Ning'er still remembered the short brown robe Qiujun was wearing last night, which was exactly the same as what the servants were wearing in the laundry room at that moment, which showed that she was undoubtedly assigned here.

Although the laundry work was heavy, Qiu Jun did not look haggard. Either someone secretly worked for her and exempted her from daytime labor, or she only agreed to do the job in name only, and in fact someone else took her place.

Ning Er pondered and said, "Excuse me, my lady, are all the people here?"

The daughter-in-law smiled and replied, "Look, they are basically all here. There are also one or two elderly people, but I sent them to get soap. I'm afraid they are not the ones you are looking for."

Ning Er tried to suppress her dizziness and looked at her warily. Qiu Jun was not here. Was she still guarding Liu Kui in that yard? Was this housekeeper an insider?

She made up her mind, and immediately supported Chuncao, whispering, "Don't panic for a while. Remember to hold me, don't let me fall and get hurt."

"Then send someone to report to the Second Master, saying that I came to look for Qiujun and somehow fainted. Remember, speak louder."

Chuncao was confused: "What? Miss, where are you talking about?"

Unfortunately, Ning'er didn't give her any more explanation. Soon after, she saw the girl's legs go limp, her eyes rolled back, and she fell backwards lightly.

Chuncao's heart almost jumped out of her chest. She desperately held Ning'er and barely prevented the girl from falling to the ground. She almost didn't need to act. Her pale face shouted loudly: "Girl! Girl!"

Chuncao's crying voice startled everyone in the yard. The daughter-in-law turned her head and saw that the delicate young lady had suddenly fainted on the ground and was unconscious.

The maidservant was hugging her, and she was panicking as if the sky had fallen. She kept calling "Miss" and shouting, "Someone, come quickly!"

At this point, the housekeeper's wife was so frightened that she was at a loss. Oh my God, these girls are so weak that they will fall down at the slightest gust of wind, and they should stay in the house properly. It would be fine if they ran around everywhere, but if something happened, they would be implicated!

She asked hurriedly: "What happened to the girl? Wasn't she fine just now?"

Chuncao ignored her and just wiped her tears and said, "Wake up, girl, don't scare me."

The more she looked, the more panicked she became. Miss Ning's face was pale, her eyes were closed, and sweat was oozing from her forehead. It didn't look like she was pretending to faint.

She hurriedly reached into her bosom for the pills she carried with her, and suddenly remembered Ning'er's instructions, and shouted, "Go and tell the Second Master!"

The daughter-in-law was frightened by her harsh words. She didn't care about anything else for a moment and hurriedly found a fast boy and asked him to go to the front door to find Shen Chongyao.

Then he hurriedly said, "It's not a good idea to let the girl faint in the yard. Please lend a hand and let her go to the house to rest for the time being."

There was naturally no good place for washing clothes. The most decent place was the room of the housekeeper.

But at this time, there was no time to worry about anything. Chuncao personally helped Ning'er over. The housekeeper busied herself and cleaned up a clean place. Then she crossed her arms and said carefully, "I'll go boil some water and wipe the girl's face."

Chuncao stared at Ning'er closely without raising her head, and said anxiously, "Go and see if the second master has arrived first?"

The housekeeper's wife calmed down, curled her lips secretly, and said with a smile: "This girl doesn't know that the second master is in charge of all the affairs of the Marquis' Mansion, and now he has taken up an official position. I don't know how busy he is all day long. When our affairs here reach his ears, and then wait for him to find time to come, I'm afraid there will be a lot of waiting."

Chuncao suddenly raised her head, looked her up and down several times, and then sneered and said, "No wonder the girl was reluctant when we asked you to find someone. It turns out that you are just trying to show off in front of us! Don't go anywhere, just wait here, and I will let you know in a moment whether our girl is someone you can afford to neglect!"

The daughter-in-law had managed to get a job, even if it was a small government office, so she must have some connections. Now she was suddenly bullied by a girl who hadn't even grown all her hair yet, so it was inevitable that she got a little angry.

She sneered, and taking advantage of the fact that there were no outsiders here, she said sarcastically: "Oh, we servants are unlucky. We only know the legitimate Miss Yao in the Marquis's Mansion and the Miss Yu under the Second Master, but we don't know the one you are serving in front of you. Which lady is she?"

Chuncao was so angry that she was shaking all over. Just as she was about to retort, she heard a man angrily shouting, "Asshole!"

The sound was like thunder, and they both turned around to look. Shen Chongyao ran in with a flushed face and sweat dripping down his face. He held the door and saw the unconscious Ning'er at first sight. It was like a scorching thunderbolt in the clear sky, and he was so frightened that his soul flew away.

Then he heard a servant who appeared out of nowhere dare to speak disrespectfully to Miss Ning. He was immediately furious and pointed at the man and cursed: "Who the hell are you? How dare you speak in a louder voice than a lady? Kneel down!"

When the housekeeper saw that the Second Master had come so quickly, she was shocked. Before she could even defend herself, she knelt on the ground uncontrollably. She was sweating profusely and kowtowed, saying, "Second Master, please understand! I didn't..."

Before he could finish his words, Shen Chongyao interrupted him impatiently: "Shut up! Can't you see the girl is resting?" If he hadn't kept this person to question him later, he would have kicked him out in anger.

Shen Chongyao was so anxious that he turned around: "Chuncao, what happened to Miss Ning?" He wanted to move forward to take a closer look, but was afraid of bumping into her.

Chuncao choked up and said, "I don't know what happened. He just fainted out of nowhere!"

Shen Chongyao immediately thought of the first time he met Miss Ning, when she was dragged down by Shen Ruyao and was out of breath. His heart tightened: "Miss, can you use the medicine? Do you want me to find Liu Ying quickly?"

Chuncao said, "We have always carried the life-saving pills that Doctor Liu prepared for the girl, but the girl's symptoms are different at this time, so I dare not act on my own."

Shen Chongyao said anxiously, "Why did Miss Ning come to this place? It just so happened that I was looking for someone nearby, otherwise I don't know how long it would take to get here."

Chuncao glanced at him, and remembering Ning'er's instructions, she said hurriedly, "The girl came all the way here to look for Qiujun, but before she could say anything, she fainted."

Shen Chongyao asked hurriedly: "Who is Qiu Yun? Why don't you ask her to come over and answer the question!"

Chuncao just lowered her head and cried without saying anything. Shen Chongyao's eyes turned to the housekeeper's wife who was kneeling on the ground and asked sternly, "Are you the housekeeper here?"

The housekeeper's wife kowtowed and said, "My Lord, I am Li, the housekeeper of the laundry department."

Shen Chongyao said disgustedly: "Go and bring Qiu Yun up."

Madam Li hesitated for a moment, then said tremblingly: "Master, there is no such person in our laundry room!"

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