The reborn girl always wants to escape, but the abstinent marquis hugs her and coaxes her!

Chapter 114: Wen Yao is Missing

The glutinous rice balls from Jiangnan are not as sweet as those from Beijing.

It is not the right season right now, so there is less festive ceremonial feeling, but more warmth of ordinary people.

The two of them didn't speak while eating the dumplings.

But the atmosphere between the two of them suddenly felt a sense of familiarity and tacit understanding that came from being together for a long time.

Xu Rongrong always felt something was strange. She and Mu Rong had never had such a thing in her previous life.

In the five years they lived in the mansion, they had never eaten at the same table.

But for Mu Rong, in the twenty years since Xu Rongrong left, whenever he was in the Marquisate, he would always stay in Wangjiang Pavilion. Every blade of grass and every tree there was imbued with the scent of Xu Rongrong.

Every decoration in the room reflects her habits and preferences.

Over the past twenty years, her habits have been ingrained in his bones.

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After dinner, candles were lit in the houses and shops on both sides of the road.

The smell of fireworks is getting stronger.

Mu Rong suggested, "Let's take a walk?"

Xu Rongrong had this intention. Tangyuan was not easy to digest. She had eaten a lot just now and was thinking about how to digest it.

The two walked along the Yu River and out of this most prosperous section of the street.

There was wet mud on Xu Rongrong's feet, and she lowered her head and smiled.

Mu Rong asked, "You were looking at Doctor Shu's feet earlier and realized that someone used Yuhe to poison him, right?"

Xu Rongrong raised her head in confusion: "Why would the Marquis have the leisure to inquire about this?"

"I am extremely interested in Rongrong's affairs, no matter how big or small." Mu Rong said with a raised corner of his mouth.

Xu Rongrong: "..."

After walking a little further, a dilapidated building appeared.

Mu Rong asked again, "Do you know where this is?"

Looking at the half-collapsed building, Xu Rongrong shook her head and said, "It looked very exquisite in the past, but now there is no trace of it, so it's hard to guess."

"This is the music studio that the Luo family used to run. It was destroyed during the flood."

Xu Rongrong stopped and said, "It's actually here? Luo Xiao never mentioned it before."

"The woman you know is, like you, extraordinary." Mu Rong looked at her. Indeed, if an ordinary woman knew that the person she was befriending was the county lord personally appointed by the current emperor, she would naturally take this opportunity to ask for something for the orphan girl and her widowed mother.

But Luo Xiao's mother and daughter never mentioned it.

Even when Xu Rongrong needed their help, they would unconditionally give her all the silk they had stored.

Xu Rongrong nodded: "They are indeed very rare. If there is an opportunity, I will also lend a helping hand to them."

She looked up at the ruined Qufang again. It was not difficult to see that the deceased head of the Luo family was truly an elegant person.

After walking for a while, the wind gradually got stronger.

Mu Rong looked up and put a hood on Xu Rongrong. Although he was reluctant to part with this rare time together, he was also afraid that the strong wind would freeze his little girl.

So he said, "Let's go back."

Only then did Xu Rongrong realize in shock that the two of them had walked so far.

Moreover, they had already become so close to each other without realizing it. The shadows of the two people, illuminated by the candlelight not far away, were tightly intertwined.

The fluttering cloaks teased each other and danced gracefully.

She took a step back and said, "My Lord, please go first."

Looking at her drooping brows, Mu Rong nodded and took the lead to walk back.

His pace was neither fast nor slow, and Xu Rongrong followed behind him at a steady pace.

The two returned to the elegant residence and as soon as they entered the second courtyard, they felt that something was unusual tonight.

The lights were on inside. Not only were there more yamen runners and guards, but even Prefect Wu had come and was pacing back and forth anxiously.

Seeing them coming back, Mu Lu hurried forward and lowered his voice: "Master, Wen Yao is missing."

Xu Rongrong was right beside Mu Rong. She was shocked when she heard this: "What?" Just as she finished her words, she saw Magistrate Wu rushing over anxiously: "How did you take care of the county lady? You were out for such a long time. If you hadn't been waiting by her side, how could the county lady have disappeared?"

After saying this, he shouted, "Come here! Lock up this disrespectful servant girl!"

"Who dares!" Mu Rong protected Xu Rongrong behind him.

His imposing presence was so overwhelming that not a single yamen runner or guard dared to approach him.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Mu Lu advised, "The most urgent thing is to find the county lady first. Moreover, if the county lady just went out to relax and found out that the master had taken her most trusted maid...maid, I'm afraid she would be angry."

When Magistrate Wu heard this, he found that it made some sense.

After all, the county lady broke into the government office early in the morning and ordered him to search the mountain just for her personal maid!

Alas, the nobles from the capital have strange personalities. Thinking of this, he waved his hand and said, "Retreat first. Find the county lord first."

Xu Rongrong glanced at Mu Lu: "What happened? Please tell me in detail."

Seeing this, Mu Lu didn't dare delay. After Xu Rongrong and Mu Rong went out that afternoon, Wen Yao was alone in the room. As it was getting dark, and she hadn't served any food, the maid who served in the elegant residence went into the room to check, only to find the table and chairs overturned, but Wen Yao was gone.

The maid started yelling, and Mu Lu hurried over from the next yard and took the servants in the elegant residence to search inside and outside several times, but still no one was seen.

Xu Rongrong lowered her voice: "Have you been to the Luo family?"

Mu Lu nodded and said, "Before Magistrate Wu came, I went there myself, but the people there didn't see Wen Yao return."

Because Wen Yao was now using the identity of a county lord, in order to avoid arousing suspicion, she had no choice but to follow the advice of the prefect Wu and live in the elegant residence. However, Shu Qing continued to live in the Luo family mansion for the convenience of his medical visits, and Xu Rongrong left Chu He there to protect them.

Now, she is not seen in either house.

Moreover, Yiwen Yao is a cautious person and will definitely not leave without saying a word!

Xu Rongrong felt a little nervous. Without saying anything more, she hurried to the inner courtyard and Wen Yao's room.

Seeing her so arrogant, Magistrate Wu felt a little annoyed.

Mu Lu quickly advised him, "My county lady is very clever and eccentric. She used to play pranks with us in the capital. Magistrate Wu, don't panic. We will handle it."

Mr. Wu felt a little uneasy, but when he heard the people around the county lord say this, he didn't dare to refute.

So he had no choice but to let Xu Rongrong leave.

Xu Rongrong's face was pale at this moment. She almost fell when she crossed the threshold of the inner courtyard. Fortunately, Mu Rong was always by her side and quickly hugged her around the waist.

He felt the woman in his arms trembling.

"Don't be afraid, Rongrong. Wen Yao will be fine."

Xu Rongrong suppressed her inner panic and rushed into the room.

Sure enough, the tables and chairs in the house were overturned on the ground, and it seemed that there must have been a fight.

The bead curtain in the inner room was broken in one place. It was obvious that Wen Yao wanted to run into the inner room, but was caught and brought out.

Xu Rongrong's hands were tightly clasped on the door frame.

Her eyes were red: "The one that person really wanted to catch was me!"