“Madam, you’ve mistaken me for someone else,” Jiang Chengli said coldly, withdrawing his wrist.
"How could I be mistaken? Though we've never been intimate, I'd recognize you even if you were ashes! You are Jiang—"
She spoke without hesitation, but before she could finish, the man raised his hand and covered her lips, preventing her from continuing.
Jiang Chengli said coldly, "I am not your husband. Next time you go out, take more guards with you, lest you be kidnapped again."
After saying this, he grabbed her waist again and lifted her into the air.
Xu Wanying couldn't help but complain: "Only you would dare to do something like this, right? Which other petty thief would dare to kidnap me in broad daylight? Wouldn't that offend the entire Marquis of Zhongyi's mansion?"
Jiang Chengli listened to her thoughts and turned his face away uncomfortably.
In less than the time it takes to drink half a cup of tea, he had helped her stand up.
"Keep walking straight ahead. If anyone asks, just say you arrested the wrong person, to avoid ruining your reputation." With that, he disappeared.
"Hey!" Xu Wanying raised her hand, seemingly wanting to stop him, but the man slipped away very quickly, his figure disappearing in an instant.
She looked around and found the surroundings very familiar, as it was very close to the Marquis of Zhongyi's residence.
[System, what exactly is he doing here? He inexplicably kidnapped me, beat me up, then released me and gave me some instructions. A slap followed by a sweet treat? Does he think I'd be touched?]
The system clicked its tongue: [Hehe, don't even try to guess Jiang Chengli's thoughts; you'd never get it right!]
It was clearly a system, but these words sounded like the smugness of a petty person who had achieved success, which infuriated Xu Wanying.
[Ha, what are you gloating about? Jiang Chengli has amnesia and refused to tell me the truth, so there's no way to advance the plot. He's not competing with you for business anymore, are you happy now?]
[Wait, just because he's not competing with you for business doesn't mean the rest of the Jiang family is incompetent. Jiang Chengli is truly an idiot. How could Cen Ying and the Marquis of Zhongyi have produced such a blockhead, completely lacking in intelligence? I haven't even finished saying what's important, yet he doesn't dare to listen. What does he mean by this? Could his amnesia be an act too?]
The system, after being bombarded with criticism, dared not speak until she suspected the man's amnesia was faking it. She immediately retorted: "[Host, he does indeed have amnesia. The gossip I've released is quite reliable!]"
[Ha, so he's not a fake either, is he? He's nothing like a member of the Jiang family. Neither Jiang Chengzong nor Jiang Jinyu would face problems head-on. He's the kind of person who covers his mouth before letting anyone finish speaking. I think he's a complete coward!]
The system coughed lightly and carefully explained: "He loves Xing Xiaoya very much. It's not directed at you; he just doesn't want to have anything to do with any other woman, lest Xing Xiaoya misunderstand. Of course he was scared when he heard you call him 'husband.'"
She said irritably, "Ha, get lost!"
Clearly, he didn't want to say much.
Jiang Chengli hadn't gone far; he was actually standing on a tree branch not far away. Because the tree was quite tall, he was difficult to spot.
The conversation between Xu Wanying and the system could be faintly heard, barely audible.
When the woman behind me started cursing, her emotions were running high, and her voice carried far, making it even clearer; not a single word was missed.
Jiang Chengli clenched his fists. He was indeed faking amnesia, but he didn't dare to acknowledge his family at all.
Rongchun Pavilion is now closed and no longer accepts outside guests. Almost all of the Jiang family members are gathered in the private room on the third floor, including Wei Sheng, who was just found.
He was originally at the inn, where he was getting to know the Marquis of Zhongyi and his wife and Jiang Jinyu, and discussing what name to change to. They also planned to hold a grand banquet to announce their return to their ancestral home and to the world.
Before they could even think of a name, a guard rushed in to report that the Third Madam was missing. At that moment, the Jiang family had no other thoughts and could only hurry to meet up with Li Chunlan.
“Eldest daughter-in-law, you brought this third daughter-in-law out for a stroll, how did you manage to lose her? This whole street is your territory, how could such a big person just disappear?” Marquis Zhongyi scratched his head, clearly helpless.
It would be one thing if the rest of the Jiang family were lost, but Xu Wanying is a priceless treasure.
She possesses a divine artifact that can recreate the past and predict the future; all petty and despicable people cannot escape its calculations.
To be honest, it's even more important than the ancestors of the Jiang family. After all, the blessings of ancestors depend on the time and place, and there are so many younger generations that it's impossible to protect them all.
However, the magical artifact on Xu Wanying's body knew everything about her, from the oldest to the youngest. Even servants like Granny Liu couldn't escape it. If the artifact hadn't exposed Granny Liu's affair and revealed her whereabouts, allowing Cen Ying and her husband to investigate further, they would still be completely in the dark.
If Xu Wanying is appeased, the Jiang family can be guaranteed to remain powerful for a hundred years, thus maximizing benefits and minimizing harm.
Now she's been lost, and all the guards have been sent out to search for her, but still no reliable news has come back. It's driving the Marquis of Loyalty and Righteousness crazy.
However, he couldn't scold or beat his eldest daughter-in-law. But if any of the Jiang family's sons lost her, he would hang them up and whip them.
Li Chunlan covered her face with her hands and was sobbing.
“Daughter-in-law, you don’t know! In broad daylight, under the open sky, there are still thieves so audacious! If he were just stealing money, that would be one thing, but why steal a person? If he needed money, he could have just told me, and I’d have given him half a street. If my third sister-in-law is never found, Chengzhong will still be murdered, and Pan’er will have to become a eunuch. What’s the point of me being left alone in this world?”
Although Xu Wanying was kidnapped and Li Chunlan couldn't be blamed, Li Chunlan couldn't help but feel guilty.
She didn't want to be a widow at such a young age, and she didn't want her son to become a eunuch, leaving her without any grandchildren.
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