and always managed to send them out of the city right under the noses of the soldiers guarding the city. There must be something fishy going on.
If the city gates were not sealed at this moment, once Yu Qinghuan was taken out of the city, I'm afraid she would become like those women before, with no trace left.
Du Yunxiao was suddenly embarrassed. Blocking the city gate was not a trivial matter. Even though he had just been looking for Miss Sun, it was not a big deal.
"This matter must first be reported to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
Xie Zhili was too busy to care. "Let's seal the city gates first. I'll go explain to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince later."
Seeing Du Yunxiao hesitate, Xie Zhili's eyes turned red with anxiety. "Please, General Du, if the higher-ups blame me, I will take the blame alone and will not be implicated!"
Having said that, if something really happens and Xie Zhili is blamed, it will not be something Xie Zhili can bear alone.
But now that things have come to this, Du Yunxiao no longer refuses. People who march and fight in wars are the most loyal, especially since this man is doing this for his wife who has just been kidnapped.
"Thank you, sir, for not saying anything more. This general will take the men there right away!"
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After a bumpy road, the carriage finally stopped and Yu Qinghuan was pushed out of the carriage.
Because his eyes were blindfolded and he couldn't see, Yu Qinghuan missed a step and fell off the carriage, breaking out in a cold sweat from the pain.
A hoarse voice came from my ear, "I finally caught a good-looking one, don't hurt it."
"She'll be beaten to death in the end anyway, so why bother with her?"
"Why don't you pick an ugly one? She's so pretty, it would be a waste to kill her..."
"Silly! Let's have some fun tonight and then send him off tomorrow."
"Good on you! You actually came up with this idea!"
"Then I have to go first..."
"No, I have my eyes on that person, I'll go first!"
Hearing three voices arguing about who would go first, Yu Qinghuan felt nauseous and wanted to vomit. He also concluded from what these three people said that he had run into the group that Xie Zhili mentioned.
She was taken into a room, stumbling. The cloth over her eyes was not removed, so she could not see anything and could only observe her surroundings by hearing.
The three men did not follow in.
Not knowing whether Qingzhui had noticed that he was missing, nor how long it would take for them to find him, Yu Qinghuan didn't dare just wait. He struggled with his wrists, trying to break free from the ropes.
Just as she was about to break free from the ropes, she heard the door open.
A pair of heavy footsteps sounded, and someone stood in front of her. Yu Qinghuan vaguely felt the light of fire and guessed that the person was holding a candle.
The next moment, she heard the sound of a slap hitting someone's face, followed by a muffled thud and a scolding, "I said I only arrest women from ordinary families. Can't you see what kind of material this woman is?!"
None of the three could identify the material, so they asked in confusion, "What material?"
The leader was so disappointed, "Idiot! This woman is wearing the imperial tribute brocade, and even the maid next to her is wearing the finest Shu brocade!"
Someone gasped, "The imperial tribute of Yunjin!"
They had never seen Yunjin before, but they knew that Yunjin was specially presented to the royal nobles for them to wear. Moreover, a little maidservant beside this woman could actually wear a piece of Shu brocade worth thousands of gold. She must not be from an ordinary family.
I'm afraid they have caught a very important person this time!
Yu Qinghuan frowned slightly. Judging from the man's voice, he was not the three from before, but seemed to be the leader of these people.
He could even tell that the material he was wearing was imperial tribute brocade. This kind of insight was definitely not something an ordinary person could possess.
She began to panic. Who was the master behind this person?
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