Chapter 1766: Chapter 1763: Found the Maidservants
“Send two guards and two maidservants to help with the search. Since our people have seen her, we should assist if we can,” Ye Muyu said.
Madam Xie chuckled, “I brought many maidservants today, I can spare three.”
“The lady is kind-hearted.”
“Ah Yu, you say that, but those who co here to worship naturally have good intentions.”
The two exchanged a knowing smile.
After a while, news ca from the kitchen that lunch would be delayed as most of the staff had been sent to search for the missing person.
Ye Muyu was a bit hungry but could endure it.
A quarter of an hour passed.
Chu Ziluo and so children returned.
Even Madam Wang ca back with them.
“It’s too chaotic outside,” Madam Wang comnted as she walked in, complaining, and poured herself a pot of tea to drink.
Ye Muyu asked, “Do you all know about the Guo Family girl’s disappearance?”
“Yes, we originally went to the back mountain, but seeing it was getting late, we ca down. On the way back, we saw a group of monks going up the mountain to look for Miss Guo,” Chu Ziluo responded.
“Brother Fu and Brother Bo went to help too, but we’re not sure what happened,” Chu Ziluo added.
Madam Wang waved her hand, “We don’t know the details either. How could a girl disappear when there was a large crowd around?”
“What about the maidservant around Miss Guo?” Madam Xie asked curiously.
Madam Wang, known for her gossip, had already inquired from passersby before returning, shaking her head, “Also missing, they both vanished almost two quarters of an hour ago.”
“Anyway, everyone is helping with the search now, and there’s that group of girls in the courtyard blaming each other, saying they played a ga and Miss Guo lost, so she was sent to pick a wild cherry blossom,” Madam Wang explained.
“They waited a long ti with no news, so the group went to find her, only seeing a handkerchief dropped under a tree, but no sign of her,” Madam Wang continued and couldn’t resist clicking her tongue twice, “It’s quite a coincidence, dropping a handkerchief, we don’t know if it was accidental or if sothing really happened.”
“Let’s sit down and rest for a bit,” Ye Muyu said, “I’ve sent our servants to help with the search, the kitchen is too busy, there’s no lunch for now, so let’s have so tea and snacks to tide us over. We can’t leave right now, we’ll have to discuss it later.”
“Okay,” said Chu Ziluo.
Chu Qingyu sat with Chu Ziluo on the adjacent couch, Huo Hongyan joined them, the three occasionally whispered.
Two quarters of an hour passed again.
Now it was midday, the hottest ti.
Ye Muyu noticed the courtyard was quiet, which seed odd. She stood up, planning to inquire about the situation.
And perhaps hasten the lunch.
Just as she reached the door and opened it, a monk ran in from the courtyard entrance, panting heavily, face covered with sweat. He hurried to a room opposite and knocked loudly, drawing the attention of several neighboring rooms.
“Miss Wu, found, found Miss Guo’s maidservant…”
Imdiately, a group of girls rushed out of the room, “Where is she? Take us.”
“At the well in the backyard…”
Upon hearing this, there was an uproar. Everyone instinctively glanced around, worried about getting involved, while Ye Muyu’s brow jumped, knowing this wasn’t good news and likely sothing bad had happened.
Having visited the Buddhist Light Temple before, she was familiar with the back mountain and the location of the cherry trees.
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