Just then, a maid brought over a cup of water. "Miss Chun'er, are you thirsty? Here, have some water."

Chun'er took the cup and said thank you.

The maid didn't leave immediately. "What are you thanking me for? You must have been worried sick about the second young master's unconsciousness."

After Chun'er finished drinking the water, she handed the cup over, and the maid naturally took it.

"Don't talk about me, the second young master is unconscious, who wouldn't be worried?" Chun'er said.

"Miss Chun'er is the most anxious." Another maid carrying fruit came over.

"Come, Chun'er, you've been busy all day. Have some fruit. I'll watch the fire first."

In just a short while, several maids from the small kitchen surrounded Chun'er, massaging her shoulders and offering her fruit.

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Chun'er was surrounded by stars, like the moon.

So this is how busy these little maids are.

Fu Man'er raised her eyebrows slightly. She had heard the name Chun'er quite a few times before, besides today.

Of course, she found out all of this by chance.

Xu Mao once asked her to order a hairpin from Langya Pavilion. The person who came to pick up the hairpin was Xu Mao's servant.

Fu Man'er then asked who this was for.

The servant replied, "Reporting to Miss, the Second Young Master gave it to Miss Chun'er on the estate. A few days ago, the Second Young Master caught a cold, and it was Miss Chun'er who took good care of him, which is why he recovered quickly."

It was around that time that Fu Man'er had someone inquire a little and learned that all of Xu Mao's previous jewelry had been given to Chun'er.

Although it wasn't particularly expensive, it basically emptied his monthly allowance.

Fu Man'er thought to herself, "It seems that my second brother has met the woman he loves."

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She had originally intended to tell Liu Fang, but since Xu Mao hadn't said anything, she didn't feel comfortable saying it either.

"Miss?" Manager Chen saw Fu Man'er still standing outside as soon as he came in.

Why don't you go inside?

Fu Man'er took a few steps forward. "I'll be going in soon."

The noise outside had already alerted the people inside. By the time Fu Man'er went in, everyone had put down what they were carrying and stood properly.

Apart from Chun'er, all the maids here are newly recruited and have never seen Fu Man'er before.

Chun'er was feeling very uneasy. When she looked up, she saw Fu Man'er walk past the window. She didn't know how long Fu Man'er had been standing there.

"This is Miss Xu. You all should pay your respects to her." As soon as Steward Chen finished speaking, several maids, including Chun'er, hurriedly bowed.

Whether it was due to nervousness or something else, her bow was crooked and unsteady, and some people even kept staring at Fu Man'er.

Fu Man'er never cared much about these formalities, but these maids were really too ignorant of etiquette.

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But now is not the time to dwell on that. "Get up."

The little girl stood there stiffly, without a smile, and her voice was so faint that it revealed nothing.

Manager Chen called Chun'er forward. "Chun'er, you were in charge of the water pavilion today. Besides the young master, did anyone else go to the grove?"

Chun'er lowered her head slightly and said, "No, about fifteen minutes after breakfast, the young master went to the grove, and no one else went there during that time."

"You haven't left the water shed either?" Fu Man'er asked.

Chun'er quickly shook her head, "Replying to Miss, I have never left. This servant has been watching the water shed diligently until the morning's work was finished."

This answer made Fu Man'er frown.

The maid behind her actually spoke up, "Miss, Aunt Chun'er, what Chun'er said is true."

"Oh?" Fu Man'er looked up at her. "How do you know she's telling the truth?"

"I~" The maid clearly didn't expect Fu Man'er to ask a question in return.

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Manager Chen glanced at Fu Man'er's expression and knew that her young lady was angry, so she quickly scolded her.

"The young lady didn't ask you any questions, why are you interrupting? You don't know anything, yet you dare to speak."

Manager Chen's voice was quite loud, startling the maid so much that she took a step back.

“Manager Chen.” Fu Man’er suddenly looked at her.

Under that gaze, Manager Chen felt a cold sweat break out on his forehead, and he bent over even more, saying, "Yes, sir."

"It seems you're not doing a very good job as manager."

After saying this lightly, Fu Man'er turned and walked outside.

Manager Chen was shocked and glared at the maids as if giving them a warning, then hurriedly chased after them.

As soon as the two left, the small kitchen erupted in chaos.

Fu Man'er couldn't help but look back. She hadn't even left yet, and there was already a lot of chatter inside.

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Manager Chen's heart sank to the bottom, and he cursed the maids in his heart.

"Miss, I'll go and teach them a lesson right away."

Fu Man'er lifted her foot and continued walking forward, "No need."

"Huh?" Manager Chen was taken aback. The young lady was clearly angry, so why wasn't she going to teach her a lesson?

But she couldn't care less about the maids anymore. She was now sticking close to Fu Man'er, constantly defending herself and trying to let Fu Man'er know that she was competent.

Manager Chen was a long-time manager in the Xu family, and she knew that this young lady held a very important position in the family.

To say she's incompetent is to mean she could be removed from her management position.

Xu Genshan and the others stayed in Xu Mao's room. Only after learning that his son was alright did Xu Genshan feel relieved.

After Fu Man'er came in, she explained the whole story in detail again, and also told everyone the results of her inquiries.

Of course, what happened in the small kitchen hasn't been revealed yet.

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“Yi’er has the same idea as you. He’s gone to check out the grove to see if he can find any clues,” Xu Genshan said.

Fu Man'er suddenly looked up, "Brother's here too?"

"Yes, the messenger ran into him on the road. He was there even earlier than us, and he's been in the grove for a while now. He should be back soon."

No sooner had Xu Genshan finished speaking than someone entered, but it wasn't Xu Yi, it was Chun'er.

She came in carrying a bowl of medicine and was about to bow when Old Man Xu quickly waved his hand, "No need, no need, just bring the medicine over."

The doctor instructed before leaving that these medicines were for Xu Mao to recuperate and that he must take them on time.

Liu Fang sat by the bed, watching her son with worry, so as soon as the medicine came over, she took it and fed it to Xu Mao.

But the person was unconscious and had no awareness, so even if the medicine was fed into his mouth, he wouldn't know to swallow it.

Liu Fang was extremely anxious. "What should we do? Mao'er can't swallow it."

After only two spoonfuls, the medicine started flowing out of Xu Mao's mouth.

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I dared not pour it in, otherwise it would easily choke someone.

Just as Fu Man'er was about to step forward and say that she had a way, someone beat her to it, "Master, Madam, let me do it, I have a way to get the Second Young Master to drink the medicine."

Liu Fang was also anxious, "What method?"

Chun'er stepped forward and said, "Please give me the medicine, Madam."

Then Xu Genshan and Liu Fang, who were sitting by the bed, stood up. Chun'er sat at the head of the bed, lifted Xu Mao's head and placed it on her lap, and then began to feed him the medicine.

"Oh, he swallowed it, Mao'er swallowed it." Liu Fang stared intently at Xu Mao, and seeing that no medicine was flowing out, she quickly covered her chest.

Chun'er fed the baby half a bowl of medicine for about half an incense stick's time. As soon as she put down the bowl, Liu Fang wanted to go over to her.

However, Chun'er had already used a handkerchief to wipe Xu Mao's mouth, straightened his head, and covered him with the blanket. The whole process was gentle and skillful.

Liu Fang was stunned.

When Chun'er turned around and saw Liu Fang, she was obviously startled. She seemed to realize something. "Madam, I'm clumsy. Please see if there's anything I haven't done well, and I'll do it again."

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Looking at her son on the bed, Liu Fang couldn't say anything bad, "He's fine."

"By the way, what's your name? How did you know that the medicine could be swallowed?"

“Replying to Madam, my name is Chun’er. In the past, when the Second Young Master was unconscious due to a cold, I also fed him medicine in this way.”

Upon hearing this, Liu Fang suddenly remembered. "You're the little maid who took care of Mao'er when he had a cold."

"It's all thanks to you, otherwise Mao'er would have suffered even more."

Knowing that the Xu family had already sent some money to Chun'er to express their gratitude, Liu Fang still couldn't help but say a few words when they met today.

"Madam, you are too kind. It was all my duty."

After saying a few more words, Chun'er took her leave. Liu Fang was still saying, "This little maid is really good. Whenever Mao'er is not feeling well, she can take good care of him."

Indeed, they hadn't even exchanged a few words, but Chun'er had already let Liu Fang know that she was Xu Mao's personal maid, and one who had rendered meritorious service.

Fu Man'er stared blankly at Chun'er's departing figure, wondering why she felt that Chun'er looked somewhat familiar.