Chapter 912 Chapter 912, Madam Peony
Dongli and Yan Ying also discovered the person who was following them. After seeing the gesture made by Cao Chuan, they attacked the following carriage from the front and back in a deserted section of the road and forced it to stop.
The people following Daohua were a middle-aged couple. When they were discovered, they realized they were no match for their opponent, so they immediately gave up resisting and got off the carriage in a panic.
The woman hid behind the middle-aged man, looking at Dong Li and Yan Ying approaching with panic on her face: "What are you going to do?"
Dongli didn't bother with her and asked directly, "Why are you following us?"
The middle-aged man said with an honest and simple face: "Gentlemen, are you mistaken? My wife and I are going to Jianzhouwei to visit our parents. We are not following you."
The woman nodded repeatedly in agreement: "Yes."
In the carriage, Daohua noticed the expressions of the middle-aged couple and took out two pills from her purse and handed them to Meilan: "Give them this and feed them."
Mei Lan got off the carriage with the pills, glanced at Cao Chuan and the bald man, and the two immediately walked towards the middle-aged couple.
The middle-aged couple wanted to resist, but unfortunately Cao Chuan and the bald man were much stronger than them, and they were soon restrained.
The middle-aged man looked at Cao Chuan pleadingly: "We really didn't follow you. There is only one way. You can't stop us from going, please."
Before they could finish their words, the couple was each fed a pill.
At this time, Daohua got off the carriage, walked up to the two people, and asked, "Who sent you to follow us?"
The middle-aged couple's expressions had become dull. When they heard the question, they couldn't help but reply, "Mrs. Mudan."
Mrs. Peony?
This answer made Daohua frown. She thought it was someone sent by the Wei family.
In Xiliang, the only family that has an obvious conflict of interest with the Xiao family is probably the Wei family.
"Who is Madam Peony?"
Middle-aged couple: "Mrs. Peony is Mrs. Peony."
Seeing that they didn't understand, Daohua asked, "What did Madam Mudan want to do by sending you to follow us?"
Middle-aged couple: "Kidnap Xiao Yeyang's wife and bring her back to Western Liao."
Upon hearing this, Dongli and the others changed their expressions.
Daohua quickly asked, "Is Madam Mudan from Western Liao?"
The middle-aged couple nodded, then shook their heads.
Seeing this, Daohua asked again, "Is Madam Mudan from Daxia?"
The middle-aged couple shook their heads, then nodded.
This confused Daohua and the others.
The bald man scratched the back of his head and asked, "Who on earth is this Madam Peony?"
Daohua thought for a moment and continued, "Madam Mudan wanted to kidnap Xiao Yeyang's wife, so she sent you two here?"
The middle-aged couple shook their heads: "There are people waiting ahead to meet us."
Daohua frowned: "How many people are there?"
The middle-aged couple shook their heads: "I don't know, we are only responsible for monitoring."
Daohua asked again, "Does Madam Mudan know Wei Hongcai?"
The middle-aged couple shook their heads: "I don't know."
Daohua asked a few more questions, but when she couldn't get any more information, she handed the man over to Dongli for disposal and returned to the carriage.
The carriage continued to move towards Jianzhou Wei.
In the evening, Daohua arrived at Gandong Qianhu Suo and found an inn to stay in. Dongli and Yanying prepared to go and check out the meeting place mentioned by the middle-aged couple.
Before leaving, Daohua stopped the two men and gave each of them a purse of sleeping pills and softening powder: "If the situation allows and you can handle it, just control the person directly."
Dongli and Yanying nodded and accepted the purse.
Soon, the two of them slipped away.
When it was almost dawn, Yan Ying returned to the inn and reported the situation of the group to Daohua.
"Madam, the people the middle-aged couple mentioned as their contact are a group of bandits who have taken over the mountains. Dongli and I used the drugs you gave us and have already taken them under control. Dongli is now staying over there to watch over them."
Daohua's face turned a little colder: "Bandits." If she was kidnapped by bandits, whether she was killed or sent to Western Liao, even if Xiao Yeyang wanted to investigate, he would not be able to find anyone to blame.
"Did you ask them who ordered this?"
Yan Ying: "I asked, and they said the same thing as that couple. They just said that someone named Madam Mudan paid 10,000 taels of silver to have you kidnapped and sent to Western Liao."
Mei Lan frowned, "Madam, that Madam Mudan must be Wei Hongcai's person. If they take you away, the prince will definitely not be able to take care of Xiliang's affairs with peace of mind."
Daohua thought so too. She looked at Yan Ying and said, "The captain of the Gandong Thousand Households has been subdued by the Crown Prince. He's trustworthy. You can go and ask him to bring people to capture those bandits and take them to mine or build roads."
Because of dealing with the group of bandits, Daohua and his companions were delayed for some time, and they did not arrive at Jianzhou City until the fifth day after they set out.
Not long after entering the city, Daohua's carriage passed by a very gorgeously decorated carriage.
The carriage was running so fast that it created a gust of wind.
The wind blew up the curtains of the carriage, and Daohua quickly glanced at the people in the carriage opposite.
When the two carriages passed each other, Daohua's expression suddenly changed. She quickly lifted the curtain and looked at the carriage that had already run away.
"Madam, what's wrong?" Mei Lan Mei Ju asked hurriedly.
Daohua stared at the carriage in a daze: "The person in that carriage seems to be Jiang Wanying."
Mei Lan hesitated. "Didn't Jiang Wanying marry and go to Western Liao? She shouldn't show up in Jianzhou City, right?"
Daohua was not sure whether she had seen it wrong, but just in case, she quickly called Dongli and Yanying.
"You two follow that carriage and see who's inside."
After Dongli and Yan Ying left, Daohua found an inn to stay in, and then asked Cao Chuan and Guangtou to go out and find out where Xiao Yeyang lived.
Half an hour later, Cao Chuan and Baldy came back.
"Madam, the Crown Prince is not in the city. He said he went to the military town under construction with the commander of Weidu."
Daohua was silent for a while: "Let's wait for Dongli and Yanying to come back and talk. You two can go down and rest first."
Not long after, Yan Ying came back alone again.
"Madam, the person in the carriage is really Jiang Wanying."
Daohua stood up after hearing this and said, "Why is she here?!"
Yan Ying shook her head. “Madam, after Jiang Wanying’s carriage left the city gate, it joined several other carriages and headed towards the military town.”
"I heard from people around the city gate that those carriages were used by the garrison to pick up and drop off dancers from the Western Liao Dynasty. In Jianzhou City, many brothels keep dancers from the Western Liao Dynasty."
Daohua felt a little uneasy, so she sat down and took a sip of tea.
She was already extremely surprised that Jiang Wanying appeared in Jianzhou City. She didn't expect that she was involved with a dancer from Western Liao!
Mrs. Peony
Out of instinct, Daohua instantly connected Jiang Wanying and Madam Mudan together.
If Wei Hongcai really wanted to deal with her, it wouldn't have to be that complicated. He could just kill her directly and there was no need to send her to Western Liao.
But Jiang Wanying was different. She hated herself, and kidnapping her to Western Liao was undoubtedly the best revenge against her.
(End of this chapter)
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