Seeing the two men approaching her, Qiao Nian finally shouted sharply, "Stop!"
Her chest heaved violently and her fear reached its peak, yet she still forced herself to remain calm.
The two men seemed to be really bluffed by her and halted their steps.
Then Qiao Nian said, "I have just mentioned the imperial marriage bestowed by the emperor. I am now the fiancée of Prince Ming. If you dare to touch me, it will not only be against the Marquis Mansion, but also against Prince Ming and the current emperor! You'd better think carefully about whether the person who sent you here can protect you!"
Hearing this, the two men looked at each other and seemed to think that Qiao Nian had a point.
So, they cupped their hands towards Qiao Nian and their tone and attitude became much softer. "Miss, we are just people from the Jianghu and don't understand the grudges and grievances among you nobles. We only know that we have to do the job after receiving the silver. But don't worry, Miss. We won't harm you. We just need you to come with us!"
It was not until hearing these words from the two men that Qiao Nian seemed to be able to breathe smoothly at last.
At least for the moment, these two men seemed to have some sense of Jianghu loyalty.
As long as they didn't harm her and she could save her life, that would be fine.
But...
"Where are you taking me?" Qiao Nian asked again, hoping that the two men could reveal something more.
But the two men shook their heads and said, "Sorry, Miss. We can't say more."
After saying that, they were about to come forward again.
"Wait a moment!" Qiao Nian shouted again, but not as coldly as before.
She no longer had the strength to be cold.
In the past, in the Laundry Bureau, she only dealt with women. This was the first time she confronted two burly and fierce men.
She knew very well the difference in strength between men and women. Even if it was just one man, she might not be able to defeat him.
She was extremely frightened.
But she couldn't show even the slightest bit of fear, otherwise, she would be like a lamb in front of wolves, just waiting to be devoured.
She looked at the two men and took a deep breath before saying, "I can walk by myself."
She didn't want them to touch her. If she was escorted out by the two men and seen by others, she didn't know what kind of gossip would spread in the end!
She had just been betrothed to Prince Ming and she couldn't let that gossip ruin her future!
Obviously, the two brothers didn't expect Qiao Nian to have such courage.
In the past, even a man facing them would have been scared to pee his pants at this time.
Therefore, they also showed some admiration for the woman in front of them. However, people from the Jianghu always have their own rules when doing things.
Just then, one of them said, "Sorry, Miss. I can't obey your order. Offended!"
As soon as the words fell, the man rushed forward at lightning speed.
Qiao Nian moved her body and was about to avoid it, but was tightly grasped by the other man.
In the next instant, a handkerchief covered her mouth and nose. In just a moment, a dizzy feeling hit her and Qiao Nian's eyes went black and she completely passed out.
On the other side, Xiao Heng finally bought the two masks.
Lin Yuan thought he would give them to her, but who knew that Xiao Heng never intended to give her the masks from the beginning to the end.
She couldn't help but feel a little sad, but then thought that they were just two masks and didn't mean much.
She followed behind Xiao Heng and continued to move forward.
The lanterns on the street became more and more beautiful, with butterflies, carp and even unicorns!
Each one was lifelike.
Lin Yuan took a fancy to a little rabbit lantern. Its two ears were moving around and it was very cute.
"Does the girl like it?" The stall owner was sharp-eyed and immediately noticed Lin Yuan and took down the rabbit lantern. "It only costs five taels of silver."
Xiao Heng was quite straightforward and handed out the silver
The stall owner smilingly handed the lantern to Xiao Heng, but before Xiao Heng could hand the lantern to Lin Yuan, he suddenly found that the crowd behind them suddenly became agitated.
It seemed that something big had happened.
Lin Yuan and Xiao Heng were also attracted by the commotion.
Xiao Heng was tall and could see farther than Lin Yuan.
Looking over the crowd, he immediately saw a maid with blood all over her face.
She looked a bit familiar.
It seemed to be...
Qiao Nian's maid!
He was immediately shocked and hurriedly rushed towards the direction of Ning Shuang.
Lin Yuan was startled and exclaimed. Only then did she find that the rabbit lantern in Xiao Heng's hand had fallen to the ground and immediately caught fire.
The flames kept licking at her skirt and she was terrified. Fortunately, the stall owner reacted in time and poured a ladle of water to put out the fire.
Lin Yuan still hadn't recovered from the fear and just numbly looked up at the direction where Xiao Heng left. She didn't know what happened to Xiao Heng and, as if possessed by a demon, she lifted her feet and followed.
At this time, Xiao Heng had already rushed to Ning Shuang and asked, "What's going on? Where is your miss?"
Ning Shuang ran out of the teahouse with blood all over her face to look for her miss. She hadn't cried all the time and her eyes had been sharply searching in the crowd.
But when she saw Xiao Heng, she suddenly couldn't help it.
"Wow! General Xiao, please save my miss!"
Ning Shuang immediately knelt down. She knew that at this moment, perhaps only Xiao Heng could save the miss.
Xiao Heng's eyes darkened and he grabbed Ning Shuang and said in a fierce voice, "Shut up! Don't cry. What exactly happened?"
Ning Shuang immediately stopped crying and sobbed as she told Xiao Heng what had happened in the private room.
Only then did Xiao Heng know that Qiao Nian had been kidnapped.
Immediately, he shouted sharply, "Come here!"
"Here!"
A uniform sound came from all directions of the crowd.
Soon, several tall and burly men stood in front of Xiao Heng and the leader was the deputy general Jing Yan.
"Miss Qiao has been kidnapped. Quickly block the entrances and exits of Chunshan Street. Don't let any passing carriages go, especially those with two men traveling together. Arrest them all!" He quickly ordered and Jing Yan and his men responded and quickly dispersed into the crowd.
And at this time, Xiao Heng had the time to look at Ning Shuang and ask in detail, "Didn't your miss have an appointment with Prince Ming?"
Could it be Prince Ming?
That crippled pervert?
The blood on Ning Shuang's head was still flowing down continuously and tears mixed with blood flowed down together. "Prince Ming wrote a letter and asked my miss to meet here, but it wasn't Prince Ming who came, but two very fierce-looking men!"
Hearing this, Xiao Heng's eyes became even darker.
At this time, someone pushed through the crowd and saw Xiao Heng and couldn't help but be stunned. "General Xiao?"
Then he looked at Ning Shuang and said, "Are you... Miss Qiao's maid? How did you get like this?"
"Your Highness Prince Ming..." Ning Shuang also recognized Prince Ming and cried even more bitterly. "Why did you come so late? My miss has been waiting for you here for a long time!"
If Prince Ming had come earlier, her miss wouldn't have been kidnapped by the bad guys.
But Prince Ming had an innocent look on his face and said, "I clearly wrote in the letter that I asked Miss Qiao to meet at the Yuanlai Teahouse in front. I have been waiting for a stick of incense."
Yuanlai Teahouse?
Wasn't it the Fulai Teahouse?
Ning Shuang was stunned and wondered why it was different.