A Time-Traveling Mishap: I Became an Ancient Nobleman

Chapter 255 Where are Zhou Hanzhang and the others?!

Zhou Hanzhang described Ye Gui and Jiang Mingyun's height and appearance to the boss, who had indeed seen them before.

"Oh, you mean Young Master Ye?"

"Correct."

Seeing that the shopkeeper recognized Ye Gui and had met him before, she couldn't help but get excited. "Do you know where they went?"

"I don't know. The girl came in and looked around. She bought two trinkets, and then seemed to dislike Young Master Ye. After paying, she was about to leave, saying she was looking for someone."

Which direction did they go?

The shopkeeper thought for a moment, then pointed in the direction where they had watched the performance earlier, "There was an acrobatic performance over there, it looks like they went that way."

Did they go together?

The shopkeeper shook his head. "That young lady went ahead on her own without waiting for Young Master Ye, but he did catch up with her later."

Zhou Hanzhang was somewhat frustrated. They had clearly come from that direction just now. If Jiang Mingyun had been there, he would have seen them long ago.

She walked back the way she came. The street was still bustling with people, but not only was Jiang Mingyun nowhere to be seen, even Ye Gui was nowhere to be found.

She found Xiao Ba first, "How is it?"

Xiao Ba shook his head, and Zhou Hanzhang's heart sank; he feared something had really happened.

In the short time that followed, Liu Niang had already brought Xiao Cuiyan over.

Upon seeing Zhou Hanzhang, Little Cuiyan let out a howl and jumped off Liu Niang's back, running towards her.

"Master." Zhou Hanzhang quickly picked up Xiao Cuiyan and went to greet him.

"That little girl surnamed Jiang has disappeared?"

Liu Niang pointed at Xiao Cuiyan, "I brought it with me. If you have anything that belongs to that little girl, let this Snow Wolf with Two Eyes sniff it, and it will lead you to that girl."

Zhou Hanzhang was overjoyed. He had been too anxious and had forgotten that Xiao Cuiyan was good at finding things. Fortunately, Liu Niang had brought it with her.

"Thank you, Master."

Liu Niang knew they had a good relationship. "Don't worry, that little girl surnamed Jiang is smart. Even if something really happens, she can protect herself for a while. You take this little wolf cub and go look for him. I've also arranged for people to search. I think we'll find him soon."

After saying this, Liu Niang patted Zhou Hanzhang on the shoulder and left.

Zhou Hanzhang remembered that Jiang Mingyun had left a handkerchief with her earlier, so she quickly took it out and put it on Xiao Cuiyan's nose. "Xiao Cuiyan, thank you for your help."

Xiao Cuiyan was already quite clever, and when Zhou Kezhen pulled Liu Niang aside to talk about things here, she already knew pretty much everything. Naturally, she also knew that her master was anxious to find someone.

It went straight up and sniffed the aroma carefully, "Awoo!"

I'm all better now, let's go.

Seeing that Xiao Cuiyan already recognized Jiang Mingyun's scent, Zhou Hanzhang put away the handkerchief and said to Xiao Ba, "Xiao Ba, let's go."

Little Cuiyan led the way, and it was the same path that the group of acrobats had just walked.

They followed the road and soon came to a small alley. Suddenly, someone flew out of it.

Zhou Hanzhang and Xiao Ba quickly assumed a defensive stance, while only Xiao Cuiyan let out a "woof".

own people.

Zhou Hanzhang heard Xiao Cuiyan's voice and looked over. "One of our own?"

"Awoo!"

Yes, he smells like Aunt Liu.

Seeing Zhou Hanzhang's guarded posture, the man knew she might see him as an enemy, and quickly said...

“Young master, I was sent by the master to help find Miss Jiang. Now that Miss Jiang has been found, I’ve come to inform you and ask how you plan to handle this.”

As expected of Master's people, they acted quickly. Even before Xiao Cuiyan had found the person, Liu Niang's people had already found the place where the person was being held.

What can be done about Zhou Hanzhang's situation, which is completely unexplained?

Why not rescue them directly?

The visitor seemed to sense Zhou Hanzhang's doubts and quickly explained, "There are many civilians living around the place where Miss Jiang is being held, and there are many experts guarding it. If we forcibly go in and take her away, we might leave a trace, which could negatively affect Miss Jiang's reputation."

Zhou Hanzhang immediately understood, "You lead us there first."

The man hesitated for a moment, then said, “Young master, there’s one more thing. They not only imprisoned Miss Jiang, but they also arrested Boss Zhou, who was with them. They’re locked up together right now.”

Zhou Hanzhang thought for a moment, "You know Miss Jiang's brother, right?"

You mean Jiang Yichen?

"Yes, it's him. Go secretly and tell him about what happened here, and ask him how he plans to handle it."

After all, one of them was his sister, and the other was the woman he had chosen as his wife; he had to be informed.

Jiang Yichen arrived quickly, "Zhou Hanzhang, where are they?!"

He called out Zhou Hanzhang's full name, which showed that he was really anxious.

Zhou Hanzhang was too lazy to argue with him. "They are currently being held in a place by my master's men, so there is no immediate danger. I think they must have other motives."

The most likely explanation she could think of was that the eldest prince was resentful and wanted to ruin Jiang Mingyun's reputation again so that he could gain a great advantage.

She just didn't know how to tell Jiang Yichen this. His sister had come out with him, only to fall into a trap, and his wife, who had helped search for her, had also been captured.

Jiang Yichen said to Zhou Hanzhang, "Then why didn't you save them?!"

Zhou Hanzhang didn't know what to say, but Xiao Ba explained from the side, "It's not that we don't want to save her, but there are too many of them. If we force a rescue, the whole city will probably know by tomorrow morning that Miss Jiang and the boss have been captured. The boss is fine, but Miss Jiang..."

"How come your boss isn't involved?!"

Zhou Hanzhang asked quietly, "Would you leave her because of this?"

"Of course not. She put herself in such a dangerous situation because she was looking for Mingyun. What do you take me for? Even if she wasn't doing it for Mingyun, I still wouldn't abandon her."

"That settles it. So, what did Xiao Ba say wrong? The problem now is how to protect Ming Yun's reputation while successfully rescuing her."

"Do you know who kidnapped her? Ye Gui is the First Prince's man. Was this done by the First Prince?"

Zhou Hanzhang hadn't expected Jiang Yichen to know all this so clearly. "We suspect that this was most likely the work of the First Prince, but we don't have any evidence right now."

Zhou Hanzhang briefly explained to Jiang Yichen the scheme that the First Prince and Ye Gui had devised at the chrysanthemum appreciation banquet. Upon hearing this, Jiang Yichen understood everything perfectly.

He immediately said to Zhou Hanzhang, "I know about this. Hanzhang, my sister and my future wife are in that man's hands. It's not good to forcibly rescue them now. I'll trouble you to stay here and guard them while I go and handle things."

She didn't know what he meant by "take care of it," but after he left, Zhou Hanzhang followed Xiao Ba to a teahouse that was close to the place and where they could observe the house, and sat down to keep a close watch.