Li Qingluo blinked and looked at Pan Li with a half-smile, asking her, "What did you know?"
Pan Li's eyes welled with tears as she choked out a sob, "I'm not me... but I'm also me... Could it be that you could really guess something so unbelievable? How is this possible!?"
They didn't say it explicitly, but Pan Li could feel that Li Qingluo knew who she was.
This was what shocked her even more.
Li Qingluo: "Alright, let's talk about this after we get out alive. The most urgent thing right now is to get out of this Pei family dungeon and find out whether this person is a friend or foe."
She looked up at the man who had saved them. For some reason, she felt an inexplicable, strange sense of familiarity towards him...
The beautiful general's mansion.
Old Madam Pei paced back and forth anxiously, her brows furrowed tightly with a frown that she couldn't let go.
There was a noise at the door, and she immediately looked up and saw it was Nanny Zheng running over.
Madam Pei immediately asked anxiously, "What's going on? Is there any news about Luo'er?"
Nanny Zheng shook her head in shame.
"Old Madam, because of the fire in the west of the city, there are too many people there today. It's hard to find any useful clues there now."
"Who on earth took advantage of this opportunity to take the girl away? This matter... this matter is like looking for a needle in a haystack for us!"
Mrs. Pei stepped back heavily and was supported by Ying'er.
"Madam? You, don't be anxious..."
Madam Pei shook her head sadly.
"Luo'er, my Luo'er... I hope nothing happens to you. Oh, right? Aren't the people from Prince Su's Mansion helping to look for you? Don't they have any clues?"
At this time, Madam Pei didn't care about asking Prince Su to stay away from Luo'er. As long as Luo'er could come back safely, nothing else mattered.
She took two more steps forward and said, "If not, I will go and ask His Royal Highness Prince Su personally!"
Madam Zheng: "Old Madam, His Royal Highness Prince Su has been away from Jinling City for the past two days...so when we went to Prince Su's Mansion to inform him of this matter and ask for his help, there was only one guard named Pofeng."
"The guard has personally led people to search for her, but... they can't do it in a high-profile manner. After all, if this matter gets out, it will be bad for the girl's reputation... Even if they find her, what will they do in the future?"
Madam Pei: "What's the point of reputation at this point!? I just want Luo'er alive!! Wasn't her reputation already ruined by her parents, father, and brother? What else matters?! Find her, do it with all the fanfare and noise!!"
Madam Zheng then said, "Yes, I'll do it right away!"
After Nanny Zheng left, Nanny Zhang came in again.
Madam Pei had already fallen into a chair. When she saw Aunt Zhang, she asked, "Where's Aunt Deng? How is her injury?"
Nanny Zhang looked a little hesitant: "He is awake, Madam... Nanny Deng said she has something to tell you..."
Madam Pei waved her hand. "Don't even bother asking for apologies now. She nearly lost her own life. How can I blame her for not swearing to protect Luo'er?"
Nanny Zhang: "It's about the clues related to the girl's disappearance. Nanny Deng just said that she remembered something important. But she wants to tell you personally, Madam..."
Madam Pei stood up immediately: "Why are you telling me now? Take me to see her!"
When Mrs. Pei rushed to Nanny Deng's room, Nanny Deng's injuries had already been bandaged.
She saw Madam Pei struggling to half stand up and said, "Madam, that knife is from the Pei family!"
Mrs. Pei didn't understand for a moment.
"What did you say? What Pei family knife?"
Madam Deng hurriedly explained, "The knife that stabbed me was the one I knew clearly and was absolutely certain of. It was the Pei family's knife!"
Mrs. Pei stood there in shock for a moment, without reacting.
Matron Deng quickly explained, "All of the Pei family's knives have special markings on their tips. Although I haven't seen one in decades, it just occurred to me that this is a uniquely Pei family knife."
"I looked down and saw the tip of the knife, but I was a little confused, so I didn't remember it immediately. The more I thought about it, the more I felt something was wrong. Could it be that the Pei family kidnapped the girl?"
"Also, the girl was taken away from this old servant without making a sound... Does the old lady still remember the rosemary powder?"
Aunt Zhang immediately chimed in, "Rosemary powder? I remember it!"
"Back when we were still on the front lines, the old Duke was accompanied by a woman from the Western Regions. This woman was mysterious and said to be a witch doctor, but she had all kinds of strange tricks. She had a drug that could make people lose consciousness instantly with just a touch of a fingernail, leaving them unresponsive, as if they were asleep."
"This thing is called Rosemary Powder!"
Aunt Deng: "Indeed. This thing is colorless, odorless, and insensible, making it extremely terrifying! Old Madam, you used to dislike this witch doctor, thinking her methods were sometimes too cruel and bizarre. But what if, what if the young lady was poisoned by the rosemary powder this time?"
Madam Pei: "Are you saying that this witch doctor from the Western Regions has been staying at the Pei family all these years?"
Madam Deng: "I don't know, but the girl's disappearance must be related to the Pei family!"
"One more thing. The young lady saw the eldest daughter of the Pan family several times today. Before she disappeared, she also happened to see the eldest daughter of the Pan family."
Aunt Zhang: "Then I will go and find out if the girl from the Pan family is also missing."
Madam Pei raised her hand weakly: "Go, go quickly."
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