Dad, open the door. I'll bring your mistress back for you.

"Miss, help me!" Accompanied by a burst of hurried footsteps, Birui rushed into the house like a gust of wind. Before she even had time to stand firm, she fell to her knees with a thud.

Cuiwei, who was standing by, saw this and hurried forward to help her up, gently scolding her, "How unbecoming of you to be so flustered in front of the young lady!"

However, Birui was no longer concerned about anything else. She wiped the tears and sweat from her face with her hands, sobbing and saying, "It's all my fault. Please, Miss, please save Master Jiang!"

He looked so pitiful.

Shen Chuning, who was sitting on the chair, frowned slightly and asked doubtfully, "Don't cry so quickly. Explain the situation slowly and clearly. I don't even know what happened, so how can I save people?"

Birui took a deep breath, calmed herself down a little, and began to narrate what had happened.

It turned out that Jiang Ping had received an errand to leave the capital and was supposed to have set off three days ago.

He had made an appointment with Birui in advance, and on the day of departure, Birui went outside the city to see him off.

But who would have thought that Birui waited outside the city gate for a whole day but still failed to see Jiang Ping.

Fearing that Jiang Ping had delayed his trip due to some urgent matter, Birui also went to Jiang's house to ask.

But the gatekeeper said that Jiang Ping had left home early in the morning three days ago and had never returned home since then.

However, the guards at the city gate said they had not seen Jiang Ping leave the city.

In the past few days, Birui has searched almost every possible place, but still found nothing. She is really desperate, so she came to Shen Chuning for help.

Shen Chuning gently patted Birui's hand and said softly, "Don't be so anxious for now. The capital may be large, but as long as he is still here, he will definitely not get lost. Do you know where Jiang Ping originally planned to go?"

Birui nodded slightly and replied anxiously, "My lady, Master Jiang was originally going to Changye. Winter is approaching, and we don't know when Master Jiang will be able to return to the capital. Therefore, I hurriedly made a pair of knee pads, intending to give them to him when he left the capital, but I never saw him again."

Hearing this, Shen Chuning couldn't help but frown, thinking to herself: Why is it Changye again!

We had previously sent people to investigate the whereabouts of the fifth brother and learned that he was heading northwest.

Thinking of this, she calmed down and said to Birui, "Since we will definitely pass through Linwei on our way to Changye, and Feng Yucai happens to be in Linwei, to prevent any unexpected situations, I asked Feng Yucai to keep a close eye on Linwei. At the same time, we should also search for him in the capital."

Only after everything was arranged did Shen Chuning breathe a sigh of relief.

At this moment, she suddenly remembered something and asked Birui, "I remember you said you didn't want to marry Jiang Ping so far away, and you insisted on returning all the silver to him."

Upon hearing this question, Birui's face immediately flushed, and she softly replied, "My lady, I do want to return the silver. However, Master Jiang said that he is the only master of the Jiang family, and it is not safe to keep such a large amount of silver in the family. Therefore, I have temporarily placed it with you for safekeeping."

"Ahem..." Shen Chuning couldn't help but chuckle at these words.

She calmed down and said, "There are so many money houses on this street, and no one is stopping people from depositing money there. How can there be such absurd rumors that keeping money at home is unsafe? Besides, haven't you always been dealing with the cashier at Hengfu Money House? Why did you fall for such nonsense now?"

As Shen Chuning spoke, her eyes fell on Birui's little face which was getting redder and redder.

Bi Rui stammered, "But...but Lord Jiang...he just refused to accept the money."

Upon hearing this, Shen Chuning couldn't help but raise her slender eyebrows. She looked at Bi Rui with a half-smile and asked, "Could it be that Jiang Ping still wants to wait for you to give in?"

Birui nodded silently to indicate her agreement.

Seeing this, Shen Chuning sighed softly, shook her head helplessly, and said slowly: "Forget it, I already know how to deal with this matter."

After a brief pause, Shen Chuning seemed to suddenly remember something important, and then asked Birui, "By the way, has Shen Jingwan behaved in any unusual way recently?"

Upon hearing this, Birui quickly reached out and wiped away the tears on her cheeks. Then, she stood up respectfully and answered seriously, "Miss, Miss Wan visits the Sixth Princess's residence almost every other day. However, since our personnel cannot enter the Sixth Princess's residence, we have no way of knowing what she does there."

Shen Chuning frowned slightly, staring at Birui thoughtfully, and continued to ask, "You have to go there every other day? Then how long do you stay each time? Also, did Xiao Jinhuan send someone to invite you, or did Shen Jingwan take the initiative to visit?"

Shen Chuning finally understood this from Birui's vivid description.

It turned out that after Shen Jingwan was released from house arrest by Shen Huaizhong, she had only served Old Madam Shen for two short days.

Immediately afterwards, Old Madam Shen could not wait to urge her to visit the Sixth Princess's residence.

It is said that Shen Jingwan once served as the sixth princess's companion in the palace. Even though she stayed in the ancestral temple for two years later, when she returned this time, the relationship between her and the sixth princess must not be alienated.

Not only that, Old Lady Shen repeatedly urged Shen Jingwan to take good care of the imperial concubines in the palace and to inquire about the latest situation of the third prince from time to time.

Since her first visit to the Sixth Princess's Mansion, Shen Jingwan started to stay there for half a day every other day.

Most of the time, he went out in the afternoon, but there were two times when he went out in the evening and did not return home until late at night.

What is even more strange is that from the beginning to the end, Old Madam Shen helped to cover up this matter behind the scenes, so few people in the mansion knew about it.

After Bi Rui finished reporting everything she knew, Shen Chuning nodded slightly to indicate that she understood. She then instructed, "You can go down first. Send some people to keep an eye on Shen Jingwan. If there's any movement, report back to me immediately."

After saying that, he waved his hand to signal Birui and Cuiwei to leave first.

As the two turned to leave, Shen Chuning whispered, "Xuan Ying!"

In the blink of an eye, a dark figure appeared out of nowhere like a ghost, knelt on one knee, clasped his fists and saluted, saying: "Your subordinate is here!"

Shen Chuning stared at the dark figure in front of her with a burning gaze, lowering her voice and asking, "With your skills, can you sneak into the Sixth Princess's Mansion without anyone noticing?"