Capítulo 1757: Chapter 1764 Baohua Temple (2)

Lord Shen cupped his hands, answering each of Mu Zhongqing’s questions, then humbly said, “My wife and I are new to the capital, and we have no acquaintances. Now that such an incident has occurred, we find ourselves helpless and can only shamelessly come to the mansion to seek help. I hope Lord Mu and Madam Mu can extend their kindness and find a way to inform the Empress about my daughter’s abduction. My entire family would be endlessly grateful, and we would definitely strive to repay your great kindness and virtue. Even if we cannot repay you in this life, we will tie grass and hold rings in the next one to express our gratitude to you both!”

After speaking, he bowed deeply.

Mu Zhongqing hurriedly cupped his hands in return and replied, “Lord Shen, you speak too heavily. We serve in the same court, and you have known my daughter for many years. Naturally, I should try my best to assist. However, at this time, the palace has already been locked for the night, and outsiders cannot convey messages inside. How about I send someone to the Prefect of Ying Tianfu to request more people to help you both search, and I will also dispatch more hands to assist. If we indeed cannot find her, we can try to send a message into the palace when the palace gate opens at daylight tomorrow. What do you think of this?”

When Lord Shen and Madam Shen heard they couldn’t seek help from the Empress Dowager, they were extremely disappointed. Although Lord Mu also promised to help search, and even said he would ask Ying Tianfu for assistance, if Juhua was indeed taken by Mo Zili, neither Lord Mu nor the Prefect of Ying Tianfu would be able to rescue her from the Mo Family.

Nevertheless, given what Lord Mu said, he had done his best. Though they were not satisfied, they couldn’t say anything else. Shen Luming pondered for a while and said tactfully, “Thank you, Lord Mu, for your generous assistance. Speaking of which, I have some acquaintance with Young Master Zili of the Second Room of Duke Li Guo’s Mansion. However, my official position is too low to rashly disturb Duke Li Guo’s Mansion at night. I wonder if Lord Mu could send someone to take us to Duke Li Guo’s Mansion to seek out Young Master Zili. With the help of the Prefect of Ying Tianfu and Lord Mu, plus the assistance of Duke Li Guo’s Mansion, we will surely find my daughter!”

Shen Luming’s thought was simple. If Mo Zili indeed kidnapped their daughter, he couldn’t harm her once he was brought out. By tomorrow morning, when they saw the Empress, they could report the matter to the Empress Dowager, who would certainly intervene to save her.

Of course, it couldn’t be ruled out that their daughter had already been harmed, especially since it was past midnight and she had been kidnapped for several Shi Chen, claiming that some incident might have occurred wasn’t impossible. However, what’s done cannot be undone. He could only hope to do as much as possible for his daughter to minimize her suffering.

Hearing this, Lady Du suddenly remembered what Cai Wei and Fei’er mentioned during their return about the young master of the Second Room of Duke Li Guo’s Mansion having intentions towards Miss Shen. Now that Miss Shen was in trouble, Duke Li Guo’s Mansion would surely help, given their influential power. As long as they stepped in, it shouldn’t be hard to find Miss Shen.

Therefore, she said to Mu Zhongqing, “Although it’s inappropriate to disturb Duke Li Guo’s Mansion at night, rescuing a person is like saving a fire; we mustn’t dwell too long. Duke Li Guo and Old Madame are kind-hearted people, I suppose they won’t blame us. How about you personally make a trip to help Lord Shen and Madam Shen?”

Mu Zhongqing was also a benevolent person. Moreover, he had a similar experience of his daughter being abducted, so he agreed to his wife’s suggestion without hesitation. After dressing properly in the inner room, he took Shen Luming and his wife to Duke Li Guo’s Mansion…

When they arrived at Duke Li Guo’s Mansion, it was already the latter half of the night. Mu Zhongqing did not dare to disturb Duke Li Guo and his wife, so he only asked someone to inform the Great General and the General’s wife to come out and meet him.

At this time, Mo Ziqi had just gone to bed with Fei’er. Now, they had already consummated their marriage. Mo Ziqi, having tasted the pleasures of carnality, was captivated by the intoxicating feeling and had to indulge till the third watch before being willing to rest. Just after they finished today and had slept for less than a quarter of an hour, the night maid reported that Father-in-law sought an audience, and Mu Zhongqing, not daring to delay, hurriedly dressed and came to meet them.