Chapter 135 Return to Cheng Mansion to Find the Dark Room
"Wait."
Jiang Yunwan picked out the households with their eyes closed and said, "First check those with open eyes, then check those with closed eyes."
Cheng Qingmeng was worried that he had made a mistake, so he spent three quarters of an hour looking at the portrait with open eyes.
"I'm sure it's not them."
Jiang Yunwan handed over the closed-eye portrait and said, "It should be between them. It might be hard to recognize with the eyes closed. Let the people below find another opportunity to draw it."
"Aunt, there's no need to go to so much trouble. As long as she appears in the Cheng Mansion, I can recognize her no matter what posture she is in."
She would recognize that woman even if she turned into ashes!
What's more, she closed her eyes, so she could recognize it at a glance even if it was just a profile or a back view.
When Cheng Qingmeng saw Yu Ziyuan again, his gaze lingered for a long time.
"Is that her cousin?"
"It's not her. The age doesn't match, and the appearance is not the same."
Cheng Qingmeng remembered that the concubine looked a few years older than her mother.
The woman in the painting is obviously much smaller than my mother.
hateful!
When she rushed back, she was locked in a dark room by her mistress, and she didn't even know her name!
Otherwise it wouldn't be so troublesome.
"What about this?"
Cheng Qingmeng pointed at Chuntang.
“Not really.”
After half an incense stick of time, Cheng Qingmeng closed the album helplessly.
Song Yu was surprised. "No, how is that possible? If the concubine had given birth prematurely, she would only be two months pregnant. No matter how skilled Meng Guangde was, he wouldn't have been able to diagnose it as a boy. After all, it took Meng Guangde three months to confirm it was a boy."
Cheng Qingmeng nodded, "It's impossible for a concubine to give birth prematurely. My mother gave birth prematurely."
Unless her memory was wrong.
"Then where is she hiding? We've searched almost the entire capital. Could she be hiding in the Cheng Mansion?"
Jiang Shiyun thought of something and said, "Cousin Meng, is there any secret compartment or dark room in the Cheng Mansion? Maybe she is hiding in the dark room to take care of the baby."
darkroom?
Yes, but it was a real dark room, pitch dark.
It's impossible to raise a baby there.
"I don't know. I need to go back and look for it."
Jiang Yunwan said, "It's impossible to nurture the fetus in a dark room. The most likely scenario is that there is a dark room that leads to the outside. Yes, a dark room that leads to the outside."
Jiang Yunwan finally understood why the one thousand taels were not sent out of the Cheng Mansion.
There must be a secret room in the Cheng Mansion leading to the outside. No wonder they didn't find anything unusual after guarding the Cheng Mansion for so many days.
Cheng Qingmeng was enlightened when he heard this.
She now understood that the reason her father was able to meet with his mistress without being discovered was that there was a secret room in the mansion that led to the outside.
It must be in the scumbag dad’s study!
"Aunt, what you said is very likely. I will go back to the mansion today and investigate carefully. If nothing unexpected happens, the mansion of the concubine is very close to the Cheng Mansion."
"Cousin Meng, I'll go with you."
"I'm going too."
"Okay, then let's pack up and go to Cheng Mansion now."
Feng Yingying saw the three sisters talking and laughing and went to the backyard together.
"Wanwan, are you exposing your mistress?"
Jiang Yunwan shook her head, "The concubine is well hidden."
"What? No? How is that possible?" Feng Yingying quickly took the album and looked through it. "Could it be that the concubine gave birth prematurely?"
"It's unlikely. Cheng Xiao treasures her mistress so much, how could she bear to let her have a premature birth? Yun'er just mentioned that the mistress might be hiding in a secret room in the Cheng Mansion. I guess there must be a secret room in the Cheng Mansion, or a secret room that leads to the outside. The one thousand taels must have been sent out through the secret room long ago."
Feng Yingying's eyes widened. "It took so much effort to realize that there was a secret room in the Cheng Mansion. Why didn't Yun'er say this earlier?"
Jiang Yunwan: ...
"You'll have to ask your precious daughter about this. The three sisters will be returning to the Cheng Mansion to investigate the secret room. They might have to stay for a few days."
"What? No, it's dangerous."
"Sister-in-law, you think too much. Mrs. Cheng won't think of what we are going to do?"
"Madam, the young lady wants to go back to the Cheng Mansion." Yanzhi rushed back to Zhichun Garden before Cheng Qingmeng.
"What's going on?"
"The album was searched without success. The young lady was still skeptical and thought the mistress was hiding in the mansion, in a dark room. No, that's not right. There is a dark room that leads to the courtyard outside. As long as we find the dark room, we can find the mistress."
Jiang Yunshu was helpless. "Let Meng'er toss and turn. She won't give up until she's had enough trouble."
A moment later, Cheng Qingmeng entered the courtyard. "Mother, my guqin is still at the Cheng residence. I was going to send someone back to get it, but my cousin said she wanted to see the courtyard where I grew up, so I invited her to stay at the Cheng residence for a few days. I won't be able to accompany you in the next few days."
"You don't need to accompany me. Your aunt will accompany me. When will she go back?"
"Clean up and go back."
"Then hurry up and clean it up, don't keep your cousin waiting for too long."
Cheng Qingmeng didn't have much to pack, as many of her things were still at the Cheng Mansion. She changed her clothes, put on new makeup, and took Song Yu and Jiang Shiyun back to the Cheng Mansion.
"Cousin, where are you going?"
Jiang Guanchen and Mu Jingxing ran into the three sisters at the second gate.
"Brother, I invite you to stay at the Cheng Mansion for a few days. You'll be back in a few days."
"Have you had lunch yet?"
"We'll eat it when we get back to Chengfu."
The three sisters exchanged simple greetings with Mu Jingxing and then hurried out of the house.
Mu Jingxing looked thoughtful when he saw Song Yu leaving in a hurry.
In such a hurry? Even skipping lunch.
"Guan Chen, is it that Madam Cheng is ill, and Miss Song is in a hurry to see a doctor?"
"How is that possible? Can't that quack Meng Guangde cure this? Let's go in quickly. The food won't taste good if it gets cold."
"I have something else to do. Let's eat another day."
"Hey! Prince, you agreed to have lunch with me."
No matter how Jiang Guanchen shouted, Mu Jingxing left without looking back.
Jiang Guanchen was surprised. This guy was really weird.
Just now in the yamen, he was urged to come back quickly.
"A Fei, follow the three sisters."
Xiao Fei pursed his lips, said nothing, and told the driver to hurry up.
Is his son curious about Miss Song? Or is he interested?
Probably out of curiosity, right?
After all, Miss Song was wearing a mask, so we had no idea what she looked like.
On the way, Song Yu saw Song Minglang and Cui coming out of a bookstore holding a set of four treasures of the study.
So happy?
Could it be that Song Rui went to the Imperial College?
"Ah Si, come closer and listen."
Ah Si hurried to the car window. Song Yu lowered his voice and said, "Go follow them and see if Song Rui went to the Imperial College."
"Yes, miss."
"Master, do you want me to follow that kid Ah Si?"
Mu Jingxing glanced at the Song family carriage going away and said, "Let's go and take a look. Maybe that couple is related to the burns on Miss Song's face. Let's find out more."
"yes."
Only after Mu Jingxing saw the Song Yu sisters and the other two enter the Cheng Mansion did he ask the coachman to turn around and return to the Anguo Mansion.
"Madam." The maid hurried into the room. "The eldest daughter has returned, bringing Miss Song and Miss Cousin with her. She said she would stay at the mansion for a few days. It seems she didn't have lunch. Qinghe and the maid just went to the main kitchen to get the ingredients."
Madam Cheng frowned. Why did he come back so suddenly? "Be careful and pay attention in the next few days. Tell Meng'er to come see me at the end of the afternoon."
"yes."
"Madame Niu, did Meng'er suddenly come back home this time and notice something?"
Niu Ma Ma said, "Don't worry, old lady. The eldest daughter is very filial and must have come back because she missed you."
Old Madam Cheng didn't think so. The little fool had disappeared. "Have the people who were sent to keep an eye on the Song Mansion sent back any news?"
"There's been no movement from the Song Mansion. The gate has been tightly closed. No one has come out. I don't think it's Jiang Yunwan's husband's family."
"What about the Jiang family?"
"Old Jiang went to the palace today and came back with a smile on his face."
snort!
He must have gone to speak good words to his brother-in-law.
"Another guard returned to the Jiang residence from outside, carrying a stack of books."
"Booklet? What booklet?"
"I couldn't see clearly from far away. Jiang Feng has been checking the accounts these days. Maybe these are the account books sent by the lower level."
Madam Cheng didn't take it too seriously. "Meng'er is back. Tell them to be careful."
Cheng Qingmeng took the two sisters to Old Lady Cheng's yard, and on the way they turned to wander around Cheng Xiao's study.
Song Yu lowered his voice and asked, "Cousin Meng, which room do you think the darkroom is in?"
"That's my father's study. It's where he handles government affairs and military affairs. My mother always has to inform me every time she comes here. It's very likely that the study is connected to the secret room."
Seeing that there were many guards, Song Yu said, "It's hard to get in here during the day. Let's come at night. Trust me, I'll make them all lie down."
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