When Chen Jiayan arrived at Hengzhiyuan, Xie Wu was sitting on the couch, sipping porridge.
The porridge was cooked thick and soft, and was served with bird's nest and wolfberry. Just looking at the color was enough to make one's index finger tickle. However, Chen Jiayan didn't put any thought into the porridge.
A day has passed, but there is still no news from Arou.
Although the aunt was anxious, she was completely helpless about the matter, and the uncle was tripped up by Zuo Yiwei's matter.
Today, my mother wanted to come to Sister Wu to inquire about the news, but she stopped her.
She vaguely felt that her cousin seemed to know something.
"Cousin, I heard that you went to Zhennan Prince's Mansion yesterday. I wonder if you have heard any news about Sister Rou?" Chen Jiayan sat opposite Xie Wu and looked at Xie Wu with a sad face and asked softly.
Xie Wu put down the spoon in her hand and waved her hand casually. Xianyue understood and quickly came up to take down the unfinished porridge.
"I went to Zhennan Palace yesterday just to catch up with the princess." Xie Wu raised her eyes and looked at Chen Jiayan calmly and said.
Chen Jiayan frowned, "Cousin, I know that sometimes my mother is a little overbearing, and she has offended you and my aunt a lot, but Ah Rou... she is just a girl who has not left the court."
Chen Jiarou suddenly couldn't speak anymore.
From Xie Wu's point of view, her mother was indeed too aggressive.
"Cousin." Chen Jiarou stood up suddenly. She called Xie Wu with a solemn expression, and then continued, "Cousin, if, if Sister Rou can be rescued, I will convince my mother to go back to Yangzhou."
Although her aunt had indeed promised her mother back then, she had come to understand these days after coming to the capital that her aunt's life in the Hou Mansion was not easy. She was powerless to fulfill the promise she made back then, but her mother never dared to give up!
Thinking about it now, if they could return to Yangzhou earlier, maybe there would be no problem with Sister Rou.
"Third cousin, how are you sure Sister Rou needs someone to rescue her?" Xie Wu looked at Chen Jiayan and suddenly said.
Chen Jiayan frowned, "Cousin, what do you mean by that?"
Xie Wu smiled and motioned to the maid to serve tea to Chen Jiayan. Then she said calmly, "Third cousin, fourth cousin and Mr. Yang who kidnapped her must have met before!"
Speaking of this, Chen Jiayan's face was a little uncomfortable, but she still answered Xie Wu's question seriously, "Yes, I met her once last month, Arou. She spoke uncontrollably and said some unpleasant things.
Then, the man said something frivolous to Sister Rou, and later I found out that he was the son of the deputy commander of the Jinyi Guards."
"Presumably, the fourth cousin's unabashed talk also included her reporting that she was the cousin of the Marquis of Wu'an Mansion!" Xie Wu curved her lips and smiled again.
After hearing what Xie Wu said, a trace of embarrassment flashed across Chen Jiayan's face, but she still nodded, in agreement with Xie Wu's words.
Xie Wu sneered, lowered her eyes, picked up the teacup, and stopped talking.
"Cousin, you, do you know something?" Xie Wu's silence also made Chen Jiayan realize that something was wrong.
She originally felt that Xie Wu seemed to know something, but now, her silence confirmed her suspicion.
"Cousin, please have a sip of tea first. I'm also waiting for news." Xie Wu looked at Chen Jiayan calmly and said.
Chen Jiayan glanced at Xie Wu hesitantly, but in the end, she sat back on the couch.
Because she was worried, she didn't taste the tea until all the tea in the cup was finished.
I don’t know what’s going on with Arou?
That Young Master Yang was not someone to be trifled with at first glance, and he was backed by Jin Yiwei. Although her uncle was the heir apparent of the Marquis of Wu'an, she had heard that Jin Yiwei was someone who did not even look down on the prince and his grandson. Her uncle
Can he rescue Sister Rou? Even if he rescues Sister Rou, will Sister Rou remain intact?
These questions kept swirling in Chen Jiayan's mind, but she didn't dare to think about it deeply.
If even the Wu'an Hou Mansion couldn't do anything, who could they turn to for help?
Fortunately, Xie Wu did not keep Chen Jiayan waiting for long. Soon, Mi Yue walked in with a woman in her thirties.
"Girl." Mi Yue smiled and stepped forward to salute Xie Wu. At the end, she turned to Chen Jia and said blessing, "My cousin."
The woman behind him also obediently stepped forward and saluted Xie Wu, "A civilian woman has seen a big girl."
Xie Wu smiled, looked at the woman and said, "You must be the shopkeeper of Rouge Shop!"
"Yes, the woman is the shopkeeper of the rouge shop." The woman replied with a smile.
"Then can you tell me what happened yesterday?" Xie Wu continued to ask her with a faint smile.
Since she was invited to the Marquis Wu'an Mansion, the woman naturally knew what Xie Wu wanted to ask.
As a woman, she can hold the position of a shopkeeper. Naturally, she has seen all kinds of people and all kinds of things. Although yesterday's incident was a bit big, she did not panic.
"As for the girl, a girl named Chen came to the store to see Rouge. She didn't want to, but she had a conflict with Young Master Yang. The girl even hit Young Master Yang. Later, Young Master Yang asked someone to take the girl back.
"The woman looked at Xie Wu and told her the whole story from beginning to end.
"As a shopkeeper, wouldn't you stop a customer who comes to your shop from being kidnapped in broad daylight?" Xie Wu looked at her and asked with a smile.
When the woman heard this, she couldn't help but look at Xie Wu with a troubled expression. She said, "Girl, it's not that the little woman didn't stop her. It's just that she injured Mr. Yang at that time. Mr. Yang said he would take her to the hospital. Now,
, how did this become abduction?" At this point, the woman paused slightly, frowned, and then continued, "Besides, Mr. Yang was still taking his sister with him at that time, and Ms. Chen was sitting with Ms. Yang.
A carriage left!"
"But even so, you shouldn't just let them take my sister away!" Chen Jiayan couldn't help but said.
"Girl, what you said is unreasonable. My sister injured Mr. Yang, and it is only natural that Mr. Yang asked her to accompany her to the hospital!"
"But my sister hasn't come home yet!" Chen Jiayan was anxious.
After hearing what Chen Jiayan said, the woman looked shocked. She stammered, "No, haven't you gone home? Then this... this... big girl, this, this is none of the little woman's business!"
The little woman is just a commoner, and she also runs a small business. She has no idea about these things!"
Chen Jiayan frowned and was about to speak, but Xie Wu suddenly stopped her.
"It's okay. I'd rather bother the shopkeeper to make this trip today. However, someone else will ask about this tomorrow..."
"Don't worry, girl, the little woman doesn't know anything." The woman replied hurriedly.
It's a matter of Miss Chen's reputation, how dare she speak nonsense.
Although, now it seems that this girl from the Chen family has no reputation at all.
Xie Wu smiled at her, then glanced sideways at Miyue.
Miyue understood, and immediately took out a piece of silver from her sleeve and stuffed it into the woman's hand, "I'm sorry to bother the shopkeeper today, I'll take you out!"
"Thank you very much, miss. Then, I will take my leave." The woman who got the money happily saluted Xie Wu again, and then she followed Mi Yue out happily.
"Cousin, what should we do now?" After the woman left, Chen Jiayan anxiously turned his attention to Xie Wu again.
Obviously Xie Wu was younger than her, but she subconsciously placed all her hopes on her.
Seeing Chen Jiayan's anxious look, Xie Wu smiled lightly and said, "Third cousin, have you ever thought that maybe fourth cousin is willing to leave with Young Master Yang?"
"How is that possible!" Chen Jiayan retorted without thinking.
But when she saw Xie Wu's calm and clear eyes, she suddenly felt a little less confident.
"Cousin, you, why did you say that?" Although he didn't want to believe it, after hesitating for a moment, Chen Jiayan still spoke.
"Third cousin, this is the capital, under the emperor's feet. Even if Yang Xiao is a royal guard, he would not dare to rob a common girl in broad daylight! This is why my grandmother refused to agree to my aunt's request to go to the Yang Mansion yesterday!" Xie Wu said calmly.
The voice spoke to Chen Jiayan word for word.
Yang Xiao's behavior is unreasonable. If the Hou family comes to ask for someone rashly, how should the Hou family deal with the aftermath if the person is not there?
Jin Yiwei is not easy to mess with!
Unless there is 100% evidence to prove that Yang Xiao indeed forcibly abducted the person, the shopkeeper's words just now proved that Yang Xiao did not forcibly abduct Chen Jiarou.
Chen Jiayan was also concerned and confused. Now after hearing Xie Wu's words, she calmed down and discovered the loopholes in it.
Seeing that she was silent, Xie Wu curled her lips and continued, "The last time the fourth cousin met Yang Xiao, apart from the dispute, what else did she lose?"
"Hairpin! Ah Rou lost a hairpin!" Chen Jiayan stood up immediately. She looked at Xie Wu excitedly and said, "Cousin, you are saying that Mr. Yang threatened her with Arou's hairpin and forced Ah Rou to
Rou went with him!"
"This is just one of the reasons..."
"Then, what are the other reasons?" When asked this question, Chen Jiayan was obviously hesitant.
Xie Wu smiled. She did not answer Chen Jiayan's question. On the contrary, she asked the question away, "Third cousin, you suddenly came to me today, isn't it just because my mother was at a loss about this matter?"
As soon as these words came out, Chen Jiayan's face couldn't help but change. She looked at Xie Wu hesitantly, "Cousin, I, I..." Seeing Xie Wu's chuckle and determination, Chen Jiayan finally gave up, and she directly walked out of her sleeves.
He took out a letter and put it directly in front of Xie Wu, "This was sent by a servant an hour ago. The letter only said that I asked my cousin to go to Puji Mountain outside the city, and... and you can only go there alone."
There was no mention of Ah Rou in the letter. However, at this time, someone suddenly sent this letter, and it was Xie Wu who made the appointment. She almost didn't need to think too much, and she guessed that it must be from the person who kidnapped Ah Rou.
!
Otherwise, if it were someone else, he could have sent the letter directly to the Marquis Wu'an Mansion, so there would be no need to hand it to her.
The reason why she didn't take it out at first was because she was afraid that the person would be harmful to Xie Wu.
But what she didn't expect was that Xie Wu guessed it herself.
"Cousin, I, I don't mean to push you out, I just want to get more information from you." Fearing that Xie Wu might misunderstand him, Chen Jiayan hurriedly explained to her in a low voice, frowning.
"I know!" Xie Wu smiled sweetly and said, "If third cousin didn't think about me, why would she wait until I asked before taking out the letter?"
"cousin……"
"Actually, speaking of it, my fourth cousin was also implicated by me. Yang Xiao and I... had some issues." Xie Wu looked at Chen Jiayan with a faint smile and continued.
"Then, then Ah Rou..."
"Since the fourth cousin has been dragged down by me, then I will naturally find a way to rescue her, but..."
"Just what?"
"It's just that I'm afraid she won't be able to stay in this capital any longer." Xie Wu looked at Chen Jiayan and said with a cold face.
When Chen Jiayan saw Xie Wu's expression, she guessed something in her heart, and her face instantly turned ugly.
But compared to those, Sister Rou's life is more important. As for the others...
