Chapter 205 The Waters of the Mansion Are Deep
"According to what Madam said, could it be that the Duke's Mansion sent someone to kidnap you?"
Chen Chunxing pretended to be surprised, but his slightly raised eyebrows could not hide his sarcasm.
"If the Duke's Mansion wanted to see Madam, they could have just sent a letter to recall her. Why would they resort to such a filthy act?"
Nanny Chen stared at her for a while, then suddenly all her strength seemed to drain out, and she slowly sat back down on the edge of the bed.
His voice was weak, his eyes were dull, and he no longer had the same style as before.
"Although they didn't do it themselves, it's almost the same."
Chen Chunxing waited quietly for what would happen next.
"I live in the West Garden with Steward Chen. Without the approval of the Duke's Mansion, how could Prince Li's men succeed so easily?
Chen He, after I was kidnapped, he clearly learned about it from Cui'er, but he didn't even ask a single question and directly led people back to the capital. He's truly cruel!
Grief flashed in Nanny Chen's eyes, and she suddenly pointed at Chen Chunxing with a trembling finger and shouted angrily.
"This is all your fault! If you hadn't hired someone to deceive me and forced me to go to Jichang Pharmacy to look for rare medicinal herbs, how could I have offended Prince Li?"
"You are so powerful! You easily captured all the henchmen that Prince Li had ambushed here, completely cutting off his source of income. Yet, you made me, an old woman, the scapegoat!"
The fire that night burned half the sky red.
Jichang Pharmacy was confiscated and all the people in Gansu were thrown into prison.
If the previous confrontations could be covered up by coincidence, then this time Xue Yongan's high-profile purchase of Jichang Pharmacy would be difficult to uncover.
And Xue Yongan came from the Duke's Mansion. Unless they voluntarily broke off their relationship, they would have to give an explanation to Prince Li.
It's obvious.
Between the "favorite" of the old emperor and an old servant, the Duke's Mansion easily chose the former.
It just so happened that Nanny Chen had gone to Jichang Pharmacy to make trouble a few times, and she just happened to hand over a perfect "ladder".
Chen Chunxing pursed his lips, and turned down the corners of his mouth, showing a hint of indifference:
"Madam, what you said is absurd. Jichang Pharmacy is suppressing its competitors, exploiting the locals, charging high prices, and selling fake medicine. What's wrong with Master Xue arresting them?"
"After you disappeared, Manager Chen fled to the capital. It was only when Lord Xue sent troops to conduct a thorough investigation of the county that we were able to locate the whereabouts of that gang of criminals."
"Not long ago, just outside this city gate, the criminals were discovered and intended to kill people on the spot to erase the evidence. Fortunately, Lord Xue arrived in time and saved the innocent people."
With every word the little girl said, Nanny Chen's face became uglier. In the end, all her indignation turned into confusion, and her back, which had been forced to be straight, became hunched.
Chen Chunxing saw her changes and said something even more sad with a smile.
"Mammy, you said I hired someone to deceive you? That's true, but it's also not true. Could it be that your illness was also the result of someone I hired to go to the capital to plant the seeds for you?"
"It's true that diseases of affluence aren't serious, but they do require a trigger to develop. Madam, you came from the palace and are being kept in the Duke's mansion. Not to mention taking her pulse every day, you should see a doctor every two or three months, right?"
"It's ridiculous that such a large Duke's Mansion doesn't even have a discerning doctor."
Nanny Chen closed her eyes in embarrassment.
After being tied up for several days, she pretended to be unconscious for several days after returning. She was hungry and cold, tossing and turning in bed, and she had already thought through everything.
No one in the palace would bother to prescribe such a chronic medicine, and the nobles had no patience to watch a palace maid make a fool of herself.
As for the Duke's Mansion...
The more secluded and powerful the house is, the more disputes there will be.
Nanny Chen was a foster nanny who was invited back later. She did not have the advantage of being a born child. She was able to gain a foothold in the Duke's Mansion only because of her connections.
The Duke and the old lady might look up to her a little, but a servant is still a servant after all, and cannot compare to the master. Once something happens, if they say they will give up, they will just give up.
Over the years, Nanny Chen had no idea how many people she had offended. Also, because of her relationship with the eldest son, she was regarded as a thorn in the eyes of several concubines' wives. Even if it weren't for today's incident, she would have suffered sooner or later.
But one thing is certain.
The person who persuaded the Duke to offer himself as a scapegoat this time must be related to her illness.
The room fell into a long silence.
Chen Chunxing waited for a while, but the other party didn't get hysterical. She suddenly felt bored, so she hooked a relatively clean round stool with her toes, sat down, and leisurely rolled up her sleeves.
"Madam, are you planning to stay in the Xue Mansion forever?"
Nanny Chen was brought back from her thoughts. Thinking she was going to chase them away, she frowned and said, "Don't worry. I'll leave after Chen He leaves."
Although the person has woken up, the suffering he has endured during this period cannot be recovered in a day or two.
When Nanny Chen first came, she was a bit plump and had fair skin without wrinkles. But now she is much thinner and looks much older.
"The world is vast, where can Madam go? If they can arrest you once, they can arrest you again. Not all local officials are as considerate of the people as our master."
Under the girl's almost interrogative tone, Nanny Chen's heart was once again filled with nameless anger. She wanted to blame everything on the other party, but she had long lost the courage to throw a tantrum. She gritted her teeth and said sarcastically:
"You're worried that without me, the Duke's Mansion won't be able to explain to Prince Li, and that your master will be offended, right?"
Chen Chunxing's eyes were filled with compassion, but the angle of looking down at him inevitably gave people a sense of cold mockery.
"Mammy is wrong again. If the Duke's Mansion can protect you once, they can protect you a second time. As long as the price doesn't exceed your expectations, everything else won't matter."
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"What exactly do you want to tell me?" Nanny Chen closed her eyes again, and a gleam of light flashed in her dim and turbid eyes, sweeping away the previous dejection and sadness.
When you are alive, you must always look forward.
The Duke's Mansion abandoned her like a dog. At worst, she could just find another master.
A maid who came from a poor family can remember kindness, but she will also remember grudges even more.
"To be honest, I just wanted to punish you at first, but now I feel that Madam is worthy of being the one who can escape from the palace unscathed."
Chen Chunxing shook his head, his expression still distracted.
"What you just said was just Madam's speculation. Once we leave this room, I will pretend I didn't hear it.
"Master Xue will tell Steward Chen the truth. That gang of villains was killed on the spot for their indiscriminate killing of innocent people and their stubborn resistance. As for their identities, they were nothing more than kidnappers... Sounds ridiculous, doesn't it? But as long as Madam Ma keeps the secret to herself, no one will care."
Nanny Chen's ears were like thunder. Her throat rolled a few times and she said in a hoarse voice, "You want me to go back to the Duke's Mansion? This, this is impossible..."
"Madam, aren't you curious about who is secretly harming you?"
Chen Chunxing convinced her with just one sentence.
"Death isn't scary. What's scary is being pointed at and scolded after death. You deserve it!"
I just want to ask you if you are angry?
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