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

"She is just being mysterious because she is about to die." Pei Jin said coldly with a blank expression, "Your Highness, I don't want to see her again."

"Shenzhi..." Jing Hao said with a serious face and shook his head, "Maybe before she died, she felt guilty and wanted to tell you something?"

"Your Highness, this kind of woman is stubborn and will never change. How could she have a change of heart? Otherwise, how could she even kill her own father? I really underestimated her at the beginning." Pei Jin said in a deep voice with a gloomy face.

"That's right. If Vice General Luo hadn't died in the ambush, how could we trust her?" Jing Hao nodded repeatedly, "Fortunately you are cautious. But she won't die for a while, we still have some use for her. When she can't bear it anymore, we are not afraid that she won't tell us."

"Your Highness, I have another favor to ask of you." Pei Jin hesitated for a long time, and finally spoke with difficulty, "I want to rest for a while. There is an urgent matter involving human life, and I must go and handle it myself. I don't trust others to do it."

"What's so important?" Jing Hao asked in surprise.

"Your Majesty, this is about the most important person around me. I will explain it in detail later." Pei Jin knelt on the ground, his face solemn, and said in a low voice. He had to go to Luocheng to find Chan Yi and An Er before Pei Yunshan arrived at the Marquis' Mansion, otherwise, there would be no time.

"Oh, since you have something urgent to do, go do it first." Jing Hao pondered for a moment, nodded and said, "There is nothing important here."

"Your Highness, I feel deeply indebted..." Pei Jin felt warm in his heart. Your Highness really understood the big picture and was always gentle to others.

"Go, go. If you are in such a hurry, then go early and come back early. When you come back, work harder to help me." Jing Hao saw his guilt, stood up and walked over, patted his shoulder, and said in a gentle voice, "While official business is important, family affairs are equally important."

"Your Highness..." Pei Jin's throat choked and he almost cried. With such a good prince, he, Pei Jin, would swear to follow him till death.

After leaving the East Palace and explaining the relevant matters to Madam Wang, Pei Jin jumped on the Black Whirlwind and rushed to Luocheng. In just two days, he arrived in Luocheng.

In the mansion that Mrs. Wang bought for Chanyi, the exhausted Pei Jin only drank a sip of water and immediately summoned Xuanbai.

"Master, we have conducted a carpet search inside and outside the city, but there is no trace of Miss Su and her group." Xuan Bai said in a low voice with a frustrated look on his face.

He searched everywhere day and night but failed to find any useful clues.

Pei Jin looked at him silently with a cold face for a while.

"Master, is it possible that we are searching in the wrong direction?" Xuan Bai asked blankly, "Perhaps they disguised themselves and entered the city?"

"In disguise?" Pei Jinteng stood up suddenly, his mother's words suddenly flashing in his mind.

Chan Yi put red dots on An'er's face and said that the baby had acne.

Yes, why didn't he think of this? Since Chan Yi could think of this method, maybe she disguised herself and entered the city, and...

"Go and ask the boatmen along the river if they received any passengers with babies around July 11th. No matter who these passengers are, find out for me!" Pei Jin said sternly, "It is very likely that they have already left Luocheng by boat!"

"Ah...but...but..." Xuan Bai said hesitantly, "But how can Miss Su and the others get out without a pass?"

"Do as I say." Pei Jin said with a frown.

He could no longer determine how many secrets this delicate and fragile young lady had that he didn't know about.

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Xiao Yuan walked along the canal for ten days and finally got off the boat in Jiangyin. His maternal grandfather's family, the Lin family, was in Jiangyin. It was a famous local family. His maternal grandfather had once been the Minister of the Chancellery, but later retired and returned to his ancestral home.

"Prince, where are we going?" Shuang Qing looked at Xiao Yuan in confusion, not knowing where they should go next.

"Let's check Miss Qiu's background first." Xiao Yuan said. Somehow, he always felt that this person was a little suspicious.

"Madam Qiu?" Shuang Qing asked in surprise, not understanding why the prince wanted to investigate this weird woman.

"Pass the order down." Xiao Yuan said lightly.

"Yes." Shuangqing bowed and replied.

"Let's go to Tongxi Silk Shop first." Xiao Yuan straightened the wrinkled corners of his clothes and pointed to the south.

Shuangqing quickly agreed and hired a carriage to go to the silk shop with him, which was his mother's dowry shop.

"Young Master, please come in." The shop owner saw Xiao Yuan appearing in front of him in a dusty outfit and immediately stopped shouting the word "Prince" that he was about to say.

"Manager Qian, business is pretty good." Xiao Yuan said seriously as he watched the customers picking and choosing.

"Sir, our shop is a century-old one, and all the customers who come here are regular customers." Shopkeeper Qian led Xiao Yuan to the back room attentively.

"Manager Qian, Manager Qian, this wedding dress is really nice. I want to have one customized for my daughter." A chubby lady stopped Manager Qian.

"Mrs. Zhang, what kind of wedding dress would you like to order?" Shopkeeper Qian asked with a smile.

"Here, Meixiang, come here quickly and show the wedding dress in your hand to Manager Qian." Mrs. Zhang waved her hand and said to the maid behind her.

The little girl came forward holding a bright red wedding dress and spread it out for them to see.

Xiao Yuan was not interested in these things at first, but when the little girl unfolded the wedding dress in her hands, the intricate and dazzling embroidery and the delicate pearls and crystal decorations were eye-catching and he could not help but be attracted.

"This... Madam Zhang," Shopkeeper Qian coughed lightly and said with a smile, "I'm sorry, this wedding dress is sold by someone else. The young lady has gained weight and can't wear the dress, so she wanted our shop to help sell it for her."

"Oh, so that's how it is!" Mrs. Zhang was obviously a little disappointed, "I wonder where this wedding dress was custom-made?"

"I don't know about that either." Shopkeeper Qian shook his head and said, "If that customer comes again, I'll ask for you."

After the lady left, Shopkeeper Qian welcomed Xiao Yuan into the inner room.

"Prince, are you on a secret visit in disguise?" Manager Qian asked in a low voice.

Xiao Yuan shook his head and said, "What do you mean by a secret visit? I just don't want to mobilize a large number of people. By the way, the wedding dress just now was well made. When did such a good ready-made clothing shop appear in the city?"

"Prince, to be honest with you, I heard that this wedding dress was made in a small workshop in my hometown." Manager Qian said with a smile.

"I think it's more unique than the ones made by the embroidery workshops in Beijing." Xiao Yuan sat on a carved wooden chair, gently waving his folding fan and said slowly, "If our shop joins forces with it to do the wedding dress business, it would be a way to make money."

"Your Highness is absolutely right. We have the same plan and are thinking of going there in a couple of days. We are also very surprised that a shop making wedding clothes suddenly appeared in our home. It must be some expert who came from the capital."

"In the capital?" Xiao Yuan looked at him in surprise.