Soft-waisted little maid

Xue Ke glanced at Sun Zan, but saw that he still said expressionlessly: "But even so, Miss Cai should not still be in this Tianfeng Tower." As he said that, several people walked around Looked around.

The abbot, who had been standing aside for a long time without daring to speak, took over: "Pilgrims are not allowed to come up to the pagoda today. As soon as the lantern festival ended last night, it was sealed, and there is no place to hide in the pagoda. We have just asked your people to carefully search the place together with the monks from our temple, and it is true that there is no trace of Miss Cai."

"Could it be that after leaving the tower, he was kidnapped immediately?" The young monk on the side asked tentatively.

"Probably not. I have arranged my own people under the tower. Although they may not know Miss Cai's family, they are two people after all. If someone openly kidnaps someone in public, the noise will definitely be big. They will not Maybe you can't see it," Zheng Lanshi said.

"Could that be an acquaintance?" Xue Ke looked at Sun Zan subconsciously, as if asking for his opinion.

"Acquaintance." Sun Zan murmured, "I have never met this Miss Cai, but I cannot rule out the possibility. As far as you know, is there anyone else who knows Miss Cai in Yin County?"

Xue Ke recalled it, and a person suddenly appeared in his mind——

That concubine of the Cai family that day.

She was about to speak, but hesitated. Even Sun Yuzhu must not know about it. If she said it, how could she prove that it was true?
  Sun Zan saw her hesitation.

Seeing this, Zheng Lanshi wanted to ask more, but was stopped by Sun Zan: "Since there are no clues here, Xueke, please come back to the mansion with me. Maybe the people in the Cai Mansion will know better about this Miss Cai in Yin County." Who else do you know?”

Xue Ke nodded.

Then Sun Zan said to the rest of the people: "I'm sorry to trouble you all today. If it's convenient, please secretly inquire about Miss Cai's information for the Sun Mansion. I'm sorry to bother you all."

The abbot immediately said: "You're welcome, Third Young Master. Saving a life is better than building a seven-level pagoda. It's what we should do."

"Boss Zheng——"

Sun Zan suddenly looked at Zheng Lanshi.

Xue Ke suddenly became nervous and swallowed silently.

But he didn't say anything, just bowed lightly: "Excuse me, Boss Zheng."

Zheng Lanshi was stunned for a moment, then smiled helplessly: "Okay, for your fourth uncle's sake, this is what I should do."

When several people got off the tower, Xue Ke was about to catch up with Sun Zan, but suddenly he heard Zheng Lanshi beside him say something incoherently: "Actually, this kid is not bad."

Xue Ke was startled: "What nonsense are you talking about?"

He smiled and said: "What did I say, you are so excited." Then he pointed to Sun Zan who was waiting for the snow guest in front and said, "Go quickly, don't always let people wait for you."

The tone seemed to indicate something.

Xue Ke glanced at him meaningfully, then turned and walked towards Sun Zan.

After the Sun family's carriage left, Zheng Lanshi, who stayed where he was, suddenly sighed to himself, as if he had thought of something, and shook his head.
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  At present, Xue Ke and Sun Zan were crowded in a carriage. They were silent and seemed a little embarrassed.

Sun Zan originally thought that since he wanted to conduct a low-key investigation, it would be inconvenient to prepare a carriage that was too big. It would not be good to attract the attention of others, so he went out to find a rather dilapidated small carriage.

What's more, he didn't know at that time that there would be one more person when he came back. Now the two of them were squeezed into this small space, almost touching each other, not to mention how tense the atmosphere was.

"How about -" Xue Ke was about to say something, but the carriage bumped into something, causing Xue Ke to lose his seat again. As for Sun Zan, his eyesight was quick and his hands were ready to help him, but he almost hit a collision. The two were so frightened that they immediately jumped away.

"I'm sorry, Master, the path outside is not easy to walk on."

The man driving the carriage outside raised his voice and shouted, but he did not lift the curtain, so he could not see inside the carriage. The two silent people were already blushing.
  "How about I go out?" Sun Zan paused and said stiffly.

"No, no, no, young master, I'd better go out." Xue Ke quickly stood up, but the carriage bumped again, and her head hit the roof of the carriage.

"Hiss--" This sudden sound made Xue Ke almost burst into tears from the pain.

Sun Zan wanted to help, but in the end he retracted his hand hesitantly: "You'd better sit down."

Xue Ke was embarrassed and sat back silently without saying a word.

Perhaps in order to ease the current atmosphere, Sun Zan thought for a while and asked: "You seemed to have thought of something when you were on the tower just now. If you can, tell me and maybe I can think of a solution."

Xue Ke's eyes fell on him and found that he seemed to be considering his own emotions.

“But if it’s inconvenient—”

"No." Xue Ke quickly explained, "It's just that I don't know if people will believe me if I say it. Moreover, this matter involves Miss Cai's family affairs. If there is no basis, I would not dare to say it casually. "

"You just need to tell me, do you think her disappearance is related to this matter?" Sun Zan asked.

Xue Ke thought for a moment, then nodded solemnly.

"Okay." Sun Zan said, "As long as you say it, I will believe you."

What he said was so sincere that it reminded her of the time when she just met him. She remembered that he also told her once that it was okay, he was here.

Then she felt miraculously at ease.

Maybe she had never thought about who she could rely on here, or who she hoped to be strong enough to solve, but suddenly she felt a little soft-hearted again.

Xue Ke slowly said: "The third young master may not know that the fifth girl held an autumn flower banquet that day. Miss Cai came with a little maid beside her, and I met with them. Although I said that, but I have seen that girl. I am afraid she is not just a servant of the Cai family. The girl did not show up on the day of the lantern viewing. It stands to reason that if the two of them came from Yangzhou together, they should have come out together last night. But Miss Cai didn’t bring anyone with her, which is indeed a bit strange when you think about it.”

Sun Zan pondered for a while: "What do you mean?"

Xue Ke's voice became softer, and he had no confidence: "Actually, although I have no basis and I don't know how to make you believe that the girl is actually Lord Cai's concubine. But it doesn't matter if you don't believe it. We should first Go to the Cai Mansion Courtyard to find that girl——"

"I believe."

Sun Zan just said two words.