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

"Cough... cough... Manager Zhang, I must return to the Marquis' Mansion to report this matter to Madam as soon as possible, otherwise neither of us will be able to escape responsibility." Pei Yun pretended to be choked by smoke and coughed repeatedly while covering his mouth.

"Well... then you go quickly, I will immediately ask someone to prepare a car to take you back home." Old Zhang said hurriedly.

"Okay, I'll go right away." Pei Yun pulled his clothes closer, and his face was covered with a headscarf, revealing only a pair of dark eyes.

She knew in her heart that she had successfully escaped danger this time, and Hong'er, the scapegoat, helped her avoid this disaster.

Later, as long as she took the farm's carriage into the capital, she could use the excuse that the carriage was too slow and she needed to hire another carriage to go back to the mansion. Once she got rid of the driver, she would be truly free.

She glanced calmly at the still burning hut, and followed Old Zhang to the stable without hesitation.

In Zhuxiang Garden, Pei Jin drank several doses of medicine, and his fever gradually subsided. It was not entirely true that he was faking his illness. He traveled day and night on his way back, and he could not sleep due to excessive sadness and worry. He was overworked, which led to the high fever. However, he had been thinking about it for a few days and had roughly guessed the truth of the matter, so he conspired with Doctor Hu to force his mother.

After all, if Chan Yi and her son were still alive, he wanted to know their news as soon as possible. There were dangers everywhere outside, and he didn't know where Chan Yi and her son were. Even if this was arranged by his mother, Chan Yi was timid, and he was afraid that she couldn't handle it and must be scared.

He leaned against the head of the bed, and his pale face finally gradually regained its color.

Mo Yan and Yan Shu had already rushed back to the Marquis' Mansion, bringing the news that Prince Shun had safely arrived in Jiangyin, which temporarily relieved Pei Jin. After all, if anything happened to him, even the easy-going Crown Prince could not save his life.

At this time, the two of them were waiting at the door of the main house, and he had something to discuss with Xuanbai.

"Master." Xuan Bai knelt silently in front of his couch, "We have already found out about the maids that Zhang Mama called. They are not from the capital. They disappeared without a trace after finishing their work. It was my fault that I failed to notice it in time."

"Have you found the person?" Pei Jin's eyes were deep and his tone was serious.

Xuan Bai shook his head helplessly and whispered, "These people are paid to do things and help others get rid of disasters. They are not upright people. After the work was done and the money was collected, they left the capital long ago, so there is no way to investigate them."

Pei Jin was silent for a moment, and sighed in his heart: Mother Zhang is indeed meticulous and rigorous in her work. It is no coincidence that her mother regards her as her right-hand man.

"Master, Mother Zhang went out of the house last night and seemed a little flustered when she came back." Xuan Bai suddenly said.

"Why are you talking about this now?" Pei Jin shouted angrily, "Go check who she met last night and report back immediately."

Xuanbai responded and hurried out.

In the main room, Mrs. Wang had a worried look on her face, and she kept muttering, "How could this happen? How could this happen? What should I do? Chan Yi, An Er, Mother Zhou, where are you?..."

"Madam, Madam, I didn't think it through." Mother Zhang knelt at her feet and said dejectedly, "I thought they had already arrived in Luocheng and would definitely arrive at the house over there safely. Even though Chanyi is young and has never traveled far, Mother Zhou is always experienced and will never lose Chanyi and her son."

"Mother Zhou?" Madam Wang whispered softly, with a sudden ominous premonition in her heart, "No, no, she is Shenzhi's wet nurse and loves An'er very much, how could she have any bad intentions."

"No, ma'am, Mrs. Zhou is still trustworthy. After all, she has been well-behaved for so many years and has never done anything out of line." Mrs. Zhang shook her head and said.

"Then do you think they can't find their place and are hiding somewhere in the city?" Mrs. Wang looked at Mother Zhang hopefully.

"The steward said that he had sent people to secretly search inside and outside Luocheng, but no one had seen Mother Zhou and Chan Yi's mother and son! I'm afraid they have met some bad guys! It's all my fault!" Mother Zhang's mouth was covered with blisters. She was so anxious after a night of torture that she almost collapsed. She actually lost Chan Yi's mother and son and Mother Zhou.

"Yufen, I don't blame you." Mrs. Wang was anxious and had not slept all night. Her throat was so hoarse that she could hardly make a sound.

"Madam, after this happened, I think we should immediately send someone to Luo City to look for her. The prince is in this situation now. In my opinion, it can't be concealed for much longer. News came from the snakehead that someone is looking for the whereabouts of the old woman that night." Mother Zhang said in a low voice.

"It never rains but it pours. If Shenzhi knew about this, his condition would probably be made worse. It might be better to hide it from him." Mrs. Wang looked embarrassed and shook her head slightly. She couldn't imagine how her son would blame her if he knew that she had lied to him and lost Chanyi and her son.

"But, madam, the longer the time is, the more dangerous it will be. I have heard from people that there is a group of people who specifically target the elderly, the weak and the disabled, and sell them to various places..." Mother Zhang did not dare to continue, for fear that she would cry again.

"Yufen, this won't do. I..." Mrs. Wang shook her head repeatedly. No, she refused to believe that such a cute little girl like An'er was abducted by someone else.

The two were in agony when they suddenly heard Dong Qing shouting outside: "My Lord, why are you here? You are not well yet!"

"Be careful." Mrs. Wang stood up in panic, only to see Pei Jin rushing in dressed in black.

"Mother, I know that I don't have much time left, so please stop hiding it from me. Where did Chanyi and the others go? I know that what is buried in that mound is definitely not their bodies. You threw her jade hairpin in the mound, didn't you want me to believe that Chanyi was buried in it?" Pei Jin said with a stern face, staring into his mother's eyes, and choosing his words carefully.

Mrs. Wang bit her lip, hesitant.

"Mother, where are the three of them now? Is there anyone to take care of them? An'er is still so young, how can he endure the hardship of wandering around!" Pei Jin said in a deep voice, "If anything really happens to them because of you, I will never forgive you in my life."

"You..." Mrs. Wang burst into tears. Self-blame, entanglement, and the pain of being misunderstood by her son intertwined in her heart, making her speechless for a moment.

"Master, please don't blame Madam. This is not Madam's fault. If Madam hadn't tried every possible way to rescue them, the Marquis and his men would have poisoned Miss Chanyi and the young master to death." Mother Zhang couldn't bear to see Madam being misunderstood by the Master, so she said in panic.

"Poison?" Pei Jin turned to look at Mother Zhang, his clenched fists creaking.

"My Lord, what this old servant said is absolutely true." Mother Zhang slowly got up, took out a packet of medicine from the top drawer of the rosewood vertical cabinet with the Eight Immortals and Eight Treasures pattern, and handed it to Pei Jin solemnly.

"Chan Yi poisoned the second son and blinded him. They wanted to tear her into pieces. An Er also hindered the second son's position as the crown prince. How could they let him go?" Madam Wang said softly with tears in her eyes, "So they wanted to kill them while you were away."