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

"Master, I infer that Prince Pei is terminally ill and is about to die!" Manager Qian said in a low voice.

So? Could it be that... Xiao Yuan widened his eyes and asked in surprise: "How did you know?"

"I finally found out that he was staying at an inn in the city two days ago, but I didn't see him after following him for two days. Instead, I found that his servant brought Doctor Wu into the inn secretly." Manager Qian said slowly, "Master, you must not know that Doctor Wu is a popular figure around Prince Shun. His medical skills are praised by everyone and are no worse than those of the imperial doctors in the capital."

"So what?" Xiao Che interrupted, "Why do you think Pei Jin is about to die?"

"Second Young Master, this is what happened. When Doctor Wu left, he said that this young master has been ill for a long time and he can't do anything to help him, so he can only delay his illness for a while. Even a famous doctor like Doctor Wu said such a thing. It seems that this Young Master Pei is in great danger." Shopkeeper Qian explained seriously.

"Why did he get sick when he was fine? Could it be that he was already seriously ill when he came here?" Xiao Yuan suddenly remembered what Mrs. Wang said. Could it be that their Yong'an Marquis Mansion was really cursed? Even Pei Jin could not escape.

"Damn it, brother, what should we do?" Xiao Che looked at his brother anxiously. He had promised to find out the whereabouts of his sister from Pei Jin.

"Which inn is he in? Let's go find him now." Xiao Yuan asked.

"Master, he..." Shopkeeper Qian said in embarrassment, "Yesterday, an old Taoist suddenly came to the inn. He looked exhausted and went into the guest room where Master Pei was staying. He didn't come out for a long time."

"What happened next?" Xiao Yuan asked.

"After a few people stayed for a day, they all left the inn." Shopkeeper Qian whispered, "Originally our people wanted to take action, but Pei Jin was accompanied by several experts, so our people couldn't get close to him at all."

"It's not your fault. He has several secret guards around him who are very skilled. You are no match for them at all." Xiao Yuan said in a deep voice.

"We had no choice but to follow them secretly at a certain distance, wanting to know where they were going. But when we just arrived at the ferry, a group of people suddenly appeared and stopped us." Shopkeeper Qian touched his chin and continued,

"When a few secret guards saw this, they carried the man in black and ran away. The few who stayed behind started fighting with the group. My lord, I found that the group looked like Prince Shun's men. They chased them closely and were about to catch up with them when the old Taoist suddenly stopped and said a few words to the newcomers. He then took out something and waved it. Then the other people stopped chasing after them."

"This is strange. Who is this old Taoist priest and how could he make Prince Shun's men retreat in his territory?" Xiao Yuan said after pondering for a moment.

"Well, I haven't found out yet." Shopkeeper Qian said with a cupped hand.

"Hey, then didn't our trip here come in vain?" Xiao Che was a little disappointed. He had endured the pain of seasickness and came to find his sister with full confidence, but it seemed that there would be no hope for the time being.

Xiao Yuan raised his hand and said thoughtfully, "Prince Shun seems to be busy traveling and flirting with the young widow. But he can see everything we do in his territory. I think he should also be aware of our arrival. Let's just come openly. Second brother, we will go to my grandparents' house in the afternoon. There is no point in hiding it."

"Okay, I'll follow your instructions, brother." Xiao Che nodded dejectedly.

"Master, there is something I don't know whether I should tell you or not?" Shopkeeper Qian said hesitantly.

"If there's anything to be ashamed of, just say it." Xiao Yuan was a little surprised. Shopkeeper Qian had always been a straightforward person. When did he become so timid?

"Master, I discovered that Prince Shun has a special relationship with the young widow from Zhuantang Town." Shopkeeper Qian said in a low voice.

"Isn't it an ordinary relationship? Isn't it just a relationship between a man and a woman?" Xiao Yuan waved his hand disapprovingly, indicating that he didn't like to hear such nonsense.

"Master, Prince Shun is very concerned about this Lady Li, especially her children. Don't you think it's strange?" Shopkeeper Qian stepped forward and frowned slightly, saying, "I guess they are old acquaintances, otherwise..."

"Maybe it's his concubine who came with him from the capital." Xiao Che said, "I didn't expect Prince Shun to do this. Before they got married, the concubine even had a child."

"Wait, are you saying that this woman is also from the capital?" Xiao Yuan grasped the key point in an instant and asked suddenly, "Manager Qian, have you seen her?"

"Well, I wanted to meet this lady, but I happened to meet Prince Shun. This lady came quite frequently, so he drove her out." Shopkeeper Qian said angrily, "Shopkeeper Zhang was kicked out together with her."

"No, what is the relationship between this woman and Shopkeeper Zhang? The last time Prince Shun came, her little girl came to see Shopkeeper Zhang specially." Xiao Yuan couldn't understand it. If she was really an old acquaintance in the capital, she must have followed him willingly. They even had a child, so what was there to argue about?

"It is said that she is the distant niece of Shopkeeper Zhang. Her husband died and she bought property in Zhuantang, so she came here to settle down." Shopkeeper Qian said with some doubt, "This woman has wonderful embroidery skills and can also tailor and design wedding dresses. Our shop cooperates with them because of her relationship."

"This...it seems like she doesn't rely on Prince Shun for a living!" Xiao Che said, "It's a little bit unreasonable to say that she is his concubine."

"Do you know when she came here? How old is the child? Is it a boy or a girl?" Xiao Yuan asked in a deep voice. It seemed that some answers were about to come out in his mind, but he was afraid that he was overthinking.

"They seemed to have come over two months ago. As for the child, I have also inquired about it. It is a little girl, a little over half a year old, and very pretty." Shopkeeper Qian said, "Because she is a widow, she usually stays at home and rarely sees people. According to Shopkeeper Zhang, that day, because of Prince Shun, by the way, he told outsiders that his last name was Jing and did not reveal his identity. He said that he came to see the lotus and somehow got heatstroke and fainted. The people who followed him were scared, so they just found a random house and knocked on the door and went in. Don't you think this is too coincidental? Anyway, they said that they met each other like this."

"It turned out like this after all this? Prince Shun thinks highly of himself, how come he fell in love with this young widow at first sight? Why do I find it hard to believe it?" Xiao Che shook his head and said.

At this moment, Xiao Yuan was still immersed in the word "girl" mentioned by Manager Qian, but his sister gave birth to a son, and the Yong'an Marquis's Mansion had reported the eldest son of the concubine in the palace. How could this be wrong!

"Brother, what are you thinking about? This matter is weird, but it has nothing to do with us. Why don't we go to my grandfather's house first, and then go to Prince Shun's Mansion to pay a visit to the honorable Fourth Prince?" Xiao Che asked curiously when he saw that his brother was slow to speak.

"Manager Qian, prepare the car, we are going to Zhuantang Town now!" Xiao Yuan's tone left no room for doubt.