Wei An nodded, lay down again, closed her eyes, and let Shen Chen cover her with the quilt. Before she could say another word to Shen Chen, the door creaked open again.
Yuqing's voice sounded weakly: "Just go back and tell the old lady that the girl is fine, nothing serious, and she will be able to go back and pay her respects to the old lady in a while. Butler Lin came in person this morning, why did he send someone else now?"
Wei An didn't say anything. She opened her eyes slightly through the tent and saw a blurry figure coming towards her. Before he came close, he knelt down and greeted Shen Chen.
It was a woman's voice. Wei An listened carefully and felt that the voice was somewhat familiar.
When Shen Chen asked the man to get up and asked a few more questions, she was really surprised in her heart - it was actually the voice of Nanny Kong. If it was Nanny Kong, then it was probably the Third Madam's order.
Could it be that their guess was wrong? Wouldn’t those people act so quickly
Just as she was thinking about it, Madam Kong choked up and wiped away her tears: "Poor princess, how could such a good person suffer such a great crime..."
Shen Chen didn't say anything, and told her to go back in a low voice: "When you go back, you can let the old lady and the third lady rest assured, and tell them that the princess is fine. She is old, and I am afraid that if she gets emotional, something will happen, which will be bad."
Madam Kong choked up and sighed for a long time before saying, "The old lady is very worried. Although everyone told her that everything was fine, she was still worried about the princess. She has lost so much weight in the past few days..."
The family was in trouble one after another, and even a strong heart could not help but be overwhelmed. Wei An clenched his hands into fists, and heard Madam Kong say again: "The old lady asked the third wife to go to her parents' home and bring back a few prescriptions... They are all useful for burns..."
Shen Chen glanced at Yuqing, who stepped forward to take it and said to Madam Kong, "Go back and thank the Third Madam on behalf of our princess. When the princess wakes up, go back and thank her."
Nanny Kong sighed deeply. Seeing that there was no movement in the tent and Shen Chen's face was haggard and depressed, she knew in her heart that even Yuqing herself probably didn't believe what he said. She didn't say anything and went out on the pretext of paying her respects to Princess Zheng.
Not long after she left, Yuqing was about to say something to Shen Chen and Weian when she suddenly heard Lan He calling out from outside: "Madam Kong, why are you back again?"
Everyone was stunned for a moment, and then maintained their original actions without moving. Madam Kong said to Lan He outside with some embarrassment: "I am really old and useless. I have something to say to the Marquis..."
As he said this, he opened the curtain and walked in.
As soon as he entered the room, he saw Yuqing wiping the face of Wei An, who was lying unconscious on the bed. Her expression immediately became solemn. She bowed to Shen Chen and said, "My Lord, the old lady asked me to tell you that if you have time, please go to Dingbei Marquis's Mansion in the next few days. She has something to tell you in person."
Shen Chen agreed and watched her leave, his eyes becoming quite deep.
When the door was closed, Yuqing saw that Shen Chen and Wei An's expressions had become a little strange, and she realized something. She looked at Wei An and asked her: "Miss, is Grandma Kong..."
She paused, then asked in a horrified tone, "Is there something wrong?"
It would be terrible if I couldn't even trust my own nanny, who was so close to me.
Wei An was silent for a moment before shaking his head: "There is nothing wrong with it. Everything she said was right, and everything she did was right. Even though her return at the end was a little abrupt, the reasons she gave for what she said were also right."
But even though everything was right, she felt something was wrong.
Each and every detail is reasonable, but when put together they just seem unbelievable.
Nanny Kong outside didn't know what the people inside were thinking. She went out and paid her respects to Princess Zheng respectfully as she said, and presented two fresh baskets of grapes and a basket of melons sent by the Dingbei Marquis' Mansion. She also exchanged a few words with Princess Zheng before leaving.
She went out and first went to the Kong family's pharmacy, then stayed there for a while and then returned to the Dingbei Marquis Mansion.
When she finished her errand in the evening, she went out to the alley behind to buy some mints for her children and then returned to her home.
However, the person waiting for her at home was not her husband, children and grandchildren, but a middle-aged man with a stern face and a majestic presence, who was not to be trifled with at first glance.
Grandma Kong was very afraid of him. When she saw him, she rushed over and hugged her little grandson who was smiling not far from him. Then she looked up at the man with a look of vigilance and fear: "I... I have done what you said. Please let us go! I beg you..."
She held her little grandson in her arms and couldn't help shivering.
The person above sneered, very puzzled: "I'm not a tiger, I don't eat people, why are you so scared?"
It is indeed not a tiger, but where doesn’t it eat people
Such a person is so terrifying, he is just a lunatic! Thinking of how he brought the child from the farm to the capital to threaten her, Kong Ma felt as if her heart was soaked in coptis.
Her family were all the Third Madam's companions, eating the food given by the Third Madam and enjoying the grace bestowed by the Third Madam. But now, in the end, they might have to repay kindness with enmity and bring great trouble to the Third Madam.
Whenever she thought about it, she wanted to slap herself.
But she had no choice, her child was in someone else's hands, and her husband had gambling debts... Although it wasn't much and she could pay it back, these people instigated her husband to gamble more and more...
Thinking of this, she became a little upset, and her tone suddenly became sharp: "What do you want?!" She hugged her grandson, with a frightened expression on her face: "I have done everything you asked me to do, please let me go! My wife has been very kind to me... I have done these things and have put her in an unjust position..."
She had been married to the Dingbei Marquis' Mansion with the Third Madam for so many years, and she had never done anything wrong to the Third Madam, nor had she ever gone against her wishes.
But now, she was forced to do something that was unfair to the Third Madam. If people knew about what she did, the Third Madam would definitely be scolded. How could she be worthy of the Third Madam? Her family would have to live in hiding and leave their hometown. If they stayed in the capital, they would be drowned by the spit of others. It was a great crime for a servant to betray his master. (To be continued)