The queen of the last days became a maid and just wanted to lie down

No one knew how Lord Han disappeared. The servant who came back to report the news said that Lord Han seemed to have gotten up in the middle of the night because he was hungry, so he went out to find something to eat, and then never came back.

When Xu Yao heard the servant who came back to report the news say this, the corners of his lips twitched. "This..."

"You can just call me Uncle Cheng." The middle-aged man smiled gently, looking honest and kind. It was said that he was one of the attendants of Lord Han and was now a small steward.

The person who accompanied Lord Han to the capital this time is a person who is trusted by Lord Han.

Xu Yao smiled and said, "Uncle Cheng, were you staying in the inn or sleeping outside?"

"When your Excellency comes to the capital, he will naturally stay at the post station." The imperial post stations were used by officials and envoys from all walks of life when they were away on business. They received subsidies from the imperial court, and the postmaster of the post station was one of the lowest-ranking clerks.

"How could there be no trace of someone who disappeared in the post station? Didn't you report it to the authorities?"

Cheng Bo sighed, "How could we not report it to the police? As soon as we found out that the master was missing, we reported it to the police, but the local county magistrate was really useless and couldn't find any clues. That's why we hurried back and asked Madam Liu for help."

Zhang only told others that Han Feng was missing, but privately told Xu Yao that she suspected Panshanlong's gang was behind it. She asked the guards to look for him while asking Xu Yao to find out the truth.

Xu Yao felt that this was definitely not a simple kidnapping. It was outrageous that this group of people could easily kidnap the official at the post station and the county magistrate could not find any clues.

Could it be that the bandits are in collusion with the county magistrate?

Xu Yao felt that it was not impossible, but they already had the marriage certificate, so how could they kidnap Han Feng for no reason?

Is this a threat to Zhang Erniang and her daughter? It looks like taking off pants and farting.

It's totally unnecessary.

If you are not careful, it will backfire and bring more trouble.

Xu Yao had a headache and wanted to lie down.

Everything was finally ready. Xu Yao reluctantly got on his horse, followed by a group of guards, changed into men's clothes and left the city.

Cheng Bo was in charge of leading the way. The guard in the lead was named Zhang Wu, a martial artist raised by Madam Zhang's family. After she married into the Liu family, the Zhang family sent this martial artist to the Liu family as a dowry.

He has been in charge of the escort company opened by Zhang in recent years. The people he brought with him this time are also a group of powerful escorts.

When Xu Yao went to Tengjiao Mountain, he walked, but this time he rode a horse, which was many times faster. It took only a few hours to reach the destination, which was a day's journey, but his butt and thighs were a bit uncomfortable.

Zhang Wu led his men into the post station first. When the post station chief saw them, he came to greet them nervously. Cheng Bo led them to Mr. Han's room. Zhang Wu looked around inside and outside, but couldn't see anything special.

There is no way that drugs or something like that could have been left behind. As for footsteps, with so many people coming and going, they would have been trampled to pieces and no traces could be discerned at all.

Zhang Wu arrested the postmaster and questioned him: "Was there no one on duty that night? How could such a big person disappear just like that?"

The postmaster smiled bitterly: "Of course there are people on duty, but it's like a haunted place. We didn't see anyone go out at all, and we don't know how the person disappeared. Maybe Lord Han left on his own?"

"Bullshit!" Zhang Wu said rudely, "Lord Han is not suffering from hysteria. If he leaves by himself, will he not be able to find his way back? I think you were lazy and didn't keep watch, so the thieves took advantage of the opportunity and caused Lord Han to disappear."

The postmaster was anxious to protest: "My Lord, I dare not say anything nonsense. I have been working here for many years and I have a good reputation. How could I do such a stupid thing? If you don't believe me, ask them. They can testify for me that it was a calm night."

He pointed at the guys behind him who were doing their work, and they nodded.

Zhang Wu still didn't believe it, so he caught these people and questioned them one by one, even asking what they had eaten that night, who they had met, and how many times they had defecated.

Xu Yao watched him set up the troops while he wandered around the post station, cleaning up every corner. Even if there was anything left, he would pick it up as well.

People don't disappear without reason, it only means that the other person is a master.

She went back upstairs and looked at the pillar outside the door and found traces of being pierced by something.

Xu Yao observed carefully and found that the nail marks were very deep and there were scratches around them. If someone had nailed a rope from the other side and then hung the person on the rope and took him away, wouldn't it be easy? But the other side was a bare mountain, too far away, and there was no support, so the rope could not be tied.

While Zhang Wu was still asking the postmaster, Xu Yao went to look at the next room and found that the window at the back of the room faced the back door.

She found a rope, and under Cheng Bo's surprised gaze, she threw it out, trying to hang the table on it, and then let it down. The table followed the rope to the back door.

She roughly figured out how Lord Han was kidnapped.

She ran to tell Zhang Wu about this discovery. Zhang Wu thought it was a fantasy. "Mrs. Xu is joking. How can a man be like a table? It's easy to throw a table, but it's not easy to be a man."

"Then how do you prove this trace?"

Zhang Wu paused for a moment and said, "I still have to go to the government office to inquire about the situation. If you have nothing to do, you can stay in the inn."

He didn't even bother to say a few polite words to her and simply ignored Xu Yao.

Xu Yao watched him leave and couldn't help but give him a thumbs up. Very good, a fool like this would make it easy for her to fake her death and run away. Keep it up.

Cheng Bo believed her: "Mrs. Xu, was the master really kidnapped by bandits like this?"

Xu Yao took him to the back door, where there was a trail of footprints on the outer wall. She identified the size and it should be a man's.

There were no other traces left. Xu Yao asked: "Where should we go from here?"

"This is the way to Sanshui Town."

If those people don't want to be discovered by the people at the post station, they can't take the road through the front gate, and they can only go to Sanshui Town.

Xu Yao thought, should she take the opportunity to find someone to run away? Zhang Wu left, leaving only Cheng Bo, or she should run away now.

"Cheng Bo..."

"Mrs. Xu wants to go to the town to have a look. I'm going to ride my horse now."

Cheng Bo was anxious to go and didn't let her refuse. Xu Yao stopped him and said, "You've been traveling so hard, why don't I go alone..."

"It's not hard, it's not hard. The master has been kind to me. How can I rest in peace now that he is missing? It's better for us to set off early and find the master as soon as possible, so that I can rest assured."

As he spoke, he had already climbed onto his horse, waiting for Xu Yao to say to set off.

Xu Yao had no choice but to get on the horse and the two of them rode quickly for half an hour and soon arrived at Sanshui Town.

There were quite a few people in the town. Xu Yao looked at those who were doing business and asked, only to find out that today was the market day and people from the countryside were coming into the city to attend the market, so there were a lot of people.

Xu Yao wanted to run away, but she saw Cheng Bo looking at her anxiously, as if waiting for her to ask for someone.

Xu Yao coughed and said, "Uncle Cheng, why don't you go with Guard Zhang and the others?"

This trust comes a little strangely.