"Oh? What's the reason?"
"Her sister is getting married, and she went back to see her off."
"How many days?"
"You returned on the day you first entered the palace."
Meng Qi frowned, "Are you back?"
"not yet."
No? It's already been four days. Four days for a wedding?
"Mother Jin said that firstly, Roland was Concubine Li's most capable and reliable friend, and that Concubine Li treated her with respect. Secondly, Roland hardly ever came home all year round. Whenever someone came to talk to her at the back door, she would take this opportunity to stay home for a few days."
Roland was not a born child. She was sold here to pay for her father's medical treatment.
"Have you investigated Roland's situation? How much do you know? I mean, her family situation."
Yuan Dong shook his head sheepishly. "I only know that they have an older brother, an older sister, and a younger brother. They live in the west of the city. Their courtyard is not as good as others, but better than most. As for the rest, I don't know."
Meng Qi hummed and didn't respond.
Yuan Dong thought for a moment and continued, "Concubine Wu went to the west courtyard once."
"Oh? What's that?"
"Ms. Zhang is ill, and Concubine Wu is visiting her."
Sick? Haha, I was only in the palace for four days, and everyone in this mansion was busy.
"It is said that when we went to Yinyan Pavilion that day, the eldest lady's ball fell into the water tank. Ms. Zhang went to help pick it up, but accidentally fell in and caught a cold." Yuan Dong continued.
Meng Qi snorted coldly. There were a bunch of old women and maids in Yinyan Pavilion, and they wanted a lady to pick up the ball.
"Not well yet?"
"No, that day Mama Liu asked someone to call a doctor, who prescribed some medicine and said I'm getting stronger today."
Meng Qi nodded. "Caught a cold?" Very good, then continue to catch a cold.
"You can go see her later with some herbs and tell her I asked you to visit her, and then..."
Yuan Dong was surprised at first when she heard Meng Qi's instructions, but then she understood. "Does the princess want her to stay sick like this?"
"Yes, let her stay sick. After I'm done using her, she won't be well forever." There was a fierceness in Meng Qi's eyes that she herself didn't even know about.
When Wang Chenghai came back to reply, the sun was already setting. Looking at the sweaty Wang Chenghai, Meng Qi smiled and said, "Eunuch Wang is a very busy man. What have you been doing?"
Wang Chenghai rubbed the sweat from his forehead while bowing, "Princess, please excuse me, I just came back from Jiang Wu."
"Don't worry, you're sweating all over your forehead, and I'm afraid your body is wet too. Go back and change your clothes. Don't catch a cold in this cold weather."
Wang Chenghai was so moved by these words that tears were about to flow. "Thank you for your consideration, Princess. I am in good health and nothing will happen to me. I haven't seen you in a few days, and I have a lot to say to you."
Meng Qi burst into laughter and told Yuan Dong to pour Wang Chenghai a cup of hot tea. Wang Chenghai took it respectfully and thanked him profusely.
"Originally, I heard that the princess had returned, so I waited for you at the second gate early. However, a little while before you returned, Jiang Wu sent a message saying that the person investigating with Madam Hai's son had returned. I didn't dare to delay for a moment and thought I would go and ask them clearly so that I could get back to you."
Hearing this, Meng Qi said happily, "Oh? So fast?"
Wang Chenghai drank a cup of hot tea and felt much better. He took the handkerchief Yuan Dong handed him, wiped his forehead, and said with a smile, "That's right. I admire you very much. The princess is really capable. She asked Jiang Wu to help us find out what's going on outside. Jiang Wu said that he asked the people who were doing the investigation to go there on horseback. He didn't dare to delay the princess's important matter."
"Okay, take your time. Let's talk about the recent situation first. What's going on with the Bai family?"
Wang Chenghai put away his playful expression and said seriously, "Aunt Bai did go to the Guan family that day."
"Oh?" Meng Qi raised his eyebrows. It was interesting. Could it be that Bai was really Prince Duan's woman?
"It's just that the servants of the Guan family don't seem to know that Aunt Bai is the prince's concubine. The Guan family calls her Lady Bai. They say that the cousins of the Guan family who are five generations apart would visit the Guan family every once in a while, and they would always go directly to the Guan family's second room."
The second branch of the Guan family? Meng Qi frowned.
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