Chapter 88 Where did you take Wen Yan?

The Jiang family came back first, two hours earlier than the Ye family.

After Jiang Wanting returned home, she had been wondering when the people from the Ye Mansion would be able to return to Beijing. She met him briefly at the temple gate during the day, and she felt that something was wrong with Ye Wenyan at that time. Not only did he look listless, but he also seemed to be shivering as if he was cold.

On the way back, the mother also said that Yan'er might be sick, and she was worried all the time. When she returned home, she asked the servants to inquire about whether Ye had returned, but there was no news until it was almost dark.

Jiang Wanting couldn't sit still at home, so she took her maid Xiaoyu and waited at the door of the general's mansion.

Ye Jingsheng got out of the car with a gloomy face. He saw the Jiang family's carriage parked in front of him. He also saw Jiang Wanting getting out of the carriage with the help of a maid, then stretching her neck and looking around.

He wanted to go forward and ask Jiang Wanting what she was looking at, but Xiao pulled him back and whispered, "She's a girl, it's not convenient for you to greet her." Then he walked forward without caring who was the elder and who was the younger, and asked Jiang Wanting with a smile, "Who are you waiting for, Miss Jiang?"

Jiang Wanting glanced at her and bowed: "Hello, Madam Ye Er. I'm waiting for Wen Yan. Is she back?" After saying that, without waiting for Xiao's answer, she stood up and walked to the back of the team, counting the carriages of the Ye Mansion as she walked. The more she counted, the more she felt something was wrong. "Why are there fewer carriages? I noticed when you went to the temple, and there were not this many now."

Others also came out of the carriage one after another. When Ye Qingmei heard what she said, she took the initiative to say, "My eldest brother hasn't come back yet. He will stay in the temple for one night and will return to the city early tomorrow morning."

"There is still one car missing." Jiang Wanting said to Ye Qingmei, "Sister Qingmei, including the car that Brother Feiyu didn't bring back, there is still one car missing."

Ye Qingmei exclaimed, "Eh!" and muttered, "This shouldn't be the case!" Then she started counting with Jiang Wanting.

Sure enough, apart from Ye Feiyu’s car, there was another one missing.

"Where is Yan'er's car?" Ye Qingmei suddenly shouted, "Where is Yan'er's car?"

A servant answered: "Isn't it just behind?"

Everyone looked back, but there was no car behind. The carriage that originally carried Ye Wenyan was gone.

Ye Qingmei was anxious at the time, "Where is Yan'er's carriage? Has anyone seen the fourth young lady's carriage?"

The last carriage was occupied by Liu and her friends. Upon hearing Ye Qingmei's question, Liu quickly asked her driver, "Did you notice the fourth young lady's carriage?"

The coachman looked confused, "Aunt Liu, our carriage was in front of the fourth young lady. The road was slippery due to the snow, so I was so focused on driving the carriage that I didn't even bother to look back! This is strange, where is the fourth young lady's carriage? Shouldn't it have been following the convoy? Did it fall behind?" Ye Qingmei ran away. If Yan'er's carriage fell behind, she would have to chase after it to take a look. No matter how far behind it was, it should have entered the city by now. She might be able to catch up with it if she tried to catch up with it.

The maid Ruizhu also ran along. The more Jiang Wanting thought about it, the more she felt something was wrong. When a family travels together, shouldn't they arrange for someone to take care of each other? How could it be possible that everyone came back but only Wen Yan's car was missing?

She walked back and asked Ye Jingsheng directly: "Where did you take Wen Yan?"

Ye Jingsheng was originally going to go back to the mansion, but Jiang Wanting pulled him back, making him furious: "Go away! Do you think I can be so arrogant just because you say so? What do you mean I should take her to? Who can she blame if her own car can't keep up with the team?"

"You are her second uncle! It was you who took her out of the city, so you have the responsibility to bring her back safely! But now that you are all back, Wen Yan is missing. Her sister and the maid ran to look for her, but you wanted to go back home and sleep like nothing happened. General Ye Er, even if she is not your biological niece, you are still a general. Isn't it your responsibility to defend the country and the people?" She didn't care about the fact that Ye Jingsheng almost pushed her down, and she only wanted to ask about Ye Wenyan's whereabouts.

Ye Jingsheng was so anxious that he pointed at Jiang Wanting's nose and said loudly, "I can't protect her no matter who I am! Ye Wenyan is very capable and powerful. It is never our turn to control what she does! Look at my hand. She burned it. She can burn my hand, so why should I care about her life or death? This is the First-Rank General's Mansion, not your Jiang family's mansion. If you want to make a scene, go back to your Jiang family and don't scream like a madman here!"

After he said that, he pushed Jiang Wanting again, then turned around and walked quickly back to the mansion.

Xiao glanced at Jiang Wanting without saying anything, and followed Ye Jingsheng in.

Ye Lianmian ran after Xiao and stopped when passing by Jiang Wanting. She said contemptuously, "Aren't you Ye Wenyan's good sister? If you are really anxious, go look for her with my elder sister. What's the point of yelling here? But in my opinion, it's useless to look for her. People like her deserve to die. I hope that the snowstorm swept her away. From now on, there will be no more witch in the First-rank General's Mansion. How happy our lives will be!"

Jiang Wanting was so angry that she wanted to tear Ye Lianmian to pieces right there and then, but her maid Xiaoyu stopped her and whispered in her ear, "Miss, please don't be impulsive. Now is not the time to argue with the Ye family. This is strange. We have to find a way to find the fourth young lady quickly. If we delay any longer, something bad might happen."

Jiang Wanting took a deep breath and tried to suppress her rising anger. She knew she should look for Ye Wenyan, but where could she find him? Could she really find him with just a maid and a driver?

Ye Qingmei had already run towards the city gate. There was no point in her following her. She had to find another way.

The Ye family returned home one after another. Xichun shook off Liu and Ye Chulian and quickly chased after the second master. Liu also felt that something was wrong and kept her head down.

Ye Chulian, on the other hand, had an idea. When she passed by Jiang Wanting, she stopped and looked at the Ye family members who had already returned home. Then she lowered her voice and said to her, "The last time the prefect of Lin'an came to our house, he came to support Fourth Sister. Miss Jiang, why don't you go to Lin'an for help first? It will definitely be faster with the help of the government. Now it's getting later and later, we have to find the person back quickly, otherwise the government will definitely make a fuss about this matter, and who knows what they will say about Fourth Sister."

She left after saying these words, and Jiang Wanting figured it out after a while. If a girl gets lost while out of town, it's fine if she's found that night, but if she spends the night outside, her reputation will be ruined.

"Hurry, go to Lin'an Prefecture." She ran back to the carriage and hurriedly told the driver, "Hurry, go to the Lin'an Prefecture government office!"

The Lin'an government office was closed at this hour, and there were only two guards left at the door. Jiang Wanting rushed down from the carriage and was about to break down the door, but was stopped by the two soldiers.

She was so anxious that she kept jumping up and down. "I am the daughter of the Minister of Justice Jiang Feng. I have something urgent to tell Master Chi." After she finished speaking, she was afraid that her weight was not enough, so she added, "My father asked me to come. You should tell him quickly. It's urgent."

When the guards heard that it was Minister Jiang who came to see the prefect, they dared not delay any longer. One of them opened the door and invited Jiang Wanting in, while another quickly went to report the matter to Prefect Chi.

Lin'an prefect Chi Hongfang came out quickly in casual clothes. He knew Jiang Wanting, and when he saw Jiang Wanting anxiously pacing in the front hall, he immediately had a bad feeling.

"Jiang's niece, what's wrong with you? What urgent matter does the Minister have to ask me?"

When Jiang Wanting saw him coming, she ran up and grabbed Chi Hongfang's wrist: "Uncle Chi, it's not my father who is looking for you. I just said that to see you as soon as possible. Uncle Jiang, I just want to ask you one question. Did you go to the First-class General's Mansion to support Fourth Miss Ye? Now Fourth Miss Ye may be in trouble, do you care?"

Chi Hongfang was frightened by these words and almost jumped up, "What did you say? Miss Ye Si is in trouble?" "Keep your voice down!" Jiang Wanting was so anxious that she wanted to reach out to cover Chi Hongfang's mouth, "How many people do you want to hear? Uncle Chi, listen to me, I don't know the specifics, but at noon today, I saw the Ye family going to burn incense at the temple gate outside the city. Wen Yan obviously went there too, but the Ye family did not bring Wen Yan back when they returned to the city. Almost no one knew that Wen Yan's carriage had fallen behind, and the attitude of the second master and second lady of the Ye family was too strange. They didn't plan to look for her at all, and they returned to the general's mansion one by one as if nothing had happened. Only Wen Yan's eldest sister took the maid to the city gate to greet them. I think something is wrong, so I came to ask for help from Uncle Chi, please help me."

Chi Hongfang was scared, and his voice was trembling. "The damn bastards of the Ye family have been making trouble since the old general and the great general passed away. I don't know what they are doing now. Wanting, listen to me. I will definitely help you with this matter, but I can't do it alone. You have to find someone else."

"Who?"

"Go find Yunchen, the director of the Imperial Observatory!" Chi Hongfang told her word by word, "I will take people out of the city to find him right away. You should go to the palace to see Yunchen quickly. Do whatever you can to see Yunchen, and then tell him about this."

After saying this, without waiting for Jiang Wanting to react, he called someone and left in a hurry.

Jiang Wanting was stunned for a while and finally figured it out. Yes, she had to find Yun Chen. The fact that Yun Chen liked Ye Wenyan had taken root in her heart, so why did she forget it now? So she took the maid and took the carriage to the palace again.

The Imperial Astronomical Observatory was in charge of astrology. Yun Chen, as the director of the Imperial Astronomical Observatory, had always lived in the palace, near the Yanhua Palace. If Jiang Wanting wanted to find Yun Chen, she had to go into the palace, but it was already this late, and the palace gates had been locked. How could she easily get in?

Not to mention that it was not easy for her to enter the palace, even her father Jiang Feng could not enter the palace at this time.

Jiang Wanting stood at the gate of the palace, looking at the imperial guards who were blocking her way, she wanted to cry but had no tears. At that time, Zhuier was carrying Ye Wenyan on her back and stumbling towards Lin'an City. It was already dark, but Lin'an City was still far away...

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