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

"Can you sneak into the Sixth Princess's Mansion without alerting anyone?" Shen Chuning asked.

Xuan Ying said with difficulty, "Miss, I wonder why you let me into the Princess's Mansion? To be honest, with Xuan You and I's current skills, if we don't alert the guards, we can only conduct a brief exploration of the periphery. But if we want to go deep into the core area of the Princess's Mansion, we must ask my master to come out! But..."

"But what?"

"But my master is stationed at General Dingguo's mansion. If we really bother him, the Second Young Master will definitely know about this."

Hearing this, Shen Chuning couldn't help but feel suspicious. Her eyebrows knitted slightly and she asked, "Why? You guys are working around me, so doesn't Zhou Lin know everything that happens here?"

After all, Xuanyou and Xuanying were the guards assigned to her by Zhou Lin. Therefore, Shen Chuning always assumed that everything they did would be reported to Zhou Lin truthfully.

Although she felt somewhat disgusted by this, for the sake of her own safety, she had no other choice for the time being.

But fortunately, she had already started to help her train secret guards when her life was about to begin.

At this moment, Xuanying hurriedly explained, "The Second Young Master has stated that we only need to ensure your safety and obey your orders. As for your personal matters, unless we encounter a situation that we are truly unable to handle, there is no need to report them to him. Moreover, all these days, we have only reported your return to the capital to the Second Young Master."

After hearing this, it would be a lie to say that I felt no emotion at all.

After all, after experiencing the wickedness of human nature in her previous life, Shen Chuning no longer has much trust in family affection.

But now, this person who has no blood relationship with her can treat her like this, how can she remain unmoved?

"I wonder if he is doing well in the North?" After hesitating for a long time, Shen Chuning finally asked softly.

"In reply to Miss, as soon as the Second Young Master arrived in the North, he led the vanguard army and successfully recaptured the three cities of Dayong that had been occupied by the northern barbarians. Now, the Second Young Master is a third-rank General of the North." Xuanying, who was standing aside, answered respectfully.

"Zhou Lan has told me all these things before. That's not what I want to ask. But... is he injured? The injury on his right wrist has just been treated by Valley Master Zhuang. I wonder if it's healed yet?" Shen Chuning couldn't help but frowned slightly, and continued to ask with a worried look on her face.

"I know very little. I only know that the Second Young Master had a wound on his back, which should have healed by now." Xuanying answered truthfully.

"Since you knew it a long time ago, why didn't you tell me?" Shen Chuning's face darkened when he heard this, and he asked with a hint of blame.

"The Second Young Master has specifically instructed me not to cause trouble to the young lady, so unless the young lady takes the initiative to ask, I dare not report it rashly." Xuanying hurriedly lowered his head to explain.

Hearing this, Shen Chuning sighed helplessly: "If I write a letter, can it be delivered to Zhou Hanzhi smoothly?"

Xuanying's eyes suddenly lit up the moment she heard these words, and she asked anxiously, "Miss, are you planning to write a letter to the Second Young Master? Let me grind the ink for you!"

Seeing this, Shen Chuning couldn't help but burst out laughing.

She gently waved her hand and said, "Why are you in such a hurry? I'll give it to you after I finish writing it. Now go back to General Dingguo's Mansion and invite your master over. When Shen Jingwan goes to the Sixth Princess's Mansion, follow her and take a good look at what they are doing and saying."

After receiving the order, Xuanying nodded happily and then left the place quickly like a gust of wind and rushed towards General Dingguo's mansion.

At this moment, the only two people left in the room were Shen Chuning and Xuan You who was still standing there.

Shen Chuning tightly gripped the brush in her hand, tilting her head slightly, her beautiful eyes fixed on Xuan You. She asked with some concern, "Do you think Xuan Ying can persuade your master? Although this may not seem like a big deal, it should be somewhat difficult to actually carry out. The princess's mansion should have more than just the guards on the surface."

Xuan You continued to grind the ink methodically, smiling as he replied, "Don't worry, young lady. The Second Young Master specifically instructed us before leaving Beijing that as long as it's something you command, whether it's Xuan Ying and I, or all the Zhou family's secret guards, we must obey your orders unconditionally and do our utmost to complete the task."

Hearing this, Shen Chuning couldn't help but be slightly stunned, then frowned slightly and said: "It doesn't have to be like this."

However, Xuan You still had a smile on his face, and explained in a firm tone: "The Second Young Master has made it very clear that it is up to you whether you need it or not, Miss, but we must be ready to obey your orders at any time."

……

In Songhe Hall.

Shen Chuning sat leisurely on the chair, savoring the bowl of bird's nest that the maid had just brought to Old Madam Shen.

Old Madam Shen was already furious. She glared at Shen Chuning fiercely and scolded, "Can't you from the Second Branch even afford a bowl of bird's nest? You have to come to my Songhe Hall to take advantage of this little bit!"

However, facing the accusations of Mrs. Shen, Shen Chuning seemed to have heard nothing and continued to enjoy the delicious food in her mouth leisurely.

After she had eaten the whole bowl of bird's nest, she put down the spoon contentedly, picked up the handkerchief beside her and gently wiped the corners of her mouth.

Then, she raised her head and looked calmly at the angry Madam Shen, and slowly said, "Grandma, you're always sick, so how much good can eating bird's nests do for you? In my opinion, you still need to take more medicine."

Hearing this, Madam Shen became even more furious. She swung her hand suddenly and threw the Buddhist beads she had been twisting in her hand heavily onto the table, making a loud "bang" sound.

"Are you cursing me?" Old Madam Shen pointed at Shen Chuning with trembling hands, her voice trembling with anger.

In response, Shen Chuning simply shook her finger nonchalantly and chuckled softly, "Grandma, you're really wronging me. I'm just telling you the truth. Think about it, you're the one who caused this illness. You got sick because you wanted to keep me in the capital, you got sick because you didn't want Shen Jingwan to go to the ancestral temple, and you got sick again because you wanted to release Shen Jingwan. Someone who doesn't know the truth would probably think you're dying."