Seeing that she couldn't stop her, Xiangqiao had no choice but to follow the head nanny into Li's room. Li's room consisted of three rooms: the middle one was the main room, the left one was her bedroom, and the right one was her study.

The head matriarch led five or six people, and she immediately divided them into groups, saying to them, "Search every place thoroughly. You two go this way, and you two go that way."

The head matriarch assigned men to search the two rooms on either side, while she herself began searching the main room. Logically, this should be the least likely place to hide anything, as it was usually the master's reception room. However, the head matriarch, accompanied by another person, still began checking the hidden compartments in the tables and chairs, as well as the items on the display shelves.

Xiangqiao followed beside the head nanny and asked cautiously, "Nanny, what are you looking for?"

The head maid walked up to a painting or calligraphy hanging on the wall, reached out to lift it up, and looked to see if anything might be hidden behind it.

When Xiangqiao saw that the head nanny was ignoring her and that the search was so thorough, she immediately knew something was wrong. But she couldn't very well go and report to Li Shi right now, especially since Li Shi was in the main courtyard and she probably wouldn't have a chance to talk to her there.

After thinking it over, Xiangqiao suddenly realized that she could go to Wu Gege. She usually had close ties with Li Shi, and if she could come and keep an eye on things, perhaps the head nanny would have to be more considerate.

At this moment, the sounds of rummaging through drawers and cabinets could be heard from the rooms on both sides. Several young maids stood in the doorway in fright. They were responsible for cleaning the rooms, and seeing people rummaging through the place like this, they were all terrified and could only stand there with their heads down and hands clasped.

Xiangqiao could no longer stand there. She pursed her lips, stomped her foot, turned around, and ran away.

Meanwhile, in the main courtyard, only the Fourth Prince, his wife, Madam Li, Doctor Zhou, Mingyan, and Huang Ziming remained.

The latter remained kneeling on the ground. Mingyan was fine, but Huang Ziming was starting to find it difficult to kneel.

This is understandable. He had been the head chef of the kitchen in Fourth Master's mansion for almost ten years, indulging in good food and drink every day. He had long since transformed from a thin young man into a fat man with a big belly and a bloated stomach. In fact, he had no idea whether Mingyan had left or not; he only said those words because he had received a favor from Madam Li.

When Li was in favor, she naturally won over a group of people, such as him, and Fatty Wang at the gatehouse...

At this moment, seeing that Fourth Master seemed to be serious, Huang Ziming began to have some thoughts. If Li Shi was implicated this time, would he also be in trouble?

As he thought about it, Huang Ziming became increasingly uneasy.

Meanwhile, Xiangqiao strode out of the east courtyard and ran towards the west courtyard.

"Xiangqiao, what are you doing?" Suddenly, a person appeared from the roadside, and Xiangqiao almost missed her. After she regained her footing, she realized that it was Madam Wang and her maid Hongying.

"Princess Wang, this servant wants to go find Princess Wu. My mistress is currently with the Fujin, but the head nanny suddenly brought some people into our mistress's room to search. I want to ask Princess Wu to come and talk to the head nanny, saying that she can't just rummage through our mistress's things like this," Xiangqiao said urgently.

"I just came from Sister Wu's place. She seems to have caught a cold and is lying in bed right now. I'm afraid she can't come," said Madam Wang, implying something.

"What should we do? If the concubine comes back and finds the house ransacked like this, she will definitely not let us off the hook." Xiangqiao was still not quite aware of the sudden turn of events and thought that Li Shi was still the same Li Shi.

Actually, the fact that the Fourth Master secretly ordered the head nanny to search her room without her knowledge already shows...

"Let me go with you. I have received a lot of kindness from Consort Li in the past," said Madam Wang, seeing that Xiangqiao was anxious.

"That's great, Princess Wang, come with me quickly. The head nanny and her men are ransacking the master's room, it looks quite frightening."

Wang nodded, and, holding Hongying's hand, followed Xiangqiao to the east courtyard.

When they arrived, they saw the servants standing in small groups in the courtyard, all looking in the direction of the courtyard and talking amongst themselves. Xiangqiao led Wang Shi in, and as she passed by them, they all stepped aside, their usual respect gone.

When Madam Wang entered the room, she saw the head nanny and a servant opening the four wall hangings depicting the four seasons behind the main bed to check if anything was hidden behind them.

"Madam Wang stepped forward and asked softly, 'Grandma, Sister Li would never do anything to harm the Master's offspring. There must be some misunderstanding.'"

When the head nanny saw that Madam Wang had arrived, she replied, "This old servant was only ordered by the Fourth Prince to search. As for whether Consort Li did anything, that is not for this old servant to judge. Please, Lady Wang, do not concern yourself with such matters."

Wang was speechless after being rebuffed. Xiangqiao saw that Wang had only said one sentence before being shut down by the head nanny, and she was so anxious that she didn't know what to do.

"Xiangqiao, why don't you let the servants in the courtyard go about their business? It's proper for them to gather there. I believe Sister Li has been misunderstood. Once the head nanny finishes her search, everything will be fine," Madam Wang said to Xiangqiao, turning her head.

After Xiangqiao left, Wang helped Hongying walk to the room on the left. When they reached the door and looked inside, they could hardly believe their eyes. Two servants had ransacked Li's bedroom, leaving it in complete disarray. They hadn't even considered restoring it properly. At that moment, they were searching through the three wooden cabinets in front of the bed.

Wang looked around the room and realized that only Li's embroidered bed hadn't been moved yet.

"Go outside and have Xiangqiao call a few maids in. This place is in a terrible mess. After they've finished searching, have the maids tidy it up immediately, so that when Sister Li comes back and sees this, she won't feel good," Madam Wang instructed Hongying.

Hongying nodded, then turned and left. Wang walked to Li's bedside, glancing at the folded brocade bedding and silken sheets within the gauze curtains. Lost in thought, a small note slipped from her sleeve, and she tucked it under the sheets.

The two servants were so engrossed in searching the cabinets that they didn't even notice Wang's little action. By the time they turned around, Wang had already left.

Xiangqiao led two maids in.

"Head Madam, a strange piece of paper has been found here!!"

Suddenly, a shout came from inside the room, and both Madam Wang and the head nanny changed their expressions and went to the inner room.

Xiangqiao didn't bother to give any more instructions to the two maids, and left them behind as she followed them inside.

When Madam Wang saw a servant holding the paper she had just slipped under Madam Li's bed, a barely perceptible smile appeared on her lips.