After waiting for about one hour, the door to the private room at Gathered Pavilion was opened, and a person who looked like a servant came in.
"Madam has taken care of it."
"Alright, Iâll go over there now."
Then Yang Chuxia followed the person to a small courtyard with two entrances and went into a room where a burlap sack lay across the floor.
"Alright, all of you wait outside for now. Mingcui and I alone are enough here."
"Yes."
After the people left, Yang Chuxia stepped forward to untie the sack, revealing the pretty face of Luo Linfei.
"Madam, what should we do now?" Mingcui asked.
"Tear open her clothes and check if there are any special markings on her body." Yang Chuxiaâs eyes flickered as she thought to herself, donât blame me for being too harsh; after all, you are just too insensible.
"Yes."
Following Yang Chuxiaâs orders, they quickly stripped her and then dressed her back swiftly.
"Madam, what else should be done?"
"Leave her handkerchief and pouch here." Yang Chuxia looked her over, then stepped forward to mess up her hair, making her jewelry askew.
"Madam, what is this for?"
"Though I wonât truly harm her chastity, I wonât let her feel too comfortable either. She should worry and feel ashamed a bit, so her parents and grandmother will settle down. Otherwise, theyâd think the world belongs to the Luo Family."
After finishing all this, Yang Chuxia opened the door, "Deliver her to the Luo Familyâs doorstep tomorrow morning, say you picked her up on the way, and then leave immediately."
"Yes, Madam!"
At the same time, chaos had already broken out at the Luo Family. First, someone reported that the eldest missâs carriage was startled, the horse pulling the carriage had run off somewhere, then someone reported that the carriage was found but the eldest miss was missing.
This is outrageous!
The Luo Family sent out teams to search, but since the missing person was a young lady, they couldnât make an extensive search or report it to the authorities. They had to handle it privately, which slowed everything down, and by evening, there was still no news.
"Does it have anything to do with you?" That night, Ye Ziâan saw Yang Chuxia leisurely humming a tune while reclining on a lounge chair and asked.
"What are you talking about?" Yang Chuxia opened her eyes with some confusion and responded.
"The Luo Family, Luo Linfei."
"Hehe..." Yang Chuxia chuckled but didnât say whether it was or wasnât.
She didnât answer, and Ye Ziâan didnât ask further, knowing she had her principles in doing things.
"Iâm going out later, probably wonât be back until tomorrow morning."
"Where are you going?" Hearing he was going out late, Yang Chuxia couldnât help but ask a few more questions.
"Caught that black fish last night, naturally, I need to roast it." Ye Ziâan kissed her forehead, "Iâll bring back dumplings from that place for you tomorrow morning."
"Then be careful not to leave traces for people to follow. Since someone went missing these days, some people are likely watching you secretly."
"Donât worry." Ye Ziâan smiled, "These days, even when I leave the residence, Iâm used to being watched every day."
"Alright, off you go then."
The next day, Yang Chuxia awoke to Ye Ziâanâs kisses.
Upon opening her eyes, she saw a magnified handsome face.
"You came back?"
"Hmm, I came back after handling matters." Ye Ziâan hugged her, "I brought dumplings for you, theyâre still warm. Get up and eat."
"Getting up now." The dumplings from that place tasted really good, and Yang Chuxia liked them. Seeing that despite the tiredness in his eyes, there was no sign of fatigue, she asked, "How was it, did the interrogation go well last night?"