The Chen family.
"Madam!" Lin Ma suddenly rushed over in a panic.
The old lady was wondering how far the poetry gathering had progressed when she saw Lin Ma trembling as she spoke. Her heart skipped a beat. "What a fuss! What kind of behavior is this?"
Lin Ma rushed over and whispered, "Madam, something terrible has happened! The eldest young lady is missing!"
"What did you say?" Old Madam Chen suddenly stood up, her face changing drastically.
“Madam,” Lin Ma pulled Madam Chen to sit down, “this matter cannot be made public; it’s not good for Miss Chen.”
"Who cares about all that now?" Old Madam Chen stood up and hurried to find her son.
No wonder she felt uneasy earlier; she never expected this to happen.
At her advanced age, having experienced such a thing, Madam Chen had a general idea of what was going on, but nothing was more important than her granddaughter.
Fortunately, their son was also there when the incident happened, and the misunderstanding between the father and daughter was cleared up.
Today's events are strange in every way, and she has to be careful.
Her granddaughter can no longer endure any more hardships. She hopes that God will see this unfortunate child and grant her a more peaceful future.
When Mrs. Chen found her son, he was much calmer than she was.
Looking at Lin Ma beside him, he said, "Tell me how you disappeared from the beginning."
Lin's mother recounted what she knew, her voice trembling, but thankfully she managed to express herself clearly.
Chen Zhaokun's face darkened upon hearing this, and his brows furrowed deeply.
Chen Siyuan has been taken away, and her fate is currently unknown.
Even more strangely, someone deliberately let Lin's mother know. He glanced at his mother, who looked equally anxious, and seemed to know what the other person was going to do.
Thinking about this, he became less worried.
If I'm not mistaken, Chen Siyuan should be safe now.
However, by the time Chen Siyuan returns, her reputation will likely be ruined.
This matter cannot be made public; it can only be handled covertly.
"Fukuyama!"
As Chen Zhaokun finished speaking, a man dressed in black suddenly appeared in front of them.
Lin's mother was clearly startled as she was not prepared.
Madam Chen appeared much calmer.
Looking at her son's appearance and seeing who had arrived, she seemed to see her granddaughter safely rescued, and it was her own reaction from just now that was changed.
I felt annoyed; at my age, I had been led astray!
"Aunt Lin, let's go."
"Yes." Lin Ma followed the old lady and left together.
Originally, she thought she was going to take someone to find the young lady, but unexpectedly, upon returning to the warm residence, she picked up a needle and thread and began to embroider a handkerchief.
Lin Ma found it strange. Did the old lady no longer worry about the eldest young lady?
"Madam, what's wrong?" With no outsiders around and having been by the old lady's side for many years, he finally voiced his doubts.
Old Madam Chen looked up at her and asked, "How did you find out about this?"
"I overheard two maids whispering to each other. Then, I went outside and..." As she spoke, Lin Ma realized something was amiss.
"We're all old now, and we haven't even seen through this little thing," the old lady sighed.
Only then did Lin's mother realize where she had gone wrong.
She stood quietly by the room, serving them.
As always, the maids and old women coming and going did not notice.
However, Lin Ma still noticed a few maids who were different from the eldest. She saw it but didn't say anything.
......
Chunping learned from Chunlan that Miss Xia was missing, and she was extremely worried.
I regret it; she was too obedient and didn't show up at the crucial moment.
If I had been there, perhaps I wouldn't have done such a thing.
The two split up and began searching.
Chunlan and Chunping held onto a sliver of hope. The young lady didn't want to go to the poetry gathering, but she couldn't resist the old lady's enthusiasm and deliberately did these things.
They searched all the places the young lady had recently visited, but still found nothing.
It was almost morning, and if they couldn't be found soon, it would be even more dangerous.
The two of them couldn't help but cry.
Passing by a shop, I noticed a reflection and thought of the young lady's colorful clothes. I looked up and saw that it was Yu Ji Pawnshop.
Suddenly, they remembered the young lady's jade pendant.
The two exchanged a glance. Chunlan continued searching for people, while Chunping quickly headed towards the Chen family. Back in her room, she found the young lady's jade pendant and went directly to Yu Ji Pawnshop.
When the owner of Yuji Pawnshop saw someone arrive with his master's jade pendant again, he assumed it was the same as last time, but since it wasn't the same person, he didn't rush to make a scene.
"Are you here to pawn your jade pendant, young lady?"
"No, no, I'm here to see your master."
"Heh—" the shopkeeper laughed, "I am the master here. If you have something to say, just say it!" He was quite arrogant, a mere maid dared to speak to the master.
Maid?
He looked at the maid in front of him and immediately felt that she looked familiar. After thinking about it carefully, he realized that she should be the maid next to Chen Siyuan.
What does she want with her owner?
Chunping was anxious and rushed into the inner room, only to find it empty and deserted. The shopkeeper was annoyed by the unexpected turn of events and unceremoniously pulled her out of the room.
"Get out. This is not a place for you."
Chunping almost knelt before the man, pleading, "Please, let me see your master. I have something important to say."
"That's me. Just say what you want to say."
Seeing that this person was unmoved by reason, Chunping wiped away her tears. "Your master said that if anything happened, you could use this jade pendant to come to Yu Ji Pawnshop. I never expected it to be a lie. My young lady even..."
"What's wrong with your young lady?" The shopkeeper's expression changed.
If she even knows this, then obviously this girl was present when her master gave Chen Siyuan the jade pendant. She lost it once before, so she shouldn't lose it so easily. There's only one possibility.
Just then, the curtain at the door was lifted again, and he saw that it was Qiao Yuchen returning. He breathed a sigh of relief.
"What's going on?" Qiao Yuchen stood at the door, not approaching. The jade pendant that was originally in Chunping's hand had fallen into Qiao Yuchen's hand.
Qiao Yuchen fiddled with the jade pendant, a hint of murderous intent lurking on his charming face.
Chunping was shocked by the man's martial arts skills, but the situation was urgent and she couldn't worry about anything else. "My Miss An has been kidnapped!"
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