When Meng Qi arrived at Song Bairan's residence in the outer courtyard, he saw Song Nongyu coming out holding the hand of her wet nurse Hu. Song Nongyu's eyes were red, and when she saw Meng Qi, she hurriedly bowed and greeted him.
"What's wrong?" Meng Qi patted Song Nongyu's shoulder and asked softly.
Song Nongyu took a deep breath and said, "He seems better than last time, but he's still not in good spirits after taking the medicine. Mother, could it be that Brother Ran really did offend someone?"
When Mrs. Hu heard Song Nongyu say this, she quickly stepped forward with a smile and said, "The young lady is too concerned and confused. These are things you shouldn't worry about."
Meng Qi ignored Hu. She didn't know why. Ever since Hu took Song Nongyu to Jing'an Garden to look for Ran Ge when she had nothing to do, she had an indescribable aversion to Song Nongyu's wet nurse, whom Wu trusted very much. She thought she was a too shrewd person.
"She is the elder sister, why can't she worry about her brother's affairs?" Meng Qi said coldly.
Hu's smile froze, "That's not what I meant. I meant..."
"Yujie, I know you care about your brother, but Ran Ge hasn't been feeling well lately. You shouldn't come here every day. Wait until he's well again, then you can play together, okay?"
Song Nongyu nodded and muttered softly, "Every time I come, Ran Ge is already feeling unwell and he still has to take care of me. I think I shouldn't come every day. But my aunt and the wet nurse said that Ran Ge was not feeling well and needed the company of his family. That's why they asked me to come every day."
Meng Qi then looked at Hu Shi straight in the eye. Hu Shi grinned and said, "It was the concubine's idea. She was worried that the second young master would be lonely."
Here, Mrs. Hu had just taken Song Nongyu to sit in the sedan chair, and over there, San Ya, who was transferred by Meng Qi to be with Song Bairan, came out hurriedly with a purse in her hand.
Yuan Dong asked, "Why are you so anxious and threatening?"
San Ya first bowed and greeted Meng Qi, "This is the eldest lady's purse. She has been carrying it with her these days." After saying that, she leaned over to take a look, and seeing that Song Nongyu's sedan chair had gone far away, she put the purse in her arms.
"How is the second young master?" Meng Qi asked as she walked into the house.
San Ya lifted the door curtain and said, "It gets better and worse. The original medicine could still suppress it, but after a few days, it no longer works."
Meng Qi looked at Song Bairan, who was lying on the kang with his eyes squinting, as if he was half asleep. His originally chubby little face was not only gone, but also had a sickly flush on it.
"Second sister hasn't replied yet?" Meng Qi turned to look at Yuan Dong.
"Yes, Xiao Shunzi went there yesterday. Prince Zhou has already sent his sworn brother Liuzi to look for Young Master Qingning. Second Aunt said that Qingning went out this time to find medicine for the prince and Prince Zhou, so it should be back soon."
Meng Qi sighed and nodded. Now she just hoped Qingning would come back soon.
Meng Qi had just stood up and walked out when she saw Hu rushing into the yard, wiping the sweat from her forehead with a handkerchief as she walked. It was such a cold day, what urgent matter must she have encountered?
When Mrs. Hu saw Meng Qi, she was stunned at first, then stood there and greeted her.
"What's going on? Why are you so anxious?" Yuan Dong asked.
"I came here... Oh, it's okay, nothing important, I just came back to take a look." Mrs. Hu glanced at Meng Qi.
Meng Qi frowned, "Tell me, why did you come back in such a hurry?"
Mrs. Hu perked up, "Yes, the young lady's purse fell, and I came to get it."
San Ya was about to take out the purse from her arms when Meng Qi stopped her with a look. "A purse is worth your haste? What? Did you run back?"
Mrs. Hu looked uneasy. "No, I just left in a hurry. The purse was made by Concubine Wu for the eldest young lady. She loved it and carried it with her every day. When she returned just now, she found it missing. She was worried, so she asked this old servant to come and see if it was left with the second young master."
"Saya, go inside and see if there's the young lady's purse."
San Ya understood immediately and went back into the house. After a while, she came out and said, "I didn't see it. Maybe it fell on the road, or maybe Mother Hu left it in the sedan chair?"
When Mrs. Hu heard San Ya say this, she thought it was really possible. She turned around and was about to leave, but just as she took a step, she remembered something and turned back. "Look how anxious I am. Does the princess have any other instructions?"
Meng Qi sneered, "Go and take a look quickly, don't be too late and let the sedan bearers take it for themselves."
Hu bowed hastily and ran out quickly.
Meng Qi watched Hu leave the yard and said coldly, "Let's go back to the house."
Looking at the purse San Ya handed her, Meng Qi fiddled with it gently. "Hmph, Mrs. Hu hasn't prepared a lie yet." The purse's stitching was tight, and the plum blossoms embroidered on it were incredibly lifelike. Everyone in the house knew Mrs. Wu couldn't sew, but Mrs. Hu said she embroidered it for Song Nongyu.
Just as Meng Qi was about to open it, Yuan Dong stepped forward and whispered, "Princess, please let this servant come."
Meng Qi waved his hand. Since it was carried by Song Nongyu, it shouldn't be a big deal.
First there were a few small coins, then a piece of fragrant cake, and nothing else.
San Ya picked up the scented cake and smelled it. "It's the jasmine scented cake that the eldest lady often uses."
Meng Qi said, "Take it to the doctor for a look."
San Ya broke off a piece and walked out.
Meng Qi looked at the purse and turned to ask Yuan Dong, "This purse looks familiar."
Song Bairan's wet nurse, Zhao, stepped forward and said, "It should have been embroidered by Concubine Li at the beginning of autumn, one for each of the two young masters and the eldest lady."
Meng Qi raised her eyebrows and said, "Show the Second Young Master's to me."
Zhao returned to the inner chamber. Yuandong put the silver coins back into her purse. "What are you suspicious of, Princess?"
"This Mrs. Hu is very strange. If it's really an ordinary purse, she can just come back and get it next time. Why did she rush back in such a hurry? Besides, it was clearly embroidered by Mrs. Li, so why did she say it was made by Mrs. Wu?" Meng Qi stood up and walked back and forth twice before saying, "Let Wang Chenghai investigate this Mrs. Hu, secretly."
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