The carriage from the Marquis' Mansion returned to the Marquis' Mansion in Yongding after a stick of incense. The servants immediately heard about the news that Hui'an County was mainly here to stay for a small stay, which caused ripples.

After the group returned to the main courtyard, Shen casually sent Mama Rong and her wet nurse, leaving only Chu Qianchen and Gu Zhiyan.

The wet nurse hesitated to look at Mama Rong. Seeing that she agreed with respect, she did not say anything, lowered her eyebrows and retreated with her.

Madam Chen personally sent the two out and ordered the little maid to help them settle down first.

Gu Zhiyan was completely indifferent to this, but she still held Chu Qianchen's skirt with one small hand, and had already squeezed out two wrinkles from her skirt.

Chu Qianchen left, and she left too;

Chu Qianchen stopped, and she stopped too;

Chu Qianchen sat, and she sat too.

Amber felt that the Lord of Hui'an County was simply the shadow of their girl.

What should I do when I take a shower this night! Amber couldn't help but feel worried.

Shen looked at Gu Zhiyan with a low face, sighed quietly in her heart, and asked, "Sister Chen, how is Qi Niang now?"

Facing Shen, Chu Qianchen shook his head and said frankly: "Qian Niang is not very good now. She is still young now, so this abnormal disease may be cured. When she gets older, it will be even more difficult."

"..." Shen's expression became even more serious. She knew that Qi Niang was Shen Wan's lifeblood.

Chu Qianchen rubbed Gu Zhiyan's head and said, "Qi Niang is not stupid, she is afraid, so she hid herself and closed herself."

"She doesn't really can't see or hear the outside world, she just ignores it and is escaping."

"If she sealed herself deeper over time, I would have nothing to do."

Shen grabbed the handkerchief, "Sister Chen, you said last time that your heart disease still needs to be treated with heart medicine..."

Chu Qianchen nodded and said, "You must find the knot that traps Qi Niang in order to take advantage of the situation. Otherwise, relying on incense and acupuncture will only make Qi Niang's mood slightly stable and unable to be cured. Qi Niang's abnormal disease cannot be stimulated, otherwise, what happened at the Ministry of War that day would happen again..."

Shen: “…”

Shen didn't know anything about Gu Zhiyan's abducted back then. She had basically told Chu Qianchen about it before, except for a little bit. She originally thought that those things were not suitable to talk to an unmarried girl, but now she can't let her hesitate anymore...

Shen hesitated for a moment, but finally made up his mind, "Qian Niang..."

Chu Qianchen seemed to notice something, and covered Gu Zhiyan's ears with both hands, and Gu Zhiyan blinked blankly.

Chu Qianchen smiled at her and said a word with his mouth: "Be good."

The little girl nodded like pounding garlic.

Shen looked at Yuxue's cute little girl and lowered her voice: "The outer room of Prince Jing, Mei, after Mei kidnapped Qi Niang last year, she sold the person... to the kiln."

"Luckily, Qi Niang is young..."

"When the royal palace found the mansion, her face had been destroyed, and the man became like this..."

As for how Gu Zhiyan's face was hurt, Shen didn't know. It can be imagined that for a child who was only seven years old, this must be a very tragic memory, which made her unable to close herself and escape from external harm.

Chu Qianchen said lightly, let go of his hand covering Gu Zhiyan's ears, and fed her another pine nut candy as a reward.

The fact that Gu Zhiyan was sold to a kiln must not be spread.

Otherwise, her life would be over at a young age. So, when she mentioned to Chen Wan that time in Jishitang that she had to know what happened to cure her, Chen Wan hesitated and said nothing.

Anyone can see Chen Wan's love for her daughter, and she dare not take risks easily with her daughter's reputation.

Shen looked at the cousins, his lips curled slightly, and asked, "Sister Chen, please take Qi Niang back to live with you for two days?"

Before Chu Qianchen could speak, Gu Zhiyan nodded vigorously, and his other hand also grabbed Chu Qianchen's skirt, fearing that she would not agree.

From the moment Shen proposed to bring Gu Zhiyan back to the Hou's Mansion at Duke Mu's Mansion, she and Chu Qianchen tacitly made this plan.

Chu Qianchen responded with a smile, and then stretched out his hand to Gu Zhiyan.

This time, she didn't need to say those three words again, so Gu Zhiyan obediently held her hand, pursed her lips and smiled with candy in her mouth.

Shen reminded him: "Sister Chen, you have a good rest today. Don't be as busy as last night. The Office of the Interior will come to hire you tomorrow morning..."

As she was talking, Madam Chen hurried in and looked at Chu Qianchen with an indescribable look.

Chu Qianchen was very tactful and immediately took Gu Zhiyan's hand and took a leave.

While she was walking, she was talking to Gu Zhiyan:

"Qianniang, I have a kitten there. Do you like cats?"

"If you like it, nod."

"Its name is Yueying, but you can't touch it casually, it recognizes life..."

“…”

Chu Qianchen's gentle and clear voice outside gradually faded away.

Madam Chen subconsciously glanced at the direction she left. With this glance, Shen keenly guessed that what she was going to say was related to Chu Qianchen.

Mrs. Shen put down the teacup and signaled Madam Chen with her eyes.

Madam Chen adjusted her thoughts and then began to report the matter: "Madam, Madam Yu, the former manager of Wanyanyuan, has been found. Their family is in Kun County, twenty miles away from the capital."

"Madam Yu's husband's surname is Lu, and the couple has only one only son. Now the Lu family is also a famous family in Kun County. They built a big house, and their son opened a small restaurant in the county. Both grandsons studied in private schools. The family also bought slaves to serve him. They lived a very wealthy life."

Shen's face suddenly faded and asked, "When did the Lu family's small restaurant open? How big is it?"

"It's five years ago." Madam Chen had already inquired and replied immediately, "It's a small restaurant like the Hu's Tavern on the street next door, so the business is just ordinary."

Shen: “…”

Mrs. Shen picked up the teacup, slowly drank the tea, and pondered.

In a noble family like the Chu family, the nanny in charge of the family used to give birth to children, and only if the family gave birth to children would be chosen to serve the girls, including those maids.

When it was found out that Madam Yu was released, Shen also asked someone to investigate their whole family. Madam Yu's man was named Lu Dawei. Lu Dawei used to be the Changsu of the Marquis. A few years ago, he was in poor health and was released by Madam Yu and his son. This happened about five years ago. Only Madam Yu was left until last year before Aunt Jiang was released.

Even if Chu Lingxiao gave him an extra mercy and rewarded Lu Dawei and his son with a sum of money, the money was enough for the Lu family to open a small restaurant. In just five years, how could they save such a large sum of money?!

Even if she doesn't need to calculate the annual income of a small restaurant, she can still calculate it. It will not exceed twenty taels at most, and it will definitely not be enough to allow the Lu family to live like a rich gentry.

Based on this alone, Shen and Madam Chen felt something was wrong.

So, there must be something wrong with the Lu family, or in other words, they know some secrets that Chu Lingxiao and Aunt Jiang gave such a big "reward".

It was obviously the hot summer now, but a hint of chill rose on the soles of Shen's feet, and he felt indescribable.

If you know people, but don’t know your heart, no one can be sure whether the person next to you who has been around for more than ten years is a human or a ghost.

Seeing that Shen was silent, Madam Chen added: "The boy Qingtai was still staring at people in Kun County, and did not dare to alert the snake. He just sent a servant back to the capital to report the news."

The Qingtai mentioned by Madam Chen is her youngest son. Because Shen asked her to investigate privately, she asked her son to do the job in person.

Mrs. Shen raised her head and said firmly, "Send someone to bring back that Madam Yu... No."

Halfway through her words, she suddenly changed her words: "It's better if you go back to the Duke's Mansion quietly and ask my mother to go to Kun County to do this."

The implication of Shen's words was obviously that she did not believe anyone in the Marquis' Mansion. Madam Chen naturally heard it and immediately responded: "Yes, madam, don't worry, I will do this properly."

Shen's eyes were deep, and she held up the teacup in a restless mood. She didn't drink it and put it down again. She was always uneasy and felt that something bad was hidden in a thick fog.

She didn't dare to think deeply, for fear that this result would make her collapse.

Madam Chen was about to take her leave, but she was stopped by Shen again: "Wait!"

"You must never tell anyone about this," Shen reminded with a solemn expression, "including the big girl."

"Yes, Madam." Madam Chen responded with kneeling.

The main hall outside the Tochiji room was empty.

Madam Chen stopped outside the curtain, sighed slightly, then turned around and walked out of the main hall, but saw a familiar figure in the corridor outside the main hall.

The girl wearing a red crabapple and a hundred butterflies wearing flowers and silk wool stands under the eaves, with an elegant posture and graceful appearance.
Chapter completed!