Eighteen years have passed now. The midwife who delivered Jiang is now over 70 years old and has a head full of white hair.
But fortunately, she was still conscious. The Xuanping Marquis's Mansion was so noble, so when she came to deliver the baby for the Marquis's wife, she was particularly impressed.
"I remember that when the child was born, there was nothing wrong with her. She cried loudly and kicked her two little feet happily. It was obvious that she was a healthy child. There was a butterfly-shaped birthmark on her left or right ankle.
I bathed her myself, and she was so well behaved. I praised her at that time, saying that she looked just like Madam, and that she would be as beautiful as Madam when she grew up. But I didn’t expect that later…”
The midwife didn't have the heart to continue talking. She had never expected that such a healthy child would suddenly be gone. If it were her, she wouldn't be able to accept it.
After she delivered the baby, she took the reward and left the Marquis' Mansion. She also heard about what happened afterwards. She was still shocked at the time, but she was also glad that she left quickly. If she had left slowly, what would have happened if the nobleman's anger had affected her?
It was obvious that she was overthinking it. The masters of the Xuanping Marquis' Mansion were all good-tempered and would not harm innocent people.
But now, Cheng Xueyun is an exception.
There is no problem with the midwife, so the only thing left to ask is the wet nurse.
Both wet nurses were called over and interrogated together.
At that time, after the child was born, two wet nurses were waiting in the side room. After the child was washed, Nanny Xi brought the child over to one of them to feed him.
One of the wet nurses clearly remembered that everything was fine with the child. He fell asleep after drinking the milk, without crying or making a fuss, and slept peacefully.
"At that time, Aunt Xi asked me to feed the young lady. The young lady ate very well and fell asleep while eating. She was very well behaved and did not cry or make a fuss. After she finished eating, Aunt Xi took her away again. She said that she would take care of the child first and asked us to clean up the next room. This compartment was too cramped and there were too many people to move around. We did not think there was anything wrong at the time. We thought that the young lady had already drunk the milk and fell asleep, and would not wake up for a while, so we listened to her and went to clean up the room. After that, we never contacted the young lady again, and then we heard that she had..."
According to their statements, their actions were all quite normal, but when put together, only Aunt Xi was the most abnormal, as she sent everyone away.
In other words, before everyone left, the child was still normal, and it was only after everyone came back that they discovered that something had happened to the child.
The imperial physician at the time also said that there are many uncertainties with newborn babies and that premature death is very common.
Moreover, as the dowry nanny of the wife of Marquis Xuanping, Nanny Xi was deeply trusted by the lady, and no one would suspect that she would do anything bad to the child.
The one who discovered that the child was gone was another maid. That maid worked for the old lady and was sent by the old lady to see the newborn girl.
When she entered the room, she saw the child lying in the cradle, covered with a small quilt, but his face had turned purple. She felt something was wrong, so she shouted. Nanny Xi and the wet nurses came in upon hearing the sound, and when they felt the child's breath, they realized it was no longer there.
Everyone was in a panic at the time. If it was said that the old lady's maid was the one who did it, that would not be true. As soon as she walked in, she was heard shouting. There was not enough time and motive to commit the crime.
Although the old lady had a rift with the wife of Marquis Xuanping, she was after all a lady of a prominent family and worthy of the position of the mistress of the Marquis's mansion. She was dissatisfied with her only because she thought that she was narrow-minded and forced her son not to take a concubine. She also thought that she was jealous, so she was dissatisfied with her.
But the old lady had absolutely no objection to her children. She had already given birth to a legitimate son for the Marquis's Mansion, and now she had given birth to a legitimate daughter. Although she was a daughter, she was also the legitimate daughter of the Marquis's Mansion. She took her child very seriously, otherwise she would not have asked anyone to see her.
When she heard that the child had died, the old lady was quite sad. After all, she was her granddaughter, how could she not be sad?
At this time, Marquis Xuanping came back in a hurry after discussing matters in the palace. The first time he saw the child, the child was already dead.
Now it seems that Nanny Xi is the most abnormal one. She is the most suspicious and one can even suspect that she was the one who harmed the child.
But at that time, no one suspected Nanny Xi. Everyone felt that she was the person the Madam trusted the most, she was the Madam's confidant, and she always put the Madam's interests first and planned things for her wholeheartedly. Even the wife of Marquis Xuanping herself did not doubt her.
But now all signs indicate that she is the strangest one. Within two years after that, her health became worse and worse. Her originally plump figure became thin, and her rosy face turned sallow. She couldn't sleep well at night and looked very haggard.
Seeing how much she had changed, the wife of Marquis Xuanping specially found a doctor to see her. The doctor said that she was overworked, worried too much, and had too many things on her mind.
If I continue like this, my health will get worse day by day and I won't be able to survive.
The wife of Marquis Xuanping thought that she had ruined her health because she worried too much about herself, and she felt very guilty at the time, because Nanny Xi had watched her grow up and she had deep feelings for her.
At that time, Nanny Xi was almost fifty years old. Jiang was a soft-hearted person. She could not bear to see Nanny Xi continue to work hard for her, so she gave her a contract to sell her body, restored her freedom, and gave her a sum of compensation that was enough for her to live comfortably for the rest of her life, allowing her to live an ordinary life with her son.
That’s right, Nanny Xi also had a son. Because she was a slave, her son was also a slave. She gave him a contract to sell his body, hoping that after the mother and daughter were freed from slavery, they could live a normal life, marry and have children, allowing Nanny Xi to enjoy her old age.
She was quite reluctant to let go at that time, as she had such an old man by her side who was very satisfying to her. After Nanny Xi left, there was no news from her again. Until now, she felt that there was something fishy about what happened back then, so she brought up the old matter again, but it was full of doubts.
Now, the wife of Marquis Xuanping missed her daughter very much. The more she listened, the more she felt that Nanny Xi fell ill not because she was worried about her, but because she had done something wrong and could not sleep at night.
Now, she couldn't find anywhere to go. She was extremely anxious, but she was also more determined to know the truth.
"My Lord, no matter what, no matter how much it costs, we must find the whereabouts of Nanny Xi's family. Now I feel more and more that my daughter may still be alive!"
At that time, no one saw the child's burial with their own eyes, because Xuanping Hou and Jiang Shi were very sad and could not bear to watch.
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