When the maid said that Xue Baoqin was missing, Xue Baochai was not too worried.
Whether it is Ningguo Mansion or Grand View Garden, the defense force is very strong, and it is impossible for outsiders to sneak in.
Even if they went to Rongguo Mansion, no one dared to touch Qin girl.
Xue Baochai glanced at the maid and asked, "Are you sure you have searched everywhere? Have you searched at the fourth girl's place, my mother's place, the old lady's place, and Xiao Yu'er's place?"
The maid nodded: "Miss, I have already gone to look for her. My wife said that the second young lady did not go there today. Sister Hubo also said that she did not see the second young lady today. The fourth young lady was not with the second young lady. Little Yu'er did not go there today. I haven’t seen the second lady either.”
Xue Baochai couldn't help but frowned when he heard this.
She knew that she was a cousin, and she usually went to these places.
But most of the time, I either played in the Grand View Garden or came to Ningguo Mansion to have fun.
There shouldn't be any danger in these places.
"Have you gone to ask other people if they have seen Qin girl?"
"Miss, I've searched everywhere I can. I've looked at the third and second girls' places, and at the eldest grandma's place. I even went to ask at Cucui'an, and they all said that I didn't see the second lady today. .”
The little girl had a crying tone in her voice, feeling a little anxious and a little scared.
"How can such a big living person disappear out of thin air? Could it be that she can also get wings and fly by herself? Then have you seen Qin girl today?"
As he spoke, his expression became serious.
The little maid thought for a while and said: "When I got up in the morning, I saw the second young lady. She went out by herself without letting us follow. This was often the case before, and we didn't take it seriously.
Then, we didn’t see the second young lady for a day, so we went everywhere to look for her, but they all said we had never seen the second young lady. We still haven’t found her, so we can only ask the eldest lady to help look for her. "
"this······"
Xue Baochai was a little confused. Nothing could happen to people in Jia's house.
Could it be that Girl Qin ran out secretly?
If that's the case, that would be a bit troublesome.
Ordinarily, it is impossible for my cousin to be so ignorant.
Forget it, go out and help look for it first, but don't let anything happen, it will be troublesome.
"Ying'er, you can ask around the house, among the maids and women in the house, if anyone has seen Girl Qin."
"Okay young lady, I'm going to inquire about the second lady."
Ying'er agreed, got up and went out.
Xue Baochai looked at the little maid: "Come on, follow me to see the princess and ask her to send more people to help search. Girl Qin should be fine."
Although there were some doubts in his heart, Xue Baochai was not too worried.
With Jia Cong's current power and status, as well as his vicious reputation, no one would dare to attack the Jia family casually.
He took the little maid to Lin Daiyu's main room.
Lin Daiyu saw Xue Baochai coming and greeted her with a smile.
"Sister Bao, come here at this time, but what's the matter?"
Xue Baochai looked at Lin Daiyu again, but this time he didn't see anything.
I can't help but feel a little suspicious in my heart, am I really a little dazzled during the day?
Forget it, let's talk about this later, let her help find Girl Qin first.
"Princess, that girl Baoqin hasn't seen anyone for a day. This is her maid. She has been searching in the house all afternoon, but she couldn't find Baoqin, so she came to me and asked the princess to arrange some people. Help find that girl."
Lin Daiyu blinked when she heard this.
"You can still lose someone at home. You're not just joking with everyone, are you hiding her somewhere on purpose? Have you asked the girls who usually play well with her?"
The little maid opened her mouth and said: "Princess, the servants have already gone to ask, and we have found all the places we can find at home.
After checking it all over, they all said that they didn’t see the second young lady. The servant was really helpless, so he came to the eldest lady for help. "
"is that so?"
Lin Daiyu looked at the little girl, saw her nodded, and then turned to look at Xue Baochai.
Seeing Xue Baochai also nodded, Lin Daiyu couldn't help but frown.
This is a bit strange. Girl Qin is at home, how could she not find anyone?
There should be no one who dares to do it at home.
Lin Daiyu looked at Erya aside: "Erya, go check and find out where that girl Baoqin has gone. It shouldn't be possible for anything to happen in our house."
"Yes, Princess, I'll go check it out right away."
Erya agreed and was about to leave, but suddenly stopped again.
He asked the little maid, "Have you seen your girl today?"
"We met early in the morning. Our girl has not come back since she went out. We have been searching all afternoon. We have searched everywhere we should, but we haven't found even a shadow."
Erya nodded, turned and left the room.
Lin Daiyu smiled and said, "Sister Bao, don't worry. Sister Qin should be fine. She may have overplayed something. If Erya comes out to look for someone, they should be able to find her soon."
Xue Baochai also knew a little about Erya and the others' abilities.
Naturally, she has full confidence in them, mainly because she doesn't think anything will happen to Xue Baoqin.
"Well, I'm not really worried. What else could happen at home? I'm just afraid that the girl ran out without knowing the seriousness, and that would be trouble."
"Probably not. Sister Qin is not a ignorant person. This kind of thing has never happened before."
The two chatted without a word, and Xue Baochai looked at Lin Daiyu carefully again.
Maybe it was because of the night, but I didn't notice anything else.
After about two cups of tea, Erya walked in again.
"How's it going? Have you found Sister Qin?"
Erya nodded, then shook her head.
"Reporting back to the princess, the person guarding the corner gate said that Miss Xue Er came to our house in the morning. The person guarding the second gate did not see Miss Xue go out of the second gate. She should be in our house.
I asked everywhere again, but they all said that I saw no one. Only Mrs. Liu said that she saw her in the morning, when Miss Xue Er was next to a carriage. Since then, no one has seen her again. "
"this······"
An idea suddenly appeared in several people's minds.
Did that girl Xue Baoqin secretly get into the carriage and follow the convoy to Liaodong?
With that girl's courage, she can really do it.
The key is that there is also Shi Xiangyun inside. It is estimated that the two of them colluded, and Shi Xiangyun helped her cover up.
The two of them usually have a good relationship and have fun together. It's not unusual for them to do something like this.
"That girl, you won't really follow her to Liaodong, right?"
Erya nodded slightly: "It should have been hidden in the carriage going to Liaodong and followed him to Liaodong."
Lin Daiyu shook her head and laughed: "These two girls know how to mess around together. Knowing that she has gone to Liaodong, there is no need to worry. With Chunlan and the others, there will be no danger. Sister Bao does not need to worry."
Xue Baochai also thought of this and felt helpless.
She wasn't worried about safety, but when her cousin went to Liaodong, she was obviously going to Jia Cong.
This made her feel a little confused.
When Jia Cong is at home, my cousin likes to stick to Jia Cong.
Although they call each other brother-in-law, the intimacy can be seen by one person.
I am not blind, so I can naturally see it.
It's just that the girl has been engaged for a long time, and Jia Cong only regards her as his sister and has no other ideas. She is watching over her at home, so nothing will happen to her, so she just pretends.
Tsukuru didn't see it.
Unexpectedly, the girl actually came over on her own initiative.
No one in Liaodong is looking after them. If the two of them really get together, what will they do?
He glanced at Lin Daiyu and sighed helplessly.
"Now that I know the whereabouts of Girl Qin, I'm not worried about her safety. However, I'm afraid that girl is going to the prince. She has already been engaged to the Mei family. If something happens, it will be troublesome. "
Lin Daiyu said: "I also saw some signs. Seeing that Brother Cong didn't mean that, I just pretended that I didn't know. Maybe... it was just for fun. Do you want to chase people? return?"
Xue Baochai hesitated for a moment: "I've been walking all day, can I still catch up?"
Erya said: "They don't go very fast in the carriage, mainly because the road conditions are bad. They can only cover more than a hundred miles in one day. If we ride a fast horse to catch up early tomorrow morning, they can almost catch up in the afternoon."
Xue Baochai was a little hesitant. She didn't want too many people to know about this matter.
Otherwise, the bad reputation of that girl Baoqin will also affect the Xue family's reputation, and it will also have some impact on herself.
She would not watch this happen and affect herself again.
"Don't make this matter public. I'll go back and discuss it with my mother first. I'll also tell Xue Ke to see what they mean. If it doesn't work, let Xue Ke go to Liaodong while others go. I can’t control Girl Qin either.”
After all, Xue Ke is Xue Baoqin's biological brother, and Xue Baoqin should listen to his words.
Although Xue Baoqin lives in the Jia family, he is not from the Jia family. After all, this is a matter of the Xue family, and it is really difficult for outsiders to interfere.
Lin Daiyu naturally had no objection to this.
"Sister Bao can make the decision on this matter. If anyone needs help from home, Sister Bao can just arrange it."
Xue Baochai nodded, said goodbye to Lin Daiyu, and left directly.
This matter is not big or small.
Once it is not handled properly, it may cause some minor troubles.
Xue Baochai didn't want this incident to affect her, nor did she want Jia Cong to get into trouble.
I decided to go home and discuss it with my family.
I went back to see the child, and Ying'er happened to be back too, so they went to Lixiangyuan together.
Aunt Xue was in Ningguo Mansion and gave up her daughter's life for a month. She just came back a few days ago. When she saw her daughter coming, she asked her why.
Xue Baochai did not hide anything, so she told Xue Baoqin's story and told Aunt Xue her guess.
Although Aunt Xue was a little angry that Bao Qin was a willful girl, she was her niece after all and couldn't make the decision, so she had Xue Ke come over.
After Xue Ke knew the whole story, he was a little helpless.
After his father died, he originally brought his younger sister to the capital to join his aunt's family. By the way, he used the power of the Jia family to get his younger sister married so that he would not be underestimated.
When I first came to the capital, I visited Mei's house.
Although the Mei family was polite, they kept silent about the marriage.
I took the initiative to bring it up, but they prevaricated it.
Probably because of the decline in family fortunes after his father's death, he felt a little disgusted with his own family.
Scholars, farmers, industry and businessmen, in this world, those who study and become officials have the highest status, while businessmen have the lowest status.
He is a merchant in his own family, but he is not yet the head of the Xue family.
After his father died, only the brother and sister were left to depend on each other, and they had to rely on others when they came to the capital.
It's normal to be looked down upon by others.
With this idea in mind and the fact that my sister was still young, I never went to Mei's house again.
I thought that I would consider this matter when my sister is older.
Today I heard from my cousin that I found out that my sister is actually interested in Jia Cong.
Moreover, he secretly followed the convoy to Liaodong.
Xue Ke was a little stunned after hearing this. He didn't expect such a thing to happen.
My sister is engaged and has a marriage certificate. If this reaches the ears of the Mei family and they start making a fuss, it will be a big loss.
After some discussion, several people decided to let Xue Ke go to Liaodong.
No one would be better off than Xue Ke coming forward in this matter.
Xue Ke also understood in his heart and decided to catch up with him on a fast horse with a few guards early tomorrow morning.
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The Queen Mother returned to the palace. The Emperor got the news and hurried over.
"Queen Mother, we have found out clearly what is going on in Jia Cong's house? Who has gone to Liaodong?"
The Queen Mother sighed: "Your Majesty, Jia Cong's concubine Lin and his five children are all in the mansion. It's just that a few of Jia Cong's concubines and maids were taken to Liaodong. This is not a big deal. .
Jia Cong has not had any dissatisfaction in these years. He has been very respectful to your father and has been very kind to us, mother and son. The emperor should keep his temper in the future and do not believe other people's provocative words, otherwise he will lose his greatest help. . "
After hearing what his mother said, the emperor couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief.
He was really afraid that Jia Cong would take away his family. If Jia Cong disobeyed, he would really have nothing to do with him.
It seems that Jia Cong still knows the rules very well.
Thinking of this, she smiled and said: "Don't worry, Queen Mother. I will never forget Jia Cong's contribution to us. Haven't we already made him a king with a different surname? Moreover, we also gave him Liaodong." I did not treat him badly when he became a fief."
The Queen Mother nodded, this reward is indeed big enough.
Moreover, it is unique since this dynasty.
Even the four kings with different surnames during the founding period did not have fiefs.
From this point of view, Jia Cong is the only one, and he is worthy of Jia Cong's efforts.
As long as the two monarchs and ministers are in harmony, he will be relieved.
She is not too worried about Jia Cong. She has been in contact with Jia Cong for a long time and knows that Jia Cong does not have much ambition.
Now I hope that my son will not make random guesses and be afraid of Jia Cong like his father.
"The emperor has grown up and has his own ideas. The queen mother does not want to interfere with you. I only hope that you will think twice before doing anything in the future. I also hope that you and Jia Cong can live in harmony and be compatible with each other as king and minister."
"Don't worry, mother, I know what to do."
