"Hey, it's not unusual for Mr. Jia to be in solitary confinement," another little maid said in a low voice, "Do you remember Lan Yue who was having trouble with Qixin yesterday?"
"Remember, wasn't she taken away by Mother Qian?"
"I also heard what others said...don't spread the word outside!" the maid reminded.
"Come on, tell me." Everyone's appetites were whetted and they urged.
The little maid looked around and whispered, "I heard that Lan Yue was taken to the dark room by Qian's mother. She slept in the dark room yesterday."
"Then early this morning, someone saw a few big men coming out of a small dark room carrying a sack. The sack looked like it contained a person."
Everyone exclaimed, "No way, Lan Yue shouldn't be..."
"Shh! Don't say anything outside!" the little maid quickly reminded in a low voice.
Qiao Qixin, who listened to the whole story with her ears pricked up, silently lit the sky lantern for Lan Yue in her mind, and then walked back to her house carrying an empty bag.
Qian's mother had just sent a message to her, saying that she was leaving for the capital in the afternoon, and asked her to hurry up and get ready.
I don’t know how to get there and if there is any chance of running away on the way.
Qiao Qixin was thinking about it while stuffing her change of clothes into her bag.
Thinking that she had been in Jia Mansion for five or six days, Zhang Li must have gone to the Yamen to report to the government. However, Jia Mansion covered the sky with one hand in Bianling City, so the Yamen probably would not care about it even if they found out.
afternoon
Qiao Qixin carried her bag and walked outside Jia's mansion. The carriage was already waiting at the side door.
"Huh? Shopkeeper Qiao?"
Qiao Qixin subconsciously turned her head to look.
Damn it, Li Changwang!
Can't see me, can't see me.
Qiao Qixin quickly turned her head away and stepped faster, trying to quickly disappear from Li Changwang's sight.
But Li Changwang didn't get what she wanted. He walked over quickly and grabbed her sleeve.
"Shopkeeper Qiao, why are you here?" Li Changwang was a little surprised, "My boss has been looking for you for a long time!"
"Who is Shopkeeper Qiao? My surname is Liu, okay! If you want to call me Shopkeeper Liu, too!" Qiao Qixin shook off Li Changwang's hand, then ran out of the side door and got on the carriage very quickly.
Inside the carriage, the maid in purple has been waiting inside for a long time.
"We meet again. My name is Ziyun. I will be responsible for transporting you to the capital." Ziyun smiled and said, "You look very anxious. Did something happen?"
Qiao Qixin shook her head, "It's okay, I met a pervert. By the way, where is Mother Qian? I haven't seen her today."
"Mama Qian and Mrs. Jia went out together this morning. I don't know where they went." Ziyun replied, then stuck out her head and told the carriage master that he could leave.
"Are we the only two going?" Qiao Qixin was a little surprised.
Ziyun smiled, "Yes, don't worry, girl, I have sent many people to the capital, and there has never been an accident on any of them."
The carriage was a little bumpy, so after getting Ziyun's consent, Qiao Qixin opened a little of the curtain on the carriage to let some air out.
"Ugh... I feel so dizzy, I'm going to vomit..." Before she left the city, Qiao Qixin felt that she was about to die.
"Freshly baked pineapple cakes, three for ten pieces."
Qiao Qixin suddenly raised her head and said, "Where? Where!"
Outside the carriage, a young man in white waved to her gently.
It's Liu Zhan!
Since that day when the Zhang family and his wife came to report to him, Liu Zhan had been searching for Qiao Qixin's whereabouts.
Then we followed the clues all the way to the Jia family.
After squatting at the gate of Jia's mansion for several days, he finally got there.
"What are you looking at?" Ziyun keenly noticed something and asked.
"The pineapple cakes from the pastry shop cost ten cents for three, can you buy it and try it?" Qiao Qixin looked at Ziyun longingly, and then said pitifully, "I didn't eat anything at noon today... How about Sister Ziyun?"
"
Ziyun thought for a moment and agreed.
"Master, please pull over for a moment." After stopping the carriage, Ziyun told Qiao Qixin, "I'll go buy it. You stay in the car and don't get out."
Qiao Qixin nodded sharply, then took advantage of Ziyun to get off the car and quickly opened the curtain to look for Liu Zhan.
Qiao Qixin was startled as soon as she opened the door, because Liu Zhan's face appeared in front of her without any warning.
Qiao Qixin resisted the urge to exclaim and lowered her voice, "Did one of my family members report to the police?"
Liu Zhan nodded, "But the Yamen didn't answer."
"Because it's the Jia family?"
"right."
Qiao Qixin blinked and said, "This car is going to take me to the capital. Can you follow it and hijack it when it reaches a small road and take me away?"
"What's the benefit?" Liu Zhan asked.
"When this is done, I will give you a pair of jade pendants, which can be used as a token of love between you and your future wife." Qiao Qixin said seriously.
"Deal." Liu Zhan said, letting go of the window edge and gently jumping out of the carriage.
Qiao Qixin was startled. Just as she was about to poke her head out to take a look, she noticed that the curtain of the carriage was opened.
"I bought six pineapple cakes for you, they should be enough to eat." Ziyun handed a bag full of pineapple cakes to Qiao Qixin.
"Thank you, sister Ziyun!" Qiao Qixin's eyes lit up, then she took the bag, picked up a piece from it and handed it to Ziyun's mouth.