Chapter 89: Where Did You Take Wen Yan?
ly are also not allowed to leave Qihua Pavilion. 。Not only can people not go out, but also meals cannot go in. 。The old servant thought, since the Madam has this intention, we can't dampen the Madam's...The Jiang family returned first, arriving two hours earlier than the Ye family.
After Jiang Wanting returned home, she kept thinking about when the people from Ye Mansion would return to Beijing. She had only seen Ye Wenyan briefly at the temple gate, and at that time, she felt something was off about him. He seemed listless and lacked energy, his whole body trembling as if he were cold.
On the way back, Mother also said that perhaps I was sick and worried all the time. When we returned home, she had the servants diligently inquire about whether anyone from the Night Manor had come back. But as it neared nightfall, there was still no sign of them.
Jiang Wanting couldn't sit still at home, she brought her maid Yu and waited directly at the gate of General's Mansion.
As the night deepened, Ye Xinghe stepped out of his carriage and saw the Jiang family's carriage parked ahead. He also saw Jiang Wanting being helped down from the carriage by her maidservant, then craning her neck to look around.
He wanted to step forward and ask Jiang Wanting, "What are you looking at" But Xiao Shi pulled him back with a hand and whispered, "She's a girl, it's not convenient for you to greet her." Then she walked forward on her own, ignoring who was the elder and who was the younger, and asked Jiang Wanting with a smile, "Jiang Jie, are you waiting for someone"
Jiang Wanting glanced at her, bowed and said, "I have seen the Second Madam of the Night. I am waiting for Wenyan, has she returned" Without waiting for Xiao's reply, she stood up and walked towards the back of her retinue, counting the carriages of the Night Manor as she went. The more she counted, the more wrong it felt. "How did these carriages disappear When we went to the temple, I paid attention, it wasn't this number now."
Other people also came out of the carriage one after another. Ye Qingmei heard her words and主動ly said, “It’s my elder brother who didn’t come back. He stayed at the temple overnight and will be back to the city tomorrow morning.”
"Still one car short." Jiang Wanting said to Ye Qingmei, "Qingmei sister, counting Flying Jade brother's car that hasn't returned, we're still one car short."
Yè Qīngmén let out a "huh!" and muttered, "It shouldn't be like this!" Then she started counting along with Jiāng Wǎntíng.
As expected, apart from Ye Feiyu's carriage, there was one less.
"Where is Yan'er's car" Ye Qingmei suddenly shouted loudly, "Where is Yan'er's car"
A servant replied, "Isn't it right behind you"
Everyone turned to look back, but there was no car behind them. The carriage that had been carrying Ye Wenyan had already disappeared.
"Ye Qingmei immediately became anxious, "Where did Yan'er's carriage go Which one of you saw the fourth sister's carriage"
Last, the carriage belonged to the Liu family. Now that Ye Qingmei asked this question, Madam Liu immediately inquired of her driver, "Did you notice Fourth Sister's carriage"
The coachman looked bewildered, "Aunt Liu, our carriage was in front of the fourth sister's. The snow road is slippery, and I was only focused on driving safely. I didn't have time to look back! This is strange, where did the fourth sister's carriage go It should have been following the convoy all along. Did it fall behind"
Ye Qingmei ran with all her might. If Yan'er's carriage fell behind, she would have to chase after it. Even if they were miles apart by now, they should be entering the city soon. Maybe she could catch up and greet them.
The maidservant, Ruyi, also ran along. Jiang Wanting felt more and more uneasy. Shouldn't a family outing involve people looking out for each other How could everyone return except for Wen Yan's carriage
She walked back and directly asked Ye Jing Sheng: "Where did you take Wen Yan"
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"You are her second uncle! It was you who took her out of the city, and you have the responsibility to bring her back safely! But now that both of you have returned, Wen Yan is missing. Her sister has gone with her maidservant to look for her, yet you act as if nothing happened and want to go back to sleep. General Ye Er, even if she wasn't your niece, you are still a general. Shouldn't protecting the country and the people be your responsibility" She had no time to care about how Ye Sheng almost pushed her down. All she cared about was Wen Yan's whereabouts.
Night View was asked so urgently that his eyes widened, pointing at Jiang Wan Ting's nose and shouting: "I can't protect anyone! She is powerful and arrogant, she does whatever she wants, and we don't have a say in it! Look at my hand, this hand was burned by her! If she could burn my hand, why should I care about her life or death This is the First Rank General's Mansion, not your Jiang family manor. If you want to act recklessly, go back to your Jiang family! Don't behave like a lunatic here!"
He pushed Jiang Wanting again and then turned around to quickly walk back home.
Xiao glanced at Jiang Wanting, said nothing, and followed Ye Jing's pace into the room.
"Ye Lianmian chased after Xiao Shi, when passing Jiang Wanting she stopped and sneered: "Aren't you Ye Wenyan's good sister If you were really worried, just go with my elder sister to look for her. What use is there in shouting here like this. But in my opinion, it's useless to look. That kind of person deserves to die. I hope the wind and snow are too strong and she gets swept away, so that from then on, the Yipin General's Mansion will no longer have that witch. Our lives would be so much happier!"
Jiang Wanting was so angry that she really wanted to tear Ye Lianmian apart right there, but the maid Yu pulled her back, whispering in her ear, "Sister, please don't be impulsive. Now is not the time to argue with the Ye family. This matter is strange. We have to find the fourth sister as soon as possible. If we delay any longer, something might really happen."
Jiang Wanting took a deep breath, trying her best to suppress the rising anger. She also knew she should find Ye Wenyan, but where could she even begin to look With just a maidservant and a coachman, would she really be able to find him
Ye Qingmei had already run towards the city gate. Chasing after her would be pointless, she needed to find another way.
Members of the Ye family returned one after another. Xichun shook off Liu and Ye Chulian, quickly catching up with the second master. Liu also felt that something was amiss, constantly lowering her head to think things over.
Then Ye Chulian got an idea. As she walked past Jiang Wanting, she stopped and glanced at the members of the Ye family who had already returned home. She then lowered her voice and said to her, “The magistrate from Lin’an Prefecture visited our house last time, it was to support Fourth Sister. Jiang Jie, you might as well go to Lin’an Prefecture for help first. With the government's help, finding someone will definitely be faster. It's getting dark soon, we need to hurry and bring her back. Otherwise, the family will certainly make a fuss about this again, and who knows what they'll say about Fourth Sister.”
She finished speaking and left. After a while, Jiang Wanting understood. For a young girl to go out of the city and get lost like this, it would be fine if she came back that night. But once she spent the night outside, her reputation would be ruined.
"Quickly, to Linfan Prefecture!" She ran back to the carriage and hurriedly ordered the driver, "Hurry, to the Linfan Prefecture government office!"
By this time, the Lin'an Prefecture government office had already closed for the day, with only two guards left at the gate. Jiang Wanting rushed down from the carriage and was about to smash the door when she was stopped by the two soldiers.
She jumped up and down anxiously, “I’m Jiang Feng’s daughter, the minister of punishment. I have urgent business with your master Chi.” Fearing she wasn't imposing enough, she added, “My father sent me. Please go and relay the message quickly, it's urgent.”
Upon hearing it was Minister Jiang looking for the Magistrate, the guard didn't dare delay. One of them opened the door and ushered Jiang Wanting inside, while the other hurried to inform Magistrate Chi.
Lin'an Prefect Chi Hongfang, wearing casual clothes, came out very quickly. He knew Jiang Wanting, and seeing her pacing anxiously in the front hall gave him a bad feeling.
"Jiang family's niece, what's wrong with you What urgent matter does the Minister bring to our residence"
Jiang Wanting saw him coming and immediately ran forward, grabbing Chi Hongfang's wrist: "Uncle Chi, it wasn't my father who sent for you. I came to see you quickly because... Uncle Chi, I just want to ask you one question, did you go to the Yipin General's Mansion to help Ye Si support her waist Now Ye Si might be in trouble, do you care"
Chi Hongfang was startled by this, almost jumping up, "What Did Ye Si get into trouble"
"Don't speak so loudly!" Jiang Wanting was so anxious that she almost wanted to cover Chi Hongfang's mouth. "Do you want everyone to hear Uncle Chi, listen to me, I don't know the details either, but this afternoon I saw the Ye family going to incense at the temple gate outside the city. Wen Yan also went there, but when the Ye family returned to the city, they didn't bring Wen Yan back. Almost everyone doesn't know that Wen Yan's carriage fell behind. Moreover, the attitude of the second master and mistress of the Ye family is too strange. They don't even intend to look for him. They went back to the General's Mansion as if nothing happened. Only Wen Yan's elder sister went to greet him at the city gate with her maid. I think something is wrong, so I came to Uncle Chi for help. Please, Uncle Chi, definitely help me."
Chi Hongfang was scared, his voice trembling, "Those damn bastards from the Ye family, ever since the Old General and the Grand General died, they've been causing trouble. I don't know what they're up to this time. Wanting, listen to me, I'll definitely help with this, but I can't do it alone. You have to find another person too."
"Who"
“Go and find the Imperial Inspector Yunchen!” Chi Hong said to her, word by word. “I’ll immediately lead people out of the city to search for him. You hurry to the palace and see Yunchen, do everything in your power to meet him, and then tell him about this.”
Before Jiang Wanting could react, he called for someone and hurried away.
Jiang Wanting was stunned for a moment and then understood. Yes, she had to find Yun Chen. Yun Chen's taking a liking to Ye Wenyan was something that had taken root in her heart. How could she have forgotten about it now! So, she got on the carriage with her maidservant and headed back to the palace.
The Imperial Astrologer was in charge of stargazing, and as the supervisor of the Imperial Astrologer, Yun Chen lived in the palace near Yanhuagong. If Jiang Wanting wanted to find Yun Chen, she had to enter the palace, but at this time, the palace gates were closed. It would be difficult for her to enter the palace now.
It wasn't easy for her to enter the palace, and even her father, Jiang Feng, couldn't get in at this time.
Jiang Wanting stood at the palace gate, looking at the forbidden army blocking her, tears welling up in her eyes.
At that time, Zhu’er was staggering step by step with Ye Wen on her back towards Lin'an City. It was already dark, but Lin'an City was still nowhere in sight... should put on the airs of a first-rank general's wife. 。Then, the old madam bowed in thanks and stood up, her spine straight and her head slightly tilted upwards as she addressed Quan Qingcheng: "You...