Lu Qing and Chen Qingzi discussed and prepared for this year's New Year's Eve family banquet. Yihongyuan sent Grandma Wang to inquire about the progress from time to time.
"Is the princess feeling better?"
Grandma Wang didn't know what Chen Qingzi meant by asking. She considered it and said, "Master is feeling better, but the doctor said he still needs to stay in bed for a while."
"Oh, I thought that because the Crown Princess was so worried, she would be in good health, but it turned out she wasn't."
Chen Qingzi was quite unhappy. Since she had left the matter to them, she shouldn't watch their every move like this. Before Ning Huayue entered the house, she was responsible for most of the family banquets in the house, which was not a difficult task. She didn't like Ning Huayue's talk of letting go, but in reality he frequently interfered.
Either don't give her this task at all, or don't point out every trivial detail.
"It's just a family dinner, let the princess take a good rest."
Grandma Wang looked unhappy: "The Crown Princess is also concerned." She believed that Ning Huayue was right. If she often needs to stay in bed to recuperate like she does now, then sooner or later the housekeeping rights in her hands will be taken away. .
As a princess with no status and no favors, Ning Huayue looks glamorous on the surface, but in reality her life is not easy. If she could no longer hold on to this right, how could Ning Huayue gain a foothold in the house?
"Master must know that you and Concubine Wei are capable, but I also want to be more careful. After all, New Year's Eve only happens once a year, so it is best to make it as thorough as possible."
She felt sorry for her master, but Chen Qingzi still said, "Who doesn't want to do something better? If the Crown Princess is really worried, why not leave it to Grandma Wang?"
"Old slave...Old slave dare not..."
Ning Huayue thought about it, but she passed the two concubines and handed over the family banquet to a servant. She was afraid that she would be said to be stingy if she told the story.
Chen Qingzi looked at her again: "Go back and tell the princess what I said."
Grandma Wang responded with aggrieved tone: "Yes."
After Chen Qingzi finished speaking, Lu Qing looked at Nanny Wang with a chuckle: "I know that the Crown Princess is sick, and Nanny Wang is also worried, but what Chen Qingzi said is right. People who are sick should have a good rest. Worrying too much It’s not conducive to recovery.”
This was a relatively pleasant statement, so Grandma Wang explained: "Master is used to worrying, and it is not that he doubts the abilities of the two concubines."
"We know, but the Crown Princess really doesn't need to worry, and so does Grandma Wang." Lu Qing paused deliberately, "Grandma Wang should be tired too, she's all dark now."
Danhong found Ji Qin and said that Grandma Wang had a nightmare and talked in her sleep while keeping watch over Ning Huayue.
The connection between those intermittent words is worthy of scrutiny.
People who have done wrong will be tortured even in their sleep.
Lu Qing lamented that Qiao Siyu couldn't understand clearly when she was alive, but she was quite sober after she died and knew who was the most hypocritical person.
"Looking at Grandma Wang like this, she must not have slept well at night, right?"
There was a smile on Lu Qing's lips, but her eyes had no warmth.
Grandma Wang said calmly: "I am worried about my master. If my master does not get well, I will not be able to feel at ease."
Lu Qing nodded: "Mama Wang is a rare and loyal servant. She does everything for the Crown Princess."
What grudge does she have with Grandma Wang? Simply talking about the two of them would not reach the level of needing to retaliate against her so viciously.
What Grandma Wang did may not have been ordered by Ning Huayue, but it was what she wanted to do for Ning Huayue.
She wanted to help Ning Huayue eliminate Lu Qing's worries. From her perspective, she didn't think she had done anything wrong.
But from Lu Qing's perspective, Lu Qing will not let anyone hurt her child.
After sending Grandma Wang away, Chen Qingzi also returned to her yard.
Mandong ran in with a face full of joy. She leaned over and said in Lu Qing's ear: "I have been quietly asking around these days, and today I finally found a clue!"
"There is one less maid in charge of sweeping the garden! I asked the steward and he said that the maid was transferred to Yihongyuan as an errand, but there is no such person in Yihongyuan!"
This maid must be the key.
But no one was in Yihongyuan, so Ji Qin was worried: "Has he been dealt with already?"
Mandong thought that this maid should still be alive: "Didn't Dan Hong keep an eye on her? After the murder, the body must be disposed of. Judging from her recent course of action, there is nothing unusual about it."
Lu Qing is not so optimistic, because killing does not necessarily have to be done in the house.
"What if she takes someone out? Go to the concierge and ask. Grandma Wang has taken several maids out of the house recently."
Man Dong quickly ran over and asked carefully. The concierge remembered clearly that Grandma Wang went out early one morning with a maid and came back alone about an hour later.
"Call the steward to come over."
From the steward, Lu Qing learned that the maid's name was Xiaowei, and she was a maid in charge of sweeping the garden. Not long ago, Grandma Wang found him and told Xiaowei to go help Yihongyuan and she would be sent back later.
But then Xiaowei didn't come back to the garden at all. Grandma Wang said that she valued her quick hands and feet and wanted to keep her in Yihongyuan as an errand. The steward didn't dare to offend her, so he had no choice but to agree. After all, she was just an inconspicuous maid, and it was not worth offending Grandma Wang.
Man Dong was annoyed: "Xiaowei disappeared just a few days after we started investigating. We saw Grandma Wang going to find the maids who were working in Qinfang Courtyard, and thought the focus was on those maids, but we didn't expect it to be the case! "
Lu Qing thought deeply, and she had the intuition that Xiaowei might not be dead, but was temporarily hidden by Grandma Wang.
Because there is currently no direct accusation that Grandma Wang is the person who indirectly harmed Lu Qing and Jiu Geer. After being exposed, she has a lot of room to quibble. But if she killed someone, the nature would be completely different.
"She was out for an hour. If you include killing someone and hiding a body, she couldn't have gone very far. And the area was very lively. It's basically impossible to kill someone and dispose of the body properly, but no one notices it for several days."
If the person is not dead, Xiaowei's slave status will still be in the house, and she will not be able to leave the capital.
"Xiaowei may be hidden somewhere by her."
Ji Qinwei said: "Then how do we check?"
Luqing only has a few maids and no one available. It is very difficult for them to go out of the house to find out where this maid is hiding.
Fortunately, Lu Qing never made things difficult for herself because of her limited ability: "We won't investigate. After she is deceived, let your Highness go and investigate."
"Let's do it as soon as possible."
That night, Danhong happened to notice Grandma Wang's unusual movements.
