Forced to marry, I picked up a young powerful official

Chapter 230 How Distressed

Shen Nankui got off the horse, looked at Cai Ling and said, "I guessed it right. Let's go over and take a look."

"it is good."

Cai Ling also came down and walked with her towards the city gate, leading the horse.

When the two men walked to the foot of the city tower, they were stopped by the city guards, who asked, "Who dares to break into the city gate at night?"

Shen Nankui smiled amiably and did not reveal his identity first. Instead, he said, "We are not trying to break into the city gate at night. We just saw the city gate open from afar and thought we could enter the city, so we came to take a look. I wonder if the officer would allow us to stay overnight in the city?"

"No, there is a curfew in the city. Movement is strictly prohibited."

"Why is the city gate still open?"

"Today, a wanted criminal escaped from the prison. The governor ordered that he be brought back overnight, so the city gates could not be closed. All right, this is an important government matter, so you guys should not ask too much. Leave immediately, otherwise you will be arrested as a suspect!"

Shen Nankui and Cai Ling looked at each other.

As expected, Gu Yichuan did not directly announce that she was missing. At this moment, he must be looking for her under the pretext of arresting a criminal.

But how could she enter the city if she didn't reveal her identity?

The guards guarding the city were watching them closely, so she and Cai Ling had no choice but to lead their horses and leave. Just after taking a few steps, they suddenly heard a surprised voice behind them.

"Madam, Mr. Cai?"

Zhong Shan came out of the city and ran towards the two people quickly, "Is it really you?"

Before the two could answer, he looked at Cai Ling with a face full of complaints, "Mr. Cai is really a jerk. Even if he had something to do with Madam, he shouldn't have quietly taken her away without saying goodbye. This made the young master think that Madam had met with an accident and he went crazy looking for her everywhere."

"I know that Mr. Cai is a man of the underworld, and he has always been unrestrained and uninhibited. But my son is now a state lord, and his wife is also a state lord's wife. Every move they make is very important. If the news that his wife was taken away by a man from another country spreads, I don't know how much criticism it will cause..."

Seeing that he was going too far, Shen Nankui frowned and interrupted, "Zhongshan, you must not be rude to Mr. Cai. This matter is not what you think."

Zhong Shan stopped talking in dismay.

But judging from his expression, it was obvious that he had something else to say.

Cai Ling said: "It's okay, this matter was indeed caused by me, Zhongshan, please continue."

Zhong Shan secretly glanced at his wife's expression, and then whispered: "My master naturally believes in Mr. Cai's character. He knows that Mr. Cai will not do anything that is detrimental to the lady, so he covered up the matter and only used the name of tracking down the criminal to secretly search for the lady's whereabouts. But there has been no news from the lady for almost a whole day, and the master is also very worried..."

Shen Nankui said: "In that case, you are waiting here, I think you are waiting for us, then take us in quickly."

A hint of apology appeared in Cai Ling's stern expression. "After entering the city, I will personally confess my crime to Prefect Gu."

Zhong Shan nodded, "Okay, Madam, I will take you and Mr. Cai back to Deshui Lane first. The young master has taken people to look for you outside the city, and he hasn't come back yet. I will send someone to give him a message later."

He walked back to the city gate and whispered something to the general guarding the city. The latter raised his hand and waved, and the officers and soldiers automatically made way.

Zhong Shan came over to hold Shen Nankui's horse, "Madam, you can go into the city now."

The three men entered the city. It was a silent night, and the sound of horse hooves was particularly clear in the quiet streets. Along the way, they met two groups of people, all of whom were government officials. When they saw the three men walking on the street leading horses, they couldn't help but come forward to question them.

However, Zhong Shan had the warrant given by Gu Yichuan on him, so it was okay.

They arrived at the house in Deshui Lane and just walked in the door, Hehua, who was pacing anxiously on the steps, saw them, was stunned for a moment, then rushed over and hugged Shen Nankui.

"Madam, where have you been all day? Why didn't you tell me? I was so worried!"

She was anxious and happy, with a delighted smile on her face, but her eyes were red, as if she was about to cry.

Shen Nankui comforted him, "Okay, okay, I'm back, right?"

Hehua looked at Cai Ling again. Although he did not express his resentment like Zhongshan, there was a hint of dissatisfaction in his tone.

"Mr. Cai, you have always been a steady person. Why do you have to joke with everyone like this? Apart from other things, Ah Nao has not seen his mother since this morning. He has cried countless times and even cried in his dreams. How heartbreaking!"

Cai Ling thought of the little child and felt guilty because so many people were unable to find peace because of him.

Shen Nankui sighed helplessly and shook his head, "Hehua, you wrongly blamed Mr. Cai. It wasn't him who took me away. On the contrary, if he hadn't sent me back, I'm afraid you wouldn't be able to see me now."

Hehua was dumbfounded.

"We all saw it with our own eyes. The person on the top floor of Shuiyun Tower was clearly Mr. Cai. Otherwise, we wouldn't have let our guard down so much. If it wasn't Mr. Cai who took you away, then who was it?"

"When Yichuan comes back, I will explain the whole story to you. Now, let me go see Ah Nao first."

She was also very worried because she hadn't seen her daughter for the whole day.

When I entered the room, Ah Nao was being coaxed to sleep in the arms of her wet nurse. There were a few tears in the corners of the little girl's eyes, as if she had just fallen asleep not long ago.

He Hua whispered, "Although Ah Nao is young, she still remembers her mother. Today, Madam didn't come back, and Ah Nao seemed very uneasy. She even cried for a while just now, and she must have just fallen asleep..."

Shen Nankui felt pity for the child and took him in her arms.

She swayed her body gently, patted the swaddling clothes rhythmically with her palms, and coaxed softly: "Anao, be good, mother is back, mother is here, Anao, don't be afraid, just go to sleep obediently..."

Perhaps it was because he heard her voice, Ah Nao's originally furrowed brows relaxed, and the corners of his mouth seemed to show a smile. His sleeping face looked less uneasy and more peaceful.

Shen Nankui held the child for a long time, and only handed her over to the wet nurse after she fell asleep.

As soon as he stepped out of the door and walked into the yard, he heard the sound of hurried horse hooves outside the house. Soon, several figures rushed in. The first four people left the ground and flew towards Cai Ling in the yard very quickly. The weapons in their hands were unsheathed, and they glowed coldly in the dark night.

They were none other than Lian, Feng, Qiu and Song, who were sitting under Gu Yichuan.