The Double
Chapter 771 - 228 Threat_4

Chapter 771: Chapter 228 Threat_4

The two maids were startled, and Ming Yue quickly squatted down, pushing Bai Xue and shouting, "Sister Bai Xue! Sister Bai Xue!"

Bai Xue did not respond for a long time. Qingfeng thought of something and hurriedly ran to the opposite side—to Jiang Li’s chamber. She first knocked on the door, and then burst in, only to see the room was empty; no one was there.

"It’s terrible, it’s terrible!" Qingfeng ran towards Night Wind Hall.

Madam Jiang the Elder, upon hearing the news, fainted from a rush of anger. Jiang Yuanbai and Jiang Yuanping sent people to search, and what a search it turned out to be—it was only then discovered that the guards watching the back door of Jiang Residence had all been drugged last night, and were currently lying haphazardly on the ground, not yet awakened. Bai Xue and Tonger had also been drugged and were lying on the ground.

Jiang Li had vanished into thin air.

Jiang Yuanping immediately thought of the incident that had taken place with the Ye Family in Yanjing City yesterday and said, "Little Li is missing; could it be related to the silencing of the member of the Ye Family?"

"I heard that another maid in Second Miss’s room is also missing?" Jiang Yuanbai caught Ming Yue and asked, "Is that maid someone from Duke Residence?"

"Yes." Ming Yue answered cautiously, "The miss said Jiuyue had a knack for hairdressing, so she brought Jiuyue back. This morning, I didn’t see a trace of Jiuyue, and I don’t know if she is with the miss."

Being entangled with Duke Residence, the matter was not simple. Especially the guards of Jiang Residence, ordinary drugs couldn’t possibly have drugged them. However, this matter was of great importance, and Jiang Yuanping said, "Brother, why not let someone go to Duke Residence and inquire, what identity does this maid called Jiuyue have, and whether this matter has anything to do with Duke Su? My biggest fear is that our Jiang Family might be unwittingly involved in something we know nothing about."

Jiang Yuanbai’s expression grew grim, and he nodded. He did not immediately let it be known that Jiang Li was missing. Jiang Li’s chamber was tidy, with the blankets properly folded, which meant she hadn’t slept there last night. There were no signs of struggle in the room, so it was not possible that someone had entered and abducted Jiang Li. It appeared more like Jiang Li had left of her own accord. With the addition of a maid from Duke Residence, Jiang Yuanbai felt that the matter was not as simple as it seemed.

Those sent to Duke Residence returned quickly with the report: Duke Su Jih Heng was not in Yanjing City, and Old General Jih was also out of Yanjing City. There was no one in Duke Residence who could take charge; no one could answer Jiang Yuanbai’s questions.

"Brother, now the situation has really gone awry," Jiang Yuanping said.

In Jiang Yuanbai’s heart, a flame of nameless anger suddenly flared up. Almost instantly, he was certain that both the silencing of the Ye Family’s servant and Jiang Li’s disappearance were undeniably linked to Duke Residence. He did not know why, because from the beginning, Duke Residence hadn’t intended to give him an answer. 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

"Send someone to search for Second Miss’s whereabouts," Jiang Yuanbai said, "We cannot, under any circumstances, just sit idly by."

Jiang Yuanping looked at his elder brother and sighed inwardly. He knew that Jiang Yuanbai’s command might yield no results. The Jiang Family’s role in this matter was truly insignificant.

But where on earth could Jiang Li be?

...

When Jiang Li woke up, it was already the next evening.

The first thing she noticed upon awakening was a sinking feeling in her heart—the wax pill she had bitten on was gone. She then checked inside her clothes; the hidden weapons and poisons given to her by Situ Jiuyue for self-defense, all had vanished. To be precise, all her clothes inside and out had been changed by someone else; she had nothing on her. And it shouldn’t have been her imagination, she felt too weak all over to exert any strength. Having been abducted by Prince Cheng’s men before, Jiang Li was not unfamiliar with the experience; this time was exactly the same as the last, she was definitely drugged by someone.

Her memory was still stuck at the moment before she completely passed out; she had alighted from the carriage and did not see Situ Jiuyue. But seeing those black-clad figures surrounding the carriage, Jiang Li instantly knew she had guessed right—the people were indeed Yin Zhan’s men. Soldiers were absolutely different from commoners. Those were soldiers, more than capable of capturing her and Situ Jiuyue.

Thinking of Situ Jiuyue, Jiang Li got out of bed and stood up. There was no one in the room, only a lantern placed on the stool beside the bed, emitting a faint light. There were no sounds outside, but she knew there couldn’t possibly be no one there. She tried to walk to the door, but after a few steps, footsteps were heard outside, and the door to the room was opened.

The other party probably didn’t expect Jiang Li to have already awakened, and both were somewhat taken aback. After a moment, Jiang Li said, "County Princess of Pingyang."