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Xu's face was grim: "Yuanming, do you think Xi'er's case is related to the first house? A healthy and living person disappeared for no reason and no one knew about it. Are all the guards in this Duke's Mansion just for show?"

Li Yuanming had thought about this before, but he had no evidence.

He even suspected that the prince had discovered something and kidnapped the person.

But, I feel it is unlikely.

If the prince really knew that Zhier's matter was related to Li Shuangxi, he would definitely come to them openly to ask for her.

How is it possible to send an expert to kidnap people?

The most likely possibility is that the first wife was interfering.

It is impossible to abduct her, she must be hidden somewhere.

This is so that the Second Branch cannot get close to the Fifth Prince through Li Shuangxi, and thus the Second Branch will always be dependent on the First Branch.

But Li Yuanming knew clearly that he could not tell this to his father and mother.

They lose their patience and are about to do something bad.

He then said, "When father comes back from the government office, have him go to the Lu residence and tell him that Xier died suddenly. No matter how unkind Lord Lu is, the dead cannot be resurrected."

Xu gradually calmed down. If Lord Lu knew about this matter, there would be no way to resolve it. It had to be solved immediately.

That's all.

If Li Shuangxi really escaped by herself and fell into his hands one day, she would be forced to live in agony and die in vain!

Nodding: "Okay. Yuanming, you go to the front and keep an eye on it. When your father comes back, ask him to bring a generous gift to the Lu Mansion. Leave the rest to mother."

"There is a servant girl who serves Aunt Tong personally, her name is Xing'er. From the back, she looks a bit like Xi'er. She's the one."

Li Yuanming nodded: "Mother, please do this secretly so that no one can find out."

"I know. I'll just take Aunt Lin with me. She has served my mother for more than 20 years and is very loyal."

Li Yuanming knew that last time all the servants in Zhilan Courtyard were sent away, except for this old lady Lin.

"Ah."

Just as Xu went to Shulan Courtyard, an inconspicuous little maid went to Qinglan Courtyard and told Li Shuangwan everything she had just heard at the back window.

Li Shuangwan narrowed her eyes slightly and asked Yizhu to give her two taels of silver.

The little girl took the silver and left gratefully.

"Hongshuang." Li Shuangwan raised his voice.

Hong Shuang, who was teaching a few people martial arts, came over quickly: "Princess."

"Okay, you go to Shulanyuan now." Li Shuangwan whispered in Hongshuang's ear.

Hongshuang took the order and left.

Chen Ping came hurriedly at this time. When he arrived at the gate of Qinglan Courtyard, he straightened his clothes, took a deep breath, and then walked in.

"The county lord."

Li Shuangwan raised his eyes: "What's the matter?"

"Yes, the Duke asked me to tell you something. The news that the third young lady has been missing for many days was that he specially ordered people to look for her and made some noise at the gate of the Lu Mansion, which was heard by the servants of the Lu Mansion."

Li Shuangwan's lips curled slightly, finally seeing his father fight back.

It seems that the little affection he had between the old lady and the second wife was finally ruined by the second wife.

Lu Ziqi is vindictive, and he will never let his second uncle go back on his word.

……

At this time, the Ministry of Works was on duty.

After leaving the yamen, Lu Ziqi left Li Huaiyi alone.

Li Huaiyi was still thinking that Lord Lu was going to promote him. As soon as he entered Lu Ziqi's office, he quickly poured a cup of tea and held it with both hands, with a smile on his face: "Sir, you have worked hard, please have some tea."

Xu also asked him not to show up in front of Lord Lu for the next two days and to keep a low profile, and he did so.

Unexpectedly, Lord Lu would take the initiative to look for him today.

Lu Ziqi looked at him coldly: "Li Huaiyi, do you think I'm easy to fool? Who gave your dog the guts to play tricks on me?"

As he said that, he picked up a document at hand and smashed it on Li Huaiyi's head.

Li Huaiyi was holding a cup of tea in both hands, looking at his boss with a flattering look on his face, when he was suddenly hit on the head by Lu Ziqi. He was still dazed.

The tea in his hands splashed all over him.

"Sir, what are you talking about? I don't understand."

Lu Ziqi's face was filled with anger as if he had been fooled. "I don't understand! Ha, Li Huaiyi, Li Shuangxi is not too sick to get out of bed, but has disappeared and escaped! Do you think I am a fool and will let you fool me at will?"

Li Huaiyi's face turned pale immediately, but he still wanted to make a last-ditch effort. He didn't know how much Lu Ziqi knew.

He quickly forced an ugly smile on his face, "My Lord, who told you that? My daughter was indeed in the mansion. On the day of the heavy rain, she caught a cold. The doctor said that the evil wind entered her body, and that's why she has been bedridden ever since."

"It is not my intention to delay. Please understand. We cannot let these villains ruin the relationship between our superiors and subordinates."

Lu Ziqi's eyes were cold: "You still don't give up! Even now, you still want to deceive me. Come on, bring the person up!"

Lu Ziqi's confidant immediately led a man behind him and threw a servant in.

The servant had been beaten all over, his clothes were soaked in blood, and except for his face, which could identify his identity, there was no healthy part of his body. It was extremely creepy.

When Li Huaiyi saw this man, his face immediately turned pale. He was his personal servant, who followed him to and from the government office every day.

He knows everything about him.

The servant immediately knelt in front of Li Huaiyi and said, "Master, they all know about it. I can't stand the severe punishment. I confess."

Li Huaiyi felt a black screen before his eyes and he fell to his knees in fear.

"Sir, please listen to my explanation. Things are not what you think. My daughter Li Shuangxi truly loves you, sir. Otherwise, she would not have asked me to come to see you that day. Please take her to the Lu Mansion as soon as possible."

"She, she was kidnapped by criminals, she definitely didn't run away."

Lu Ziqi came out from behind the desk, walked in front of Li Huaiyi, and kicked him to the ground.

"Li Huaiyi, you still dare to deceive me at this point! Everyone knows that the guards of your Zhenguo Mansion are as good as the guards of the imperial palace. Not even a fly can fly in. What kind of expert can avoid the heavy guards and sneak into the backyard of your Mansion to kidnap people!"

Li Huaiyi was speechless and opened his mouth, not knowing what to say.

The person indeed died right before their eyes, but the guards didn't see it.

……

Li Yuanming waited at the gate of the mansion for a long time. It was already dark, but his father didn't come back. He was so anxious that he hurried to the entrance of the Ministry of Industry to pick him up.

But as soon as he went out, he saw Li Huaiyi coming back alone, covered in dust.

The servant who had been serving him personally was no longer behind him.

Seeing him like this, Li Yuanming's heart sank, and he immediately took three or two steps forward: "Father, what's wrong with you? Why did you come back so late?"

Li Huaiyi looked up in despair. Seeing his son's concerned gaze, his eyes immediately turned red: "Yuanming, Dad is done..."