Chapter 287: Rong Xian Arrives
Aoshan is the busiest area of ​​the current Lantern Festival.

There are so many people and so little space that it is almost impossible to find a place to stay.

Now the patrol battalion was shouting at everyone nearby to go home quickly because there were thieves committing crimes. This made everyone present anxious, fearing that they would be the next victim if they made any move.

Therefore, in a hurry, everyone present was like headless flies, swarming together and pushing towards the street.

In such a crowded scene, taking a carriage was already a luxury, so after getting the pass, Yang Wenyuan immediately asked the guards in the mansion to gather everyone in the inner circle and move slowly out with the flow of people.

It was Yang Wenyuan who reacted promptly. When the crowd was at a loss, he asked Changqing to find the general of the patrol camp to find a back door. Otherwise, if he had reacted slower, he would have been staring at the surging crowd in helplessness.

With the pass token and Yang Wenyuan's badge, the patrol camp on this street simply glanced at everyone and immediately opened a green channel for the group, and also opened a hole to let Yang Wenyuan and others go first.

As a result, after leaving this street, we encountered another roadblock in front of us, and they were still checking and questioning people.

Fortunately, the Yang family had enough reputation, so although they had to stop and go along the way, they had a smooth journey.

"With such a big scene, I'm afraid they have surrounded the entire area around here?" After finally getting past the last obstacle, Rulan patted her chest and said with a little fear.

The hustle and bustle of the crowd behind him continued. Yang Wenyuan looked back, slightly absent-minded, and whispered softly:

“I don’t know which one it is…”

"Where's the sixth sister? She's probably still in there." Hualan was in a panic just now, but now she came to her senses and finally remembered that Minglan had not come out with them, so she spoke quickly.

Changbai was relatively calm and immediately replied:
"Don't worry for now, sister. Sixth sister has servants with her, so nothing will happen. It's just that they can't get out as fast as we can."

Yang Wenyuan also nodded and said to Hua Lan:

"Ma'am, don't worry. You've seen along the way that with so many patrol camps watching here, there won't be any major trouble."

Afterwards, Yang Wenyuan pulled Chang Qing over and instructed:

"Go and see if there are any empty carriages nearby. If there are any occupied, buy them. If there are no empty carriages, leave a personal guard there. I will apologize to you later."

Yang Wenyuan and his group came here to watch the lantern festival, and naturally they came by horse-drawn carriage.

But now that something has happened, the carriage storage area for tonight's lantern festival will naturally become the top priority for the patrol camp and the government office.

This can be seen from the fact that no carriage came out from inside at this moment.

Since Hualan was pregnant, she couldn't walk all the way home, not to mention that she had to take care of her younger sisters. Therefore, Yang Wenyuan asked Changqing to find a carriage to send her back.

Of course, Yang Wenyuan could also rely on his status and get his own carriage out in advance with a clear conscience, but that would definitely offend the family who had the accident today.

Others are extremely anxious and furious, but you are still jumping around in front of them. Who else can they be angry with if not you?

After instructing Changqing, Yang Wenyuan turned to Hualan and said:
"When Changqing finds the carriage, you can take most of your personal guards and accompany the sisters back to Jiying Lane. Changbai and I will wait for the sixth sister here."

Hua Lan nodded.

She was very sensible and knew that this was not the time to care about anything. Besides, it was useless for her to just stand there. It would be better for her to go home first so that Yang Wenyuan could rest assured.

"What about me? Where should I go?" Yang Ruijin raised her hand to speak.

"Where else can you go?"

Yang Wenyuan rolled his eyes at Yang Rujin and said:

"Jiying Lane is not far from my aunt's house. We can just ask Changqing to take a detour."

After thinking for a moment, Yang Wenyuan continued to speak to Hua Lan in a gentle voice:

"Your body should not be shaken too much. You don't need to go back to the mansion tonight. Just stay at home for the night."

Hua Lan nodded slightly.

Soon.

Changqing came back and successfully completed the task assigned by Yang Wenyuan. At this time, he was followed by several carriages.

Yang Wenyuan did not ask any further questions and immediately asked all the female relatives to get on the carriage.

After everyone was seated, Yang Wenyuan and Changqing instructed:
"First send the lady back to the Sheng family, and then send sister Rujin back to Xingguofang."

"Yes, sir!" Chang Qing nodded in response.

"Well, let's go!"

Yang Wenyuan smiled happily, then patted Changqing's broad shoulders and watched the carriage leave.

"Which family has this problem?"

Changbai looked at the endless stream of people and the yamen runners who were still rushing here, with a look of confusion on his face:

"Could it be some royal relative?"

"Who knows?"

Yang Wenyuan shrugged. Although he had roughly guessed whose family had the problem, he just pretended not to know and said casually:

"But with such a large scale, this must be a family of high status and power."

"But it may be an exaggeration," Yang Wenyuan thought to himself.

Even though the situation was so serious at the moment, Yang Wenyuan actually didn't have much hope for the final outcome.

This is not because Yang Wenyuan knew the result in advance, so he was so confident.

It was precisely because of such a big scene that Yang Wenyuan felt that this matter was most likely hopeless.

It looked like there were checkpoints on every street, but this really didn't look like a search for someone. It seemed more like they were deliberately making such a big fuss to show that they had done their best in the matter in order to save face.

In fact, it was just a formality.

I don’t know how much time passed.

The crowd was still moving slowly, and the patrol battalion was checking everyone diligently, but there was no trace at all.

At this moment, Yang Wenyuan suddenly heard a loud clanging sound of armor colliding from behind him.

Yang Wenyuan was familiar with this sound - it was the sound of soldiers in armor running quickly.

"Have they even dispatched the Imperial Guards?"

Yang Wenyuan was shocked, but at the same time he appeared calm because he was sure who had gotten into trouble.

Yang Wenyuan immediately looked back, and sure enough, what was coming towards him was a group of soldiers wearing infantry armor, all of whom were the style of the Central Imperial Guards.

and……

Although the face could not be seen clearly due to the flickering firelight, Yang Wenyuan felt that the figure of the leading officer looked somewhat familiar.

When he saw Yang Wenyuan, the new officer of the Imperial Guard paused, then turned around and gave a few instructions. Then he saw that the team of Imperial Guards was still heading towards Aoshan, but the officer stopped.

"Rong Xian?" Yang Wenyuan asked before he got closer.

"it's me."

As the two sides got closer, Rong Xian's face finally appeared clearly in front of Yang Wenyuan.

If we talk about Rong Xian in his youth, his face was full of dandy indulgence.

Then, following the arrangements of his family and serving as a guard, Rong Xian's face showed some of the vicissitudes of a worker and the stability of an adult.

And at this moment, after not seeing each other for a long time, Yang Wenyuan saw something different on Rong Xian's face - although his face was as gloomy as water, there was an extra ruthlessness and decisiveness, and a hint of indulgence that had long been missing.

"What are you doing?" Yang Wenyuan asked knowingly.

Rong Xian only glanced at the long cypress tree beside Yang Wenyuan, then looked up into the distance, at the candlelight of the lantern festival that was showing some lackluster light in the darkness, and said in a deep voice:
"My sister was also watching the lantern festival inside today, but she got lost from the servants." In fact, she was forcibly abducted in the street in front of a group of servants, but Rong Xian couldn't say this.

"Oh? Is this true? That was really careless."

Yang Wenyuan looked surprised, then immediately nodded and said in comfort:
"I see that the patrol camp and the government have already guarded all the intersections. I think your sister is fine and will be found soon."

"Hehe? Patrol camp? Government office?"

Rong Xian did not hide the contempt on his face at all, and said coldly:
"They're just going to pretend to do this to please my family, otherwise..."

Otherwise, it wouldn’t be Rong Xian’s turn to be here.

In fact, the servants who followed Rong Feiyan had reported the abduction of Rong Feiyan to the Rong family long ago, and also reported it to the government office as soon as possible.

The government responded quickly and together with the patrol battalion, they sealed off the entire lantern festival area and conducted checks on everyone.

But there was still no result and no news.

It is hard not to make the Rong family feel that they are working without putting in any effort.

The family that dared to commit such a big crime must be well-informed by the Rong family, and the Rong family has always been looked down upon by many dignitaries in Bianjing...

So the Rong family was anxious and went to the palace for help.

Naturally, the government was furious when it heard this.

After all, the Rong family can be said to be one of his tentacles outside the palace, and they also have the status of royal relatives. Although the Rong family is not very competitive, they are still the claws of a tiger, just like you cannot touch a tiger's butt.

And now, someone actually dared to kidnap Rong Fei's own sister right under his nose!
Check, you must check!

While the emperor ordered the Imperial City Bureau to investigate, he also understood that the Rong family was in a high position but had little power, and most of the others would not contribute, so he sent Rong Xian, who was serving as a guard in front of the palace.

It not only represents the interests of the Rong family, but also shows one's own attitude.

This is also the reason why Rong Xian hurried over with a team of guards.

Yang Wenyuan and Rong Xian had different positions, and other people's attitudes were also completely different, so it was not easy for him to agree with them. He just laughed dryly and said:

“They still tried their best.”

As for whether I have done my best, only God knows.

"You'd better go in and look for it quickly."

Yang Wenyuan urged:

"It's always more reassuring to find it yourself than to rely on someone else to do it."

After hearing what Yang Wenyuan said, Rong Xian suddenly let out a long sigh, and a look of loneliness and gloom appeared on his face.

It seemed that Yang Wenyuan had misheard, but Rong Xian whispered something imperceptibly:
"Looking for it? Can you find it?"

"What if we find it?"

Matters concerning a woman's reputation must not be taken lightly in the slightest, and not even the slightest stain can be left behind, especially for a woman from a high-class family.

The girl's reputation also affects the family's reputation.

At that moment, Rong Xian's sister, Rong Feiyan, was abducted in public. No matter what the outcome of tonight is, it seems that some things are inevitable.

Only a sigh was left in the night wind, which gradually dissipated in the noise, and Rong Xian finally went in.

"Is it his sister who is missing?" Changbai asked as he watched Rongxian's departing back.

Yang Wenyuan nodded slowly and replied:

"The second daughter of the Marquis of Fuchang, Rong Feiyan, the younger sister of Concubine Rong."

"This……"

Changbai was dumbfounded and suddenly said:

"No wonder there's such a big fuss. It turns out she's Rong Fei's biological sister. Such a royal relative..."

"The Rong family had previously considered forming an alliance with the Duke of Qi's mansion, and for this reason, the eldest lady of the Rong family frequently visited the Duke of Qi's mansion, hoping to facilitate this marriage and get a good son-in-law."

"what?"

Changbai looked surprised, and then heard Yang Wenyuan mutter to himself:

"Yes, it is just as you thought. Rong Feiyan is a perfect match for the young master."

Changbai's heart tightened when he suddenly heard Yang Wenyuan talking about this.

Rong Feiyan, who was in trouble today, actually had the same feelings as her sixth sister...

"Then Princess Pingning was in trouble."

Yang Wenyuan looked at the dimming lights in the distance and continued to talk to himself:
"At this time, Princess Yong appeared. She also wanted to find a good husband for her precious daughter, Princess Jiacheng."

"Among the men of marriageable age in Bianjing at the moment, Qi Heng is the best in terms of family background and character."

"Princess Pingning doesn't want to offend either of their families. On one side is the lucky one who got promoted, and on the other side is the dispute over the succession. Princess Pingning doesn't want to get involved either."

As he spoke, Yang Wenyuan turned to look at Changbai and said slowly:

"For this reason, Princess Pingning's dilemma turned into a conflict between the two families."

"Not to mention, the Yong Palace has always looked down on the Rong family. Normally, the young men and officials in the palace take pleasure in belittling and slandering the Rong family."

Changbai's face was silent at this time.

Qi Heng, Rong Feiyan, and Princess Jiacheng, no matter which one, are comparable to me, let alone my sixth sister.

When Yang Wenyuan said this to me, was he saying it secretly or explicitly?
He then said that what happened today was done by Prince Yong’s Palace?

At this time, Yang Wenyuan seemed to have finished muttering, and looked up at the sky as if nothing had happened. He nodded and said:
"It's a good night with a bright moon and few stars, but..."

Yang Wenyuan looked at Changbai, frowned and asked:
"In such nice weather, can anyone get lost?"

"Tsk~!" Yang Wenyuan smacked his lips.

Changbai looked up at Yang Wenyuan and said nothing.

"Second brother! Brother-in-law, I'm here!" At this moment, Minglan's voice suddenly appeared from the exit not far away, cheering towards this side.

"I told you not to wander before you went out, but now you've made my brother-in-law and I wait for a while." After Minglan walked in, Changbai restrained his expression and said something reproachful.

"Hehe~!"

Minglan smiled foolishly and said:

"I know you will wait for me tomorrow."

"Besides, who could have expected this to happen?"

"OK OK."

Yang Wenyuan didn't want to delay, so he immediately led Minglan to a carriage left by Changqing and said:

"You'd better go home quickly. I'm sure your grandmother is waiting anxiously."

"Okay, brother-in-law!"

Seeing that she had successfully fooled them, and that neither Changbai nor Yang Wenyuan asked her what she had been doing outside for so long, Minglan breathed a sigh of relief.

(End of this chapter)