Reborn as Powerful Minister's Beloved
Chapter 331 - 320: Second Update

Chapter 331: Chapter 320: Second Update

But now that it has happened again, Duke of Wen Kang realized that the situation was not so simple.

"Has the second young master not returned yet? The Crown Prince has already inquired about the second young master for the second time," said the Duke of Wen Kang, his expression became somewhat solemn, as he faintly heard the sounds of the Imperial Secret Guards on the move earlier in the evening. What could be so important that even the Crown Prince’s men were alerted?

"Milord, Milord, please don’t make it difficult for me. I truly do not know, I only know that someone has fallen into the Earth Spirit River, and the banks are already crowded with people. If we cannot find the person, all of us Loyal Warriors of the Wen Family will be thrown into the Earth Spirit River as a sacrifice," said the loyal warrior who wasn’t one of those who usually attended Duke of Wen Kang. The usual attendant was currently exerting his full effort to search for the missing person, wishing he could grow eyes everywhere, as waves of guards dove into the river one after another, nearly sweeping it clean of fish and shrimp, yet still unable to find the person they were looking for.

Duke of Wen Kang remained silent upon seeing this, realizing that the situation was more serious than he had imagined.

"Like this, I will give you all the manpower I can mobilize, and in addition, with so many people, supplies are also very important. I will arrange for food and water to be sent over, especially for those who go into the water. Without physical strength, how can they manage?" Old Master Wen Kang immediately said.

The guard nearly knelt down in gratitude. The guards hadn’t touched a drop of water since the afternoon, and even the Fourth Prince was reportedly on the river dike all this time.

"Thank you, Milord, thank you. By the way, once the second young master returns, make sure he goes there," the guard said before excusing himself, as he still had other urgent matters to attend to and couldn’t delay any longer.

Duke of Wen Kang did not detain the man and wondered what could possibly be so important that the Crown Prince was stirred up and the Fourth Prince was in such a hurry.

The Savage?

Wasn’t it said by his sister that Fu Gong had been inseparable from The Savage, even for eating and sleeping? But The Savage had already been sent out of the palace at this point.

Duke of Wen Kang was baffled.

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Eldest Madam Zong sent her personal maid to call for Zong Yunqian twice. When the maid returned, she reported that the Princely Heir hadn’t come back. Eldest Madam Zong didn’t make much of it, but the annoyance in her heart that had been fermenting for two days now demanded expression.

She believed that if they didn’t cut their losses in time given how wrong things had gone, the Zong Sheng Residence would no doubt become the butt of jokes among the aristocracy. She had disagreed with the arrangement from the start and disagreed even more now.

As the night deepened, when Eldest Madam Zong sent someone to inquire for the third time, and there was still no sign of him, she finally became suspicious. Although Yunqian sometimes didn’t return home, he would usually be back on time, and she hadn’t heard of any major events these past two days either.

It wasn’t until Eldest Madam Zong summoned the house servant at the door that she found out the Princely Heir had gone out at noon and even had a carriage called because he was going out to play with the Commandery Princess from the neighboring residence.

Eldest Madam Zong suddenly felt as if her breath was caught in her throat, nearly choking her.

"Such a big matter, why didn’t you report it earlier?" Eldest Madam Zong slammed her palm on the chair, her tone authoritative.

The house servant was taken aback and immediately knelt down.

"Madam, please spare my life. Prince Duan also knows about this matter," he pleaded.

Eldest Madam Zong immediately got up, intent on going to Prince Duan’s Mansion.

Even though a marriage had been promised, since the formal ceremony had not yet taken place, it was improper for him to not return so late. Eldest Madam Zong wanted to have a word with Prince Duan about it.

"Madam—, Madam—," several maids felt that something was amiss and wanted to advise against it, but they knew that Eldest Madam was upset and likely unstoppable. If they alarmed the Old Madam, it might blow things up even more.

Despite the attempts to stop her, Eldest Madam Zong had already reached Prince Duan’s Mansion, only to find it dark and deserted. After knocking for a long time, a small gatekeeper finally appeared. Looking at Eldest Madam Zong, he didn’t seem to recognize her.

"Whom are you looking for?" the gatekeeper asked.

"Is Prince Duan’s Mansion here?" asked a maid, trying to keep her temper in check, hoping the ensuing scene wouldn’t be too ugly.

"Not here. Only I am left in our mansion. Everyone else has gone out," the gatekeeper answered confidently.

Eldest Madam Zong’s brow furrowed, sensing that something was impossible. How could Prince Duan’s Mansion be completely deserted?

"What’s happened?" The sharp maid immediately asked with concern, her demeanor earning some regard from the gatekeeper.

"I’m not sure of the specifics. I only heard they went out to look for someone. Our Commandery Princess is missing, and Prince Duan took everyone to search for her," the gatekeeper’s words stunned everyone outside.

Eldest Madam Zong was momentarily taken aback.

"Eldest Madam, we should go back—," the maid made a swift decision, as now it made sense why the Princely Heir had not returned.

"The person is missing? How can someone just disappear?" Eldest Madam Zong thought of a possibility. Could it be related to her son? This thought made her eyelids twitch.

"Madam, don’t panic. Let’s send someone to Golden Spirit Mountain to check the situation. If they encounter the Princely Heir, we’ll find out exactly what’s going on, and then..."

"No, that’s not right. Like this, you go and send someone quickly, don’t delay. And the master? Come, go with me to see the master." Eldest Madam Zong had a hunch that Princess Chao Ren’s disappearance was related to her son. Now that Prince Duan had gone, what if Yunqian was at a disadvantage? What if Prince Duan blamed Yunqian for his daughter’s disappearance?

If that wasn’t the case, why wouldn’t Prince Duan have notified Zong Sheng Residence, given their proximity?

Even if Eldest Madam Zong was a straightforward person, she knew the situation was not simple, and she suddenly stopped in her tracks.

"Are you sure it was a Commandery Princess who went missing?"

The maid by her side immediately nodded.

"It’s the Commandery Princess, Princess Chao Ren."

"That won’t do, we need to let the master go immediately." What if Prince Duan, in his urgency, harmed Yunqian?

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