Chapter 405: Wouldn’t that mean their girl would be in trouble?

Chapter 405: Wouldn’t that mean their girl would be in trouble?

Now Madam Wang, Chu Siying’s mother, was truly anxious, pacing back and forth.

After some discussion, the ladies decided to ask the monks of White Horse Temple for help to search together.

If they couldn’t find her, they could simply say that the girl had a quarrel with her friend and took the carriage home without notifying anyone.

However, even with the monks of White Horse Temple joining the search, Chu Siying was nowhere to be found.

Chu Siying and her maid seemed to have disappeared without a trace within White Horse Temple.

Madam Wang was too distraught to be temperamental; her face was pale as she pleaded with the abbot of White Horse Temple to find her daughter.

The abbot raised his hand in a respectful gesture, "Madam, please don’t worry. All the monks of our temple have been dispatched to search."

Tong Yunpeng’s face was pale too, her hands and feet were icy cold. If she hadn’t been holding Xingxing’s warm little hand, from which she could draw some warmth, her hands might have turned to ice by now.

Still, Xingxing looked at Tong Yunpeng with concern.

She could hear Tong Yunpeng’s heartbeat, erratic and fast. If this continued, Tong Yunpeng might collapse first.

At this moment, Madam Wang was completely frantic. Seeing Tong Yunpeng standing there, leaning on Xingxing, she couldn’t help but accuse with red eyes, "...Miss Peng, you’re older than Siying, why couldn’t you give in to her? She’s just acting like a child, why not coax her a bit? Now that Siying is lost, what am I supposed to do?"

As she spoke, Madam Wang began to cry.

Madam Liu, Tong Yunpeng’s mother, was furious. Was she blaming her daughter for Siying’s disappearance now?

Tong Yunpeng was trembling slightly.

Madam Liu became even more enraged and was about to retort when Xingxing, who was supporting Tong Yunpeng, couldn’t help but speak up, "Auntie, that’s not right! This morning, Miss Chu stormed off because Miss Peng paid a bit more attention to me. We searched the entire White Horse Temple for her, and it was Miss Peng who finally found her. Then this afternoon, Miss Chu did the same thing again, just because I won a few copper coins from her and everyone praised me a little, she ran off again!"

"Miss Chu doesn’t care about her own safety, running off at will. We’ve done everything we could! Are you saying we should have treated her like a queen? In my opinion, instead of blaming Miss Peng, you should think about why your family hasn’t taught Miss Chu the principle that a gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall, given how many times she’s run off before?"

Xingxing went on at length, and Madam Liu was so thrilled she almost shouted "Well said!"

Tong Yunpeng’s eyes were filled with tears as she looked at Xingxing.

Xingxing patted Tong Yunpeng’s hand in comfort.

Bai Xiaofeng, upon hearing this, thought, "So this involves my niece? That means that Chu girl has bullied my little niece!"

Bullying Xingxing?

How could she tolerate that?

Bai Xiaofeng couldn’t help but coldly mock Madam Wang, who was red with anger, "I think what my Xingxing said is absolutely right! Madam Wang, you should really have a good talk with Miss Chu when you get back!"

If it weren’t for the fact that Chu Siying was still missing, and Bai Xiaofeng didn’t want to be too harsh on Madam Wang’s heart, she certainly wouldn’t have let it go so easily!

Madam Liu now looked at Xingxing and Bai Xiaofeng with admiration!

She thought, no wonder she and Bai Xiaofeng hit it off so well, they always got along great in daily life!

Madam Wang’s face grew even redder, but she suddenly covered her face and cried, "...Now that Siying is lost, you all are still making sarcastic remarks. I see now, you all don’t like me and Siying, so in the future, we won’t have to force ourselves to stick around anymore!"

If Madam Wang had said this earlier, Madam Liu might have comforted her.

But now, your daughter ran off on her own and got lost, and you’re blaming my daughter? And you still expect me to comfort you?

Tsk!

Mrs. Tong stood by coldly, not uttering a single word, letting Mrs. Chu carry on by herself.

Not only did Mrs. Tong remain silent, but after exchanging glances, the other ladies also kept quiet.

They had all brought their daughters along, and their own daughters had been too busy searching for a spoiled young lady to enjoy themselves. Who wouldn’t feel sorry seeing that?

Moreover, they had all seen how Tong Yunpeng usually looked after these young ladies!

Frankly, this time Tong Yunpeng was the one being blamed. Next time, if their daughters went out with Chu Siying and she threw another tantrum and ran off, wouldn’t their daughters be the ones to suffer?

So, the other ladies unanimously decided not to speak.

—Mrs. Chu covered her face and cried for a long time, yet no one offered her any comfort!

Not a single word of comfort was spoken!

Mrs. Chu was stunned and cried even more pitifully.

She muttered, "My child, if anything happens to you, there’s no point in me living. I might as well join you! After all, we’re not welcome here—"

At this point, Tong Yunpeng sighed and stepped forward to give Mrs. Chu a way out: "Auntie Wang, don’t worry. Siying has always been lucky since she was a child. She’ll be fine."

Mrs. Chu finally sobbed and accepted this lifeline, calming down: "...What you say makes some sense."

Just then, the monks from White Horse Temple finally brought news—Chu Siying had been found.

Chu Siying and her maid had somehow sneaked out through a dog hole and ended up in the back mountains of White Horse Temple, where they stumbled into a hunter’s trap and fell inside.

The place was remote, and if the monks hadn’t expanded their search and found them, Chu Siying and her maid might have had to wait until the hunter came to check the trap to be rescued.

But—

When Chu Siying fell into the trap, her leg was injured by the wooden spikes inside. Though not fatal, she lost quite a bit of blood, and her clothes were torn in several places.

In a hurry, the monks had to quickly rescue her from the trap.

However, the problem was that when the monks went out to search, many onlookers followed, and some male guests ended up catching a glimpse of the exposed skin where Chu Siying’s clothes were torn.

When Mrs. Chu heard the news, she fainted on the spot.

Upon waking up and seeing Chu Siying lying unconscious on the bed due to excessive blood loss, she wailed in utter despair.