Marrying into a poor family

Chapter 440

The people who went to the wet nurse's house came back and said that they didn't see anyone return home at all, and that the people at home were working normally, without any sign of abnormality.

In fact, it is not certain whether it was really done by the Du family, but the Du family is more likely to be suspected.

Qin Sui thought for a moment and said, "I'll go back and arrange for someone to look for him. He hasn't been gone for long, so I think he hasn't left the city yet."

Later he asked again, "Where is my father? I haven't seen him for a long time. Is he not in the capital?"

The Ninth Prince nodded: "If he were here, there would be no need to bother you."

He actually said it so confidently. Alas, Qin Sui was helpless. Uncle Qi volunteered to work for the Ninth Prince. What could she say?
Qin Cui comforted Yao Xiang and told her not to worry, and that she would find a way to rescue the child.

Lu Jiu also said goodbye and went back with Qin Cui to find a way to find the child, while the Ninth Prince's Mansion remained silent and closed its doors as usual. It was only on the surface that it looked like this, but inside they began to track down everyone in the family and would not let go of any clues.

In the carriage, Qin Sui saw that Lu Jiu had a solemn expression and was depressed. She knew that he was worried about the child, so she said, "I think the child must have been taken away by the Du family, probably to prevent Yaoxiang from marrying. Or, the Du family still believes that the child belongs to the Du family, so they will not let Yaoxiang marry you with the Du family's child, so they resorted to this desperate measure."

Lu Jiu said: "We thought so just now, so the Ninth Prince's Mansion decided to keep quiet and let you and I search for people quietly, just to avoid alerting more people."

Everyone has been very busy recently. Uncle Qi hasn't been back for a long time. Xiao Chenyu was kept in the palace and only came back on his day off.

Qin Sui thought that perhaps, somewhere she didn't know, the struggle for power had already reached a full-scale stage, but her status was too low to understand it.

Even Xiao Chenyu would not tell Qin Cui in detail about the affairs in the palace and the power struggles. It might be that he had not been back for a long time and he wanted to keep it secret.

Qin Sui is not the type to cry or make a fuss. Instead, she will be more vigilant.

After entering the gate of her own house, Qin Sui immediately arranged for someone to call Sun Jifei to come and see her. As soon as she turned around the hanging flower gate, she saw several men and women carrying boxes and following Li Siniang towards her.

Seeing Qin Cui coming back, Li Siniang walked quickly over to greet her. However, because there were outsiders present, Li Siniang did not ask many questions. Instead, she pointed at the two leaders of the group who followed and introduced them.

"This is Manager Qi from Jixiangzhai, who is here today to deliver summer fabrics. This is Manager Lin from Rongji Gold Shop, who is also here to deliver the latest jewelry, hairpins and flowers. It just so happens that we have met together today."

Qin Sui nodded, and seeing the two stewards smiling at her in a flattering way, she returned the greeting, and then looked at Li Siniang: "I'll trouble you to take care of these matters. The children's clothes should be simple and plain. The children should not wear too luxurious clothes, so as not to reduce their blessings."

Li Siniang agreed with a smile: "The children's clothes are all made by the embroiderers and maids at home using cotton cloth and gauze from our cotton shop. They are guaranteed to be comfortable, cool and simple."

"Okay, I'll go first!" After saying that, he walked past the crowd and headed towards the backyard.

This Chao Shou corridor was not particularly wide, and the two waiters from Jixiangzhai behind him were carrying a large wooden box filled with the latest fabrics, blocking most of the road.

As a result, when Qin Su passed by, the intricate embroidery on her skirt got caught on the lock of the wooden box. Fortunately, Qing Gu was careful and hurried forward to pull the hem of her skirt with his hands. Qin Su had something on her mind and didn't care about it. She strode forward.

The manager of Jixiangzhai turned around and whispered a few words to the two guys who were carrying the boxes, but was stopped by Li Siniang, who said that the madam would not care about such things.

The two managers praised Qin Cui with smiles, and also praised Li Siniang for her kindness and ability. Li Siniang did not say much, but just listened with a smile. She understood that the managers' words sounded nice, but in fact they were controlled by others. They were so servile and flattering just to do more business. They were all people with difficult lives, so there was no need to make things difficult for others.

To be honest, all the merchants outside know that the master and servants of the Xiao family are easy to talk to. If you come to the Xiao family to pay a visit to the master or to sell goods, the gatekeeper will never give you a cold look, but will speak to you politely and in a pleasant manner. Even if you are rejected, you will not feel dissatisfied.

On the other side, Sun Jifei came hurriedly. Qin Cui had just changed into home clothes and was fanning herself with a fan. This year's summer came a little too strongly, as if summer had arrived overnight.

Qin Cui told Sun Jifei the news that Yao Xiang's son was missing in the Ninth Prince's Mansion.

Sun Jifei was surprised and asked, "The Ninth Prince's Mansion is heavily guarded, how could the child be lost?"

"I can't figure it out either. Even in our family, it's not easy to get the child out." Qin Cui also sighed.

Afterwards, Qin Sui instructed Sun Jifei to check the Du family first to see if the child’s disappearance was related to the Du family.

Sun Jifei nodded. Because of some conflicts between the Du family and the Xiao family before, Sun Jifei had sent people to secretly search the Du family's property and the villas outside the city. Now, he had a plan in his mind. So, Sun Jifei said that he planned to divide his people into two groups, the light group and the dark group. It didn't matter if the light group was a little more conspicuous, because it actually served as a cover for the secret guards' search.

The place where the secret guard went was the private property of the Du family, which was not known to outsiders. If Sun Jifei had not made preparations early in case of emergency, it would be useless to investigate now.

Lu Jiu suddenly said, "I have some servants at home, and I will go with you, but in order not to disturb Uncle Sun's plan, please let Uncle Sun know where I am going."

As a master, Lu Jiu can still take the initiative to obey the orders of a guard, which shows his calmness and broad-mindedness.

After everyone finished making arrangements, they went their separate ways. Qin Cui went to Su's room and quietly told her that Yao Xiang's child was lost. Su was terrified and worried about Yao Xiang's child. She also thought of her own children, so she quickly ordered people to keep an eye on the child and not let him leave her yard.

This was Qin Sui's purpose. Looking at her mother's busy figure, she sighed in her heart: She didn't need to remind her mother repeatedly. She only needed to say that Yao Xiang had lost her child, and her mother would keep a close eye on her child.

The sun was setting in the west, and the moon was rising above the willows. There was no good news from outside, and Qin Sui became more and more uneasy.

She didn't dare to think of the worst outcome. She lit calming incense and lit a lamp to write the incense book. This incense book has been written on and off for several years. Qin Sui was not in a hurry and wrote slowly, but it became more and more detailed.

There were hurried footsteps outside the courtyard gate. Qinggu was sleeping on the couch beside him. Qin Su immediately put down her pen, got up and went out. The gatekeeper had already opened the door. Sun Jifei walked in quickly holding a child. Qin Su hurriedly stepped forward to greet him.

"Rescued?" Qin Sui's voice was trembling, but she didn't even notice it.