Capítulo 1756: Chapter 1763 Baohua Temple (1)

Even though Lord Shen did not believe that the Mu Family would help them meet the Empress, they were already at a dead end, and it was almost midnight. The longer it dragged on, the more dangerous the situation for their daughter became. Desperately worried about their daughter, the couple had no choice but to bite the bullet and knock on the Mu Mansion’s door.

At this time, Elder Mu and Madam Mu had already gone to sleep. The gatekeeper refused to inform them and shouted for the Shen family couple to leave. Lady Cui, anxious to save her daughter, saw that the gatekeeper was unwilling to compromise, and in her urgency, she “plopped” down on her knees in front of the gatekeeper, pleading with him to make an exception no matter what.

The old gatekeeper saw that Lady Cui was dressed elegantly, clearly a noblewoman, yet such a noblewoman knelt before him, a lowly gatekeeper, indicating that she must have a very important matter to see the master and mistress. Thus, gritting his teeth, he took it upon himself to bring Lord Shen and Lady Shen through the second door and woke up the maid on duty to deliver the message inside.

The maid on duty happened to be the gatekeeper’s wife. The couple was kind-hearted, and upon hearing Lady Cui’s story of their daughter being kidnapped, they knew the matter was serious and ran inside to deliver the message.

“Please rest assured and wait here. Our master and mistress are the kindest people and will surely help you!” the old gatekeeper kindly comforted them.

Lord Shen and his wife were extremely grateful. If the old man hadn’t made an exception, or if they had encountered an unsympathetic maid, they would have been worried to death tonight!

Lady Cui even quietly took off a bright yellow gold bracelet from her wrist and slipped it into the gatekeeper’s hand, saying, “Elder, disturbing you both so late at night, this is just a small token, keep it to buy some liquor!”

“Oh my, how could I accept this?”

The old gatekeeper recoiled as if scalded, immediately pulling his hand back, refusing to accept Lady Cui’s token of gratitude, “Madam, please take it back. Everyone has difficult times. This was just a small gesture, not worth your trouble!”

Seeing his insistence on not accepting it, Lady Cui had to give up. However, Lord Shen felt joy upon seeing the Mu Family’s servants were so simple and courteous. As the saying goes, “The character of the servant reflects that of the master.” With such honest and faithful servants, the housemasters must be the same, and surely Lord Mu is a gentleman, raising such good servants. It seems his daughter has hope!

Sure enough, shortly after, the maid returned, saying that Lord Mu and Madam Mu had already gotten up and invited them inside.

Delighted beyond measure, Lord Shen and his wife hurried in after the maid.

Mu Zhongqing and his wife rose and instructed the maids on night duty to serve tea for their guests. Lady Du had heard Cai Wei mention her acquaintance with the Shen family and how they had taken care of her when she went to Lingbei. For this alone, the couple would not refuse to see Lord Shen and his wife.

Moreover, their own Fei’er had also been kidnapped before. Because of such shared experiences, Mu Zhongqing and his wife were bound to help the Shen family. Understanding the urgent heartache of the Shen couple, nobody could empathize more!

Lord Shen brought his wife Lady Cui into the backyard and was invited into the Flower Hall. Without waiting for formal greetings, Lady Cui stepped forward and knelt without a word.

“Lord Mu, Madam Mu, please show mercy to my poor niece!”

Lady Du quickly stood up and personally helped her up, saying, “Madam Shen, please get up and speak. Cai Wei mentioned to me your long-standing acquaintance and care for her. We are grateful to you and have no need to receive such grand courtesy!”

Mu Zhongqing also said, “Mother Liu has told me a bit about your situation. Have you reported to the authorities? Did the bandits leave any clues when they abducted your daughter?”