jdhmnovel Chapter 538: Encounter? Something familiar
Chapter 538: Encounter? Something familiar
Nan Qing'er trembled all over and said in disbelief: "It's her, could it be her..."
"Who are you talking about, Princess?" Lord Lu looked at her seriously.
"Lord Lu, the princess and the nanny have a deep relationship. She was shocked to hear that something happened to the nanny. She was a little sad for a moment, so she talked nonsense. Please forgive her." Prince Rui suddenly appeared behind Nan Qing'er and put his arms around her.
"I am not talking nonsense..." Nan Qing'er's eyes suddenly turned black and she fainted.
"Qing'er, Qing'er, what's wrong with you?" Prince Rui picked her up nervously, then said something to Lord Lu and took his people back to the palace.
Lord Lu watched them leave and continued to focus on investigating the case. In the past two days, he had also found some clues and knew that the deaths of these people were most likely related to evil magic. However, every time he found the key point, the clues were always suddenly interrupted. Why was it the maid from the Rui Palace? Those people before him didn't seem to have anything to do with the Rui Palace...
In the Duke's Mansion, since Shen Jinghong and Shen Nianran came back, the life of old Duke Chen has become more fulfilling. In addition to being busy with his own affairs, he would bask in the sun in his free time. Shen Jinghong would come over to play chess with him and chat.
Yao Qingnian planned to go to Prince Rui's Mansion again tomorrow to tell Princess Rui about the situation.
Today, Chen Shuhua said she would take her to visit the Princess's Mansion. She heard that the Princess's face had healed. It seemed that Doctor Hu's medical skills were not that good, but he was pretty good at removing scars. It was a pity that he had the wrong intentions, otherwise, he would definitely be a good doctor. Han Junze also said that he hired her as a doctor at Tiancheng Medical Clinic because he was impressed by her scar removal skills. He didn't expect that she had evil intentions.
The Duke's Mansion was not too far from the Princess's Mansion, so the two decided to walk there and buy some things for the eldest princess.
They passed by a grocery store and happened to run into Aunt Zhong coming out of the store. Aunt Zhong also saw them, paused for a long while, and then a faint smile appeared in her eyes: "Miss Chen, you are here to buy things too!"
"Aunt Zhong, my mother and I are just passing by." Yao Qingnian said lightly.
"Then I won't bother you anymore. I'll go back first. The old lady is still waiting for me! She has been feeling much better recently, but she still has to take medicine, like a child, saying that the medicine tastes bitter. That's why I came out in person to buy her some candied fruit." Aunt Zhong raised the candied fruit in her hand, glanced at Chen Shuhua next to her, then retracted her gaze and said goodbye. Her leg seemed to be injured and she walked with a limp.
After everyone left, Yao Qingnian and Chen Shuhua said, "Mother, this is Shen Wenting's new concubine, Zhong Xi. She looks honest and decent. Although she is not good-looking, she is deeply trusted by Shen Wenting and favored by the old lady."
"So what if I can please them?"
"Well, I don't know why, but I feel like she looks familiar to me, but I've never seen her face before."
"Really? Maybe you're overthinking it. I'm often like this too. When I see certain people, I always feel like I've seen them before, but I don't know them. Hehe, however, Shen Wenting is a little confusing this time. He married a woman of the same age as him, and she's plain looking. I guess she has some outstanding qualities that attracted him. And look at her legs. Although she's well concealed, it's not hard to tell that she seems to have been injured, and she walks a little bumpy."
"Your leg was injured, and you're a little lame? Qingnian, are you seeing things?"
"Mom, have you forgotten what I do? How could I be wrong?"
"You're not mistaken..." Yao Qingnian's words kept echoing in her mind. Familiar, lame...female doctor! Yes, that familiar feeling was that female doctor, and her legs were like that at the beginning. She didn't look carefully just now, but the way Aunt Zhong looked at her was also familiar. Except for the appearance, it seemed that everything else had not changed.
"What's wrong?" Yao Qingnian waved his hand in front of her eyes.
"It's okay, I just remembered some past events when I saw her." She thought, maybe she was overthinking it. Aunt Zhong's demeanor and appearance were similar to the female doctor, but they were not the same person.
"Mom, you're not still thinking about Shen Wenting, are you? I tell you, he is a complete scumbag, weak and irresponsible..."
"You're making fun of me again. Why would I care about him? This matter has long passed. I don't even know why I fell in love with him in the first place!"
"Hehe, your eyesight was not good at first, but you cut your losses in time. Now you have us by your side, how great! And Uncle Zheng Cheng is not a bad guy, why don't you take the time to think about it? Recently, I heard that there is a girl chasing after Uncle Zheng Cheng all day long. Oh, it's really so, he is so old, how can there still be little girls chasing after him! Tsk tsk!"
"He has a little girl chasing him?" Chen Shuhua was a little unconvinced.
"Why would I lie to you? I've seen that girl. I heard she's General Cao's daughter, Cao Fangyi. She's pretty and straightforward, but she loves to wield swords and guns. She often scares the young masters to death. She doesn't like ordinary young masters. General Cao is troubled by her marriage. He has tried to matchmake her several times, but she rejected them all, saying that those men look weak and delicate, and she's worried that after the marriage, she might accidentally ruin them.
Last time she went into the mountains and encountered danger, it was Uncle Zheng Cheng who brought people to rescue her. Now, she was immediately fascinated by Uncle Zheng Cheng. After returning, she stayed around him every day. General Cao was helpless with this daughter. He thought that it was rare for her to have someone she liked. It didn’t matter if she was old. It would be good enough if she could get married. "
"Who told you that?" Chen Shuhua's smile froze on her face, and she felt mixed emotions.
"Lu Huaijin, don't be fooled by Uncle Zheng Cheng's simple and honest appearance. If he weren't a little older, many girls in the capital would probably be attracted to him!"
"He's so old, it's time for him to get married. It's rare that someone doesn't despise him." When she heard that there was a little girl chasing after Zheng Cheng, she felt a little emotional.
"Mom, you really don't care?" Yao Qingnian looked at her seriously.
"It doesn't matter whether I care or not. I'm a divorced woman, and people will gossip about me wherever I go. I'd better not delay him. If he can get married, it will be considered as fulfilling his father's last wish."
"You are divorcing your husband, not getting a divorce. There are few women in the capital who can be as free and easy as you. When you are alive, don't care too much about the world's eyes. Just be happy."
"There's no possibility between him and me. Mother has always treated him as a brother."
"Okay! Let's not talk about him anymore. Let's go quickly. It will be late if we go to the Princess's Mansion later." Chen Shuhua said absentmindedly.
Zheng Cheng, who was behind them, saw them and was about to come over to greet her happily. However, after hearing what Chen Shuhua said, his outstretched hand stopped in mid-air, and then he turned away disappointedly.