The trip to Tongzhou was not as smooth as expected, but there were unexpected gains. Old Mrs. Wei was in a good mood. After returning home, she kept smiling at the second wife, the third wife and others who rushed over to ask about her well-being.
The Third Lady heaved a sigh of relief. The Kong family incident had been like a sharp arrow hanging in her heart, making her extremely uneasy. But now it seemed that Old Lady Wei did not vent her anger on her. She was distracted for a moment, and when she saw that the Second Lady had stood up to say goodbye, she also stood up and said to Old Lady Wei, "Old Lady Kong sent people to come several times earlier, saying that she would wait for you to come back and tell them so that she could come to visit."
After what happened to Wei Yumin, the Third Madam changed her way of addressing her. She no longer called Old Madam Kong "Grandma" to show her intimacy. Old Madam Wei heard the trepidation in her words and responded, "It's too late today. Send someone to tell them tomorrow."
Are you really going to receive me
Although Mrs. Wei seemed to have let it go after Mrs. Kong came over once, this was after all a matter concerning Wei Yumin's reputation. The Third Lady thought that the old lady would not let it go so easily. However, this thought only lasted for a moment. She immediately responded respectfully and discussed with the old lady: "Should we prepare the banquet according to the old custom?"
Old Madam Wei nodded and sent the Third Madam and the others away. She then let Wei An go down to rest and reminded her, "Although she is given to you by your mother, you can't spoil her too much unless she is useful. You can't keep a servant like her."
Nanny Li was not there when Cao Wen broke in. If it weren't for Cao Wen, they would have been on their way back home. Not to mention if Cao Wen wanted to make a fuss, how much trouble could a housekeeper who was supposed to be serving in the villa but was not could cause? Old Lady Wei had already run out of patience with Nanny Li.
Nanny Wang felt a little uneasy, and followed Wei An all the way with fear. Finally, she couldn't help but persuade him: "Miss, we can't let Nanny Li do this. Who knows where she has gone..."
Since Princess Changning knew that Wei An was not her daughter, she secretly sent Nanny Ge to Beijing to find Nanny Li without telling the old lady and the old princess. Who knows what she wanted to do
This is not a solution.
Wei An was silent for a while, and asked Nanny Wang to take Wenxiu and Suping downstairs to familiarize themselves with the environment first, and then asked Lan He to invite Nanny Li.
Nanny Li was a little worried. Even if she got Princess Changning's assurance, she knew that what she was doing was too much. How could her master tolerate her asking for leave all day long
But when she entered the house, Wei An did not get angry, and did not even put on a cold face. He asked her calmly: "Mammy, I was worried about you before, so I specially asked Wenxiu's mother to go to your daughter's home and send some things. I wonder if you have seen it?"
Nanny Li was surprised. Before she could react, she nodded and agreed: "I saw it, I saw it. Miss Seven is really kind and generous... Why did you send someone to send me something... As soon as I came back, I wanted to kowtow to you and thank you..." She paused for a moment before saying: "There is no better master than you. I feel really bad for taking days off. I know I am sorry for you..."
Wei An didn't say anything. He stared at Madam Li with his dark eyes. After a long while, he smiled and said, "It's not a valuable thing. As long as Madam likes it, it's fine."
It seems that he didn't go back.
She has been running around outside for so many days, what happened? Madam Ge has not shown her face in front of the old princess and the old lady yet...
Li Ma was horrified by Wei An's gaze. When she looked away, she couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief: "The things you give are naturally good..."
She changed the subject and lowered her voice unconsciously: "Miss Qi, there is something... I don't know whether I should tell you..."
So you were waiting here
Wei An remained calm, not even raising his eyebrows: "What's the matter? Madam is my housekeeper. If there is anything you can't tell me, just tell me."
Nanny Li coughed a few times before looking up at her: "When I was at home, I heard a mother next door who had also asked for leave to go home say that the old princess... the old princess doesn't seem to be well..."
Wei An didn't expect her to suddenly talk about this. His heart skipped a beat. Before he could say anything, Lan He said through the curtain outside that someone from the old lady's office had come.
Nanny Li stepped aside with her hands hanging down.
The person who came in was Qingyu, who was beside the old lady. She had become quite familiar with Wei An recently, so she didn't have to be too reserved at the moment. She stepped forward and said to her, "Seventh Miss, there's news from the palace that the old princess has fallen ill."
Wei An was a little restless. She didn't know why she felt uneasy. Thinking about what Nanny Chen had said a few days ago when she came to Tongzhou and asked her to go to the palace, she asked Qingyu, "Who brought the news to the palace?"
In all her past and present lives, if I had to say who is the only person in the world who is always sincere and honest to her no matter what she looks like, it would be the old princess.
Even until the moment of her death, her grandmother was still worried about her.
Wei An pursed his lips anxiously, not caring about Li Ma Ma at all: "Has the messenger left?"
Seeing how anxious she was, Qingyu quickly shook her head and said, "Someone came to the mansion to report the news before we came back, but they forgot about it because they were so busy when we got back. It was only when Nanny Chen came over in person that the Third Lady remembered..."
The old princess has always been in good health and has always taken good care of herself. How could she suddenly become ill? Wei An suppressed his anxiety and sent Qingyu away. He pursed his lips and looked at Madam Li: "Madam, do you know why grandma suddenly became ill?"
Nanny Li took a step back, lowered her head and said hesitantly, "I don't know much either. I just heard that the old princess chased away several useful maids. Even she was to blame and took leave to hide away... ... And those who were chased away were all the princess's capable people..."
Was there a conflict between the grandmother and the princess
Wei An felt somewhat suspicious. The Princess of Zhennan was a very good person. She knew how to behave herself and was humble and never made trouble. She could endure anything in front of the old princess. Even though she hated him so much, she had never disobeyed the old princess and showed that she didn't like him being her daughter-in-law.
Is there anything else that is worth her offending the old princess
Wei An looked meaningfully at Nanny Li, who lowered her head and whose expression could not be seen clearly. After a while, he nodded and said, "I understand. Nanny, please go down and tell her. I will go to my grandmother first. You pack your things and we will go to take care of my grandmother."
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