Male superiority and female superiority: forced love

At the same time, Qin Guanzhi and Yu Yu were wandering through the streets and alleys, anxiously searching for that familiar figure.

"Young master, have a drink of water." Yu Yu hurried out from the teahouse nearby and handed a bowl of tea to the young master.

"I don't want to drink, you drink it."

Qin Guanzhi stared blankly at the circles of faint orange light reflected on the bluestone slabs, and lowered his head even more.

At two o'clock in the afternoon, the hottest sun had passed, and the streets gradually became more populated. From time to time, the soft and sweet laughter of women could be heard, attracting the men passing by to stop and look back.

But all this sounded extremely harsh to Qin Guanzhi's ears, like a sharp dagger cutting open his chest and tearing his soul apart bit by bit.

"Ayu, let's go to the government office." His mind gradually came back to normal, and his eyes were filled with determination.

"Sir, going to the government office to report Sister Ruan requires checking her household registration and filing it with the Ministry of Revenue. What if..." Yu Yu stopped talking. Sister Ruan's household registration had just been issued, and her past wouldn't stand up to scrutiny. He wasn't worried about anything else, but he was afraid she might be an unregistered resident, perhaps the child of a criminal. If that happened, not only would Sister Ruan be stuck, but you and the entire Zhenguo Mansion would be implicated.

Before, they could turn a blind eye and pretend that they knew nothing, but once they went to the government office, it was no longer under their control.

"Ayu, do we have any other way to find Hatsune Miku?" Qin Guanzhi clenched his fists as he looked at the tall and majestic vermilion lacquered gate.

Yu Yu looked at the young master's distraught look, opened his mouth, said nothing, and lowered his head.

"Let's go." Qin Guanzhi loosened his fist and stepped onto the stone steps.

As soon as the two stepped over the threshold, they happened to meet Qu Haoyue who had come to cause trouble in the morning.

"Oh, isn't this Mr. Qin, the owner of Mingyue Restaurant? What's wrong? Are you angry? Do you want to sue me at the government office?" Qu Haoyue swept his handsome face, which was as handsome as if it was carved by a knife, with a sinister gaze, and spat in his heart: a peacock that is coquettish and posing, spreading its tail tail every day to trick girls into working.

"No, we're here to report a crime and look for someone," Yu Yu snapped back. This man was so annoying, he was definitely going to find a dark and windy night to teach him a lesson.

"Oh? Looking for someone? Who? Miss Ruan?" Qu Haoyue asked casually, opened his folding fan handsomely and shook it, looking at the two of them with a smile.

Qin Guanzhi and Yu Yu did not answer, but their faces seemed to be covered with a layer of yellow earth, becoming even darker and duller.

"Kidnapped?" Qu Haoyue's eyes suddenly shook, he closed his fan, walked up to them and asked sternly.

The woman's disappearance was a major event. Wushui Town hadn't seen such an incident in at least twenty years. If she wasn't found, not only would his father's position as county governor be lost, but he would also be exiled to a desolate land. His family would never be able to return.

"What's going on? Tell me quickly!" Qu Haoyue was anxious, and the folding fan fell heavily on his palm. He wanted to grab Qin Guanzhi and beat him up.

Qin Guanzhi recounted the entire incident. He knew Qu Haoyue's identity, and if he was willing to take action, there would be no need to follow the normal procedures.

"How do you two know for sure that she's lost? What if she just went out for a walk and comes back on her own later?" Qu Haoyue looked at them speechlessly, his sword-like brows furrowed into a knot.

"Sister Ruan never goes out alone for so long. She must have gotten into trouble! Master Qu, if you can't help, forget it. Let's go report it ourselves," Yu Yu shouted. He really hated this man more and more. Not only did he talk too much, but he also wasted their time looking for Sister Ruan.

"Draw Miss Ruan's face, and I'll take people to look for her!" Qu Haoyue was choked by the rebuke. He wanted to refute but felt he couldn't bear the responsibility. In short, the right thing to do was to find her as soon as possible.

Qin Guanzhi hesitated for a moment and nodded.

Half an incense stick later, a graceful woman in a light yellow dress appeared on the paper.

"Mr. Qin, time is running out. Please paint Miss Ruan's face as it truly is. Now is not the time for you to be so frivolous as to use your brush and ink." Qu Haoyue nearly lost his temper. This man was truly a peacock, never forgetting to show off wherever he went. Was Miss Ruan being deceived by him and only came to him?

"My young master painted Sister Ruan, but due to time constraints, he could only show half of Sister Ruan's charm. Master Qu, can you take people to find Sister Ruan now?" Yu Yu urged.

"Ayu." Qin Guanzhi whispered to remind him not to say anything more, then turned to Qu Haoyue and said, "Mr. Qu, how many people can the government send to look for him right now?"

"Qu Yi, tell everyone in the yamen to stop what they are doing and follow me out to find someone, quickly!" Qu Haoyue tightly grasped a corner of the painting, his eyes becoming increasingly gloomy, sinking so deep that Qin Guanzhi felt a deep uneasiness in his heart.

More than a hundred yamen runners were mobilized, moving through the crowd and conducting a carpet search of the entire Wushui Town, including all the surrounding villages, including Xiaohe Village.

"Mr. Qin, if Miss Ruan leaves the jurisdiction of Wushui Town, I, the master of this temple, can do nothing to help her." Qu Haoyue said, wiping the sweat from his forehead.

As the sky gradually darkened, it would be even more difficult to find the person if we didn't find him before dusk.

There is strength in numbers, and with many hands together, the fire burns brighter. Soon, news came out about Miss Ruan.

Qu Er found out that two people saw a woman in a goose yellow dress with her face covered fainting in front of a black carriage at Chunfeng Teahouse. She was later carried into the carriage by a man dressed as a guard.

"Guards?" Qin Guanzhi was startled.

"But the carriage hit someone?" He excitedly pulled Qu Er over and asked with a pale face.

"This... shouldn't have happened. The two men only said that they saw the girl fainted, and didn't mention the car crash." Qu Er recalled.

"Is there any marking on that carriage? Or what kind of sword is that guard wearing? ... Where are those two tea drinkers?" Qin Guanzhi asked countless questions in a row, his heart almost jumping out of his throat. He only regretted that he was not in Liangcheng and could not mobilize troops.

"Mr. Qin, don't be anxious. There are characteristics! Those two people said that there is a string of very special wind chimes hanging on the carriage, and a pink spotted deer with an ox tail hanging below. By the way, the guard is wearing a big sword with a red tassel around his waist." Qu Er told all the information he had received.

Only guards in the mansions of officials of the second rank and above are qualified to carry the red tassel broadsword.

What is a pink spotted deer with a cow's tail?

Qin Guanzhi pondered these details carefully. Suddenly, his eyes lit up.

It's a Qilin! The pink Qilin is the emblem of the Linhuai King's palace. Jiang Xuanzhou has come to Wushui Town?

"Mr. Qu, does Prince Linhuai have a house here?" He looked at Qu Haoyue and asked.

"You know Prince Linhuai?" Qu Haoyue was stunned. How could this pretty boy know a prince?

"Know him. Yes or no?"

"Yes. It's at No. 6 Wuyang Street, Linfeng Garden."

"Thank you!"

After Qin Guanzhi thanked Qu Haoyue, he and Yu Yu rushed there quickly.

"Wait! Walking is too slow. I'll take you there." Qu Haoyue asked Qu Er to bring the carriage and followed them to Linfeng Garden.