CH 111

It was getting dark, and two servants came out to hang a red lantern with a golden happiness character on the courtyard gate, laughing and saying, “Do you think the second young master will go to his wedding chamber tonight?”

“That fool had been clamouring for a wife every day. I heard he’s marrying Manager Mo’s daughter. He’s spent a lot for this promotion, even giving up his own daughter.”

The two hung up the lantern and went in. After a while, a woman walked over and entered the gate of the Hu family house. That was Mo Zenian’s mistress.

Mu Yan scolded, “You’ve kidnapped my sister here, and still want to come celebrate her forced marriage?”

Zhong Cheng almost couldn’t wait any longer and wanted to rush in to kill them all. Lu Junming said, “If you rush in like this, you won’t be able to do anything.”

“So am I supposed to wait here?”

At this moment, the smoke-patterned carriage stopped at the gate of the Hu family house.

That fool got off the carriage. He changed into red clothes to be the groom.

Seeing that fool go in, Zhong Cheng couldn’t stay any longer and insisted on breaking in, but Lu Junming stopped him firmly, “Look around the house, there must be a side door for servants. It definitely won’t be guarded as well.”

The three of them searched around the house, and they found that there was a small gate in the northwest corner, leading to a very secluded alley.

Lu Junming went over and gently pushed the gate door, which was locked. He looked along the courtyard wall, and there was a large tree next to it.

“Wait here, I’ll go open the door.”

He jumped on the top of the wall lightly and delicately with the help of his spear. Hidden by the tree, he checked that no one was there before jumping down.

Lu Junming opened the door and let Zhong Cheng and Mo Yan in. They hid behind the tree and observed the house to see where Mo Ling would be locked up.

Generally speaking, the master’s house should be in the front, and the servant’s residents should be hidden in the back, or be in a separate courtyard.

This small door was for the servants of the mansion to come and go, so the house here must be for the servants to live in. Mo Ling definitely wouldn’t be here.

The crescent moon had come out. The three walked slowly, using the moonlight to see. The house in front was not only tall but also had cornices. It must be the master’s residence.

Lu Junming whispered, “We should find a secluded place to interrogate someone.”

Mo Yan said, “The maids must know where my sister is locked up.”

Zhong Cheng said, “The latrine, it’s quiet there.”

Who would hang around the latrine, after all, and besides, most people go to the latrine alone.

They’re usually in the corner of the home, usually directly opposite the main gate.

The three of them moved slowly to the corner directly opposite the gate and smelt the pungence of the latrine.

Two women came here while talking. They hid in the shadows, waiting for someone to leave the latrine first.

Both of them went into the latrine, but one of them came out first, “Xiao Hong, I’ll leave first. There’s a lot of moonlight, so don’t be afraid.”

The other person replied, “Ok, I don’t want you to be scolded by the madam again.”

When the woman came near, Zhong Cheng quickly covered her mouth to prevent her from screaming, and pulled her into the shadows.

The girl was scared out of her wits and started trembling. Mo Yan came over to comfort her and said, “Don’t be afraid, we aren’t bad people, and just want to ask you something. As long as you’re honest, we won’t hurt you.”

The girl nodded, and Zhong Cheng loosened his hand covering her mouth little by little. She asked with a quaver in her voice, “Are you asking about the girl who was kidnapped?”

Mo Yan nodded, “Do you know where she is locked up?”

The girl pointed out, “The fool lives in the house to the right.”

She also called him a fool, it seems like she wasn’t a loyal servant.

The girl calmed down and said, “There are several caretakers, I’m afraid it won’t be easy to make a move.”

“Thank you!”

“We’re disgusted they’re doing such immoral things! That fool gropes us when he sees us. It’s revolting. I heard the girl was kidnapped by her own father, just for a promotion. He’s really wicked.”

The three of them slowly approached the house pointed out by the maid. Sure enough, there were several caretakers guarding the entrance to the house.

Someone in the room said, “Miss Ling, why are you so stubborn! The Hu family has a great fortune, and you’ll become their second young mistress when you marry. You can wear nice clothes and eat well, it’s definitely better than marrying a poor farmer.”

It was Mo Zenian’s mistress. She was the only one talking, and Mo Ling hadn’t said anything. She had probably been gagged.

The woman babbled for a while, then Mo Ling’s scolding could be heard from inside the room, “If the Hu family is so good, why don’t you marry them you shameless woman-”

Her scolding stopped abruptly. She had probably been gagged again.

Then, the fool, who came out of nowhere, drunkenly tried to enter the yard. Mu Yan said: “Don’t let him in.”

Zhong Cheng swiftly went over and dragged the fool over, covering his mouth. Lu Junming struck him on the neck, knocked him out, and he laid on the ground like a dead pig.

They weren’t afraid they couldn’t beat the caretakers, but they didn’t want them to shout and alert more people.

The best way was to lure them over one by one and deal with them individually.

Mo Yan hid in the shadows and called out, “Mother Wang, come out.”

She unexpectedly succeeded, and there was actually a caretaker surnamed Wang. The woman quickly ran over and asked, “Madam, did you call for me?”

Mo Yan said “Yes”, and stayed hidden. When the woman had gone out of sight of the other caretakers, Zhong Cheng did the same thing to her as the maiden.

This woman wasn’t as easy to deal with as the girl just then. He grabbed her throat and forced her to say the surnames of the three caretakers inside. Mo Yan changed her voice and called them over one by one, and caught two more. The last caretaker became suspicious and refused to come out, and started asking, “Who is it? Who is looking for me?”

There was only one left, so Zhong Cheng rushed over and knocked her out.

Mo Zenian’s mistress might’ve heard the commotion and came out to watch. Seeing no one was there, she asked loudly, “Where did everyone go?”

Afraid that she would call someone, Lu Junming covered her mouth and dragged her inside. Mu Yan and Zhong Cheng also rushed into the house. Mo Ling was strapped to the bed and gagged. When she saw them, tears immediately flowed down her cheeks.

Zhong Cheng went to untie the ropes, and Mu Yan took the gag out of her mouth, “Sister, it’s okay, let’s go!”

Holding the untied rope in his hand, Zhong Cheng went over and tied up the woman tightly, gagged her, and threw her on the bed.

Lu Junming asked Zhong Cheng and Mu Yan to take Mo Ling out how they went in. He’d follow after, since he could jump over the walls anyways.

Post-translation notes: And I think that’s the kidnapping arc done! Thank you for reading!