Chapter 298
Mother Zhou went to Jibai Residence herself and soon brought Shen Rang with her.
Shen Rang bowed and greeted Madam Zheng as usual, then sat down to the side: "Mother, why did you call me here so urgently? Is there something important?"
Zheng nodded, but didn't know how to say it.
Shen Rang noticed Zheng's hesitation, but he also knew that since he had already come, Zheng would definitely say what she needed to say, so he said, "Mother, please speak frankly."
Meeting Shen Rang's eyes, Madam Zheng sighed: "It's about Auntie's matter."
Shen Rang's heart skipped a beat.
Yunxi?
"At the New Year's Eve banquet, I overheard the young mistress casually mention that the scholar Duan and the concubine seemed to be acting strangely. I didn't take it seriously at the time, but the more I thought about it, the more uneasy I felt, so... I had someone investigate."
Upon hearing this, Shen Rang raised an eyebrow slightly.
Zheng investigated Yunxi's background.
This is not a bad thing.
It's not a bad thing at all; on the contrary, it's a great thing.
Sure enough, Madam Zheng continued, "After investigating, I found out that the Yun family was so inhumane. They brought back a perfectly good girl and treated her so badly!"
Shen Rang shared the same sentiment as Zheng.
Then, Zheng changed the subject: "But Zirong, this investigation has uncovered some other things."
"My aunt and Duan Jieyuan... they grew up together, did you know that?"
"Speaking of which, they were childhood sweethearts. Now that Auntie has been brought to Luoyang by the Yun family, her status is completely different from before. But then again, Duan Jieyuan is in the same situation now. The two of them are both in the Marquis's residence, so who knows..."
As she spoke, Zheng carefully observed her son's expression.
Her words were practically a veiled hint, but her son, who had achieved the highest honors in all three imperial examinations, seemed oblivious, not even raising an eyebrow.
Seeing this, Madam Zheng sighed heavily in her heart.
This silly boy, he's really causing her so much worry.
It seems that now, the only way is to make things completely clear.
Madam Zheng coughed and said seriously, "Zirong, your aunt is your person. I can see that you genuinely like your aunt. That's why you can't let others take advantage of the situation."
Shen Rang took a leisurely sip of tea.
Seeing that he still showed no sense of crisis, Madam Zheng became even more anxious.
Just as she was about to say something more, Shen stepped in and said, "Mother, don't worry, Duan Jieyuan had no chance to take advantage of the situation."
Zheng was stunned.
Shen Rang continued, "I knew about Xi'er's matter a long time ago."
"You know about Duan Jieyuan's matter too?"
Shen Rang nodded slightly: "So Mother, rest assured. Besides, Xi'er only sees Duan Jieyuan as an older brother and has no romantic feelings for him."
Shen Rang can confirm this.
After all, if Yunxi had even the slightest romantic feeling for Duan Huaichuan, it would have been impossible that night...
Thinking of this, Shen Rang raised his eyebrows slightly, his dark phoenix eyes filled with laughter.
Hearing this, Madam Zheng breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good."
Thinking about it carefully, even though the two of them are both in the Marquis's mansion, one is in the front yard and the other is in the back yard, separated by a hanging flower gate, which is equivalent to an insurmountable chasm. There is indeed no need to worry about Yunxi being kidnapped.
Thinking of this, Zheng suddenly paused.
Is she worried that Yunxi will be kidnapped?
Upon realizing this, Zheng's expression suddenly turned strange.
Her attitude towards Yunxi has changed so much!
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