The little cannon fodder kept releasing melons, and people lined up to eat melons

An hour later, Mu Ju and the others woke up slowly. Mu Ju, who was suffering from a severe headache, patted his head and used all his strength to get up. He looked around and then looked at the place where the young lady was sitting, only to find it was empty.

Mu Ju woke up instantly and shouted anxiously: "Miss? Miss? Where are you? Why are you guys still sleeping? Get up quickly, Miss and the others are gone."

Fu Yu, Gui Yu and others were also woken up one after another. When they heard that the young lady was missing, they were frightened and quickly got up. After looking around, they found that their masters were indeed nowhere to be seen.

Suddenly Chunhua screamed: "Ah!!! Someone's dead..."

Fuyu, Guiyu, Xiyu and Leyu rushed forward to check and found that the deceased was actually Shopkeeper Xu. A strong bad premonition came to their hearts.

Shuiqin shouted: "Oh my God, the young lady and her family were kidnapped, and the criminals even left a note."

Fu Yu and his men immediately gathered around and took a look at the content on the note. It said: If you want to save the young master and young lady, you must exchange them with Boss Li and Boss Gao. Think carefully and go to Fengyun Village, ten miles outside the city, to exchange hostages before the hour of You.

Now everyone was horrified and didn't care about anything else. They ran towards the Marquis' Mansion.

Jiang and the old lady were very puzzled. It was almost noon, why hadn't the four little rascals come back yet? ? Maybe they had gone crazy outside again? ?

Xifeng Garden...

Nanny Chen came running in in a panic. When she saw Jiang had no time to greet her, she shouted, "Madam, please go to the front hall quickly. Something big has happened. The third young master and three girls have been kidnapped..."

The teacup in Jiang's hand fell to the ground and shattered. Her eyes were wide open and her face was full of horror. Her ears were buzzing and she took a step back dizzy.

Frightened, Nanny Chen immediately stepped forward to support Jiang. After Jiang managed to stand firmly, she didn't care about anything else and hurried to the front hall, followed closely by Nanny Chen.

Jiang walked quickly, her steps were a little chaotic, and she almost fell several times. It was Nanny Chen who supported her. She didn't care about anything else and had only one thought in her mind, which was to get to the front hall quickly.

When she saw her mother-in-law in the front hall, Jiang couldn't help asking before she could speak: "Mother, what's going on? How could this happen?"

When the old lady first heard the news, she was so frightened that she almost fainted. She did not dare to delay and directly sent people to the military camp and the Hanlin Academy to call back her son and grandson.

The old lady did not say much, but handed the note to Jiang. Jiang took the note and quickly scanned the contents on it. Her hands could not stop shaking and her tears could not stop flowing.

"Mother, please let the Marquis come back soon..."

"I have already arranged for someone to go there. As women, we can only worry about it. We still have to wait for Yan'er to come back before we can discuss everything."

Jiang nodded weakly. Indeed, now they could only wait for the Marquis to come back. These problems could not be solved by him and his mother-in-law.

"Mother, Ning'er and the others were abducted?? What on earth is going on?"

The voice came before the person arrived. Song Boyan came hurriedly, followed by Song Chengyan, Song Chengzhou and... the second prince and the fourth prince.

The old lady and Jiang's group hurriedly saluted the two princes. Murong Jingchu waved his hand and said, "There is no need to be polite at this critical moment. Let's talk about what happened first."

The old lady ordered Fu Yu, Gui Yu and others to explain clearly what happened at that time?

Fu Yu and his companions did not dare to delay and described everything they knew.

"Manager Xu of Fulai Inn is dead?"

The old lady couldn't believe it. They just dismissed the workers. It didn't make sense for them to kill Manager Xu and kidnap Brother Yi and the others? ?

Song Chengzhou grasped the key point. Boss Li? The man with a broken arm? Could it be? Was it done by the remnants of Shengxing Casino?

Song Chengzhou and Murong Jingchu looked at each other and immediately understood.

Song Boyan listened to the whole process and murmured to himself: "This matter reveals something strange..."

"Father, if I'm not mistaken, these people should be related to Shengxing Casino. Their purpose is very clear, which is to exchange Boss Li and Boss Gao."

When Song Boyan heard what his second son said, he was even more confused. Why did he arrest Ning'er and the others in order to save the person sentenced to death?

Just when everyone was confused, Ji Feng and Jiu Ye hurried over, and Ji Feng clasped his fists and bowed.

"Your Highness, I just came back from Fulai Inn. Shopkeeper Xu was attacked from behind and killed. I checked the nearby stall owners and they said that Fulai Inn has not been receiving customers for more than two months. Every time a customer enters, they say that Fulai Inn is full. The shopkeeper told the outsiders that a foreign caravan had booked the entire inn. But I found this in the guest room. The arrow pattern of the attack on the gold transport robbery case investigated by the Dali Temple some time ago is exactly the same as this one. Your Highness, please take a look..."

Murong Jingchu took over and said, "Continue..."

"I guess this group of people are the ones staying at the Fulai Inn these days. As for whether Manager Xu was in the same group as them or was forced to do so, I don't know why he died."

After receiving Murong Jingchu's gaze, Jiu Ye immediately reported everything he had learned: "Your Highness, I went to the Dali Temple to interrogate the former Dali Temple Minister. According to him, this group of people led by Boss Li were originally a group of mountain bandits who occupied land and made a living by robbing houses. Later, Boss Li got in touch with him, and the two of them colluded with each other, using Shengxing Casino as a base to make a lot of money, and also engaged in the business of trafficking women and children. This Boss Li is the leader of this group of mountain bandits. It is said that he has a younger brother, who is their second in command. I guess that the group of people who have been living in Fulai Inn should be this second in command. Maybe they have been lurking for so long to rescue their boss."

Everyone present was silent for a long time. All signs indicated that the group of people who held Ning'er and the others hostage were undoubtedly the same group of bandits as the people from Shengxing Casino.

Song Chengyan was somewhat puzzled: "Why did this group of bandits hold Ning'er and the others hostage? They used the people from the Marquis' Mansion to threaten their boss in exchange? These are completely unrelated people?"

Song Chengzhou sighed and said, "If I'm not mistaken, my third brother and his friends must have come to us by mistake. And from what Fu Yu and his friends described, the man with the broken arm should be the dealer whose arm was chopped off by Boss Li. I guess he might have told this group of people that it was my third brother and his friends who were involved with the Fourth Prince when Shengxing Gambling House was raided that day. If I'm not mistaken, their plan is to use the four masters of the Marquis' Mansion to exchange for someone else. This is safer than robbing the prison. If it doesn't work, they won't lose anything. By then, they're just worried that my third brother and his friends will be in danger of their lives."

When Jiang heard that their lives were in danger, she was so frightened that her heart sank. She said in a trembling voice: "My Lord, you must not let Ning'er and the others be in danger. If they want people, just give them to them..."

Although Song Boyan agreed with his wife, after all, the two princes were present, so how could he say such a thing? He had no choice but to interrupt his wife: "Madam, don't talk nonsense..."

The old lady patted Jiang on the shoulder and shook her head at her. Jiang immediately fell silent and didn't say another word. She just kept wiping her tears with a handkerchief.

"What Madam Hou said makes sense. They just want him to be the one who gets him. Saving people is more important..."

Everyone in the Song family looked at the Second Prince in surprise. They did not expect that the Second Prince would advocate exchanging hostages to save people.

When Murong Jingchu thought of Song Qianning still in the hands of the robbers, he didn't delay any longer and took off the jade pendant from his waist and handed it to Jiuye. He said: "Second brother, what you said makes sense. Jifeng Jiuye, take my token and go to the Dali Temple to get the person out. We will leave the city now to rescue them..."

When several people were about to leave the Marquis' Mansion, people from the military camp came hurriedly saying that the Marquis was urgently needed to return to the camp for something.

Just when Song Boyan was in a dilemma, Murong Jingchu comforted him: "Just go, Lord, leave this matter to us. Don't worry, we will bring Cheng Yi and the others back safely."

"Father, don't worry! With my elder brother and I here, and with Ji Feng Jiu Ye and the others' skills, you can rest assured. Besides, too many people, especially with your status, will only make those bandits wary, which will be detrimental to rescuing my third brother and the others."

With Song Chengzhou's persuasion, Song Boyan nodded in agreement. Before leaving, he repeatedly emphasized to his two sons that everything should be considered for the safety of their younger brothers and sisters.

Song Chengyan and Song Chengzhou nodded and promised their father that they would do their best to rescue their younger brothers and sisters.

As soon as Song Boyan left, Song Chengyan, Song Chengzhou, Murong Jingchu and Murong Jingsheng also mounted their horses and galloped out of the city.

Song Chengyan brought his two personal attendants, Guangliang and Zongliang. In order to make it easier to identify the robbers, Fuyu and Guiyu also came along. Song Chengzhou brought Ping'an, Bu'an, Qing'an and Yun'an.

Murong Jingchu's four secret guards Jifeng, Zhuiyun, Xuanying and Jiuye were responsible for escorting Boss Li and Boss Gao.

Murong Jingsheng brought his personal guards Shiyou and Chifeng with him.

Although the four of them had few guards, they were all top-notch experts...

After leaving the city gate, the group sped up their riding speed and headed straight for Fengyun Village, ten miles away...