As Mrs. Fu’s voice fell, the twenty or so Protectors who had aggressively surrounded them cast their fiery gazes at Nanny Qi.
Nanny Qi couldn’t help but feel weak: "What are you doing?!"
The Fu Family pays the Protectors a salary of two taels a month, which is the going rate, also indicating that those in this line of work are usually people without a substantial household inco. Recently, the guards newly hired by Fu Zhen received monthly salaries of ten or twenty taels, and Mrs. Fu promoted several housekeepers and head maids with clean backgrounds, with salaries that were not low, causing envy throughout the household!
At this mont, Mrs. Fu casually offered five hundred taels! And there could be more on top of that!
Who wouldn’t be tempted?
Instantly, not only these n in front but even the house servants beside them looked at Nanny Qi! Like a pack of hungry wolves eyeing a piece of fat at!
"Nanny Qi! Sorry, but we all have families to feed!"
A short and stout middle-aged man erged from the crowd. After saying this, he swung a stick towards Nanny Qi’s arm!
He was still showing so restraint by not aiming directly at her leg!
But even this was enough to cause Nanny Qi trouble, she scread and stepped back a few steps, clutching her arm in pain, tears streaming down her face!
Mrs. Fu pulled out twenty taels of Silver for the man: "This is your reward! I want to see her leg broken!"
Twenty taels of Silver were shoved into the man’s hand by Jin Zhu, and in a flash, the Protectors from all directions sward forward, eagerly pinning Nanny Qi to the ground, while others raised sticks to aim at Nanny Qi’s leg!
Screams echoed through the air!
At this mont, Li Jiang and Li Huai had already broken in, and Mrs. Fu hurriedly transferred the silver note to Jin Zhu: "Li Jiang, you stay here to follow up with Jin Zhu and protect Jia Ge’er!
"Li Huai, let’s head to the Hongyun Society! The servants have beco this rampant, which ans they are not giving us any room to maneuver! They will surely lay hands on Zhen Er, I must go save her imdiately!"
"Madam, wait, the reason we two ca just now is because we got news from Yang Tong. We have checked around, and all the gates leaving the mansion are locked!
"It’s not a problem for us to get out, but for you, Madam, to leave, it will require so effort! How about you stay in the mansion, and I’ll gather so more help!"
Li Jiang and Li Huai had been living peacefully these days, thinking the earlier news about the Fu Family’s dostic unrest was nothing special, but today they witnessed such an odd occurrence—
A concubine daring to point at the matron’s nose and shout, and servants bringing sticks and thugs to intimidate the head of the household, only then did they realize they hadn’t seen enough of the world!
No matter Pei Zhan’s precautions against Fu Zhen, they were indeed arranged by Pei Zhan to act as guards for Fu Zhen, so they must live up to this trust.
"They locked all the doors?" Mrs. Fu gritted her teeth, "Very well! They are determined to slaughter ! But Zhen Er is not safe either, Mrs. Liu just slipped away. I suspect she is the mastermind behind this. Originally, I was going to find her, but now—can I leave her to you?"
She gazed deeply at the two n.
They exchanged a glance and nodded heavily: "We swear on our lives to protect Miss Zhen, and if she is not returned safely, we will surely co and take the bla, carrying a rod for punishnt! However, once we leave, you will have no one to guard you, for safety’s sake, let Li Jiang stay, and I will take care of Miss Zhen."
Pei Zhan instructed them only to follow Fu Zhen’s orders, without revealing their identities to the Fu Family.
Therefore, Mrs. Fu knew of their capabilities, but not the extent of their background.
"But—"
"Madam, if you trust , follow my lead!"
Hearing Li Huai say this, Mrs. Fu steeled herself: "Alright! You were brought in by Zhen Er, I trust him and naturally trust you. So now, I’ll stay in the mansion to handle the aftermath, hurry and go!"
Li Huai clasped his fists, then leaped onto the wall.
...
The performance began.
The opera actors took the stage, and Third Lady Du’s refreshnts had already been served; she had even had three cups.
A long ti had passed since the end of the hour, yet Mrs. Fu had not arrived.
Third Lady Du’s displeasure deepened layer by layer, sending people down to check several tis, yet no one ca.
Fu Zhen gradually found it odd too. Since Mrs. Fu had agreed to co, she certainly would. So why hadn’t she?
The strange turn of events added a shadow to her heart. She was about to send Zhang Cheng back to see, just when she heard Mrs. Du say: "I’m going out for a walk!"
She was losing patience.
Fu Zhen thought for a mont, gave Bi Xi a signal, and sent Zhang Cheng back to the mansion.
Though she had repeatedly managed to subdue many quarrels within the Fu Family, the overall situation remained unresolved, judging by Mrs. Liu’s arrogance, she might not refrain from causing more trouble.
Besides, wasn’t Fu Rou still eyeing her marriage contract? Who knows what they might do?
At this mont, the one she was most worried about was Mrs. Fu; it was better to go and see.
Just as she put a piece of walnut kernel in her mouth, footsteps rushed at her like raindrops from behind, and then Bi Xi’s panicked shouts echoed: "Miss! Sothing’s wrong! Just after Mrs. Du went downstairs, she was covered and dragged into a carriage!"
"What?"
Fu Zhen held the walnut kernel, montarily uncomprehending: "What happened to Mrs. Du?"
"She was kidnapped!"
Bi Xi slapped her thigh!
Drawing the attention of those around.
Fu Zhen imdiately got up and covered her mouth: "Don’t shout! What’s going on?"
In broad daylight, how could soone dare kidnap in public? The world is so peaceful now, isn’t this a joke?
Bi Xi removed her hand, lowered her voice and said urgently: "After Third Lady Du went downstairs, she headed to the silk shop next door, but before reaching there, hands suddenly erged from a carriage parked at the alley entrance, dragging her in! So fast that the maid following her hadn’t even reacted!
"Now the maid is crying and shouting, chasing after the carriage! The house servants waiting below have also followed!"
Upon hearing this, Fu Zhen imdiately dragged her downstairs: "Which way did the carriage go? Quick, point the way!"
Upon reaching the street, the alley where it happened lay between the opera house and the silk shop. Fu Zhen sprinted towards the alley, soon catching up with a stumbling, crying maid.
It was indeed the person serving Third Lady Du earlier, she imdiately grabbed him and asked: "Where’s your lady?!"
The maid’s face was ashen white, trembling, pointing ahead: "Went that way!"
Fu Zhen released him: "Hurry back and notify your master!"
Saying this, she dashed towards the alley!
The street was bustling with people, making it impossible for aimless robbers to appear!
The carriage kidnapping so precisely in the middle of a busy street suggests experienced bandits, clearly targeting Third Lady Du’s wife!
What person had she offended to provoke them into kidnapping in the marketplace!
How vexing she insisted on arranging to et Mrs. Fu today! If anything happens, let there be no suspicion cast upon before the Du Family!
Fu Zhen was furious, ignoring Bi Xi’s shouts behind her, speeding up her pace!
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