The carriage of the Marquisate returned to the Yongding Marquisate after a stick of incense. The servants immediately heard the news that the county lord of Hui'an was coming to stay for a while, which caused ripples again.

After the group returned to the main courtyard, Shen casually sent away Madam Rong and the wet nurse, leaving only Chu Qianchen and Gu Zhiyan.

The wet nurse looked at Rong Mama hesitantly, and seeing that she responded respectfully, she said nothing, lowered her head and followed her out.

Nanny Chen personally escorted the two people out and ordered the maid to help them settle down first.

Gu Zhiyan was completely indifferent to this, but she still held Chu Qianchen's skirt with one of her small hands, creating two wrinkles on her skirt.

When Chu Qianchen left, she left too;

When Chu Qianchen stopped, she stopped too;

Chu Qianchen sat down, and she sat down too.

Amber felt that Princess Hui'an was exactly like their girl's shadow.

What should I do when I take a bath at night? Amber couldn't help but feel worried.

Shen looked at Gu Zhiyan, whose face was drooping, and sighed in her heart, and asked, "Sister Chen, how is Qi Niang now?"

Facing Shen, Chu Qianchen shook his head and said frankly: "Qiniang is not in good condition now. She is still young now. This amnesia may be curable. When she is older, it will be more difficult."

"..." Shen's expression became more solemn. She knew that Qi Niang was Shen Wan's lifeblood.

Chu Qianchen rubbed Gu Zhiyan's head and said, "Qiniang is not stupid. She is afraid, so she hides herself and isolates herself."

"It's not that she can't really see or hear the outside world, she just ignores it and is avoiding it."

"If time goes on, she will close herself off even more, and there will be nothing I can do."

Shen clenched her handkerchief and said, "Sister Chen, you said last time that heart disease needs to be treated with heart medicine..."

Chu Qianchen nodded and said, "We must find the root cause of Qi Niang's illness so that we can take advantage of the situation. Otherwise, relying on incense and acupuncture can only make Qi Niang's emotions slightly stable, but there is no way to cure her. Qi Niang's absence disorder cannot withstand stimulation, otherwise, what happened in the military training ground that day will happen again..."

Shen: “…”

Shen Shi didn't know the details of Gu Zhiyan's kidnapping, and she had told Chu Qianchen about it before, except for one thing. She originally thought that those dirty things were not suitable to be told to an unmarried girl, but now she couldn't hesitate any longer...

Shen hesitated for a moment, but finally made up her mind, "Qiniang..."

Chu Qianchen seemed to have noticed something and covered Gu Zhiyan's ears with his hands. Gu Zhiyan blinked in confusion.

Chu Qianchen smiled at her and mouthed a word: "Be good."

The little girl nodded rapidly.

Shen looked at the lovely girl and lowered her voice, "The concubine of Prince Jing is surnamed Mei. Last year, Mei kidnapped Qi Niang and sold her to... to a brothel."

"Fortunately, Qi Niang is young..."

"When the palace found her, her face had been destroyed and she looked like this..."

As for how Gu Zhiyan's face was injured, Shen didn't know. It is conceivable that for a child who was only seven years old, this must have been a very tragic memory, forcing her to isolate herself and avoid external harm.

Chu Qianchen said "hmm" lightly, released his hand that was covering Gu Zhiyan's ears, and fed her a pine nut candy as a reward.

The fact that Gu Zhiyan was sold to a brothel must never be spread.

Otherwise, her life would be over at such a young age. So, when she mentioned to Shen Wan in Jishidi that she wanted to know what happened so that she could be cured, Shen Wan hesitated and didn't say anything.

Anyone could see that Shen Wan loved her daughter deeply, and she would not dare to risk her daughter's reputation easily.

Shen looked at the cousins, her lips curled up slightly, and asked, "Sister Chen, can you take Qi Niang back to live with you for two days?"

Before Chu Qianchen could speak, Gu Zhiyan had already nodded vigorously and grabbed Chu Qianchen's skirt with her other hand, fearing that she would disagree.

From the moment Shen proposed to bring Gu Zhiyan back to the Marquis' Mansion at Duke Mu's Mansion, she and Chu Qianchen had tacitly come up with this plan.

Chu Qianchen responded with a smile, then extended his hand to Gu Zhiyan.

This time, she didn't need to say those three words. Gu Zhiyan just held her hand obediently, holding the candy in his mouth and smiling.

Shen said earnestly, "Sister Chen, you should have a good rest today. Don't be so busy and playful like last night. The Ministry of Internal Affairs will come to propose marriage tomorrow morning..."

As she was speaking, Nanny Chen came in hurriedly and gave Chu Qianchen a look that was hard to describe.

As she walked, she was still talking to Gu Zhiyan:

"Qiniang, I have a kitten there. Do you like cats?"

"Nod if you like it."

"Its name is Yueying, but you can't touch it casually, it's shy..."

“…”

Outside, Chu Qianchen's gentle and clear voice gradually faded away.

Nanny Chen subconsciously glanced in the direction she left. With just this one glance, Shen Shi keenly guessed that what she was going to say was related to Chu Qianchen.

Shen put down the teacup and signaled Nanny Chen with her eyes to go on.

Nanny Chen sorted out her thoughts and then began to report the main business: "Madam, the former Nanny Yu who was in charge of Wanyan Courtyard has been found. Their family is in Kun County, 20 miles away from the capital."

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"Madame Yu's husband's surname is Lu, and the couple has only one son. The Lu family is now a well-known family in Kun County. They have built a big house, their son opened a small restaurant in the county, their two grandsons are studying in a private school, and the family has bought servants to serve them. They live a very prosperous life."

Shen's face suddenly became serious, and she asked, "When was the Lu family's small restaurant opened? How big is it?"

"It was five years ago." Nanny Chen had already inquired about it and immediately replied, "It was a small restaurant like Hu's Tavern on the next street. The business was just average."

Shen: “…”

Shen picked up the teacup, drank the tea slowly, and fell into deep thought.

In a noble family like the Chu family, the housekeeper's family were all house-born children. Only house-born children would be chosen to serve the girls closely, including the head maids.

When it was discovered that Nanny Yu had been released, Shen also had her entire family investigated. Nanny Yu's husband was named Lu Dawei. Lu Dawei used to be the Marquis's long-time attendant. A few years ago, he fell into poor health, so the Marquis spared him and his son's indentures. This happened about five years ago. Only Nanny Yu was kept until last year when Aunt Jiang decided to release her.

Even if Chu Lingxiao showed some extra mercy and rewarded Lu Dawei and his son with a sum of money, this sum of money would be enough for the Lu family to open a small restaurant. It has only been five years, how could they save such a large sum of money? !

Even without using an abacus, she could calculate the annual income of a small restaurant. It would not exceed twenty taels at most, and it was definitely not enough for the Lu family to live like wealthy gentry.

Based on this alone, Shen and Nanny Chen felt something was wrong.

Therefore, there must be something wrong with the Lu family, or they must know some secret, which is why Chu Lingxiao and Aunt Jiang gave them such a large "reward".

It was clearly the height of summer, but Shen felt a chill rising from the soles of her feet, and had an indescribable feeling in her heart.

You can know a person's face but not his heart. No one can be sure whether the person who has been sleeping beside him for more than ten years is a human or a ghost.

Seeing that Shen was silent, Nanny Chen added, "Qingtai is still keeping an eye on someone in Kun County. We didn't dare to alert the enemy and only sent a servant back to the capital to report the news."

The Qingtai that Nanny Chen was talking about was her youngest son. Because Shen asked her to investigate privately, she asked her son to do the task personally.

Shen raised her head and ordered with a firm look, "Send someone to bring that Yu Mama back... No."

Halfway through her words, she suddenly changed her tone and said, "You should quietly return to the Duke's Mansion and ask my mother to send a few people to Kun County to handle this matter."

The implication of Shen's words was that she didn't trust anyone in the Marquis' Mansion. Nanny Chen naturally heard it and immediately responded, "Yes, Madam, don't worry, I will definitely handle this matter properly."

Shen's eyes were deep and she picked up the teacup nervously, but put it down without drinking. She always felt uneasy, as if something bad was hidden in a thick fog.

She didn't dare to think too deeply, fearing that the result would make her collapse.

Nanny Chen was about to leave when Shen called out to her, "Wait!"

"Don't tell anyone about this," Shen warned solemnly, "including the eldest girl."

"Yes, Madam." Nanny Chen knelt down and responded.

The main room outside the east side room was empty.

Nanny Chen stopped outside the curtain, sighed slightly, then turned and walked out of the main room, but she saw a familiar figure in the corridor outside the main room.

A young girl in a crabapple-red silk jacket with a pattern of hundreds of butterflies stood under the eaves, looking graceful and elegant.

(End of this chapter)