"Miss, Miss! Miss, where are you!"
Not far away, Hua Cui's tearful cries could be heard.
She stumbled and staggered toward this side, her clothes torn in several places by tree branches.
They saw the big boss standing on the edge of the cliff, and they also saw other people, but they couldn't find their young lady and second master.
Where are they?
The wind howled beside the cliff, and an ominous premonition welled up in her heart. Hua Cui took a deep breath, mustered her courage, knelt down in front of the big sister, and kowtowed to her to ask her questions.
"Your Excellency, please forgive my rudeness, but where are our young lady and second master? Why haven't I seen them?"
The old lady sighed deeply, her gaze towards Hua Cui filled with sympathy. She reached out and helped her up without saying a word.
But at this moment, her eyes said it all.
Hua Cui was stunned, cried out pitifully "Miss!" and collapsed to the edge of the cliff in tears...
"She is a loyal maid."
The eldest sister sighed helplessly and leaned slightly to comfort Hua Cui.
"Don't worry, they may not have fallen off the cliff. They're just missing now. Maybe they're still in this forest, and we haven't found them yet."
"I will immediately order a thorough investigation. You must believe they are still alive!"
Hua Cui nodded blankly, but she also noticed the marks under her feet.
If you hadn't fallen off the cliff, would there be these marks here?
The ominous premonition grew stronger, and all she could do at that moment was pray.
I pray that Second Master and Miss are still alive...
"Miss, you must live. What will happen to Hua Cui if you're gone? I can't live without you..."
She murmured softly, her voice fading into the distance.
This matter should not be publicized. The Grand Secretary immediately sent people to search for the two, checking both the woods and the area below the cliff!
She then returned to the garden.
After discussing it with Zhang Yongzhi, they conveyed the news to Jiang Mingjin, asking him to come and discuss countermeasures.
Jiang Mingjin was shocked when she received the secret report from the big boss.
He couldn't believe it, and even wondered if this was Jiang Mingwei's new conspiracy.
But then I thought, she probably wouldn't joke about something like this.
Following the waiter to the front of the main hall, I saw that both she and Zhang Yongzhi had solemn expressions, and Hua Cui was beside her, crying uncontrollably...
Jiang Mingjin felt as if a string in his brain had suddenly snapped!
He stepped forward unsteadily and bowed to Da Niang and Zhang Yongzhi.
"Your Majesty, where is my sister? How could she possibly be..."
"Minister Jiang, as you can see, she is not here at the moment. I summoned you here so that you can be prepared."
"I cannot give you a definite answer right now. I have already sent people to search, and we should receive some clues soon. Please sit down and wait with me, and pray that they are safe!"
Before Jiang Mingjin could ask anything, the big sister immediately interrupted him.
His expression was solemn, and his face was grim; clearly, the situation was not optimistic.
how so?
Jiang Mingjin couldn't understand it. Jiang Mingwei was so arrogant and domineering that only she could bully others. How could anyone else bully him?
It's just learning to ride a horse, how could it possibly cost you your life?!
"No, no! Your Highness, she can't be dead! My younger sister is mischievous by nature and loves to play these kinds of cruel jokes. She's probably hiding somewhere right now, watching us make fools of ourselves!"
Jiang Mingjin's expression was firm, and she spoke with great conviction, as if she couldn't wait to drag Jiang Mingwei out.
Da *** and Zhang Yongzhi looked at each other, seeing his appearance, they didn't know what to say, assuming that he had lost his mind after hearing the bad news.
After all, this young and promising Minister of Personnel was highly respected in the court, even more so than his father, who had once been the prime minister.
How could someone as upright and virtuous as him possibly reveal such a state of mind?
There's no explanation other than extreme sadness.
But Jiang Mingjin was saddened but unaware of it, constantly thinking of various possibilities, almost all of which were Jiang Mingwei's fault, and that she must be alright!
Hua Cui was already heartbroken from crying, and now, hearing Jiang Mingjin's unrestrained slander of Jiang Mingwei, with every word being extremely offensive, she finally could not bear it any longer.
She didn't care that these people were once her masters, and now, there were two people sitting in front of her who were beyond her reach.
He immediately stood up and angrily rebuked them—
"Enough, young master! What exactly do you want to do? Miss may already be gone, yet you still want to slander her like this? I saw it with my own eyes: Amber was injured and took her into the woods. It's not impossible that she fell off the cliff!"
"She's your own sister. What happened back then wasn't Miss's fault at all. It's one thing for you to hold a grudge against her for so many years, but she just saved the young mistress's life a few days ago. Are you still not satisfied and want to slander her like this?"
Wiping away tears, Hua Cui tearfully recounted her accusations.
"What did Miss do wrong to become your sister? Why is she being treated like this? Do you know how difficult it has been for Miss in the Wei family these past three years? She has a huge dowry, but she can't use it as she pleases. Her food, clothing, and daily necessities are even worse than those of us servants."
“As her elder brother, with such a high official position, you only needed to offer a simple greeting to make her life much better, but you didn’t do that, letting the young lady struggle in vain. You are the least qualified person to criticize her!”
Her words were so forceful that she was practically pointing her finger at Jiang Mingjin and cursing him.
After saying that, he immediately knelt down and kowtowed several times to the empress.
He only stopped when blood seeped from his forehead.
She still refused to raise her head, prostrating herself on the ground and pleading, "Please forgive this servant for being disrespectful! If you wish to punish this servant, I will have no complaints. I only beg the princess to have mercy and allow me to receive news of the young lady before punishing her."
Hua Cui sobbed as she spoke, her thin shoulders trembling.
The big sister's eyes were full of pity.
She naturally liked Jiang Mingwei, and now that she saw her maid speaking up for her like this, she was especially gratified. How could she possibly punish her for insubordination?
"Alright, you're just worried about your young lady, what's wrong with that? Get up."
After expressing her gratitude, Hua Cui stood up and continued to sob to the side, her eyes red as she glared at Jiang Mingjin with deep resentment.
In the past, she was somewhat intimidated and afraid when she met Jiang Mingjin.
But today, she didn't feel that way at all.
She only felt sorry for her young mistress!
If the young lady survives, she will definitely advise her never to pay any more attention to the young master.
Therefore, Hua Cui desperately hopes that Jiang Mingwei can survive...
At this moment, Jiang Mingjin appeared dazed.
Hua Cui's words kept echoing in his ears, while his mind flashed back to all the experiences he had shared with Jiang Mingwei since childhood...
As an older brother, did he really want his sister to die?
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