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After Dongxue finished speaking, Chu Duanshan did not rush to express his opinion.

He paced back and forth along the cliff edge, his eyes filled with anxiety and anger.

He suddenly stopped. There was no one at the bottom of the valley. No one. Did that mean everyone was alright?

He took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down.

"Keep searching!" He turned around and shouted at the soldiers he had brought, "Expand the search area! The bottom of the cliff, the mountainside, the valley—search every inch of it! Find them alive or dead!"

The crowd responded in unison, and holding their torches, they quickly disappeared into the night.

Chu Duanshan then turned around and his gaze fell on Dongxue.

The wound on her arm was still bleeding, her clothes were torn in several places by the rocks, and she was shivering all over, whether from the cold or fear, it was hard to tell.

His gaze darkened: "Who did this? Did you see clearly?"

Dongxue shook her head: "No. They were masked, and they were all quite skilled. Later, the carriage fell off a cliff, and I was in a hurry to find Miss, so I didn't chase after them, and they got away."

As she spoke, her forehead slammed heavily against the ground. "General, I beg you to avenge my mistress. Today, Princess Yamin invited my mistress out of the city, and then my mistress's horse was startled. Then assassins rushed out and stopped me. Otherwise, my mistress wouldn't have been in this situation. General, this is no coincidence."

Chu Duanshan remained silent for a moment before speaking, "Get up. Go back and tell Wanqing that Jin'er will be alright; she's very lucky!"

These words were spoken to Dongxue, but even more so to himself.

He turned to Chai Hu and said, "Take your men and keep searching."

He paused, then lowered his voice and said to Chai Hu, "Whether we find it or not, let's make a good impression first."

Chai Hu was taken aback, but then he understood what he meant. The search and rescue operation was meant to be seen by those who were watching in the dark, to let them know that the General's Mansion would not let the matter rest.

After saying that, Chu Duanshan strode out, his cloak fluttering in the night wind.

Chai Hu couldn't help but ask, "General, where are you going?"

Chu Duanshan didn't even turn his head: "Enter the palace."

In Qingshui Garden, Chu Wanqing was restless.

She paced back and forth in the room, stopping every few steps to glance at the door, repeatedly asking Qinghe, "Hasn't he come back yet? Any news from Chai Hu? What about Father?"

Qinghe stayed by her side, whispering comforting words, "Madam, please rest for a while. The old general has already led men to look for her, and Chai Hu has also gone with his men. Miss is very lucky; she will surely be alright."

Chu Wanqing shook her head, her voice trembling, "Qinghe, I finally managed to find her. She can't be hurt. What's the point of me living if something happens to her?"

Qinghe quickly advised her, "Madam, please don't think like that. You still have the young master; you can't think like that for his sake. Besides, Miss has been through so much and still managed to come back to your side; she'll definitely be alright."

Chu Wanqing closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and forced back the tears that welled up in her eyes.

Yes, her Jin'er is very lucky. She was able to travel all the way from Qingping County back to the capital. I believe she will definitely turn bad luck into good.

General's Mansion.

Lan Ying prayed incessantly. That girl had suffered so much, and after finally returning to the capital, she hadn't even enjoyed a few days of happiness before this incident happened again. She wondered if she could get through this ordeal.

The news quickly spread to every corner of the capital.

At the Zheng Grand Tutor's residence, upon hearing from Madam Wang that Yun Jin had encountered an accident, Old Madam Zheng anxiously asked, "Have you sent anyone to look for her?"

Madam Wang quickly replied, "They've already been dispatched; all the guards from the manor have been sent out."

Madam Zheng nodded, muttering, "That girl is lucky and will be alright."

Chen Mengyao paced anxiously in the room, repeatedly muttering, "Jin-mei will be alright."

She wanted to go out of town to look for him, but she knew that going would only cause more trouble.

She grabbed Tingzhu's hand anxiously and asked, "Tingzhu, do you think... what if Jin-meimei... she might..."

Tingzhu quickly interrupted her to comfort her, "Miss, Miss Yun is a lucky person, she'll be alright. Don't scare yourself."

Chen Mengyao nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, she's very lucky, she'll be fine."

Outside the city, at the hot spring resort.

The Crown Princess was sitting in the Buddhist hall, turning a string of prayer beads in her hand and chanting incantations.

"Yun Jin, you can't die. You promised to help me, and you haven't done so yet. How can you die?"

Some people are worried, while others are happy.

The happiest person was none other than Yamin.

Upon receiving the message from her servant, she was initially overjoyed, then feigned concern, saying, "It's all my fault. I kindly invited her out, how could this have happened? How am I going to explain this to her mother?"

She paused, then said, "Someone, go and help me find him. I need to see him alive or dead."

She said "find" but in her heart she was thinking, "Good riddance! Serves you right for seducing Cousin Yan!"

Upon hearing the news of Yun Jin's fall off the cliff, Yun Xiu was secretly overjoyed, but on the surface, she put on a heartbroken expression, crying her eyes out and fainting several times. She kept blaming herself, saying, "It's all my fault. If I had been in the same carriage as my second sister, she wouldn't have had this accident."

After she finished speaking, she suddenly realized that her words could easily arouse suspicion. She quickly added, "Why wasn't it me who got into trouble? I'd rather die in my second sister's place."

Xiao Ya and Gao Shan tried to comfort her, their tone sympathetic but their eyes gleaming with schadenfreude: "Miss Yun, you're too kind. This isn't your fault; those bandits were too rampant. If you had been in the same carriage as Miss Yun, you would have been in trouble too."

Yunxiu shook her head, crying, "No, I have to go back to be with my mother. She'll be heartbroken if she finds out what happened to my second sister."

She stood up, wiped away her tears, and looked like she was forcing herself not to collapse.

Ya Min didn't try to dissuade her; if she wanted to do the play, she should. She even thoughtfully arranged a carriage to take her back to the city.

Concubine Zheng and her sister Zheng Jie were also happy.

As expected, Ya Min still had to take action.

She's just an adopted daughter of the Minister of Rites. No matter how powerful she is, she can't possibly be a match for a princess.

Could someone who fell into a ravine survive? This scourge has finally been eliminated.

Zheng Jie sat to the side, her eyes narrowed into slits with laughter: "Sister, I heard the Chu family and the Zheng family are helping with the search, but if you ask me, it's all just for show. How could someone who fell into a ravine survive? They're definitely dead."

Consort Zheng said calmly, "Don't be too happy yet. We need to see the person alive or dead. Until we see the body, anything is possible."

Zheng Jie curled her lip dismissively: "Such a high cliff, how could someone survive a fall? Sister, don't worry."

Consort Zheng smiled, but reminded her, "Sister, be mindful of your attitude when you go out. We should show compassion for the Yun family, given how big this matter is."

Zheng Jie was taken aback for a moment, then smiled: "What you say is true, sister."