It turned out that the reckless maid was Bai Juan, Luo Miaoyun's personal maid. She had followed the lady to Luo's Mansion and this time she returned to the Marquis' Mansion with her.

She turned over and kowtowed: "Madam, I dare not speak nonsense."

Luo Miaoyun had come back to the mansion to find her wet nurse. When she heard this, she immediately stopped caring about other things and asked hurriedly, "What's going on? Where is Mama Liu? Tell me in detail!"

Bai Juan looked flustered, no longer as calm and composed as before. She calmed herself down and replied, "Guiyi Hall has been empty for a few days, so I thought of taking people back to clean it up. I didn't expect that I would be so busy that it took until the lights came on. I was worried that there was no one to serve the lady, so I wanted to take a shortcut back. Who knew that not far from the waterside pavilion, I heard a maid talking to someone behind the elm tree..."

At this point, Bai Juan paused to take a breath, and Luo Miaoyun was so anxious that she asked, "What did you say?"

At this time, not to mention the Luo family, even Old Madam Zhu, who was angry, couldn't help but cast her eyes on Bai Juan.

Bai Juan said quickly, "I relied on my familiarity with the road and was in a hurry, so I didn't bring a lantern. It was dark, and the two didn't notice me for a while, and they talked without restraint. The girl complained that she was sent to serve an injured wet nurse, which was tiring and thankless, and she couldn't sleep well all night, so she refused to go again. The other one said that since the master named Liu valued her, she had to go. When I heard this, I knew the seriousness of the matter, and I didn't dare to say a word, for fear of disturbing the two people, and hurried back with my head down."

Luo Miaoyun stood up suddenly: "That's Madam Liu, right?" She was anxious and annoyed, and shouted to the old lady: "Mother! Didn't you keep promising that Madam Liu wasn't at home? Could it be that you were just lying to your daughter-in-law?"

"Miaoyun!" "Miaoyun!"

Two voices stopped her at the same time. Old Madam Luo and Luo Jurui both looked gloomy. Luo's mother suppressed her anger and said, "Sit down quickly, or you won't make a fool of yourself in front of the elders." This happened in front of the whole family. How could her daughter be so ignorant of the seriousness of the matter?

Madam Zhu was still furious, and she glared at Shen Chongyao before impatiently saying, "What a joke! They said Liu Kui wasn't in the mansion, and they really weren't. She's just an old maid. To be frank, I'm really angry. It's nothing to beat such a person to death. Is it worth it for me to lose face and lie to my daughter-in-law?"

In Zhu's eyes, Liu Kui was just a retired wet nurse. From beginning to end, she never took the old woman seriously.

A fire broke out for no apparent reason, and a healthy person disappeared. Where could she go to look for him? But Luo Miaoyun was so stubborn that she kept asking her for him.

Luo Jurui stood up and apologized on behalf of her sister: "Old Madam, please calm down. Considering Yun'er's loyalty and her close relationship with Liu since childhood, please forgive her for her rudeness."

Madam Zhu glanced at her coldly and said, "I don't think I'm that kind of wicked mother-in-law. I treat Miaoyun no worse than my own daughter. Lord Luo, go around the capital and ask around. Which daughter-in-law can live more comfortably than ours?"

"Even if you are the lady of your house, you would never want to go back to your parents' home. Not to mention you dare to yell at your mother-in-law like a shrew in the folks!"

Her words were very impolite, but Luo Jurui couldn't say "no". He thought his sister was stupid. Now he could only humble himself and said respectfully: "The old lady's teaching is very right. You love me too much, and you let my sister be ignorant of the world."

He looked at Luo Miaoyun sternly, his eyes full of warning: "Hurry up and apologize to the old lady!"

Luo Miaoyun looked at her brother with great grievance and whispered, "Mother, this is all my fault. I drank two extra glasses of wine and lost my mind. I hope you can forgive me."

Luo Ju Rui has always loved his sister. Seeing her like this, he knew that she was not convinced. But now that the Shen family is in power, even if she doesn't care about her mother-in-law, who is an old noble lady, she has to care about her husband, who is a first-class marquis, and her brother-in-law who is favored by His Majesty.

First it was Ruyao, then Miaoyun. Old Madam Zhu snorted coldly. In her private mind, if Luo Miaoyun and Chongyan were not unlovable, how could he not get close to the children, and even think of giving the jade token to his brother?

At this moment, everyone's attention was on Mrs. Luo, only Ning'er was staring at Bai Juan and Xiang Ming who were still kneeling on the ground.

This argument made everyone ignore the two maids who were secretly complaining about their jobs as mentioned by Bai Juan. Ning'er thought, if this was true, one of them should be Qiu Jun.

But she had seen Qiu Jun with her own eyes, and from her words and actions, it seemed that she was not being coerced, but rather, was working wholeheartedly for Ye Zhen.

Would she really complain about her master so carelessly behind his back, and have Mrs. Luo's maid hear it?

She coughed twice gently and winked at Shen Chongyao, hoping that he could understand her signal.

Shen Chongyao nodded in understanding. He ordered the maid to help Xiangming up and seal the tray and other things. He said softly, "Miss Xiangming, don't keep the Marquis waiting for too long. Go back quickly."

He looked at Old Madam Zhu and said, "Mother, if what Bai Juan said is true, we should send someone to find those two girls to verify it. I think we will know the truth after asking them."

Then he asked Bai Juan: "You have been in the mansion for a long time and are familiar with the people. Who are those two girls? Can you tell them apart?"

Bai Juan lowered her head and thought for a moment before she said carefully, "I only listened briefly at the time, and it was dark at night, so I didn't recognize who it was. But the voice of the complaining girl was very familiar, so I think it must be a sister I often see in the inner courtyard."

Luo Miaoyun had given up hope, but unexpectedly, Shen Chongyao took the initiative to bring up the matter again. She couldn't help but look forward to it secretly.

He smiled and advised the old lady: "Since this matter has come to our attention, there is no reason to ignore it. What do you think, mother?"

Madam Zhu reluctantly nodded and said, "We'll do as you say. But Bai Juan rushed here and waited for you to find someone to return. It took so long. I think the two girls have already disappeared. Where can we get them?"

Shen Chongyao smiled and said, "That's not difficult. The keys to the left and right gates are left behind. Just look for the names on duty at the courtyards and ask Bai Juan to point them out."

Like Ning'er, he already had some vague guesses in his mind, so he didn't take the matter of finding someone seriously, but instead became secretly alert.

At this time, in addition to the Marquis, the entire Shen family was here, and there were also relatives from the Luo and Xiang families. The number of people was so complete that it was more rare than during ordinary festivals. If someone had any bad intentions and wanted to take action, it would be very convenient.

When he thought of this, he couldn't help but say, "Mother, in my humble opinion, it would be better to end today's banquet and let the elders of both families rest. What do you think?"

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