Chuncao and Lingzhi were playing with the plums when they suddenly heard someone knocking on the door. They opened the door and saw that it was their own young lady.

She was startled: "Girl, how did it become like this?"

It's no wonder Chuncao was surprised. Ning'er's clothes were covered in dust, her hairpins and rings were in disarray, and there were still traces of tears on her face. She looked in a completely miserable state.

Ning'er didn't care about anything else and hurried into the house, whispering, "There is water in the room. Clean it up quietly and don't disturb anyone." After that, she started to take out the hair herself.

Lingzhi hurriedly washed her hands and stepped forward, taking out a copper kettle filled with water: "I've prepared the water in case the girl needs to wash up soon." Chuncao held the wash basin, Zishan brought scented bath beans, a towel and other things, and the few of them helped Ning'er to wash.

Chuncao had already prepared clean clothes and helped the girl change inside and out. Only then did she breathe a sigh of relief and asked carefully, "Wasn't the girl at the old lady's banquet in front? How did you get into such an embarrassing state?"

Ning'er looked around the room and said, "Let's not talk about this for now. Has anyone left the room since just now?"

Lingzhi said hurriedly: "Reply to the young lady, I have never left you."

Ning Er was relieved and asked, "Has anyone come to the table since the banquet started, or brought in any food or water?"

Lingzhi and the others found her question strange, and after a moment of contemplation, they all said, "No, the tea in the room was prepared before dinner, and no one touched it except the three of us."

Ning Er immediately relaxed her waist and leaned back on the chair: "In that case, pour me a cup of tea."

She took the cup Chuncao handed over, drank two cups in a row, and said solemnly: "Remember, from now on, everything you drink cannot be taken from outside. If the drinking water in the house is out of people's eyes, it will be thrown away. Please be careful."

Seeing her speak so seriously, Chuncao couldn't help but feel a little scared. Her thoughts were all over the place, and she couldn't help but ask, "Miss, what happened? Could it be... someone poisoned you?"

Ning Er didn't want to cause panic for no reason, so she just comforted him, "It hasn't come to that point yet. I'm asking you to be careful, just in case."

After a short rest, Ning'er asked Zishan to put on makeup for her. Chuncao asked, "Why do you want to go out again, young lady?"

Ning Er nodded: "I'll be back soon. You guys guard the door tonight. Don't answer anyone who knocks on the door except me."

Chuncao looked at her worriedly: "The girl is still weak, why don't you tell the old lady and come back early to rest."

Ning Er quickly walked out of the door, stopped and waved to her: "Come here, Chuncao." She took out the exquisite copper whistle from her bosom, put it in Chuncao's hand, and whispered: "If I still don't come back in an hour, you will blow this whistle in a deserted place. Remember?"

Chuncao held her hand tightly, and was too worried to let go. She begged, "Miss, let me go with you."

Ning'er whispered in her ear: "Except for you, I can't trust anyone else. You guard the door for me, and I will be careful about everything." Then she squeezed her hand firmly, turned around and walked into the dark night.

After walking about ten steps away, Ning'er heard Hanguang's dissatisfied protest: "Miss, how could you leave the copper whistle to that maid?"

Ning Er comforted him, "Don't worry, you're always by my side, so why do you need that?"

Han Guang disagreed: "Who knows what might happen? Or, you can leave the mansion with me tonight, and we will find a way to take the 'Thinking Beauty' away, and then send you back?"

She held onto the eaves pillar, turned around and said with a smile: "Don't talk nonsense. It's late at night and it's serious. Where can I go? Besides, my uncle has gone to look for Lord Lu. There will be news soon."

Because she left in a hurry, she only tied her hair into a loose bun, casually decorated with a few jade beads, and the tassels hung down, lightly sweeping across her tea-white double-breasted long gown.

Han Guang was startled for a moment, then he saw her disappearing into the banquet hall.

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The hall was bustling with people coming and going, so noisy and chaotic that few people noticed Ning'er coming in quietly.

She raised her eyes and looked for Luo Miaoyun first, and saw that she was still sitting in the same place, but the smile on her face was a little stiff, and it was obvious that something was on her mind.

Ning'er felt relieved a little, thinking that she had not acted rashly. She turned her head and found that two or three seats above the Luo family were suddenly empty - these were the seats previously occupied by Old Madam Luo and Luo Miaoyun's brother.

She thought to herself that it seemed that the Luo brothers and sisters had reached a tacit understanding in private, that Luo Jurui would take Old Madam Luo away, but would leave Luo Miaoyun and her children in the Marquis' Mansion.

I wonder if Luo Jurui will notice that Luo Peng has suddenly disappeared after he left? What will happen to my uncle now that he is with Lu Kui?

Ning'er couldn't help but let her thoughts run wild in her mind, but suddenly she saw Old Madam Zhu stand up and say to the outside, "Is someone here?"

Shen Chongyao bowed his head and reported to the old lady: "Mother, the two girls have been found. Bai Juan pointed them out and they are definitely the ones."

"Bring it in now!"

Ning'er was shocked and looked up quickly. What she saw shocked her!

The girl following behind Shen Chongyao, with willow-shaped eyebrows and cherry lips, although dressed roughly, her graceful figure could not be concealed. Who else could it be but Qiu Yun?

Ning'er never expected that Qiu Jun would appear here at this moment.

She originally thought that even if the two gossiping maids were arranged by Madam Ye, they would most likely escape and be replaced by an inconspicuous person. However, she didn't expect that the person who was found out was Qiu Jun!

"Qiu Yun?" Ning'er was not the only one who recognized Qiu Yun. Shen Chengying was ten times more surprised than she was: "Why is it you?"

Qiu Jun looked up at Shen Chengying, and in the blink of an eye, two lines of tears flowed down. She sobbed and said, "I thought I would never see Master again in this life! If you still remember Qiu Jun, I would be willing to die."

The sadness and resentment in this scene were so subtle that people who did not know the situation might think it was a play about a playboy and a fickle lover.

Shen Chengying's face suddenly turned ugly. For some reason, he felt guilty and couldn't help but look at Ning'er's face.

Old Madam Zhu had no idea that someone would make such a scene in public when he was right in front of her. She glared at Xiuyu, who quickly stood up and shouted, "How can you cry and howl in front of the old madam? Hurry up and answer honestly!"

When Luo Miaoyun saw Qiu Yun's charming appearance, she immediately remembered that this was the rebellious girl who climbed into bed. She was so angry that her face turned blue, and she hated that she had spared her life. However, because her mother-in-law was there, she couldn't get angry right away.

Seeing that this girl had teased everyone with just a few words, Shen Chongyao hurriedly said, "Old Madam, why don't you two tell us everything you know!"

Qiu Jun was still kneeling down, covering her face and crying. However, the maidservant on her left kowtowed and said in panic, "Please, old lady, I know nothing! I just did whatever the master told me to do. Please spare my life, master and lady!"

Shen Chongyao's eyes narrowed when he heard this. He said in a deep voice, "Master? What master? Which master gave you the order?"

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