Chapter 432: Chapter 432: She Came Back Unscathed_1

Wei Qingwan, who came in with the two, also knelt down.

The old Master Wei and Madam Wei were watching the three people kneeling in front of them and realised something was wrong.

“Where is Ruoruo? Why didn’t she come with you?” the old Madam asked anxiously.

Wei Yifeng and Wei Yipeng bowed their heads, feeling guilty and not daring to speak.

“I asked you a question. Where is Ruoruo?” The old madam’s tone was urgent.

“Speak up, what did you two do wrong?!” The old Master fiercely slapped the case of his hand rest.

Wei Yifeng nervously confessed to losing Wei Ruo, “Today…the streets were bustling…we carelessly lost Ruoruo…”

“Outrageous!” The old Master exploded, his face full of anger, “You two grown men, with maids and guards around you, how can you lose a perfectly fine person?”

The heads of Wei Yifeng and Wei Yipeng hung even lower.

Wei Qingwan knelt silently by the side of the two.

“Speak up! Tell me where you were, how could you lose her?” The old Master shouted angrily, quite upset with the two.

“We…we were on the street… It’s almost New Year, and the streets are full of people. Suddenly, a stream of people rushed us that we didn’t expect and scattered us.” Wei Yipeng explained.

“Scattered while walking on the streets? Didn’t you have guards with you? How could ordinary crowds rush at you?”

The old Master was not so easily fooled. Even if the number of guards in the Wei family had been reduced to save expenses, there were still four guards accompanying Wei Yifeng and the others when they went out.

But these four strong, armed guards wouldn’t be scattered by ordinary crowds.

Wei Yipeng’s face was full of tension, he certainly could not explain this, because the four guards were deliberately neglecting to protect Wei Qingruo by their command.

But at this moment, facing the old Master’s inquiry, they certainly couldn’t admit that they were the reason Wei Qingruo had disappeared.

Wei Yifeng was more calm than Wei Yipeng, he explained to the elders, “We don’t know why this happened either. The crowd was not like ordinary people, they aggressively moved forward without any regard for us.”

Hearing Wei Yifeng’s seemingly plausible explanation, the old Master began to believe their story a bit.

Then Wei Yifeng took the initiative to admit his mistake, “It’s my fault, I didn’t react in time. I only had time to protect Wanwan. By the time I realised, Ruoruo had disappeared.”

“Didn’t you look for her? Even if scattered, people won’t go too far, how can she not be found?” the old Madam anxiously asked.

“I don’t know why that happened, as far as I know, Ruoruo should have waited for us in place. But we couldn’t find her anywhere around, I found it very strange too!” Wei Yifeng explained.

Wei Yifeng implied that the issue was with Wei Ruo, suggesting that it could be that Wei Ruo herself had wandered off, causing them to lose her.

The old Master’s face visibly darkened.

The old Madam quickly intervened, “Ruoruo has just come to Capital City and isn’t familiar with the place. Most likely she got carried away by the crowd to an unfamiliar place.”

The old Master sneered and said, “Who knows? What if she took this opportunity to escape? How am I going to answer to Marquis Xuanping Residence?”

The old Madam quickly reasoned, “She can’t escape. Where can Ruoruo go? She doesn’t even know the way out. She’s alone without money or luggage, she can’t even leave the city.”

Hearing the old Madam’s words, the old Master’s expression eased a bit.

Immediately, the old Master summoned the head of the guards: “Take all the people you can to find her and make sure to bring her back as soon as possible! And not a word of this incident should leak out. If anyone dares to leak it, beat them to death!”

Wei Yifeng and Wei Yipeng heaved a sigh of relief secretly, glad that their grandparents believed their story.

But they still didn’t dare to let their guard down completely. If Wei Qingruo was found and she reported them, they would be in deep trouble.

So now they actually hoped that the Wei family wouldn’t find Wei Qingruo. Or if they did find her, they hoped she would be already dead and unable to speak.

Wei Qingwan kept her head low and was anticipating the events to come.

If she encountered an accident in a place like a cockfighting field, the things that Wei Qingruo would face would definitely be more serious than what she had faced in Taizhou prefecture. Such things couldn’t be resolved by just facing the family’s punishment.

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Wei Jinyi and Wei Ruo had dinner together at the Tianyun Pavilion, then he accompanied her for more than an hour until evening, only then Jinyi took Wei Ruo back to the house where she had just changed clothes.

After that, Wei Ruo changed back into women’s clothes and took Wei Jinyi’s carriage back to the Wei residence.

To avoid being seen by the Wei family with a man, Wei Jinyi didn’t get back into the carriage and bid Wei Ruo goodbye there.

Before parting, Wei Jinyi asked Wei Ruo, “Is there anything else apart from taking you around that you need my help with?”

Wei Ruo shook her head, “Nothing else, you just need to take care of yourself. We’ll see each other again when we have the chance.”

Wei Jinyi was silent for a moment, then replied, “Okay.”

After waving goodbye to Wei Jinyi, Wei Ruo pulled her head back into the carriage and let the curtain down.

Wei Jinyi stayed still, waiting until Wei Ruo’s carriage disappeared around the corner. Only then did he use his light skill to follow.

Wei Jinyi followed the carriage all the way to the entrance of the Loyal and Righteous Duke Residence. He left only after seeing Wei Ruo and Xiumei enter the gate.

As soon as Wei Ruo returned, a servant rushed to Shou’an Hall and reported to the elders.

Therefore, before Wei Ruo could enter Changchun Garden, she was taken to Shou’an Hall.

Inside Shou’an Hall, Wei Yifeng, Wei Yipeng, and Wei Qingwan were all present.

Seeing Wei Ruo appear unharmed, the three of them were stunned.

After recovering, Wei Yifeng and Wei Yipeng looked panicked.

What now? They were in trouble!

Wei Qingwan was filled with disappointment.

How had Wei Qingruo returned safely? Had nothing happened to her even in a chaotic place like the cockfighting field?

Wei Qingruo was just too lucky!

The old Master let out a sigh of relief: it was good that she was safe! But his relief soon turned into anger.

With a stern face, the old Master questioned Wei Ruo, “Where did you go?”

The Madam Wei softly calmed the fuming old Master Wei, “Sir, please keep your anger in check for a moment, let’s hear what Ruo has to say first.”

“Alright, I would like to listen to where she’d been all day!” The Master Wei temporarily suppressed his dissatisfaction.