When Chu Qianchen returned to the Marquis' Mansion, it was already past the time for morning and evening visits.

She first returned to Wanyan Courtyard, washed her face, changed into a lilac dress, put on a sachet, and then hurried to Rongfu Hall.

She arrived late today, so she was prepared to be treated coldly by the lady dowager. After all, she had a new life to live, so she didn't care whether the people in the marquis's mansion liked her or how they viewed her.

"The second young lady is here." The maid reported and lifted the door curtain.

Chu Qianchen walked in, and for a moment, all eyes in the east room fell on her.

Chu Qianchen walked up to the old lady slowly, bowed, and said, "Greetings to Grandmother."

Then she also greeted Shen who was sitting below.

Without waiting for the lady to speak, Shen smiled gently and said, "Sister Chen, have you put away the things I asked you to put away?"

Chu Qianchen understood that his stepmother was covering for him.

She smiled at Shen and replied calmly, "Mother, it has been put away."

So, the lady didn't ask any more questions. She just asked Chu Qianchen to sit down and asked Shen: "Azhi, will Sister Huang be back tomorrow?"

Speaking of her daughter Chu Qianhuang, Shen was filled with joy and nodded, "Yes, mother. I will send someone to pick her up at the palace gate tomorrow morning."

The Madam was also filled with joy, her eyes narrowed with laughter, and she kept saying, "Okay, I don't know if Sister Huang is getting used to living in the palace. Tomorrow, remember to ask the kitchen to make more of her favorite dishes..."

Shen smiled and replied.

The lady said, "Today, two fresh mandarin fish were sent from the farm. You should take good care of them and don't let them die. Sister Huang likes mandarin fish the most. You two should come to my place for dinner tomorrow..."

The lady talked non-stop with great interest, and Shen occasionally responded.

Chu Qianchen picked up the teacup that had just been served to him and drank half of it in one breath. Only then did he feel a little more energetic and listened to their conversation absent-mindedly.

Unlike her, Chu Qianhuang is the eldest daughter of the marquisate and has been loved since childhood.

Last month, Chu Qianhuang was chosen as the third princess's study companion. She now lives in the palace and returns home for three days every ten days. Tomorrow is the day for her to return home.

Chu Qianchen's eyes flickered slightly, and he thought: It's time...

After an incense stick of time, Chu Qianchen came out of Rongfu Hall with Shen.

Shen gently said to the two girls beside Chu Qianchen: "Sister Wu, Sister Ying, you two should go back first."

Chu Qianwu and Chu Qianying are twins born to another concubine of Marquis Yongding, Aunt Mo, and they just turned ten this year.

The two sisters bowed obediently upon hearing this and replied, "Yes, mother."

As Chu Qianying turned around, she quickly glanced at Chu Qianchen with envy.

Shen said again: "Sister Chen, please walk with me."

Chu Qianchen walked slowly forward with Shen, while Nanny Chen and Amber followed behind them.

After walking along a cobblestone path and seeing that there were no people around, Chu Qianchen said, "Mother, Mei'er is well now and can come into the mansion anytime."

Nanny Chen's illness was relatively mild, and she was fine after taking medicine for three days. Nanny Chen was afraid that the disease would be passed on to Shen and Chu Yunmu, so she locked herself up for a few more days. She only returned to serve Shen yesterday.

Mei'er's condition was much more serious than Nanny Chen's, but now she has fully recovered and can no longer infect others.

In fact, Mei'er could have entered the mansion two days ago, but Chu Qianchen deliberately delayed it for another two days just to wait for Chu Qianhuang to come back.

Shen nodded and said, "You also went to Mei'er's place just now."

Shen thought that the reason Chu Qianchen was late was because he had just returned from Mei'er.

Chu Qianchen just smiled and said nothing, without explaining.

"Just say that Brother Mu has been complaining of leg pain recently, so ask him to come over and take a look."

"Yes, Madam." Nanny Chen responded immediately and glanced at Chu Qianchen. Madam gave such an order in front of the second young lady, indicating that she had no intention of hiding it.

That's right. Let's not talk about the second girl saving herself. Let's just talk about Mei'er. If the second girl had any bad intentions, it would be a simple and neat thing to just let Mei'er die of illness!

What the lady said was right. She shouldn't be prejudiced against the second young lady because of Aunt Jiang.

Thinking of this, Nanny Chen's eyes softened a little, and she thought that she should thank the second young lady properly.

"Sister Chen, I have checked these days and it's not Juanniang." Shen said, "So, the problem should be with Doctor Li."

Juanniang had been worried because she had not watched Chu Yunmu carefully before and let him fall from the rockery. Later, when she heard Chu Yunmu yelling about leg pain, she thought that she would definitely be kicked out if anything went wrong again, so she kept it a secret and coaxed Chu Yunmu not to tell anyone else.

As they were talking, Chu Qianchen followed Shen to the main courtyard.

Shen invited her to have dinner with him. Chu Qianchen played with Chu Yunmu for a while and checked his injured leg. When he was about to leave, Yongding Marquis Chu Lingxiao came back.

"Father." Chu Qianchen saluted Chu Lingxiao gracefully.

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Chu Lingxiao raised his eyebrows in surprise, stared at her for a while, and said, "Sister Chen, your aunt is not feeling well these days. If you have nothing to do, go to her side and take care of her. Don't always try to curry favor with her."

There was a hint of rebuke in his voice.

Chu Qianchen just smiled and said nothing.

She had a calm expression, and a demeanor that showed she was not easily surprised by praise or criticism.

"Sister Chen, I am talking to you." Chu Lingxiao frowned and raised his voice by two tenths.

A faint light flashed across his eyes, and when he looked at Chu Qianchen again, there was a hint of scrutiny in his eyes.

He had never looked at his daughter straight in the eye. He only knew that she was weak, dull, and indistinguishable from the crowd, making her presence unnoticed.

I don't know when, she actually became smart and learned to show her courtesy to Shen? !

The air also condensed.

Chu Qianchen smiled lightly. Before she could speak, Shen said, "My Lord, Aunt Jiang is a concubine."

My aunt is a concubine, or to put it bluntly, she is half a slave, and Chu Qianchen is the daughter of the Marquis's mansion, she is the master, so it is not reasonable for the master to take care of a slave when he is sick.

To be honest, she, the stepmother, is Chu Qianchen's mother.

"..." Chu Lingxiao's face froze slightly.

Shen stopped there and changed the subject, asking calmly, "My Lord, why are you here at this time?"

Chu Lingxiao narrowed his eyes, not wanting to offend Shen, and nodded, "There is indeed something I want to discuss with you."

Shen smiled gently at Chu Qianchen and said, "Sister Chen, you go back first."

"Yes, mother." Chu Qianchen knelt down, bowed, and went out, not caring at all about the look Chu Lingxiao cast on her back.

After leaving the main hall, Chu Qianchen did not leave, but waited under the eaves for a while until Nanny Chen came back and said, "Nanny Chen, my father is here."

"..." Nanny Chen looked into the room with some surprise.

The Marquis and his wife treated each other with respect, just like all the noble families in the capital. His wife never cared which concubine's room the Marquis stayed in. Even if the Marquis came over on weekdays, it would usually be before dinner. It was almost the first watch now.

There is definitely no such thing as a visit without a request!

(End of this chapter)