In the early morning, Xiao Chong, his master and his servant, and his staff Xiao Ce came out of the back door of the Qiantang County Government Office and rode to the Xiao Mansion in the same neighborhood. Today was the day they took Lin Wanwan's boat back to Luan County.
The distance between the two places is not far. When Xiao Chong's maroon horse ran to the door of Xiao's mansion, he found that there were servants with anxious faces coming and going by the side door. As the county magistrate, Xiao Chong
He immediately noticed something strange, something must have happened in the Xiao Mansion.
"Shu Qi, go and ask what happened." Xiao Chong sat on the back of a tall maroon horse and ordered calmly.
"Here!" Shuqi got off his horse and came to the side door to look for someone to inquire.
Xiao Ce rode forward, stood side by side with Xiao Chong, looked at the gate of Xiao's mansion and said, "Looking at their lips, they say someone is missing."
Xiao Chong's tone was slightly confused: "Who is missing?"
Before Xiao Ce could speak, Shuqi had already run back, raised his head and replied to Xiao Chong: "Mr. Lang, the members of the Xiao family don't know what to ask and don't let us in. It's very rude. We obviously handed over the assassination yesterday."
Xiao Chong and Xiao Ce looked at each other, and both saw solemnity in each other's eyes. The former immediately pulled his horse to a standstill, stepped forward to the side door, and asked: "This is Xiao Chong, is there something going on in the house?"
As soon as the disciple saw the majestic Xiao Chong, he unknowingly lowered his body, wiped the sweat from his forehead, raised his head and replied: "Well... go back to Xiao Ming's Mansion, there are some things going on in the mansion today.
That...that one may not be able to receive..."
Looking at Xiao Chong's stern face, Menzi couldn't say anything anymore and turned to say: "I'm going to report to Da Lang and ask Xiao Mingfu to wait a moment."
After saying that, he ran away as fast as if some ferocious beast was chasing him.
If he had been rejected on weekdays, Xiao Chong would have turned around and left long ago, but today, he had to go in. Because he had a very bad premonition that Lin Wanwan might be the one who got into trouble.
The doorman on the other side stumbled into the main hall of the main room and said in a panic: "Dalangjun, Erlangjun, Xiao at the door...Xiao Mingfu is here."
Xiao Yan frowned and said, "Didn't I say I won't entertain guests today? Just let him go back... Forget it, let's go see him. Second brother, let's go together."
"Ah? I want to go too? Oh."
Xiao Chong's identity is not something that can be dismissed at will by the disciples. That would be too rude. Xiao Yan was so upset by today's unexpected incident that he lost his normalcy.
However, it's not his fault. After all, the family's sweet guest suddenly and inexplicably disappeared early in the morning. Everyone would be dumbfounded.
If a man disappeared, he would naturally go to the county government for help with great fanfare, but it happened that the one who disappeared now was a beautiful lady who was the most beautiful woman in the country and was newly named the Lord of Le'an Township.
If the incident spreads, it will certainly be a heavy blow to Lin Wanwan's reputation, but how about the Xiao Mansion?
The person disappeared after the Xiao Mansion was closed and locked. If a thief entered the house and kidnapped the niece, but they didn't know it at all, it would be the end of the world. There are still four young ladies waiting to be married in their house.
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The most terrible thing is that the boat from Linjiazhuang will dock at the dock today to pick up people, but there is no one at this time. When the rough guys from Linjiazhuang come to ask for people at any time, how will Xiao deal with it?
Yan Zhen is one head and two big ones.
Now Lin Wanwan is no longer Lin Wanwan, an orphan girl from a poor family who just came to Xiao Mansion. She is now a fifth-grade country prince. If she really disappears, it will not be the matter of the local officials, but will be reported to heaven.
Lin Wanwan's five slaves, maids and a female musician almost turned over the courtyard where they lived, but they still couldn't find Lin Wanwan. There were tears in Xiao Qingyu's eyes, she tried hard to hold it back, and watched the adults busy with her big eyes.
Standing at the entrance of the courtyard, Yun Shang took a deep breath and said decisively: "It's useless to go on like this. You guys keep looking. I'll go to the county government office to find Xiao Ming's mansion."
Early this morning, Xiao Qingyu didn't see Lin Wanwan when she woke up. She sat on the bed and cried. Hongyan, who was watching outside, heard the noise and asked outside the door, but no one responded. Hongyan had no choice but to call Kunlun and open the door. The result was that
When we arrived at the room, the window was open, but the master was missing.
Huanong and Yun Shang immediately put down what they were doing and entered the room, only to find that Lin Wanwan was missing. Everyone was shocked. Lin Wanwan's safety was related to the fate of their group.
Yun Shang quickly stepped forward, picked up Xiao Qingyu and coaxed her, and at the same time ordered a few people to look for people around the house. Fortunately, Yun Shang usually took Xiao Qingyu with her, and with her comfort, Xiao Qingyu no longer
So panicked.
But things couldn't be hidden after all. It was almost time to pay respects, but they hadn't even found Lin Wanwan. Yun Shang had no choice but to report to the head of the family, Mrs. Yuan.
After that, the entire Xiao Mansion was in a state of chaos until Xiao Chong arrived.
Xiao Yan opened the side door and welcomed Xiao Chong and his party in.
Xiao Chong dismounted and asked, "Did something happen to Mr. Le'an Township?"
Well, I was thinking of making some excuses at first, but now I don’t need to. Faced with Xiao Chong, who has a burning gaze, let’s just tell the truth.
Although Xiao Chong is young, he cannot be underestimated just because he can serve as a county magistrate at this age, not to mention that he is the direct grandson of Xiao Yu, the prime minister of the dynasty.
"To be honest, nephew, something unexpected happened. Wanwan disappeared mysteriously early this morning."
There was no change in Xiao Chong's expression, and he said in a cold voice: "Can I go to the courtyard where my cousin lives? Maybe I can be of some help."
"Okay, okay, my nephew, come this way."
Several people walked towards the residence where Lin Wanwan lived, and happened to meet Yun Shang with a worried look on his face.
Yun Shang bowed to everyone, and Xiao Chong said: "Talking while walking."
"Yes." Yun Shang stood up, followed Xiao Chong, and explained the situation in a low voice and quickly, "Xiao Mingfu, my wife disappeared early this morning.
At a quarter of the hour, the young lady cried because she could not see her. Hongyan, the maid who was keeping watch at night, knocked on the door and asked, but no one answered. Hongyan called Kunlun and burst in through the door.
Immediately afterwards, Huanong and I also heard the noise and put down our work and walked closer to the house, but we didn't see the lady. There was only a little lady left in the room.
At that time, the door of my wife's room was bolted from the inside, but the window was open. It was cold at night, and my wife did not have the habit of opening the window after going to bed."
Xiao Chong remained silent after hearing this, nodded to Xiao Ce and Shuqi, and the three of them began to carefully check for clues around the house.
If clues can be found outside the house, then there is no need to enter Lin Wanwan's boudoir. After all, men and women are different.
The footprints on the ground outside the house are very messy, and they are basically the marks left by the slaves in the yard when they were rummaging through the yard.
Xiao Chong frowned slightly and looked up at the window of the room where Lin Wanwan lived, his eyes deep and unpredictable.
He didn't speak, and no one present dared to speak first, including Lin Wanwan's two uncles.