I rely on the system to support my eighteen brothers and sisters

The two of them arrived at the Lanqing Restaurant. The Mid-Autumn Festival banquet had not yet begun, but the restaurant was already packed. Qiao Linshan also saw many familiar faces. She was not surprised at the moment as to why the people who had left came back. She just wanted to find Qiao Linqin.

The county magistrate held a banquet here. In addition to several important figures, there were also some local celebrities in Lanqing City. In short, all the important people in Lanqing City were here. So the guards had to be strengthened.

Not surprisingly, Qiao Linshan was stopped.

"Brother, I'm Qiao Linshan, I'm here to see the county magistrate's wife."

In addition to the guards brought by Princess Han Ling and her group, there were also people from the government office. Most of the people from the government office knew Qiao Linxi. Although Qiao Linshan was rarely seen, the only family with the surname Qiao in Lanqingcheng was the outsider Qiao Linxi's family. The people who stopped Qiao Linshan also knew who she was, so they let her go.

Qiao Linshan thanked him and went in, looking around for the county magistrate's wife. When she found her, she went straight to her.

At this moment, the county magistrate is chatting with some wealthy businessmen's wives.

"Oh, Madam, your figure is really enviable. Your waist is so slender that it is even thinner than those of women who have not given birth."

"Yes, look at the lady's face, it's so tender that you can squeeze water out of it."

The county magistrate's wife held her handkerchief over her mouth and laughed, "You guys are also good at making fun of people."

"Madam," Qiao Linshan didn't want to interrupt their conversation so rudely, but when she saw the county magistrate standing here and didn't see Qiao Linqin, she became more and more flustered.

"Hey, Miss Lin Shan, is your sister here?" The county magistrate's wife naturally knew Qiao Lin Shan. She was surprised to see her, thinking that Qiao Lin Xi was here too.

Qiao Linshan shook her head: "No, I came to see Madam to ask if she has seen my sister Lin Qin?"

"Qiao Linqin?" The county magistrate's wife was surprised: "I didn't see her? What happened?"

Qiao Linshan's heart sank. Qiao Linqin had never been here, so where had she gone?

"Today is Sister Lin Xi's fifteenth birthday, and Sister Lin Qin wanted to ask Madam to comb Sister's hair."

"Ah?" The county magistrate's wife was stunned: "Today is your sister Lin Xi's birthday, but I didn't see sister Lin Qin. Did she go to the mansion to look for me?"

"I just came out of your house, and the maid said she didn't see her."

"Oh, then hurry up and look for it. It's getting dark soon. Don't let anything happen again."

Qiao Linshan thanked him and was about to leave, but the county magistrate's wife stopped her and said, "Miss Linshan, take a few officials with you. There is strength in numbers, and Miss Linqin may not go anywhere."

People who didn't know Qiao Linshan only knew that she came in to see the county magistrate's wife, and left with a few officials.

By the time Qin Xiaoqing and the others saw her, Qiao Linshan had already left.

Qiao Linshan took several officials to expand the search around the county magistrate's mansion, but they still didn't see Qiao Linqin.

At this moment, Qiao Linshan was sure that something had happened to Qiao Linqin. She remembered that her house had been ransacked a few days ago, and those people might be looking for something.

But who took Qiao Linqin away?

Qiao Linshan followed Zhang Huawei back to the Qiao Mansion with a worried look on her face. When Qiao Linxi saw her expression, his heart skipped a beat, knowing that something had happened.

"Sister Lin Xi..." Seeing Qiao Linxi, Qiao Linshan immediately found her backbone.

Looking at Qiao Linshan's livid face and seeing that Qiao Linqin hadn't come back, Qiao Linxi guessed about 70% of the answer.

"Is there something wrong?"

"Sister Lin Qin is missing." Qiao Linshan thought Qiao Linxi would blame her when she said this, but Qiao Linxi didn't. She just looked at her quietly.

"We parted ways at the crossroads on the way to the county magistrate's residence. When I came back from shopping, she wasn't waiting for me there. I went to the county magistrate's residence to look for her, but the maid said she hadn't been there. I went to the Lanqing Restaurant to look for the county magistrate's wife, but she said Sister Lin Qin didn't go to look for her. I took the county officials with me to look for her again, but couldn't find her."

Qiao Linxi patted Qiao Linshan on the shoulder and comforted her: "Don't worry, she will be fine."

How could Qiao Linshan not be anxious? A perfectly good person just disappeared like that.

"Sister Lin Xi, do you know where she went?"

Qiao Linxi shook her head: "I don't know. But I guess she is safe now."

Qiao Linqin’s disappearance might be related to the person who entered her house that night looking for something. He didn’t find what he wanted in his own house, so he had to tie Qiao Linqin up and exchange her for something.

If that's the case, then Qiao Linqin is safe for now.

Qiao Linshan frowned, and spoke after a while: "Did someone capture Sister Lin Qin and want to get something from us? Oh, Sister Lin Xi, I forgot to tell you that someone came to our house to stay the night before you woke up. Later, Brother Lin Bao said that you told us not to open the door to strangers, so we didn't let them in. But the next morning, I found that things in my room had been moved."

"Is that so?" It seemed that there really was a force that wanted to get something from her.

Who could it be and what do they want?

Qiao Linxi thought for a long time but couldn't figure out who it was, and what on earth did she have in her hand that was worth those people capturing Qiao Linqin to threaten her.

If you can't figure it out, just stop thinking about it. Qiao Linxi comforted Qiao Linshan: "Don't worry, although I don't know who they are, if they want to get something from me, they won't hurt Qiao Linqin."

Qiao Linqin is their trump card. They will never do anything to her unless they get what they want.

Qiao Linshan also thought of this, but she still blamed herself very much, saying that if she had gone with Qiao Linqin, this would not have happened.

"You can't be blamed for this. Those people really wanted to get something from me. Even if you went with Qiao Linqin, you would still be caught. If we really want to be serious, I am the one who is wrong."

"Sister Lin Xi, do you know what they want?"

Qiao Linxi shook her head: "I don't know. But I will know soon."

Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival and also Qiao Linxi's birthday. The Qiao Mansion, which should have been a lively place, is now shrouded in a layer of dark clouds.

"Let's go find Sister Lin Qin. If we keep waiting like this, I'm afraid she'll be in danger."

"That's right. We have more people, so we will definitely find it."

When the children learned that Qiao Linqin was missing, they were very worried about her safety. Qiao Linxi had to comfort them and assure them that Qiao Linqin would be fine. Only then did they give up the idea of ​​looking for Qiao Linqin.

Lanqing Restaurant, although it was a remote place, had several important figures there. The dinner arranged by the county magistrate was also based on the one in the imperial palace. In the open space in the middle of the courtyard, young girls were dancing. There were tables all around, and people were toasting each other.

Xiao Ji, the Sixth Prince, stopped disguising himself after his identity was revealed and put on gorgeous clothes that represented his status as a prince.

He was really drinking out of boredom when a guard ran over and whispered something in his ear. His face immediately changed.