A small breakfast shop in the street market, supporting the family and making money

A few days ago, Chen Yueshu happened to learn about something that was mentioned in a letter sent to her by her mother Yu Wan.

It was said that Lord Gu's eldest son, Prince Gu, returned to Beijing after studying abroad. As soon as he got home, he fell ill and could not get up for many days. People outside were saying that he was harmed by Lord Gu's second wife.

After all, the reason why Prince Gu traveled across mountains and rivers to study at such a young age was because his stepmother could not tolerate him and had always been eyeing his position as the prince, wanting her son to replace him.

Therefore, when Prince Gu returned to Beijing, his stepmother was naturally unhappy.

Chen Yueshu couldn't help but think more. Cui Songji was pregnant and had to travel a long way to the capital. Could she be a relative of the late wife of Lord Gu, or the maternal grandfather of Master Gu?

Chen Yueshu was in deep thought. Both the Gu family and the Cui family were aristocratic families, but her father Chen Zhengan was only a fourth-rank official, and her husband Leng Kang was only a seventh-rank city gate officer. Therefore, these two surnames were out of their reach.

But Master Gu... At this point, Chen Yueshu couldn't help but think of the time years ago when Master Gu lived in their Leng family under an assumed name.

I heard from my niece Leng Yan that she saved the seriously injured Prince Gu and his bodyguard Changfeng on the mountain. So, the injuries they suffered were most likely caused by his stepmother.

"Master, everything has been rested, we can set off immediately."

Mo Shan came over from a distance, clasped his fists, and said respectfully to Chen Yueshu.

Chen Yueshu came back to her senses and suppressed the myriad emotions in her heart.

"Okay, after we've rested and confirmed, we'll set off."

So Mo Shan and Ning Weijing and their guards checked their luggage and set off in a mighty manner.

The journey was smooth for several days after that, and they never encountered the most feared rainy days when traveling.

One day when they were resting at a tea stall, Mo Shan came over after tying up his horse and asked:

"Master, Master Ning and Madam Ning, it's still more than two hours' journey from here to the city gate. Should we continue on our way, or rest here for a night and then enter the city tomorrow?"

The sun was already setting, it was around two or three in the afternoon, if we were in a hurry we would have to go into the city in the dark.

"Mr. Ning, Madam Ning, what do you think..."

After all, life outside is never as good as home. As Chen Yueshu said, she definitely wanted to get home earlier, but after all, she had people traveling with her, so she had to ask their opinions first.

Upon hearing this, Ning Weijing and Cui Songxiu looked at each other. What they meant was that they didn't want to delay on the road and wanted to go straight into the city.

They hit it off immediately. Chen Yueshu turned to Mo Shan and said, "Then pack up and we'll set off after a cup of tea."

"Yes."

Mo Shan clasped his fists and went downstairs. Leng Yan took a sip of tea and looked away.

Although the aunt did not say it explicitly along the way, she could see that the aunt not only took good care of Cui Songxiu, but also always respected her and put her first in everything.

Therefore, Leng Yan couldn't help but guess that Cui Songxiu and his wife must be of great importance, which is why the aunt was so polite.

Sure enough, when they had rested and set out again, they were still an hour away from the city gate, and the carriage coming to pick up Cui Songxiu and the others had already arrived.

There were outsiders present. Leng Yan, her younger sister-in-law, and her cousins ​​were all sitting in the carriage and could not see what was going on outside. When Cui Songxiu and others came to say goodbye, only the eldest aunt got off the carriage to greet them.

When the curtain was opened, some voices floated in with the wind. Leng Yan could vaguely distinguish a few words: something about the prince... unable to get up... something about aunt...