Dad, open the door. I'll bring your mistress back for you.

Chapter 305: Breaking into the Grand Prince's Mansion

"Miss, something bad has happened!" Cuiwei shouted in panic and trotted towards Ningfengzhai.

Qixia was standing at the door. Seeing her rush and loss of composure, she couldn't help but frown and scolded in a low voice, "Is the sky falling? You're yelling like this, making a fool of Ningfengzhai for everyone else!"

Cuiwei bent down, one hand on her knee, breathing heavily, and replied intermittently: "Aunt Qixia, this time it's really a big deal."

At this moment, Shen Chuning, who was quietly reading in the room, was also startled by the noise outside. She put down the book in her hand and said in a raised voice, "Let Cuiwei in."

After getting permission, Cuiwei quickly stood up, tidied up her messy dress, then raised her legs and walked quickly into the room.

As soon as she entered the door, she respectfully performed a standard etiquette towards Shen Chuning.

Although her gestures of greeting were very standard, her slightly hurried tone when she greeted still revealed her inner anxiety and uneasiness.

"Tell me slowly, what happened? Don't be anxious." Shen Chuning said softly.

Cuiwei took a deep breath, collected herself, and then began to narrate, "Just now, Shopkeeper Xu from Wanbaoxuan came to report that Lord Feng had brought Concubine Feng from the First Prince's Mansion to Wanbaoxuan to select jewelry. Unexpectedly, Lord Feng left for a while due to something, and when Shopkeeper Xu returned after getting his headgear, Concubine Feng was nowhere to be found!"

After Shen Chuning finished listening, she stood up with an anxious look on her face. She hurriedly asked, "Where is Manager Xu now?"

Cuiwei quickly responded, "Manager Xu is waiting at the gate of the mansion right now."

Upon hearing this, Shen Chuning said without hesitation: "Hurry and prepare the carriage!"

"Aunt Qixia has already gone to make arrangements."

After hearing this, Shen Chuning hurried out the door.

When they reached the gate of the mansion, they saw Qixia and Manager Xu waiting quietly beside the carriage not far away.

Shen Chuning quickened her pace and came to the front of the carriage, stepped lightly onto the footstool, and then jumped onto the carriage in one stride.

Immediately afterwards, Shopkeeper Xu also boarded the carriage.

As soon as she got in the car, Shen Chuning couldn't wait to ask, "Concubine Feng is missing. Has anyone gone to inform the Feng family and Feng Yucai?"

Shopkeeper Xu bowed slightly and replied, "Young lady, I overheard a conversation between Lord Feng and Concubine Feng. It seems they both sneaked out of the house. Therefore, I haven't yet gone to the Feng family to report this matter. I've simply sent someone to look for Lord Feng, leaving it to him to make the final decision. I estimate they should have found him by now."

Shen Chuning's eyebrows were furrowed, her face showing annoyance. She continued to ask, "How could she just disappear out of nowhere? Didn't Concubine Feng have any maids accompanying her? Didn't we at Wanbaoxuan send someone to serve her?"

Shopkeeper Xu quickly explained, "Only Lord Feng and Concubine Feng came today, and they only had a driver with them. Later, for some reason, Lord Feng suddenly wanted to buy chestnuts. I asked to send someone to go for him, but he said we couldn't find the place, so he took the driver with him. As a result, Concubine Feng was left alone upstairs."

"Concubine Feng always preferred quietness, and refused to allow the maid from Wanbaoxuan to stay in her room to serve her. Not long after, Concubine Feng claimed that tea had accidentally spilled on her dress, and ordered the maid guarding the door to go to the Jinxiufang next door to buy a new set of clothes. The maid hurried downstairs, ready to find someone to run an errand for her. But when she returned, Concubine Feng was no longer in the room."

"What about the guys downstairs? Did they see Concubine Feng leave?" Shen Chuning frowned, his eyes fixed on Shopkeeper Xu.

Shopkeeper Xu slowly shook his head and replied gravely, "Business is booming today, with a constant stream of customers. The staff were all busy serving them and thought Concubine Feng was with someone, so they didn't pay much attention to her."

At this moment, the carriage was galloping all the way and was about to arrive at Wanbaoxuan.

Suddenly, Shen Chuning, who was sitting in the carriage, seemed to have noticed something and shouted loudly: "Stop!"

As the driver pulled the reins, the carriage came to a steady stop.

Then, Shen Chuning got off the carriage swiftly and walked straight towards the eldest prince's mansion not far away.

Seeing this, Shopkeeper Xu did not dare to delay at all. He quickly quickened his pace to catch up with her and knocked on the vermilion door of the eldest prince's mansion.

Not long after, a slight sound of footsteps was heard coming from afar, and then two burly, fully armed guards appeared in front of everyone.

Shen Chuning calmly pulled out a badge symbolizing her identity from her bosom and handed it to the two guards. She then said in a clear voice, "I am the ninth daughter of Prime Minister Shen's residence. I have come specially to visit Concubine Feng in your residence. I hope you will be kind enough to pass on the message."

The two guards took the badge, examined it carefully, and exchanged glances with each other.

One of the guards took a step forward and responded expressionlessly, "Reporting to Miss Nine, our Concubine has not returned home."

Before they finished speaking, they reached out without hesitation and slammed the door shut with a loud bang.

Seeing this scene, Shen Chuning frowned slightly. According to common sense, almost no servants and guards from each family dared to disrespect the Prime Minister's Mansion.

What's more, during this period of time, Feng Yuyan has been living peacefully in the Feng family. Now that the eldest prince has returned to Tanzhou, Feng Yuyan will not come back on his own.

But now, what these two people said was not that the concubine was not at home, but that the concubine had not returned home!

Shen Chuning sensed something was wrong and turned to Shopkeeper Xu beside her and said decisively, "Send someone to get Feng Yucai!"

This place was not far from Wanbaoxuan, so Manager Xu did not choose to take a carriage. Instead, he stretched out his legs and trotted all the way towards Wanbaoxuan.

At this time, Feng Yucai was standing alone in front of the gate of Wanbaoxuan, looking extremely anxious.

He kept grabbing passers-by and asking them impatiently if anyone had ever seen a woman dressed in gorgeous clothes and traveling alone.

The passers-by who hurried by just regarded him as a mentally ill lunatic. Without exception, they shook their heads and quickly quickened their pace to run away from him.

After witnessing this scene, Shopkeeper Xu didn't say a single word. He stretched out his hand like lightning and grabbed Feng Yucai's arm tightly. Without saying anything, he dragged him and ran towards the eldest prince's mansion.

"What do you want to do? Let me go! Don't stop me from looking for my sister!" Feng Yucai struggled desperately, trying to get rid of Manager Xu.

However, he used all his strength, but Manager Xu's hand was as tight as an iron clamp, with no sign of loosening.

Shopkeeper Xu was so exhausted that he was out of breath, but he still shouted at the top of his voice: "It was our young lady who asked me to come find you!"

Hearing these words, Feng Yucai, who had been struggling desperately like a trapped beast, suddenly became quiet in an instant as if he had been cast under a spell. He no longer offered any resistance, but became extremely obedient and followed Manager Xu obediently as he ran all the way.