Duan Maoming listened to Su Nuannuan's words very much, and felt that the old lady was not trying to deceive him like those old women and maids. Those people just thought he knew nothing and tried to deceive him, so he didn't trust anyone. But since the old lady said so, he should still be able to see his mother.
Thinking of this, and because he had not slept well last night due to playing too much, and was frightened at noon, and was tired of crying, he no longer objected and let Mi carry him away. He just lay on Mi's shoulder, watching Xia Yuxuan getting farther and farther away. The little guy finally couldn't hold back his tears, and in an instant a large area of Mi's clothes on her shoulder was wet.
After Duan Maoming left, Su Nuannuan went into the house, where she saw Madam Yang, Liu Min, Shi Yurou, Duan Tingxuan, Duan Ni and others. When Liu Min saw her coming in, she stood up and said, "Why are you here? It's unlucky to place the dead here. You're still alive. Go back quickly."
Su Nuannuan glanced at the inner room, and Duan Tingxuan understood. He stood up and said in a deep voice: "Second Mother, what are you still shy about at this time? Nuannuan is a sister to Ran Yun after all, so let her go in and see Ran Yun off."
Liu Min stopped talking. Madam Yang frowned but didn't say anything. She only said to Su Nuannuan, "Go in and take a look, then come out. Then go to the old lady in the north courtyard. The servants were reckless and let her know about what happened here. She is worried about it now. You go and comfort the old lady."
Su Nuannuan nodded. She also wished she could stay out of it. As she followed Duan Tingxuan into the inner room, she saw Xu Ranyun lying flat on the bed. Fengxian and Cuiping were crying while putting on a gorgeous coat on her. When they saw her and Duan Tingxuan coming in, the two maids immediately stood up and saluted. Cuiping cried, "Master, our grandmother died unjustly. You must help her..."
"I see. I will definitely look into this matter."
Duan Tingxuan sighed and looked at Xu Ranyun's purple face. Suddenly, he heard Su Nuannuan beside him whisper, "Is he poisoned? Why does he look like this?"
Duan Tingxuan shook his head and sighed, "The imperial physician said that she died of suffocation. People who die of suffocation always have purple faces. Poor Ran Yun usually cares about her appearance, but unexpectedly... Alas!" After saying that, he looked at Cuiping again. He said to her, "Bring some water later. Wash your grandmother's face, and then put some rouge and powder on her. Don't let her die with such a face. Otherwise, she will not be willing to die even in the underworld."
"yes."
Fengxian and Cuiping agreed together. Then Duan Tingxuan looked at Su Nuannuan and said, "You have also sent her off. Go back and have a rest. I will take care of the things here. Don't worry about these things."
Su Nuannuan nodded and went out with Duan Tingxuan. When she heard Madam Yang asking her to go to the North Courtyard again, she said, "I asked someone to take Mingge'er to Chunfeng Garden to rest. I have to go back now to see if he is asleep. If not, I have to comfort him for a while before going to the old lady."
Madam Yang said with relief: "You did a good job. The child just stood in this room before. No one could persuade him. It was Xuan'er who came over and let him go. It's best to let him leave Xia Yuxuan now. You are thoughtful. It's rare that he listens to you."
Su Nuannuan choked up and said, "I just feel sorry for that child. At such a young age, he witnessed Ran Yun in front of him... How could he bear it?"
"Who said it wasn't?" Madam Yang also nodded while wiping her tears, and then urged Su Nuannuan to return to Chunfeng Garden, so she left the room. Duan Tingxuan sent her to the door of Xia Yuxuan and said softly, "I'll take you here. We have to discuss Ran Yun's funeral later. The Earl of Chengming will probably send someone over as well."
"Will there be any problem? After all, their daughter died in our house, it's hard to explain. What if they want to blackmail us with this reason..." Su Nuannuan's tone was full of worry. She had not forgotten the plot in "Dream of Red Mansions" where Xia Jingui tried to harm Xiangling and ended up killing herself, and then the Xia family went to the Xue Mansion to make trouble. So she was afraid that the Earl of Chengming's Mansion would also come and make trouble, which would be another troublesome matter.
Duan Tingxuan was a little surprised and said, "Why would you worry about this? We have a clear conscience. Even if someone comes from the Earl of Chengming's mansion, we just need to explain the matter clearly. Of course, we still have to investigate, but I don't think someone deliberately harmed Ran Yun. She no longer has the previous status. Why would they harm her? Besides, this is not poisoning. Even I don't know what Ran Yun can't stand. I'm afraid Ran Yun himself doesn't know. How can anyone else know such a thing? So it's still a coincidence. Don't worry about it. Just take good care of yourself and help me take care of Mingge'er."
Su Nuannuan breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that she was confused. The Xia family dared to make trouble at the Xue family that day because the Jia family and the Xue family were both on the decline, while the Anping Marquis' Mansion was now extremely powerful. Not to mention a small earl's mansion, even if Xue Zhilan died today, the Zhengguo Mansion might not dare to make trouble.
After instructing Duan Tingxuan to take good care of himself and not to be too sad, she turned back to Chunfeng Garden. When she arrived at Duan Maoming's room, she saw that he had fallen asleep, but his sleep was not very sound. Mi came out quietly and reported: "He drank the medicine soup to calm his nerves and fell asleep just now, but he was not sound, so you need me to take care of him by your side."
Su Nuannuan nodded and told Mi to take good care of Duan Maoming. Then she went back to the house, washed up, and headed to the north courtyard.
Old Lady Fang was worried about this matter. When she saw her coming, she hurriedly asked about the situation in Xia Yuxuan. After listening to Su Nuannuan's story, the old lady sighed and said, "Among Tingxuan's wives and concubines, I dislike her the most. I always feel that she is scheming. Although she appears to be respectful, she is actually just as arrogant as you were before. But no matter what, she gave birth to children for Tingxuan. Even if she has no merit, she has worked hard. As long as she is content, she will have a safe and wealthy life. Who would have thought that she would pass away at such a young age, leaving behind a boy and a girl. Alas! Thinking about it now, I can't help but feel heartbroken. If I had known this would happen, I should have been more kind to her."
Su Nuannuan quickly advised, "Grandfather, please relax. Fortunes and disasters are inevitable. As for Mingge'er and Qinjie'er, as well as their father and me, our children will never be wronged just because they lost their mother. Mingge'er is with me now. Qinjie'er was playing with my second sister before. After Xia Yuxuan's accident, someone reported it to Aunt Lin, and Aunt Lin decided to keep her. She is sleeping there now. She is not like Mingge'er. She saw her mother die with her own eyes. It will be easy to make up a story to cover it up in the future. What's important now is Mingge'er. We can't let him be affected psychologically by this incident. I will do my best to comfort him."
Old Lady Fang nodded and said, "I am confident that you can do this. The children also like you and listen to you. So, you should take care of Ming'er and Qin'er in the future. Please have pity on those two motherless children."
After she finished speaking, she saw Su Nuannuan nodded silently. The old lady suddenly seemed to remember something and shook her head, saying, "Not good. You are going to give birth in more than four months. Taking care of a baby afterwards is the most troublesome thing in the world. I think Jing'er is a good child. She has managed the affairs of the mansion in an orderly manner this year. She is destined to be childless in this life. Perhaps she can raise the two siblings under her lap, which will also make up for her lifelong regret."
Su Nuannuan thought the same. To be honest, she liked children, but raising them herself was different. Fortunately, the children in the Marquis's mansion had wet nurses and servants for food and clothing, so she didn't have to worry about it. Besides, Aunt Jing was originally a prostitute, and she was given medicine to cut off her hope of having children when she was very young. When she occasionally mentioned this matter in the past, her tone was full of loneliness and regret. So after getting close to Su Nuannuan, she would rush over when she heard the children coming, as long as she had no errands. Now it was just right to hand over Duan Maoming and Duan Caiqin to her. In her heart, Su Nuannuan also felt that Aunt Jing would be more suitable to teach the children than Xu Ranyun. The only difference was that she was not their biological mother.
After talking with Mrs. Fang for a while, the old lady finally calmed down. Su Nuannuan also felt a little tired at this time, so she leaned back in the chair and closed her eyes to rest, and soon she fell asleep.
Half asleep and half awake, she heard someone talking outside. The voice was very soft, but it was as annoying as the buzzing of flies. She shook her head and woke up. She frowned and went to the outer room, where she saw two little girls sitting there whispering to each other. Qiu Ling was just carrying a pot of hot water in. Seeing this scene, she scolded the two little girls in a low voice, "Xiao Miao, I asked you to stay here to look after the grandmother and the old lady, but you started whispering. Is this your first day as a maid in this room?"
Xiao Miao was so scared that she stood up and lowered her head, not daring to speak. Another little girl named Qiu Er timidly defended herself, "Sister Qiu Ling, this is all my fault. I was the one who ran over to find Xiao Miao. It was really because something unexpected happened in Xia Yuxuan, so... we couldn't help but talk about it for a while."
"No matter what happened in Xia Yuxuan, you can't discuss it. Just do your own thing." Old Lady Fang was old and her hearing was not very good, so Qiu Ling dared to scold the two little girls in a low voice. Suddenly, Su Nuannuan said, "What happened in Xia Yuxuan again?"
Qiu Er glanced at Qiu Ling, and seeing that she didn't say anything, she quickly said, "When someone from the Earl of Chengming's mansion came, Fengxian and Cuiping suddenly cried and rushed over to ask them to make the decision for Grandma Yun. It was said that when the master and the master's wife discussed the affairs of Grandma Yun's death, Grandma Lan had mentioned that she accidentally found out two days ago that Grandma Yun couldn't stand eating lotus roots. Fengxian and Cuiping knew about this, so they never let Grandma Yun eat lotus roots. Grandma Yun suddenly died today. How do you know if it wasn't because of eating lotus roots? Fengxian and Cuiping swore to heaven that they never let Grandma Yun eat a bite of lotus roots, but in the end, lotus roots were found in the chicken soup that Grandma Yun drank. At that time, the master said that this matter should be kept secret. Who would have thought that when the people from the Earl of Chengming's mansion came, the two of them actually rushed over. They simply didn't take our Anping Marquis's mansion seriously. So now everyone is talking about it. I don't know how the negotiations in Xia Yuxuan are going."
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