Yun Jiao continued to the courtyard to join the banquet.

Gu Yuheng had already sensed something was wrong.

His son had disappeared after eating for a while, and his daughter kept going in and out without any apparent purpose.

He looked at Yun Jiao several times, eyes filled with inquiry, and Yun Jiao gave him a look to reassure him.

Guihua quickly noticed Yingzi was missing too.

At first, she thought Yingzi had gone to change clothes, so she didn’t pay much attention, but after such a long time, she still hadn’t returned, which was rather odd.

After all, the food at today’s table was something they might never have a chance to eat again in a lifetime, and she surely hoped her daughter could enjoy it.

Guihua glanced around but didn’t see Yingzi’s figure.

Her heart wasn’t overly anxious, just slightly perplexed.

Yun Jiao had lost her appetite long ago, but she still had to sit here; today was her father’s wedding, and Gu Chuan was hiding in the room already. If she, as a daughter, disappeared too, the Hua Family’s relatives might think they have objections to Gu Yuheng’s marriage.

The sky had long darkened, with candles lit everywhere in the wedding tent, illuminating it brightly.

Yun Jiao sat by the table, but her mind was on Yingzi, who was in an isolated room.

It was still improper to leave her there.

All the Gu Family relatives were here, and both the front and back yards would be full of guests tonight. If anything happened, they couldn’t hide it from the relatives.

She thought for a moment, then turned to see Yang Ying had finished eating and put down her chopsticks, so she quietly said, "You take someone to move that woman to the warehouse, and after things are busy here, I’ll go deal with it." Right now, her heart was full of disgust for Yingzi, and she didn’t even want to say her name.

Yang Ying nodded and got up to take care of it.

The wedding banquet had gone on for nearly an hour, the Hua Family guests delivering the bride had mostly drunk their fill, Gu Yuheng bid farewell to each of them, and arranged for several nephews to escort them back.

Zhang Shun, Liu Zhu, and others also took their leave.

The Gu Family relatives also got up from the table, some going to rest in the arranged rooms, others to chat with Gu Yuheng.

Guihua and Lao Jiu also took Ah Shong upstairs.

Upstairs, Guihua saw Yingzi’s room without lights on, knocked on the door, and called, "Yingzi—"

No response came from inside.

Guihua pushed open the door, adapted to the light for a moment, and then groped around to light the oil lamp on Yingzi’s table.

The bedroom was empty.

Only then did Guihua feel a bit panicked, turning around to find Lao Jiu, "Yingzi’s gone."

"She had left the banquet first, I thought she wasn’t feeling well and went back to her room!"

Lao Jiu was stunned for a moment upon hearing this, "No way, I’ll go down and have a look."

"You check in the backyard, she might be playing with the Gu Family girls there."

Guihua nodded, and the couple went downstairs together, Lao Jiu checked the front yard.

In the front yard, the waiters in Yulou East were cleaning up tables and utensils, and Lao Jiu looked around.

Guihua walked toward the moon gate, and just happened to see Yun Jiao coming out from inside.

She had just gone to check on Gu Chuan, his condition was slightly better, but still feverish, she changed him into a thin cotton jacket to wear indoors.

Still, his fever wasn’t real but was due to the blood heat from the medicine, Yun Jiao wouldn’t let him remove clothing fearing a chill.

Seeing Guihua, Yun Jiao stopped walking, "Sister-in-law, are you looking for Yingzi?"

Guihua urgently replied, "Yes, is she inside?"

Yun Jiao said calmly, "Sister-in-law, bring Lao Jiu up, I know where Yingzi is, I’ll take you there."

Guihua immediately sensed something was off with Yun Jiao’s tone; normally she was very amicable, and her words felt strange.