Chapter 147: The passage mechanism is found to be stuck
"Auntie has blown on it, so it won't burn your mouth anymore." Jiang Yunwan scooped a spoonful of millet porridge made with chicken soup and fed it to Wen Shu.
Feng Yingying was not willing to be outdone and handed over a plate of fish. "Auntie has picked out all the fish bones. Swallow it boldly without getting a sticky throat..."
Wen Shu was flattered and nodded repeatedly in response to the two of them.
No elder had ever treated him so well.
You have to know that in that mansion, when you could eat, the food was always cold or rotten. If you didn't eat, you would have nothing and would just starve.
There were also one or two kind-hearted mothers-in-law who gave him meat buns to eat.
He often went to the kitchen to steal food and was beaten if he was caught.
Whether he is living in a dream or not, he must cherish it.
Wen Nuo was very sensible and did not compete for favor. He ate his own food and quietly observed Wen Shu who was being fed by Jiang Yunwan and Feng Yingying across from him.
Well, if you care for your little brother like this, he will get better and better, and become as brave and fearless as him.
hey-hey……
A chicken drumstick was suddenly placed in his bowl.
Wen Nuo quickly looked up and saw Wen Shu retracting his hand and sitting back in his seat.
"Xiao Nuo." Jiang Yunwan said with a smile, "Wen Shu is thinking about you."
Wen Nuo's face was full of smiles, "Little brother, you spoil me and will always spoil me in the future, right?"
Wen Shu nodded repeatedly.
Feng Yingying and Jiang Yunwan were very relieved to hear this. This child had suffered so much.
It is rare to find someone so grateful.
The aunt and sister-in-law fed Wen Shu some medicine and coaxed him to sleep before rushing back to Jiang's tavern.
"Madam," Jinxiu hurried over to greet her. "You're finally back. Li Da said the Cheng family's spies are still watching us from the other side."
Feng Yingying nodded, "Have you all eaten?"
"have eaten."
"Okay, change it back now."
After returning to Jiang Mansion, the aunt and sister-in-law went directly to Furong Garden and arranged for someone to clean up the room next to Song Mingen's small study for Wen Shu to live in.
"Wanwan, take Wenshu back. I guess Meng'er must want to place him in Haitangyuan."
"Let him stay in Furong Garden first, so Sister Yu can see him every day."
Feng Yingying said, "Bring Wen Shu back. With so many servants in the mansion, we might not be able to hide it from our father. Oh, and my silly son doesn't know yet."
Jiang Yunwan smiled, "Guanchen can tell him anytime. After they recognize each other, we can figure out how to tell our father."
"Wanwan, I'm a little worried. My father has already reported Cheng Xiao's title to the Emperor, and Shushu has asked for it to be changed to Marquis of Pingxi. My father should have told the Emperor. If Cheng Xiao returns with meritorious service but is not given the title of Marquis, no matter how much the Emperor respects my father, he can't always follow my father's changing orders. After all, the Emperor is not a joke."
Jiang Yunwan said, "Let's not worry about this. Dad will make the decision. And we don't know what Shushu will do to the Cheng family after she knows the truth. Everything depends on Shushu's attitude."
"Madam." Seeing Jiang Yunshu wake up from her nap, Yanzhi told her what she had found out. "The two ladies went straight to Hibiscus Garden after returning from outside. They asked the housekeeper to arrange for someone to send a large golden nanmu bed with peony carvings, a brocade quilt, a hibiscus pillow, various exquisite furniture, as well as many fruits and desserts, precious medicinal herbs, and oh, yes, all kinds of toys that the children like."
"Toys?" Jiang Yunshu was surprised. "Could it be that there are little guests coming to our house?"
Yanzhi said, "I don't know. These things were sent to the room next to Master Song's study."
"Could it be that my sister is pregnant?" Jiang Yunshu hurriedly got up from the bed. "My guess is right. Come on, help me to Furong Garden."
Jiang Yunwan learned the purpose of Jiang Yunshu's visit and smiled mysteriously, "Shushu, don't guess randomly. You will know in two days."
After a whole day, Mrs. Cheng felt relieved to see that there was nothing abnormal with the three sisters and the underground passage mechanism was stuck.
"Madame Niu, please continue to arrange for someone to keep an eye on me tonight. I'm going to sleep now. If anything happens, please wake me up immediately..."
At five minutes past midnight, while watching the servants in Zhuohua Courtyard slacking off and becoming tired, Bai Lan held out a tray of lit incense sticks from the window.
In less than half a minute, all the servants in Zhuohuayuan fell into a deep sleep.
"Miss, I'll quietly go around each courtyard and gather at Old Uncle Cheng's courtyard in a quarter of an hour."
"good."
A quarter of an hour later, Song Yu, Cheng Qingmeng, and Jiang Shiyun arrived at Old Master Cheng's main hall fully equipped.
"Miss, they're all down. Please go in quickly. I'll keep an eye on this guy and make sure he sleeps until dawn."
Song Yu glanced at the man lying unconscious on the table and asked, "Cousin Meng, is he your grandfather's confidant?"
"Yes, that's him. Although he's old, he's very skilled in martial arts and has very good hearing. We should keep our voices down while we explore."
"Um!"
The three sisters followed the basic methods of touching, turning, pushing, taking, flipping and knocking to search Uncle Cheng's bedroom, main hall, front hall and study in turn.
Half an hour later, the three sisters entered Uncle Cheng's study and found nothing after a thorough inspection.
"No way, we've found the wrong yard again. The secret room isn't here, it's in Madam Cheng's yard?"
Cheng Qingmeng thought for a moment and said, "Then let's go to grandma's yard and look around."
Song Yu put down the pen holder in his hand, stood up, and followed the two of them outside. When he reached the door, he glanced at his feet and said, "Wait."
Cheng Qingmeng and Jiang Shiyun stopped at the same time, turned around, and saw Song Yu stepping on the floor at the door, then turned around and stepped on the floor inside the study.
"No need to go next door. We've been knocking on the wall looking for the secret door, but we overlooked the possibility that it might be right under our feet. Come and knock. There's a clear knocking sound on the floor between the desk and the bookshelves on the south side. The secret room is right below."
The two sisters quickly squatted down and knocked, "Really? The floor under the door is solid. This place is empty. But we pushed the desk several times just now, and the secret door under our feet didn't open."
Song Yu squatted down and examined it carefully. "The mechanism must have been blocked from the inside."
"What should we do then? Don't we know where it leads?"
Song Yu said, "There's no need to look any further. There's a passageway here. There's a secret door in Earl Yongping's study, which is enough to prove that Earl Yongping has a mistress. My little cousin suddenly disappeared from the Yu Mansion, and the Yu family was able to draw Xiao Nuo. That means the mistress must be a very skilled painter. She could easily have put on a new make-up to cover up her original appearance."
Cheng Qingmeng suddenly realized, "Yes, that's right, why didn't I think of it."
"The fact that the concubine was able to hide for so long is enough to prove she's no ordinary woman. It's normal that we couldn't guess her identity at the moment. Your grandmother arranged for someone to keep an eye on Zhuohuayuan, which is enough to prove that she had suspicions about our little cousin's disappearance, and the concubine had communicated with her."
Cheng Qingmeng said, "So the passage mechanism was blocked. Could it be that Grandmother had a sudden impulse?"
Song Yu nodded. "It's possible. The people who followed us to the Imperial College that night must be from the Cheng family. After all, the Yu Mansion is only two blocks away from the Song Mansion and the Wen Mansion. Your grandmother might suspect that the Song Mansion is my home."
"Huh?" Jiang Shiyun's little head was confused. "Old Madam Cheng can even make this connection?"
"Anyone who does something bad must be afraid of being discovered. Let's go back tomorrow and verify with Mother and the others. If someone from the Cheng family is watching, it's enough to prove that the Yu family is the residence of a concubine, there's no doubt about it!"
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