The sickly son died young? After the marriage exchange, I will bring prosperity to his entire clan f

Du Mingxian was speechless. "Do you think this is right?"

"Of course not, but I heard from the lady who serves us that she told us to be careful when we go out and not to provoke the young master's fiancée. If we do, she can't protect us."

The identity of this prince's fiancée is probably not so simple.

"Is there anything else?"

"Otherwise... there's nothing special about it."

"What's the schoolteacher's name?"

"Tian Liang, Mr. Tian, ​​teaches at Wangshan Academy, the most famous academy in the prefectural city."

Du Mingxian secretly made a note of it and decided to go out and inquire about it whenever she had free time in the next few days.

"Is there anything you'd like to say about your sister's situation?"

"My knowledge is limited, and I don't know much about the Ming Prince's Mansion, so this matter is very difficult to investigate. The Ming Princess is very strict with her household, so I'm afraid we won't be able to find out any information about the Ming Prince's Mansion."

Du Mingxian thought to herself, "Even in the most difficult situations, there will always be times when I make a mistake, and I'll always find a way."

"Draw me a map of the prefect's residence, and mark where you live, so I can find you when I go there."

“Okay.” Hongtao did not refuse and drew all the parts she knew, leaving the parts she did not know blank. After all, she was just a maid in the mansion, not a favorite of her master, and she could not go out every day, so she did not know much.

Does anyone know that you and your sister are biological sisters?

Hongtao shook her head. "Because we were sold one after the other, we didn't know each other was in the prefectural city at first. It was only when the prefect's wife fell ill and the Princess Consort of Ming came to visit that we met. Because she brought a lot of things, my sister, as a second-class maid, came along. That's how I met my sister."

"We only found out then that we were both from the prefectural city, and later we found a few opportunities to meet."

“My sister said that even if we are blood sisters, it’s better not to tell each other, so that if something happens, we can get into trouble.”

“Your sister is very smart.” Du Mingxian could tell that Hongguo was a very rational maid.

A pang of sorrow welled up in Hongtao's eyes. "Yes, my sister is very clever. Originally, I suggested selling me first, but she disagreed. She told me to stay at home and find a chance to get married later, and not to come out again."

"But I had no choice. If they didn't sell me, my family wouldn't be able to make a living, so I came out here too."

Du Mingxian didn't know how to talk about this. This was probably the tragedy of ordinary people. In order to survive, they had no choice but to take this path.

"Think about it carefully again later. Is there anything special about the Ming Prince's Mansion? Tell me when I come to see you next time. I will do my best to find out about your sister's matter."

Hongtao stood up, knelt down, and kowtowed twice before speaking, "As long as Madam can find out the cause of my sister's death and avenge her, Hongtao's life belongs to Madam."

At this moment, Madam Dong rushed in, her eyes already red with tears. "What are you doing, you silly girl? From now on, I'll just be your servant. You find a chance to leave the prefect's mansion and marry another man."

"I don't want it," Hearts refused.

Seeing that the two were about to start arguing, Du Mingxian quickly interrupted, "Let's eat first. Hongtao has to go back to the manor later, and it might not be good if she goes back too late."

"Yes, yes, yes." Madam Dong hurriedly went to fetch the food. She had just finished cooking and was going to call people to eat when she heard her daughter kneeling down and saying those words.

No one spoke during the meal. After the meal, Du Mingxian said, "Auntie, stay home and take care of Chengbao. I'll go deliver Hongtao."

Before Dong could say anything more, Du Mingxian said, "Walking there is too tiring. I'll go outside and find a carriage to take you there and then come back. It won't take long."

"Okay, thank you."

Du Mingxian didn't say anything. After Hongtao and Dongshi bid each other a reluctant farewell, the two went out together.

Du Mingxian found a carriage nearby. After Hongtao got in, she felt that Du Mingxian was no ordinary person, and her temperament was even inferior to that of her young mistress.

The more she thought about it, the more horrified she became, and in the end, she scared herself.

Since she was outside, Du Mingxian didn't say anything. After the carriage arrived, Hongtao got off and went back inside. Du Mingxian also got off the carriage, paid the money, and watched Hongtao enter the mansion before going out to wander around and inquire about news.

Mr. Tian, ​​Wangshan Academy, with such obvious information, it's easy to find out about it.

After inquiring about it, Du Mingxian felt it was quite interesting.

Mr. Tian's home was in the prefectural city, but his mother lived in the county, which happened to be the same county where the body of Hongguo from the Dong family was found.

Could she then suspect that the prince had designs on Hongguo, so he took her away, had sex with her, and she became pregnant, which was then discovered by the prince's fiancée?

To appease his fiancée, the prince gave her the red fruit and told her to deal with it. Naturally, the woman wanted to calm down, and in the end, the red fruit's belly was cut off, its uterus was removed, and it was thrown into a mass grave.

But there are still many parts that don't make sense.

The young master is a spoiled brat. If he were to take Hongguo away, and Hongguo were to have a relationship with him, the manor would not allow a servant to give birth to the young master's child. They would certainly give her a contraceptive.

Hongguo's idea was also confirmed by Dong Shi. Hongguo had no intention of finding a man, so she certainly wouldn't secretly not drink the contraceptive medicine.

So whose baby is Hongguo in her belly?

Could he be an illegitimate child?

But this... is a bit of a stretch. Princess Ming has a high status in the mansion, so the illegitimate sons naturally respect their stepmother and wouldn't dare to make a move on the servants in her courtyard.

Could it be the Bright King?

The words of the Bright King...

Du Mingxian felt that many things didn't make sense. After finding out all the information, she planned to go back, and then she saw Qiu Shu appear in front of her.

Upon seeing Qiu Shu, she was initially startled. Finding the street bustling with people, she simply turned and walked into the alley.

Qiu Shu followed.

When the two arrived at a deserted alley, Du Mingxian frowned and asked, "Why did you come here? Why don't you stay in the county? He needs you more over there."

"My lord is worried about my wife, so he sent me to help her."

Du Mingxian: "..."

Ling Silang really underestimated her skills.

"Find a place to settle down first," Du Mingxian instructed, then told Qiu Shu where she was staying before hurrying back.

When she returned, Madam Dong was sitting in the courtyard holding Dong Chengbao. She was overjoyed to see her return and hurriedly took the sleeping Dong Chengbao into her arms before coming out.

"Red Hearts went back?"

"Ah."

Madam Dong looked somewhat dejected. "Was I impulsive? Hongguo is dead, and I was determined to find out the truth, but when I got here, I realized it wasn't as simple as I thought. How could I possibly investigate a place like this, a place of such high status, so easily?"