Chapter 508: Searching for Him in the Crowd (
The Ningguo Mansion, now run by the royal family, is completely different from what it used to be.

Except for Lu Ji and Qin Xiaoning, everyone else still lived in the mansion. After all, they were members of the royal family. This century-old mansion had been rebuilt and expanded a lot, becoming even more spacious and luxurious.

“Oh my, my dear sister-in-law, we have been walking for half an hour and we haven’t even left the garden yet.” The official matchmaker with a flower in her hair looked around curiously along the way, and couldn’t help but sighed: “This mansion is really huge.”

The housekeeper’s face showed a hint of pride when she heard this: “I took you a shortcut.”

The official media sighed for a while, then asked about the real matter: “How many powerful families outside are eyeing the marriage of the fifth lady? I have introduced so many families, why is it that it doesn’t work out? Excuse me for being frank, but this second lady is too picky.”

“It’s not because of the Second Madam.” The housekeeper lowered her voice and whispered in the official’s ear: “I heard that it was the Fifth Miss who didn’t want to do it.”

“Oh?” The official media was puzzled, looking at the housekeeper meaningfully, and tried to guess: “I heard that after the New Year, His Majesty will grant the title of Princess to several young ladies. Could it be that because of this, the fifth young lady is so arrogant that she looks down on the dignitaries in the capital.”

“That’s not the case. Miss Wu has always been gentle and virtuous. She’s not the kind of person who looks down on others. Even the Second Madam is puzzled by this. After seeing so many people, Miss Wu just doesn’t like anyone.” The manager also sighed heavily, “It may not be fate yet!”

In the East Garden of the mansion, the second wife was also worried about her daughter’s marriage.

“The fifth girl didn’t like the young master of the Xie family introduced by the official media. Sigh! I really don’t know what this kid is thinking.”

Xia Yun was holding her two-month-old son and guessed, “Could it be that Shu’er has some ideas of her own?”

After hearing what her daughter-in-law said, the second wife thought for a moment: “Are you saying that this girl already has a lover?”

“If she doesn’t have anyone in her heart, why would she not like any of the people introduced to her?” Xia Yun guessed.

The Second Madam thought for a while and said, “A few years ago, she mentioned to me the young marquis of the Yongyi Marquis’s mansion next door.”

Xia Yun was surprised when she heard this: “Shu’er is interested in Du Jingxuan?”

“When she brought it up, I rejected it outright. Didn’t the young marquis always have his heart set on the fifth girl? The fifth girl didn’t want it, but she tried to snatch it away. If it gets out, it will be a shame.” The second wife said, “I have to save face.”

How could Xia Yun not know her mother-in-law’s temper, so she couldn’t persuade her anymore after hearing what she said.

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were chatting here when a little maid ran in from outside in a hurry: “Second Madam, Third Madam, something terrible has happened. The fifth young lady suddenly fainted and had a high fever. She is unconscious now.”

When the second wife heard this, she was so frightened that she almost fainted.

Xia Yun hurriedly handed the child in her arms to the wet nurse and helped her mother-in-law. She was also very panicked: “I saw her fine this morning, how come she suddenly fell ill? Please call the imperial physician, hurry up, hurry up.”

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law came to the fifth girl’s room, only to see that her face was pale and she was indeed unconscious.

The second wife was so anxious that she cried.

After a while, the imperial physician came hurriedly. After examining the patient, he frowned and claimed that he could not find any problems.

Upon hearing this, the second wife became even more anxious.

How can a person who is in this state be free of illness?

In the afternoon, Qin Xiaoning rushed over from the palace upon hearing the news. When the Second Madam saw her, she couldn’t help crying: “A Ning, you have always been the most thoughtful. Please think of a way to save your fifth sister. I only have this one precious daughter. If I can’t save her, I won’t be able to live either.”

Qin Xiaoning frowned and said, “I heard that several doctors came this morning, but they were all helpless?”

“That’s right, they said they didn’t find anything wrong with her.” The second wife wiped her tears anxiously, “But the fifth girl has been unconscious and has a high fever. She is in such a state, but we can’t find out what’s wrong with her. How can we not be anxious?” “I’ll go see the fifth sister first.”

Having said that, Qin Xiaoning left everyone behind and went straight to the Fifth Girl’s room.

“It’s me, hey, stop pretending.”

The fifth girl opened her eyes a little and saw that it was indeed Qin Xiaoning. She was so happy that she almost cried out. Fortunately, Qin Xiaoning quickly covered her mouth and said, “There are people outside. Be careful not to be exposed.”

The fifth girl lowered her voice and said, “Second sister-in-law, you finally came. I saw that mother was so anxious and I was at a loss. If you didn’t come, I would have stopped pretending.”

“Look at what you have accomplished.” Qin Xiaoning glared at her, “Are you losing your temper now? Don’t you want to marry that young Marquis Du?”

The fifth girl had a bitter face and said, “I just feel sorry for my mother.”

“It’s okay. It will be resolved in just a day or two. It’s worth it for your lifelong happiness if your second aunt gets anxious and angry for a while.” Qin Xiaoning said.

The fifth girl couldn’t help but giggle: “Second sister-in-law, you are so cunning.”

Qin Xiaoning agreed and smiled secretly as well.

“My mother always praised you for being gentle, virtuous, and kind. Oh, I was really deceived by you and was kept in the dark.”

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Qin Xiaoning glared at the fifth girl: “This is what they call it’s hard to guard against a thief in your own home.”

Qin Xiaoning discussed the matter with the Fifth Miss and encouraged her, telling her to pretend to be well again. Then she left the Fifth Miss’s room and went straight to find the Second Lady.

The second wife was still crying anxiously, her eyes had turned as red as rotten peaches.

Seeing Qin Xiaoning, the second wife was like seeing the backbone: “A Ning, look at the situation of the fifth girl, what is going on?”

Qin Xiaoning sighed slightly: “It doesn’t look like a real illness to me. If it is, how could so many doctors not be able to diagnose it?”

When the second wife heard this, she became even more unsure: “What’s going on?”

Xia Yun guessed, “Did he bump into something?”

“Can it be possible?” The Second Madam was suspicious when she heard this: “She is a girl and rarely goes out. How could she cause trouble?”

Seeing someone bring this up, Qin Xiaoning was just hoping for it, so she echoed, “I think what Third Sister-in-law said makes sense. If she hadn’t bumped into something, how could she suddenly fall ill and the cause be unknown?”

Since both daughters-in-law said so, the second wife had no choice but to believe it.

“Then let’s call a witch doctor quickly.” The second wife said anxiously.

Qin Xiaoning said, “Don’t worry, Second Aunt. Madam Gu was offended a while ago, so she invited a witch doctor from her natal family in Hexi. The doctor is quite capable. I will ask Madam Gu to see if the doctor is still in the capital.”

Upon hearing this, the Second Madam took Qin Xiaoning in her arms and wiped away tears, “A Ning, this family really can’t live without you. With you around, I feel at ease when things go wrong.”

Qin Xiaoning felt guilty, but she still pretended to be gentle and virtuous.

“Second Aunt, I am the daughter-in-law of the Lu family. It is my responsibility to take care of the family.”