The river breeze was cool, and it blew a little cold.

Jiang Rong shivered and woke up to find that he was sleeping on a boulder by the river, still wearing yesterday's short brown, and the sky was already dark.

He didn't have the habit of staying up late, and he would be sleepy late at night, and last night he was very sleepy and lay down on the boulder to nap, but he didn't expect to sleep until now.

Ei sat up, beat his sore shoulder, and then turned his eyes to look at the river, only to see the waves, not the boat.

Suddenly startled, he stood up and looked around.

The boat is gone, and so is Mei Xiaoren......

Ei searched everywhere on the dock, shouting as he searched: "Villain." ”

No matter how much he shouted, he didn't get a reply, so he walked around the dock, returned to the stone, and sat down slowly in thought.

Last night he watched Mei Xiaoren get on the boat, and he waited for a while before she came down, so he took a nap on the boulder, and then woke up at this time.

Jiang Rong looked around in a panic and found that there was no one else on the dock except him.

"Mei Xiaoren!"

He stood up and shouted, and the sound dispersed in the wind, and there was still no echo.

When Ei returned to the outside of the dock, he saw that the carriage was still waiting there, and Ah Qing was sleeping outside the carriage. He walked over quickly, lifted the curtain, and it was empty.

He was completely panicked, and if she came back from the ship, she would not fail to come to him.

Jiang Rong found an old man who was taking care of the warehouse under the pergola outside the wharf, and the old man told him that the ship had set sail in the middle of the night after boarding the goods, and went down the river to the east, and should have sailed away from the Xinyang boundary by this time.

Jiang Rong was stunned, almost at a loss.

It was dawn, and he was still at a loss in his heart, what to do and what not to do......

Are you going to find someone from the Xie family? Or go east to chase that ship? Still is...... Go back to Beijing to move the rescuers?

After hesitating for a long time, Jiang Rong decided to let Ah Qing take his waist card and rush east to find the Futai Yamen of the eastern state capital to intercept the ship, and he changed to a fast horse and rushed back to Beijing.

Three days had passed since they left until Eei came back alone.

Jiang Rong hurried into the city, he wanted to go to Wei Guogong to think of a way, but as soon as he entered the city gate, he was stopped by a group of people.

Liuyue personally led people to guard the east gate for three days before Jiang Rong returned, he looked at the people on the horse, and said indifferently: "Your Highness, the prime minister is invited." ”

Even though Jiang Ei was reluctant in his heart, he was still "invited" to this place that he hated the most in his life.

Gu Chuyu waited in the hall with his hands in his hands. She had been missing for three days, and the guards escorted her to the Imperial City three days ago, but she didn't come back for half a day. After the guards came back to report, he sent someone to inquire about the inner house, and learned that she got into Jiang Ei's carriage after leaving the inner house.

Waiting for Liuyue to bring back Jiang Rong, Gu Chuyu turned around and asked, "Where is she?" ”

Jiang Rong turned his face indifferently, not wanting to answer.

"Why are you the only one coming back?"

Jiang Rong was silent for a long time, and said slowly: "We went to Xinyang, and she is gone." ”

"Gone?" Gu Chuyu's eyebrows were deeply locked.

She got on a boat at Xinyang Wharf and wanted to see if the prince of Xia Guo was on it, but the boat drove away in the middle of the night, and she ...... She didn't come down. Jiang Rong said slowly, "The boat went to Jiangnan." ”

Gu Chuyu took two steps forward, his expression unusually solemn.

She got on a boat that might have hidden a criminal, and that boat might also carry a conspiracy to collude with Xia Guo to rob criminals, or even Xia Guoren...... And she's alone......

"Xingyun!"

Xingyun entered and responded: "Master." ”

"Order the state capitals of Ningdong to prohibit navigation on inland rivers, let them search along the river, check the passing ships, and block the city gates, so that no one can enter or leave, and look for them in the city."

"Yes."

Jiang Rong sighed helplessly: "It's good if you know, more people are looking for more strength." ”

"You'd better pray that she's safe, otherwise, ......" Gu Chuyu paused, and changed his words, "No, I want her to be safe, from now on, you stay away from her!" ”

"Why?" Jiang Yi said coldly, and pulled the corners of his mouth unwillingly, "How about we make an agreement?" ”

Gu Chuyu's expression was like frost, and he didn't say a word.

Jiang Rong continued: "Whoever finds her one step later will retreat in the face of difficulties." ”

"Okay." Gu Chuyu deserves it simply.

When Mei Xiaoren regained consciousness, she felt that the floor around her was shaking so badly that she could feel that she was still on the boat, and the boat was moving on the river, pushed left and right by the waves.

It was quiet, and it seemed like she was in a closed cabin, with only a small noise around her, letting her know that she was not alone.

When she opened her eyes, it was pitch black, not because the cabin was dimly lit, but because her eyes had been covered with a black cloth and her hands were tied with ropes.

She tried to move, and realized that there was someone else in front of and behind the rope.

Mei Xiaoren calmed down and thought back to what had happened before...... She remembered that she had gotten on the boat in the coolies on her way back, and was about to wait for an opportunity to look around, when suddenly someone stopped her and took her to a cabin. At that time, there were a dozen or so coolies as young as her in the cabin, all of whom were honestly squatting in the cabin, saying that they were waiting to receive their wages.

She didn't know why, but soon after entering, the door to the cabin was closed and locked from the outside. Then, as the smoke in the cabin cleared, making people dizzy, she watched as the people around her fell one by one, and soon she also lost consciousness.

Mei Xiaoren didn't know how long she had fainted, and after she woke up, the people around her gradually woke up. Their mouths were stuffed with cloth, and no one could speak, only babbling and humming.

The movement in the cabin grew louder and louder, and the hatch was suddenly pushed open. Someone slapped the wall and said sharply: "Be honest, the gang picks you to look up to you, and in a few hours we will dock on the shore, and then the big guys will be able to eat and drink spicy food, if you don't know it, Lao Tzu will throw you into the river to feed the fish!" ”

Mei Xiaoren knows that when he is controlled by others, the best thing to do is to stay put, save his life first, and wait until he gets off the ship.

Staying in the cabin was extremely tormenting, and the few hours that the man said were like years for Mei Xiaoren.

When the ship docked, the door to the cabin was opened again. They were driven to their feet, one by one to get out of the boat.

The river breeze was blowing, and the surroundings were very quiet, and Mei Xiaoren could tell by his voice that it did not look like the dock in some state capital.

She couldn't see, only that the ground under her feet was soft dirt, and then they went up a gentle slope, the road was slippery, gravel, and extremely difficult to walk.

There was a rustling of the surrounding area, and it was the sound of the wind blowing the leaves.

She guessed that they had entered a forest or a mountain, and then seemed to have reached the bottom of a valley, and the sound of wind coming from the valley was unusually distinct.