20demayo Chapter 300
Chapter 300
qian sheng quickly instructed nanny xiang, who had rushed out of the room in confusion, "old sister, please watch over the fourth prince for me, i'll be right back."
this was the elder sister-in-law of the imperial concubine, and the "yun jie" she mentioned should be the imperial concubine's cousin, lady sun. her urgency indicated that something had gone wrong.
however, the imperial concubine had gone to the nine continents peace hall. if one were to intrude without permission, they would be considered an assassin and executed on the spot.
qian sheng quickly followed suit and rushed out.
jiang yunxia, lifting her skirts, struggled to keep up, but still managed to explain the situation to wang dequan: "master qian, the imperial concubine arranged for people to protect my sister and me. we really didn't wander off. today, we were with several ladies who wanted to visit the market, so they took us along. others tried on clothes without incident, and the imperial concubine's guards were very diligent, always protecting us. but when we entered the fitting room to change, they couldn't follow us in..."
it was during this brief moment that they only allowed jiang yuncai's personal maid to follow her in. after waiting for a long time, no one came out. when she called her sister's name, there was no response.
everyone realized something was wrong and rushed into the fitting room. lying on the ground was jiang yuncai's maid, but her sister was nowhere to be found.
the female guards responsible for their protection immediately detained the shopkeeper, questioning him about the situation, but he claimed to know nothing.
after several inspections, they discovered that the back panel of the fitting room had a hidden compartment. jiang yuncai must have been knocked unconscious along with her maid as soon as she entered.
the thieves removed the back panel of the fitting room and stealthily abducted jiang yuncai without anyone noticing.
a maiden who was abducted in broad daylight would never regain her reputation, even if she were found.
the mastermind behind this was truly despicable.
but lady sun couldn't care less. as long as her daughter could return alive, she would be willing to care for her for the rest of her life.
many ladies and young misses had visited that shop today, including the su family.
jiang yunxia and su ruyue's second son had exchanged betrothal gifts, indicating a betrothal.
after parting ways with lady sun, those people turned their mocking gazes towards the su family: "lady su, i heard your second son is betrothed to jiang yunxia? shouldn't they hurry up and get married? otherwise, when jiang yuncai is found... hehe... where will your family's reputation go?"
once jiang yuncai is found, rumors will surely spread throughout the imperial palace. the jiang family will be at the center of the storm, and as their relatives, the su family cannot remain unscathed.
the su family will become the talk of the entire capital.
jiang yanxi and jiang yankun were both away on the emperor's business, leaving their families behind, and now such an incident has occurred.
the xuanwu emperor also thought of this, feeling somewhat guilty: "wang dequan! order..."
he had intended to have the palace guards search the entire city, but considering jiang yuncai was a woman, if it became a widespread affair, even if she were found, the rumors would drive her to despair.
who would be suitable to handle this?
"your majesty, may i handle this matter personally?"
her eyes were pleading, with tears welling up, clearly very worried about her cousin. the emperor couldn't refuse: "i'll have the ministry of justice accompany you, and bring more guards. be careful."
still not reassured, he turned to wang dequan: "you go too, make sure no one disrespects the imperial concubine."
as the chief eunuch of the emperor, wang dequan's presence alone represented the emperor. who would dare to misbehave?
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at the clothing store—
"shopkeeper, these people look like they have a significant background. are we really going to..."
"nonsense! quickly close the door. from today on, this shop is done for."
"bang!"
before the attendant could close the door, he was sent flying along with it.
the loud noise attracted the attention of neighboring shops. before the shopkeeper could react, dozens of garments were thrown at him: "get them, smash everything here! how dare they use inferior fabrics to deceive me, burn all the clothes here."
the shopkeeper was beaten to the point of being unable to speak. jiang xinyue then ordered: "from today on, this shop is closed. how dare they offend me, take them to the back courtyard. i will deal with them personally."
didn't they say a young lady was abducted here during the day?
why is there another disturbance?
has the missing lady been found?