Chapter 487 - 152: Going to the Banquet_3
Tonger and Bai Xue chattered for a few moments before they went out, and Jiang Li climbed onto the bed, blew out the candle, but couldn’t fall asleep. She kept thinking about Jiang Youyao’s matter, and it all seemed so strange.
How could such a grown person just disappear without a reason? If she were on the streets, she would surely be easily spotted, and no official family would dare to hide her. Jiang Yuanbai even had people check the tea houses and brothels to see if she had been captured by human traffickers, but to no avail. There was no news of Jiang Youyao at the city gate checkpoints. Could it be... she was being hidden by someone?
Lost in thought, Jiang Li couldn’t come up with any conclusion. She turned over and closed her eyes. Tomorrow’s issues would be dealt with tomorrow; let Jiang Yuanbai report to the officials and have a search conducted again. If they couldn’t find her... If she couldn’t be found, she would ask Zhao Ke.
Perhaps he would know.
...
Early the next day, when Jiang Li stepped out of Fangfei Garden to greet Madam Jiang the Elder, she indeed didn’t see Jiang Yuanbai, who must have gone to report to the authorities. Lady Lu was also present, but without her usual shrewdness and assertiveness, she sat meekly to one side, even shaking her head at Jiang Li, as if warning her not to anger the old madam and to just wait quietly and see how things unfolded.
Madam Jiang the Elder was probably truly angered. The matter with Ji Shuran had not yet been settled, and now Jiang Youyao’s issue had risen anew. The Jiang family was truly about to become the laughingstock of Yanjing City.
The atmosphere in Night Wind Hall was very solemn. It was at this moment that Feicui suddenly entered, holding an invitation card in her hand and delivering it to Madam Jiang the Elder, "Old madam, the mother of the Assistant Head Writer has sent over an invitation."
Assistant Head Writer? Jiang Li’s heart stirred, the Shen family? She couldn’t help but lift her head to look at the invitation in Madam Jiang the Elder’s hand.
Madam Jiang the Elder quickly read through the invitation and appeared somewhat weary as she responded, "Send a reply saying we’ve received it. These next few days, it’s best to avoid going out, particularly since we don’t usually have much to do with the Shen family. Moreover, with the fifth girl’s situation, going there would only lead to awkwardness." Her gaze then caught Jiang Li staring intently at the invitation in her hand.