"My younger sister got into trouble with several princes and the heir of Prince Li!" Shen Li exclaimed, paying no heed to keeping her voice down.
Her words immediately caught the attention of the servants in the yard, who all looked in the direction of Shen Li's room.
Chun Xi's face also turned grim. Although her young lady was already engaged to the Fourth Prince, she was still an unmarried girl. Now that she had gone out with four men and something had happened, it would surely damage her young lady's reputation if this got out.
"Did the heir of Prince Li and the three princes come together?"
Although Chun Xi was extremely anxious, Shen Li looked worried and was trying to figure out what had happened.
"Seemed so! I'm not quite sure," Chun Xi replied. Then she pleaded with Shen Li, who was sitting behind the desk, "Miss, please go and rescue them quickly! I'm afraid... time is running out..."
Shen Li waved her hand at Chun Xi, disagreeing, "This matter concerns the safety of the three princes. If we rush over without investigating the situation clearly, we might not be able to save them but instead put them in more danger!"
"Didn't you just say they had hidden themselves? The back mountain of Pufa Temple is quite large, and there are many secluded caves. They should be able to hide for a while. If we don't know the situation and just charge in with a few people, we might even expose their hiding places."
"Tell me, how many people were there attacking them? What were they dressed like? How did they chase you?"
Shen Li looked at Chun Xi, who was kneeling on the ground, looking anxious but with a hint of resentment in her eyes. She said coldly, "If you still want to save their lives, tell me everything you saw just now in detail. Only then can I figure out a way to send people to rescue them."
Chun Xi was angry because Shen Li seemed to be deliberately delaying. She even resented Shen Li for not saving them. But now, she was awakened by Shen Li's words and didn't hesitate anymore. She told everything.
"This afternoon, about half an hour ago, our young lady met the Fourth Prince and his entourage in the courtyard of Pufa Temple. They then went to the back mountain together to enjoy the scenery!
"On the way, they met two woodcutters. They just asked for directions, but somehow, the Fourth Prince and the others started to feel stiff and couldn't move freely. They couldn't even use their martial arts! At first, we didn't know it was the woodcutters' fault. It was the heir of Prince Li who found out they had been poisoned by the Soft Power Powder and temporarily lost their martial arts and internal energy!
"When I escaped, I saw a large group of black - clothed men searching the mountain! Although everyone had scattered and hidden, the back mountain is only so big. They might find them soon! Miss, please send people to rescue them quickly!"
After Chun Xi finished speaking, she kowtowed three times loudly in Shen Li's direction.
"Jiao Yue, count all the servants and young men from our mansion! Han Yue, you have the best light - footed skills. Go back to the capital now and tell my elder brother about this. Ask him to report this to the emperor and quickly dispatch some reinforcements. It would be best if the imperial guards could come!"
Shen Li stood up from her seat and immediately assigned the tasks. Jiao Yue and Han Yue went to carry them out at once.
"I'm afraid the people we have won't be able to hold out until the people from the capital arrive. Ming Yue, come with me to Miss He's courtyard!" Shen Li led Ming Yue and rushed out of the room towards He Yimeng's room.
"Miss He!" Shen Li bowed hurriedly when she saw He Yimeng and then explained her purpose. After all, her fiancé, the Seventh Prince, was also among those trapped.
"Miss Shen, I brought a dozen guards from my mansion this time. You can take them all now!"
"Thank you!" Shen Li didn't refuse. She was short of manpower now.
After He Yimeng heard what Shen Li said, she was also very anxious. She was really worried about Shen Li, a young girl, going to rescue people alone. "Miss Shen, it's too dangerous for you to go alone. I'll go with you!"
"Miss He, there's no need. My maids can all fight, and I've also learned some self - defense skills. I can protect myself. I'll be fine!"
Hearing this, He Yimeng hesitated and bit her lips. "Miss He, I'm in good health. How about I go with you too? Maybe I can help you!"
After He Yimeng said this, she lowered her head shyly. She knew that although she said she was going to help, she might end up being useless. But she was very worried about the situation of the Seventh Prince, Xiao Luochi, so she still wanted to go!
Shen Li lowered her head and pondered for a moment. He Yimeng's reaction was beyond her expectation. As the fiancée of the Seventh Prince, it was understandable that she was worried about him. But she didn't expect He Yimeng to offer to go and rescue people!
"Okay! But this trip might be dangerous. You need to be mentally prepared!"
"Yeah! I'm mentally prepared, and I promise I won't be a burden!" He Yimeng emphasized.
"Okay. We don't even know the number or martial arts skills of those black - clothed men. The situation is unclear. Even with the guards you brought, our people are not enough. Well, you wait here for a while. I'll go and talk to the abbot of Pufa Temple and ask him to send some highly skilled monks to go with us."
Then Shen Li and He Yimeng went to see Abbot Jiye of Pufa Temple. The abbot selected more than a dozen monks with good martial arts skills to go with them to the back mountain to look for the people.
During this process, He Yimeng accompanied Shen Li in all the arrangements without any complaint or impatience. Shen Li glanced at He Yimeng, whose face was firm. "Then let's set off now!"
The Shen Mansion only brought twelve young and strong servants this time. Adding the eighteen guards from the He Mansion and the monks from the temple, there were about thirty people. Among them, the martial arts skills of the servants were surely no match for those black - clothed men who were chasing.
It was very likely that they were even outnumbered. They had no advantage at all. All they could do now was to delay those black - clothed men until the people from the capital arrived.
Chun Xi had been running away in a panic and was extremely frightened. Now she was running out of strength, and her legs were shaking. She could only be half - supported and half - helped by Ming Yue as she led the way in front of the group.