"Well, follow me in."
Li Qinghe pushed Li Maocai into the lobby. After Nanny Chen sat down, she poured them a glass of water.
Then he said in a deep voice: "You can stay here for the time being. I will pay for your food, clothing and other expenses. When Madam Hou is in a better mood, I will take you to see her."
"She's furious now. Not only will she not get any help, but she might even ignore your father because of the punishment."
"Fortunately, you brought the information about the embroiderer."
"Can you first tell me where that embroiderer came from?" Nanny Chen looked at Li Maocai.
Li Maocai pondered for a moment, then replied truthfully, "To answer grandma, that embroiderer was originally the daughter of the richest family in Qingquan Town."
"Not long ago, the Zhao family discovered that she was not their biological daughter, so they took their biological daughter back."
"Qiu Yinong returned to her own home, perhaps to make a living, and somehow got in touch with Mo Niang from Li's Embroidery Workshop."
"The Marquis's wife ordered the seizure of Li's embroidery, so my grandson took the servant with him. Unexpectedly, the woman was skilled in martial arts, and we even met the magistrate of the neighboring county. I was then arrested and thrown into jail."
"Luckily, no harm was done. I spent some money and went home, but my leg is broken."
Nanny Chen was extremely surprised: "Maocai means that your leg was broken by that embroiderer?"
"Yes." Li Qinghe nodded resentfully.
Nanny Chen was silent for a moment: "The Qiu family, is it a branch of a large family?"
"Why does grandma ask that?" The brother and sister were a little puzzled and asked curiously.
Nanny Chen said, "There's a new nobleman in the capital, the Deputy Director of the Imperial Academy, whose surname is Qiu. I seem to have heard that Deputy Director's eldest brother came to the capital not long ago. Somehow, the daughter of that family caught the emperor's eye and was adopted as his adopted daughter."
"The emperor personally conferred upon her the title of county lady."
Li Qinghe opened her mouth wide, full of envy. She wished she could have such good luck.
"The Qiu family is just a bunch of peasants, but the Zhao family still treats her like their own daughter and dotes on her. They gave her a shop and now they can live a good life."
"Her third brother passed the imperial examination not long ago, but if it's related to the Qiu family in the capital, it shouldn't be that serious."
"However, there is another strange thing, that is, the mistress of the Zhao family was inexplicably granted the status of an imperial edict."
Nanny Chen said, "I've never heard of a mistress of a merchant family being granted an imperial title."
"However, the old lady of the Qiu family was recently granted the title of Second Rank Imperial Edict, and the county lady's mother was also granted the title of Imperial Edict."
"It's a bit strange. I'll ask someone to find out tomorrow. If that embroiderer is really the daughter of the Qiu family who was named the county lady, then we must not touch her."
"The Marquis of Pingyang's mansion may look luxurious, but in reality, he has no real power. He is just an idle marquis. That county lady, although a commoner, was personally appointed by the emperor. She was favored by the royal family and was granted a fiefdom. She is listed in the royal family tree as a third-rank county lady."
"The county lords and princesses in the royal palace in the capital are not as powerful as her. Our mansion cannot act arbitrarily."
Li Qinghe was even more shocked, and then she thought about Qiu Yinong's temperament and the noble temperament that she exuded unnaturally.
Could it be that she was really the third-rank county lady bestowed by the emperor?
Li Maocai also opened his eyes wide, somewhat unable to believe what he heard. Qiu Yinong? The county lady?
Nanny Chen did what she said and asked her best friend who was out doing shopping to help her find out the next day. However, before she could get any news, the Marquis's wife suddenly found her.
"Madam Chen, I heard that Cuirong's children came to the Marquis' Mansion to ask to see me? Is this true?" The Marquis's wife sat upright in the first seat, holding an exquisite tea bowl in her hand.
Nanny Chen thought something was wrong, but she still responded respectfully, "Madam, my two grandsons have indeed come to the Marquis' Mansion."
"Since you have come to see me, have you brought any news about the embroiderer?"
"*** asked her in front of this lady to find the embroiderer to embroider the birthday gift for the Queen Mother. If anything happens to the embroiderer."
"Li Yunshu is incompetent, and this is fun."
As she said this, she put down the tea bowl and smiled triumphantly.
Nanny Chen hesitated for a while and told Li Yunyan her guess.
Li Yunyan sneered, "Madam Chen, you must be getting old and confused. Qingquan Town is so far away, how could it be related to the Qiu family?"
"That official isn't from Huaiqin Prefecture either. How could his brother be in Huaiqin Prefecture?"
"It's just a coincidence. It's a bit strange that a merchant's wife was canonized with an imperial decree."
"But you also said that the Zhao family is the richest family in Qingquan Town. It is possible that the head of the Zhao family bought an imperial decree for his wife."
Nanny Chen felt it was polite and asked cautiously, "Then did this old servant ask my granddaughter to come see you?"
"Go and bring it to me." Li Yunyan nodded indifferently. Nanny Chen quickly retreated and went to find Li Qinghe.
Li Qinghe was drinking tea and talking with Li Maocai in the yard when she saw Nanny Chen coming back in a hurry.
"Grandma, what's wrong? Why are you so anxious?" Li Qinghe hurried forward to support her, and Nanny Chen grabbed her wrist.
"Hurry up and follow your grandmother to see the Marquis. The Marquis invites you to speak."
Nanny Chen panted and said anxiously.
Li Qinghe was stunned. Why was it so sudden?
Nanny Chen saw her confusion and explained, "Someone must have informed the Marquis' wife. She was upset yesterday. You must be very careful today and don't say the wrong thing."
Li Qinghe nodded quickly and said she understood.
The grandfather and grandson soon arrived at the main courtyard. Li Qinghe secretly looked around the main courtyard and was filled with admiration.
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