Thrown out of the house, the wet nurse enters the noble household and becomes a person of high statu

Zhao, the wet nurse, was haggling with the stall owner and was about to get the beaded flower at her desired price.

Suddenly interrupted by Liu Wenying, she turned around impatiently: "What's all the commotion about? The young master is sitting right here, he's not going to run away, is he?"

Liu Wenying looked in the direction she pointed, and there was only a lonely bamboo chair there, the seat of which was empty.

"I asked you, where is the young master?!"

Liu Wenying's tone was unusually harsh, which angered Zhao Nanny.

"How dare you speak to me like that? I can tolerate being bossed around by my master, but who do you think you are, ordering me around like that?"

Everyone here is a wet nurse who serves others. She is even older than Liu Wenying. Even if the master values ​​Liu Wenying, it is not her place to be bossy.

"Look carefully, where is the young master?"

Liu Wenying was too lazy to argue with her, so she grabbed her sleeve and turned to look to the side.

Zhao, the wet nurse, turned around and saw the empty chair. Her face turned deathly pale.

He's gone! The young master is gone!

The beaded flower slipped from her grasp and fell to the ground, shattering.

"Impossible! It was just here!"

Zhao, the wet nurse, touched the chair surface; it was already ice-cold.

"No, no! I bought a bamboo dragonfly for the young master, and he had a great time playing with it. I thought there was a shop nearby, and the First Madam and the others were there too, so I went to look at some beaded flowers and thought I'd buy something for myself. It was just a short while..."

Pei Yexuan is only a little over a year old and needs to be watched while walking. Where could he possibly run off to?

Liu Wenying's eyes were practically spitting fire.

"Zhao, is this how you take care of children? Leaving a one-year-old alone on a chair! He's dressed nicely; who knows, someone might target him and kidnap him!"

Zhao's face was as white as paper, and her teeth were chattering.

She knew she was finished.

If anything were to happen to the young master, not only would I lose this job, but I'm afraid I wouldn't even be able to save my life.

"I...I...I thought it would only be a little while..."

Now is not the time to assign blame.

Finding the child is the most important thing.

Liu Wenying sternly ordered, "Go in immediately and report to the First Madam, and have the manor send someone to look for you as soon as possible! Remember, tell the truth, and don't try to shirk responsibility!"

Zhao, the wet nurse, dared not delay any longer. She scrambled to her feet and stumbled towards the shop.

Every second that's a moment later, the young master will be in greater danger.

Liu Wenying didn't wait for her; she turned around and plunged into the bustling crowd.

By the time the officials from the government arrive, it will be too late.

But the streets are crowded with people, and the sounds of vendors hawking their wares, laughing and talking, and the noise of vehicles are all mixed together. How easy is it to find a child who is just over one year old?

Liu Wenying forced herself to calm down, her mind racing.

When kidnappers abduct children, the first thing they usually do is change their clothes.

Ye'er usually dresses very elegantly, wearing a light blue shirt and a tiger-head hat, clearly indicating that she is a child from a wealthy family.

To avoid being recognized, the paparazzi would definitely dress him in ordinary clothes.

With that in mind, she began to look specifically at women or men who were holding young children and dressed simply.

Upon seeing someone with a similar build, he quickly chased after them, pushed through the crowd to examine them closely, and looked at four or five in a row, but none of them were Pei Yexuan.

The sun was so scorching it turned white, and Liu Wenying was extremely anxious.

Just as he was getting anxious, a woman in a gray shirt suddenly stepped aside to avoid the donkey cart.

She was holding something in her arms, covered by a thin cloth. As she moved aside, the wind lifted a corner of the cloth, revealing her small, lotus-root-like arms, and a glimpse of emerald green on her wrists.

That was a mosquito-repellent bracelet she had made herself for Pei Yexuan, with a light blue tassel at the end.

I won't admit I'm wrong!

Without thinking twice, Liu Wenying jogged after him.

The woman seemed to sense something, and quickened her pace, weaving freely through the crowded streets, choosing the less crowded side streets.

Liu Wenying followed closely behind, afraid that she would lose him in the blink of an eye.

Not long after, the woman turned into a quiet alley.

"stop!"

The woman shuddered, hugged the child in her arms even tighter, and rushed forward with her head down.

Liu Wenying, with a sudden burst of strength, lunged forward and grabbed the piece of gray sleeve.

"Give my little master back!"

"What nonsense are you talking about? This is my own son." The woman's eyelids twitched, and sweat beaded on her forehead.

"This is the young master of the Pei family! Look at the bracelet on his wrist, I braided it myself!"

As Liu Wenying raised her voice, a few people stopped at the alley entrance.

A look of panic flashed across the woman's eyes, and she suddenly pushed him away with force.

Liu Wenying slammed her back against the wall with a muffled groan, and then saw the gray figure about to disappear into the depths of the alley.

There happened to be a bamboo pole nearby, which was straight and long, used for hanging clothes.

Without thinking, Liu Wenying picked up a bamboo pole and struck the woman behind the knee.

The woman staggered and fell to the ground, stopping her escape.

Liu Wenying abandoned the bamboo pole and pounced on him, ready to snatch the young master away.

Who would have thought that the woman was also a ruthless character? With her hands tied, she opened her mouth and bit her wrist.

Despite being in excruciating pain, Liu Wenying still managed to pull her young master completely into her arms with all her might.

The thin cloth was lifted, revealing Pei Yexuan's fair and delicate face. He was breathing evenly; he was simply asleep.

Overwhelmed with relief, Liu Wenying got up, intending to leave and report to the authorities.

However, a sudden chill ran down my neck.

The view began to tilt, and the roof tiles, shadows, and the woman's resentful face all seemed to spin.

Before collapsing to the ground, Liu Wenying did not forget to protect the person in her arms.

While unconscious, I could vaguely hear the voices of a man and a woman.

The man said fiercely, "You didn't even know you were being followed? If we mess up, we're both finished!"

The woman gasped and snorted, "If you had come out to help earlier, I wouldn't have gotten hit by those sticks."

The next second, Liu Wenying felt someone kick her several times, and her ribs ached.

She held Ye Xuan tightly in her arms, and her last bit of consciousness faded away.

When I woke up again, everything was pitch black, and my hands and feet were tightly bound with thick hemp rope.

My body was being jostled around, and there was the sound of wheels rolling.

It was in a carriage, with hard straw underneath me that pricked my skin and made me itch. There was a musty smell in the air.

Liu Wenying struggled to sit up and, by the little light leaking in from the tattered carriage canopy, saw several children huddled in the corner, both boys and girls, all tied up like her.

Ye'er was not far away, having been fed something, and was still fast asleep wrapped in a thin cloth.

A boy who looked about eight or nine years old, with a dirty face and bright eyes, whispered a reminder when he saw her wake up.

"Don't move or make a sound, or they'll hit you."

With her mouth gagged, Liu Wenying could only stammer and vaguely ask, "Were you all abducted?"

The quick-witted boy understood, "I was playing in front of my house when someone covered my mouth from behind and dragged me away."

A little girl with pigtails next to me sobbed softly, "I was shelling beans in front of my house when someone dragged me away."

Other children were also filled with the same fear and terror; they were either abducted or forcibly taken away.

Liu Wenying's heart grew colder and colder.

From waking up and realizing his surroundings to hearing the children recount their abduction experiences, he discovered that the perpetrators were a skilled and well-organized gang.

Escaping from their clutches is not easy, but it's not impossible.

For example, right now...

The bumpy carriage suddenly stopped, and a commotion of voices came from outside, mixed with the shouts of soldiers.

"Routine check, open the carriage!"

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