"This servant, this servant will tell you!" Manzhu was terrified by the imposing manner. She knelt on the ground, her head bowed, not daring to raise it. "Our young lady has a sweetheart at Sanhong Academy. Since last year, she's been taking me to the area around Sanhong Academy hoping to bump into that young master. On the seventh day of the month, I had an upset stomach, so I used the outhouse at the teahouse next to Sanhong Academy. Because my young lady and I often went to that teahouse, I was familiar with the owner. At that time, the academy had just let out for the day, and my young lady didn't want to miss Young Master Song, so she didn't go to the teahouse with me. She waited under the big tree to the left of the academy gate. My stomach was really upset, so I stayed in the outhouse for about fifteen minutes before..." After arriving, I couldn't find the young lady. I searched the area around the academy and asked everyone, but she wasn't there. I went to the shops she frequented, but no one had seen her. I assumed she had gone home, but when I got back, she wasn't there, and I didn't dare say anything. Because when she left, she said she absolutely had to make sure Young Master Song accepted her purse. I guessed she might have gone shopping with Young Master Song, so I decided to wait. When Madam and Master came looking for me, I was afraid they would find out that she had secretly embroidered a purse for a man. I didn't dare tell them she was in love with Young Master Song, so I just said we were shopping, and when I came out of the outhouse because my stomach hurt, she was gone.
"Young Master Song? What's his name?" Gu Xin had a feeling that this Young Master Song was probably Song Yi from next door.
“Song Yi. The young lady often mentions Young Master Song’s name to me, and she even writes it on paper,” Manzhu said.
"Do you and your daughter know where Song Yi lives?" Gu Xin asked again.
"I don't know." Manzhu shook her head. Perhaps she was frightened, as she had been sweating profusely. Now that Gu Xin's imposing manner had subsided, she felt much more relaxed and raised her hand to wipe her sweat. "Our young master used to study at Sanhong Academy and knew Song Yi. Our young lady was afraid that if he found out she was in love with Song Yi, he would cause trouble for him, so she never dared to inquire about Song Yi. We only learned his name when we hid and pretended to bump into him, and heard his classmate calling him."
"Really? Raise your head." Gu Xin pursed her lips, and when Manzhu looked up at her, she suddenly said, "Do you know that Song Yi, the young master of Sanhong Academy, is the owner of this house, and he lives next door?"
Manzhu looked bewildered, then her eyes suddenly cleared, and she said incredulously, "Could it be...could it be Young Master Song? That afternoon, Miss was delivering the purse to Young Master Song. She must have seen him, otherwise she wouldn't have left without waiting for me. Princess Xinxin, you must stand up for our Miss!"
Gu Xin shook her head: "But I only went next door to ask about the situation after you arrived. Song Yi doesn't know Miss Xie Yun at all, he only knows Master Xie and Young Master Xie."
Manzhu said angrily, "He's definitely lying! How could he not recognize our young lady? Once, when our young lady pretended to bump into him by chance, she deliberately dropped her handkerchief. Young Master Song picked it up and returned it to her. Our young lady introduced herself and even mentioned that her brother was also at Sanhong Academy. Young Master Song may not know that our young lady is in love with him, but he must know who our young lady is. They've met so many times, and she's his former classmate's sister. How could he not recognize her!"
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