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Because just now, in front of the Cao Family Hall, the Cao Family disciple who was in charge of night watch saw a unconscious figure that was tied up. After approaching, he saw that it was the Patriarch of Xiao Family, Xiao Rong.
But what was most surprising was not only that, because there was even a note stuck on Xiao Rong's body. Just a few words were written on the note, but it was enough to cause Cao Family to change color upon smelling it.
This matter was immediately informed to Cao Qinglan by the Cao Family disciple, and after Cao Qinglan found out, she immediately rushed to the Xiongba Hall to investigate it personally.
"Patriarch …" Upon seeing Cao Qinglan's appearance, the Cao Family disciples who had discovered Xiao Rong all cried out in unison.
"Where's Clan Head Xiao?" Cao Qinglan asked with a frown.
"Already helped to the hall." A Cao Family disciple replied.
Cao Qinglan listened and immediately walked into the hall. She saw Xiao Rong, who had been untied, lying unconscious on a chair.
"Patriarch, this is the note that was pasted on Clan Head Xiao just now." Just then, a Cao Family disciple handed over the slip of paper with both hands.
Cao Qinglan took it and glanced at it, and her face immediately sunk. Although she felt that this was clearly a prank, but Xiao Rong's strength did have First Grade of the Celestial Master Stage, so the person who could knock Xiao Rong out was definitely not some ordinary person. Moreover, why did the other party not make a move on others, but on Xiao Rong.
Thinking up to here, Cao Qinglan did not dare to be negligent, and immediately instructed a few Cao Family disciples with a cold and imposing voice. "Go and invite Master Pang Loong over to the Xiongba Hall. The rest of them kept their eyes on Clan Head Xiao. No one is allowed to reveal the contents of this slip of paper. If there is even the slightest bit of information leak out, I will immediately expel you all from the Cao Family. "
When the few Cao Family disciples present heard this, they immediately raised their heads, and didn't even dare to breathe loudly.
After Cao Qinglan finished speaking, she hurriedly left the Xiongba Hall. She immediately rushed to Mu Ziye's resting room to confirm if the contents of the paper slip was real or a joke. Of course, she hoped that it was only a prank, but if it was real, then Cao Family would be in big trouble.
Because she was afraid that the news would spread and cause unnecessary chaos, Cao Qinglan only brought her two servants to the courtyard where Mu Ziye was resting.
When they arrived at the courtyard, Cao Qinglan saw two servant girls waiting outside Mu Ziye's room.
When the two servant girls guarding the door saw Cao Qinglan, they immediately bowed and greeted her.
"Did Sixth Prince come out last night?" Cao Qinglan asked immediately.
The two maids shook their heads.
"Did you hear anything then?" Cao Qinglan asked again.
The two maidservants glanced at each other, then shook their heads.
"Then, when did the Xiao Family Second Miss, who escorted Sixth Prince back, leave?" Cao Qinglan asked.
"Patriarch, that Second Miss hasn't come out since last night." "Yes," one of the maidservants said.
"Looks like it really is a prank!" Cao Qinglan let out a sigh of relief when she heard this. Since Sixth Prince and Xiao Mei were together last night, then Xiao Mei would have reacted if anything happened to Sixth Prince. It was impossible that there wasn't any movement.
Cao Qinglan thought for a while and planned to leave so as to not disturb Mu Ziye's rest. But before she could take a step forward, she suddenly stopped and turned to the two servant girls. She asked in confusion, "Was there really no movement last night?"
The two maidservants nodded.
When Cao Qinglan heard this, she immediately felt that something was wrong. If Xiao Mei had not left her room last night, then she must really be "waiting on" Sixth Prince. It was impossible for her to be completely still.
Cao Qinglan immediately turned around and walked to the door. She coughed lightly and then called out, "Qinglan knows it's a little slow to disturb Sixth Prince's rest so early in the morning, but Qinglan has important things to confirm with Sixth Prince. I hope Sixth Prince can respond to Qinglan's call and maybe let Xiao Lili come out for a while."
After Cao Qinglan finished speaking, she immediately listened attentively to the sounds inside the room. Strangely, however, there was no sound at all from inside the room.
By this time, Cao Qinglan had started to feel uneasy, but she still managed to calm herself down. She called out a few more times, but there was no response from the room.
"Could it be that what was written on the note was true?" Cao Qinglan realized that things were not going well and didn't care too much about it. She gathered her spirit and rushed open the door. Then, she walked in quickly and swept her gaze across the bed.
On the bed, there was only a petite figure wrapped in a blanket, but Mu Ziye had mysteriously disappeared.
"Xiao Second Miss …" Cao Qinglan immediately rushed over, thinking that something might have happened to Xiao Mei. However, when she lifted up the blanket, she saw that the person wrapped inside was not Xiao Mei, but Xiao Rong's third daughter, Xiao Jiao'er.
Cao Qinglan was also confused, but she immediately checked Xiao Jiao'er's breath. She noticed that Xiao Jiao'er's breathing was smooth as if she had been drugged. No matter how hard she tried, she couldn't wake her up.
Cao Qinglan saw that Mu Ziye had disappeared just like the note had said. Xiao Mei, who hadn't left the room since last night, was not in the room. On the contrary, Xiao Jiao'er was in the room with nothing on.
Cao Qinglan looked around the room and saw no signs of a struggle or struggle. It was as if no one had come. However, Mu Ziye had disappeared. Obviously, Mu Ziye was kidnapped.
Cao Qinglan very quickly thought that the person who left this note might be the one who kidnapped Mu Ziye and then deliberately used Xiao Rong to attract Cao Family's attention. But, why would this person do that? could it be that it was deliberately provoking their Cao Family? Or could this be a conspiracy of Qi Family! However, even if Qi Family wanted to trample her down, the kidnapping of a prince was not a joke. Qi Family would definitely not be stupid enough to ask for trouble.
But if it wasn't Qi Family, then who could possibly be so hostile towards Cao Family? If it was her eldest uncle and third uncle, there would be no reason for them to do so. If something were to happen to Mu Ziye, then the entire Cao Family would be in danger, and her eldest uncle and third uncle would not be able to obtain any benefits.
The more Cao Qinglan thought about it, the more confused she became. She simply couldn't get a clue what was going on. Of course, at this moment, she didn't know that she had already fallen into an meticulously laid out game.