The young couple from the farm fights back

A few days later, Liang's mother and daughter left Changsheng Island and returned to Yanzhou City. The servants of Cheng Mansion knew that the eldest lady would return home today, and the elderly housekeeper and the doorman had been waiting in front of the mansion gate since noon, looking forward to it.

Finally, seeing the familiar carriage slowly approaching, the butler said nothing and quickly waved his hand to signal the servant to open the gate to welcome the master back to the house. Then he respectfully came to the carriage and said, "Madam~"

Nanny Zhu opened the carriage curtain and came out first. Seeing the anxious look on the old housekeeper's face, she guessed that something had happened in the mansion, so she quickly turned around and helped Liang get out of the car.

Liang stepped off the sedan chair and raised her eyebrows to meet the old housekeeper's expression. Her pretty eyebrows knitted slightly. "Why are you so flustered?"

Cheng Yi got off the car right after her and looked up to see a maid hurriedly coming out of the house: "Mother~"

Liang looked at the old woman, and her serious face became a little colder.

This old woman was one of the newly purchased slaves two years ago. Seeing that she was honest and steady, Liang Shi specially assigned her to a side courtyard to be used by her concubine.

"Madam~" The old woman's anxious face turned pale with a hint of panic.

Liang knew that something serious must have happened to the concubine's daughter, and she quickly interrupted the old housekeeper and the old woman before they said, "Go into the mansion first."

"Yes."

Back in the main hall of the front yard, Liang heard that the concubine's daughter from the side courtyard had disappeared after noon today. The hand holding the teacup loosened, and the hot tea instantly splashed all over the back of her hand.

Cheng Yi was horrified: "Mother."

"Madam." Madam Zhu quickly took out a handkerchief to wipe the Madam's hands.

Liang took the handkerchief and wiped it herself. The situation was serious, so how could she sit still? She stood up from her chair and looked at the old housekeeper and the old woman: "Have you sent someone to search thoroughly? Have you searched the backyard where the old lady used to live?"

The old woman wanted to cry but had no tears. Her legs felt weak and she fell to her knees. "To answer the madam, I have looked everywhere. I even looked in the pile of firewood where people could hide. But there is no trace of the young lady at all."

The old housekeeper also knelt and reported, "Madam, earlier this old servant secretly sent a few servants to the city to look for her, thinking that the young lady might be in a playful mood and wanted to relax outside the mansion, but—"

After searching for a long time, the servants who went out to look for the person came back one after another, but none of them could find the person.

Fortunately, the eldest lady returned home today, otherwise, he would not know how to explain to the master.

Liang suddenly thought of something and asked, "Where's Madam Du? She's always here to serve the young lady."

"To answer the eldest lady's question, Aunt Du also disappeared with the eldest lady."

When Liang heard this, her legs went weak, but fortunately Cheng Yi and Nanny Zhu supported her from behind in time.

"Mother~"

"Madam~"

Seeing this, the old housekeeper and the old woman were so frightened that they dared not breathe.

Liang didn't dare to think about how she, as the mistress of the house, would deal with the news of the girl's disappearance inexplicably if it spread.

He had to control his temper and told the old housekeeper on the ground: "Quick, send more people to continue searching, both inside and outside the city, and also send people to check on the old lady's farm. This matter must not be made public immediately."

"Yes, madam." The old housekeeper did not dare to delay for a moment.

The old woman couldn't help but wipe away her tears, "Madam, could it be that Aunt Du really kidnapped the young lady? Why would she do this?"

Liang calmed herself down, glanced at the old woman wiping her tears, and said sternly, "Don't make random guesses before the truth is revealed. Please leave first."

"Yes, madam."

Seeing them leave, Nanny Zhu worriedly took the eldest lady's arm and comforted her, "Don't worry, madam. Maybe the eldest lady got bored in the mansion these years and secretly ran away to relax without anyone knowing."

Of course Liang hopes this is the result, but what if it is not?

Although she didn't like the concubine's daughter in the past few years, she never treated her harshly. She gave her the same share of food, clothing and other expenses as Yi Jie'er, but she never saw Cheng Hua again.

She only thought that if he could stay in the mansion and cultivate his character, and after his brother's marriage was arranged, she would find a suitable match for Cheng Hua and fulfill her responsibilities as a legitimate mother.

Thinking of this, Liang thought of the man in charge of the family, so she said, "Such a big thing cannot be hidden from the master. You should go find the master in person and tell him about this privately."

If the concubine's daughter really had evil intentions and ran away from the mansion, a little girl would not be able to run far. The master has his own men and can bring back a little girl more effectively than the servants in the mansion.

"Yes."

Seeing that Nanny Zhu had also left, Cheng Yi stepped forward and whispered, "Mother, why is Big Sister so...? She's just giving up her good life. Doesn't she care about her own reputation at all? They say that sisters in the same house share the same prosperity and the same adversity. Big Sister is too selfish. What if my daughter gets implicated by Big Sister?~"

Liang was having a headache, but upon hearing her daughter's words, her expression softened and she gently patted the back of her daughter's hand: "Don't overthink it, the most important thing now is to find the person back."

Afterwards, just keep the matter a secret.

Cheng Yi was still sulking inwardly, and said indignantly, "Mother, I've always thought that Madam Du was honest and trustworthy. I never thought that Madam Du would join my elder sister in mischief."

Liang naturally felt that there was something fishy going on, but upon hearing her daughter's complaints, she couldn't help but frown.

As Sister Yi said, Madam Du was very considerate and sensible in her work. Now that I think about it, it seems that Madam Du has always been ill in the past six months, and the task of delivering messages has fallen on the shoulders of the old woman just now.

For this purpose, she specially asked Nanny Zhu to invite a doctor to the side hospital so that Nanny Du could recover and help her share the affairs of the side hospital.

Based on her understanding of Nanny Du, she would not do such a treacherous thing, or perhaps she had been deceived by Nanny Du's disguise in the past.

The more Liang thought about it, the more anxious she became. Seeing her daughter lower her head and bite her lip in silence, she knew she was angry with Cheng Hua. "Okay, mother will take care of this matter. You don't have to worry about it. Go back to your room quickly. You've had a lot of fun on the island these past few days. You need to catch up on the homework you missed."

The homework that Liang assigned to her daughter was nothing more than embroidery, piano and painting. Although she didn't have to be excellent in everything, a lady from a noble family must have some outstanding skills.

"Yes, mother." Cheng Yi pursed his lips angrily, and Fu Li left.

Looking at her daughter's departing figure, Liang couldn't help but look at her a few more times. Perhaps because they were seeing each other every day, she had never noticed that Yi Jie'er was almost as tall as her.

But soon, her thoughts were drawn back to her concubine's daughter Cheng Hua. When she thought that a living person in the mansion could disappear just like that, Liang felt very upset and uncomfortable.

Suddenly, a maid came forward hurriedly and reported: "Madam, the old lady has returned home."

Liang: ...

Liang, who was thinking about something, turned around in surprise and saw her mother-in-law, who had lived in the manor for several years, walking towards the main hall step by step with a gloomy face and a cane.