Raiders of the Duke and Duchess

Chapter 278
Ji Wuyan fell off a cliff and disappeared, and the Shen family's enemy couple had a big fight in front of Ji's house.

Other than that, this day...is no different from every ordinary day in the long time.

But before dinner came, a fast horse galloped from the official road, and there was no sign of slowing down until the gate of the city.The guards all paid attention, but they heard the man on the horse holding the rein in one hand and holding up a letter in the other, shouting at the top of his voice, "Jiangnan secret report! Jiangnan secret report!"

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The Jiangnan Secret Report is a grand place, shouting all the way into the city, and the people along the way are scared and panicked by the sound of galloping horses' hoofs-Secret Report?Could it be the military situation?Jiangnan is located on the coast, could it be... pirates?
"I heard that the pirates have been committing crimes year after year, and they are very rampant... The owner of the coastal area is surnamed. These days are in dire straits and precarious. He may be taken away by pirates to work as a laborer at some point!"

"Really? But I didn't hear that Jiangnan is rich, especially the Ji family in Jiangnan, which occupies half of the wealth in Jiangnan. The house is filled with white jade for the walls, glazed tiles, and night pearls as candles... I can't help hearing that." I want to go to Naji's house to become a real person, and the salary must be very high."

Someone with good intentions grinned and joined in, with a look of disgust as if looking at the ignorant country bumpkin, "It means that you only know hearsay and don't know how to use your brains... This is considered a family, like Ning Guogong The mansion is like that, and I haven’t seen white jade as walls and glazed tiles, so it’s all rumors! Even if the Ji family really occupies half of the wealth in the south of the Yangtze River, it can only show that this Jiangnan... Not as rich as rumored."

It seemed to make some sense, a few people nodded, and walked away with melon seeds—after all, the mountains and rivers in the south of the Yangtze River are far away, even if the pirates commit crimes year after year, for those who are far away in Yanjing City, it is just a little gossip after dinner Just talk.

But no one saw that after they left, a girl wearing a white cloak slowly walked out from the small alley beside her. She slowly took off the cloak, and it was You Lingxi who was being attacked by gossip.

She stared at the backs of the few people leaving with deep eyes, biting the back of her teeth and saying each word, "Jiangnan... Ji's family..."

Ji Wuyan once claimed to be from a small village in Yingzhou, Jiangnan. You Lingxi once believed it—but now she doesn't believe a word of it.

Even though the Ning family doesn't have much family background, it's definitely not without it.The old lady can be so caring... Could it be... this Ji family?You Lingxi turned sideways and told the maid behind her, "Go and check..."

The servant girl was a little puzzled, "Ji Wuyan has already fallen off the cliff, why is the princess still worried these days?"

Yeah... why?Sometimes even I feel that I have looked at Ji Wuyan too much. I watched her fall with my own eyes. There is no foothold on the cliff. Half of the guards of the Ningguo Palace have already dispatched to search, but they have not found Ji Wuyan. Salt... No matter how you look at it, she doesn't look like she can survive.

"But that day...she jumped down by herself." Every time You Lingxi thought of Ji Wuyan's last taunt, she felt overwhelmed, "That kind of trick is a common trick used by housewives...but...they fell If you fall or fall into the water, although you may suffer some flesh and blood pain, there is no danger to your life. Ji Wuyan... This princess really watched her jump..."

The servant girl also couldn't figure it out, "Maybe... Maybe she thought she would survive..."

You Lingxi still shook her head, "No... there is one more thing, I think it's not right after thinking about it."

As she spoke, she put on her hood again and walked back, "At that time, there was a maid by Ji Wuyan's side, and she was sent by her to deliver a pair of shoes to Chen Luoxin before departure, saying it was convenient for climbing. ... After that, Shen Luoxin also encountered an accident. If there was no guard who went to deliver the shoes, she might be gone... Tell me, women's shoes, which are somewhat secretive and ambiguous, why did a guard go to them? send it?"

"The princess means..." The servant girl opened her mouth slightly, a little in disbelief, "If that's the case..."

If this is the case, Ji Wuyan will definitely have a plan.Since she had arranged for Shen Luoxin's backup, it was impossible for her to miss such an empty door on her own side.

You Lingxi made up his mind, "Let people pay attention to the eastern suburbs, and then send someone to Yunzhou in the south of the Yangtze River to see if they can find some traces of Ji Wuyan. I'm going to the Eastern Palace...not to see it with my own eyes. At first glance, the princess is not at ease."

"Yes..." The maid bowed her head and watched as the Princess got into the carriage and left alone, but she went in the opposite direction.

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During dinner time, news came from the palace, asking the officials of the Manchu Dynasty to immediately go to the imperial study to discuss important matters. The eunuchs who came to pass on the word of mouth were all familiar eunuchs in His Majesty's palace. Some officials did not put down their rice bowls, and asked tentatively, " When are you leaving?"

The eunuch cupped his hands, with a gentle attitude, "immediately."

The official was taken aback for a moment, and his expression immediately became serious.

Before lunch, the "Jiangnan Secret Report" had already been widely circulated. Naturally, these people couldn't believe in some pirates making trouble like ordinary people. The Jiangnan Secret Report... must be caused by the flood in Yingzhou!

Immediately, he put away his job, changed into his court clothes, and hurried to the imperial study room. He saw that the entire imperial study room was brightly lit, and two rows of guards with knives were waiting in formation, while Mr. Zhang was waiting at the gate of the imperial study room in person. Much more serious than anyone could imagine...

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The crescent moon is slightly hooked, and the stars are dotted on the night.

A wind blew up at night, and the leaves fell all over the ground. The howling wind blew from under the palace wall, and blew towards every street and alley in Yanjing City.

In the autumn night, the depression is full.

Ji's family lost their daughter, and the gate was closed for a whole day, and nothing could be seen from the outside.

If you look in from a higher distance, you will find that the entire mansion is almost pitch-black, only a few faint stone lanterns are lit, and the slight fire flutters in the wind, looking like it will be extinguished at any time.

Whoever sees this situation will probably sigh a little or two, and say a word, good luck tricks people.

And Ji Wuyan's yard was even more pitch-black, with nothing, even the maids didn't know where to hide to take a break, or went to feel sad alone.There was only a cat meowing from nowhere, "Meow..." soft and cute.

Out of tune with this desolate night.

A black shadow lightly fell into the courtyard.

Quietly, as if without touching the ground.

He landed from the back of the courtyard, walked around the corridor to the back of the main house, and stretched out his hand to push the window...

(End of this chapter)