Chapter 29 Raising troops to investigate crimes
Mr. Peng couldn't soak in the hot spring any longer, so he got up and left the hot spring, asking his servants to help him change his clothes and prepare lunch.

However, thinking that he had waited for a whole morning only to have an empty hope, he was so angry that even the delicious food no longer tasted good to him.

After dinner, just as Mr. Peng was about to take a rest, he saw the servant hurried back.

"Master, master, something bad has happened." The servant shouted breathlessly.

Mr. Peng said impatiently, "Just talk nicely, what's wrong with that?"

The servant calmed down and replied, "I just went to that family to ask, and they said that their second son was kidnapped by bandits on the way to the place where he was being brought!"

Upon hearing this, Mr. Peng stood up suddenly. His beauty was kidnapped?

But he thought again, it was not right, how could it be such a coincidence? He often walked the road from the city to the villa, and he had never heard of bandits appearing on that road.

Could it be that the family took the money but didn't want to give up their son, so they deliberately blackmailed him?
This was outrageous. Mr. Peng slammed the table and shouted, "Prepare the car, call for the people, I want to go to that family and talk to them in person."

"Yes, sir." The servant hurried to prepare the carriage and manpower before even having lunch.

After everything was ready, Mr. Peng led a large group of people out of the villa and soon arrived at Yu Yue'er's house.

When Yu Yue'er heard that it was Mr. Peng who came, she guessed what was going on.

Mr. Peng was a suspicious person by nature. He probably didn't believe the claim that Xu Size was kidnapped by bandits, so he came to personally investigate the case.

However, Xu Jinhuai has not returned since he went to the government office. Now there are only her and Xu Ruyu in the house. How should she deal with it?

Just as she was getting anxious, the maid ran into the room breathlessly and reported, "Madam, it's bad. Mr. Peng has brought people in."

Yu Yue'er was shocked when she heard this, "Didn't you tell him that the master is not here now?"

"I did say that, Madam, you are in confinement after childbirth and it is not convenient for you to meet men outside of your family. But he didn't believe it at all and asked the servant to kick open the door and rush in." The maid replied aggrievedly.

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard the door being kicked open with a bang. The cold wind rushed in instantly, making Yu Yue'er shiver.

Yu Yue'er turned her head and saw Mr. Peng appear at the door, followed by a dozen servants.

Mr. Peng looked at Yu Yue'er and said, "You are the lady of this family, Yu?"

Seeing that she couldn't escape, Yu Yue'er quickly went to meet him and said, "That's right, you are Mr. Peng, right? Please invite Mr. Peng to the flower hall for tea. Our master is not here at the moment. When he comes back, I will ask him to come to you immediately."

"Wait? I've been waiting for most of the day, and you still want me to wait? Do you think I, Peng, am a fool?" Mr. Zhao said angrily.

Yu Yueer quickly explained, "Sir, why would we let you wait? It's just that my son was kidnapped by bandits on the way to you. This is something we never expected."

"I don't know what happened to my poor son now?" Yu Yue'er said as she wiped away her tears, looking as if she felt sorry for Gu Zebai.

Mr. Peng didn't buy it at all. He snorted coldly, "If you really loved your son, why would you sell him to me for money? Stop being so hypocritical."

After that, he walked closer to Yu Yue'er and said viciously: "I think you took my money and didn't want to give up my son, so you deliberately blackmailed me."

"Either you hand the person over to me today, or I'll report him to the police. You can choose."

When Yu Yueer heard that Mr. Peng was going to report to the police, she panicked instantly. If the matter got out of hand and others knew about her relationship with Xu Jinhuai, it would be really bad.

She quickly pulled Mr. Peng aside and explained, "Mr. Peng, you have to believe me. My son was really kidnapped by bandits. If you don't believe me, you can ask the servant who sent him to the villa, or ask the sedan bearers. They all saw it with their own eyes."

Mr. Peng pushed Yu Yue'er away. What he hated most in his life was a woman touching him. "Since you dare to blackmail me for money, you must have made all the necessary preparations."

"It seems that it is impossible to ask you to hand over the person calmly. In this case, I will report to the police now."

After Mr. Peng finished speaking, he glared at Yu Yue'er fiercely and walked out.

Yu Yue'er didn't care that she couldn't get caught in the wind during the confinement period, so she hurried out and pulled Mr. Peng's arm and said, "Mr. Peng, I really didn't lie. My husband has already reported it to the police, and he will bring the person back to you soon. Please wait a little longer."

This was the second time Yu Yue'er touched Mr. Peng, who was so angry that he threw Yu Yue'er out.

Yu Yue'er lost her balance and fell directly to the ground, spraining her ankle. Her face turned pale with pain.

Mr. Peng said angrily, "Wait? If I wait any longer, I'll be a fool. I must report this to the police today."

Seeing that Mr. Peng was about to leave again? Yu Yueer was extremely anxious.

"Who wants to report to the police?" At this time, a young man's voice suddenly rang out.

Everyone looked in the direction where the sound came from, and a young man in tight clothes suddenly appeared in front of everyone.

When Yu Yue'er saw the person coming, surprise instantly appeared in her eyes. She stood up with the help of her maid, and a hint of pride seemed to appear on her face.

Mr. Peng looked at the young man who suddenly appeared and couldn't help but wonder, could he also be a child of this family?
Although this young man had sharp eyebrows and bright eyes, a heroic demeanor, and a certain nobility about him, he still could not compare to the man in the painting.

"Who are you? Are you also a child of this family?" Mr. Peng asked with a dark face.

Hearing this, the young man's face flashed with surprise, and then he said, "What nonsense are you talking about? I am Xu Linyue, the second son of the Princess's Mansion."

The child of the current princess and her husband? When Mr. Peng heard the identity of this person, he immediately put away his previous momentum and smiled and complimented: "So it's the child of the current princess and her husband. No wonder he is so majestic and has such an extraordinary temperament."

Xu Linyue looked at Mr. Peng's two faces, his eyes full of contempt, "Who are you? Why are you hurting someone in someone else's house?"

Mr. Peng explained respectfully: "My name is Peng Youqian, and everyone calls me Mr. Peng."

"As for why I'm here, it's because this family extorted 100,000 taels of silver from me, and I was planning to report it to the police."

After hearing this, Xu Linyue looked at Yu Yueer and asked, "Is what he said true?"

Yu Yue'er shook her head. "This is all a misunderstanding. We didn't blackmail him."

Mr. Peng was immediately displeased after hearing this, "Yu, you can't lie with your eyes closed!"

"We agreed that if you sold your son to me, I would give you 100,000 taels of silver. Now that I have paid all the silver, you still won't give me my son. Isn't this blackmail?"

(End of this chapter)