Transmigration: From Farmer To Empress
Chapter 849 - 851 Bridal Gifts (4)

Chapter 849: Chapter 851 Bridal Gifts (4)

Fei’er nodded slightly, her cheeks blushing faintly, "I am Fei’er Mu from Yushu County, Bianzhou Prefecture. I moved to the Capital with my parents half a year ago. By chance, I met the young master and these past several days, I’m afraid I will be imposing upon the young master."

"Bafu Restaurant, Agriculture Cloth Village, and Bafu Dim Sum Shop are all owned by Miss’s family, right?"

"Ah? How do you know?"

Fei’er seemed bewildered, her luscious rosy lips slightly parted as she stared at him with her clear, watery eyes, looking utterly adorable in her confusion!

The man paused, losing himself for a moment as his heart, long sealed away, seemed to be struck by something and inexplicably missed a beat! He quickly looked away, his ear tips flushing with a hint of pink.

"The family background of Princess An Le is known to all in the court. There’s nothing surprising about that," he answered evasively, without revealing that he had deliberately sent someone to investigate after saving her.

In fact, he didn’t know why he wanted to look into her background; it was simply that since that day, the image of her tear-streaked little face haunted him, disturbing his peace. After seeing her a second time at Jufude Restaurant, his curiosity about her deepened, prompting him to send someone to find out more.

Fei’er took the man’s explanation at face value, but when he mentioned her older sister, her thoughts immediately turned to her own family. She had been away from home for a day and a night. How were her father and Zhang Bo? Had they been injured or killed by that group of beasts? And there was also her mother, Wen’er and Wu’er; with her whereabouts unknown, they must be deeply worried!

At this moment, Mu Zhongqing was more than worried—he was nearly going insane!

When he and Zhang Bo woke up the previous night, Fei’er was no longer inside the carriage, and her whereabouts were unknown. He and Zhang Bo had frantically rushed back to the manor, mobilizing everyone to search. After a whole night, they found not a single clue.

Lady Du could not bear the shock and fell ill at once. Wen’er and Wu’er cried their eyes out, insisting on joining their father in the search for their sister.

Mu Zhongqing was filled with regret so deep that it turned his guts green. It had been so late last night; they shouldn’t have left the city. It was all his fault for making the wrong decision and endangering his daughter!

Early in the morning, Mu Zhongqing, suppressing his anxiety and sorrow and with bloodshot eyes, went to Ying Tianfu to file a complaint. Prefect Zhao Hongwang of Ying Tianfu accepted the complaint and, recognizing him as a friend of Huo Yuan, immediately gave face by ordering a search. He then instructed Mu Zhongqing to go back and wait for news.

Mu Zhongqing could not sit still. He rushed non-stop to Bishui Villa to consult with Huo Yuan and see if there was any way Huo Yuan could help him find his daughter. But Huo Yuan had left for Lin’an Prefecture a few days earlier and was not expected back until the following month, leaving Mu Zhongqing empty-handed. Still unwilling to give up, he went to see Cao Jin to ask for his help.

Cao Jin was also busy these days. In a few days, the eldest daughter of Duke An’s Mansion would be getting married, becoming the second wife of Wuchang Duke, Jin Dapeng. Steward Cao, his foster father, was preoccupied with the affairs of the marriage, bustling about so much that he had no time to scratch his head. Being the only son of his foster father, Cao Jin naturally did everything in his power to help.

Mu Zhongqing found Cao Jin and recounted Fei’er’s situation, pleading with Cao Jin to think of a way to help find his daughter.

Cao Jin, aware of Cai Wei’s importance in Huo Yuan’s heart and having once harbored a vague fondness for Lady Du in his youth, took the Mu Family’s request very seriously. After Mu Zhongqing left, Cao Jin immediately set about mobilizing his own resources to search for Fei’er.

As for the marriage affairs of Duke An’s eldest daughter, the preparations were already nearly complete, and even without his assistance, his adoptive father could manage the remaining matters.

Now completely distraught, Du Wanqiu was initially relieved to hear of Jin Dapeng’s castration, thinking she had narrowly escaped a disaster. Little did she expect that despite his current condition, the castrated wretch still had the audacity to want to marry her. Even if he were a normal man, she would not have given him a second look, let alone now that he was essentially no different from a eunuch!