Exile after Divorce? Empty the Scumbag Husband First!-Chapter 328 - 320: Sister, What Are You Looking At?
"You wretched servant, can’t you see the situation? It’s either you die or they die!"
With that, the old woman suddenly dragged out Lin and gripped his jaw tightly, scaring Nanny Shen into a flurry of words: "Stop! Stop! I’ll do as you say!"
Only then did the old woman’s expression relax: "Smart choice."
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Elsewhere, Birds and Beasts finally had some news after a few days.
However, Ruan Mian looked at the information the Birds and Beasts brought back and frowned slightly.
At that time, Elder Sister and Cui Zhu had just finished brewing medicine for Sister-in-law. Since Rui went missing, Sister-in-law and others have been constantly searching the village, while Brother and a group of villagers scoured the nearby areas.
Sister-in-law was so worried that she eventually collapsed.
"Little Sister, what are you looking at?" Ruan Qing saw her gaze was a bit strange and followed it to the few birds circling in the sky.
But she didn’t know why those Birds and Beasts were there, only concerned about Ruan Mian’s situation.
Ruan Mian snapped back to reality: "Elder Sister, I’m going to Wuheng City. Don’t wait for me for dinner tonight."
Before Elder Sister could ask further, Ruan Mian was already heading toward the stables.
Ruan Qing advised her a few times from behind but didn’t think much of it.
After all, Ruan Mian had often been busy in Wuheng City lately with things she couldn’t get involved in.
Perhaps she was in a hurry because she had clues about the children, but due to the uncertainty, she didn’t explain clearly.
However, Ruan Mian went the whole night and didn’t return until the next day.
Mrs. Chen developed a high fever again, and when Ruan Qing went to see her, she found that her younger sister hadn’t returned the whole night.
Her eyebrows tightened immediately: "Did Little Sister not come back last night at all? Where’s Yun Xiu? Quickly ask Yun Xiu to go to Lord Prefect and inquire."
Cui Zhu was just thinking of having Yun Xiu go to Wuheng City to investigate and didn’t dare waste any time.
Mrs. Zhang and others learned that Ruan Mian was gone since she left yesterday, leaving them feeling anxious as if they had lost their support.
"Qing’er, did your sister not tell you what she was going to do in Wuheng City? Did she meet anyone?"
Seeing Ruan Qing shaking her head, Mrs. Zhang’s face clouded with worry. These recent events had overwhelmed her, and now her daughter was involved.
Even if she were calm, she couldn’t stay composed at this moment: "Quickly call your brother back; we need to discuss a strategy. Mianmian isn’t one to withhold information, and it’s truly worrying that she hasn’t returned home at this critical point all night."
Later, Yun Xiu brought back news from the government office, having asked everyone he could in Wuheng City, but no one had seen Ruan Mian; naturally, her whereabouts were unknown.
Mrs. Zhang could no longer sit still.
"She clearly said yesterday she went to Wuheng City, but the officers at the city gates never saw her; Mianmian mustn’t have entered the city! Did something happen?"
"Mother, let’s not panic; the more this happens, the more we need to stay calm."
Ruan Qing held Mrs. Zhang’s hand tightly, comforting her, though her heart was also anxious and panicking, she didn’t forget what her younger sister had taught her.
No matter what happens, she must face it calmly and composedly.
So she still needed to discuss this with her husband.
"Mother, I’ll go to the military camp now. There are more people on my husband’s side, he must be able to..."
However, before she finished speaking, Mrs. Chen suddenly stumbled out of the house and fell to her knees before Mrs. Zhang: "Mother-in-law, did something happen to Mianmian?"
Mrs. Zhang and others opened their mouths but had not explained the situation before Mrs. Chen broke down in tears.
"Is it because she went to find Rui and encountered danger?"
"It’s all my fault, I failed Mianmian! I also didn’t take care of the child!"
Mrs. Zhang and Elder Sister hurried over: "Wei’er, what are you saying, how can you blame yourself?"
Ruan Qingsong came just in time to see this scene and quickly went forward to protect her by his side.
The pain in Mrs. Chen’s heart had nowhere to go upon seeing him.
"Asong, it’s all my fault, I didn’t take care of the child, it’s all my fault! It’s all..."
Ruan Qingsong, his face full of heartache, held her in his arms, his tightly furrowed brows filled with compassion.
"It’s not your fault, it has nothing to do with you, don’t blame yourself."
However, at this moment, Cui Zhu suddenly saw a figure walking towards them and exclaimed!
"Miss!!"
"Miss is back!"
Everyone present looked over and saw Ruan Mian arriving on horseback in front of the house.
Seeing her family gathered, with Sister-in-law still looking weary, she was puzzled: "Mother, has something happened again?"
"Mianmian! Mianmian, where have you been last night? We couldn’t find you all night, and we thought... we thought something had happened to you!"
Mrs. Zhang ran over in fear, scrutinizing her carefully.
But before Ruan Mian could tell them, not far away, a group of government officers arrived, attracting a lot of attention.
It was the first time so many officers came, and by the look of it, something significant had happened.
The villagers along the way followed, intuitively feeling it was related to the recent missing children incidents.
The officers headed straight towards Ruan Mian’s house, and before Mrs. Zhang and others could inquire, the leading officer looked at Ruan Mian with a serious expression.
"Miss Ruan, the government office requests your presence; you must come with us."
"My lord! Has my daughter committed any wrongdoing? Why must she go to the government office?"
In light of her previous good relationship with the Magistrate, the officers were still courteous to Ruan Mian and her family.
"Madam, today someone provided a clue regarding the missing children, which is related to Miss Ruan, so we need her to accompany us to the government office."
"What?" Mrs. Zhang’s face changed drastically, immediately stepping in front of Ruan Mian.
"How can the children’s disappearance be related to my daughter? Our children are missing too! Who at the government office..."
"Miss Ruan will know once she comes with us."
The officer didn’t give her a chance to retort, cutting her off, and had people "invite" Ruan Mian.
Ruan Mian, calm and collected, stepped forward and reassured Mrs. Zhang: "Mother, let me go see what happened."
An hour ago, outside the government office came waves of crying, attracting a crowd who gathered, filling the entrance with people.
An old woman was kneeling outside the government office, and outside there was also what’s claimed as a child’s "corpse," the face pale and motionless, looking very sinister.
The gathered crowd stepped back a few steps, afraid that the grieving soul might come upon them. The old woman knelt at the door, wailing loudly.
"Please, my lord, seek justice for us!!"
"My lord! You are the people’s parental official and mustn’t wrong anyone who is utterly unscrupulous and disregards the law!"
