"Regent - assisting Prince?"
Lu Yinxi frowned, her eyebrows and eyes coming together reluctantly. She was puzzled. Why was it about the Regent - assisting Prince again?
"I'll explain this to you later. The most urgent thing now is to find Miss Feng first."
"I know where she went."
As she said this, the young girl raised her wrist and pointed in a certain direction.
Just now, Feng Wan had run away with her maid. Lu Yinxi failed to stop her and didn't follow, but she had carefully noted the direction in which Miss Feng had left.
"You did a great job."
The man praised her sincerely.
Anyway, Feng Wan was just a young girl in the boudoir. Even though she was from a general's family, how could she have tied up a grown - man like Kong Jiao?
In Shang Luoshu's view, there must be someone behind her. If Lu Yinxi had really followed just now, it would have been inappropriate.
After understanding the whole story, he immediately gave an order: "Chen Guang, take people right away to find Miss Feng. Try not to let this news spread."
"Also, be sure to find her before Lord Kong."
Just before arriving here, the man had received news that Kong Ren had led a group of the Regent - assisting Prince's subordinates out of the city.
It was this news that made him decide to come and check out the spring outing gathering. Now that he thought about it, it seemed that the Regent - assisting Prince was about to close the net.
"Hey, you haven't told me yet why this matter is related to the Regent - assisting Prince!"
Seeing that Shang Luoshu had taken action, the young girl felt relieved, and her words and actions returned to her usual "unruly" state.
The man actually liked her like this very much. His eyes curved, and his doting almost overflowed: "Okay, I'll tell you now."
In contrast to the affection between the young couple here, half a mile away, Feng Wan was full of hatred, wishing she could tear the man on the ground to pieces.
In front of her stood a masked man.
The masked man quietly blocked Feng Wan's sight and bowed: "Miss Feng, I've brought the person you wanted as promised. Where's what I want?"
Thinking of their agreement, Feng Wan's face turned pale. She stiffened her neck and said, "I've brought it, of course. But I want to know what you're going to do with my father's private seal?"
A few days ago, this man suddenly stopped her in a teahouse and said he wanted to make a deal with her. Feng Wan naturally regarded him as a madman and ignored him. However, the next day she heard that Kong Jiao's youngest son had disappeared.
At that moment, she was shocked and suddenly thought of that strange man.
On the third day, for some unknown reason, she begged her mother to allow her to go out. She came to that teahouse again.
Sure enough, that man appeared again. Just like before, he said he wanted to talk about a deal with her. But this time, he had already prepared the bargaining chip - Kong Jiao.
Hearing this name again after a few months, Feng Wan still couldn't suppress her hatred.
Because of this man, her elder sister had committed suicide after being humiliated, and her mother had cried for years. It was only in the past year that she had slowly emerged from the pain of losing her daughter. But what about Kong Jiao, the culprit?
He had received no punishment at all!
Because he was a fool, because his father was the Minister of Rites, and because their family had the backing of the Regent - assisting Prince, he didn't have to pay any price.
Even at the Spring Festival banquet, he had tried to attack her!
Why?!
The silk handkerchief was tightly grasped, almost torn to pieces by Feng Wan.
"What do you want? As long as I have it."
"Miss Feng, don't worry. What I want, you can definitely provide. I only want a piece of letter paper with General Feng's private seal on it."
The man smiled.
Looking at the thing right in front of him, the masked man first glanced at Feng Wan's expression, then softened his look.
"Miss Feng, don't worry. I've loved seal - carving since I was a child. I've always wanted to imitate the seals of famous officials. I won't use it for improper purposes."
As he said this, he kicked the unconscious young master of the Kong family at his feet.
The enemy was right in front of her. Even though what this man said was full of loopholes, Feng Wan still wavered. If she missed this opportunity, she might never be able to avenge her sister!
Her eyelids closed slightly. Scenes of getting along with her elder sister in her childhood flashed through her mind. If it weren't for Kong Jiao, her sister would have gotten married by now and had a pair of lovely children.
When the children grew up a bit, maybe they would follow her around and sweetly call her "auntie". But now, everything was gone!
Her eyes opened. Something slid down from the corner of her eye, but her eyes were extremely determined. Feng Wan had made up her mind.
"Deal!"
"Sure enough, as the daughter of the General of the Agile Cavalry, Miss Feng is really straightforward!"
Feng Wan ignored the man's flattery. Her attention was now completely on Kong Jiao. She was about to avenge her sister!
The masked man wasn't annoyed. He shrugged indifferently and turned to leave. Only the corners of his mouth under the black mask were slightly upturned.
After walking a short distance, he suddenly stopped. Looking around and seeing no one, he took out something from his bosom and opened it.
A sharp "whistle" echoed through the forest, and then a very faint firework exploded in the blue sky.
"You mean it's very likely that the Regent - assisting Prince had someone kidnap Kong Jiao to lure Feng Wan?"
Shang Luoshu nodded.
Since he stepped down as the General of the Dragon - Tiger Army, General Feng Zheng of the Agile Cavalry had been promoted. In the past few years, the Regent - assisting Prince had tried to win him over, but Feng Zheng had never given a clear response.
Then the incident with Kong Jiao happened. At that time, Shang Mozheng had already married his eldest daughter into the Kong family. This directly cut off the Regent - assisting Prince's chance to win over the Feng family.
The Regent - assisting Prince at that time was so angry that he almost wanted to kill Kong Jiao himself.
"What about Miss Feng..."
Before she could finish her sentence, Lu Yinxi suddenly heard a sound explode in the air. Looking in the direction of the sound, she saw a firework that could only be seen on New Year's Eve.
It only lasted for a few moments, but it was enough to let people know where it appeared.
Lu Yinxi and Shang Luoshu exchanged a tacit look. They both saw a solemn expression in each other's eyes.
They weren't the only ones who noticed this firework. When Kong Ren was searching in the forest with his men, he also heard the sound.
The dejection on his body faded. He was like a carp leaping out of the water. He quickly grabbed a man's sleeve: "Lord Wang, is my son found?"
Although he was a scholar, he knew that some people used fireworks as a signal to convey messages.
The man called Lord Wang didn't respond. After a while, a man trotted out of the forest.
"Sir, your subordinate just found this not far away."
The subordinate presented the thing. The moment Kong Ren saw it, his mental defense immediately collapsed.
"Jiao'er! This is Jiao'er's sachet!"
Kong Ren grabbed the sachet in his hand, tears streaming down his face. He was like a traveler who had walked in the desert for a long time and finally saw a spring.
"Take me to find Jiao'er. Hurry and take me to find Jiao'er!"
Seeing his disheveled appearance, Lord Wang still remained calm: "Lord Kong, if you keep shouting and alert the robbers, your subordinate can't guarantee your son's safety."
These words silenced Kong Ren immediately.
Lord Wang withdrew his gaze, called back his scattered subordinates, and calmly assigned tasks. However, just then, a voice resounded through the sky.
"Dad, save me!"