At noon, sunlight streamed into the room through the window, illuminating the entire house. However, the atmosphere inside was unusually heavy and depressing.

In the Linfeng Courtyard of the Prime Minister's Mansion, the young boy Qin Wenyan lay quietly on the soft bed, his eyes wide open and lifeless, as if he had lost all his life and energy. His face was as pale as paper and his thin body looked particularly haggard.

Qin Yuehua sat on the edge of the bed, looking at her brother with heartache. After she knew about this, her brother was deeply heartbroken by their father's behavior.

But she also understood that life had to go on no matter what, so she could only gently persuade him: "Wen Yan, get up and drink some porridge. You haven't eaten for several meals. Your body won't be able to bear it if you continue like this."

Qin Yuehua gently stroked Qin Wenyan's cheek, trying to make him feel a little warmth.

Then she stood up and walked to the table and opened the food box on it. When she opened the lid, the scene in front of her made her frown - there was only a bowl of bare white rice porridge in the food box, without any side dishes or seasonings.

Qin Yuehua picked up the spoon beside her and stirred the porridge in the bowl with suspicion. After confirming that it was just ordinary white porridge, she turned to look at the maid Tingyu standing beside her and asked, "What's going on? Didn't I order yam and chicken porridge? Why is there only white porridge?"

There was a hint of doubt in her voice, because she knew that Qin Wenyan needed nutrition to restore his strength. She specifically instructed Tingyu to ask the kitchen to cook some yam and chicken porridge. If he just drank plain porridge, it would probably be difficult to support his physical condition.

The maid Tingyu explained quickly: "Miss, I didn't see Nanny Qiutong when I went to the kitchen today, and the kitchen manager Feng didn't listen to my orders. He just said that they didn't buy any yams today. I clearly heard Nanny Qiutong say a few days ago that the mansion had just bought some high-quality yams, which can be cooked for the young master to eat. It can nourish the stomach and replenish the body."

When Qin Yuehua heard this, she realized something was wrong. Since her mother's death, Aunt Qiutong had been sent to the kitchen to do odd jobs by Aunt Ye.

The mansion has a large population, and the kitchen is full of complicated tasks. On weekdays, the masters either request a variety of snacks and dishes, or prepare meals for the maids and servants. With so many tasks to do, how could Madam Qiutong be absent during such a busy lunch hour? This is obviously a problem.

Qin Yuehua was extremely anxious at this time and just wanted to rush to the kitchen to find out what was going on, but her brother Wen Yan's condition made it impossible for her to escape.

At this moment, an urgent shout was heard outside the door, which sounded like the maid Lu'er: "Miss, Miss, something bad has happened!" Then, the maid Lu'er hurriedly stepped into Linfeng Pavilion, running out of breath and sweating profusely.

Qin Yuehua couldn't help but frown, thinking to herself, what's going on? The last time Tingyu went to the kitchen to get boiled eggs, those people made excuses, saying that they had eaten all the eggs and were out buying more. They would have to wait until they got the eggs before they could boil them for the young lady.

At that time, Mammy Qiutong quietly took two raw eggs from the kitchen, steamed them together with the rice, and then secretly sent them to Chaoyang Courtyard. However, this matter seemed to be discovered by Mrs. Feng in the kitchen. Since then, Mrs. Feng began to make things difficult for Mammy Qiutong in various ways.

For example, he asked the elderly nanny to chop firewood, asked her to get up early in the morning before dawn to knead the dough, and do the work of lighting the stove that the little maid did. Later, he assigned the work of washing, peeling and cutting vegetables to nanny Qiutong. These were the messages that Lu'er told him.

At that time, she wanted to ask Nanny Qiutong to transfer to Linfeng Pavilion, but her grandfather had been going out early and coming back late every day in recent days. By the time she finished her brother's affairs in the evening, it was very late and her grandfather had already gone to bed. A few days later, when her brother woke up, he looked so bored again. She didn't dare to leave easily, for fear that her brother would be upset, so the matter was delayed.

Now seeing the maid Lu'er so breathless, she said softly: "Lu'er, don't be anxious, talk slowly."

Lu'er's eyes were filled with tears. She said, "Miss, when I went to the kitchen to get food today, I happened to be at the rockery and heard the maids Ruizhu and Mengzhu who serve in Aunt Ye's yard carrying food and medicine in the kitchen. They also said that Nanny Qiutong was finally dealt with. Then the two of them walked away. The other servants didn't hear anything more, so they hurried to report to Miss."

As she spoke, tears began to fall from her eyes, "Mammy Qiutong wouldn't, wouldn't she have been harmed?, Wuuuuu..." Normally, Mammy Qiutong would be in the kitchen, and she would secretly save the delicious food for these little girls. Therefore, Lu'er liked this kind old mammy very much.

Qin Yuehua's heart skipped a beat when she heard this. No way, how could such a smart person like Madam Qiutong be harmed? How is that possible?

Qin Yuehua suppressed the turmoil in her heart and ordered: "Tingyu, you stay and take care of the young master with Lin Mo. Make sure the young master drinks the porridge. We can talk about other things when I come back. Remember, you can't leave at all."

Tingyu promised: "Okay, miss, Tingyu will never leave."

"Lu'er, come with me," Qin Yuehua said as she went towards the kitchen. Qin Yuehua thought, there was suddenly one less person in the kitchen, this Mrs. Feng must know something, so why not pry some words out of her mouth.

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