"Is Great Aunt at home?"
"The First Madam is indeed at home."
"Good, Yunxu, quickly go in and tell Great Aunt to immediately go to the Lin family and ask Uncle Lin to mobilize the Jingji Division's forces to seal off all city gates. Say that a villain has kidnapped Cousin! I'll go find Brother Su and ask him to find a way to lead people to pursue! We must rescue Cousin!"
"Yes!"
The expressions of the mistress and servant were more serious than the other. The young servant at the door, hearing about villains and kidnappings, almost had his legs go soft. He quickly led Yunxu into the Bai family and headed towards the First Madam's courtyard.
Meanwhile, Feng Jinyao urged the coachman to speed towards the Su family. The coachman knew the urgency of the matter and dared not delay. The whip cracked loudly, and he shouted as he ran, "Make way, make way!"
Along the way, many civilians were startled, all curious about who was galloping on the street like this.
"The Feng family. Look, the lantern has the character 'Feng' written on it."
Among the noble young masters who had always been fond of misbehaving, the Feng family was not among them. Why would they act like this now?
"Could it be that something urgent has happened?"
"Cough, who knows. Forget it, it has nothing to do with this old man. Let's sell off this batch of meat pies first."
Passersby chatted and laughed, completely unaware of how anxious Feng Jinyao was inside the carriage.
Upon arriving at the Su family's gate, she ordered the coachman to unhitch the horses. It was faster to ride a horse oneself than to chase by carriage.
"Where is Young Master Su?"
Since the servant recognized Yunxu, he naturally recognized Feng Jinyao as well. Why were they coming one after another, and each more anxious than the last?
"Young Master has gone out. This servant doesn't know."
This was bad. In the capital, the only military family she knew was Su Cheng. If… if she went directly to Xiao Muqian, Cousin's reputation would be ruined.
But how could she wait now? Who knew where that Lu fellow would take Cousin? If he had wicked intentions, she was afraid…
What was reputation compared to life? If Xiao Muqian truly looked down on Cousin because of this, then it was better not to entrust her life to such a man. Gritting her teeth, she leaped onto the horse and said to the coachman behind her, "Go home and tell Mother that the Bai family is in trouble. Have her go to Ying Tian Fu personally to file a complaint. Act quickly and make a big scene! Do you understand?"
"Yes!" The coachman, with his horses unhitched, had to walk. But the matter was urgent. Fortunately, the gatekeeper of the Su family was observant and immediately said, "Brother, if you don't mind, our manor has a fast horse! We can lend it to you first!"
The coachman was overjoyed, "Thank you, young man."
He looked back, and Feng Jinyao was no longer visible on the long street.
The wind whistled past her ears. This was the first time she had ridden a horse on the carriage lane of the imperial street.
In her previous life, her horsemanship was not good, but her second brother had personally taught her. Now that the matter was urgent, she could not afford to be afraid. Fortunately, the horses were specially trained and gentle, carrying her at full speed towards the Kang Prince's manor.
With the back and forth, a lot of time was wasted.
At this moment, Bai Siruo, in the carriage, was completely unaware that the capital behind her had become exceptionally chaotic because of her.
Half an hour ago, Lu Yuanfeng had rushed to the Bai mansion's gate and asked a servant to invite her out. As soon as they met, he had red eyes and made a gesture to kneel down to her.
"Miss Bai, you said before that you could invite an imperial physician to treat my mother. Is that still valid? My mother coughed up blood again, I'm afraid… I'm afraid she won't make it through tonight. Can you help me? If the imperial physician could just take a look, even if she leaves today, I will have done my best."
Bai Siruo did not suspect him. How could she refuse someone who had saved her life before? Moreover, he was trying to save his mother, so she naturally had to help.
"Young Master Lu, don't worry, I'll go with you. Imperial Physician Liu treated my grandfather before, and his medical skills are extraordinary. Perhaps he can save her."
"Thank you, Miss Bai."
Bai Siruo, with Haitang, got into Lu Yuanfeng's carriage. "Young Master Lu, go south. His house is in Tian Shui Lane in the southern part of the city."
"Alright!" With a flick of the whip, the carriage sped towards the southern part of the city.
Bai Siruo was anxious. Haitang comforted her, "Miss, you're too impatient. We didn't even tell the Madam and the others when we came out. It's already evening, and the manor will be worried soon."
"A life is at stake. I'll accompany Young Master Lu on this trip. It can be considered repaying his life-saving kindness."
Bai Siruo said the first half of the sentence, but not the second. From now on, there was no need for them to meet again. She should also gather her thoughts and prepare for marriage.
As the mistress and servant chatted, they did not notice the faint scent of incense burning in the corner of the carriage.
Listening to the sound of horses' hooves ticking, she somehow began to feel drowsy.
She frowned, finding it strange. But before she could say more to Haitang, she collapsed into the carriage, unconscious.
Haitang, beside her, anxiously tried to help her up, but her body was weak, and she also collapsed, groaning softly, and then completely fainted.
Lu Yuanfeng, who was driving the carriage outside, heard the commotion and stopped the carriage. He covered his mouth and nose with his sleeve and lifted the curtain.
He saw that both the mistress and servant were lying in the carriage with their eyes closed, a wicked excitement in their eyes.
It was as if heaven was helping him. He had originally hoped that the Grand Princess of Changlin would deal with Xiao Muqian, but who would have thought she was just a paper tiger? They were all surnamed Xiao, and they cared somewhat about their reputation.
He thought he had no chance, but he "accidentally" ran into the steward of the Duke of Wei's manor and promised him many benefits, all for the sake of having him lure Bai Siruo away. As for whether she lived or died, that was up to him.
Thinking that the person lying inside was the legitimate granddaughter of Prime Minister Bai, the only beloved daughter of Princess Wenyi, how could he let her go?
It would be best if he could get her pregnant. Once Bai Siruo had a child of the Lu family, he didn't believe she could still cruelly deal with him, her father?
At that time, he would be honored by his son and ascend to the heavens!
The more he thought about it, the more excited he became. He drove the carriage towards the city gate. Not long after he left, the Jingji Division arrived and issued an order that no one was allowed to leave the city, and everyone was to be investigated!
Little did they know that the person they were looking for had just left the city and was heading towards the outskirts.
Feng Jinyao rode her horse to the Kang Prince's manor. The gatekeeper had never seen her before, but seeing her ashen face and her imposing demeanor, he thought that perhaps someone from the Grand Princess of Changlin had come to provoke them again, and his tone was very unfriendly.
"Where did this girl come from? How dare you cause trouble at the gate of the Kang Prince's manor? Are you tired of living?"
Feng Jinyao had no time to argue with him. She raised her voice and asked, "Is the Second Young Master at home?"
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