Marquess Yue was still immersed in the portrait of the woman, his mind adrift as if his soul had traveled to another world, utterly unaware that his house was in turmoil.
The Marquis Residence in Lingnan had always been held in high esteem for many years, when had there ever been an incident where common folk blocked the door?
The Marchioness, leaning on her large cane and supported by her two daughters-in-law, stood at the entrance. To prevent the crowd from rioting, many guards stood in front of them with weapons at the ready.
"Marchioness, in broad daylight, your Marquis Residence took away Doctor Gao, yet you cannot state her crime. How do you justify this to the people? If you cannot provide a reasonable explanation, we truly won’t be leaving," they said.
There was safety in numbers, and they were not afraid of the Marquis Residence.
The Marchioness had no idea that Yue Ruxue had left the residence today, nor about the trouble she had stirred up. Seeing her head maid approaching, she asked in a low voice, "Did you find out anything?"
The head maid replied, "The second young miss is indeed not in the residence, she left early this morning, and took two house servants skilled in martial arts with her."
Hearing this, the Marchioness’s complexion darkened, and she clenched her teeth in frustration.
This thoughtless girl, if the people were right, then it must have been her doing.
The Madam of the Marquis Residence was twisting her handkerchief, her face ashen.
It was she who could not withstand Yue Ruxue’s pestering and agreed to let her go out for the day. Now that there was trouble, she dreaded how the Marquess and the Marchioness would scold her.
Facing the angry crowd, the Marchioness couldn’t afford to lose the people’s support and could only offer an apologetic smile, "Rest assured, everyone. If indeed it was our young miss who did this, I assure you that Doctor Gao, and all of you, will receive a satisfactory explanation."
After finishing her words, she turned to the butler beside her and said, "You take a few people to find the young miss and Doctor Gao. She has always had a good relationship with Doctor Gao, capable of all kinds of mischief, but this time, they’ve gone too far."
Her voice was not low, and everyone heard her.
The butler, understanding, hastily smiled and said, "Yes, I’ll go right away. Marchioness, please rest assured, they might just be causing a ruckus in fun, they could return soon."
The old lady of the Yue Residence said that Miss Yue and Dr. Gao were just causing a ruckus in fun. Although they were somewhat skeptical, they could not say more until they saw the persons involved.
The influence of the Marquis Residence was evident, and even if they wanted to downplay the situation by finding an excuse that they were just playing, let alone outright deny it, no one would dare to speak out.
The Marchioness hadn’t sent people to drive them away, which was considered merciful—at least she was willing to let someone go and find them.
"Alright, we’ll wait here for Doctor Gao," someone in the crowd said loudly.
The several Madams were helpless and could only let the commoners block the entrance of the Marquis Residence, forcing them to close the door with a forced smile.
Soon, another person came quickly to report, whispering something to the Marchioness.
The Marchioness, who hadn’t gone far with her daughters-in-law, had to stop, her face grim.
She narrowed her eyes and coldly said to the person beside her, "Bring them all in, detain them in the west wing, and wait for the Marquess to return and deal with it."
"Yes, Marchioness," they replied.
The Marchioness then told a maid, "Send someone to the military camp to call for the Marquess to come back home."
She clearly didn’t know that Marquess Yue hadn’t gone to the military camp today.
The Madam furrowed her brow and asked, "Mother, do you know who has come?"
The Marchioness glared at her sharply and said, "Who else could it be? The Governor’s Office!"
The affair had alerted the Governor’s Office? The Yue Family suppressed the Governor’s Office but didn’t like dealing with them.
The Madam became even more nervous, regretting her decision deeply.
She shouldn’t have let that little nemesis go out and cause trouble.
You say you want revenge, why not strike where no one’s around? Leaving evidence in the street is utterly foolish; how did I give birth to such a dunce?