Changsheng: Peak at the Beginning

On the Lantern Festival, a major incident occurred which required the Imperial City Bureau to go out and clean up the streets. Although everyone in the Sheng family returned home safely, except for Wang Ruofu and Lin Qinshuang, everyone else was more or less worried about what was happening outside. Even Rulan had dark circles under her eyes early the next morning.

Wang Ruofu saw that Molan, Rulan and Minglan all wanted to know what happened yesterday. She also saw that although the three girls did not sleep well, they were not frightened. She could not help but smile and comfort them, "Okay, I sent a letter to the Wang family last night. At the latest, I will have a reply by lunch time today. You can go back and wait."

Minglan was the most embarrassed. She had always managed herself well, but she was rarely so anxious. Even though she knew that Wang Ruofu was mostly teasing Molan and Rulan, she still felt her face burning.

Molan and Rulan felt much more relieved after hearing this. After coming out of Wang Ruofu's yard, Rulan took Molan directly to her own yard.

As soon as Molan sat down, Rulan couldn't wait to ask, "Fourth sister, what big thing did you say happened yesterday?"

Molan analyzed them one by one: "It should be that someone is missing, and the status of this missing person is not low."

"First of all, we didn't see any fire or smell anything strange, so it couldn't be a fire."

"Secondly, it's not unheard of that people got lost during major festivals like this in previous years, but usually these kinds of missing people are only discovered afterward, and the government has never reacted so quickly."

"Finally, I think that in addition to the fact that the other party's status is not low, his disappearance is definitely not an accident. It is a deliberate plot by someone. It is even possible that the mastermind behind the scenes acted in public with great fanfare, so the government office and the Imperial City Department were alerted in time."

Rulan also had such a guess. Whenever she thought of someone being taken away on the street last night, she couldn't help but shudder.

"Fourth sister, do you think the other party will be a grown-up girl, or a favored child in the family?"

After asking, Rulan felt that she had done something unnecessary. Her mind was a little confused. If she had just brought Molan to her yard mostly for gossip, then when she thought about what happened last night, she was left with only fear, because she subconsciously felt that the missing person was not a child, but most likely a girl of her age.

Before noon, Shi Ying sent someone to deliver a message to Molan. The person who went missing last night was Rong Feiyan from the Fuchang Marquis's Mansion. She was kidnapped on the street all night, but was dropped off on a busy street in the early morning by a carriage. Rong Feiyan's clothes were disheveled and her body was dirty. Anyone who saw her would think she had been ravaged.

Molan threw the small note directly into the charcoal basin and burned it. After lunch, Rulan came over and told the matter, "Fourth sister, the person who went missing last night was Rong Feiyan, and the person behind this was from Prince Yong's Mansion."

"That day, my elder sister helped us accept the invitation from Madam Wu of Yongchang Marquis's Mansion to play polo. You and Master Shi left first and didn't meet Princess Jiacheng and Rong Feiyan. They had a very ugly quarrel. I heard that Princess Jiacheng and Rong Feiyan both like Master Shi. You should be careful and don't let yourself follow in Rong Feiyan's footsteps."

In the past, Rulan really respected and loved Shi Ying. Last night she even called him brother-in-law, but now he became Mr. Shi.

Molan appreciated Rulan's friendship very much. In fact, she had been secretly paying attention to Princess Jiacheng and Rong Feiyan since the polo match that day. It was just that she didn't have many people in her hands, so most of the time it was Shi Ying who paid attention to the news about these two people. She had almost forgotten about them. She didn't expect that Princess Jiacheng would create such a big drama last night, putting Rong Feiyan in a dilemma between life and death.

Molan comforted Rulan, "Don't worry. I've always been surrounded by a crowd of people when I go out. And Princess Jiacheng must have known about what happened last night. Even if she doesn't care about her own future, she should still worry about the future of her father, Prince Yong."

Rulan also thought that Shi Ying was with the emperor almost all the time except for rest time and sleeping time at night. Presumably, Princess Jiacheng and Prince Yong could not do anything to him, and as long as Molan was not alone, she would be safe.

Rulan was slightly relieved, but she was not completely relieved. She suggested to Molan, "Fourth sister, let's not go out recently. It will be good for us to go out again when Jiacheng County Lady is really safe."

Molan nodded. Anyway, Changfeng's wedding was coming soon and no one in the family would be idle. Her own wedding was also approaching and she would probably not have the chance to go out except to visit relatives. It was fine to agree to Rulan's request.

I'm just afraid that Pinlan will be wronged. Soon she will follow the people from the first house to deliver Changfeng's gift. If she can't go out because of her, Pinlan will be really depressed.

As soon as Rulan left, Lin Qinshuang came. She had just met Rulan outside the yard. Rulan mentioned a few words. She was really worried that Molan would encounter the same accident as Rong Feiyan.

"Mo'er..."

Lin Qinshuang held Molan's hand, her face pale after being frightened, "Fifth Miss just told me that everyone in Prince Yong's mansion is arrogant and domineering. Besides, Prince Yong and Prince Yan are the most popular candidates for the crown prince. You should stay at home embroidering your wedding dress recently and don't go out, okay?"

In Lin Qinshuang's opinion, even though the Rong family was awarded the title of Earl of Fuchang due to the nepotism of Concubine Rong, and could not be compared with the founding lords, the Rong family was not an unknown family after all. But Princess Jiacheng dared to directly insult Rong Feiyan for a man. If the Sheng family and Molan were noticed by Princess Jiacheng, who knows what would happen!

Molan quickly comforted Lin Qinshuang and said, "Don't worry, mother. Princess Jiacheng of the Yong Palace dared to put Rong Feiyan, the younger sister of Concubine Rong, in a dilemma at this time. Not to mention the palace, even the Yan Palace would not let go of such a big handle. So Princess Jiacheng will probably not pay attention to me in the days to come."

This is indeed the truth, but Lin Qinshuang still couldn't feel at ease. She even complained to Shi Ying, "They say that a son-in-law is worth a fortune, but now I think he is a disaster!"

Molan couldn't help laughing and quickly lowered her head to hide her smile. She couldn't bring herself into trouble at this time, but she had to say a few good words for Shi Ying: "Don't worry, mother. Kagura has sent me a message early in the morning. He said that he would not let me suffer any grievances. Although I am skeptical, when I think about how trusted he is by the government, I feel confident in my heart even though I don't say it."

Hearing this, Lin Qinshuang finally breathed a sigh of relief, but she was still unhappy that Shi Ying's involvement in such a matter might implicate Molan.

Molan had no choice but to drag Changfeng out as a shield: "Mother, Gongzhong and Daddy will prepare a betrothal gift for Third Brother, what have you prepared for Third Brother?"

Lin Qinshuang still couldn't understand why Molan was trying to change the subject? She just felt sorry for Molan.

With a light snort, Lin Qinshuang said unhappily: "How can I forget your brother?"