Mammy was shocked and didn't understand what this meant.
"What do you mean, Your Majesty? Your Majesty values the child in Concubine Li's womb so much that he has already arranged a midwife. How could he let anything happen to the royal heir?"
The Queen paused, looked at her and said quietly, "You want to know? Even if the price of knowing is silence."
"...Don't be too curious about some things. Just wait and see what happens."
"Yes, it's all my fault for being too talkative."
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After the old lady returned to the general's mansion, she went straight to the ancestral hall and looked at the endless tablets. She stayed there all night, and the oil lamps in the ancestral hall were lit all night.
The next day at dawn
A maid knelt on the ground, tears welling in her eyes: "Old Madam, I have followed you for thirty years and have long been the head of the General's Mansion. Now you have abolished my slave status."
"I have nowhere else to go. Going out will only lead to death. It would be better for me to die in this mansion."
As he spoke, he burst into tears, feeling very sad.
Seeing this, the old lady said helplessly, "Cuiwei, get up first. I never said I didn't want you. I only released you from slavery to make things easier for me."
Nanny Cuiwei was stunned and looked up at her blankly.
"You and Qiuxiang have been with me for decades. How could I not want you? It's just that you have been in charge of the shop and are often out collecting debts."
"Qiuxiang is always by my side. If I let her go out, the people in the dark will definitely get suspicious. I can only let you do that. It will be more secretive and safer."
Cuiwei frowned, obviously still not quite understanding.
"Madam, I am stupid and I wonder if you can explain it more clearly."
"Well, follow me to the secret room."
Qiuxiang and Cuiwei looked at each other, were both stunned, and hurriedly followed.
Inside the secret room
The old lady put down the Buddhist beads that had been spinning, her brows glaring as she gently patted the table and said, "There are no outsiders here. Both of you sit down and I will tell you in detail."
The two hesitated for a moment, but finally sat down.
"In less than half a month, they will return to the capital, and the capital will definitely not be peaceful then."
"I have made a lot of preparations secretly this year, and the remaining work needs you, Cuiwei."
Cuiwei looked at the booklet handed to her, opened it, and saw that it was the shop she was checking accounts for. She said in confusion, "Madam, these shops are doing well. What are you going to do..."
The old lady nodded and said solemnly, "Sell them all and convert the money into silver to deposit in the bank. Leave the shop in the capital alone for now. I have other plans."
"Deal with all the shops in Jiangnan, Zhongdu, Youzhou, and other places as soon as possible. After that, go to the Northern Wasteland to buy a farm."
"While farming to conceal your true identity, help me train a group of useful people and wait quietly for my orders."
Cuiwei's heart skipped a beat when she heard that, but she quickly reacted.
"Madam, that person is against the Jiang family..."
"Well, it's better to be prepared. Safety is the most important thing. It's okay to lose a little now, it's better than being taken away."
Qiuxiang's breathing quickened when she heard this. Thinking of the man's fear of the general's residence, she was afraid that the Marshal and his men returning to the capital might not be a good thing.
Cuiwei's heart was pounding as she said cautiously, "Madam, so many people in the Jiang family died because of that person. Even if he was afraid of her, he wouldn't kill her, right?"
"Oh, I am also a member of the royal family, how could I not understand him? If it were the other eight princes, none of them would do such a thing."
"But that person... has always been ruthless. Cuiwei, just do what I have instructed you to do. Wait in the Northern Wilderness and don't come to the capital again. Understand."
After the old lady finished explaining the situation, she led her people out of the secret room. That night, the general's mansion caught fire and the courtyards of two maids were burned.
Cuiwei Mama's "corpse" was carried out and buried directly.
At the same time, the real Cuiwei Ma had already secretly left the capital with her people and went to Jiangnan to sell a shop.
The old lady was so "sad" that she fainted and never got back to health. She no longer saw guests, and the matter of meeting the noble lady was naturally delayed.
In the room, a figure sat by the window.
Nanny Qiuxiang came in with the medicine and poured it neatly into the flowerpot. She lowered her voice and said, "Old Madam, everything is done. You will be almost cured when Sixth Master and the others return."
"Well, is Yun Shu back?"
"Madam wrote to say that in the past few days, the young lady has sent a lot of things to the old lady. She said they are interesting little things from outside. You should take a look."
The old lady raised her lips and looked kind when she heard this.
"That clever little guy must have had a great time in Yongcheng this time. He brought it here for me to see. I hope it's not another dough figurine or something like that."
As if he remembered something funny, he couldn't help but chuckle.
Aunt Qiuxiang brought the small box, opened it and poured it out on the round table.
The old lady flipped through the documents and picked up a hair ornament, then burst out laughing: "Why would this little girl buy a hair ornament? I am too old to wear this."
"Well, this mahogany hairpin is quite plain, keep it."
"This piece of warm jade is also good. Keep the hairpin as well. You can deal with the others. When they come back, send someone to see me."
"Yes, ma'am."
Qiuxiang thought of something and seemed to be hesitant to speak.
The old lady glanced at her, her expression normal: "If you have anything to say, just say it. But what did you find out from the eldest girl's husband?"
"Yes, the eldest brother-in-law has several concubines and five or six children, one of whom is the most favored, Concubine Lian."
"The child was born in a branch of the clan. They said they would adopt him under the name of the eldest daughter and give him to her for raising. The eldest daughter agreed to this, but she didn't know that the child was her brother-in-law's biological child."
"I just thought she was a side branch of the family. I was also very touched that the son-in-law sympathized with her because she had no children and did not take a concubine into the mansion."
Qiuxiang said indignantly, "The eldest brother-in-law usually looks elegant and gentle, but I didn't expect that he would do such a thing behind the scenes to deceive the eldest lady."
The old lady snorted softly: "Silly, blinded by love. I thought she could handle it herself if she was given a year."
"It seems she's still a hopeless case, easily fooled by a man's words. You go and help her wake up."
"Some truths should be revealed to her."
Qiuxiang nodded, knowing what to do.
The old lady casually asked, "Has San'er sent any letters recently? Baichuan has always been prejudiced against that child. I wonder if he has suffered any injustice in the military camp this year."
"Don't worry, old lady. The Third Young Master said everything is fine, so you don't have to worry."
"Oh, I asked someone to bring back some more tranquilizing incense."
Qiuxiang smiled and said, "People outside say that the Third Young Master is a playboy and never does any serious work, but who knows that the Third Young Master is the softest-hearted and the most filial."
The old lady raised the corner of her mouth and sighed softly: "Yes, he is a good child. When they come back, the whole family will be reunited."
"……very nice!"
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