Lu Heng's heart thumped when he thought of Qin Yining. He was silent for a long time before he suppressed his excitement. He took a deep breath and slowly exhaled. His expression finally returned to normal.
However, the servants didn't know what Lu Heng was thinking and only thought that he was extremely angry.
The servants around Madam were all chased away. Lu Heng replaced them with servants so that they could serve Madam well. Now, the servants were all missing …
Everyone lowered their heads and waited for Lu Heng's anger. Thinking of what happened to those people, everyone was terrified. They felt that they might not be able to survive today.
"Where did you find the carriage? Do you know why Madam ordered people to chase after the carriage? "
The maidservants looked at each other. One of them was smart and eloquent, and said, "Replying to Earl, it's in an alley at the corner of South Main Street. Madam just came out of the rouge shop with my servants. As for why she chased after the carriage, I think Madam knows that person. "
"Knows?" Lu Heng was surprised.
"Yes. Madam said that the person looked familiar to the servant girls in the carriage. She seemed to know who the person was and hurriedly shook us off and ordered the carriage driver to chase after the carriage. "
Lu Heng lowered his eyes. He was more and more suspicious that the other party was Qin Yining. Although he didn't have proof, he always had that kind of intuition.
However, Lu Heng knew that some things couldn't be completely guessed.
He thought about it again. Who else in Huichuan County matched this characteristic? Who was beautiful and dressed in men's clothes?
Lu Heng quickly thought of the legendary owner of Sitong Shop, Boss Qiu.
But when did Bian Ruohan know Boss Qiu?
In Huichuan County, Lu Heng couldn't think of a second person who could make Bian Ruohan care so much about a very beautiful woman. Boss Qiu indeed matched this characteristic, but no one could be sure if Boss Qiu was in Huichuan County now. He vaguely felt that it was more likely that it was Qin Yining.
Lu Heng rubbed his forehead and ordered, "Wenru."
"Lu Heng?"
"Send people out to look for her." She pointed at the kneeling servant girls and women and said, "You guys go with them. If you know the approximate location of the missing person, you can search around there."
"Yes." Lu Wenru accepted the order and called the kneeling maids and grannies to leave.
"You've done your best. If you can find Madam, then you'll have atoned for your mistakes. Otherwise …"
"We will do our best!" The maids and older female servants didn't dare to be negligent. It was a matter of life and death. No one cared about the color of the sky or the weather.
Thus, the Lu Family members began to search for him with all their might.
Qin Yining and Pang Xiao also received the news.
"So you haven't found him yet?"
"Yes, Your Highness." Jing Zhe said, "I think Madam Lu hasn't come back yet."
Qin Yining turned to look at Pang Xiao and sighed helplessly, "I should have ordered people to secretly follow her. She's really too annoying. I was too angry and didn't care so much."
Pang Xiao raised his eyebrows. "If it were up to me, I would've just killed her and done with it. Otherwise, she would always come looking for trouble. She might even spread rumors to slander your reputation. Yet, you're concerned about her."
Qin Yining shook his head, "She doesn't deserve to die. Moreover, she married Lu Boye after Your Majesty became iced. If something really happened, I'm afraid we'll be implicated. "
Pang Xiao sighed silently, "Some people have this kind of ability. They might leak secrets when they're alive, but they'll still bring trouble when they're dead. They're really annoying."
Qin Yining couldn't help but laugh when he heard Pang Xiao describe Bian Ruohan like this. He wasn't someone who liked to speak ill of others behind their backs. If he could say something like this, he probably already hated Bian Ruohan to the core.
Qin Yining and Pang Xiao ordered people to secretly keep an eye on the Lu family's movements. They couldn't miss the news that Bian Ruohan had returned to the city. If it didn't work out, they could also secretly help.
Qin Yining didn't receive the news until after seven o 'clock.
"We've already seen Madam Zhong Yibo enter the city."
Qin Yining and Pang Xiao then ordered Jing Zhe and the others who had secretly gone out to return.
Bian Ruohan had never suffered so much before. Her entire body was soaked from the rain. When she crawled out from the back of the dilapidated temple, she accidentally fell into a muddy puddle. Her hair was matted from drowning, and her clothes were so dirty that they couldn't be looked at anymore.
The most pitiful thing was that her hands were still tied. She used a herculean effort and scraped the skin off her wrists and arms before she finally managed to break free from the ropes. She had never walked so much before, and her embroidered shoes fell off easily on the muddy ground. As she walked, she even lost her shoes.
If she hadn't been lucky enough to meet the coachman who was searching for her, she didn't know when she would be able to return home.
"Uncle. Madam is back. "Lu Wenru whispered in front of the study door.
Lu Heng was writing. He wasn't in a hurry. He steadily finished the last stroke before putting down the brush.
"Where is she?"
"She's already returned to her room."
"Where did you find her?"
"The previous coachman found her in the outskirts. Madam was in a very sorry state. She was tied up by someone and then escaped. Her entire body is covered in wounds."
Lu Heng raised his eyebrows and slowly walked out of the study. He leisurely strolled into the inner residence. "I'll personally go and ask."
"Yes." Lu Wenru took the oil-paper umbrella and followed behind Leng Leng. He didn't dare to say anything else.
The Uncle's attitude towards Madam was too cold. In his opinion, no matter what reason she went missing, she was almost in danger outside. Before she was found, the Uncle was actually in the mood to practice his calligraphy. After he found her, he only cared about how he found her and didn't care about Madam's safety at all.
However, the thoughts of the master were not something the servants could comment on. Everyone knew that the Uncle didn't like Madam.
Lu Heng returned to the inner residence. Just as he stepped onto the threshold of the main room, he heard sobbing coming from inside the room.
Bian Ruohan was in the middle of a bath. She was letting the servant girls and older women help her bathe while she was crying and complaining.
"Are you all dead? Ah? Why didn't you follow me? Do you know how much this madam has suffered? That slut, she didn't have good intentions. She tied me up and wanted to kill me! If this madam wasn't smart enough to find an opportunity to escape, your master, I, would have died! If I died, who do you think I'd let go of? You'd all be buried with me! "
"This servant knows her mistake."
The servants serving her had all been thrown into the rain by Bian Ruohan today. Everyone was drenched in the rain and felt cold all over. However, they didn't dare rest right now, afraid that the Uncle would punish them for their crimes. They only dared to serve Bian Ruohan with all their heart.
"What's the use of knowing your mistake! Just you wait. When you tell the Uncle, he'll punish you severely! "
Everyone was silent.
Bian Ruohan remembered her fear and helplessness in the ruined temple and couldn't help but cry again.
Lu Heng waved his hand outside the door, indicating for Lu Wenru to withdraw. He then lifted the warm curtain and entered the room.
When the young maidservant guarding the door saw Lu Heng, she hurriedly bowed, "Uncle."
"En," Lu Heng replied faintly, then lifted his robes and sat on the heated kang bed in the outer room.
Bian Ruohan's crying suddenly stopped in the inner room. Then, she quietly urged the maidservant to move faster.
Not long after, Bian Ruohan walked out with her long, wet hair draped over her shoulders. She wore a pink inner robe and a red outer robe.
When she saw Lu Heng sitting on the heated kang bed, Bian Ruohan's tears once again fell onto her robes.
"Uncle! You have to give this concubine justice! This concubine almost couldn't make it back! "
Lu Heng gestured with his chin for Bian Ruohan to sit across from him. "Speak, what happened?"
Bian Ruohan lowered her eyes to wipe her tears. When she saw that Lu Heng was indifferent to her tears, she felt even more wronged.
"I was going out for a stroll today, but when I passed by an alley, I bumped into that slut surnamed Qin having an affair!"
Lu Heng frowned when he heard how vulgar her words were.
Bian Ruohan didn't notice and continued, "I recognized her! Those two maidservants in the carriage were clearly the slut's people! That slut even deliberately disguised herself and even wore men's clothing. Don't underestimate me, I recognized her at first glance. That slut! She was flirting with a guard outside in broad daylight. When I saw it, I chased after her to question her. She and that adulterer even kidnapped me! "
Bian Ruohan gritted her teeth and cursed while choking with sobs, "That slut deserves to die a horrible death! They tied me up and said they were going to throw me into a ditch and let the rain drown me. They also said they were going to chop off my head and burn me in a sky lantern! Uncle, do you know how scared I was at that time?! "
Without waiting for Lu Heng to reply, Bian Ruohan continued, "I really don't know what Uncle sees in that slut. She's just a fickle slut! She saw that the guard was tall and strong, and she didn't care if he was ugly or handsome, but she dared to have an affair with him in the carriage. Uncle always thought that she was good, but she would rather have an affair with the guard than agree to you. You … "
"Slap!"
Bian Ruohan's vicious curses and resentment were swallowed back into her stomach by Lu Heng's slap.
Her face was slapped to one side and her ears were ringing. After a long pause, she seemed to regain her senses. She covered her face in disbelief and glared at Lu Heng. "You hit me!"
"Where did a young woman like you learn to speak such filthy words?!" Lu Heng stood up and said angrily, "Did your family teach you to be so vulgar?! And what proof do you have that the Qin Clan is having an affair with another person? How dare you speak such nonsense without any evidence? Do you know that your words have hurt a woman's reputation? You're also a woman. Don't do unto others what you don't want done unto you! "
"You hit me because of that vicious slut!" Bian Ruohan screamed and jumped up to grab Lu Heng's collar. She shook him forcefully. "What right do you have to hit me?! I was almost killed. You don't care about me, but you care about that slut who tied me up! What kind of bewitching potion did she feed you? Reputation? What reputation does she have?! I think she was born to be a pervert! "
"Full of filthy words, vicious thoughts, unfaithful to your family, and causing trouble for no reason. A woman like you really makes one's stomach turn." Lu Heng's expression was cold as he flicked his sleeves and left.
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