spring boudoir secret

Nian'er smiled, "Okay."

Ah Fu also put his arm around the middle-aged woman, "Don't worry, Grandma Chen is our lady's relative. When you come to La'an, you should live with our lady, so you have someone to take care of you."

"There are many people outside, so pushing and shoving is not good."

In this way, Nanny Chen did not insist.

But as soon as he entered the door, Zhao Mingruo just shunned everyone and planned to have a good talk with Chen Nanny, but Chen Nanny knelt down in front of Zhao Mingruo without hesitation.

"Young lady, this slave deserves to die. I should have gone with you many years ago, but I only had my useless son and infant grandson in my heart, so I have managed to survive for so many years. I still ask young lady to punish me."

Nanny Chen repeatedly mentioned that she deserved to be damned if she was wrong, which also made Zhao Mingruo aware of the problem.

She lowered her eyes and did not help Nanny Chen again, but said calmly, "Nanny Chen, if you have anything to say, you might as well say it to me directly."

"Is it...about my mother?"

Zhao Mingruo was very clever, and he guessed the key point at once, "Do you know something hidden?"

Nanny Chen burst into tears, "Since you got lost, little lady, the Princess has been thinking about tea and food all day long, always thinking about your safety, and even went out to find your whereabouts in person several times despite the father-in-law's persuasion."

"Her body has also been dragged down, it's a longing illness."

Although Zhao Mingruo had never met his biological mother, he still felt inexplicably cordial after knowing all that she had done for him. Maybe this was the magic of blood relations.

Her eyes were slightly red as she heard Nanny Chen continue.

"But the princess is in her prime of life, even if she misses you day and night, she won't really die of illness. Besides, the servant has been with the princess since she was a child, and knows her temper. I will never give up, but..."

"I just got your news, but she died..."

Grandma Chen burst into tears, her voice choked up for a while.

Zhao Mingruo's tearful eyes became firmer, "Are you suspecting that my mother's death was not due to God's will, but...man-made?"

Grandma Chen continued with tears in her eyes, "Originally, I didn't expect that the second young lady would marry the master as his stepmother soon after. If she did this, I didn't doubt it, but..."

"After the second young lady became the Duke's wife, it didn't take long for all the elderly people in the palace to be sent away. Even the slaves who wanted to stay and take care of you, the young lady, couldn't do it."

"Afterwards, although the maidservant also suspected what the second young lady did, but there was no substantive evidence to accuse her. At that time, the servant's son broke his leg, and the second young lady promised to give the maidservant 50 taels of silver to return to his hometown for the elderly. , this whole family is waiting for the slaves to save their lives..."

Zhao Mingruo's brows furrowed deeper and deeper, "Is it only 50 taels?"

"The people serving in the palace are all old people who have been with my mother for many years. Mrs. Fang said that each of them was given a hundred taels of silver so that you can go home and take care of yourself."

Chen Momo was emotional, "How could there be so many? The slaves were given 50 taels because their lifeblood was seized. The others didn't even have 20 taels, so they were forcibly driven away."

"How could it be such a coincidence? How did you catch up with everything one by one."

"At the beginning, I didn't think there was something wrong with the second lady. The more I thought about it, the more I felt that something was wrong. I also wanted to go to Beijing to find you, but I have been restricted all these years. Either I can't leave the village, or I can't go out of the village. In Lin'an City, once, with great difficulty, my slave took someone else's carriage and secretly arrived at the gate of the Marquis' Mansion, but was captured again with a sack."

"There is no way to find you."

"Little Miss, there is something wrong with the Second Miss. Otherwise, why would you restrict the slave's freedom and not let the slave find you?" Grandma Chen knelt on the ground and kept kowtowing, "Little miss, it's the slave who deserves to die. The princess and the master were very kind to the slave, but the slave betrayed the princess for money. The slave should have died long ago, but he did not tell the young lady about the young lady before he died. The slave even felt uncomfortable seeing the young lady after death. Ashamed."

"Fortunately, I got mixed up with the crowd this time, so I couldn't control it. This servant went to the gate of Anyuanhou's Mansion to inquire and found your new residence."

Mother Chen regretted it day and night. If she hadn't bowed her head for the 50 taels of silver, and had explained the situation in the Duke's Mansion to the young lady earlier, perhaps the princess's grievances would have been exposed long ago.

"Mrs. Chen, don't be too sad. You didn't know Fang's ambitions before. It's not too late to tell me now."

"Miss, you... really don't blame the servants?"

Zhao Mingruo got up and helped Nanny Chen up, her eyes were sharp and flashed with murderous intent, "Don't worry, I will investigate this matter thoroughly, if it is true that Mrs. Fang was involved in my mother's death, I must She pays the price."

"As for you, don't mention whether you are dead or not in the future. If my mother is still here, she will definitely not blame you for these trivial matters."

"That's good, that's good." Nanny Chen wiped away her tears, "If this is the case, the servants can leave in peace."

"The servant will not bother the young lady anymore."

Zhao Mingruo stopped her, "Mother Chen, I am currently employing people, you just came, and your son and daughter-in-law are also smart and capable, just follow me."

Nanny Chen shook her head, "Miss, you praised us, we are all from the countryside, we only know how to grow land and vegetables, how can we work for Miss."

She knew that the lady had good intentions and wanted to help them, but the disaster outside was so serious, and she betrayed the princess again, so she didn't have the face to stay.

Zhao Mingruo insisted, "Mrs. Chen, don't you want to know the truth about my mother's death? If you stay by my side, you will be regarded as a witness in the future. Besides, I need to grow land and vegetables now."

Nanny Chen was flattered, "Miss..."

"It's weird, just call me Miss from now on."

Zhao Mingruo took Grandma Chen and her family to the vegetable shed built next to her courtyard. Grandma Chen was shocked when she looked at the vegetable field inside.

There are not only vegetables in it, but even some melons and fruits during the fruiting period. As expected of the lady, the preparation is really comprehensive.

"Miss, this..."

On the other hand, the couple from the Chen family were smart and quick. They knelt down in front of Zhao Mingruo to pay their respects, "The villain's name is Jiang Bingsheng, and his wife is Ge Yuhuan. From now on, you can call us Xiao Jiang and Xiao Ge."

"Miss, don't worry, the little people will definitely plant good melons, fruits and vegetables for Miss."

"I trust Nanny Chen, and I naturally trust her son and daughter-in-law. I will leave this place to you, and I will arrange a few more guest rooms for you."

"Just stay in peace."

After finishing speaking, Zhao Mingruo hugged A Nian with a smile, "A Nian is good, my sister will take you to eat candy."

She really...

I really like children.

Especially white and fat milk dumplings like Jiang Nian.