Upon seeing the arrival of the two princes, the magistrate of Yangzhou County naturally dared not be negligent. When the Fourth Prince asked him if there had been frequent cases of young men going missing in the past two years, the magistrate began to complain, saying that people came to report missing persons every few days. Although he and the constables had issued missing person notices, they had not found a single one.

"How many young and middle-aged men have gone missing in Yangzhou in the past two years?" Fourth Master asked.

"Reporting to the Fourth Prince, there are approximately five or six hundred people, and some others who haven't come to the yamen to report the case," the magistrate said.

Fourth Master and Thirteenth Master exchanged a glance, both of them quite surprised. After asking what kind of people these missing persons were, they discovered that almost all of them were young adults, with no women or elderly people among them.

Seeing that they couldn't get any useful information, the Fourth Master and the Thirteenth Master didn't say anything more to the magistrate, and then waved goodbye.

"Thirteen, go to the Yangzhou Governor's Mansion!" Fourth Master said suddenly as he and Thirteen walked out of the county government office.

"Fourth Brother, is the Yangzhou Commander-in-Chief Alhatu of the Ulanara clan?" the Thirteenth Prince asked.

“That’s right, he’s the Fujin’s uncle, Fei Yanggu’s youngest brother,” Fourth Master said. “If it weren’t for a last resort, Fourth Brother wouldn’t want to go to him, but we don’t have any useful people in Yangzhou right now. Fan Zhongqi has been transferred to fight, so we have no choice but to go to him.”

“Yes, Fourth Brother, I’ll go with you,” Thirteen said.

Fourth Master nodded, and led Thirteen, along with Cui Da and Cui Er, on horseback to the Governor's Mansion.

Ulanara Alhatu and Fiyangu were brothers, but there was a significant age difference between them. Fiyangu was a full fifteen years older than Alhatu, a difference that in ancient times was almost enough for him to be Alhatu's father.

Meanwhile, Madam Nian and Madam Geng, who were staying in the mansion, had not seen the Fourth Master for several days. This was because the Fourth Master and the Thirteenth Master had been going out early and returning late each day, often resting in the front courtyard.

Finally, after spending money, Lady Nian was able to use ice. At that moment, she sat beside the ice basin watching several maids wash fruits and vegetables. Cui Ling and several other maids were washing grapes, watermelons, and other fruits and vegetables in a wooden basin.

"Princess, these are what I bought on the street ahead. They're so sweet. Would you like to try some?" Cui Ling presented a bowl of washed grapes to Madam Nian.

“Hmm, I don’t know what’s wrong with me lately, but I always crave sour things. Grapes are sweet with a hint of sourness, which suits my taste just right.” Madam Nian smiled and took the bowl of grapes from Cui Ling’s hands.

Upon hearing this, Cui Ling suddenly felt a little puzzled. Then she thought about how Nian Shi's period hadn't come yet, so she said to Nian Shi, "Princess, is your period late this month?"

As Ms. Nian was popping grapes into her mouth one by one, she heard Cuiling say something and realized that her period had indeed not come yet.

"Princess, it seems we're already several days late. Should we go and find a doctor to take a look?" Cui Ling said, suppressing her joy.

"Alright, go and search yourself, but don't alert anyone yet. We'll talk about it once we've confirmed it." Suddenly, a thought struck Madam Nian. She had long hoped to bear a child for the Fourth Prince, but her belly hadn't shown any signs of pregnancy. The last time the Fourth Prince favored her was on the very day she arrived here—could she really be so lucky, winning the lottery that very time?

Mrs. Nian couldn't resist any longer and even stopped eating the grapes. She then instructed Cuiling to fetch a doctor. Cuiling happily agreed and walked out of the house. Just as she was about to head to the front yard, she noticed that Madam Luo seemed to be in the east room with Mrs. Geng.

Cui Ling thought for a moment, then turned and walked towards Geng's room. When she reached the door and saw that no one had noticed her, she coughed loudly a few times.

In fact, Lülan had seen her coming a long time ago, but seeing her usual arrogant attitude, she was too lazy to pay attention to her and deliberately didn't say anything.

"It's Cuiling. How dare you not bow to our princess?" Lulan said rather irritably.

Cui Ling was speechless for a moment, as if she had indeed forgotten about this matter. She could only reluctantly bow to Madam Geng, who was sitting in the middle of the main room.

At that moment, Madam Luo was sitting to the side eating melon seeds. Seeing Cui Ling's unwilling look, she deliberately said, "You silly girl, don't think that just because you're not Madam's maid, you can neglect her. You should greet her properly."

Madam Geng smiled faintly and said, "Aunt Luo, I am not the First Madam. You shouldn't talk nonsense."

Madam Luo said, "Judging from her age, Madam married the head manager before that Madam Nian. Since she is the successor, she should respect Madam. Although I am a servant, I understand this principle."

Seeing that Luo's mother kept pressing her, Cui Ling became annoyed and said, "Luo's mother, could you please go and get a doctor for our lady? Our lady's period is late this month."

Upon hearing this, the room fell silent. Mother Luo looked at Cuiling in surprise, as did Lulan, while Madam Geng remained silent for a moment before saying to Mother Luo, "Mother, you should quickly ask Sister Nian to have a doctor take a look. Don't delay. If she is really pregnant, that would be wonderful news."

Cui Ling glared triumphantly at Lü Lan and said to Mama Luo, "Hurry up, Mama, our master is back. If he finds out that our mistress is pregnant, he will reward her handsomely."

Mother Luo immediately stood up, bowed to Madam Geng, glanced at the smug Cui Ling, and pulled her along to find the doctor.

Green Orchid glanced at Madam Geng and saw that the smile on her face was gradually fading. Knowing that she was feeling uncomfortable, she comforted her, "Princess, now that you are finally outside, if Princess Nian is really pregnant, it will be your chance."

Geng turned her head to look at Lülan, and a smile gradually appeared on her lips. She said, "Look at me, I'm not as clear-headed as you are. If Nian really is pregnant, isn't that my chance?"

Meanwhile, Madam Luo found a doctor on the street ahead. She led the doctor to the west room of the Nian family. As soon as they entered, they saw Cuiling looking out from the doorway.

"Aunt Luo, you've finally arrived. Has the doctor been brought here?" Cui Ling said.

"Here she is. And Madam Nian?" asked Mama Luo.

"Doctor, come with me quickly, the lady is inside." Cui Ling ignored Mama Luo and pulled the doctor's hand to enter the room.

The doctor was in a flurry of activity, because Nian Shi kept changing her mind, and it took quite a while before he could finally take her pulse. Standing to the side, Luo's mother felt a deep dislike for Nian Shi, but since Nian Shi had slapped her last time, she dared not show it in front of her again.

"Madam, you are pregnant," the old doctor said, stroking his goatee.