Mei'er swallowed her saliva and continued, "Six days ago in the afternoon, Madam Cui came to me and told me to shut up and not say a word about what I saw. She also gave me five hundred taels of silver and told me to go home... She also said that in a few days, she would go and ask for mercy for me and release me from slavery."

Mei'er was so ashamed that she dared not look directly at Chu Qianchen.

Five hundred taels! Even if she worked as a police officer for her entire life, she would never be able to save up that much money.

So, she was immediately tempted, thinking that with so much money, she could buy a few acres of good land and find an honest man to marry, and in the future, her children would be good citizens.

Mei'er lowered her head slightly and continued, "I will agree."

"Madame Cui asked me to pretend to be sick and go home first. She also told me to buy more food and not to go out for a few days. She said she would come to see me after she finished her business."

"I listened to her and didn't move an inch."

Mei'er asked for leave from the housekeeper and bought some food, planning to stay at home for the next few days.

But not long after, she suddenly started to have nosebleeds. At first she thought it was because the weather was too dry, but later the nosebleeds became more and more severe.

How could servants like them, who served others, afford to see a doctor? From childhood to adulthood, whenever they were sick, they had to endure it. No matter if it was a cold or a fever, they would get better after a few days. Mei'er had thought that this time would be the same and that she would get better in a few days. However, her condition got worse day by day... When she realized that she might not be able to endure it any longer, she was so sick that she didn't even have the strength to go out to see a doctor.

Chu Qianchen breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this. Mei'er hadn't gone out in the past few days, so this matter would be easy to handle.

I think Aunt Cui also knew the seriousness of the "seven-day summer heat", so she coaxed Mei'er to stay at home, so as to prevent the disease from spreading and causing an unmanageable disaster.

In her previous life, Mei'er must have died quietly in the "Seven Days of Hiking" in this way.

She was just a little maid in the Marquis's mansion, insignificant. What's more, at this time in her previous life, the entire Marquis's mansion was immersed in the grief of Chu Yunmu's death, and no one cared about the death of a little maid.

Chu Qianchen asked pointedly, "Last time, you told me that you saw the eldest girl at the rockery, but why was it Nanny Cui who came to find you and shut you up?"

"I don't know." Mei'er shook her head in confusion.

She really doesn't know!

Chu Qianchen stared into Mei'er's eyes and asked, "What did you see that day? Tell me in detail."

Mei'er said tremblingly: "That day, I was sweeping the lakeside, and I saw the young lady walking by the rockery on the opposite side of the lake from a distance..."

"Are you sure it's a grown-up girl? Can you see it clearly?" Chu Qianchen asked again.

"This..." Mei'er tried to recall the scene at that time, "I only saw her back at that time, and didn't see her face clearly. I only saw her figure and dress like the older girl, and she was also wearing a fiery red jacket..."

Chu Qianchen nodded and motioned for her to continue.

Mei'er continued, "I didn't pay much attention to it at the time and continued cleaning. After a while, I saw the fourth young master climbing up the rockery alone to pick up a kite. I thought the fourth young master was with the eldest girl, so I didn't go over. Then, the fourth young master fell down from the rockery..."

Thinking of that scene at that time, Mei'er was still a little frightened.

Chu Qianchen hesitated for a moment, then asked, "A few days ago, Nanny Chen came to see you, right? Did you tell her that you didn't see anything?"

Mei'er felt more and more ashamed and nodded, "I regret it..."

Having asked all the questions that needed to be asked, Chu Qianchen stopped talking. She walked to the window and pushed it open. A cool breeze blew in from outside, dispersing the blood and death energy that filled the room.

The room fell into silence until Amber came back with a bowl of steaming freshly boiled medicine.

Chu Qianchen signaled Amber to put the medicine on the bedside. After Amber came back, she said to Mei'er, "Drink the medicine."

Mei'er sat up from the couch with difficulty. Her white middle garment was still stained with undried blood. She looked haggard and disheveled.

She picked up the medicine with trembling hands. The strong aroma of the medicine rushed into her nose, bringing hope of life.

The bitter medicine went down her throat and into her stomach. Soon, Mei'er felt warm all over, and even her cold limbs gradually warmed up, as if she had been pulled back from the gates of hell.

"Second Miss..."

After putting down the empty medicine bowl, Mei looked up at Chu Qianchen by the window. Chu Qianchen was wearing a veil on her head, and the green veil hanging around the veil blocked her face. The spring breeze gently blew the veil, and the veil danced with it, revealing half of the girl's delicate face behind the veil.

The golden sunlight sprinkled on her face, her bright eyes, white teeth, and her long eyebrows and red lips. Even the peach blossoms blooming outside the window were eclipsed by them. The girl's beauty was dazzling and eye-catching.

Chu Qianchen said: "You have to drink this prescription for another three days. I will bring you medicine every day. Here are the cakes that Amber just bought. You can eat them first. But you must remember that you must not leave this room. Do you understand?"

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Her voice was calm, but to Mei'er it sounded like heavenly music.

Mei Er knew that only the Second Young Lady could save her, so she nodded repeatedly and said, "I will listen to you, Young Lady."

She wants to live, she wants to live!

After finishing what needed to be done, Chu Qianchen did not stay any longer and said, "I'm leaving first. I'll come to see you tomorrow."

As for the rest of the matters, let Mei'er talk to her stepmother herself after she gets better.

This matter not only involves Chu Qianhuang, but is also related to Aunt Jiang. It is not convenient for me to get involved.

After leaving the house, Chu Qianchen signaled Amber to lock the door from the outside to prevent Mei'er from breaking her promise.

The noise here attracted the woman living next door to come in and look around curiously.

Chu Qianchen gave an order to Amber, who took off her veil and walked over to give the woman a tael of silver. She said, "You are from Wang Dacheng's family, right? Please help me keep an eye on Mei'er. If she goes out without permission, come to the mansion and tell me."

This is one tael of silver! Wang Dacheng's eyes lit up instantly, and he immediately patted his chest and agreed. He took the silver and said, "Don't worry, Miss Amber, I will keep it under my watch. Even if the prince returns to Beijing that day, I will not go to watch the excitement!"

Chu Qianchen, who was a few steps away, was startled and interrupted, "Prince Chen is going back to Beijing?"

There was a tremor in her voice that she herself didn't even notice.

"Yes, yes!" Wang Dacheng nodded repeatedly, guessing that the girl wearing the veil was most likely the second daughter, and answered attentively, "The court has issued an official document, and the prince has arrived in Jizhou. He will be able to enter the capital in three days. I just came back from the street in front, and everyone is talking about this."

(End of this chapter)