In front of the main gate of the Prime Minister's residence.

The young masters have mostly left.

At the entrance, only a few young women remained, seemingly chatting, but their eyes were all glancing intentionally or unintentionally toward the inside of the gate.

Clearly, they were all waiting for someone.

When Bai Ziyu, Yu Shuyan, and Jin Wanliang appeared at the main entrance, the young ladies unconsciously touched their hairpins and smoothed their skirts, ensuring they were in their best condition.

"Young Master Bai, I recently wrote a short poem. Would you be so kind as to offer your critique?"

A young lady in a peach-pink gauze dress stepped forward shyly, her voice so soft it was almost dripping with tenderness.

Once one of them took the lead, the other young ladies abandoned all restraint and rushed forward, chattering amongst themselves:

"Young Master Bai, I have painted a picture and would like to ask you for your guidance."

"And me, and my poems, please too~"

"Me too, me too~~~"

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Yu Shuyan and Jin Wanliang took two steps back in unison and stood outside the crowd.

Jin Wanliang noticed that Yu Shuyan was doing the same thing as him, and seeing her calm, expressionless eyes, he couldn't help but cover half his face with his fan and chuckle.

"Divine Physician Yuan, you're so calm!"

Yu Shuyan looked at him, puzzled:

"Do I need to be calm?"

Upon seeing her, Jin Wanliang couldn't help but smile again, his genuine doubt evident.

"Of course you don't need it, you don't need it. But your calmness is making some people uneasy!"

As she spoke, she glanced at Bai Ziyu.

Yu Shuyan followed his gaze and looked at Bai Ziyu.

A sly glint flashed in Jin Wanliang's eyes as he chuckled:

"Dr. Yuan, should we leave now?"

Yu Shuyan hesitated for a moment, then nodded:

"Alright."

With that, he walked straight past the crowd and down the steps.

Jin Wanliang gave Bai Ziyu in the crowd a smug yet irritating smile, then strode after Yu Shuyan and got off...

Stairs.

Seeing them leave, Bai Ziyu frowned slightly, and with a distant smile, said:

"Excuse me, everyone, I have to go about my business. Could you please make way for me?"

Although his voice was gentle, his determination was undisguised.

The young ladies were all taken aback, and then their eyes were filled with disappointment. However, they dared not block him any longer and reluctantly made way for him.

Bai Ziyu didn't bother with it. Seeing their expressions, he simply walked past them and quickly went down the steps.

The ladies' eyes followed him, noticing a hint of haste in his usually carefree and composed back view.

They all unconsciously looked at Yu Shuyan, who was walking in front, with resentment and jealousy.

"Excuse me, my sister has not come out yet. Is she still in the mansion?"

Zhou Guoye frowned and asked the doorman who was seeing off the guests.

"And, our young lady hasn't come out yet either!"

Wang Ziyue's maid was so anxious she was almost crying.

The doorman was in a difficult position regarding the tunnel:

"Well, I'm not quite sure. Logically, the banquet has been over for quite some time now, so the two young ladies should have come out by now. Could it be that they've already gone home?"

Wang Ziyue's maid hurriedly shook her head:

"No, if Miss is going to leave, she will definitely take me with her. Besides, our manor's carriage is still here, how could Miss possibly go back by herself!"

Zhou Guoye also nodded:

"That's right, my sister couldn't possibly have walked back by herself."

The gatekeeper thought for a moment and said:

"Then... how about..."

"I'm sorry, ladies, the two young ladies are indeed not in the Prime Minister's residence."

Butler Wang strode out from inside the door, interrupting the doorman's words.

Even a third-rank official like Zhou Guoye, facing Steward Wang, could only suppress his urgency and speak slowly:

"Butler Wang, my sister and Miss Wang haven't come out yet. Perhaps they were playing around and didn't come out in time. Would you like us to go in and look for them?"

Butler Wang laughed and said:

"Does Young Master Zhou mean he wants to search the Prime Minister's residence?"

Zhou Guoye's face paled, sensing a chill in the smile of Butler Wang.

A chill ran through him. He glanced inside the gate, then finally managed a forced smile and said:

"Steward Wang, you flatter me. I'll go back and check first. If my sister hasn't returned, I'll come back."

Butler Wang chuckled again, interrupting him:

"Didn't Young Master Zhou hear me clearly? Miss Zhou and Miss Wang have already left the Prime Minister's residence. However,

"I can provide Young Master Zhou with a clue."

Zhou Guoye nodded hurriedly:

"Please enlighten me, Steward Wang."

Butler Wang sighed softly:

"Miss Zhou and Miss Wang left with Madam Wen."

Zhou Guoye was startled, instantly recalling how Zhou Ruifen and Wang Ziyue had targeted Yu Shuyan. A chill ran down her spine, and she quickly looked towards the gatekeeper:

Has Madam Wen come out yet?

The doorman unconsciously looked at Steward Wang.

Butler Wang frowned and shouted:

"Why are you looking at me? If you see something, you see it; if you don't see something, you don't see it. Do you really need to look at me?"

The gatekeeper was startled and quickly lowered his head, saying:

"It's not that I didn't want to say, but when all the young masters and ladies rushed out, I really didn't notice who..."

Everyone went out, everyone went out! But~"

He drew out his words, but then stopped talking.

Zhou Guoye frowned and pressed on:

"But what?"

Butler Wang also snorted coldly:

"Why are you hesitating? Just say what you have to say."

The gatekeeper then looked up and said, feigning recollection:

"I seem to remember that just now in the crowd, there was a woman who was pulling two other women and they hurriedly walked out. And when they got to the door, there was a carriage that quickly took them away."

"I found it strange at the time that the three young ladies only had one carriage and no servants. However, I didn't think much of it then, but now that I think about it, could it be...?"

He deliberately paused and drew out his words; he didn't want to say the rest directly, but rather he wanted them to think about it themselves.

Sure enough, Wang Ziyue's maid was so startled that she screamed:

"That must be our young lady! Madam Wen, my young lady, and Miss Zhou had a falling out at the banquet. It must have been her who took the two young ladies away because of personal grudges."

As he spoke, he looked anxiously at Zhou Guoye and pleaded:

"Young Master Zhou, I beg you, you must find the two young ladies and save them!"

Zhou Guoye frowned slightly, lost in thought:

Based solely on a few words from the doorman, he claimed that Madam Wen had kidnapped the two of them without even seeing clearly, which directly...

Go to Madam Wen and demand her return. If she denies it, there's nothing we can do.

Moreover, he always felt that the doorman's story was inconsistent, and therefore his words were not credible.

However, even if he had a thousand times the courage, he wouldn't dare to keep the two young ladies in the Prime Minister's residence.

"Young Master Zhou, please say something!"

Wang Ziyue's maid urged her anxiously.

Butler Wang also looked at Zhou Guoye with a half-smile:

"Young Master Zhou, is this a suspicion?"

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