The mistress died of overwork, and after rebirth, she was bad at raising her cubs

Shen Qinglan brought Shuwen and Shuyu to the woodshed in the backyard and saw that the door of the woodshed was wide open.

In front of the woodshed door, several servants were kneeling on the ground, trembling.

Huo Junyan was standing there, angrily cursing at the servants:

"What's wrong with you? You can't even keep an eye on one person? How can such a big person disappear out of thin air? What's the point of us keeping you in the Zhan Palace?"

Cai Ping was quite stubborn last night, and nothing could be obtained from the interrogation. That’s why Huo Junyan planned to lock her up first and wait until the next day.

But he didn't expect that the next day, the person disappeared! How could he not be angry?

"Brother Yan."

Shen Qinglan frowned and walked forward. Seeing Huo Junyan's irritable look at this moment, he stepped forward to help him straighten his messy collar, and then said:

"You are the eldest son of Prince Zhan's Mansion. You shouldn't lose your composure and..."

"A gentleman does not show his joy or anger, his likes or dislikes, or his sorrow or happiness on his face. If all your emotions are on your face, how can you accomplish anything?"

After these few contacts, Shen Qinglan has already discovered this problem of Huo Junyan.

When something happens, I always get irritable and angry.

If this happened in someone else's home, it wouldn't be a big problem.

But, since Huo Junyan is the eldest son of the King of War and her stepson, Shen Qinglan cannot allow him to do this!

Huo Junyan listened to Shen Qinglan's words and slapped her hand away, his childish face full of reluctance:

"What can I accomplish? I can't even keep an eye on people. Are you trying to laugh at me?"

Huo Junyan felt a little depressed.

He took on this matter because he wanted to prove himself in front of Shen Qinglan.

But I didn't expect that not only did I fail to prove the truth, but the person also ran away, causing me to lose face.

Shen Qinglan raised his eyebrows and said seriously: "Why am I laughing at you? No one is a saint, how can we be perfect?"

When Huo Junyan heard what Shen Qinglan said, he felt better and regained his composure when he realized that the other party really had no intention of making fun of him.

Huo Junyan pursed his lips, took out a key and handed it to Shen Qinglan, saying:

"There is only one key to the woodshed, and it's here with me. There's no sign of the lock being pried open..."

"I was planning to temper Cai Ping's temper before continuing the trial, but I didn't expect..."

Shen Qinglan took the key. It was strange that the door could be opened intact with the key in hand.

"Have you been guarding here yesterday?" Shen Qinglan turned around with the key and asked the group of servants kneeling beside him.

Upon hearing this, the servants immediately kowtowed to Shen Qinglan and began to explain at once.

"Princess, yesterday we took shifts in pairs."

"Yes, each group will guard for one hour."

"The people in front of us are fine. Caiping ran away when Ah Sheng and Ah Ping were on guard..."

When the two servants, Ah Sheng and Ah Ping, heard this, they were so frightened that they immediately knelt on the ground and kowtowed, saying:

"Princess, spare me! When we arrived, it was already daybreak. We, we were so relaxed that we fell asleep without knowing why..."

"But it's already daybreak, and the guards in the palace have already started patrolling. Logically, logically, I can't escape... Unless someone comes to my rescue..."

The two servants were so frightened that they were sweating profusely. They kept wiping the sweat from their foreheads and secretly cursed their bad luck.

Shen Qinglan didn't say anything. Just listened to what the two said and asked Shuwen and Shuyu to search around again.

Soon Shuwen came over with a burnt incense stick and handed it to Shen Qinglan, saying:

"It's an incense."

"Support? Key? Incense?"

Shen Qinglan took the incense, murmured softly, and subconsciously looked at Huo Junyan.

Huo Junyan was stunned for a moment, and said angrily: "Mother, don't you think I let him go on purpose?"

In fact, let alone Shen Qinglan, even Huo Junyan would think that he did it after Shen Qinglan's reminder.

After all, isn't there only one key to the woodshed? It's still on him...

Moreover, he was the master of the mansion, so even if he brought an extra servant with him, it would not arouse suspicion...

But, it really wasn’t him who did it!

Shen Qinglan looked at Huo Junyan's angry face and thought it was cute. She smiled and comforted him:

"I just told you to not show your joy, have you forgotten that?"

"But……"

"If we want to find out if there is anyone to help, we can start with this incense. And then..."

Shen Qinglan stuffed the rice into Huo Junyan's arms and continued seriously:

"The guards at the Zhan Palace are strict. At this point in time, neither Cai Ping nor the person who picked her up should have left the Zhan Palace yet."

"Plus, if the lock on the woodshed has not been destroyed, it is very likely that someone secretly copied your key. Starting from these aspects, we can always find clues."

Huo Junyan's eyes lit up when he heard this. He looked at Shen Qinglan with admiration, and he couldn't hide his excitement in his heart. He said:

"How did mother come up with that? You're right! As long as he's in Prince Zhan's mansion, I'll dig deep to find him!"

Shen Qinglan smiled when he heard this, patted his shoulder and said:

"Yan Ge'er is very smart. It's not impossible. It just takes some time. Besides, Yan Ge'er is still young. Who can predict what his future will be like?"

After Shen Qinglan left his words, he didn't care about anything else and turned around and left with everyone.

Huo Junyan looked at Shen Qinglan's back, feeling a little dazed.

How come she didn't scold him?

And, you didn't doubt him?

Sister Xie said that there are no good stepmothers, and they will find ways to bully the children in front of them...

but……

The mother in front of them not only had no intention of driving them away, but was extremely friendly to them.

even……

If it weren't for her, Yu Ge'er would have died long ago, and Yi Jie'er wouldn't be like this now, and she looks more energetic than before.

Was what Sister Xie said at the beginning really right?

Moreover, Caiping, is it true that you were not instructed by someone?

Huo Junyan clenched the key in his hand, and for the first time, a hint of doubt arose in his heart.

Shen Qinglan had only inspected half of the shop yesterday and was planning to go there again.

After all, these shops have been losing too much money. If they don’t turn losses into profits soon, the Zhan Palace will all go bankrupt.

"Shopkeeper Liang was sent to Jingzhao Yin yesterday. I'm afraid the other shopkeepers have heard the news."

"If we go today, I'm afraid the results will be minimal. Those shopkeepers will definitely be restrained and may even hide the evidence."

Ren Donglai had already met Shen Qinglan at the gate, and started analyzing the situation with some concern.

Those shopkeepers are all old people in the mansion, and each of them is as slippery as a loach, and they are very cunning.

After the incident with Shopkeeper Liang, I'm afraid he had already started to behave himself.

Even if I go today, I'm afraid I won't be able to figure it out.

Shen Qinglan didn't plan to keep hiding her identity forever...

"It doesn't matter. I've seen what these shops and their owners and clerks are like in the ones I inspected yesterday. I'm afraid the rest will be similar. As for today..."

Shen Qinglan paused here, raised the corner of his mouth slightly, and said:

"Just openly spread the news that this princess is coming to inspect the shop..."

Ren Donglai understood immediately and quickly ordered someone to notify them.

Just as Shen Qinglan got on the carriage and prepared to set off, a childish voice sounded from far away:

"Mother, mother, wait!"