Farmer's wife: My husband came back and the house was in chaos

Chapter 537 Missing? The nanny beside Princess Rui was murdered

At night, Nan Qing'er waited for a long time but did not see Nanny come back, so she asked someone, "Dou'er, where is Nanny Fan? Why is she nowhere to be seen so late at night?"

"Princess, Nanny went to Concubine Shen's place this morning and it seems she hasn't come back yet." said the maid Dou'er.

"It's been a whole day and she hasn't come back yet? Go find her. I have something to tell her."

"Yes, Princess." The maid hurried to Shen Youran's yard, but the answer she got was that the nanny had left long ago.

After a while, Dou'er came back and said to Nan Qing'er, "Princess, the nanny is not in Concubine Shen's courtyard. The people in her courtyard said that the nanny left this morning."

"Not here? That's strange, the nanny never comes back so late." Nan Qing'er asked a few servants to look for her, but after searching for a long time, they couldn't find her.

Seeing that it was getting darker and darker, Nan Qing'er couldn't help but get worried. Could it be that she had gone out of the house? That shouldn't be the case. If she had gone out of the house, she would have definitely told her. She called the servant guarding the front yard, and the servant said that Nanny had not gone out of the house today.

Just when she was getting anxious, Dou'er came back and said that there was a little maid outside the courtyard who wanted to see the princess and looked very anxious, so Nan Qing'er asked her to bring the person in.

"Greetings, Princess." The little maid trembled.

"Well, get up, who are you?"

"This slave works in the laundry room in the backyard."

"Do you have something to talk to me about?" Nan Qing'er asked softly, and then asked everyone in the yard to leave.

"Yes... yes... Princess, I... I know where the nanny is." She spoke hesitantly, as if she was extremely frightened.

"Where? Don't be afraid, just tell me slowly."

"In Concubine Shen's courtyard, I went to deliver clothes to Concubine Shen today and saw with my own eyes that she...beat the nanny to death with an inkstone..."

"What? Are you serious?" Nan Qing'er's face was filled with disbelief and shock.

"I saw it with my own eyes, so I dare not speak nonsense. After I went back, I was afraid and did not dare to come out. I heard that you were looking for Nanny at night, so I came quietly and told you what happened."

"Dou'er, take a few people and follow me to Concubine Shen's courtyard." Nan Qing'er called the palace guards with a pale face and took people to Shen Youran's courtyard. The nanny was an old lady beside the empress dowager. She had been by her side and taken care of her for so many years, and she was very meticulous. I hope nothing happened to her.

When she arrived at Shen Youran's yard, she asked someone to knock on the door.

"Princess, why are you here so late?"

"Someone, come and search!" Nan Qing'er ordered.

"What are you doing? The prince and the concubine are resting." The maid Furong stopped the princess. Relying on Shen Youran's favor, she increasingly looked down on other people in the mansion.

"How can a lowly maid like you have the right to comment on what I want to do! Slap her in the face!" Nan Qing'er shouted angrily. Someone immediately stepped forward and slapped the maid several times. The noise in the yard alarmed the people in the house.

“Stop it! Nan Qing'er, why are you acting crazy so late at night?!” The door creaked open and Prince Rui came out wearing his clothes.

"Today, Nanny Fan came to Concubine Shen's courtyard and has not returned. A servant said that she was seen in Concubine Shen's courtyard, so I came to take a look."

"What nonsense are you talking about? If your nanny is missing, just go find her. Why are you coming to Youran's yard to make a scene?!"

"Why does Princess want to wrongly accuse Youran? Nanny came to my yard today, but left a long time ago. How could she be in my yard now?" Shen Youran walked out slowly from the inner room.

She looked so aggrieved that King Rui felt distressed. He held her in his arms and comforted her softly, "Why did you come out? It's cold outside. Go back quickly."

Looking at the loving appearance of the two, Nan Qing'er found it extremely ironic. She and Prince Rui grew up together. Although they were not childhood sweethearts, they had never had any quarrels. They had always gotten along like family members. Later, they were tied together by the orders of their parents. They had respected each other for many years. She did not fight or compete for anything, but in return she was treated so coldly.

"Someone, go! Search!" Nan Qing'er ignored the two of them and asked someone to search in the yard.

"Your Highness, you want to make the decision for me, but I won't! Although Nanny has come to teach me the rules every day these days, I can't thank her enough, so how could I harm her? I know that the princess doesn't like me and blames me for monopolizing your Highness all day long, so she found this excuse to come and slander me."

"Stop! Get out of here!" King Rui roared.

"Find her for me! Prince, have you forgotten that Nanny is someone close to the Queen Mother? She has watched us grow up and is like a family member to us. If something happens to her, won't your conscience hurt?" Nan Qing'er was not afraid at all and asked the servants to continue looking. These people were given to her by the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother said that they should put the princess first in everything, even if it was the prince.

The servants did not stop and started searching the courtyard one by one according to Nan Qing'er's instructions. Prince Rui was furious as Nan Qing'er had never disobeyed him like this before. But on second thought, if something happened to the nanny, how would he explain to the Queen Mother?

"Your Majesty, don't be angry. If the princess wants to find it, let her find it! It will prove her innocence." Shen Youran was secretly happy when she saw the two of them were on the verge of a fight. She had already sent the person to the master, so how could Nan Qing'er find out?

"Princess, I didn't find it."

"I don't have any here either."

"What else do you have to say!" King Rui shouted angrily.

Nan Qing'er frowned. Was it really a mistake? But there was no need for the maid to lie. Could it be that Shen Youran hid the person?

"Let's go!" Nan Qing'er turned around and prepared to leave.

"Stop and apologize to You Ran!"

"She deserves to apologize? Concubine Shen, I advise you to be honest. If I find out that you are the one who harmed Nanny, I will make you pay!"

After Nan Qing'er finished speaking, she left without looking back. She asked people to continue searching in the mansion, but after searching for a whole night, there was no sign of the nanny.

It was not until the next morning that a body was found in the river outside the city. After receiving the report, the authorities rushed to the scene and finally found out that it was Nanny Fan.

After receiving the news, Nan Qing'er rushed to Jingzhao Prefecture. When she saw Nanny Fan's miserable death, her legs went limp and she almost fell to the ground.

"Princess, are you okay?"

"It's all right, sir. May I ask why Madam died?"

"He was drained of blood and died!" Lord Lu had a worried look on his face. Recently, more than one such case had been discovered.

“What…” Nan Qing’er couldn’t believe it.

"Madame Fan has a wound on her head, but it's not fatal."

"There's a wound on the head..." Nan Qing'er remembered what the maid said. It couldn't be such a coincidence that the nanny was hit by Shen Youran with an inkstone.

"It looks like he was hit with a heavy object, but we have to wait for the coroner to find out. Princess, please rest assured that I will find out the truth as soon as possible and give you an explanation."