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

"What?" Xiao Yuan stared at her face, and sweat slowly began to form on the palm of his hand holding the fan.

"Sir, I heard that someone saw a young lady who looked very similar to her in the capital, but she didn't see it clearly." Madam Qiu said loudly with her eyes wide open, "Sir, that year many refugees brought their families to the capital to make a living. Maybe Xiaojiu didn't die and went with them."

"You didn't make this up to trick me, did you?" Xiao Yuan sneered, "You are still so cunning even when you are about to die. You are so evil that you kidnapped other people's little girls and forced them into prostitution. It's really despicable! Shuangqing, let's go. Whether she lives or dies has nothing to do with us."

"Sir, Sir..." Madam Qiu fell to the ground and kowtowed repeatedly, "I was also forced, but I have never done anything to kidnap young ladies. Sir, please believe me, I remember now, the one who saw Xiaojiu was Lao Zhou from the incense shop in our city. He went to the capital a few months ago and said that he vaguely saw Xiaojiu. He used to be Madam Chun's lover and had a very sharp eye..."

"Old Zhou! Shuangqing should send someone to Luyang to investigate immediately." Xiao Yuan ordered in a low voice.

"What about this person?" Shuangqing pointed at Madam Qiu and asked in a low voice.

"Lock her up first." Xiao Yuan said, and then he shouted to Madam Qiu, whose head was covered in blood:

"You'd better think about it carefully. Is there anything else you need to say? I'll keep you for a few days. Whether you can survive depends on your luck!"

After saying that, he walked out of the house without looking back.

Three days later, the shopkeeper Qian's people brought news that Mr. Zhou from the incense shop had accidentally seen a young lady while burning incense at the Ji'en Temple in Beijing a few months ago. The young lady was dressed as a maid, about sixteen or seventeen years old, and her every frown and smile was very similar to Xiaojiu. However, because he only saw her from a distance through the crowd, he could not see her clearly.

"Continue to verify the time when he entered the capital. Since he is Madam Chun's old lover, perhaps he can find out Xiaojiu's true origins!" Xiao Yuan knew that he had been out for too long and there were still many things to deal with in the capital, so he had to leave his instructions and hurried back to the capital.

"Yuan'er, are you telling the truth?" Mrs. Lin said, looking into her son's eyes with great joy.

"Mother, it's true. If Qianqian is really in the capital, we will definitely find her." Xiao Yuan nodded and said, "But mother, you should tell father about this as soon as possible. If we look for Qianqian in the capital, I'm afraid father will find out sooner or later."

"Okay," Mrs. Lin lowered her eyes and sighed slightly, "If your father refuses to forgive me, I will..."

"Mother, don't worry, father won't do that. You had your own reasons for hiding it from him. Father will definitely understand." Xiao Yuan looked at his mother's thin face and said, "Mother, it's the wet nurse who should die, not you."

He knew that his mother had never truly smiled in all these years, and every day was a torment for her.

"Our family will definitely be reunited." Xiao Yuan said solemnly.

In Luyang City, in an inn, Pei Jin sat in the room, looking at Xuan Bai with a serious expression.

"Prince, this is true. Just when we found Madam Chun, Madam Qiu suddenly disappeared. Some people said that she was kidnapped in a sack. Maybe she offended someone." Xuan Bai said in a low voice with a hint of worry in his tone.

Pei Jin frowned and rubbed his forehead, as if thinking about something. His eyes became calmer, and after a moment, he said, "Keep investigating. I want to know who took Madam Qiu away. Also, find out as soon as possible those who are investigating Madam Chun. I want to see who is investigating this old story like us."

A few days had passed since they arrived in Luyang City. They searched carefully inside and outside the city, but still could not find the whereabouts of Chan Yi and others. However, they unexpectedly discovered that there was another group of people who were also secretly investigating Chun Niangzi. This discovery made Pei Jin suspicious.

Is it just a coincidence? Or are these people also looking for the girl abducted by Chun Niangzi? Pei Jin thought to himself, he felt that things were not that simple.

He believed that as long as he kept investigating, he would be able to find the truth. He was also full of confidence in Chan Yi and the others' safety, and he felt that he was on the right track.

"Master, instead of waiting in Luyang City, why don't we go down the canal to Jiangyin Prefecture to check it out." Xuan Bai suggested in a low voice, "There was news from Luo City last night, and I was just about to tell the prince. They said that a boatman remembered that he had indeed carried a woman with a baby and a mother-in-law on a boat down Jiufeng Bay during that period of time. Unfortunately, the baby that the woman was carrying was a girl, and because the mother-in-law was always seasick, the woman asked the boatman for some salty and spicy dishes, so the boatman had some impression of it."

Girl? Jiufeng Bay? Old woman? Pei Jin's eyes lit up. It was very likely that Chan Yi dressed An'er up as a girl and took the boat.

"Okay, leave a few people in Luyang City to continue to gather information, and you all follow me on a boat to Jiufeng Bay. We must check every village within a radius of 200 miles." Pei Jin was greatly encouraged and instantly felt that this news was the most useful news he had received in recent days.

A farmyard in Zhuantang Town.

Chan Yi held An'er and sat under the tree, watching Nanny Wang and Mother Zhou drying the first batch of osmanthus flowers this year.

"It smells so good." Chunyue on the side took a breath intoxicatedly.

"I'll make you an osmanthus garden dish tomorrow." Chan Yi laughed softly.

"My lady." The little girl wrinkled her nose and said sadly, "I am not afraid of anything except Master Jing coming."

"Why are you afraid of him? Can he eat you?" Chan Yi sneered.

"My lady, you don't know, I always feel scared when I see him. He is smiling, but I think he will get angry the next moment." Chunyue lowered her eyes and patted her chest with one hand, "And his two servants are so scary."

"You are always talkative. Go clean up the house." Mother Zhou said with a smile, "Children like to meddle in adults' affairs."

Chunyue shrank her head, and the eldest brother reluctantly went into the house to clean up.

Ever since the Fourth Prince said he wanted to be friends with her, he came here every few days. However, each time he just sat in the yard and left, and he was not as aggressive as the last time he came.

He only said his last name was Jing and he had just moved to Jiangyin. He was unfamiliar with the place and it would be nice to have a friend to chat with.

Chan Yi certainly couldn't expose him. Every time he came, she asked Chun Yue to ask Zhang to come and keep him company. Thinking that he had only met ladies from wealthy families, maybe he was curious about the lives of ordinary farm girls, so he wanted to come and see. Just like eating too much wild game, you want to eat some porridge and side dishes. Chan Yi hoped that he would get bored after coming twice and never come again.

Every time this man comes back, he always holds little An'er up high. If An'er happens to fall asleep, he will be unhappy.

Little An'er had already started to become shy. Every time he was held in his arms, he would cry with his mouth twisted. But when he was lifted up high, he would suddenly burst into laughter and couldn't stop.

Said that Cao Cao Cao Cao arrived.

Fuqing's shrill voice came from outside the door: "Madam Li is here, our master is here to visit you."