As Jian Ruonan browsed the Melon Patch, she asked, "What's your grandson's name? When and where did he go missing? How long has he been gone?"
At first, Chen Pozi had been as frantic as an ant on a hot pan, but once Jian Ruonan agreed to help find him, she immediately stopped panicking. She answered calmly, "My daughter's boy is nicknamed Tangdou. He's five and a half this year. At seven this morning, he went with his mother to offer incense at Tianshui Temple and got lost at the market nearby."
[Oh! He really was abducted!]
Chen Pozi said, "I wonder where they've taken him and whether he's been hurt."
[The child is being held by the traffickers in a courtyard house on the outskirts of the city. He's safe for now.]
Chen Pozi sighed. "This old servant can finally rest easy."
Jian Ruonan looked up and asked, "What are you resting easy about?"
[Isn't your grandson missing? You were so frantic just now, and suddenly you're at ease?]
Chen Pozi replied unhurriedly, "What this old servant means is that, with you taking action, miss, I'm certain my grandson will be safe. That's why I can rest easy."
Jian Ruonan said, "Go summon Commander Xue. Bring my Maiden Army, and we'll head out of the city together to rescue your grandson!"
Jian Ruonan had always had zero tolerance for traffickers. At her command, Commander Xue hurried over with a hundred elite soldiers.
Jian Ruonan ordered, "There's a house two li southwest of Tianshui Temple. All the abducted women and children are being held inside. Arrest every last one of those traffickers!"
"One of the boys is five and a half, named Tangdou. He's Adjutant Chen's grandson. Take special care of him!"
"Yes!" After confirming the location, Captain Xue