Shen said to the siblings gently, "Sister Chen, stay here and play with your fourth brother."

She winked at Nanny Chen again.

Nanny Chen understood immediately, called two maids, took Juanniang out swiftly, and covered her mouth as soon as she got out.

Shen also went out, leaving only the brother and sister in the inner room. The door curtain was swaying slightly in the air, making a rustling sound.

Chu Qianchen stood up to see Shen off respectfully, and his long eyelashes trembled slightly.

Juanniang relied on the fact that she was Mu Ge'er's wet nurse and was sure that Mu Ge'er was now at an age where he was eager to show off and be competitive, so she dared to act in this way.

If this is delayed for a few more days, Mu Ge'er's broken leg bone will not fully heal and it will be difficult to cure.

By then, even if I can cure it, Mu Ge'er will suffer a lot. If it is delayed any longer, even I won't be able to do anything about it.

"Brother Mu, has anyone touched your right foot?" Chu Qianchen sat back on the couch and asked Chu Yunmu.

"No." Chu Yunmu shook his head and added, "Juan Niang didn't move either."

Chu Yunmu looked at the shaking door curtain and asked, "Second sister, did Juanniang do something wrong?"

"Yes." Chu Qianchen knew that Shen had deliberately avoided Chu Yunmu to interrogate Juanniang, "Mu'er, your foot hurts, and Juanniang should have told mother instead of asking you to hide it. Juanniang did something wrong."

"You were born by your mother, so you should trust your mother the most, not your wet nurse."

"Think about it, if your mother was sick, would you be anxious?"

Chu Yunmu thought about it from his own perspective, his eyes flickering, and he nodded, "I was wrong."

Chu Qianchen rubbed the top of his head, his eyes filled with tenderness.

If no one had touched Chu Yunmu's broken bones in the past few days, then the only possibility left was that Doctor Li had not properly set the bones. Doctor Li was a famous doctor in Beijing, and he had been practicing medicine for decades. Could he fail to set bones? !

There is a law in this dynasty that stipulates that people with disabilities cannot serve as officials or receive titles...

Was this a deliberate plan or just an accident?

In just a few days, Mu Ge'er first "accidentally" fell from the rockery, and then "accidentally" broke his bones. To call them "accidents", these are too many "accidents".

"Brother Mu, just lie here obediently. I'll go talk to mother." Chu Qianchen said.

Chu Yunmu answered yes obediently and lay back down.

Chu Qianchen told the maid to keep an eye on Chu Yunmu, then went out and went directly to the east room.

As soon as she walked into the main hall, she heard Shen in the east room interrogating Juanniang. She couldn't hear clearly what they said, but she could only hear Juanniang sobbing and her voice was very vague.

After the maid guarding the gate went in to report to Shen, Chu Qianchen walked in and whispered what Chu Yunmu had just said. Shen fell into deep thought and raised her hand to make a gesture, and Juanniang was taken away by the maids again.

Chu Qianchen stood with his hands hanging down, his eyes shifted to Nanny Chen on the other side. He looked from her face to her chin and then to her neck, and his brows wrinkled slightly.

Nanny Chen was a little frightened by Chu Qianchen's gaze, and asked cautiously, "Second Miss, why are you looking at me all the time?"

Upon hearing this, Shen also looked up at Chu Qianchen.

Chu Qianchen wanted to ask this anyway, so he said bluntly, "Madam Chen, there were no rashes on your face and neck a few days ago."

Speaking of this, Nanny Chen's face turned a little unhappy, and she replied embarrassedly: "It grew out yesterday."

She woke up and found that she had these rashes for no apparent reason.

Originally, she shouldn't have gone to serve her master since she had a rash, as it would have been an eyesore to her master. However, the Fourth Young Master's misstep a few days ago was still under investigation, and the Madam was short of staff, so she didn't ask for leave.

At this moment, being said by Chu Qianchen in front of her, Nanny Chen felt uncomfortable. She thought Chu Qianchen was mocking her, and said in a hard voice: "Maybe it was bitten by some insect. Thank you for your concern, Second Miss."

As she spoke, she felt her face itchy and couldn't help but raise her hand to scratch it.

"Wait, don't scratch it." Chu Qianchen stopped her, "Madame Chen, do you feel the rash is burning, your throat is itchy, and your stomach is churning, and you feel like vomiting?"

Nanny Chen didn't take it seriously at first, but as she listened, her face turned pale.

She has all these symptoms!

How did the second girl know?

Seeing Nanny Chen's expression, Chu Qianchen knew that he had guessed correctly. He frowned even more tightly and asked again: "Nanny Chen, do you have any wounds on your body?"

Nanny Chen subconsciously looked at her right hand. There was a thin scratch on the palm of her hand, which had already scabbed over. "This was scratched by a broken piece of cup five days ago."

Chu Qianchen's delicate and bright face showed a rare solemnity, and said to Shen: "Mother, you go out first."

"Don't let anyone come into this room. Also, have everyone in this yard wash their bodies with moxa leaves and water. Then have the maids carefully check each of them to see if they have any wounds or rashes on their bodies."

Chu Qianchen said: "Mother, Nanny Chen is very likely to have contracted the 'Seven Days' Fu."

"Seven-day calamity?!" Shen pinched the handkerchief, her face suddenly changed, "You mean the 'seven-day calamity' that spread in Ru County a few years ago and almost left three out of ten houses empty?"

As she spoke, Shen's voice trembled a little.

"That's it." Chu Qianchen was a little surprised that Shen had heard of the Seven Days Hiding. He nodded and said, "Mother, you should go out first. Follow my instructions and check everyone in the yard. Be sure to be thorough."

Nanny Chen didn't know what the seven-day dormant disease was, but from what Shen said, she knew that this disease was no minor one. It was not only contagious but also fatal.

Nanny Chen was sweating profusely and was very anxious. She hurriedly said, "Madam, please get out!"

Nanny Chen regretted it very much. If she had known, she should not have come to work today!

What if the Madam and the Fourth Young Master were infected by her?

The more Nanny Chen thought about it, the more frightened she became. Her face turned pale and she almost fell down.

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Chu Qianchen said to Shen again: "Yes, mother, please go out first."

Shen didn't respond, but asked, "What about you?"

Chu Qianchen was slightly startled.

She really didn't expect that Shen was still thinking about her at this time. She smiled and said bluntly, "I will check Chen Ma's pulse first to confirm whether it is a seven-day hidden danger. If it is a seven-day hidden danger, we must quickly find out where she was infected from."

A housekeeper like Nanny Chen usually works and rests in the mansion. If the infection is caught in the mansion, the source should be found quickly.

Chu Qianchen comforted her, "Don't worry, mother. The rash on Nanny Chen's face hasn't broken yet. She shouldn't be seriously ill. There's no need to worry about her life."

"Seven-day hibernation" is just as its name suggests. The process from infection to recovery is only seven days. If you can't endure it, you will die.

This disease is very low in contagiousness, but the scary thing is that once you are infected, if you don't get timely treatment, there is a high probability that you will not survive.

Nanny Chen must have been infected on the day her right hand was cut. It has been five days now.

Shen nodded and said, "Sister Chen, then you can continue."

She sat elegantly in the armchair, showing no intention of leaving.

"Mother?" Chu Qianchen called again.

Shen said as a matter of course: "This is the main courtyard, it's my courtyard. How can I, as a mother, avoid it while I let you stay here? You can take my pulse if you need to, and ask questions if you need to, and don't worry about me."

Shen looked at Chu Qianchen calmly, as steady as a rock.

Chu Qianchen: “…”

Chu Qianchen knew in his heart that Shen Shi refused to leave because he did not leave, and an indescribable feeling arose in his heart.

In her memory, her stepmother, Shen, was an elegant, rational and dignified person.

In her previous life, she listened to Aunt Jiang and always stayed away from Shen. She never realized that under Shen's elegant and graceful appearance, there was such a willful and capricious side.

Chu Qianchen smiled helplessly and compromised, "Then mother, please sit down first."

She always acted decisively and did not argue with Shen about it. She asked Nanny Chen to sit down and stretched out her wrist.

Chu Qianchen quickly took Nanny Chen's pulse, his eyes solemn.

She was certain that Nanny Chen was suffering from the seven-day hidden disease.

As she expected, Nanny Chen was not seriously ill.

Chu Qianchen was thinking about the right prescription in his mind. He put down his right hand that was checking the pulse, washed his hands, and asked at the same time: "Madam Chen, where have you been in the past few days since your hand was injured? Have you come into contact with other people's blood?"

Nanny Chen worked in the main courtyard every day. On weekdays, she would accompany Shen to visit the Madam in the morning and evening, or take a walk in the garden. People like them who served their masters closely rarely got hurt.

Nanny Chen recalled the itinerary of the past few days. After thinking again and again, her eyes suddenly widened and she blurted out, "Madam, I remember now. It's Mei'er!"

"Mei'er?" Chu Qianchen certainly still remembered this name.

Mei'er was the little maid who went to Rongfu Hall to report when Chu Yunmu fell from the rockery six days ago.

"It's her." Nanny Chen nodded hastily, "She asked for leave and went home. Five days ago, I went to her house..."

(End of this chapter)