Pin Hao bowed outside the carriage and said, "Miss Qi, may I ask if Miss Wei is missing?"
Lv Kou got off the carriage and returned the salute, answering, "Yes. Miss Wei Dongling said she was coming to the Prince's Mansion before she went out. But she still hasn't returned yet. That's why our miss came out to look for her."
"I haven't seen her come here all day," Pin Hao lowered his head and said. "I'll arrange for the servants in the mansion to help look for her."
Lv Kou bowed and said, "Thank you."
In the alley, Shangguan Yun, who hadn't shown himself, stood silently, watching the carriage from the Qi Mansion drive away. Seeing Pin Hao striding over, he threw a scroll into his arms and ordered, "Arrange for the servants to look for her immediately."
"Yes." Pin Hao unfolded the scroll and saw that the figure of Wei Dongling was vividly depicted on it, very lifelike. When did the young master draw this? He didn't know at all.
"Young master!"
Hearing Pin Hao's call, Shangguan Yun quickly walked towards the alley in the back street. He saw a dirty beggar standing beside Pin Hao, nodding at Pin Hao while pointing at the woman in the scroll and saying, "It's this young lady! She even gave me a few copper coins today!"
Shangguan Yun's heart tightened. He quickly asked, "Where did you see her?"
The beggar saw that Shangguan Yun was handsome and had an extraordinary bearing. He looked like a young master from a wealthy family. Naturally, he didn't dare to be negligent. He bowed repeatedly and replied, "I saw her in this alley."
Pin Hao asked anxiously, "Where did she go then?"
The beggar replied, "A man who claimed to be a secret guard of the Prince's Mansion invited her to go to the back."
A secret guard of the Prince's Mansion?
Shangguan Yun and Pin Hao looked at each other, both shocked. How could it be?
Oh no! Someone must have pretended to be a secret guard of the Prince's Mansion to deceive Miss Wei.
Then the beggar continued, "It's really strange. That man didn't take the young lady into the mansion. Instead, he stuffed her into a carriage and drove westward."
Westward? Shangguan Yun's face gradually darkened. There were many bustling shops in the west. Beyond that, it led directly to the official road out of the city and the Chongguan Ferry.
How could they start looking for her?
Shangguan Yun was very worried.
Pin Hao gave the beggar some silver as a reward. He quickly went to the side gate to lead two good horses over. The master and his servant mounted the horses. Just as they were about to go westward to look for her, a man suddenly emerged from the alley. He leaped onto the horse Pin Hao was riding and picked Pin Hao up and threw him off the horse.
Pin Hao rolled awkwardly on the ground twice. Just as he was about to curse, he looked back and saw the man sitting on the horse. He reluctantly shut his mouth.
It was that dirty old beggar with excellent lightness skills and who came and went like a ghost!
The old beggar ordered Shangguan Yun, "Tell your people to search all the shops under the name of the Zhao State Uncle. Search secretly and don't alert the enemy."
Shangguan Yun nodded and said, "Okay." Then he saw the old beggar whip the horse and gallop away.
After Shangguan Yun gave the order to Pin Hao, he closely followed the old beggar.
Late at night, they found nothing after a whole - day search.
The old beggar remained calm.
Although Shangguan Yun's handsome face seemed calm, he was secretly extremely anxious.
"Kid Shangguan, have you searched all over the city?" The old beggar glanced at Shangguan Yun sitting on the horse and asked bluntly.
Shangguan Yun wasn't angry. He replied humbly, "Senior, we've searched all the shops of the Zhao family in the capital."
The old beggar calmly asked again, "Are there any other businesses of the Zhao family further away?"
Shangguan Yun's eyes brightened. He quickly replied, "There's a horse - training ground of the Zhao Mansion not far from the Chongguan Ferry in the western suburbs."
After saying this, the two looked at each other and simultaneously tugged on the reins and rushed towards the western suburbs.
It hurt so much.
It felt as if her internal organs were being crushed. Every breath was accompanied by a sharp pain.
Wei Dongling curled up on the cold ground of the cell. She was taking in less air than she was exhaling. She was vaguely thinking about all the past events in her past and present lives.
"Yunchu, marry me." This was the voice of her boyfriend in her past life.
Ji Yunchu was her name in her past life.
When the man proposed on one knee and looked up at her, he was full of energy and his smile was sincere.
After a seven - year long - distance relationship, it finally seemed to be coming to a happy ending. Ji Yunchu reached out to take the ring and the flowers, and a happy smile involuntarily appeared on her face.
However, ironically, three days later, she caught the man having an affair with her best friend.
Witnessing the passion between the two with her own eyes, something in Ji Yunchu's heart shattered instantly, making it hard for her to breathe.
The way she fled in a hurry was even more embarrassing than the two people who had been caught in the act on the bed.
Until the moment of the car accident, she traveled to the General's Mansion.
Facing the strange environment and strange memories, Ji Yunchu tried hard to adapt and tried to bury the wound in her heart. Here, she started anew with the identity of Wei Dongling.
So there was a gentle and sweet Qi Jinxuan by her side. At the age of thirteen, Qi Jinxuan had grown up to be as pure as a lotus flower, with a pair of bright and twinkling eyes. She trusted and relied on Wei Dongling extremely. This made Wei Dongling gradually feel warm in this strange world.
Although Qi Jinxuan was younger than Wei Dongling, she insisted that Wei Dongling call her elder sister.
Qi Jinxuan taught her to paint with a brush and praised her for her great talent. Whenever she had free time, she would go to the martial arts training hall with her to watch her learn boxing. Although she didn't understand anything, she would blindly clap and cheer for her.
Qi Jinxuan rolled up her skirt and accompanied her to catch fish and birds in the back yard. She ate the black - smoked barbecue skewers that Wei Dongling made and had diarrhea several times.
Qi Jinxuan was extremely good at music. As long as Wei Dongling hummed a song once, she could play it on the zither. She would knock on the cups and accompany Wei Dongling to go crazy. She watched Wei Dongling dancing the Rabbit Dance and the Gangnam Style dance wildly. They got drunk together and listened to Wei Dongling howling the song "Love Till I Die" by Shin.
Because of this, Qi Jinxuan was often scolded by the mistress. On the surface, she obediently accepted the scolding, but privately, she still refused to correct her behavior.
Until one day, Master Qi found that Wei Dongling had extraordinary talent. As a registered accountant in her past life, she accidentally glanced at the accounts and instantly pointed out the inappropriate parts.
Later, Wei Dongling became the junior housekeeper and began to help Master Qi deal with all kinds of accounts and affairs in the mansion. She went to Qi Jinxuan's courtyard less often, but it didn't affect their relationship at all. Whenever they had free time, they would stick together.
Qi Jinxuan.
Wei Dongling faintly called her name in her heart. If she couldn't survive this time and couldn't say goodbye to her, don't worry. She was just going back to take revenge on the scumbag. Qi Jinxuan should take good care of herself here.
She was really sorry to the original owner of this body, Wei Dongling. She was afraid that she wouldn't have the chance to avenge her father's death.
Memories surged. Moments from Wei Dongling's growth flashed through her mind one by one.
The little girl running in the fields with braids;
The way she was held in her father's arms when she was exhausted;
The way her father handed her all kinds of delicious food;
The way he gently hugged her and then turned away when he sent her to the General's Mansion;
The way Qi Jinxuan smiled brightly in the General's Mansion;
The way Qi Jinxuan cried with red eyes after losing her beloved kite;
Wait, the kite?
Wei Dongling suddenly remembered!
When she was thirteen years old, Qi Jinxuan lost her kite and locked herself in the room and cried for a long time. A little maid came over and told Wei Dongling that she knew where the kite was.