"How could that be? Whether it's a boy or a girl, they are my children, An Zhongtao. How could I not like them?" An Zhongtao said with a smile, "It's just that I hope I have a son, born by you. He can inherit our genes. I wonder how outstanding he will be!"

Lian Jinyu smiled: "You are really good at coaxing people!"

The two people's voices became lower and lower, and no one outside could hear what they were saying...

Needless to say, Lian Jinrong was indignant.

Back at Xiwu Courtyard, An Qingran stood on the steps and called out to Rendong, "What am I busy with? Come over here!"

Honeysuckle came out of the side building, holding a shovel in her hand, and said, "Miss, I'm here!"

"Hurry, let's hurry up, don't let Auntie dig the things out, it will be a mess then!" As she spoke, she looked around, and then the two of them walked towards the backyard.

"Did you bury it under this tree?" An Qingran asked Rendong.

Honeysuckle nodded: "Although it was at night, I did not remember it wrongly!"

The two began to dig, and indeed they dug out a pile of things in a short while. Then they carefully moved the things to the base of the wall and buried them, and piled a bunch of miscellaneous items on top. After doing all this, An Qingran breathed a sigh of relief: "Rosewood, even if Auntie remembers something now, she won't be able to find this place, what do you think!"

"Miss, you are right!" Honeysuckle said with a smile.

The two returned to the house. An Qingran lay on the bed, half closing her eyes to rest. She was also afraid in her heart. If Dongfang Jin had not left in advance, he would have been caught by Lian Jinrong. In fact, Dongfang Jin left the next night, and she did not try to keep him. After all, her place was not the best place for him to recuperate.

So, on the third day, Lian Jinrong brought a large group of people, as if she had obtained a sword from above. She understood everything as soon as she saw it, so she pretended to be scared. Sure enough, those people were fooled!

Just as I was thinking about this, Ren Dong came in and whispered, "Miss, I have a clue. I have been observing and found that Xi Zhu has been following us until we buried the things. Then, she quietly left and went to the direction of Lan Xiao Pavilion. When she reached the door, she did not go in and came back again!"

"Call her over." An Qingran said.

Xizhu came in. She was a girl of the same age as Rendong, but with slanted eyes. It was obvious at first glance that she was not an honest person. Why didn’t she notice it before?

It seems that I was too confused in my last life, and I am not completely smart in this life either.

There were also blind spots that she couldn't notice.

"Miss!" Xi Zhu lowered her head as soon as she entered the room, "What do you want me to do?"

She looked quite calm.

An Qingran did not say anything, but just stared at her from head to toe and found that she was dressed more carefully than the average maid. Her eyebrows and eyes seemed to be painted, and she also wore a hairpin on her head, which looked very valuable. At least a maid like her should not be able to afford it.

Xi Zhu felt a little scared when she looked at him, and finally said, "Miss, did I do anything wrong?"

"How long have you been here?"

"I entered the mansion when I was ten years old, and started serving the young lady three years ago. This year has been six years!" Xizhu replied.

"It's been six years. Where were you before you began serving me?"

"Well, I have served the Second Madam...Oh, now I should be a concubine!" Xizhu said.

"Since when did you start providing her with information? Three years ago, or recently?" An Qingran suddenly said coldly.

Xi Zhu was frightened when he heard this: "Miss, I don't understand what you are talking about."

"Then you don't know that Rendong and I just deliberately put on a show for you, digging out some useless things and burying them again. This job is actually not easy to do, Rendong!" An Qingran called out.

Ren Dong came in. She looked at Xi Zhu with anger and her face turned red. "You girl, you kept silent. Do you think no one knows what you did? If you confess now, you may be spared a beating. If you don't say anything, think about what will happen if you go against the young lady. The second lady can't protect you now!"

After being frightened by Rendong, Xizhu's face turned pale, but she was still not optimistic. They couldn't find any evidence, so she didn't say anything.

Ren Dong threw the bundle that she had been hiding behind her in front of her. Seeing the silver and jewels rolling out of the bundle, Xi Zhu collapsed to the ground: "Miss, spare me, Miss, I deserve to die..."

Xi Zhu kowtowed while explaining how Lian Jinrong found her and how she asked her to give the information. An Qingran looked at her frightened pale face and was considering how to deal with her.

"My lady, I have said everything I need to say. Please forgive me, my lady!"

An Qingran nodded: "Okay, you go and tell the housekeeper later that your family member is sick and wants you to go back to take care of him. I'll let Rendong go with you. From now on, you should take care of yourself!"

When Xi Zhu heard this, gratitude showed in her eyes: "Young lady is really kind and generous, I am very grateful..."

"You know it a little late, so no matter how generous or kind I am, it will be of no benefit to you!" Honeysuckle was so angry that she wanted to hit her.

An Qingran stopped her and said, "Pack up her things and let her take the ill-gotten gains. We will send her away soon. Don't let me see her."

After sending Xizhu away, Rendong said unwillingly, "Miss, are you letting her go so easily? Why don't you hand her over to the general?"

"Forget it, let's forgive her when we can. Maybe I didn't do well enough, so I didn't win her loyalty. Besides, if I hand her over to my father, she will say something else, and we will be upset!"

Rendong secretly admired the young lady's thoughtfulness. Apart from this spy, An Qingran felt much more comfortable. However, she didn't know whether Lian Jinrong had arranged this one person to be by her side, so she asked Rendong to be more careful.

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Beiyuan.

The old lady asked someone to prepare some more gifts for Lian Jinyu.

When she was getting ready, Chu came in. She smiled and said, "Mother, you are so thoughtful. But the weather is so hot. If I take too much supplements, I might get a sore throat..."

She felt a little regretful after she said it.

The old lady's expression did not change much, but she said: "The child in her belly is the legitimate son and grandson of the general's mansion. Anyone who does not take it seriously is a fool!"

She suddenly said this, which made Chu stunned for a moment. Her face turned red, as if she had done something wrong.

After a moment, he said, "Yes, everyone in the mansion is so scared that they can't even breathe. This child came at the right time, and everyone is very happy."