Murong Qi listened to the discussions of the guests around her. She looked at the disgruntled looks the Qu cousins were giving her. Yuwen Jing’s cold gaze made Murong Qi realize how stupid she had been.
“I wonder if Miss Murong is satisfied with the gift I’ve given you?” Chen Meng’er asked Qu Haocheng on purpose.
Murong Qi’s expression changed when she heard Chen Meng’er’s question. She gritted her teeth and finally forced herself to nod.
“It’s good that Miss Murong is satisfied.”
After the Qu family’s birthday banquet ended, Chen Meng’er became the topic of discussion among the upper-class circles in the capital. The Liu family’s old residence also became the place where everyone fought to visit.
Everyone wanted to visit. Chen Meng’er had already gone into hiding early on. In order to have some peace and quiet, Chen Meng’er went into hiding at the Yuwen residence. This made Marquis Yuwen and Madam Yuwen extremely happy.
As for Elder Liu, he was upset, and his anger was rising steadily.
Finally, when Elder Liu’s anger reached a boiling point, things finally calmed down. Elder Liu could finally go to the Yuwen family and fetch his granddaughter.
“Madam, someone called Chou wants to see you.” In the Murong family, when Matriarch Murong was having a headache over the troubles the Murong family had recently encountered, Nanny Lu, who had accompanied her into the Murong family, walked in and whispered into her ear.
“Who is it? I’m not going to see him. Can’t you see that I’m annoyed? Tell me, which God has the Murong family offended recently? Why is everything not going smoothly?” Matriarch Murong did not listen carefully and rejected her irritably.
“Madam, you really can’t reject this person. He has something very important to tell you.” Only Nanny Lu, who had accompanied Matriarch Murong for so many years, dared to speak in such a manner when Matriarch Murong was angry.
“Oh, what do you mean by that?” Matriarch Murong sat up straight and put on her glasses. She looked at Nanny Lu and asked in return.
“Madam, please.” Nanny Lu whispered into Matriarch Murong’s ear.
Matriarch Murong’s expression changed multiple times when she heard Nanny Lu’s words. In the end, her face sank. “Let him in.”
For some reason, Matriarch Murong had a bad feeling when she heard Nanny Lu’s words. She felt a sense of danger approaching the Murong family.
“Okay, Madam.” Nanny Lu walked out. Not long after, she led a tall and thin middle-aged man in.
Matriarch Murong wore her reading glasses and stared at the middle-aged man for a long time, but she still could not recognize him. “I heard that you have something to ask me? May I ask what it is?”
Chou Bing saw Matriarch Murong’s expression and knew that the other party did not recognize him. However, this was understandable. With Matriarch Murong’s status, how could she remember a nobody like him? “Matriarch Murong, you might not remember me anymore. Let me introduce myself to you first. My name is Chou Bing, I am the Qu family’s retired guard. With this introduction, I think you should remember me.”
Matriarch Murong did not remember anything about Chou Bing. But after a few seconds, she suddenly remembered. Matriarch Murong looked at the other party vigilantly. “I remember now. However, why are you here today? I remember that the conditions that I agreed to with you back then were all fulfilled one by one.” Matriarch Murong thought that the other party was not here to extort her again, right?
“Matriarch Murong, don’t worry. I’m not here to extort money. I just want to inform you that I got the news from my former colleague that the Qu family is investigating the matter of the child being taken away.” Chou Bing was also helpless, that was why he came to the Murong family to inform Matriarch Murong.
When Chou Bing heard his colleagues unintentionally talk about this matter, he felt very uneasy. He had been not been sleeping well for the past two days and had nightmares. He was afraid that the Qu family would find out about what had happened in the past.
“The Qu family has never given up on investigating this matter for so many years. Look at how long they’ve been investigating it. Have they found anything?” When Matriarch Murong heard about this matter, she calmed down. She believed in her own ability, and also believed that the Qu family would not be able to find out about the incident that she had single-handedly planned all those years ago. Now, more than ten years had passed, and the Qu family still had not found anything out.
“It’s different this time. I heard from my colleague that the Qu family is starting to investigate their guards this time. I’m guessing that they have received some news.” This was also the thing that Chou Bing was most worried about, all these years, he had been observing the Qu family’s investigation of this matter. Previously, the Qu family had always been investigating in the direction of their political enemies. But this time, they had suddenly changed the direction of their investigation. This made Chou Bing uneasy.
After hearing Chou Bing’s words, Matriarch Murong was silent for a long while. She frowned and was thinking about something. Chou Bing and Nanny Lu did not make a sound to disturb her. After a long while, Matriarch Murong said to Chou Bing, “You should go back first. I will get someone to investigate this matter. You should stay at home and not go anywhere. Don’t do anything. Don’t come visit the Murong family again. I don’t want to see you here a second time.” After Matriarch Murong finished speaking, she turned to Nanny Lu and said, “Nanny Lu, send Mr. Chou out. Also, go and withdraw some money for Mr. Chou. Consider it as the transport fee for him to come to the Murong family.”
“Yes, of course,” Nanny Lu said respectfully. Nanny Lu knew that this was Matriarch Murong’s way to keep Chou Bing’s mouth shut.
Chou Bing wanted to say something, but Nanny Lu didn’t give him the chance. “Mr. Chou, Madam needs to rest. Come with me.”
