Shock! The maid in the Marquis's mansion gave birth to the eldest son of the prince

"Chan Yi, Chan Yi, are you tired? Let me hold you." Mother Zhou shouted after Chan Yi.

They got off the boat at Jiufeng Bay, hired a horse carriage and took a long detour, traveling from East Lake to Zhuantang Town after several days of traveling.

This was the itinerary designed by Chan Yi. She thought that if the Madam told the truth and someone came to investigate, they would definitely not think that their destination was Zhuantang. Because if they went to Zhuantang, it would be much more convenient to get off the boat directly in Xingyang, and they would arrive in one or two days at most. How could the three of them, a woman and a child, take a long detour?

"Mother Zhou, it's okay. We are just around the corner. From now on, please remember that you are my wet nurse, Mother Zhou. My husband and I were in love, but unfortunately he died of illness. Fortunately, he bought some property in Zhuantang, so we settled here." Chan Yi whispered, "Mother, from now on my surname will be Li."

"Okay, I understand. Miss, from now on we will be master and servant." Mother Zhou said as she silently thought to herself.

"Why is it so particular? We are a small family. From now on you will be the housekeeper of our family. We can just call you the same as before." Chan Yi said angrily.

"That won't do. I heard from you that the mansion over there has already hired servants. As a master, you have to follow the rules. Otherwise, the servants will cheat and act slyly when they see that you are so easy to talk to." Mother Zhou said sternly, "You have to listen to me on these matters, young lady."

Seeing that she was so persistent, Chan Yi had no choice but to agree with her.

Zhuantang Town is just ahead. Chan Yi is walking on the path with Zhou's mother.

"Young man, let me ask you, how do I get to Hexi Lane?" Chan Yi saw a few children playing "Soldiers Catch Robbers" on the side of the road, so she stopped and asked with a smile.

"Hexi Lane, I know, I'll take you there." The eight or nine-year-old children were the most enthusiastic and quickly took Chan Yi and the others to the river.

After walking for about half a quarter of an hour, the little boy pointed to the alley ahead and said, "This is it, just keep going forward."

"Thank you, little brother." Chan Yi smiled and took out the candy from her purse and handed it to the little boy.

The little boy blinked his big, sparkling eyes, shyly took the candy, scratched his scalp and said, "Auntie, sister, are you here to visit relatives?"

"No, we bought a house here." Chan Yi said with a smile.

"Oh, then I know, sister. It's the one with the pointed roof." The little boy said excitedly, pointing to the roof not far ahead.

"Hey, how do you know?" Chan Yi asked curiously.

"My father is the head of the village here." The little boy smiled shyly, "Someone came to buy a house before, and I accompanied him."

What a clever little kid.

"Thank you, little brother. Come to my house and I will treat you to delicious food next time." Chan Yi smiled and waved to the little boy.

"The countryside is still better. The people here are warm and friendly." Mother Zhou's heart was finally at ease, and she began to have the leisure to pay attention to the surrounding scenery.

This small town is surrounded by mountains and rivers, with green bricks and green tiles. It is summer, and every household is planting morning glories in front of and behind their houses. Large patches of purple and red flowers are blooming brilliantly.

The sound of the gurgling stream in the creek seemed to carry a cool breath, which made Zhou's mother, a northerner, feel particularly novel.

"Is anyone there? Madam is back." Mother Zhou knocked on the gate with trepidation.

"Madam, are you back?" The door creaked open, and an old woman in coarse cloth opened the gate. Seeing the two people who looked exhausted, she looked at them calmly for a moment, until she saw the light green jacket with golden butterflies embroidered on the little baby in Chan Yi's arms. Then she said with a smile on her face, "Please come in, please come in, Madam, you have worked hard on the journey."

Chan Yi nodded, knowing that the servant chosen by her third sister was indeed reliable. When she was welcomed into the exquisitely decorated main house, she knew that their lives in the future should not be too difficult.

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Pei Jin came out of the palace and took a few people directly to the grove in the west of the city.

Looking at the newly built mound of earth, Pei Jin watched silently for a long time, then slowly said, "Dig it."

"Prince, this won't work. What if it really is... Prince, you'd better think twice before you act." Xuan Bai and his secret guards all knelt down.

"If you think there's danger, I'll do it myself." Pei Jin snatched the shovel from the secret guard and said coldly.

"Master, Young Master... Miss Su and the others have all been burned to ashes. Even if you dig them up, they will not come back to life. If that smallpox infects you, we will be dead without a burial place." Xuan Bai hugged Pei Jin's legs and pleaded in a low voice.

"Get out of the way." Pei Jin kicked him away, picked up the shovel and started digging.

Seeing him like this, the other secret guards had no choice but to start digging in silence.

After digging for a long time, they finally dug out some charred things, like burnt bones.

"Prince, there is something here!" Black Hawk said, pointing at a green object.

Pei Jin squatted down and carefully dug up the yellow soil with his gloved hands. An emerald hairpin appeared intact in front of Pei Jin.

He wiped the dirt off with his hands and silently took the jade hairpin in his hand and rubbed it. That jade hairpin was exactly what he bought for her in the Treasure Pavilion.

Thinking back to the time when she carefully put on the jade hairpin before she died, his heart ached like a knife. Chan Yi must have resented him when she died, hating him for not saving her! From the moment he left Haitang Courtyard, he didn't believe at all that Chan Yi and her son would be infected with smallpox.

"Prince, you still..." Xuan Bai said in a low voice.

"Do you want to die?" Pei Jin put the jade hairpin into his purse and said to Xuan Bai, "Find a few coroners to see what these cokes are. I want the answer today."

After returning to Zhuxiang Garden, Pei Jin looked at the lotus pond and fell into deep thought.

He didn't believe that his mother would help the evil, so he obeyed his father's wishes and dealt with Chan Yi and her son. Even if she didn't like Chan Yi, she would never be so cruel to An'er. After all, every time his mother looked at An'er, the kindness in her eyes could not be deceived.

He sat on the corridor with his head in his arms, looking at a pair of wild ducks floating on the water, followed by a few newly hatched ducklings. In an instant, his vision gradually blurred.

He took out the jade hairpin from his purse, and seemed to see Chan Yi's shy face.

"My Lord, I am already satisfied that Chan Yi can stay by your side."

"My Lord, have a safe journey. Chan Yi will be waiting for your return."

"Master, please hug An'er. He will miss you too."

“Chan Yi, Chan Yi, I have let you down…” Pei Jin looked at the jade hairpin in his hand with a heavy face.

Night falls in the study.

"My Lord, I have asked the most famous coroner in the capital to check. He said that these charcoal bones are undoubtedly human bones." Xuan Bai lowered his head, not daring to look directly at Pei Jin, and said in a deep voice, "It's just that the bones were burned too badly, and it's difficult for the coroner to tell whether they are male or female. But what is certain is that these are definitely not the bones of a child."