After Pan Chun woke up, she cried in the inner courtyard.
"The little miss wanted to go to the Vice Minister's Residence to fight their young master. She originally wanted Yuanbao to help her climb the wall, but I stopped her and carried her over to knock on the door."
"But before we even reached the main entrance, I lost consciousness."
Her account nearly made Liu Wan faint.
Wang Xia hurried to steady her. "Miss, miss, let's report this to the authorities! The little miss is a princess now. Surely no one would dare hurt her so soon!"
"Yes! Report it!" Liu Wan grabbed Wang Xia's hand and hurried outside.
The commotion in the inner courtyard was considerable, and a Hidden Guard appeared to ask whether Liu Wan needed help.
Liu Wan's voice trembled. Forcing down her panic, she said, "Find someone fleet-footed with good lightness skills to report this to the authorities. Tell them Princess Ximing has disappeared! Hurry!"
The Hidden Guard was aghast!
He quickly summoned several others and made arrangements, sending the two fastest at lightness skills to the Government Office with a token.
Someone else vaulted over the wall to find Xia Siheng.
Xia Siheng had yet to recover from his joy.
At the news, he sprang from his chair. Walking was far too slow for him.
He used his lightness skills to vault straight over.
Liu Wan was searching the alley with servants and maids. She paced anxiously, her eyes red. At the sight of her, Xia Siheng's heart ached terribly.
"What happened?"
Hadn't everything been fine just a moment ago?
He approached her.
Liu Wan looked at him with reddened eyes. "Wanwan has disappeared. She went missing beside Attendant Li's Residence. Those people knocked Pan Chun unconscious, too."
If only she had returned sooner