He visited the residences of Marquis Ningyuan and his wife, as well as the courtyards of his concubines, without missing a single one.
Aunt Qiu greeted him with a fawning expression: "Second Young Master, my courtyard is only so big. Please take a look and see where there is room for someone to hide?"
With no one around, Chi Yan didn't stand on ceremony with her and casually lowered his voice: "Has anything unusual happened at the Marquis's residence lately?"
He had long known that Aunt Qiu had secretly curried favor with Shen Tangning, so why not use her readily available informant?
"Something's wrong?" Aunt Qiu shook her head blankly. "No, there isn't."
"Think about it again carefully," Chi Yan said meaningfully, "especially regarding the young master."
Aunt Qiu tilted her head, lost in thought, when suddenly her eyes lit up: "I've got it!" She glanced around and lowered her voice, "Just two nights ago, there was a commotion in the young master's courtyard. The lights were on all night, and they even called the family physician. It only calmed down after a while!"
She now manages the household and has been cultivating her network of contacts in private. She has also planted spies in Chi Jingyu's courtyard, but only in the outer courtyard, so not many people know about them.
But doing the second young master a favor is enough.
Chi Yan's eyes turned cold. The night two days ago, wasn't that the night before?
Chi Jingyu said he was injured last night, so why did he call the royal physician the night before?
There was definitely something fishy going on here. He curled his lips into a cold smile and looked at Aunt Qiu: "Thank you, Aunt."
Aunt Qiu's eyes sparkled with a smile: "What's the big deal? I'll be more than satisfied if the Second Young Master puts a good word for me in front of the Second Young Mistress!"
She always felt a vague sense of fear towards Shen Tangning.
This second young mistress is quite shrewd; if she ever loses her position, she'll have to rely on her for advice and strategies!
Chi Yan's lips curled up slightly, and he found it somewhat amusing. So, he was still benefiting from his wife's influence?
This tastes pretty good, Chi Yan waved his hand: "Don't worry."
Upon arriving at Xiansong Courtyard, Chi Jingyu had been waiting for him at the entrance for quite some time. Seeing him, Chi Jingyu asked calmly, "Well, second brother, did you find anything?"
Chi Yan slightly raised the corner of his lips: "What's the rush? We still haven't searched Big Brother's courtyard."
Chi Jingyu's smile froze at the corner of his mouth, and his eyes turned cold imperceptibly.
The two stared at each other, as if unseen swords were flashing between them. Chi Jingyu smiled again and stepped aside, saying, "It seems you won't give up until your second brother searches the place."
Chi Yan nodded lazily and walked inside: "Big brother understands me best. I'm the kind of person who won't turn back until I hit a brick wall."
He entered the courtyard and went straight to Chi Jingyu's bedroom, which was clean and tidy, just like the impression he gave people.
Chi Jingyu followed closely behind, his expression calm, but his hands behind his back clenched slightly.
Chi Yan searched every nook and cranny, even bending down to check under the bed, and said jokingly, "Second Brother, this room looks like it's cleaned every day. There's not even a rat dropping."
Chi Jingyu frowned at his vulgar words, feeling contempt. How could there be rat droppings in his house?
"Second brother is joking."
Chi Yan tucked his hands into his sleeves, his eyebrows slightly raised: "It seems I am destined to return empty-handed today."
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