Chapter 176 Didn't Come Back
Seeing her looking at the prince's wife's back thoughtfully, the maid asked curiously, "Master! What's wrong with you?"
Zhou Shuhe smiled at the maid, "Maybe she is right."
Then she turned to another maid beside her and asked, "You have been in the mansion for many years. What was the previous Crown Prince's wife like?"
The maidservant was someone close to Liu, and after the marriage she was assigned to serve Zhou Shuhe.
She thought for a moment, then replied, "When the Crown Prince's wife lived in the mansion, she wasn't close to anyone from our third house. I only know that she was very much loved by the old lady."
After hearing her words, Zhou Shuhe finally stopped asking questions, and the little maid also breathed a sigh of relief.
Now she is the Crown Prince's wife, how can you make such random connections with her? Do you want to die?
After Chen Shuyao separated from Zhou Shuhe, she returned to Yanyu Hall for lunch. After taking a short nap at noon, she went to Chunhui Hall, her mother-in-law's home, to help. She was busy until the end of the day before leaving. During this period, Xiao Mo did not come back either.
She thought of the favor she had asked someone to do yesterday, and even asked the kitchen to cook two more dishes. However, she waited until the lights came on, but still didn't see the man.
The masters and servants in Yan Yu Hall looked at each other in bewilderment. Nanny Zheng said from the side, "How about sending someone to Ming Zhe Hall to ask if the young master has returned?"
Chen Shuyao frowned as she watched the room gradually darken. The maids brought in candles and lit them. Suddenly, she thought of what the guard had said yesterday...
Spring Breeze Tower!
Chen Shuyao's eyebrows couldn't help but twitch, and when she met Zheng Ma's gaze, she said, "No need."
The nanny was about to say something when she heard her master say, "Set the table!"
Nanny Zheng was worried, but she also knew Chen Shuyao's temper, so she had to do as she was told silently.
On the other side, Xiao Mo actually left the palace early this morning, but was stopped on the way.
The person who came was a servant from Chunfeng Tower. He had come to him with a letter from Madam Lingyi and was almost knocked to the ground by an oncoming horse. Fortunately, the prince reined in the horse in time and saved his life.
I still have such courage today.
"Get out of the way!" said the man on the horse with a cold expression.
The servant was not afraid at all, "Madam Lingyi said she has an important thing for the prince."
Xiao Mo looked at him coldly for a long time, then winked at Wuying beside him. Wuying walked over, and the servant whispered something in his ear. Then the guard's expression instantly became strange.
Chunfeng Tower is not an ordinary den of indulging in pleasure, nor is it one of those roadside prostitution dens in the capital.
This place is located in an inconspicuous area of the city, but when you walk in, you realize that it is very different from what you imagined.
The entrance path branches into many paths under your feet, connecting two-story wooden buildings.
If it weren't for the faint singing sounds coming from the building, you would probably just think this was the house of a wealthy family.
Wuying looked at the person leading the way in front of him, and secretly caught a glimpse of his master's expression in the light and shadow of the night.
Ever since hearing the news brought by the so-called Madam Lingyi, the master's brows have never relaxed.
In recent days, Madam Lingyi has been sending people to bring messages to see the master, but the master has ignored them.
They all knew who the mysterious person behind the scenes was, but they pretended not to know him, but they had no choice but to let him pester them.
So what is the purpose?
After a while, Xiao Mo went up to a wooden building in the middle of the courtyard.
The tall candles in the room were dazzling, but Mrs. Lingyi was still wearing a veil.
She sat there with dignity until she heard the footsteps getting closer, then she looked through her veil.
"The general is finally here. I thought nothing could attract the general anymore." The masked woman chuckled and said to the person who came, but her voice was obviously a little bit unclear, as if she was trying to hide something.
"Where are the people?" Xiao Mo did not go in, but stood at the door and asked.
"Here!" The woman opened her red lips slightly, stretched out her hand and pointed lazily behind the tent, looking nonchalant, but she herself looked intently at the man opposite through the veil.
Wuying felt a chill in his heart when he saw his master nodding at him, but how could he say no?
The guards came out quickly.
"Yes or no?"
"That's right," he said and looked at Xiao Mo carefully, but the prince said calmly, "Take the people away."
After they left, the masked woman smiled strangely and said, "What will you choose this time, cousin?"
In Yan Yu Hall, Chen Shuyao finally finished her dinner under the worried gaze of the nanny.
She ate the vegetables and drank the soup without a trace of emotion on her face, but the meal lasted long enough.
Qiao Wei and several maids secretly paid attention to the movements outside, but even after the master put down the bowls and chopsticks and cleared the food away, the prince still had not returned.
Chen Shuyao didn't seem angry. After dinner, she still went to the yard to appreciate the peonies.
Although it was night, the peonies under the illumination of the lanterns had a special quiet meaning.
Chen Shuyao walked back and forth several times until the food in her stomach was almost digested before she went into the house to wash up. After getting into bed, she finally ordered, "Send someone to Mingzhe Hall to check. Is there anything wrong?"
Qiaowei was delighted because someone had already volunteered to leave.
When Dongqing arrived at Mingzhe Hall, she happened to see the head maid Zhichun. After seeing her, she hurriedly asked her about the whereabouts of the prince.
Zhichun had a silvery face and big, watery eyes. Standing in the shadow of the lamplight on the corridor, she looked even more charming. She shook her head at Dongqing and said, "I haven't seen the prince all day."
But after he finished speaking, he casually said, "But the Crown Prince's wife asked my sister to ask?"
Dongqing nodded, feeling that this was unnecessary. Who else would dare to inquire about the whereabouts of the Crown Prince except the Crown Prince's wife?
Dong Qing wanted to leave immediately after hearing the news, but she saw the other party smiling ingratiatingly and said, "Sister, please say a few good words for me in front of the Crown Prince's wife. As maids in Mingzhe Hall, we..."
Although she didn't continue the conversation, Dongqing understood what she had left unsaid.
A new mistress came into the mansion. As the head maid of Mingzhe Hall, Zhichun was definitely nervous.
Holly nodded, but it was all just superficial courtesy.
She and Zisu were female guards, and although she had not been with Chen Shuyao for a long time, she still knew what to say and what not to say.
Zhichun naturally understood that she just wanted to test Yan Yutang's depth because she rarely saw him.
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